belle

Mocs30, That was an extremely good post. Lots of thought and knowledge went into that. While you are never going to make everybody happy that is a much better job than most could have done. However, it is obvious that you are a Powell graduate. IN MY OPINION, there are several teams who are better than Powell straight up: William Blount: Seely and Ogan would be non-factors against their post players Bearden: I know, I know, but night in and night out they are better Oak Ridge: We will see this hopefully at the district tournament ON the Bubble: Farragut and Karns (I personally do not see how the Panthers swept this series) I think Maryville has to be the favorite going in. Is Powell next, who knows??? My pick for second William Blount Powell is probably a top 15 team in East Tennessee. Their schedule is weak and alot of close games have went their way. Coach Ogan deserves alot of credit. He is the KIL coach of the year... Once again, I though these ranking were very well put together. I think Maryville, Cleveland, and Bradley could all be tied for first (even with Bradley sweeping Cleveland) [Edited by belle on 2-18-03 9:46A]

Loudon has to be the favorite going into this tournament. AC having to play OS @ OS is much more difficult than playing Kingston anywhere. Scott and Lenoir do not factor in to deciding this tournament. My pick is Loudon but an AC tournament championship would not be shocking...

Do not understand how Powell beat Bearden on their home floor. One of the seasons many misteries. Bearden will bounce back and post wins over District 3AAA foes Oak Ridge and Karns and continue this role through the District 4 tournament CHAMPIONSHIP. Beware: Powell need not be on the same side of the region bracket as the Bulldogs.

What happen when Karns beat Clinton in December (with Vibbert) Oh Yeah it was the refs. Well, What happen when Karns beat Clinton AT Clinton. Oh Yeah Clinton's point guard was out. What are your excuses against OR and Powell??? Clinton is dangerous, but to say they will win the district tournament is not being real. This means they would have to beat Central (is clinton even the favorite in this game), Powell, and either OR or Karns. AINT GONNA HAPPEN! Karns / OR winner will take home the district title [Edited by belle on 2-18-03 8:55A]

What about the Karns Beavers??? One game away from winning the district outright. Swept Clinton and beat OR by 15. Best shooting team in the league. My favorite...

Wow! That is a strong prediction considering it is only 2002. They have had 1 bad year in the last ? many. I would hardly say this is the time to panic. And as far as leadership goes, that is definitely not the problem. Anyone who is CLOSE to the program knows that Coach Lussier is a quality football coach and a tremendous leader of young people!