If JBS plays any good defensive team, or someone that can handle Stepp, i don't see them winning. Cox and Collins are good players, don't get me wrong, but without Stepp they would be nothing. Shut down Stepp... and you win.

Shutting down Stepp will be a hard bargain for any team. It didn't happen a lot last year. The only thing he needs to do is involve his teammates a little more.

I think JBS is the team to beat this year for the regiional championship. I also believe that if Collins had played in the regional tourney last year that the Crusaders would have been making the trip to Rupp Arena instead of Hazard.

But...that's just a humble opinion.:thumb: I'm not a Crusader fan, and I certainly don't mean to upset Bulldog fans. Just an opinion, for what it's worth.

Off night for Gilbert...major ON night for Cox. Basketball is just like any other sport. Some nights you have good games, some nights you can't hit the rim. Wolfe did'nt really match up with JBS last season despite a loss by 26 points. Compare JBS to a team such as Hazard or PCC, if JBS can beat one of those two, or even Powell or Lee in this case by 26, without Stepp...they deserve to win Region. IMO they would'nt do bad in the state tournament.

I was just using Wolfe because that was the only game Stepp didn't play in. I doubt if any of these teams could win by 26 against each other without one of their good players.

Maybe not by 26, but they can still win without him! They have a solid TEAM, and that is what matters, people will start giving them a little credit sooner or later.

Hollan, Combs and Smith from Breathitt are going to be good this year. They are underclassmen but these guys can play and they got alot of experience last year playing as sophmores. These kids are going to be good this year in what little i have watched them practice.