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I really like Houston's moneyline in Game 7 if the number is anything positive for them.

Apparently he's at it again. I kinda laughed when I saw this thinking back to people swearing up and down that "those aren't gang signs".

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Way too early preseason rankings, but let me know what you think: Tier 1: 1. Dunbar Tier 2: 2. Lafayette 3. Lexington Catholic 4. Lexington Christian Academy Tier 3: 5. Bryan Station Tier 4: 6. Henry Clay 7. Scott County Tier 5: 8. Madison Central 9. Franklin County 10. Tates Creek 11. Woodford County *Lots of these rankings are speculation on what the teams have coming back, the size of their schools, etc. *Of the three, I really want to see what Lexington Catholic, Lexington Christian Academy, and Scott County wind up opening the year with. *I have Lafayette at #2 because they have a ton of seniors, many of which played important roles last season. The way Mendenhall plays so many kids, you know that others will be ready to step up as well. *With Lexington Catholic, I wonder who steps up and scores for them in half-court situations, especially when they need that "go to" guy. *For LCA, King, Rode, and a healthy Hill are a solid core. *Station has two immensely talented kids in Andre Davis and DeAndre Dishman (the latter of which I felt was severely underrated last season), but they lost some huge pieces with Claitt, Walker, and Owsley gone. *Henry Clay still has Isaiah Tisdale, and Coach Brown has a bit of a knack for exceeding expectations. If a guy like Justin Mitchell is able to step up, that'd be huge for the Devils. They'll likely be a bit of a work in progress through the season, but I've learned not to count them out.

Is the Tates Creek job still open, and if not, who got it? I only ask because I don't see it listed on KHSAA.org.

For the '98 and '99 team, post #2 in the thread below has the guys who played in the State Tournament, then went on to play in college. Pretty incredible lists when looking at the overall depth and talent. '98 was the first year I started attending the whole tournament (at least that I was old enough to remember), and I'm not sure there was a two year stretch better than those classes. Really spoiled me seeing the depth and talent in those years as my first tournaments. http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-boys-basketball/all-decade-state-280497.html

I think it'd be much, much easier in Vegas. Most big time and/or professional gamers live there just because it's one of the few places you can legally bet on sports and really the only one that you can do so to such an extent and in a regulated way. It's pretty deeply engrained in the culture of the city, and along with the all-night lifestyle, parties, clubs, etc., I could see it leading to problems for someone that young who has just been handed such a salary.

Agreed.

I would think that if people sit back and wait, just letting everything completely run it's course and don't like the outcome, then it's likely too late. Also, the pressure that is put on during the investigation might sometimes let officials know that people are watching, and with more eyeballs on things, there's more potential that something corrupt could be exposed if attempted. Honestly, I would think that the lack of transparency in similar cases where someone is "internally disciplined" or subject to some other type of vague, ambiguous punishment is one of the primary factors in people acting with such immediacy. Not saying it's right, that it's the best system, or anything like that, just that I can see how the debate and protest has evolved as somewhat of a function of that.

This seems like something that could be a really good idea, but I'm not sure that Vegas is the ideal place to make it happen. I get the benefits, but say it works well enough that he gets 10 of the top 30 players in each class. I can't imagine a league like the NBA being thrilled with so many guys having those kinds of ties to Vegas. When I initially saw this, I thought of it as something where they get access to a player that continues into his pro career and then really profit by using that for gambling. Being the first to know about a guy tweaking an ankle or something like that would be huge for manipulating gambling lines. If you want to get really nefarious with it, what happens if a star gets out in Vegas and does something bad that is kept hush during his stay. Think that anyone might later decide to use that as a means to extort the play later on down the road, maybe past just giving up inside info and going all the way to shaving some points or even throwing a game?

No worries. I think Thomas gives them another dimension with his length.

Was referring to Cameron Thomas.

If I'm a player, I worry about the strings attached later. Vegas has a stench.

I'm going to go with what a wise man said after Zimmerman's second incident: "If George Zimmerman shoots another unarmed black kid, I'm going to start sensing a pattern".

Coach Cody is doing a good job and has been building Western Hills well, but I expect that entire district to be wide open next season. Far too early to declare a winner.

Welcome to BGP. Someone had to try to delineate. Without that effort, where would we be?

Sounds like a nice squad. I'm a big fan of Carpenter and Dishman and feel that each is a little underrated. Huge on Tisdale, but that's kind of shone through over the past season.

The Rockets are my rooting interest, and were even when the Spurs were in, but it's not looking good right now. They seem to have rolled over pretty hard. This is a crazy year in the Playoffs.

Agree RM.

Promise that I'm not disagreeing just to disagree, but it likely depends on how you define 'good' or even 'double standard'. Example: I think it's a good thing if people are not allowed to protest at other's funerals. That might be a double standard on "free speech" per se, but it doesn't mean that I don't agree with it. Many double standards probably have a reason for being such. Another example: A strict conception of 'free speech' as we know it gives broader latitude for criticizing public figures, for instance, politicians. This means that politicians don't have the same recourse under law that the average John Doe citizen has, but the protection is there so that society encourages political debate. Bush or Obama don't have the same protections than either of us have in that sense, but if they did, it could make things even more complicated.

Agreed JD, and I think that's a very good analogy.

Saw it on the news. Worst part is she doesn't come off as very apologetic. Better off just owning up as a mistake and taking it, but she just keeps giving weak explanations and/or justifications.

Dunbar will be a very tough out for anyone in the State. Mark it down, they will be better than expected.

I understand the sentiment with a lot of these posts on peer pressure, but lots of these kids are only going to go onto colleges where 90% of them won't be subjected to any kind of testing. What happens then? The crutch isn't there and if it's the only reason kids were saying "no", then what? Just playing Devil's Advocate here. I would guess that college is a time when kids are more likely to experiment with drugs than high school or any other time. They aren't under their parent's watch for the first time in their lives and many of them will have their own sources of income as well.

If it's against the law, then it probably wouldn't come in. If it's against police policy but not the law, then that's different. Sorry, wasn't really sure which you were going for in your example.