[PHSForever]

While I do agree playing outside your region against tougher competition makes you better, however Pikeville played 23 games against 13th, 14th, 15th,16th and 1 against the 9th. IMO this hardly qualifys as a tough schedule to make ones team better. Moreover getting beat by 30 plus in 3 games at Lexington also most likely does not improve your team. Regardless of who thinks what region is the weakest in the state, rest assured this will be figured out in Rupp Arena.

See, you are showing your ignorance. As I said before, they were without Rowe, their starting point guard, for the whole tourney. I think he may have played a few minutes in the blowout win against Paris. And contrary to what you think, it DID make the team better. Valuable minutes for people like Hamilton at the point against topnotch competition can only prepare him and make him better. That didn't lose every game by 30. They also played against (I believe) two teams from the 11th, arguably the most balanced top to bottom region in the state. I see the point you are making, but they played a much tougher schedule than, for example, Betsy Layne or Pburg etc. In the long run, it does make you better.