19 minutes ago, Honey Badger said:

 

 

Dixie hit 2 3's. Lloyd hit 2 3's.

Dixie is scared to play man to man defense and it has probably cost them W's in multiple close games this year and over the last few years, in my opinion. 

They play a soft, soft zone and don't take play makers away from getting easy touches. You let good players get a clean look at the end of games and it will cost you. 

This Dixie- Lloyd game has been very boring for years now as Dixie just makes it as about of a boring game as it can be. I guess the zone helps Dixie keep it close though, rather than getting ran out of the gym by trying to play man to man defense??

That zone runs pretty deep in the Code family, all the way back to father, Bill.  The zone worked very well for Syracuse for many years.  Blaackar was able to get 24, actually below his average,  but no one else touched double digits.  You have to score more than 41 points to win most games.

On 2/17/2026 at 10:35 AM, 4 Quarters said:

That zone runs pretty deep in the Code family, all the way back to father, Bill.  The zone worked very well for Syracuse for many years.  Blaackar was able to get 24, actually below his average,  but no one else touched double digits.  You have to score more than 41 points to win most games.

Yes. Very correct. But you have to know when to pick it up and when to drop it. To " let " a team pass the ball around and get it to their best play maker when they want to is....irresponsible. If you ask me.

33 minutes ago, Honey Badger said:

Yes. Very correct. But you have to know when to pick it up and when to drop it. To " let " a team pass the ball around and get it to their best play maker when they want to is....irresponsible. If you ask me.

Think about this, aren't most good teams going to have the ball in the hands of their best play maker facing any type of defense?

Just now, 4 Quarters said:

Think about this, aren't most good teams going to have the ball in the hands of their best play maker facing any type of defense?

Yes. But would you? Or would you not? Deny him the ball?

Let's just say this, the best team in the state PTP 24/7.

1 minute ago, Honey Badger said:

Yes. But would you? Or would you not? Deny him the ball?

Of course you're going to try to deny, but we all know you're not always successful.  If you were, you wouldn't lose many games.

1 minute ago, 4 Quarters said:

Of course you're going to try to deny, but we all know you're not always successful.  If you were, you wouldn't lose many games.

Sit back in a soft zone and your going to.

7 minutes ago, Honey Badger said:

Let's just say this, the best team in the state PTP 24/7.

Who is PTP?

6 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

Who is PTP?

If you know you know.

The Dixie - SH district game could be interesting. Not sure what is going on at Dixie given they are on a 5 game losing streak including a head scratcher to Cooper. The first match-up vs SH was anyone's game through 3 qtrs before SH let it get away from them in the 4th giving the Colonels a convincing win. A trip to the regionals is at stake so that ball could bounce either way ?‍♂️or maybe be held either way ?

2 minutes ago, Mr. Sixer said:

The Dixie - SH district game could be interesting. Not sure what is going on at Dixie given they are on a 5 game losing streak including a head scratcher to Cooper. The first match-up vs SH was anyone's game through 3 qtrs before SH let it get away from them in the 4th giving the Colonels a convincing win. A trip to the regionals is at stake so that ball could bounce either way ?‍♂️or maybe be held either way ?

Has St. Henry " gotten " better since then? What's Dixie's confidence looking like after a few rough go rounds?

12 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

Who is PTP?

It's not a who, it's an abbreviated adjective, for a who.

4 minutes ago, Honey Badger said:

Has St. Henry " gotten " better since then? What's Dixie's confidence looking like after a few rough go rounds?

Great questions for both teams! I know SH struggles with consistency during games but when they play the way their coach wants them to they have gotten better since that earlier loss to Dixie. Game could be a "toss up" IMO.

Just now, Mr. Sixer said:

Great questions for both teams! I know SH struggles with consistency during games but when they play the way their coach wants them to they have gotten better since that earlier loss to Dixie. Game could be a "toss up" IMO.

I agree. Something tells me Dixie is not scared to put the pressure on 'Th Cru. Sully has been getting his team ready to make diamonds for less than a year now. Is that enough time for them to push one more out when it really matters? Personally, I hope so.

26 minutes ago, Honey Badger said:

I agree. Something tells me Dixie is not scared to put the pressure on 'Th Cru. Sully has been getting his team ready to make diamonds for less than a year now. Is that enough time for them to push one more out when it really matters? Personally, I hope so.

Couldn’t agree more. With what he had to endure over the last year, this would be nothing but fitting to make it to the Regional tournament.