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I have to ponder on this one for a few. As far as what people say or think, I have thick skin and they can kiss my @$$. I think this idea takes away from the mystique and special quality of the KHSAA state tournament. You are awarding mediocrity by using this system. The state tournament is great as is but I would support a class system before I would support this idea. If a team has only won a few games, then,( unless they have vastly improved or are in a weak district), their season needs to come to a close in the district tournament.

As far as taking away from the KHSAA state tournament, I think the All A does that already. Once they created any second state tournament, they have taken away from the original. I think if there is going to be a second tournament system, it should be ONLY for those who have no chance making to the Sweet 16. My understanding when they started it was that it was to give some of those smaller schools a chance at a state title. Then they defined smaller school by enrollment instead of by success on the court. Then we ended up with Hazard going to All A state tournament year after year when they are more than capable of making it to the Sweet 16.

My bottom line, I hate seeing these teams that not competitive year after year taking a stomping by the better teams. I don't think it's fair that the top teams in the region are stuck wasting four games every season just to arrive at conclusion that everyone already knew would be the outcome. And for what? Just to get to the district tournament and make KCC and LCC waste one more game each playing those same two teams that they never should have played in the first place. I just really feel that it would be better for every team involved if some system could be put in place where teams can play against teams they could be competitive with.