Doesn't matter, seven blocked shot and 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting erases a slow-start.

 

Matthew St. John was the difference in this game(and the district game as well)with his defensive presence inside. I was told by someone who kept stats that Corbin was only able to hit 9 out of 35 shots in the paint. Corbin was able to get off 59 shots to South's 45........just did not make enough of them. Bortnem hit some huge shots and FT's, but if St. John was not in there contesting every shot, Corbin wins goin away.

Congrats to SL and Coach Wright.

I watched the game on Wazoo sports and I was pretty nervous when SL was down by 13 in the 4th.

Corbin could just not handle the pressure with 2 many rushed shots and turnovers. Great job SL. See ya at RUPP ARENA:thumb:

South is losing Bortnem, Jones, Duncan, Price,

Corbin is losing Cashen, Barley, Madon, Rogers,

St. John was a factor in this game, no doubt, but don't be mistaken, Bortnem was the difference. When SL was down big late in the 4th, he was the one who stepped up, and sparked SL's comeback. On both ends of the floor.

Bubby one problem with what you said. South is in the 13th now and that is the way it will be. We never seam to learn from past games on how to win. The coaches have got to take care of this. He also had the best team in the region in 2002 and 2003 and did not win the region then and there was no South then. He has two more good teams then hold on it will be a few years after that.

 

 

You maybe correct. I just do not want to kick a feller when he is down. Considering the injury to Josh Crawford and the amount of time it took for him to join the mix, I think the Hounds did pretty well but just came up short. I am a fan of Coach P and the way he runs his program. He was class as a player and now he is as a Coach . Good role model for the players and represents the school and community in a respectful manner. That is about all one can ask IMO.

Bubby, So was Tubby Smith. Tony is a good person. But he should be winning more. He beat South without Josh and has lost to them three times with Josh. Josh is not the problem you have got to correct kids on what a good shot is and what a bad shot is. When you let it go on all year you can not expect the kids to know any different if they are not corrected. In the district and region there were way to many bad shots taken when you have got the lead and the ball. Soph. become Juniors and I open someone does some teaching about how to take care of the ball.

If I am up 14 with 6 to go I pull the other team out of the zone and make them guard me one on one when my team is quicker. The key is to win not by how much to get a monkey off of my back.

 

It is easy to say these things after the fact. I don't know what teams you are watching but Corbin is not quicker than South. They may be quicker in a couple of spots, but overall South is much quicker and mobile. You cant hold the ball against South. Even when they are in a zone, they are usually matching up out of it and you can't hold it.

You maybe correct. I just do not want to kick a feller when he is down. Considering the injury to Josh Crawford and the amount of time it took for him to join the mix, I think the Hounds did pretty well but just came up short. I am a fan of Coach P and the way he runs his program. He was class as a player and now he is as a Coach . Good role model for the players and represents the school and community in a respectful manner. That is about all one can ask IMO.

 

:thumb: The Corbin kids were well prepared and the game plan appeared to be to take it inside at St. John to try and get him into foul trouble. Corbin was able to get the ball inside to Crawford, who took 18 shots in the paint without getting to the FT line and was only able to knock down 5 of these attempts, which are very unusual type numbers for Josh.

 

The bottom line is that Corbin just did not hit enough shots or score enough points.............and I can't remember Coach P. missing any last night.

 

Great season for the HOunds

They lose Jones, Bortnem, Duncann and Jordan Price.

Corbin should be the favorite. They basically return everyone except for Cashen and Rogers, I believe.

South has some nice young talent coming up, but they won't be the favorites.

Clay, Bell, Middlesboro, Lynn Camp, Harlan Central and North should have good teams.

 

Who will Harlan COUNTY have that will make them good. Wasn't Cumberland senior dominated and the best of the Cawood team is gone. Evarts ? I don't know was just wondering why so many think they will start out as good. I hope so but I also think it will take some time. I sure can't disagree with Middlesboro, Clay and Bell.

Harlan County should not be that strong. Unless a lot of good players come out of the woodwork. Middlesboro lost one of their best scorers and Clay also is losing a few key players. Not really sure about Bell.

