I don't think anyone ever said Boone should be a top 5 team in this forum. I still think they are a top 20 team. They have some good victories this season. Highlands also is a top 20 team.

 

Boone's best win this season is Scott...they've lost to every other ranked opponent they've played. (Eastern, Trinity, and Highlands)

 

I'd say Highlands is a top 20 team, and Boone may very well be too, but they'd be ranked in the 15-20 range IMO.

Didn't Highlands defeat Mason Co. earlier this season? It seems most wrote that off as a fluke, or the fact that Mason Co. is down.

 

Mason Co. is a good team and will be in the thick of the 10th region hunt.

 

I don't know about anyone else, but that early season win told me something about Highlands.

From nky.com:

 

No. 3 Bluebirds win Seventh in a row- No. 2 Rebles held to lowest output

 

Heading into the Northern Kentucky boys' basketball season, area coaches were sure about three things. Holmes was the best team ... by a lot. Boone County was the second-best team ... by a decent margin. And little separated the rest in the next tier.

 

Highlands, the area's hottest team this side of Holmes, seems to have emerged slightly from the mess. The Bluebirds, ranked third in the Enquirer poll, on Monday night increased their winning streak to seven games with a definitive 51-37 home victory over No. 2 Boone County.

 

....said Highlands junior Stephen Kowolonek. "We're looking forward to Holmes."

 

Rest of Story:

http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090113/SPT0302/901130407/

Didn't Highlands defeat Mason Co. earlier this season? It seems most wrote that off as a fluke, or the fact that Mason Co. is down.

 

Mason Co. is a good team and will be in the thick of the 10th region hunt.

 

I don't know about anyone else, but that early season win told me something about Highlands.

 

Yea Highlands won at Mason Co. They are definetly a solid team and starting to hit their stride.

How can anyone be suprised by this score? If you have been watching Boone County play the last three years you should have seen this coming.

 

Coach Schlarman made a great move by going to the sagging zone to take away Earls and McFarland. It was obvious that Boone's game plan was to pound it inside. Nice coaching Willie!!

 

I would love to be a fly on the wall in the Boone locker room at half time. Does the coaching staff have a clue???? At no point did Boone try to adjust and try something different. It was obvious that Willie was not going to allow Boone to pound the ball inside.

 

Boone will continue to loose games against the top teams in this region because they are very predictable and are unable to adjust during a game.

How can anyone be suprised by this score? If you have been watching Boone County play the last three years you should have seen this coming.

 

Coach Schlarman made a great move by going to the sagging zone to take away Earls and McFarland. It was obvious that Boone's game plan was to pound it inside. Nice coaching Willie!!

 

I would love to be a fly on the wall in the Boone locker room at half time. Does the coaching staff have a clue???? At no point did Boone try to adjust and try something different. It was obvious that Willie was not going to allow Boone to pound the ball inside.

 

Boone will continue to loose games against the top teams in this region because they are very predictable and are unable to adjust during a game.

 

Why is it that any time Boone loses all of the blame immediately goes to the coaching staff? Unless we were in the lockerroom at halftime, there's no telling what was said.

 

Maybe Highlands is just the better team...along with the other teams who have beaten Boone.

I don't think anyone ever said Boone should be a top 5 team in this forum. I still think they are a top 20 team. They have some good victories this season. Highlands also is a top 20 team.

 

 

I don't recall insinuating that anyone on here said that. I was just pointing out that we were all correct in saying they weren't a top 5 team :thumb:

How can anyone be suprised by this score? If you have been watching Boone County play the last three years you should have seen this coming.

 

Coach Schlarman made a great move by going to the sagging zone to take away Earls and McFarland. It was obvious that Boone's game plan was to pound it inside. Nice coaching Willie!!

 

I would love to be a fly on the wall in the Boone locker room at half time. Does the coaching staff have a clue???? At no point did Boone try to adjust and try something different. It was obvious that Willie was not going to allow Boone to pound the ball inside.

 

Boone will continue to loose games against the top teams in this region because they are very predictable and are unable to adjust during a game.

 

I thought the zone was a good move for the Birds. Grote got his 3rd foul early in the 2nd half and Watson was in foul trouble all night.

Boone's best win this season is Scott...they've lost to every other ranked opponent they've played. (Eastern, Trinity, and Highlands)

 

I'd say Highlands is a top 20 team, and Boone may very well be too, but they'd be ranked in the 15-20 range IMO.

 

Boone has a win over ranked Perrry County.

Why is it that any time Boone loses all of the blame immediately goes to the coaching staff? Unless we were in the lockerroom at halftime, there's no telling what was said.

 

Maybe Highlands is just the better team...along with the other teams who have beaten Boone.

 

Maybe, maybe not...

Why is it that any time Boone loses all of the blame immediately goes to the coaching staff? Unless we were in the lockerroom at halftime, there's no telling what was said.

 

Maybe Highlands is just the better team...along with the other teams who have beaten Boone.

 

I think there is NO doubt that a coach can be the reason for kids not to succeed! The Boone kids could run with about anybody in their region, with the exception of Holmes, and they are standing around watching McFarland try to go 1 on 1? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me but it seems that a lot of coaches only know one way to coach and can't adjust to the talent and skills of the current kids that they have on the team.

 

Gabbard and Popp have had very successful careers in AAU ball where they use their quickness and abiltity to create and I just don't see that happening within the current system that Boone plays!

I don't recall insinuating that anyone on here said that. I was just pointing out that we were all correct in saying they weren't a top 5 team :thumb:

 

Referring to StickerMann's quote above.

I didn't mean to imply that Highlands is not better than Boone. I believe that Highlands is a better team than Boone. I love what Kowolonek brings to the table.

 

I also believe that Willie is one of the top coaches in the region. He does a great job and understands how to prepare his teams.

 

But you can't deny the fact that Boone continues to look un-prepared and unable to make adjustments.

 

With each of the top coaches in this region they all seem to have a style of play that they teach year in and year out. Boone's style of play changes from week to week.

 

I truly believe that if the two coaches in last nights game exchange players that Willie wins 9 out of 10 games no matter which team he is coaching.

Maybe, maybe not...

 

Didn't Highlands just hand Boone their worse loss of the year? While also holding them to their lowest point total of the year?

 

I don't think there's any "maybe not" to it. Highlands is the better team.

Didn't Highlands just hand Boone their worse loss of the year? While also holding them to their lowest point total of the year?

 

I don't think there's any "maybe not" to it. Highlands is the better team.

 

Let me clarify. If you are calling a team the players AND the coaches comprising the TEAM, then I won't argue.