BasketballMind wrote:GOPACKGO!!! wrote:packers21 wrote:GOPACKGO!!! wrote:B-oldtimer wrote:I think your top 15 list is okay but more accurate list now would be out the 8 regions who do think will win each region. Many of the teams on your top 15 will never reach the state tournament because of other teams in their regions.
Region 1. Kindred vs Central Cass my guess is KIndred.
Region 2. Grafton vs. Thompson my guess is Grafton.
Region 3. Kidder County, Linton HMB, Oaks, and Carrington tough call here but i think Linton HMB
Region 4. Langdon/Edmore/Munich vs Fourwinds my call early was Langdon staying with it but not by much
Region 5. Wilton Wing, Center Stanton, and Shiloh toss up but picking Shiloh.
Region 6. Glenburn vs Rugby my pick going against odds Rugby to win it based on past history.
Region 7. Hettinger/ Scranton vs Beulah my guess is Hettinger/Scranton
Region 8. Kenmare vs Trenton Kenmare wins is my guess but Trenton may have one last run to state.
Now my ranking would go as follows Grafton, Kindred, Linton HMB, Rugby, Shiloh, Langdon, Kenmare, and Hettinger/Scranton . I think top two are solid picks but how they come out after that depends on seating and luck of the draw. I just think Grafton and Kindred are destined for state tournament championship game and Grafton just has the size and experience to win it all.
I wouldn't stick my neck out to make a pick from Region 1 since in a way that will be the State B title game. I'm pulling for Grafton also but it's due to the seniors and the way Grafton plays the game. I would like to see Grafton get revenge on CC for bumping them the first game of the year. After you pick your 8 teams it would be interesting to place their finish in the State B.
Would be nice to see a small town like Grafton finally break through and win it
Agreed! I would really rather cheer for someone else, I'm just picking one out of the top three. I would love to see an upset and some little school get in there but I just don't see it happening this year.
Common fans are always more inclined to cheer for an underdog or small school. Grafton has been running up the score and humiliating their opponents all year. Everyone knows that they're good, and they should be. Enrollment, facilities, good coaching at every level. Of course they're good. Plenty of the teams they've been running up the score on have nowhere close to that kind of infrastructure in their program. Grafton's complete lack of self-awareness or "deal with it" attitude isn't sitting well among the rest of the Region. What goes around comes around and people won't forget about this if Grafton ever finds themselves in a "down year".
As a fan of one of those teams Grafton beat pretty good, I have no problem with it. Region 2 has 3 teams that are good, 3 teams middle of the road and lower, and 6 teams that are probably some of the worst in the state.
Why do people expect good teams to play down to their competition? Who does that help? So, when Grafton plays a top team in State they don't know how to play at a high level? Is it fair to those seniors to play only 1 or maybe 2 quarters a night? And when their JV comes in and plays and is still better then those varsity teams, they shouldn't play hard?
People complain about facilities, but everyone has the same chance to work on their game. Don't blame a team that has worked hard for years to get to that level.
After getting blown out by Grafton, I told people that I guess we know that we need to get better and work harder. Hopefully that will drive the girls to get in the gym and work!!