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Guess I was a few minutes late...sorry Scribe. I didn't see your thread.

Sorry if I missed this or if there was already a thread about it, but did Guyn verbal to Charlotte 49ers? According to his ESPN profile, he did: http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=56382&season=2010&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer%3frecruitId%3d56382%26season%3d2010

Both teams will likely use a lot of players. Coach H and Coach Henley focus on developing players and finding the right combinations during the summer. As long as their kids are playing hard they're not worried about winning or losing in the preseason.

That should be an interesting match up. Let us know when you find out a date and time.

Euton isn't going anywhere....

:confused: Care to elaborate?

Holmes beat Highlands by around 20...Allen was the only player the Birds were missing.

Seneca is going to surprise a lot of people this year. Deonte Maddox is a player and will likely play at the D1 or D2 level. He also has a nice supporting cast in McElwain, Nance, Shaw, and Stone. I was very impressed with Seneca when I saw them last year and it looks like they're picking up where they left off. Don't be surprised if they make a run at the 7th region championship...they are that talented.

I wouldn't put too much stock in to summer ball.

Treg is more of a forward than a big man. He'd struggle against some of the better "big men" around the state like Behanan, Fant, Pittman, Euton, Gibbs, to name a few.

Anything new on the Avery situation yet and whether or not he's transferring to Holmes or been playing with Conner?

Isn't it still up in the air whether Kindred will even play or not? Or am I thinking of a different GRC player?

I just don't think those teams lack of height would be able to contend with GRC. Those teams you mentioned could very well slide in to the #5 spot though. GRC's front court will create a lot of mismatches.

GRC will easily be top 5 in the state next year. I'd think they should be in the 3-5 range. I'd personally rank the top 5 like this: 1. Holmes 2. Scott Co 3. Eastern 4. GRC 5. Christian Co

Actually...they're 70-5 over the past 2 years and 95-15 over the past 3. (36-2 ; 34-3 ; 25-10)

Henley's record at Holmes is 256-107: 97-98: 14-12 (9th Region Semi Finalist) 98-99: 22-5 99-00: 21-9 (9th Region Runner Up) 00-01: 10-17 01-02: 17-12 02-03: 17-13 (9th Region Semi Finalist) 03-04: 17-8 04-05: 24-7 (9th Region Champs) 05-06: 19-9 06-07: 25-10 (State Semi-Finalist) 07-08: 34-3 (State Runner Up) 08-09: 36-2 (State Champs) 98/99 and 03/04 are the only two times Holmes has failed to make it to the region tournament under Henley.

The best way to tell how good a coach is, is to see how they learn from their mistakes. Coach Henley and his staff are great at making adjustments...here are a few examples just from this past year alone: Game 1: Bryan Station 86 Holmes 72 Game 2: Holmes 74 Bryan Station 56 In the first game, Holmes pressed and got torched. Second game, Henley didn't have his team press and forced Bryan Station to be them with half court sets, and you see the result: 30 fewer points for BS. Game 1- Boone Co 45 Holmes 38 Game 2- Holmes 32 Boone Co 29 Difference? Holmes made adjustments defensively and didn't allow Boone to kill them with the back door screens that beat them in the first game. Also look at Henley's record in region championship games and the post season against teams who beat him during the regular season. 04/05 Conner 75 Holmes 72 (OT) Holmes 53 Conner 39 (@ Conner region championship) 06/07: St Henry 50 Holmes 41 Holmes 61 St. Henry 50 (Region Semi Finals) Covcath 42 Holmes 41 ; Covcath 46 Holmes 42 ; Covcath 53 Holmes 50 Holmes 72 Covcath 60 (Region Championship) 08/09 Boone Co 45 Holmes 38 Holmes 32 Boone Co 29 (Region Championship) Coach Hicks is a good coach and gets great results out of his players, but he isn't one of the better coaches at making adjustments against opponents. Example: Game 1- Holmes 53 Conner 46 Game 2- Holmes 72 Conner 50 You obviously haven't seen Holmes very many times if you think Henley just lets them do whatever they want offensively. Why do you think their offensive production is down from years ago when they have more talented teams now? Because he stresses being patient offensively and working for good shots, while playing tough hard nosed defense. Coach Henley is easily one of the top 2 coaches in nky. Hard to argue against 70-5 over two years and 95-15 over 3 years...regardless of the talent level.

Behanan's strength is what makes him so tough to defend and score on and what separates him from the players like Fant, Zollo, and Knipp.

Behanan is going to be a load for ANYONE in the state over the next two years. IMO he will be KY Mr. Basketball in 2011 and is easily the best player for that class.

I agree with Stenzel being the best player in the 10th region next year...but statewide there is a lot of talent in the class of 2011, including top 25, nationally ranked, Chane Behanan. He'll be the heavy favorite to win Mr. Basketball in the "2010-2011" season IMO. He is the most talented player in that class and honestly it's not very close between him and those behind him. I think Stenzel will have more TEAM success over the next two years though. That junior class is very deep and talented at GRC and they should be state title contenders this year and favorites next year.

GRC's front court will be one of the best in the state next year with Zollo, Rogers, and Purvis. They need to find another guard though to compliment Stenzel in the back court. As we saw in the 10th region final last year, you have to have guards that can handle pressure. You can't rely on your big guys to try and pass over top of the press. With that said though, I think GRC should be favored to win the 10th next year and make some noise at Rupp as long as they stay healthy and focused.

Big blow for the Royals. Barner is a solid player. Any idea where he's transferring?

I think you may be looking in to rankings a little too much. You have to realize that this year's team played without Jenkins and Phares and despite that still only lost by 15. I know that's not a small margin, but my point it when you have two of the top 5 seniors out it's going to make a difference. I think next year's team will be better than the 2008 team that beat Indiana. The following starting lineup could compete at the D1 level next year as seniors. 6'4 Jackson 6'3 Guyn 6'5 R. Johnson 6'7 Pittman 6'7 Gibbs/6'8 Euton They wouldn't compete against BCS and high major talent but they would be a solid mid major team with players like Justice, Sewell, Watts, St. John, Rutledge, Bradshaw, etc off the bench.

Thanks...I thought so but wasn't exactly sure. Didn't know Jones was already offered. Do you know who offered him?

Could that have been due to a personal situation? Had he been playing with them earlier in the summer? It seems odd that the Conner faithful and players are reporting he's heading to Holmes, but the Holmes faithful and players have heard nothing about it and they play AAU ball with him. Maybe people are just trying to keep it quiet on one side until actually happens?