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Collins has never beat Anderson so they have that on their back. It's also difficult to compare records without looking at the competition.
Excellent explanation - thanks.
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How could Collins be a "big underdog" when they came into the game with a record of 18-11, while Anderson Co. came into the game at 16-11? Just wondered.
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Colonels turn the tables on Dragons from regular season meeting.
Wow, a 26-point turnaround from game #1 to game #2! When was the last time that South did not advance to the region tourney? This just might turn out to be Trimble's year.
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And some people thought the Highlands/NDA game a few years back was boring.
Girls basketball teams try to lose game to each other, both get postseason ban - The Washington Post
Apples and oranges (rotten apples) - not a legitimate comparison. But on another note, is this example significantly different from when NBA teams have tanked games in order to get the lottery pick? Just a thought.
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1. Elizabethtown
2. Holmes
3. Ashland
4. Henderson County
5. Covington Holy Cross
6. Butler
7. Mercer County
8. Bell County
9. Murray
10. East Carter
11. Mercy
12. Highlands
13. Male
14. Manual
15. Henry Clay
16. Allen County-Scottsville
17. Sacred Heart
18. South Warren
19. Franklin County
20. Shelby County
Which teams have been scheduled to play six or more of these teams during the regular season? Six seems to be a fair number to determine strength of schedule.
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Which Sacred Heart team shows up?
With Butler just losing to Meade Co., the same might be said of them. ... on paper it's a Butler win, but the game won't take place on paper.
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Agree or disagree?
Thoughts on this week's rankings.
Looking at this list of teams, I wondered which teams have played/will play the greatest number of the teams listed in this week's poll.
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Final.
Apparently, the Lady Raiders may be peaking at the right time.
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How would you seed a state tourney? Very few common opponents. And for God's sake don't use the Cantrall's rating system. Blind draw, it's what makes the Sweet 16 so "SWEET"!
Blind draw !?!? Yep, it wasn't televised, so we'll just have to live on faith. Wasn't it supposed to be televised this year?
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Does Male struggle with size? Ryle played them very close as well and they have a lot of size. Just curious.
Male wants to create havoc a super-up-tempo game, with their defense generating easy transition points. If you can counter that with discipline on the offensive end, not only might you score, but you diminish their defense-generated points. It's not easily done and most opponents have not succeeded at it, but from what has been posted, evidently Shelby pulled it off. Congrats to them.
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Once the player has the ball, the timeout should not be granted and the coach should be ignored until the FT has been shot, then the ref can grant the coach the timeout before the second free throw or right after the final free throw. There have been times where one ref has granted the time out, while not watching to see if the player even has the ball. In that case, the other ref will stop the play and ask for the ball back from the shooter to grant the time out.
I agree, in which case it is a viable tactic. The question I really have is if a timeout is granted - and according to the rules it is not, as you've pointed out - could the coach requesting it decline it if given, stating that it is a violation of the rule? If this scenario did play out, it definitely would be a disruption to the shooter, which would be the devious intent of the coach's request.
(Hey, this sounds like something the NE Patriots might try. Ha, ha.)
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Here is another "Another Question."
Team A is shooting a FT. The player has been given the ball. Opposing Team B's coaches and players begin yelling for an immediate timeout once the shooter has the ball.
1) Is the timeout request granted?
2) Is this a violation against the non-shooting team?
3) Is this a viable strategy for distracting or freezing the FT shooter?
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Fantastic win for Shelby County. Congratulations! Anybody have any details on this one?
So much for the 8th region being down this year!
Some of us are eagerly awaiting the scoop on this one. No details were reported in the C-J this morning. The 7th and 8th regions girls' b-ball world has been shaken up by this upset! The plot must be a thick one. I hope the outcome is due to a combination of excellent play by the Lady Rockets and not-so-good play by the Lady Bulldogs, and not the guests "getting striped" on the road.
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SHA used to play Male every year until Male opted not to play based on master scheduling. Can do more boy/girl options versus all girl scheduling (less revenue). I am sure the two teams will be playing each other again. They did play over the summer.
Male is the best team in the 7th region at present, but now is not when the districts and regions are played. Anything can and will happen between now and tourney time.
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Personally I'm fine "without" a shot clock in H.S. basketball.
Not having one allows for various strategies regarding game tempo, and any tempo that a team chooses to play should be acceptable within the bag of tricks that coach might have.
Stall ball seems to be discouraged, but I'm all for it if it's what a team might have to do to have a fighting chance, especially in cases where you have extreme differences in strengths between teams.
We see it all the time in H.S ball where you have powerhouses scheduled to play struggling weaker teams.
