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In head to head: Miller scored more points Mackey had more rebounds Miller was forced into more turnovers (6) They were equal in assists However, the ONLY stat that really matters when all is said and done is Mackey's team won the game.

That is exactly what happened in the 1999 Sweet 16 semi-final. A Paducah Tilghman defender backed under Scott Hundley. In that case the official got the call correct. The game tape showed it. However, most of the casual fans in attendance thought it was a horrible call. This call is still talked about today.

I don't think it was much of a contest who had the best overall program even then. In the previous 10 years Scott Co had won 6 regional championships, Oldham Co had won 3 and Anderson Co had won 1. In the same time period Scott Co had won 13 Sweet 16 games and Oldham Co had won only 2. I think Scott Co was much more respected around the state than Oldham County.

Details are being worked out now for Simeon to be Scott County's opponent at Marshall Co.

Its tough to play other sports and basketball in large schools with top notch programs unless you are very naturally talented athlete. I'm not saying it can't be done. Basketball is such a skill development game that it takes a lot of time to continue to develop these skills. I don't think you should choose one sport or another by 5th grade as asked, maybe by 9th or 10th grade. At smaller schools or schools without great programs it is more possible to play multiple sports for the average athlete.

If you don't think it is possible for Scott County's schedule to get stronger than it was this year, take a look at some of their out of state games for next year. Simeon (Chicago Ill). For those of you that don't keep up with the top teams in the country, Simeon was the only team to beat Oak Hill this year. St Anthony New Jersey. St Anthony is one of the nation's best each year. They are coached by Bob Hurley and had a record of 28-1 this year. Scott Co will play this game at Springfield Mass at the basketball Hall of Fame. City of Palms Tournament and Beach Ball Classic. Most years these are the top two tournaments in the country.

To win state? Not much of a chance for either.

I don't think the tax payers of my community provided me with money to purchase the tickets from a scalper/coach.

When they played head to head, Walls was much much better. Walls also played every game with no suspensions or disciplinary problems.

This time last year Profitt was considered the front runner for Mr. Basketball. You never know what next year will bring.

OK, Lets say the school pays the expenses of the Science teachers to go to the national science fair. For comparison sakes, lets say there is a $10 admission fee to the science fair and the school has purchased the tickets for the science teachers. Would it be OK for the science teachers to sell the tickets to the national science fair and pocket the money?

How has medium sized E'town, Tilghman, Lex Cath, and Mason Co outdone all those huge schools over 1700 kids. Maybe size isn't the most important factor. Nice point Mcpapa. However, I think to be mathmatically correct you would need to go back and see what the student body size was when each of the S16 wins occurred. For example Lex Cath and Scott Co were hundreds of students smaller in the late 90s when many of the wins occurred.

But a great coach can come in and BUILD a heck of a chicken salad sandwich in a couple or three years.

Mason Co 10 year Sweet 16 record 9-3 2002-Mason Co 93- Butler 66 Paducah Tilghman 64- Mason Co 51 2003-Mason Co 59- St Henry 57 Mason Co 63- Oldham Co 50 Mason Co 75- Hopkinsville 63 Mason Co 86- Ballard 65 2004-Mason Co 71- Wayne Co 57 Mason Co 66- Trinity 59 (3OT) Mason Co 84- Scott Co 78 (OT) Warren Central 66- Mason Co 56 2006-Mason Co 62- Warren Central 59 Apollo 48- Mason Co 36

More than his second great team. Hicks has went to 5 final fours and three championship games in the last 10 years.

From what I usderstand it will be a short wait. That's unfortunant. I think Whitaker has done a good job.

Very well could be. One advantage for Crawford is that this year's sophomore class is not as strong or deep as this years senior or junior class. Good luck to Josh. Corbin should be the 13th region favorite next year and the year after. He could showcase his talents in Rupp.

What station is it on?

Another one is: There is never a situation where a lose is better than a win.

Of the top 10 players in the 11th this year, about 8 of them were juniors.

Some of Hicks basketball philophies are: * Basketball is meant to be played 84 feet, baseline to baseline, not half court. Kids enjoy playing this style and will play harder. * Man to man developes players. Zone defenses teach kids to take breaks on defense. * Xs and 0s and strategy is over-rated. Individual day to day player development is the key to program building and long-term winning. * Repetition is the key to improvement. His players do the same ball handling and shooting drills each day that the 6th graders in the system do each day. * Winning coaching is 1% game coaching and 99% practice coaching. * Never blame an opposing coach for running the score up on you. If the score gets ran up on you, its your fault. * Never intentionally run the score up on anyone. It will come back to haunt you. If your reserves run it up that's OK.

Great point.

If you are talking about Forest you may have a point. He said his Oldham Co program is better than Scott County's program.

This would make Corbin the cradle of coaches.

Player for player this team may not be the best on paper but no other team ever has accomplished so much. They played 16 against the top 20 teams in Kentucky, 11 of these games were against top 10 games, but still went undefeated in Kentucky. This team beat the state champion from Nevada, who had a top 10 player in the country, the best team from Baltimore, and the state champion and then #1 ranked team from West Virginia. I think this team earned the right on the court to called the all time best, they accomplished the most.