ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Where's my White Co. homies @??? 😜😂😎💥💦 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90warrior Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 oh god it's back. we were hoping you died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85warrior Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 oh god it's back. we were hoping you died. Haha. Now that's hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Luh y'all too *blows a kiss* Thought this was a good time to share a nostalgic gem from a postseason banquet years ago: Edited March 7, 2017 by ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveForTheGame Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 On a more substantive note, this win and the Indy/MJ game is reflective of one thing and it's the rise of Williamson county basketball to eliteness. Don't forget, Indy needed OT to beat Franklin in the 4/5 game in district or else they wouldn't be here at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85warrior Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 oh god it's back. we were hoping you died. I'm just glad to know he's thinking about us all of the time. Hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90warrior Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Ya hes been sittin round for 2 years just waitin for them to get back so he can get back on here. Lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85warrior Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Ya hes been sittin round for 2 years just waitin for them to get back so he can get back on here. Lmao Yep. And we've been 54 - 8 the last 2 seasons and they have been 38 - 24. I believe we're in good shape.😉👠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetScience Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Is this Brentwood team as good as the one two years ago? That was a quality squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Yep. And we've been 54 - 8 the last 2 seasons and they have been 38 - 24. I believe we're in good shape.😉ðŸ‘Brentwood lost 6 of their top 8 players to graduation when they nearly won the state title two years ago and they play in a MUCH tougher district/region. 2 down, 14 more years to go for you guys before you return to the Boro. I think you both should be out of the slammer by then to enjoy it! Edited March 7, 2017 by ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Is this Brentwood team as good as the one two years ago? That was a quality squad.Each team has a different make-up so I don't like to make absolute qualitative statements when comparing teams, but my general impression is that the overall level of state competition is more top-heavy but thinner overall than two years ago. Our first team to go to State in 2013 went 30-5 and stunned #1 Blackman in the quarters before falling to eventual state champ Southwind in the Final Four. That team was probably our most balanced (between frontcourt and backcourt) and deep despite losing our starting center/rim protector at Station Camp early in the season. Our best team overall, at least in terms of overall season record (32-3), was the next season when Blackman got revenge and edged us in the Final Four. The starting 5-6 players on that team would be the individual go-to scorers for almost any other team in the state and could all slash and stroke the three consistently. When we lost to Blackman that day, I honestly thought it was the end of our run. The next season (the one you referenced), we were 30-7 but nearly beat Hamilton in the championship. While the tallest player on that team was 6-2, our calling card that year was that all of our starters were legitimate point guards. (Our tallest forward on that team currently plays PG for Samford.) While all of those teams shot the lights out of it, that team was by far the best passing team and had a stellar assist-to-turnover ratio. (Most surprising in that run was that our three-year starting PG was dismissed from the team at the end of the regular season, which is when our starting SG slid over to PG and had such a stellar postseason that he earned a full ride to Lipscomb as a PG.) 3 months later, Coach Dennis King retired after 30 years, so it's a whole new staff now. I moved to Kentucky shortly thereafter and didn't pay as much attention last year while we were rebuilding. While King was more of an X's & O's/offensive mastermind, Greg Shirley (who came from a solid program near Orlando, FL) seems to be more of a players coach with a free-flowing offensive system and suffocating D. His top assistant is Vince Carter, Sr. and they got several really athletic transfers before last season who didn't last more than half the season before flaming out/leaving school. They still finished second behind Indy in district last year but got upset in first round of district tourney. The stamp of this team is almost categorically opposite of the team two years ago (even though both squads number six seniors): tall, long and great rim protectors. While no starter two years ago was over 6'2, every player on this team is at least 6-3. Still a good shooting team, but they rely more on one player as a go-to scorer (Kellen King; no relation to Dennis) than any of the previous teams I mentioned. I don't want to put a cap on what any team can do (especially when teams long absent from the Boro like Oakland, East Hamilton and Bearden are in the field), but I'd wince if we drew Memphis East, Southwind or Oak Ridge for obvious reasons. Grayson Murphy of Indy (Belmont signee) might be the best player in the tourney and I'm glad that young man finally made State bc he and his program definitely deserve it. (11-AAA represent!) My pick for sleeper team of the tournament is Oakland. Troy Bond is arguably the best coach in the state now that King is retired (although I'm sure Barry Wortman would have something to say about that) and his 1-3-1 is the most difficult defensive system to solve in the state. His teams at Wilson Central were sensational and he has better athletes at his disposal at Oakland. Edited March 7, 2017 by ThePiedPiperOfBrentwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetScience Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Each team has a different make-up so I don't like to make absolute qualitative statements when comparing teams, but my general impression is that the overall level of state competition is more top-heavy but thinner overall than two years ago. Our first team to go to State in 2013 went 30-5 and stunned #1 Blackman in the quarters before falling to eventual state champ Southwind in the Final Four. That team was probably our most balanced (between frontcourt and backcourt) and deep despite losing our starting center/rim protector at Station Camp early in the season. Our best team overall, at least in terms of overall season record (32-3), was the next season when Blackman got revenge and edged us in the Final Four. The starting 5-6 players on that team would be the individual go-to scorers for almost any other team in the state and could all slash and stroke the three consistently. When we lost to Blackman that day, I honestly thought it was the end of our run. The next season (the one you referenced), we were 30-7 but nearly beat Hamilton in the championship. While the tallest player on that team was 6-2, our calling card that year was that all of our starters were legitimate point guards. (Our tallest forward on that team currently plays PG for Samford.) While all of those teams shot the lights out of it, that team was by far the best passing team and had a stellar assist-to-turnover ratio. (Most surprising in that run was that our three-year starting PG was dismissed from the team at the end of the regular season, which is when our starting SG slid over to PG and had such a stellar postseason that he earned a full ride to Lipscomb as a PG.) 3 months later, Coach Dennis King retired after 30 years, so it's a whole new staff now. I moved to Kentucky shortly thereafter and didn't pay as much attention last year while we were rebuilding. While King was more of an X's & O's/offensive mastermind, Greg Shirley (who came from a solid program near Orlando, FL) seems to be more of a players coach with a free-flowing offensive system and suffocating D. His top assistant is Vince Carter, Sr. and they got several really athletic transfers before last season who didn't last more than half the season before flaming out/leaving school. They still finished second behind Indy in district last year but got upset in first round of district tourney. The stamp of this team is almost categorically opposite of the team two years ago (even though both squads number six seniors): tall, long and great rim protectors. While no starter two years ago was over 6'2, every player on this team is at least 6-3. Still a good shooting team, but they rely more on one player as a go-to scorer (Kellen King; no relation to Dennis) than any of the previous teams I mentioned. I don't want to put a cap on what any team can do (especially when teams long absent from the Boro like Oakland, East Hamilton and Bearden are in the field), but I'd wince if we drew Memphis East, Southwind or Oak Ridge for obvious reasons. Grayson Murphy of Indy (Belmont signee) might be the best player in the tourney and I'm glad that young man finally made State bc he and his program definitely deserve it. (11-AAA represent!) My pick for sleeper team of the tournament is Oakland. Troy Bond is arguably the best coach in the state now that King is retired (although I'm sure Barry Wortman would have something to say about that) and his 1-3-1 is the most difficult defensive system to solve in the state. His teams at Wilson Central were sensational and he has better athletes at his disposal at Oakland. Great analysis. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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