BasketballMind wrote:North Border is far from just a 3-point shooting team. Early in the year the criticism on them was "all they do is shoot threes" from what I remember. Their passing and unselfish play is such a breath of fresh air. They don't just feed the ball to one guy and watch him go one on one. They move the ball up the floor, hit the open man, and play basketball as a group of five. Stainbrook had a "quiet" 26 points when they played HCV two weeks ago. For Grafton to win tonight they're going to have to get Steven Garza going early and get others involved and ready to contribute. They have to get production out of someone not named Garza or Jiskra tonight.
Flip wrote:Most posters are siding with NB. It feels like this because of the first two games of the tournament. I don't think that many gave NB that much of a shot a week ago. Am I wrong?
defensewinsgames wrote:BasketballMind wrote:North Border is far from just a 3-point shooting team. Early in the year the criticism on them was "all they do is shoot threes" from what I remember. Their passing and unselfish play is such a breath of fresh air. They don't just feed the ball to one guy and watch him go one on one. They move the ball up the floor, hit the open man, and play basketball as a group of five. Stainbrook had a "quiet" 26 points when they played HCV two weeks ago. For Grafton to win tonight they're going to have to get Steven Garza going early and get others involved and ready to contribute. They have to get production out of someone not named Garza or Jiskra tonight.
Hmm...I agree with some of this other parts...might be biased based on where your allegiances are...which is fine - just not sure it is unbiased and accurate. I have probably watched 10 NB games this year and I do see a lot of threes being shot and a lot of clear it out and go one-on-one with who has the best matchup. This is the way the game is being played now so there is nothing wrong with it but doesn't matchup up with what you said. I wouldn't say they show more "passing and unselfish play" than the other top teams in the region. In fact I would give Grafton the nod in both of those categories between these two teams. Should be a great game! Sure am excited to see it!
winner-within wrote:Flip wrote:Most posters are siding with NB. It feels like this because of the first two games of the tournament. I don't think that many gave NB that much of a shot a week ago. Am I wrong?
Its not that you're wrong...I said they would beat Grafton the first time around although tonight will be a tougher task....It falls more into the Category of more people that vote (and way more people on this board) want Grafton to Represent Region 2....
Part of the Problem with the "identity of Class B" is many have already written off the smaller schools and programs because the big ones go to AAU tourns and traveling ball and they're playing the "big time" attitude
it isn't Just a Class B ND problem, its a Nation wide Problem...Basketball in general is taking a hit in Popularity
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