Lots of agendas and negativity here against a guy that's only won everywhere he's ever been. Just seems like a lot of jealousy against the Polar Bear Nation. Hate us cause they ain't us.

Lots of agendas and negativity here against a guy that's only won everywhere he's ever been. Just seems like a lot of jealousy against the Polar Bear Nation. Hate us cause they ain't us.

 

Yep, you sure hit that nail on the head. We're all very jealous of a school that hasn't won anything since 1999.

Lots of agendas and negativity here against a guy that's only won everywhere he's ever been. Just seems like a lot of jealousy against the Polar Bear Nation. Hate us cause they ain't us.

 

Maybe because you made him sound like the greatest thing since slice bread and the "Brady Bunch" would just steam roll Mason in the Fieldhouse. Maybe, cause the prediction thread was 28-13 in Bracken's favor. Just sayin. MAYBE!!!!!

Lots of agendas and negativity here against a guy that's only won everywhere he's ever been. Just seems like a lot of jealousy against the Polar Bear Nation. Hate us cause they ain't us.

 

Now this is a good joke!! I'll have what this guys drinking LOL

Brady Jones and Cooper Engus played scared last night in my opinion. Jones was dominated by a 6'7" guy who can't shoot. Engus scored first 5 points for Bracken then decided it was time for baseball season.

Now this is a good joke!! I'll have what this guys drinking LOL

 

Per twitter, Coach Hinson has taken three teams to the regional tournament in the 39th district. That's quite the accomplishment in my eyes. So, why hasn't he won everywhere he's been?

I saw that it was mentioned above that Hinson's resume was based off two wins and I am just going to have to disagree with that. He is the only coach in Saint Pat history with a winning record. After he was coaching Augusta and upset Mason County twice he still had to beat a decent Bracken County team after that. And they still beat Brossart in the Class A with out Brent Bach.

 

I've always said if I had to rank coaches in the region it would be 1. Code, 2. Biggs, 3. Cook, 4. Hinson.

 

It's true that players can have off or bad nights, but can't coaches be the same way?

 

If someone says that Aric Russell is not a top 4 coach in the region they need to have their brain examined. In a world where we base everything off of wins and championships and he has 3 regional titles (1 at Newport, 2 at Campbell) and 1 class A title (Newport girls) and HE IS NOT IN YOUR TOP FOUR?!?!

 

You have Hinson ahead of Russell and in 2 years at Bracken Hinson has a record of 31-26 and played a watered down schedule this year. This season Hinson played the 38th District (worst district in northern Kentucky) 9 times and they are 16-14.

 

2016/2017 Bracken Co Polar Bears have played a watered down schedule and they have a guy with 3,141 points and 1,000+ rebounds and are barely above .500. And you can't say Bullitt East was a top tier team because they got upset by a team in districts with 9 wins (J'Town).

 

That Ashland trip was embarrasing dude...Aric Russell has never been beat that bad.

Per twitter, Coach Hinson has taken three teams to the regional tournament in the 39th district. That's quite the accomplishment in my eyes. So, why hasn't he won everywhere he's been?

 

Directed more towards "the hate of polar bear nation" as the post stated , its hard to be jealous of a school who hasn't been relevant (other than making the regional tournament by beating a st. pat or augusta then losing in the district title game) in a decade and a half. For the past 2 seasons people on here have been drinking the Brooksville koolaid and yet they don't have a district or regional All "A" title to show for it. The talent was obviously there, where were the results?

Moving on...who is starting 5 for Bracken next year?

 

Appleman

Fisher

Fisher

Tucker

Hinson's son the middle schooler??

Moving on...who is starting 5 for Bracken next year?

 

Appleman

Fisher

Fisher

Tucker

Hinson's son the middle schooler??

 

The Deaton kid that played last night had some good size.

If Bracken County makes just 2/11 threes in the 2nd half instead of 0/11 they win by 1 and this is an entirely different thread. Bracken got a lot of open looks the shots just didn't fall.

 

Mason County's defense won the game. Shots were altered in the paint by Perk (Jones was a no show all night...insteading of playing soft and fading away from basket, he should have played like senior man and went at Perk). When your second best player doesn't show up in the biggest game of your life it's hard to win.

 

On the perimeter Mason County's stingy guards bothered everyone but Crawford. Bracken Co not a good 3 point shooting team so it's not surprising at all the 3's they missed.

 

I thought Hinson shouldn't have tried stalling at the beginning of the second quarter. Too early for that. It disrupted their offensive flow and attacking game.

 

Save that for later in the game when it's crunch time.

Geeze what're they putting in the water in Brooksville? Lol Hinson isn't that good of a coach and Bracken County has YMCA talent (with the exception of Crawford) with Championship aspirations. It just isn't gonna happen folks.

 

Hinson had these guys ready to go in the All A, Hinson had these guys ready to go last night, and Hinson will have these guys ready to go in Region. BUT GUESS WHAT, it doesn't matter because it's all going to end the exact same way, WITH A LOSS.

 

Really, it was kind of embarrassing for both Bracken teams last night. Bracken girls could barely dribble and get the ball across half-court. (Do they not work on ball-handling in practice?) They lost 77-32 and for some reason didn't start Ruff girl vs Mason Co pressure?? Should have had a better game plan. Get the ball across half-court and eat some clock and not get down by 45 points....

 

And Bracken boys supposed to have best team since 1999 and they get beat again by Mason in the district finals. Not to mention Crawford loses all composure in 4th quarter (in a tight game) and gets a technical. With his experience he should have known better than that. It was a pivotal part of the game too. Crawford was shaken up from it because he bricked his next free throw.

When your second best player doesn't show up in the biggest game of your life it's hard to win.

Also hard to win when your original second best player abandons his team his senior year.

I saw that it was mentioned above that Hinson's resume was based off two wins and I am just going to have to disagree with that. He is the only coach in Saint Pat history with a winning record. After he was coaching Augusta and upset Mason County twice he still had to beat a decent Bracken County team after that. And they still beat Brossart in the Class A with out Brent Bach.

 

I've always said if I had to rank coaches in the region it would be 1. Code, 2. Biggs, 3. Cook, 4. Hinson.

 

It's true that players can have off or bad nights, but can't coaches be the same way?

 

I live on the border of the 10th/11th Region (Harrison County/Scott County line near Leesburg off U.S. 62) so I see 10th/11th Region officials all the time. Does anyone get on the refs more than Jason Hinson (and never get T'd up)?? The way he was verbally abusing the one ref last night was shocking he didn't even get a warning.

 

With that said, of your top 4 coaches the two you have listed at no. 1 and no. 4 have these 3 things in common...

 

1. Short/stocky coaches

2. Love to try to intimidate officials

3. Have never made it past Region Semi-Finals (and to my knowledge Hinson has only made Region Semi-Finals once in 2014 w/ Bach)

Also hard to win when your original second best player abandons his team his senior year.

 

Who are you referring to? Abandons is a strong word.