BEARCLAW

Funny how these discussions always allow one team to trash talk another. Don't think I've hinted that the Lady Grizzlies were the best team in the state, although for my two cents they are. Knowing all the Lady Grizzlies and their coaches, I don't need a trip to Middle Tennessee nor a gold ball to make me more proud of them than ANY team in the state. It's tough to watch a great team get this close to state and have to go home, but it is what it is. In any game that is played one team wins and one looses. The good thing is there is always next year. I'm sure there are posters who will follow up with their childish comments, but that changes nothing. It does, however, show where the true class is.

Very true. Wish more hosts treated guests as well as CAK did last night. Thanks for opening the doors much earlier than you posted and planned. Truly a different atmosphere. Great game, the CAK ladies were ready to win and came out of the gates shooting. A rematch would be welcome! Hope that works out next year! Still proud of my Lady Grizzlies and coaching staff!

Get off the computer and call mommie to come and change that dirty diaper on your head. Post on little wind.

Why is no one surprised at YOUR poor sportsmanship. This post does not deserve a reply. You exemplify what is wrong with high school sports. Arrogance and name calling. Such a mature thing to do/be! I sincerely hope you are not truly representative of the Elizabethton High School fans. Congratulations to the Lady Cyclones on your win tonight. Good luck at Murfreesboro.

I will have to agree with you 100%, but discussions like this one are NEVER one-sided. It takes two for an argument, so here's hoping the Elizabethton and Grainger posters/fans will follow your excellent advice. Guilty as charged, but, most doors I've seen swing both ways and not just one. I'll join you on the "high road" and clean it up a bit on my part. I won't even go back to the first posts and see who started the heckling and got all this started. Good luck tonight Lady Grizzlies....WIN BIG! Good luck tonight Lady Cyclones...WIN BIG! I do so hope we get to meet next Saturday night down in Murphy Center.

Wow...you really told me on that one. I guess I'll cower under my bed for a while until I stop shaking! Why is it you Betsys can't stay on one line of talk for more than one post. No one has dissed Elizabethton's past record, but a lot of you Betsy's sure have tried to trash ours. I'll take the high road and be the mature one here and just let it go. I REALLY hope we meet again in Murfreesboro. How much do you want to put on our next meeting? Show us just how confident you are.

Since when did we go from the win to earlier in the game. My comments were at the end. Who led when is mute in the game. It's the final score only that matters. You can't dispute the FACT that the end score was inflated....AS ARE ALL END OF GAME SCORES...by intentional fouls to change possession or extend the game. You've done it, we've done it, common practice! All these posts from up there seem to be centered around ONE GAME ONLY. The Lady Grizzlies had, and still has, the better record. That is unless the Lady Cyclones have been undefeated all season and ranked number one in the state. Not throwing at you, but at all the posts in general.

Won big Wednesday night? Give me a break! Won by 15, but at lease 8 of those came from our intentional fouls at the end of the game giving scores from the bonus line...NOT from play on the court. You need to get YOUR facts straight. Not taking anything away from the Lady Cyclones, but your arrogance is only exceeded by .....................

Prider, you've ridden this home court garbage enough on here. Posting in other discussions on how you guys will have home court advantage over Alcoa tomorrow night. Get over it. You make all this garbage over winning one game. Shucks, Grainer has been #1 in the state for weeks, and undefeated until Wednesday night. If anyone has anything to crow about, it's Grainger, not Elizabethton. The only bragging on here is coming from you and a couple more from Elizabethton, and it comes from one game. It is certainly sad that your life has been so devoid of successes that you have to base everything on ONE game! Grow up kid. You aren't ready for the big boys yet.

Did they prove anything with being #1 in the state, only one loss during the entire season? Better record than anyone else.

So, did you see how well they can play away from their DEN.......

Both are big winds! Sorry etownsparky....I just had to. Couldn't pass that opportunity up. Good luck to all tomorrow night!

Right on Kev! I'm not going to get into the "home court advantages" over the years for everyone. But, playing at a neutral site would sure level the playing floor all the way around. More parking, larger facilities, and neutral mojo for both teams. I will say that Hal Henard and that cracker box down the hill were jokes...still are. It's time to take both of them out of the mix.

