[Gridiron_Raid]

Corbin is a hard team to predict. I feel i need to re think everything i thought about them after that bell game. The Redhounds have the better backcourt but I agree with gridiron that Davidson had an out of character bad game in that first one. I expect him to bring it. Jervis didn’t do anything that first game either. It all starts with defense for Corbin. They gave no resistance on guarding 3’s or preventing guys getting to the rim against bell co. Eli has to give more. He has to be the bruiser ive seen him be down low. Akins has to show the passion he showed in the first South Laurel game. I dont know why corbin didn’t post ellis more. He had that sharpshooting lefty thomas guarding him all night. Ellis is 6’3” and jaxson thomas 5’8”. You have to exploit that. The few times akins used his size he scored 4-5 times on 5’9” cameron hall. Corbin has defended the three very poorly all year. It hasn’t been smooth sailing integrating ellis but it could click before the season is over. Ive not lost all faith in corbin but i think north laurel will roll in and get this one. With my analysis being so wrong it wouldn’t shock me if corbin won by double digits. Don’t see it, just saying.

There is a height disparity with thomas, but definitely not space. I have never seen a kid devote themselves to chasing the best player on another team like Jackson Thomas does every night. He guards Maddox, Ellis, Burton next week, etc etc. They may have a height advantage but they have no space to go to work. Ellis is not great at creating his own especially when he’s getting pressed so much. Plus it’s the same with maddox, when they go to that hybrid zone where thomas is always on you and then you try and post up and you are trapped in the paint. If they had tried to post Ellis he would’ve just been shut down in the paint by Buell and the rest of the bigger guys. The only source of true offense Corbin had and would have against Bell was Akins beating his man off the dribble and pulling up from whatever space he can get. He is special.