Danville Christian Academy 55 Russell 33 (AIT First Round)

[DevilMayCare]

It was all Warriors from the start, leading by 11 after one quarter and 22 at halftime. 

 

[DevilMayCare]

@24Rocks

[QueenoftheSouth]

DCA looked good yesterday. Their new coach seems to be using their bigs more and their supporting players seem to understand their roles. And that zone looked very good and will present big problems for 12th region teams. On the flip side, I expected more out of Russell.

Looks like they have Fleming today. If they were in the 12th, they’d be a top 5 level team IMO. I expect a double digit win by DCA on their way to playing a legit top 20 team in the next round.

[24Rocks]

When Coach Busick plays his first 5 or 6 players DCA's zone is extremely hard to score on.  He's been subbing 2 or 3 players at a time which IMHO is smart at this time of the season.  He's trying to get them some experience and it should pay off down the line.  The downside is that the defense isn't quite as good but it looks like he's thinking long term which is a good thing.

[QueenoftheSouth]

1 hour ago, 24Rocks said:

When Coach Busick plays his first 5 or 6 players DCA's zone is extremely hard to score on.  He's been subbing 2 or 3 players at a time which IMHO is smart at this time of the season.  He's trying to get them some experience and it should pay off down the line.  The downside is that the defense isn't quite as good but it looks like he's thinking long term which is a good thing.

Yep, wise. Those are vehy inexperienced guys that need developing and this is the time to do it.

[rerun]

2 hours ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

DCA looked good yesterday. Their new coach seems to be using their bigs more and their supporting players seem to understand their roles. And that zone looked very good and will present big problems for 12th region teams. On the flip side, I expected more out of Russell.

Looks like they have Fleming today. If they were in the 12th, they’d be a top 5 level team IMO. I expect a double digit win by DCA on their way to playing a legit top 20 team in the next round.

I wouldn't count my eggs before they hatch. Fleming is as "legit" as anyone in the tournament. Buddy Biggs is a top notch game plan coach. He'll have his kids ready and a strategy to make it happen. In my opinion this game is a toss up. 

[QueenoftheSouth]

1 hour ago, rerun said:

I wouldn't count my eggs before they hatch. Fleming is as "legit" as anyone in the tournament. Buddy Biggs is a top notch game plan coach. He'll have his kids ready and a strategy to make it happen. In my opinion this game is a toss up. 

He does a nice job and they’re definitely a team that isn’t going to beat themselves. They’ll have to shoot extremely well to beat DCA.

[24Rocks]

It will be a contrast in strengths.  I watched Fleming against Highlands and their defense isn’t as good as their offense.  DCA has an extremely good defense but can struggle on offense at times.  It could be interesting.