[Matney's Prodigey]

The other 3 have not played yet either!!!!

There is no body in this region that has the whole shoot, pass, rebound package that Shawn has. He plays this way almost every night. You never know which Brandon May will show up, sometimes he acts like he doesn't even want to play. I am really not a May fan at all. Slone cannot handle pressure, and Lowe is not the passer or rebounder that Thompson is. Also none of the other 3 make their teammates better like Shawn does.

Maybe not that is your opinion and your entitled to it, but they are the caliber players that Thompson is and there is no denying that. The other 3 have not played yet because they were ranked higher than Thompson's team was and did not have to play a play-in game. All three of the players mentioned above are just as talented as Thompson. Slone not handling presseure? He is only a sophmore and already has a 50 point regional tournament game under his belt against the eventual regional champions. How much better can you handle pressure? Lowe has been the best player on the most stable team all year. He may not rebound as good as Thompson, but he holds his own and Thompson does not shoot as well or handle the ball as well. May is as good as Thompson if not better when it comes to an all around game. I'm surprised Lawrence County people don't give him more credit for what he did at LC. At LC he was hands down the best player on the floor and everyone saw it. May also has 2 wins over Thompson. I'm not saying he (Thompson) is not a good player because he is, but these young men (Slone, May, and Lowe) can dominate a gmae just as easily as Thompson and are more than worthy to be mentioned in the same breath IMO.