[bball ham]

David Rowe should be the coach of the year. If the 15th Region and the 59th District wasn't the worst in the state of Kentucky then Pikeville wouldn't win the the 59th and then I would give a little more credit to Pikeville. But Congrats on winning the 59th Pikeville, even though it's not something I would be that proud of. Maybe if it was 3-5 years ago when the Region was really competitive. For example how would this Pikeville team match up against Coach Thomas' 1999 Regional Championship Team? It would be a huge blow out and this years Panthers wouldn't have beat the 1999 Wildcats or the 1999 Hawks which was who Pikeville had to beat to win the 59th that year.

You make some good points, Chosen1. I think David Rowe is a fine coach, however, hasn't he been there several years, like 20 or something? Williams is familiar with the program but has not been held responsbile as head coach. Does Coach Rowe not have one of, if not, the best player in the 15th Region in Brad Lowe (Williams starting from scratch). I'm not taking anything away from Coach Rowe, however, comparing the degree of difficulities and adversity between the two, Williams has had a much harder task and has succeeded. C'mon, trying to compare the 1999 Panthers, Wildcats or Hawks to this years team is pointless. The bottom line is that in 2006, which last time I checked is where we are today, the Panthers are the 59th Distict Champs. Let's just leave it at that.