Top AAA teams in the state??

[EastTNFan7]

Mo West is good, has injuries, and hasn't played enough good teams to know what they need to do to compete. They may be good enough but were more interested in a hypothetical national ranking than anything else.

 

You do know that Mo West beat Oak Ridge, Hillsboro, Cookeville, Smyrna and Livingston Academy in preseason by very comfortable margins, right? I know it is preseason, but still...no game was closer than 15 points. And the last four I mentioned were all played at Hillsboro's play-day..and they played all four on the same day.

 

And Mo West has done everything they can to schedule good competition in the state. They have already beaten South Greene, Elizabethton, Unicoi County and Seymour. I know they are AA schools, but as GC will atest, AA schools are no pushover. South Greene returned four starters from a team that went to Murfreesboro last year. Elizabethton returned four from a state tournament run. And Seymour made it to substate before losing to South Greene. I have seen all of these teams first hand. Unicoi is a good basketball team.

 

They play at South Greene on Monday. They will play at Cleveland on Saturday.

 

I was also at the Green Bank Classic over the holiday break. Mt. Juliet is a legitimate threat to be in Murfreesboro. Cocke County will make noise in the post season. I think they will also bring the district 2 race to the final week with West. Oak Ridge, Maryville, Cleveland and Livingston Academy are all solid teams that will be tough in the post season.

 

And I still don't know why you continue punishing teams for going out of state. One of Mo West's younger players drew the attention of a D1 school at the tournament in Phoenix. They discovered that they can play with some of the better teams in the country. They were exposed to a big time environment and big venues. I do not see why this is a bad thing.

[PHargis]

I would say both teams would be much beter but as I remember the box scores, Mj got almost all of their scoring from their center but Clarksville got contribution from more players. that looks to have changed some.

[PHargis]

This is the last time i will mention it. Preseason in the summer means little. If you want to go out of the state for exposure, why was it not done in the summer in AAU. there is exposures all over the place, supposedly the best playing the best. Why do you not think that some of the best is not just here in Te nnessee? Hillsboro and Memphis Central had their own tournaments and i believe both were on their schedules. They could invite anyone they wanted, They were two day events. It appears you will get to State but we'll post then. If the competition is as bad in East Tennessee as you are implying, getting to State will be the first time you will be challenged.

[EastTNFan7]

This is the last time i will mention it. Preseason in the summer means little. If you want to go out of the state for exposure, why was it not done in the summer in AAU. there is exposures all over the place, supposedly the best playing the best. Why do you not think that some of the best is not just here in Te nnessee? Hillsboro and Memphis Central had their own tournaments and i believe both were on their schedules. They could invite anyone they wanted, They were two day events. It appears you will get to State but we'll post then. If the competition is as bad in East Tennessee as you are implying, getting to State will be the first time you will be challenged.

 

I believe you need to re-read my last post. No where in there did I mention that the East TN competition was not up to par. I mentioned that they have played and beaten South Greene, Seymour, Elizabethton and Unicoi. I mentioned that they will face Cocke County, Jefferson County and Cleveland twice in the coming weeks. They probably have a matchup with Dobyns-Bennett looming somewhere in the post season if they take care of business.

 

And FYI, just about every player on the Mo West roster plays in AAU. There are a lot of great, talented girls that play AAU in district 2.

 

I think in the coming years, we need to hold a de facto state championship tournament in Knoxville or Memphis. Invite Riverdale, Blackman, Gibson County, Mo West, Memphis Central et al. Winner of the tournament is number 1 until the state championship tournament in March. That should settle everything.

[OmahaVol]

You guys are all right about their being a lot of top quality teams all throughout the state(in ALL classes.) I'm simply stating that I think Memphis Central and MoWest are the top two. You're right Coachgat, Central may lose a game or two playing in that tough Memphis area, but they will still meet MoWest in the state championship. Both teams have already played some of the best in the nation and they have both beaten some of those teams. That type of experience is too valuable not to consider. Mt. Juliet played extremely well in the GreenBank Classic, but the teams they defeated are not even close to being on the same level as the teams Central and MoWest played out in Arizona. MoWest probably won't even be challenged until state and Central, with a loss or two out of the Memphis area, will be too battle-tested not to lose until MoWest at state. That will be your TRUE state championship. Whether they meet in the quarters, semis, or the final that will be the game to watch. Also, Gibson County will run away with AA with no problems. I wish Gibson County would play some of those top AAA powers to see where they really stand.

[hicotton]

There's an awful lot of talk about Morristown West on this thread. I don't recall seeing them in the State tournament last season. Didn't they lose to Powell in the sectionals? What's to prevent them from stumbling thiis time around? Just curious.

 

Over here in Mid TN, Blackman and Lavergne are both very good ball clubs. Lavergne is VERY athletic and Blackman is, well, just a darn good basketball team. I haven't had a chance to see Riverdale yet, but will on Friday night. Being familiar with their personnel as I am, they're gonna be difficult to deal with as well.

