I came away very impressed with Lexington Catholic this weekend. Don't be surprised if they are a major factor in the 11th this year.

Congrats, Scotties ... er ... Titans!

I came away very impressed with Lexington Catholic this weekend. Don't be surprised if they are a major factor in the 11th this year.

 

Me too. I will say the same about LCA. Those are 2 teams that, if hitting the three, will be able to beat anyone in that region. LCA hit their first 6 threes against Mercer and shot it very well the whole game. When you are a better than average team, then shoot the ball like that, you can be lethal.

 

Of course, LCA then couldn't buy a 3 in losing badly to Catholic (though without their best player for the first half). Catholic had the same issue in losing to Southwest by 25.

 

Point being that it appears these 2 teams will live and die by the three. They can both be very, very difficult to beat when they are on.

If you had seen the game, you'd understand! A fellow from Burnside (Pulaski County) asked me yesterday if I had heard abut the brothers transferring. He then said that, the way those other boys shot the previous night, he's not sure it would've made a difference. Their 3 point percentage (and number attempted) was off the charts.

 

I always look forward to your input. Mercer wins a tournament that had all the 11th region powers, Southwestern and West Jess from the 12th, and a smattering of other regional contenders, and your comment is that maybe you've been giving Mercer too much credit. I'm trying to recall your pro-Mercer comments....

All this from a guy that called the 46th the toughest District in the 12th Region, c'mon man, bias or not you and me both know that with the addition of Butt and Fitzgerald SW beats Mercer. And me pro-mercer? My post mentioned nothing about 'me' giving Mercer too much credit. Actually referring to the Titan faithfuls that feel like their boys are gonna be untouchable this season, and that's just simply not the case IMO. We are still allowed to post our opinions on here arn't we? You were probably one of the few that called a Mercer win against Lincoln last year in the 12th Region Tourney "When it Mattered"...

^^You are correct. Technically, you didn't give them too much credit, just inferred it. Like I said, we all know you wouldnt do that...

 

Regarding Lincoln, I never said Mercer would beat Lincoln in region last year. Never thought it. Wouldn't have happebed 2/10 times at Lincoln's gym.

 

Regarding the game vs Southwest the other night, had Fitzgerald and Butt played they may have beaten Mercer. May not have. The 2 kids that took their places hit 9 or 10 threes. Would those 2 have been on like that? Did you mention and was it a factor that Mercer's starting center didn't play either? Mercer's boys were talking before the game how those 2 weren't playing. Did they overlook them as a result? All of the above is speculation. ALL OF IT.

 

What's fact? Mercer beat them with neither team at full strength on Saturday night. AND Mercer's 2015-16 team returns all 5 starters from the team that knocked Southwest out of region last year, and Southwest lost 2 starters in their leader (and best player last year IMO) PG Adam Isaacs and their only size in starting center Gaskins.

 

I think both teams can be top 20 teams next year and I think either could win region, along with Wayne. But nothing factual supports that Southwest should be favored at this point. No one expected Mercer to win KBA state this past weekend. So your comment after they did is that maybe Mercer has been getting too much credit?

 

That's a logical conclusion, right? "C'mon man."