[BillyCrystal6]

This transfer makes 0 sense to me but I guess that is the current culture of high school basketball. Instead of buying into your role and trying to do whatever you can to help the team win, you transfer out to somewhere where you think you will do better individually. Is Seth Caudill a better player than Combs? Yes, I think so. But are individual accomplishments worth more to you than winning? if so I think he made the right move.

Some interesting stats from Combs in what I would consider "Big Games" for Hazard last season
WYMT Championship vs. Harlan Co.- 2 pts (1-4) from 3
14th Region All A Championship vs Breathitt- 9 pts (1-5) from 3
1st round of All A state tournament vs Green County- 3 pts (1-4) from 3
2nd round of All A state tournament vs Clinton County- 8 pts (2-5) from 3
All A Final 4 vs Danville Christian- 6 pts (1-9) from 3
54th District finals vs Perry Central- 2 pts (0-3) from 3
14th region tournament 1st round vs Knott- 5 pts (1-3) from 3
14th region finals vs Breathitt- 5 pts (1-2) from 3

Combs PPG vs Buckhorn, Prestonsburg, Leslie, Moore, Jenkins, Wolfe, Jackson City, and Lee= 14 PPG
Combs PPG vs Breathitt, Perry Central, Knott Central, Harlan County, Madison Central= 8 PPG

These are stats taken straight off the KHSAA website. To me, this screams, "When times get tough, or things get hard, run and hide" Transferring to a rival school fits the same motto.

That's a lot of work to make a high school kid look bad.
Saw him tonight at Harlan County and was extremely impressed. I didn't keep stats, but he must have hit his first 5 or 6 3s. He looked a lot better today than what I saw last year. Only one scrimmage, but if he keeps that up  he may be the second best player in the 14th behind Caudill.

To make a kid look bad? It is stating the obvious... I am a realist, and if this kid was not made out to be some kind of second coming of Ray Allen then I would not bother looking into these stats. I never once in my post said he was a bad player. He is a solid role player and good set shooter in this region. Nothing less and nothing more. And if you, or anyone else on this site, is a realist and knows the game of basketball, you will agree he was nonexistent when things got tight in big games. Now, with that being said do I think it hurts Hazard by losing Combs? No! but it definitely doesn't help. He is a good player that will make Perry Central a better team. But does he make them a regional contender? No! 

And after re-reading your post, of course he hit 5-6 threes in a summer ball game. He gets on the AAU circuit and gets hot often and does well. Maybe his game just doesn't translate to high-stakes, high-pressure, high school basketball. He may turn out to be a great college player he has some offers.