If a team decides to stall, so be it, and people need to accept it as a valid strategy without scorning the team that does it. It should just be viewed as one of the many options of approaches.
Having a shot clock pretty much establishes only one game tempo, that being a fast one.
No mystery in that strategy. Every team going into every contest will pretty much know how the tempo will go.
With no shot clock if a team were to slow the ball down, and even to a crawl, then it's up to the opposing team to turn up their defense in order to try to create turnovers. Defensive strategy is as much apart of the game of basketball as is offensive strategy.
Approaching each contest a coach will have to design a strategy, tempo included, taking into consideration what he/she has regarding players, and their strengths and weaknesses, how they match up, and how they need to approach the opposition. Adjustments throughout the game need to be made as well depending on how the game is playing out.
Many people don't seem to like a stall ball game, and typically because they came to a game to see more "action", but I don't see why the tendency for some to insinuate that the stalling team is playing unfairly.
If it's a valid game approach, then deal with it, and too bad if it doesn't pass you "action" requirements. Sometimes this approach can be just as exciting when it feels to take the air out of the room, and perhaps can enable the chances of major upsets.
A shot clock would be certain death for some teams, but no shot clock enables various game tempo strategies, and gives some lesser teams a fighting chance, but I don't want to make it sound like it's only valuable in games where both teams have dramatically different strengths.
It can also play a factor during games where both teams are closer in strengths or evenly matched. Stall ball can have its merits at certain times within games, and not necessarily the whole game.
I agree.
I was not aware that "everyone" was horrified by "stall ball." It's not the favorite of anyone I know, and certainly not mine, but to legislate it into extinction would be foolish ... FOOLISH! It is a part of the game, and it should remain a part of the game. It is a legitimate way for a team to attempt to be competitive, and it forces the hand of the other team to react competitively to counter it. You don't see boxing rings that are being reduced to 4' X 4' just because somebody doesn't like the rope-a-dope, or the sting and float. Why? Because they are legitimate tactics for not getting your brains scrambled. Same goes for basketball.
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It was a close game through 3 quarters. Trimble went to a 3-2 zone in the second half and that seemed to change the flow of the game. Game seemed closer than the final score reflected.
Are the Lady Raiders healthy, focused and on track to cut down the nets at district tourney time? This may be there break-through year.
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Ballard -- Class of 2014, Javonna Layfield and Aundrea Matchen
Surely, Manual, Sacred Heart, Eastern, Butler, Mercy, Assumption, Male and CAL might also have some players, as well.
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Anderson 36 Shelby 33. Final.
Wow! Is this score really considered to be an upset or not? This season seems to lack real dominance the by higher-ranked teams. Somebody has to be listed #1, #2, #3, etc., but that doesn't always translate into being prohibitive favorite, which means that this year's rankings may be misleading, while not being totally inaccurate. (If that makes sense.)
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The smallest schools opt out. But 6th/7th regions schools are not allow to play during LIT week unless you are in the tournament. If you don't make the tournament, you can play a game on Thursday during LIT week (only 20 teams make the tournament, so your schedule is blank for the week until the tournament schedule comes out).
This authoritarianism at a ridiculous level.
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Sacred Heart took control of this one early on when freshman Kiki Samsel hit 6 of 7 3's in the first half to blow this game open. She scored 20 points in the first half.
What about her older sister?
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Neither team seems to have found itself yet, which is understandable for a young SHA bunch, but should not be an issue for a veteran Manual squad. Evolution? Yes! Both teams ought to find out much about themselves tonight.
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1. Elizabethtown
2. Henderson County
3. Holmes
4. Allen County
5. Covington Holy Cross (ill)
6. Southwestern
7. Murray
8. South Warren
9. Highlands
10. Butler
11. Henry Clay
12. Bell County
13. Mercer County
14. Mercy
15. Graves County
16. Ashland Blazer
17, Eastern
18. Male
19. Simon Kenton
20. Manual
Several JCPS "regulars" from recent years are not present on this list. Is there really shifting of power in the Louisville area going on, are is this just a temporary thing?
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Wow, two losses in a row for Manual.
WOW #2!!! I thought the CAL-Eastern score was a surprise, but this is even bigger!!!
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Eastern moves off of the undefeated list with their loss to CAL.
WOW!!! Not saying the 28th is the best or the strongest district around this year, but it normally is one of the most competitive districts in the state. The last few years, the 28th has had three top line schools vying for only two post-season spots, which is not the norm. Despite CAL having the most veteran team in the district returning from last year, after the strong start by Eastern, this score takes me by surprise. Oh well, that's why we play the games - the "on-paper" previews don't always pan out. Congrats to CAL, and Eastern will surely bounce back.
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Can anyone update on where the seniors might be headed or playing after high school?