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:thumb: Very good assestment of Holmes team and their season up to this point. Lots of knowledge in one post!

KENTUCKY 2016 ? Next Up Recruits According to this McClendon is one of the top 20 players in the talented Kentucky junior class. He's ranked ahead of Snapp who most would say is top 5 in the region. I think it's safe to say that he and Bolden are possibly the two best guards in the 9th. As far as Mullins and Avery they haven't been properly evaluated in the past due to injuries in the case of Mullins and lack of playing time for Avery. Holmes basketball gets holiday gift ? depth Good story on Holmes depth and the fact that they can still play without Bolden.

Before the last two games Mullins was Holmes best player for a stretch. Rather than being untalented I think Holmes has multiple guys that can be the guy that carries them and sometimes they struggle to find their role. Sometimes the most talented teams are the hardest ones to mesh together unless they all buy in. I dont think Holmes has reached that point yet but they've definitely improved over the course of the season. They've regressed the last couple games but are still a team that nobody will want to see in the regionals.

Bolden and McClendon are probably both top 3 guards in the region with the other in consideration being Pangallo. Mullins I consider to be a wing player and also one of the three best in the region. Avery is easily one of the top 3 bigs. Bolden, McClendon and Avery would all be top 10 players in the region and Mullins would fall probably in the 11-15 range. All 4 are probably the most athletic at their positions not that necessarily means anything in terms of wins and losses. I'll go on to say that I could see Mullins and McClendon both garnering some D2 and possible lower level D1 college interest before their time at Holmes is complete.

Lacking talent? Undisciplined and out of control at times maybe, but they are in no way lacking of talent. It could be argued that they have 4 players that are within the top 15 in the entire region. Bolden, McClendon, Mullins and Avery are all capable of carrying the team and leading them in scoring on any given night. If you go by this one game then neither team appeared very talented. This game was evenly played with the exception of the very end and that had nothing to do with talent but had more to do with execution and discipline.

Holmes missed at least 5 wide open shots at the rim and a couple more that were contested but should have been made. Game got a little chippy. Avery had a nice game but was also in foul trouble for much of the game. Officials missed a technical foul on Schuh at the beginning of the game, he pushed Arnold in the back for no apparent reason. Other than a two minute or so stretch towards the end of the 3rd, the game was neck and neck. Very entertaining game, but low scoring game.

Holmes has a very good team. Going into this game they were one of the hottest teams in the state. The outcome of this game changes nothing for me in regards to how I feel about Holmes. They simply had an off night. Holmes has played a very nice schedule and haven't really had a bad loss all year. I think Holmes just had a Tuesday night dud on the road and I look for them to bounce back vs Cov Cath. Holmes belongs in the top 25 there's no doubt about that, they just belong in the 20-25 range. Also almost every team comes out dunking in warm ups during the first 4 minutes or so, Holmes still stretches and runs drills just like every other team. This is one of the most disciplined and well coached Holmes teams I've seen play in a while, Coach L knows what he's doing. People are reaching way to far in this thread, Holmes simply struggled.

I haven't seen Mason yet this year but I love the way the Bulldogs have been playing of late. With that said I'll take Holmes in this one. I think Holmes guard trio of Bolden, McClendon and Mullins will be too much for the Royals. On another note, the Cov Cath game on Friday night is at NKU isn't it? I plan on going if it is.

It seemed like the JV squad has gotten shook up since last time I seen them vs St. Henry. I feel like I seen at least 3 new faces with miller and the big you spoke of being a couple of them. I didn't see Xavien Bolden and maybe a couple others. I know brolley transferred. JV looked good tonight.

From the JV game it looks like Holmes has some height to work with in the future. The little guard #3 maybe also looked good in the 4th, he has to be a frosh or 8th grader.

Bolden picked up 3 fouls in what seemed like only a minute of action. Bolden and Mclendon played really well. Holmes really needs to learn how to protect a lead. They had this game licked and let Madison force them into rushed possessions. Just because you break the press doesn't mean you can't pull the ball pack out and run some clock. Overall Holmes is really starting to gel really well. And that block by bolden, wow! I thought Holmes really maintained their cool during what become a chippy game. I think that can be attributed to coach L, he seems to have a grip on this team. For Madison #23 was impressive but didn't look to score enough. I could see them competing for the 11th region crown.

Looking forward to watching Holmes again, does anybody know when they play again? KHSAA app has them playing a game tonight vs Madison Central but Maxpreps has the game tomorrow at noon.

The game is being played in the central time zone. An 8:00pm tip would be 9:00pm in NKY

Gray, yes that was him. Super quick, strong and smooth. He has the unique ability to change directions and contort his body in traffic while staying completely under control. I loved how he attcked as soon as he got the ball. He and weaver are special. Definitely agree that they have one of the better backcourts in the state.

Weaver put up his points in a variety of ways. He finished at the rim for a few and ones. He had a few treys. A couple mid range jumpers. For a kid his size he was very impressive and I was wondering myself if he's getting any college interest. I heard he puts up close to 30 every game. Their other guard was also very impressive, I think his last name was Price. He had a little John wall in his game.