Corbin loses 4 seniors in Barley, Cashen, Madon and Rogers. However, there were many good players that never received playing time because of the skill of the starters. Corbin will still have some weapons in upcoming sophomores, juniors and senior class. Corbin needs to make better shot selection and calm down when they are ahead. We shot ourselves in the foot last night.

Congrats to Coach Wright and the Hounds. I'm happy to be able to see my former Coach next Thursday.

Harlan County should not be that strong. Unless a lot of good players come out of the woodwork. Middlesboro lost one of their best scorers and Clay also is losing a few key players. Not really sure about Bell.

 

I agree about Harlan County.:flame:

Listened to the end of the game. This is what a Regional Championship should be, when two teams are pretty even.

Great Job South, the guys in stripes had nothing to do with this game. Down the stretch the Cards played tough defense and 31 took over. Corbin took some bad shots when they were up by 8 and 6 in the last four minutes. They played like they were down.

 

A typical cry from most Corbin, fans. "not all" I've never heard them say we got out coached or out played in any loss, football or basketball. It's alway the men in stripes fault. I can tell you the men in stripes missed calls on both ends and let the kids play. A big call the ref's missed was in the 1st qtr when a South player flat out ran over top of Corbin's big man and the called a blocking foul. Mann's, fouling St John's, on about every rebound. By just flying into him not trying for the rebound from his back side. Bumping him very hard keeping him off balance while other Corbin players got the rebound. Good hard play jamming him on rebonds is OK, but just flat out mugging??? Corbin players pushing off to get spacing because the can't do it out of triple threat. Johnson's push off in the third qtr was just a missed call. Players hooking trying to get by the defender off the dribble is a offensive foul. Corbin's player under cutting South on 3 different lay ups, and nothing being called. A rec league ref makes that call. "Yes" South, got by with a slap and reach here and their, and Corbin, got by with some hard play under the basket at times. "OK" "but" to say South, won because of the Stripes PLEASE!!!!

 

What South did to Corbin, in the second halve and OT. Is what Corbin, did to South, at the end of the first halve and start of the second. South's coach's made adjustments in the 4th qtr by keeping their players heads in the game and hearts on the floor. Corbin's coach's never made the adjustment for South's 4th and OT runs. Except to come out of the zone and go man to man after the Bortnem, hit two big three's. They never hedge out on Bortnem, I guess out of the fear St John's, would slip the screen. They just came under the screen leaving Bortnem, open for the 3 point shoot. Then South went off the dribble on Corbin's man to man. Corbin, never switched to help out or was late getting over on the drives from the weak side to stop South's, dibble penetration. The Dean, kid made some big shots off the dribble for South.

Corbin's coaching staff down 5 with a little over a minute left in OT sat in silence defeat. "WHY"? Did the stripes make them quit coaching? Their players quit playing because their coach's quit coaching. They flat out got out coached in the second halve. Fourteen points down little over 6 minutes, left South calls a TO. Coach Wright, met his team on the floor encouraging them. This game was not over.

Corbin, never set up any offensive plays in the last few seconds of regulation or in over time. The players just tried to create on their own. After a missed shot the fouled to make the big gap on going to the line.

 

Please!!!!

 

I'm not bashing any of the Corbin, players. The are some great kids and very good basketball players.:ylsuper: Just some of their fans! :fire:

 

The Truth: Some were between the chants from Corbin's fans of Rupp Arena!!!! Corbin's players celebrating after South's TO in the 4th qtr with Corbin up 14 points. Corbin, lost their game focus. Coach's forgot to tell them who they were playing and the game was far from over. I think the Corbin's coaching staff forgot who they were playing as well. Began to celebrate along with their fans and players. Which gave their players subliminal permission to relax and think the game was over.

 

At that point South's coaching staff took over. Coach Denny, the best asst coach in the state with his clip board in hand flipping pages looking at game plan notes. Coach Wright's intense antics relaying encouraging game instruction to his team. While the other coach's spoke words of encouragement. The South players came out of the TO, playing with fire and defensive discipline. :ylsuper:

 

"Gave South the win" "Not the Stripes"

 

Sorry for a long post " but" This is years of frustration buldt up over "some" Corbin, fans blaming stripes and bad calls in all their losses. :madman: