[jed]

Jed: Marcum might have made some mistakes and yes, he should already have been at Rupp twice in his first two years but you're comments are quite blunt. If Clay County can develop something inside, they are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come. When your team leader/best player is a sophomore and you have a freshman that is one of the most athletic players, and you're a contender then I believe you're in pretty good shape. After watching the Tigers in their first scrimmage, I have no doubt that they will be in the running this year, and could be the favorite before long.

First of all, if you took from the Male scrimmage that Clay could be one of the best in the region, you must not have watched the same game as everyone else there. It was a scrimmage, so I would not take much out of it, but Clay looked terrible.
As far as in inside game, Lyttle is as good in the lane as any player in the region, but is way underutilized. Marcum runs his offense for Mcdaniel and Reed only. I stick by my original statement, Clay will not win the region as long as Marcum is coaching. As far as personell goes, Clay is one of the best in the region, maybe the best , but as proven the last two regional tournaments Marcum cannot handle the pressure or does not understand the game well enough to win. If they have the players that are even close in talent, Brad Sizemore and Tony Petrowski are clearly the best two coaches in the region and will win most of the time although Harlan at home will have to be the favorite this year.