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He must have schooled you at some time. No finer guy than Drew. A classic over-achiever.

Not really fair to compare Maddux and Brooks. One was a great player, coach and a natural born leader. The other was a great player and coach but not much of a motivator/leader. These days the kids must "want" to play for you. Clearly the success of Maddux cannot be quanitfied by wins or losses but rather in personal impact on players lives. This is what endures the test of time.

I couldn't agree more. CPA almost came back and David Anderson was one of the main reasons.

I have to totally agree with this (at least in this game). All three refs seemed to have the game well in hand and cut boths teams plenty of slack. It was indeed a flury in the end. Tough to call.

If ever there was a game that the refs didn't overly impact, it would be this one. Good news for MC though......you're still playing and have a great opportunity with a very good team. Certainly agree that Johnson fouling out left the window open for Lipscomb. The comeback probably falls short with him in the game to the end.

Probably one of the top five games I've ever seen. Both teams left everything they had on the floor in double OT. Congrats to Lipscomb on what has to be one of the greatest comebacks ever. Down 20 in the 3d! Caleb Simpson took over the game after Marshall County fouled out one of their best players with over 6 minutes left. Costly!!!! Credit to all the Lipscomb players though. You just refused to lose. Sorry Marshall County, I don't know your guys but they played great and are a bunch of class guys. A very good team and coaching effort. Not many teams put "5" three point threats on the floor. Your sophomore shooting guard is amazing. A tough break fouling our your point guard and biggest player. He's a great player. Credit to #23 who put the team on his back and almost won the game. I wouldn't count you guys out. I think you could make it to the BORO. Both schools, thanks for the great entertainment.

Bodawgs, you are truly pathetic.

You are correct. The "fire" has been something that CPA has been searching for all season. I'm not sure about the unprepared part. Maybe just overwhelmed with such a shooting performance that Marshall County put on. Hard to answer that.

You must have gotten cut from your high school team.

It's not enough that Marshall County shot better than any high school team could ever hope to shoot. It's not enough that everyone of your starters had the game of their careers. It's not enough that your guys shot over 60% from the downtown. It's not enough that your team shot maybe 90% from the free throw. It's not enough that your guys were beautifully coached and executed the game plan perfectly. Instead of bragging on your guys, you spend pointless words being critical of our coach and kids. Come on, you just saw your team play one amazing game, you should be focused on them. So tell you what.......I'll do it. Way to go Marshall County. You were amazing against a very good CPA team that has had a lot of success. You brought it and it clicked for you tonight. You're athletic and quicker than any team in 9AA. Amazing performance by any standard or any level. Congrats to you guys.

Lipscomb-Page High at 6 pm CPA-Marshall Co. at 7:30 ish

You started out your post by saying..."I don't know a thing about". I think that pretty much sums it up Bodawgs.

Please understand this: No one at CPA would ever knowingly put another school's fans or players in harms way over a sporting event or any kind of circumstances. Nothing is worth that. We are thrilled that everything worked out and that all the GC kids and fans arrived home safely. I'm sure the decisions that were made were agreed on by all parties and had numerous factors that had to be considered. In hindsight, you are likely correct about that night. Games should have been cancelled.

Congrats to CPA for repeating as District 9AA champs. A great game for the Lions. Lipscomb is a tougher team than what we saw tonight. It's likely a CPA-Lipscomb game in the Region championship as well. Z showed up big and could not be stopped on either end of the floor. Congrats to Coach McPherson for winning Coach of the Year. He does a great job for the Mustangs. I must admit that we still think Drew Maddux is OUR Coach of the Year. (sorry if that's a contradictory statement) In the end, both teams are well coached as well as some of the other 9AA teams. I'd love to see what Doc Shelton would do at MLK with more size and a real post player.

Feel better. Pathetic. Are you Lipscomb's basketball lawyer?

Ha.....so let me get this straight. DL's offense, in that championship game (that CPA won) was so great that CPA had to back off. No, I don't think so and most folks would not agree either after DL had gone 0-2 against CPA before that game. Here is what happened. Coach McPherson knew that the DL team could not run with last years CPA team so he did what any good coach (including Maddux) would do. He slowed the game to a crawl and made it a chess match. He spread the floor and caused CPA to overplay the ball which did indeed cause problems for CPA. CPA made the adjustment to pull back into a zone and DL stood in the corners with the ball and let the clock run. Maddux chose to let them. That's how Coach McPherson equalized the talent on the floor. It totally worked and DL almost won. No one ever said that CPA was to mighty to play a game that way. Just like any team, they will do whatever needs to be done (inside the rules) to win. By the way flatline17, it's amazing how you can still spout off about CPA but have nothing to back it up with. CPA won the district and the region and went to the state tournament. They didn't lose a single game in the state of TN last year until the state tournament. It was one of those years to remember. Why not just be happy for the guys. Other schools will have their day. It was a rare "up" year. 9AA in not usually represented at the BORO. We'll see how tomorrow goes in the 9AA championship game. David Lipscomb will be tough. They are playing very well. I hope it's a classic.

