1 hour ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

Maybe they don't play well when attempting to freeze a game? Have tried it in the past and it led to turnovers? 

Normally, if you have a more talented team, you attempt to put teams away by continuing to play your game rather than freezing it out. 

Wellllllll. Based off of the above reply, maybe the answer to my question is...  coaching? I dunno. You tell me.

On 3/12/2025 at 2:24 PM, Hungover_in_Andover said:

Crossing had a few close calls last season, most notably that Catholic game. Yet, having a skilled 7 footer seasoned with a title game run a year prior, it would SEEM that Great Crossing has the mix of talent and experience to win convincingly against top 5 teams that happen to also be in their region.  

Is it that far-fetched to you that assume that THIS Great Crossing team with a 7 footer, playing in a state that doesn't use a shot clock, should have carried what was once a comfortable lead in the 3rd quarter, to no less than a 6 point win? 

THAT was my reason for my post.

I'm not sure how much style points matter in wins and losses, especially in the postseason.  At the end of the day, Great Crossing went 32-0 in the 11th Region the past 2 seasons, and they're currently 56-2 against Kentucky competition in that timeframe.  

3 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I'm not sure how much style points matter in wins and losses, especially in the postseason.  At the end of the day, Great Crossing went 32-0 in the 11th Region the past 2 seasons, and they're currently 56-2 against Kentucky competition in that timeframe.  

Sure. And St. X matches against them very much the same Lyon Co did. I just don't agree that it's 'style' points as much as (top 5 team or not) they should be more dominant, even against the better teams who don't have a 7 foot UK commit.

At this point, I'll drop it since no one seems to agree or acknowledge that Moreno is essentially a unlimited life cheat code, on an old Nintendo console.

Like you said a 1 point win is a win, same as a 12 point victory at the end of the day, right?

9 hours ago, Hungover_in_Andover said:

Sure. And St. X matches against them very much the same Lyon Co did. I just don't agree that it's 'style' points as much as (top 5 team or not) they should be more dominant, even against the better teams who don't have a 7 foot UK commit.

At this point, I'll drop it since no one seems to agree or acknowledge that Moreno is essentially a unlimited life cheat code, on an old Nintendo console.

Like you said a 1 point win is a win, same as a 12 point victory at the end of the day, right?

Next time before doing all of this just post "Attention: I am a fan of an opposing school and do not like Great Crossing and am very biased against them.", doing so will save us plenty of time, not debating with you. 

10 hours ago, Hungover_in_Andover said:

Sure. And St. X matches against them very much the same Lyon Co did. I just don't agree that it's 'style' points as much as (top 5 team or not) they should be more dominant, even against the better teams who don't have a 7 foot UK commit.

At this point, I'll drop it since no one seems to agree or acknowledge that Moreno is essentially a unlimited life cheat code, on an old Nintendo console.

Like you said a 1 point win is a win, same as a 12 point victory at the end of the day, right?

St. X beat them twice over the summer in very close games. I was at summer game and St. X won by like 2 in OT then they beat them in championship of Collins tournament in close game. If they meet again should be close game where either team could win. One advantage St. X could have if make it to the championship is depth since play semifinals and championship on same day.

5 hours ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

Next time before doing all of this just post "Attention: I am a fan of an opposing school and do not like Great Crossing and am very biased against them.", doing so will save us plenty of time, not debating with you. 

Nobody was debating with you in the 1st place, I posted, and you thought you were on a ESPN talking head show and responded  lol. 

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