GCPioneer

Gatlinburg Pittman...

Got 2 big time freshman transfers from Lakeway Christian... Maliyah Glasper and Nya Burns... add the return off Maddy Newman and they are as talented as anyone in AA. Westview is the favorite to repeat, but GP is going to be capable of beating them.

Good kid and very deserving!

The same referee that made terrible calls in yesterday's game is making terrible calls again in Fayette Ware-Creek Wood.... maybe this guy is not up to par to referee a state tournament game. Is there a standard for that?

On 3/6/2022 at 10:02 AM, westtn12 said:

First round games.. 

Scott’s Hill v Gatlinburg Pittman 

York v Gibson County 

Alcoa v Westmorland 

Riverside v Westview

 

who you got? 

GP

Gibson

Alcoa

Westview

On 3/6/2022 at 6:01 PM, Bump11 said:

Arlington vs Beech

Blackman vs Bearden

Oakland vs Cookeville

Farragut vs Rossview

 

All 4 games should be fun. Oakland vs Cookeville could be one of the best games of the entire tournament regardless of class. Don’t sleep on Beech and Rossview. If i had to pick a finals matchup as of right now it’s probably Blackman vs Cookeville, but if i was a betting man my money would be on Blackman vs Rossview. That bottom half should be fireworks. 

Arlington

Bearden

Oakland

Farragut

57 minutes ago, GlassHouseBound said:

The best defensive team up there will be westview.  Maybe in all classes.  That zone is a headache for opposing teams.  They have completely shut down two of the best offenses in double in loretto and Gibson county in each game they’ve played. 

If Westmoreland and Westview both play each other, it may be first team to 20 wins. Both of those teams are phenomenal on the defensive end of the floor. Westmoreland plays slow and under control and is one of the best defensive teams across the state as is Westview.

GP

Gibson

Alcoa

Westview

Alcoa got 2 players eligible a few weeks ago so the Alcoa you saw in the regular season is not the same Alcoa right now… adding a big 6’2 post makes a big difference.

Big time game in a big time atmosphere tonight! Big win for Westview!

I'm curious if Miss Basketball was already determined prior to tonight's game or not...

Stan’s post about Webb being the best team in the state by far isn’t aging so well…

Karly is a heck of a player as is Jada… similar in ways but also different in their ways. Both players play under control and value the possession of the ball. Both players are capable of taking over a game when/if they want to. Tonight will be a war and I’m looking forward to being there for it.

55 minutes ago, ReitzFan said:

Webb is by far the best girls high school team in the state.  Class makes zero difference.  Did not care for their coach still having starters in the game with a 30 point lead and less than 2 minutes to go though. Karma is a vengeful woman. 

Ensworth beat them… Bearden beat Montverde who beat Webb at Webb… MTCS has competed with Webb twice this year as well. Great team with a ton of talent, but still some good teams that can play with them.

1 hour ago, mas1821 said:

Yeah, I don't know what has happened Pioneer.  From which personnel get what amount of playing time, to defensive approach, to offensive strategy.  It has all changed.  It wasn't broken, so I'm not sure why so much has changed over the course of the past month.  

The pressure has turned up… it’s postseason basketball. I’d be interested in seeing Loretto’s scoring from last night.

I said it a few weeks ago and was criticized. I just don’t think Loretto’s role players are as good as Westview’s. They may prove me wrong Saturdays, but I think Westview is the better team and wins this game.

9 minutes ago, pioneer42 said:

I am a TN fan and it is terrible Harper letting these great PG’s get out of here. Chloe, Karly and now Jada possibly getting out of here. Unreal and the Lady Vols are TO machines. I am not 100% sure of this, but I don’t think I have seen Jada have 1 TO in four games against us. 

Tennessee is recruiting her… Kellie is doing a great job, just have to give her some time. She got a big time commitment today and another on the way from what I hear that will make Tennessee a national contender heading into next season.

Alabama was in there tonight watching Jada. Would be nice to see her at Tennessee, but Alabama wants her pretty bad.

I’m not sure there’s another team in the state that shoots the three ball like Westview does. Kylee Alexander lit it up tonight! As someone else stated, Jada was about 70% tonight, struggled in the first half but was pretty tough in the second half.

As for Westview and Loretto, I think Westview is the better team. I posted that on here a few weeks ago and caught some backlash but Westview simply has the better supporting cast around its star player. Karly is going to be tough to deal with, but I’ll take Westview on Saturday night.

Haskins has had bad luck with injuries to key players in these tournament runs… Jada will be on the floor tomorrow night, but she’s not going to be 100% obviously. Westview has to play this right to try and win but also limit Jada as much as possible.
 

Wilkins is going to have several different options on how to play this. Westview has not shot well against 2-3 zone in the Hickman or Huntingdon game and that was with Jada driving, penetrating, and kicking. I’m not so sure she will do much of that tomorrow. Gibson could also press and see how that plays out. What do we do offensively against the Westview zone?

Should be a good one!

23 minutes ago, Tide3838 said:

What was said i didn't say it was true. Do you know them personally. You just giving your opinion too.

Yes I know them and I know their whole situation. What you said is 100% false.

Gibson and East Hickman went about as I expected. I really thought East Hickman might’ve taken a play out of Westview’s book and ran some zone but they never did.

Jada will be out there playing on Wednesday. She’s a tough kid.

Westview and Gibson County part 4 is going to be fun…

I expect Westview, Gibson, Loretto, Summertown to all win around 20ish points.

1 hour ago, Tide3838 said:

Good friend from New York said he knows them well. He said the aged out up there. Reclassified a few times. 

That’s false and not true.

5 minutes ago, LetsGoBrandon said:

I didn’t see any posts about last night’s game, but WV’s opponent went with the stall technique. Nothing exciting to report. We played man for about a quarter to generate points off of defense. One of our younger girls hit 3-4 threes in the 2nd half to blow it open. Good luck to GC this week and let’s take care of business and get to a Part 4. 

Nothing exciting to report between Gibson/Camden. It went about as expected. I think we will beat East Hickman in similar fashion.

1 minute ago, Tennesseepicks said:

I heard the have a huge flea market people travel from everywhere to come to

Idk about the flea market but wouldn’t be surprised. I never knew Bell Buckle existed until about 4 years ago. 

10 minutes ago, Tennesseepicks said:

You need to give some tips on how to beat Westview 

Pray that Jada, McCall, and the 7 other players for Westview don’t hit shots…

Bell Buckle is a pretty neat spot in all seriousness. The cafe along with several old stores right there in the middle of town. Several famous people have been through Bell Buckle and the cafe. Big money area!

6 minutes ago, Tennesseepicks said:

I’ve got some ocean front property in Bell Buckle also

1 minute ago, ReitzFan said:

4 wins in 2019-2020 season to 28 wins and a title in 2020-2021 to 29 wins and a final 4 this year. GCPioneer if this happened in your district with another team, red flags would be everywhere.  

A villain is just a victim whose story has never been told…