Predictions in Dist. 4AAA

[dirtydawg15]

What are everyone's thoughts on this upcoming season?

[Guest KNOKNO]

1 - Maryville, best player in East Tenn. with nice system and nice role players.

2 - William Blount, great senior leadership and better shooters then last year and incredible size.

3 - Farragut, much returning talent, but unstable coaching

4 - Bearden, great coaching, nice shooter but I don't think Kyle can carry it all himself.

5 - South Doyle, great young talent, great coaching, will play the hardest of anyone else in the league.

6 - West, the heat is on Coach Lindsay, how will they response?

7 - Heritage, new coach, same players, same results.

8 - Sevier County, no talent, it is all going to Pigeon Forge - even in football.

[Tigerbsktball]

KNOKNO, what do you know about these programs, especially the one at Heritage. Now, I will admit that their past history has been horrendous, but they do have new coaches. And I must say they are two incredible coaches. Coach Rines comes from West High, where he turned the girls program around and Coach Wilson had a very successful career as head coach of the Heritage girls. As for saying that they are the same players, I would definitely disagree. Physically there might be 3 returners, and even those players have accepted new roles on their squad. I know this because I have spoken with the coaches and I have spoken with the players... they are a young team, so in response to your comment about "same players, same results," I would have to call you out on that one!!!! These boys are preparing themselves for a season that will turn heads, even yours!!!!

[Guest caligula]

Yeah Heritage should be a new team. Some of the players took anger management and they will spend a lot less time in foul trouble.

[2Hot4U]

I do like the new coach at Heritage but I think that KNOKNO is correct that it will take several years for Coach Rimes to turn Heritage around. I believe that thsi year KNOKNO is correct that they will be near the bottom of the league.

[smalltown]

I'd be real careful before I counted Heritage out. I know Coach Rines worked with the Travelers? After being with them all those years, he sure knows how to win and run a successful program. He put together a competitive team at Knox West with the girls, which I thought would be impossible. Coach Wilson, their assistant coach, has won about 400 games with the girl's program and is a legend. With two coaches who know how to win like that, you can bet they'll be better than everybody thinks. I know they are young and I'm sure that will hurt them early on because there is now substitute for experience. But I'd be careful before I counted them out of anything. I don't think they can win the district championship or anything like that, but winning is an attitude, and I bet they'll have it.

[Tigerbsktball]

Smalltown, I would have to say that I agree with you. Those boys needed someone to help them form a team, and Coach Rines and Coach Wilson will definitely do that. I must say that East Tennessee is going to have some good high school basketball this season!!! Good Luck Mountaineers!!!!