eaglehoops

Here is the scenario for the Travelers and qualifying for Peach Jam. If they win tomorrow morning, they are in Peach Jam. If the Southern Stampede loses, the Travelers are in Peach Jam whether they win or lose. The only way they don't make Peach Jam is if they lose and Southern Stampede wins.

How have the Travelers shown an elite attitude? Unless I missed something, all the guy said was that the EYBL was the best league in the country. I saw the EYBL at Boo Williams, and he's dead-on right. The Travelers guy never said anything critical about anyone as far as I can tell.

I don't know why the Travelers didn't go to Ft. Wayne. If I look at the schedule right, there were only 2-3 EYBL teams there. Since they go to Dallas this weekend it wouldn't have made much sense anyway. I disagree about the guard play. I think Snider is a great player, but other than that, the Travelers are much better on the perimeter. If you haven't seen the Travelers play, you're not taking into account how good Thomas and McCormick really are. I'd take those two, with Bolden and Justice, over Green and Cunningham any day. As good as Snider is, Beverly has been great for the Travelers. He won't score like Snider, but he's been great in the EYBL and nobody expected that. The Travelers are much better in the post. The Tennessee kid is really good, and they have depth there. The Magic has no one who could stay with Johnson.

Hatton didn't play, true, but he wouldn't start for the Travelers. The Travelers didn't have Davis at Boo Williams, either. The Travelers and All-Ohio Red have the same record (5-4) and have played many of the same teams in the EYBL. They're about the same, and they'll play each other either in Dallas or Minneapolis, not sure which one. I know the Travelers are new to Kentucky, but they've put it together pretty good for year one, and they have a history of NBA players and McDonald's All-Americans. Does the Magic have that?

The Travelers have a winning record in the EYBL (5-4). I saw the Magic play at Spiece and the Travelers play in Hampton. In my opinion, the Travelers are 15-18 points better. I didn't realize how good the Travelers' young players were, and their 3 out-of-state players are all really good. I know the Magic have a big rep after what they did the past two years, but they've clearly fallen off a great deal. They're still good and have beat some fairly good teams, but they're nowhere near where they were the past two years, and stepping up to 17s is a different ball game. The Louisville Magic played one game against an EYBL team at Spiece and lost by around 20. All-Ohio Red I believe, who is also 5-4 in the EYBL. They did beat Meanstreets, but it was not the Meanstreets EYBL team. After watching both teams play, I think the Travelers are better at 4 of the 5 spots on the floor and have a way better bench. And they're doing it with half their team being freshmen or sophomores.

The Louisville Magic 15s won the Silver Bracket, yes. This was the bracket for the 3rd and 4th place teams in pool play, which means they did not advance out of their pool.