Ha Ha....how can you take advantage of the rules when you lost? I believe CPA won that championship game last year against DL as well as the other games that year. In fact, we totally put in to you in your own gym. A clean sweep by a CPA team that won the district and region titles. In regards to the 2007-08 season, why should we get over ourselves.....we won. If you're going to talk about last year then at least have something to back it up with. 0-3 against CPA doesn't exactly give you bragging rights. On the other hand, I give credit to Coach McPherson for playing that game in the only way that DL could possibly win. He knew that he'd have to slow the game way down to have a prayer of winning. He almost succeeded by simply choosing not to play. Boring but effective. Now let me say that the DL-CPA match up on Tuesday will be a classic. It will go to the team that takes care of the ball and makes free throws.

No, it's a cowardly thing. Play the game like it was meant to be played. Win or lose like a man.

I don't really think Maddux can be blamed for Hunter Miller getting sick over the summer and David Anderson having two surgeries and then getting injured again. You can't blame Maddux for Z Mason deciding to play or not on any given night. What really happened is the 24/7 basketball mentality of these three players finally caught up with them. You can't blame the kids either. If you're going to "go for broke" then you have to sell out and give it 24/7. You can't blame Maddux for graduating (last year) two seniors that were the perfect compliment to these three great players. You can't blame Maddux for the TSSAA's screw up at the state tournament last season. You can't blame Maddux for running off good players that should be playing (like a few years ago). That hasn't happened. If anything, new players are coming out of the woodwork at CPA. It's already ready starting to happen.....the kids want to play for him and you will see him build a future powerhouse at CPA (if he stays). So for me, if Maddux, through all of this, manages to rally the troups and pull off a district title and maybe even a region title, then he is without a doubt "coach of the year" in 9AA. Talk about overcoming adversity. Either way, he's still a great coach that will see many more great seasons. If there is any one thing that Drew could improve on it would be talking to the refs less and coaching more. He's like having another really smart man on the floor when he's got his head in the game and not on the refs. Of course, this is just my humble opinion.

I don't disagree with anything you've said. By the 4 & 5-- I was refering to the positions after Miller, Mason, and Anderson. So far, the next three to four players on the team lack some of the ingredients to go deep in the post season. Granted, they have made some big shots and hustle plays on occasion but the lack of rebounding and defensive containment in these postions has hurt CPA. Again, you can't deny that they have made some big shots in a few games....which helps as they don't get many looks. CPA playing the trapping zone is a good thing at this point. I think you're absolutely right about needing to slow the game down if CPA gets to see a Dyer County type team. I wouldn't expect many teams could run the floor with them. I still think CPA will make a run at the BORO.

I figured that CPA would show up for the tournament. The seniors Miller, Anderson, and Mason will not go without a serious fight. It's going to take more than streaky 3s to go deep into the post season though. The 4 and 5 positions for CPA are still a huge question mark. They must play better defensively. This year CPA has played best when in a half court trapping zone. The main players don't really play this way, the zone slows the game down which doesn't favor CPA. They're best when they run and score in transition. That's why you haven't seen as many blow outs this season.

East Lit played the only way you could. They slowed the game down to a crawl, showed a lot of patience, and shot the ball pretty well. CPA still prevailed but it wasn't pretty. Just no fire in the belly for CPA. No fire in the crowd, the team, or even the student body. Drew got a technical....at least he's fired up. What in the world has happened?

You both make great points. This would be true of any team. Here's the point guys....."BRING IT".....if you don't someone will. CPA may have gotten the shaft last year by the TSSAA but one thing is for sure.....we left it all on the court at the end. There was nothing left.

Hard to argue this point because you are likely correct. In high school, I still remember going to the locker room each game day to see who the posted starting lineup was that night. Never a guarantee. Problem is, there is no way to sit any of the main players and still win late in the season. Not to be critical, but the depth is just not there and has never been since Miller, Anderson, and Mason all got to the starting lineup their sophmore year. Honestly, the most impressive games these three guys played were last year. It's not to late. I still think these CPA guys can pull it off. I'll bet we're in for some serious fireworks. Z knows this is it and I'll bet he explodes from here on out. That loss to Hume Fogg will "awaken the giant". I can tell you for sure that Maddux will not quit coaching these guys. Play a little "D", make some freethrows, take care of the ball and you may be surprised at what happens in the post season for CPA.

You are correct about CPA. A disappointing year (at best) with some of the best talent you'll ever see on one high school team. One could only gather that these guys are a little burned out and set back by injury and fatigue. Last time I saw them play there was just no "beating of the chest" (so to speak). No fire. It's not to late for them though. Crunch time is almost here. I know they can do it. They have the talent and the coaching to go deep in the post season.