LongTimeReader

A lot of energy for those morning practices based off of social media. As stated above, having a defensive head coach usually means a bit more emphasis on the run game, so we'll see how that goes during summer practices.

2005 and 2007 teams unfortunately are right behind the 2008 team. Some really good teams and players were coming through St. X during this time, but they just came up a little short of the ultimate goal.

I know two of those loses they probably should not have lost late in the season… one to CAL and one to North Oldham. Lost to Male early, I think in KOB and then to Ballard at home. I think this group of X seniors have been waiting for this time of year after the way the last two years have finished and I think will hit a different gear this week. The seniors have experienced a lot of high school basketball and should be able to stay in the moment, similar to the first quarter of today’s game. They didn’t seem rattled, they just played and guys made plays to keep them inching forward to close the gap.

What has impressed me the most about Jeremiah over the last month or so is that he has been able to do so much for the team. There were games where he carried the team scoring, but then during the last few games he didn't have to scoring but he was able to play great defense and do other things on the court to help his team win. This team will go as he goes today.

Chief Cameron will be the X factor for St. X. If he can control the tempo and take care of the ball, I think the Tigers win a close one. If this becomes a track meet, then I think Cov Cath wins by double digits. This year's version of the Tiger basketball I don't think is a team that can keep pace with Cov Cath in terms of high-volume scoring. Should be a fun one and a great way to start the tournament.

Don’t see this one being any different than the first two meetings. Close and will come down to the final seconds. Should be a lot of fun and whoever advances will have definitely earned it.

This has been a tough job over the years, but he appears to know the culture with his previous stops in Warren County. Good luck to him.

With the exception of double 00, this team is not fun to watch. Pope was able to overcome last year's lack of talent with shooting, but this can't shoot consistently enough to overcome their issues. Even if everyone was healthy, I'm still not sure how good this team would actually be and if they would be any more consistent. For me, all indications point to year three being the final year of the Pope Era. It was fun thinking a former captain of a national championship team would be able to do the same with his old team, but he just doesn't have the "it" factor to get the team to that point. Whoever becomes the new AD hopefully will have a list of possible replacements when they are hired.

The locker room was lost in 2024? I had never heard that mentioned.

How long does it take to replace turf?

Coach Klein has done a good job building on the success of the program the last couple of years. I was curious if they would take a dip, but so far, they're getting better.

There were some rising seniors who played key roles for the Tigers last year, there just isn't very much depth in that particular class, there are just pieces. The rising juniors and sophomores will be counted on to fill in significant roles next year. It's nice to add competition, but I agree, if a transfer is just handed a starting spot at any position for any school it's not a great look. There is going to be a learning curve for anyone coming from a 1A school into a top 6A program. I'm not sure who the first three opponents are for Hazard, but X will open up with Owensboro, Bowling Green, and Male. So, we'll find out pretty quick how he adjusts.

Looks like a good addition on paper for the Tigers; we'll see how it all plays out coming from Hazard to Louisville.

Was there internal talk he would step down?

The current admin has seemed to struggle with the PR part of announcements over the last year or so.