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Impressive field for sure. Any chance it will be online anywhere this year ?

Would have love to have seen that one if it had happened. 2 amazing programs that are both talented and well coached. Too bad it didn't if it didn't.

Jim Haley is one of the best ever!!! My Malone teams played in the Kingdom 4 times in the 90's I believe. All went 3-1 except my best team LOL. Went 0-2. Flu killed us during a stretch. Lost 4 straight including those 2. Jim is big time!

Gave that a try, haven't heard anything back from him at all.

I'm not at all sure how good CC is this year, but last year they were probably the 2nd or 3rd best overall team in the state. Boasted a lineup of 7-0, 6-9, 6-6 plus 2 very good guards and a 6-11 and 6-8 coming off the bench. Not near as good this year I don't think though, but they'll be solid.

Great idea, I'll give that a try! Thanks!

Yes we have that at our school with Nike, but we are far from being sponsored like some colleagues of mine are at their school. Nike, Adidas & UA have this with certain high schools.

I am guessing that with 320 views and no replies that this game isn't online anywhere LOL. Oh well it was worth a shot.

Not sure about schools in Ky, but yes there are schools across the country that get ALL of their gear free from either Nike, Adidas, or Under Armour depending on who sponsors them. Most of the time it is schools who are nationally ranked or have high level players and it is also many times schools that have PLENTY of resources on their own and don't really need free gear.

Does anyone know if and where this game might be online. As a coach I love watching both teams and from what I've read this was a masterpiece defensively by Ballard and I would love to see that. Thanks in advance.

One thing that makes their pressure so effective is how sound they are in implementing it. Their rotations, helpside, and backside coverages are very good. When you can press and pressure teams without giving up a lot, and you take a lot of charges it makes it very difficult on the oppisition. Hard to duplicate in a practice session. Next to impossible for most programs.

It seems to me from reading some of these responses that some of these top 25 jobs are at that level because of the coach leading the program. The coach at Cooper has done a phenomenal job, Ruthsatz at CC has taken a very good program and turned it into a great program, Hicks, Renner, & Szabo continue to turn out top teams each year. Not disagreeing on anything just thought this was a point that needed to be made. There are a few other programs that would have been viewed much higher a few years ago, but have gone through coaching changes and are no longer viewed as higher level programs/jobs.

I'm not from Ky, but study KY hs b-ball pretty closely. Ballard never has a down year. Their defense & press is always tough. Renner doesn't get the credit he deserves. Hard to argue top programs in Ky without Ballard being in the discussion.

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They actually lost by 19 from every report I can find on the internet 83-64.

I feel sure Coach R will explain the history etc... being a former Hurley asst he knows the whole system all too well. What a fabulous opportunity for these young men and coaches. Maybe it'll be online somewhere so I can get a peek.

Great fit for him. Coach Davis does a wonderful job. Watched David play Sat. at a juco jamboree in Tallahassee and he looked very good. So versatile. Will watch him play several times this season God willing!

I've coached in Fl for 28 years now and have never heard of Conrad Academy. Not saying it isn't a legit school but they have never played in any event I have ever followed and you know if I am on a Ky message board from Fl I certainly try to follow the events in my own state. Hate to hear this!

In his only year at Hopewell in Va. he finished runner-up and almost pulled off a huge upset in the finals of highly favored Norcom. Took over a good program there and probably made it even better. Does a very good job. MC made a HR hire!

Took Hopewell HS in Va. to the state finals this past year losing at the buzzer to the highly favored Norcom. Was close by me at Tallahassee Community College when they were 1 of the top juco's in the country. Knows the game at an extremely high level. Would have been very difficult for Mercer to find anyone better I assure you! Home-run hire!!!

Anyone have the names of those being interviewed and how many are being interviewed?

Thanks so much! I found the Dunbar/Scott Co. game on youtube. Does anyone know if the championship game or other games in the KBA or online ???

In an earlier post it was stated the Scott County beat Dunbar in pool play of the KBA to give Dunbar their only loss of the summer, so with that being said I guess they won the KBA tourney? Is this correct? Secondly I guess Taylor County must have lost most of their talent as they aren't mentioned anywhere although their new coaching hire has been mentioned (and I am certainly not disagreeing here) as a homerun hire. This is a question about Taylor Co. although it may not seem like it.

That certainly does make things easier for sure. I won several state titles here in Fl when I had guys who went, D-2 or juco as opposed to nobody going to college on any level. I was impressed though by him also having the records at the 2 previous schools he was a head coach at before MC. The timeout deal for me anyway is more of a gut feeling. We as coaches definitely over coach at times and we also under coach at times too. It is a thankless job for sure, but I don't think there is an absolute in late game situations. I have my beliefs on O & D and things we teach and work on so we are prepared but 7 of our 10 losses last year came on the last possession which to me had much more to do with 5 of my top 8 being sophomores and 2 more being juniors, so hopefully that helps remedy itself in those situations this coming season.

I was thinking that but I have also found other games online to watch of theirs as well. Tough draw if I remember correctly. I'm not from Ky but do follow fairly closely.