WindUpBird

When I say tall, I don't really mean just an inside game on the offensive end. On defense, having a tall player changes how the other team plays, if the player is good on help side defense. On offense, it means he will be able to get his shot off much easier. For anyone who has seen him, how tall is he actually? Closer to 6'7 or 6'5?

I think that Friendship will be in the championship game. What determines if they win, is how easily they make it through their games. If it is fairly easy, I am thinking the other side might just wear each other out. It is 3 games in 3 days, and most of the single A teams have very little depth. The team with the easier path will have an advantage.

To Takeahack's post, My favorite part of that link is that you can see that Lipscomb stayed in Tennessee for almost all of their talent. As for the game, Wartburg will want to keep the game slow. Having a Mr. Basketball candidate, especially one that is tall, gives you a chance in any game. If it gets fast, I believe PC will have a definite edge.

Have to give credit to Summertown for never giving up. They're a touch bunch. I thought Franklin was going to start hitting threes from half court. She just kept stepping back and hitting them. Her air ball may have been the best pass of the game.

You just have to make free throws. Missing a front end, followed by missing four straight free throws, is just not going to win a close game. Gotta feel for the young girl.

There are 7A's in Arkansas High School Basketball. And I believe they only made it to the Quarters. Not saying it's not a good win, just wanted to clarify it. I don't know much about the talent level in Arkansas.

When I think of Liberty, I never think about the stars they have had. I remember them playing hard on every possession, and that full-court press.

Haven't gotten to watch McEwen, but would anyone consider them the toughest match-up for any of the teams in State because of their size?

I'm not from Jackson, but I always enjoy watching Liberty at State. Probably my favorite team to just sit back and watch at the Boro.

PC by 5 in a fairly low scoring game. 49-44

I wasn't comparing teams and games. I was backing up the statement that a team in substate should never be underestimated. Clarksville Academy overlooked Perry last year and paid for it. Records mean nothing at this point in the year, so everyone might as well stop paying attention to those. That one lose PC had in substate, it was against a DCA team that was heavily favored because of their size and record, against a PC team that was at .500 before tourney time began. PC came one free throw away from winning.

NEVER underestimate a team in the substate. If only I had a game to pinpoint recently as an example... Maybe PC from last year would work?

It would be nice to keep it all in Region 6, but if that were to happen, I don't think D12 would want to share.

It's a back-handed compliment. You say that they play hard, but then you say that BTW played the "worst" game they have played in two years. This is a slap at Middleton because you are saying that they played as hard as they could and still couldn't beat BTW playing the "worst" they have played over the past two years. You never connected that BTW played poorly because of Middleton.

Yes, because it can't be that Middleton was one of the few decent teams they played all year. I don't like it when a team wins a game, and afterwards someone says that it was the worst game they've played all year. In your case, two years in which they've been beaten by 15 or more in a few games. It's disrespectful to a good Middleton team.

I like how Collinwood was the only team to not be picked to win the region, and here they are. Collinwood just matches up really well with Wayne County. The problem now is that they don't match-up well with PC.

While I agree with your win predictions, your point spread looks a little high. You don't think one game will be within 5 points?

It's funny that for the first time in years there is little talk of a D12 sweep, even though it actually seems possible this year. I am going to predict a D12 sweep, even though most games are toss-ups.

I was absolutely stunned at the MVP selection. I think coaches pick, but I'm like you, just not sure. They need to get some things corrected because there's no reason for co-Mvps, in my opinion. Especially when it shouldn't have been close with the best player not even being one of them. They gave themselves two chances to get it right, and ended up wrong twice.

Wanting it more isn't just about the effort you put forth during a game, but also during the off-season. With that being said, I was impressed with Bearden's effort during the whole tournament. They were the fastest team up there, which would wear them down during the course of 3 days. You need more depth than what they had if that's the style you are going to win with in a 3 games in 3 days scenario.

But rarely make it out of region. They need to find some way to make their talent count. They found a way to avoid D-12, but still have to play them in Region.

I also believe Zavion Williams from West Creek is going to Lipscomb. That makes four for Lipscomb.

Tyler from LC is a junior, and Bubba Clifton from Summertown is going to North Alabama. Cedrick Williams from Siegel is going to NC-Wilmington. That's about all I know.

Mt. Pleasant and McEwen have some good players returning.

Any kid can go to any school within their county before they start playing. Magnet schools are public schools that can be selective about who they let in. The main key is that some parents would just rather have their kids go to a magnet school.