Thursday, February 5, 2015

Is It possible?

If you are one of the people who is trying to figure out who is really the best team in Big East boys basketball I have a scenario for you that could make this basketball season unreal.  Friday night all the 4-3 teams play all the 3-4 teams and there is a chance and the way this season has gone a real possibility that all six could be tied after Friday at 4-4.  All six are fighting for the playoff spots and here is where in playoffs all these 4-4 scenes hurt the league.

Playoff seeding are based on overall record when ever the top team in the conference matches up with other number one seeds.  The Big East will be the only conference where the league winner will have three conferences losses.  Remember that is as of right now and the conference winner as of right now will be lucky if they don't have four losses. So the Big East will get the worse seeding in every case.  There are six conferences in the east so the best the Big East Champions will get is a 6th seed and when you do second -third-fourth they will always be last when compared with others.  If four teams are guaranteed to be in the playoffs and the fifth place is hoping overall record gets them in  it may not happen this year.

Fike  4-3 13-5 @ Rocky Mount 3-4 10-6:  Rocky Mount torched Fike by 19 at Fike the first time around.  The Gryphons have been granted a reprieve after knocking off Hunt to get back in the playoff race.  After playing four of last five on the road get two out of last three at home.  They need to protect home court better than they have so far.

Hunt 4-3 12-8 @ Southern Nash 3-4 11-9:  Hunt has personnel issues while Southern has ball handling faults.  Southern started out well but has tailed off lately.  As close as this race is  nobody can afford a loss now because one  now may eliminate you from the playoff picture.

Nash Central 3-4 12-8 @ Northern Nash 4-3 7-11:  This game is the only 4-3 team at home.  Northern is peaking at right time while lately Nash Central has sputtered.  Northern is only team in league with losing record but they are also the hottest.   No one can afford to lose game which is all of them now.

Nash Central Girls 2-5 11-9 @ Northern Nash  7-0 18-0:  The playoffs are fading for Nash Central.  Nothing could work better for them other than whipping the BIG DOG.  Northern needs to maintain  their work ethic priming for the playoffs.

Fike 4-3 9-9 @ Rocky Mount 3-4 8-8:  This is a seedings matchup.  Third on the line.  These two are evenly match.  Could be a dog fight.

Hunt 5-2 15-5 @ Southern Nash 0-7 0-20:  Southern is at the point where you know they would like for the season to end.  That's good news for Hunt trying to hold second plus not getting  too far behind Northern just in case disaster strikes the Knights.

*** Final Note today, Look for an announcement soon on the new football coach at Nash Central.***