[bballrebounder]

This is the last time i will mention it. Preseason in the summer means little. If you want to go out of the state for exposure, why was it not done in the summer in AAU. there is exposures all over the place, supposedly the best playing the best. Why do you not think that some of the best is not just here in Te nnessee? Hillsboro and Memphis Central had their own tournaments and i believe both were on their schedules. They could invite anyone they wanted, They were two day events. It appears you will get to State but we'll post then. If the competition is as bad in East Tennessee as you are implying, getting to State will be the first time you will be challenged.

 

Thank you for mentioning this for the last time. Now, if you will just mention everything else you have to say for the last time it will make all of us happy.

 

By the way, in the first AP Poll of the year, that just came out, MO West is ranked #1. I would imagine that going to Arizona and doing well may have had something to do with that, because you obviously don't think that they have played any competition around here.

[PHargis]

This is the last time i will mention it. Preseason in the summer means little. If you want to go out of the state for exposure, why was it not done in the summer in AAU. there is exposures all over the place, supposedly the best playing the best. Why do you not think that some of the best is not just here in Te nnessee? Hillsboro and Memphis Central had their own tournaments and i believe both were on their schedules. They could invite anyone they wanted, They were two day events. It appears you will get to State but we'll post then. If the competition is as bad in East Tennessee as you are implying, getting to State will be the first time you will be challenged.

 

Thank you for mentioning this for the last time. Now, if you will just mention everything else you have to say for the last time it will make all of us happy.

 

By the way, in the first AP Poll of the year, that just came out, MO West is ranked #1. I would imagine that going to Arizona and doing well may have had something to do with that, because you obviously don't think that they have played any competition around here.

And where was West during the classic? Maybe some of the other schools just came up there to see just how good they were. I didn't imply the schools in the ET area were that bad but a post from up there said West had played just about everyone any good and they had to go out of state. Your coach ducked out on the Classic.

[hoopla]

You are truly an idiot.

[PHargis]

This is the last time i will mention it. Preseason in the summer means little. If you want to go out of the state for exposure, why was it not done in the summer in AAU. there is exposures all over the place, supposedly the best playing the best. Why do you not think that some of the best is not just here in Te nnessee? Hillsboro and Memphis Central had their own tournaments and i believe both were on their schedules. They could invite anyone they wanted, They were two day events. It appears you will get to State but we'll post then. If the competition is as bad in East Tennessee as you are implying, getting to State will be the first time you will be challenged.

 

Thank you for mentioning this for the last time. Now, if you will just mention everything else you have to say for the last time it will make all of us happy.

 

By the way, in the first AP Poll of the year, that just came out, MO West is ranked #1. I would imagine that going to Arizona and doing well may have had something to do with that, because you obviously don't think that they have played any competition around here.

And where was West during the classic? Maybe some of the other schools just came up there to see just how good they were. I didn't imply the schools in the ET area were that bad but a post from up there said West had played just about everyone any good and they had to go out of state. Your coach ducked out on the Classic.

For those who do not think there are not enough good schools to play in the state and have to go out of state to get competition, hopefully memphis central, hillsboro, a tournament in the Cookeville area and the Classic will be held next year along with the Columbia Rotary and one other and if schools have enough time to think again about play, maybe we can have a better idea about this matter.

[EastTNFan7]

And where was West during the classic? Maybe some of the other schools just came up there to see just how good they were. I didn't imply the schools in the ET area were that bad but a post from up there said West had played just about everyone any good and they had to go out of state. Your coach ducked out on the Classic.

 

"Ducked" on the Classic? Ducked? You think he flew his team across the country to "duck" competition in Greeneville?

 

Yes, Mo West was invited back. Yes, they were invited to the NIKE in the spring. He chose the opportunity to showcase his team on a national stage. Throwing out the records and apparently "suspect" talent of other states' schools...it is still a tournament held on a national stage. The teams involved are invited. They don't just pick random teams. The committee overseeing the tournament looks at team resumes, traditions, players, etc. People from all over come to watch that tournament. It is a once-in-a-lifetime moment for all those kids. Yes, they play AAU and are in similar situations then as well. However, this is a chance to represent not only their program...but their schools, their communities, cities, towns, states...Morristown West is not "ducking" anybody.

 

Do you think what you type as your doing it, or do you just drift in and out??

 

And for someone who posted earlier..I did not intend for this to become a "Mo West is Great Thred." There are certainly a lot of tremendously talented teams all across the state. I was just helping the Memphis Central people out in defending their school's decisions to play in Phoenix by presenting the Morristown West side. Everybody knows full well with the way the post season TN is setup, any team can make it to Murfreesboro.

[jazzypha24mom]

There's an awful lot of talk about Morristown West on this thread. I don't recall seeing them in the State tournament last season. Didn't they lose to Powell in the sectionals? What's to prevent them from stumbling thiis time around? Just curious.

 

 

Ouch, hicotton, don't be some mean...lol. .....

 

It appears East Tennesseans are very proud of their teams, and if the team is good as they say this MoWest team is, it seems to come out more. If I'm not mistaken Oak Ridge was the "hyped up" team last year and I don't think they made it as far as people thought they would.

 

There are alot of good teams and I really don't believe any team in TN is that far ahead of any other team, not MoWest or Memphis Central but y'all can believe it if you want to.

 

What matters is who is playing the best ball come the end of February and my belief & hope is my team will be doing that.

 

Let's Go Lady Wolverines!!