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Brian Cook, he officiated the Pburg-Martin Co game w/ Tyrone & Derrick Wright

Not a knock on Martin Co, but they play better playground style ball than Paintsville, so they’ll win this one by as much as they want because those officials will probably lose control of this game again. Coach Landon Slone might get ejected from this one if they call it the way they did the last game.

Martin Co relies a lot on their athleticism, forcing turnovers especially in their full court press. Have to give JJ all the credit in the world for utilizing that type of strategy with the personnel that he has. They're primary defense in half court is man, 2-3 zone setup with two guards out high. They're 2-2-1 completely takes away the middle, they force you up the sideline and will bring a trap on either side, hence the forced turnovers and transition baskets which is what they love to do. Offensively they don't run very many sets, just a lot of 1on1, driving to the basket which is what Watts is good at, and they shoot a TON of 3's a lot of them forced. One thing is for sure, Martin Co won't get as many open looks as they did the other night. 

It's all going to come down to who's disciplined the most, on both ends of the court, and emotionally as well. Coach Slone has mellowed out compared to his first few years, takes a lot to get him going now, but the refs better keep this one under control before it gets out of hand, bc you know with these two teams it's liable to get that way.