[BasketBallonlyfan]

Ok, after driving back and forth from Pike Co. to Richmond every day, I have a lot to say on this game. First of all. How can it be said that Elliott would play better if they had more legs? EC had a cup cake schedule to this game. SV had to actually play better competition to get to this point. I thought it was said in the prediction thread that EC can play 3 and 4 games a day and not get tired? If legs was an issue then why not rest your starters when you are up by 50+ on a over matched team? And remember Valley won another game after this one. So legs wasnt a factor for them in this game. Why is it for EC?

Refs are the second thing that needs to be addressed. How can it be said that the refs were in SV favor when SV had more players in foul trouble, and more fouls called on them in this game than EC did? Yes, EC had one to foul out, but look at overall team fouls. At the start of the game, yes a EC and SV player got tangled up and both hit the floor, no call. I think at the most it should have been a double foul. But when both players was running up the floor and the EC player threw a forearm push to the SV player, I think more than a foul should have been called. Look at the tapes and see the total fouls called up until EC started fouling to put SV on the line and say refs were a factor.

Guard play. In my opinion, and from what I seen with my blue tinted glasses today, BOTH of EC guards were trying to contain EJ, both failed. Logan played a heck of a game. He was a very VERY importiant factor in the outcome of this matchup. My hats off to you Mr. Bryant. EC was beating people to death in this tourney with their guard play. But what happens when you have two good guards who go up against two better guards? I think we know the answer to that.

Inside play. EC big man needs to learn how to keep his hands up, and run up and down the floor. Not jog to half court then a slow walk to the top of the key then walk the rest of the way. Valleys big men, both of them, ran the floor 100 times better.

SV out rebounded EC by a ton the first half. I dont have stats, but I would guess at least by 10. SV had a much better game plan. EC was rattled after the first two minutes. SV did what they had to do to win the game. Even though they tried to give it away. 4 minutes and 30 seconds in the 4th without scoring a point. Missing 11 free throws in a row in the 4th. If they had not had a big lead, this game would be EC.

One last thought. Some are saying they belive EC is the better team even though they got it handed to them, at least wait until they have a 1 point lead anywhere in the game to make that statement. EC never had the lead. Except for the free throw shooting, it was total domination from the Wildcats.