Purplepride 89 Posted October 16, 2020 Ok.. trying to be patient.. but hey, it’s Bball season!! Who are the Top teams in the State this year?? Who’s loaded with talent?? Seems to be a lot of player movement lately. Not sure I’m even up to date on which players are still with which teams these days!! Discuss!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACfan4 111 Posted October 16, 2020 Not sure how I would rank them but the top 5 teams to me would be: Ballard, Ashland, Elizabethtown, Covington Catholic, and Lexington Catholic. Other teams who would be in the mix are Oldham County, Bowling Green, Somerset, and Fern Creek. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoopJunkie 343 Posted October 16, 2020 1. Ballard (by a mile) 2. Cov Cath 3. Male 4. ETown 5. Ashland (I’m still not a buyer.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACfan4 111 Posted October 16, 2020 Forgot Male returns Kaleb Glenn so they definitely will be right in the mix as well. Just know that they lost a lot other than him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoopJunkie 343 Posted October 17, 2020 5 hours ago, ACfan4 said: Forgot Male returns Kaleb Glenn so they definitely will be right in the mix as well. Just know that they lost a lot other than him. Still a lot of depth from last year. Along with a lot of great athletes that fit Haworth’s system. Male could be one of those teams that loses a couple games early, then runs to Rupp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerpride94 3,111 Posted October 17, 2020 6 hours ago, ACfan4 said: Forgot Male returns Kaleb Glenn so they definitely will be right in the mix as well. Just know that they lost a lot other than him. They have good freshman in Max Gainey that can help. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reno 5 Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 1:44 PM, HoopJunkie said: 1. Ballard (by a mile) 2. Cov Cath 3. Male 4. ETown 5. Ashland (I’m still not a buyer.) What makes you “not a buyer” on Ashland. Coming off an undefeated season. Key players returning and added some very good players. Just curious what your thoughts are on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smallhoops 542 Posted October 17, 2020 Male will be right there. I expect Cameron Pope to have a big year for the Bulldogs, along with Kaleb Glenn. I was expecting Fern Creek to also be right there, but I have read that perhaps a couple of their starters from last season are going to play their senior season in California. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoopJunkie 343 Posted October 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Reno said: What makes you “not a buyer” on Ashland. Coming off an undefeated season. Key players returning and added some very good players. Just curious what your thoughts are on this. They basically played a middle school schedule last year. Undefeated is a huge accomplishment, but I think ETown was primed to end that streak. They do play Male early this season. Even with the players Male lost, that should still be a huge test for Ashland. I could be completely wrong, but I’m pretty sure they had an opportunity to play in the KOB this season, but declined. If you want to be considered the best, you have to be willing to play anyone anytime. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDEaston 1,621 Posted October 18, 2020 17 hours ago, HoopJunkie said: They basically played a middle school schedule last year. Undefeated is a huge accomplishment, but I think ETown was primed to end that streak. They do play Male early this season. Even with the players Male lost, that should still be a huge test for Ashland. I could be completely wrong, but I’m pretty sure they had an opportunity to play in the KOB this season, but declined. If you want to be considered the best, you have to be willing to play anyone anytime. I wasn't completely sold on Ashland last season either, in terms of a state championship goes. But they were a very, very good team, I just felt like the lack of having a big man would eventually be their downfall. But we never had the chance to find out. The 16th region itself causes them to have a watered down schedule but they did upgrade it considerably this season. I remember some discussion of them being in the KOB tournament and their reasoning for declining at the time was due to no guarantee of it being played due to some out of state teams potentially backing out due to covid travel issues that were still unknown at the time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnottieDrippen 1,797 Posted October 18, 2020 18 hours ago, HoopJunkie said: They basically played a middle school schedule last year. Undefeated is a huge accomplishment, but I think ETown was primed to end that streak. They do play Male early this season. Even with the players Male lost, that should still be a huge test for Ashland. I could be completely wrong, but I’m pretty sure they had an opportunity to play in the KOB this season, but declined. If you want to be considered the best, you have to be willing to play anyone anytime. Yes, because three regional winners and at least four regional finalists before January is just a cakewalk through the first part of the season. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reno 5 Posted October 18, 2020 35 minutes ago, SnottieDrippen said: Yes, because three regional winners and at least four regional finalists before January is just a cakewalk through the first part of the season. Exactly. Not sure what HoopJunkie is basing this off of. Definitely not a middle school schedule. I haven’t seen the Tomcats run from anyone. Look at their schedule this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nathaniel Bryan 328 Posted October 19, 2020 According to MaxPreps' computer, Ashland played the weakest schedule of the top 19 teams in the final MaxPreps computer ratings released: https://www.maxpreps.com/m/rankings/basketball/1/state/kentucky.htm Also, *IF* Zek Montgomery and Darrius Washington are both gone from Fern Creek, I don't see Tigers as top five still: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoopJunkie 343 Posted October 19, 2020 16 hours ago, Reno said: Exactly. Not sure what HoopJunkie is basing this off of. Definitely not a middle school schedule. I haven’t seen the Tomcats run from anyone. Look at their schedule this year. I was clearly talking about their schedule from last season. It was weak at best. Having Male and Cov Cath early this season will be a great test. But ducking the KOB isn’t a great look. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnottieDrippen 1,797 Posted October 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, HoopJunkie said: I was clearly talking about their schedule from last season. It was weak at best. Having Male and Cov Cath early this season will be a great test. But ducking the KOB isn’t a great look. And Reno was clearly talking about the post where I mentioned that they played no fewer than 3 Regional Champions in the early part of last season’s schedule. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites