[alfus21]

They lost their whole inside game. All they have now is guards. They will be hurting on the boards and in the paint.

You don't need a big inside game to win the 15th Region. Teams have shown that before, and SV has shown that before such as in 2002 and 2003. They had Phillip Akers but he wasn't a "big" big man, but just quick and had some nice moves in the post. You don't need that inside game to win this region.

Ok, let me ask this, besides this last season, when was the last time Valley didnt win either the 15th all A, the 59th district or the 15th region tourney? I am not saying Pikeville is going to dominate Valley. But I also dont see Valley dominating the district or region like they have the last 4 or 5 years. Any team is beatable. Now, more than ever.

It's been a long time, but who cares? It's one season. Why do you have to act like it's going to be a consistent matter now just because of what happened last season? They beat what was considered the two favorities going into the tournament last season in Paintsville and Belfry and the games they lost in the region were by like an average of 2.5 points or something. All things considered SV wasn't that bad of a team last year, and they showed how good SV basketball really is when it counts, and that's in the Regional tournament. They lost 3 or 4 starters from the year before last and still went to the Regional Championship game. SV Baskeball will be fine, but they are still considered top dog in the 59th. They have a 44-6 record in the district since the 2000 season. That doesn't change overnight because Pikeville snuck up and won themselves a district title.