West @ Powell

[mocs30]

Any thoughts on this game?

[redandblack63]

Gosh Moc! Coaching already keeping you up at night?

 

I saw West play Central. Pearl is a decent player and shoots the play pretty good from the outside. Post play is o.k. but Smith should have his way if he wants to. Guards are decent, handle the ball well, and are more likely to hurt you with penetration than the jump shot. Defense is average and they will press. Knowing your personel you should match up pretty well and are better at 3 positions Conner, Hargis, and Smith. Should be a win for Powell. But like always if you let them hang around they could make it interesting.

 

Looking at this District after a couple of weeks of play it appears O.R. is the best team. With Powell and Clinton a very close second. Halls is 4 but there lack of depth could be a major factor as the year goes on. One injury could drop the Devils to the bottom. They don't have one quality player off of the bench. West is next. Karns , Central, C.C. will bring up the rear with anyone of those 3 able to pull off am upset on any given night.

Edited December 12, 2005 by bigcatt2

[sportsfreak2307]

West has a pretty good ball handler in McGrew. But sometimes he will make bad passes by trying to force a great pass. In a tough situation Pearl is getting the ball. If you can handle Pearl should be a win for Powell. I hope Hargis comes out and plays good controlling the tempo and looking for smith down low.

[ihateredhairs35]

Gosh Moc! Coaching already keeping you up at night?

 

I saw West play Central. Pearl is a decent player and shoots the play pretty good from the outside. Post play is o.k. but Smith should have his way if he wants to. Guards are decent, handle the ball well, and are more likely to hurt you with penetration than the jump shot. Defense is average and they will press. Knowing your personel you should match up pretty well and are better at 3 positions Conner, Hargis, and Smith. Should be a win for Powell. But like always if you let them hang around they could make it interesting.

 

Looking at this District after a couple of weeks of play it appears O.R. is the best team. With Powell and Clinton a very close second. Halls is 4 but there lack of depth could be a major factor as the year goes on. One injury could drop the Devils to the bottom. They don't have one quality player off of the bench. West is next. Karns , Central, C.C. will bring up the rear with anyone of those 3 able to pull off am upset on any given night.

 

 

How is Powell and Clinton ahead of Halls, when halls has not lost A game all year..

[Phsbaseball13]

Powell should win by 10 imo.Who has halls played Powell has lost to 2 very good teams imo

[hhsheftylefty10]

ok ur right halls has a better overall advantage but the key word in what you just said is LOST....halls hasnt....good try but win loss records speak for themselves

[Phsbaseball13]

Lefty all i'm askin is have you all played a team like OR or Science Hill?

[redandblack63]

How is Powell and Clinton ahead of Halls, when halls has not lost A game all year..

 

My comment was based on my opinion not actual records. I will predict when Halls plays Clinton and Powell they will be defeated. Thus I speculate when it is all said and done O.R. will win the district, Powell and Clinton will battle for second and Halls will be a solid 4 th. if they can avoid injuries. West will come in at #5 Karns will be 6 th., and Central and Campbell County will batlle for the cellar. In Centrals case that would be ashame because they have the atheletes to be in the top 4.

[mocs30]

My comment was based on my opinion not actual records. I will predict when Halls plays Clinton and Powell they will be defeated. Thus I speculate when it is all said and done O.R. will win the district, Powell and Clinton will battle for second and Halls will be a solid 4 th. if they can avoid injuries. West will come in at #5 Karns will be 6 th., and Central and Campbell County will batlle for the cellar. In Centrals case that would be ashame because they have the atheletes to be in the top 4.

 

West 56

Powell 66

 

Good, hard fought game. I was really impressed with West. They play really hard and Pearl makes his teammates better.

[ihateredhairs35]

Lefty all i'm askin is have you all played a team like OR or Science Hill?

 

 

Actually Halls did play Oak Ridge and BEAT Oak Ridge unlike Powell losing to Oak Ridge by 7..

[Ntheknow2]

Congratulations to Powell on their victory over West. Gotta say I wasn't too surprised by this win simply because Powell has a good team. Pearl didn't show much, but hey everyone has an off night. I am wondering what the issue is with Smith not starting and if it's a wise move to mess with the line up like that? Seems to me it's a head game that will ultimately backfire, but then again that doesn't surprise me either. Powell traditionally plays head games with their athletes.

[redandblack63]

Congratulations to Powell on their victory over West. Gotta say I wasn't too surprised by this win simply because Powell has a good team. Pearl didn't show much, but hey everyone has an off night. I am wondering what the issue is with Smith not starting and if it's a wise move to mess with the line up like that? Seems to me it's a head game that will ultimately backfire, but then again that doesn't surprise me either. Powell traditionally plays head games with their athletes.

 

About Smith not starting. I am going to speculate. I have know information to validate this but I am familiar with his past when he was at Central. At Central he had a problem with getting to practice on a consistent basis as well as some attitude issues which got him in hot water. Now I am not saying that is the case at Powell. I know Coach can be pretty hard nose and maybe he is drawing a line in the sand before the season gets to far gone. The football team had a series of discipline problems that disrupted the team. Maybe Ogan is just trying to assure that doesn't happen with the basketball team. Maybe he just wanted to look at a different line-up?

 

But I don't think he was just messing with someones head and I certainly don't think that is a tradition among the coaches at Powell.