[HCS]

Y’all have got to stop glazing Hazard so hard. Yes they are a good basketball team, but they are not perfect. Leslie very much almost beat them at Leslie last year. There are many good ball clubs in the region and when you get tunnel vision on these pre season rankings you’re just fueling these other teams. Again, I mean no disrespect to Hazard, they are a good ball team. They deserve to be ranked 1, but don’t forget they fell short of everyone’s expectations 2 years in a row. Breathitt, Perry, Knott, and yes I even think Leslie will be in the mix of things this year.

I defended the 14th Region earlier when people were taking shots at how terrible it was. To be honest though, there aren't "many" good teams in the 14th. There are 3-4 at the most at this point. Noble has always done a great job and did all he could with them the last two years, but they aren't a contender yet. They have to prove that by beating a few good teams first.

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Hazard was picked fourth in the 14th last year. They didn't fall short of anything.