[OLDBALLCOACH]

I agree with most of the statements made here.......there are actually about 6 or 7 teams that can win the 13th this year. Depending on state draw could make some noise in rupp too. Tonight we will lay some rest to the notion whether corbin is better than w'burg for the time being. Corbin @ corbin is tough for anyone to win. Corbin may win tonight but i stand by my statement earlier that teams with a stronger inside presence will give corbin trouble especially away from home. They just physically dont match up well. That will be the biggest factor for any of the top 6 or 7 teams......matchups. "better" teams lose games so many times because there are matchup problems somewhere in the line up and its hard to overcome. Think with sklyar griffith & andrew taylor you have a wash.....then the matchups come down to can hopper score more than shelton or either one neutralize the other. Then you have the issue of who from corbin will guard andrew griffith down low or out on the floor. Chase lowrie handles the point guard duties so well and plays great defense. Then you get into the bench play. Didn't see that corbin had a lot coming off the bench last night against rock. W'burg don't have big scorers coming off bench but they do have big kids that can step in and give good minutes to rest some players. If someone had told me that andrew griffith would have set for basically the entire first half and w'burg would still have the lead i would have thought their crazy. But those kids stepped up last night. Not saying that corbin cant win i'm simply talking how teams match up well with certain teams and not others. This should be an exciting ballgame tonight well worth admission. If w'burg can win this i think it sets a tone for the rest of their season.