Homecourt advantage has nothing to do with travel, crowds, or officials. It has everything to do with where you practice and feel the most comfortable shooting the ball.

Boyd County 52

Russell 48

Homecourt advantage has nothing to do with travel, crowds, or officials. It has everything to do with where you practice and feel the most comfortable shooting the ball.

If you are a shooter you are comfortable shooting anywhere...These players have played enough times in each others' gyms and your body adjusts to the environment during warmups...Good players/teams are good no matter where you play...Growing up, we had "homecourt advantages" in our neighborhoods because there were sometimes tree limbs or other obstacles you needed to learn to play around & if you played there all the time, you knew how to use them to your advantage...Boyd has a nice gym...There are no tree limbs hanging out over the court...

 

Homecourt advantage, for what it is worth, has everything to do with crowd & travel...Long travel can negatively affect players and a hostile crowd can also affect you and help the team that the crowd is supporting...That's why it is so important to play well early & get the crowd out of the game when you travel to a place where your crowd is greatly outnumbered...Officials can have a negative mental effect on players as well when you travel out of region or state...Human nature tells us that we may "get the shaft" on the road so we start focusing on what is or isn't getting called instead of just playing the game...

 

Again, none of these should be a factor when Russell travels to Boyd or when Boyd plays at Russell...

 

The team that plays the best (not always the best team) will win the game & I promise you that IF Russell loses, the coaches & players will tell you it wasn't because of a "homecourt advantage"...

If you are a shooter you are comfortable shooting anywhere...These players have played enough times in each others' gyms and your body adjusts to the environment during warmups...Good players/teams are good no matter where you play...Growing up, we had "homecourt advantages" in our neighborhoods because there were sometimes tree limbs or other obstacles you needed to learn to play around & if you played there all the time, you knew how to use them to your advantage...Boyd has a nice gym...There are no tree limbs hanging out over the court...

 

Homecourt advantage, for what it is worth, has everything to do with crowd & travel...Long travel can negatively affect players and a hostile crowd can also affect you and help the team that the crowd is supporting...That's why it is so important to play well early & get the crowd out of the game when you travel to a place where your crowd is greatly outnumbered...Officials can have a negative mental effect on players as well when you travel out of region or state...Human nature tells us that we may "get the shaft" on the road so we start focusing on what is or isn't getting called instead of just playing the game...

 

Again, none of these should be a factor when Russell travels to Boyd or when Boyd plays at Russell...

 

The team that plays the best (not always the best team) will win the game & I promise you that IF Russell loses, the coaches & players will tell you it wasn't because of a "homecourt advantage"...

 

Great post Devil58...Like I said before whoever plays the hardest and EARNS the win will prevail. Either team is capable of beating the other on any given night...Both teams are good. Russell is EXPECTED to win but Boyd is the sleeper of the region and everyone is starting to see that. Whoever executes the team game plan should win.

Great post Devil58...Like I said before whoever plays the hardest and EARNS the win will prevail. Either team is capable of beating the other on any given night...Both teams are good. Russell is EXPECTED to win but Boyd is the sleeper of the region and everyone is starting to see that. Whoever executes the team game plan should win.

Your right, I think I'll take Russell:thumb:

 

Russell 62

Boyd 52

 

Selby's gets a ticket for double parking

Your right, I think I'll take Russell:thumb:

 

Russell 62

Boyd 52

 

Selby's gets a ticket for double parking

 

Selby should get a ticket for the 25 fouls he commits each game away from the ball that the 16th region officials can't seem to catch.

I will go with Russell by 10+.

Selby should get a ticket for the 25 fouls he commits each game away from the ball that the 16th region officials can't seem to catch.

I don't know about that, the post can get physical, I've seen Selby lean on you but I havnt seen anything out of the ordinary, he is just a big 'ol boy

I would say he takes more than he gives, being big is not a foul!

Selby should get a ticket for the 25 fouls he commits each game away from the ball that the 16th region officials can't seem to catch.

 

I'm sorry...but how many times have you seen Selby play this season?

I don't know about that, the post can get physical, I've seen Selby lean on you but I havnt seen anything out of the ordinary, he is just a big 'ol boy

I would say he takes more than he gives, being big is not a foul!

 

Very well put Shooterx3.:thumb:

Selby should get a ticket for the 25 fouls he commits each game away from the ball that the 16th region officials can't seem to catch.

 

If I could give a crying towel instead of a sad face I would.......you will be ok....I promise.......:bunny:

Selby should get a ticket for the 25 fouls he commits each game away from the ball that the 16th region officials can't seem to catch.

 

 

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Selby should get a ticket for the 25 fouls he commits each game away from the ball that the 16th region officials can't seem to catch.

 

By the way, what was the score of the Rowan/Boyd game? I must have missed that score....:thumb:

By the way, what was the score of the Rowan/Boyd game? I must have missed that score....:thumb:

Boyd won by 11 after getting behind 11-0.

I don't know about that, the post can get physical, I've seen Selby lean on you but I havnt seen anything out of the ordinary, he is just a big 'ol boy

I would say he takes more than he gives, being big is not a foul!

 

 

Nice post :thumb:

 

 

I think it will be a hard fought game – with Russell winning in the end. Russell has too much fire power.