The Cougars are really starting to make their presence known in the region. This is their first win against Wayne County ever and arguably their best win in program history so far. 

Get use to this, Somerset Christian is about to be like Danville Christian. 

This is definitely not the Somerset Christian of past years.  I agree that they are going to look more like Danville Christian in the near future. I really like the sophomore Harvey kid.

The young Cards were really missing their second leading scorer and rebounder last night. Bell is a high energy guy on both ends of the floor.

13 minutes ago, Boyd_Blue said:

This is definitely not the Somerset Christian of past years.  I agree that they are going to look more like Danville Christian in the near future. I really like the sophomore Harvey kid.

The young Cards were really missing their second leading scorer and rebounder last night. Bell is a high energy guy on both ends of the floor.

That's a big absence.  That explains it to me. Take key guys off the floor for any of the 4-11 squads, and they're severely compromised.

For me the biggest take away from Somerset Christian's success this year is the impact a really good outside shooter can have.  Yes, they have 2 good athletes in the front court and they make a big difference but Baker shooting 50% from the three point line is huge.  They played DCA strongly behind Baker hitting 4-3's in the first half.  

I'm a firm believer that shooting can be taught and the idea that shooters are born and not made is a myth.  Any program that starts teaching proper shooting form in middle school and insists that the kids follow the guidelines will be way ahead.  Ashland  Blazer is a good example.  Their 3 top shooters in terms of volume are hitting from 38.5% up to 52.1%.  

First it was strength training.  Nobody did it and now most everyone does with almost all colleges employing a strength and conditioning coach.  Now the pros have dedicated shooting coaches.  Rob Fodor, the shooting coach for the Miami Heat, says the the average rookie has at least 8 tweaks that need to be done to their shot.  I anticipate that dedicated shooting coaches will become common in the better college programs.  When the high school coaches figure it out and set up their feeder systems to teach proper form they'll have a big advantage.