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It's early in the season, and I haven't got to see other 15th Region teams, but I do know that ER is for real. Hopefully I'll get to see Pikeville and SV soon to see what kind of district competition we have this year...but what I have seen from ER has made me very happy, they just keep progressing every game and practice and you seen that in the Letcher Central game.

They have everything you want in a starting lineup. Scoring, the 3pointer, physicality, strength, quickness, finish at the rim, height...everything. Wolter can do ANYTHING he want against almost anyone, and when he goes into beast mode in both scoring and passing, it's freakin dangerous. The other team doesn;t know if he's going to pull up for a three, drive and pass out to Johnny Miller for an open 3, finish the layup or dunk himself, or take Ray Kasongo's defender off of him for help and then throw it up for an alley-oop dunk or a one dribble and go up hard. He just gives the offense so many options, along with the options at the 2, 3, 4 and 5. Ray can play the 3, 4 or 5 depending on where he's needed. It's just such a versatile team, from top to bottom.

This team is probably one of the closest team's I've ever seen...Coach LeMaster is an awesome coach who connects with his players perfectly, from the freshman at the end of the bench to Tony Wolter who's getting letter's from every top 10 team in college basketball. They just love each other and they show it when they play. The only other team I've ever seen so close and smooth in their play this early is the 2003-2004 Warriors, and we all know what they did, magical 59th District and 15th Region Championships.

I am freakin' excited for this season, and I love these boys. Not a different group of young men I'd rather have playing for and representing my alma mater than these boys and Coach LeMaster...Go Warriors!