The Sports Report
Kremer: Curtain Rises on Teaching Moment in JT West Basketball Camp
Carl Terrell and Morris Dunnigan talk Joliet West boys basketball in a video primer as the Tigers embark on a season-long journey.
Yes, they are keeping score at the Joliet West Tiger Thanksgiving Classic. Yes, they are playing to win. And, yes, that’s the No. 1 goal for every basketball team in the field. Winning is not the only reason they are playing. There still is room for proper perspective to creep into the gymnasium, and you’ll find the pleasant aroma of that ideal wafting along the sideline if you look in the direction of Joliet West coach Luke Yaklich. The tournament also is about player and team development. Yaklich will take the opportunity to learn as much as he can about his Tigers during four days of action to open the season, the Tiger Classic running through pool-play matchups and the championship game at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. He will be looking to turn…
