[SocratesKy]

Yes they are tough but in my opinion there are 3-4 teams that could win on any night. Zander Carter is really good. Ashland, Boyd, Morgan, and maybe Rowan but I’m not sold on them just yet.  I know Morgan went 2-1 in AIT but did not see them play but plan on watching on mytown. That seemed pretty good for AIT but if anybody has some honest  not homer insight that saw them that would be greatly appreciated. Ashland looked good in championship game. I’ve seen Ashland look not so good in spurts throughout the season as well.

Morgan is getting better, seen them about 3 times this year. Was at the game against Martin Co on the last day of the AIT, and they played really well. They are undersized but really play hard, move a LOT, and get after in on D. If the Hoskins kid is shooting it well, they are dangerous. They are very limited on other scorers though in my opinion, so I can't see them hanging with teams that put up a lot of points.

I think it is clear that Ashland is thin on scoring options, struggle rebounding the ball, shooting is inconsistent but do have a good shooter, are well coached, move the ball well, take care of the ball, and play very good defense.  6 players are fundamentally sound which is saying a lot in 16th region. Without a doubt Ashland's MVP is a great facilitator that puts things on his shoulders when needed. He alone makes up for a lot of deficiencies but is only one person in a team sport. Ashland is very good but have some serious holes that haven't been there the last couple of years. Good FT shooting team.

Boyd is an offensive machine that has plenty of options to score the ball. Perimeter shooting is potentially as good as any team in the state, and not because of just one player who is a phenomenal shooter. Although the talent is there offensively, shot selection is questionable at times showing that they are undisciplined on that end of the floor. Defense is sketchy at times usually due to matchups but can create a number of turnovers depending on the matchup. Good rebounding team. This big kid can't shoot but is in my opinion their x factor. Good FT shooting team. Can pull from the bench without a significant drop off in production.

Morgan from what I have seen is a mix of penetration and perimeter shooting. Perimeter shooting is sketchy at best by majority of team but have one shooter that in my opinion is on par with any other shooter in region. If I recall, there is another shooter on the team as well that has to be respected. The rest are poor shooters but are very quick and strong penetrators with the ball. Decision making and getting out of control on offense are the question marks from me. Undersized but somehow play great defensively and rebound beyond their size which tells me they play extremely hard. Limited people to give ball to in close games to make free throws.

Rowan has a smart point guard that controls the game, in my opinion not a take over the game scorer, but a good facilitator. They also have a very well rounded scorer.  Then they also have a solid but offensive player with a little size. The 4th and 5th options are not an offensive factor.  In my opinion they are a guardable team all around on offense which is different than the three above. Defense is very good but a couple of spots can develop into mismatches for opposing teams. PG seems to be a really good on ball defender. Not a great rebounding team but I would not call them short in size. If this team gets hot behind arc with more than one player then problems arise for opposing teams. To me that is when they could beat the teams listed above. Excellent shooting from the line.

Depth is a problem for all teams listed above except for Boyd.  All of these teams can get up and down the floor.

This is why I feel any of those teams could beat any of the others on a given night.  I'm not sure that any other team has the personnel to do the same.  Again that is my opinion but I have been fortunate to watch lots of 14th, 15th, and, 16th region teams play this year.