Grainger got "destroyed". Give me a break. They got beat by 15. At least 8 of those 15 points came from intentional fouls at the end of the game and had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Elizabethton's abilities. I guess all the rest of you who didn't make it to #1 in the state have to do something to make yourself feel like you are our equals. Enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling it gives you. Maybe after you get your hats handed to you tomorrow night you can just live on those fuzzy feelings until next season. Maybe you can be us at some point in your hardwood career.

Well put hoopster, well put! It's time for this discussion to end. Way too many off the wall posts. Time to focus on Saturday night for both teams. It would be fantastic for the Lady Cyclones and the Lady Grizzlies to meet Saturday week in Murphy Center for the final game! Good luck to the Lady Cyclones, but Lady Grizzlies....take it all the way!

As my friend Uncle Si would say on this one........BA WOOOOOMMMMMM!

We've all stood behind our teams throughout this discussion. Not one single word belittling the players on either/any team. Now you step in with this grade school-playground talk. I had my suspicions that you were not an adult from your previous posts, and now you provide the proof. What a joke. I'm sure your school and your community are proud to have people like you involved in a good basketball program like the Lady Cyclones have. Coach Combs, Coach K, Coach Roach, and EVERYONE on the bench walked through the line and shook EVERY hand on the Lady Cyclone's team. Let's talk about cheers. Our kids were moved from behind their team and placed in a corner at the end of the court UPSTAIRS for standing up. Your students were on their feet the entire game, and were in our girls ears on the sideline screaming everything imaginable to them. And you make your childish statements about our fans. Thankfully you ARE NOT typical of Elizabethton fans. Our girls have sought out "supposed" better teams all season to make them better. They went to Smith County looking for bigger and better. They found tough competition, and never backed down. That being said, post what you want. You don't deserve any more responses. You've taken this discussion to a level not deserving of notice. There's always one in the bunch! Good luck to the Lady Cyclones, but better luck to the Lady Grizzlies. I sincerely hope we have the opportunity of a face to face meeting some day so we can discuss all this further.

You have to consider the source here. You can't argue with someone who has no problem making up what he wants. Coaches shook hands with everyone. I've not seen a single coach refuse to shake all season. The Boo Hoo Hoo goes to this "LITTLE PUFF OF WIND", not a Cyclone!

That's a pretty darn good record the Lady Cyclones have there over the last 10-15 years. Nothing to sneeze at. But as far as this season goes....and I thought that's what we were all discussing, they fall short of the Lady Grizzlies Yes, records are great!

If that's all you have, then you fall short. Check your facts.....we have more!

We'll disagree on all that happened before last night, and on what happened last night. Both are VERY important to BOTH teams. You can't weaken nor take away what got both teams to where they were/are. What we WILL agree on is the importance of the upcoming games both will face. I will end by saying Good Luck to BOTH the Lady Grizzlies and the Lady Cyclones.

For the Lady Grizzlies, the loss last night only means two things. We lost one game all season, and we didn't bring home another plaque to hang in the trophy case. That's ALL we lost last night. Hopefully we'll meet again in Murfreesboro on a neutral floor and see if the Lady Cyclones can perform a "repeat" of last night.

While you are browsing all those wins and losses, what do you find from the Christmas Tournament in Smith County this year down in Middle Tennessee and the Lady Grizzlies performance? No losses until last night...lost to a well prepared and ready to play team...and let's see......how many weeks were you guys rated NUMBER ONE in the state? You are correct. The facts do speak for themselves.

Now, what was the Lady Cyclone's record up until last night as compared to the Lady Grizzlies? Take a look at what the Lady Grizzlies did to Middle Tennessee in the Christmas Tournament in Smith Co. Woo hoo! You played a good team in South Carolina. ONE GAME! The number of points anyone scores is mute compared to WHO GOT THE WIN! We have waaaaayyyyyy more of those than the Lady Cyclones. Check your records on that one!

Lawnman, my intention was NOT as you see it. I was merely pointing out that the score from ONE game does not define a great team. Lady Cyclones nor Lady Grizzlies.