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DEL.ICIO.USWho’s No. 1? Let the debate begin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
He blogs about statewide preps, whether you like it or not.
It’ll never happen, but wouldn’t it be something to have an all-classification champion in basketball?
Depth plays such a critical role in football, where teams with deeper rosters can use them to wear down thinner teams with several players working both sides of the ball. But there’s much less disparity between the deepest rosters and the thinnest in basketball.
One star player makes a huge difference. Two working in tandem can put a program on par with the state’s best.
That’s why a few years ago, Southwest Atlanta Christian — a powerhouse among the smallest schools in the state — could hold its own with anybody from Class AAAAA on down. It had one future NBA star, Dwight Howard, and another who appears well on the way in Javaris Crittenton.
That’s why there’s a spirited debate among who the state’s best is right now. Is it Class AAAAA’s top dog, Norcross, with Gani Lawal and Al-Farouq Aminu? Or is it Class AAAA’s runaway No. 1, Columbia, with Lance Storrs and Jeremy Price?
Could Wheeler, a stunning 71-54 loser to Marietta over the weekend, still be a part of the argument, given its three AAAAA championships over the past five years? And what of Dunwoody (AAA), Thomasville (AA) and Wilkinson County (A), consensus No. 1s in the smallest three classes?
If you can have separate championships in wrestling - first for duals, then for traditional - it would seem a small thing to tack on an extra weekend for an all-classification basketball throwdown. But don’t hold your breath waiting for it.
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By John C. Smith
January 29, 2007 07:05 PM | Link to this
That would be great but there there is the a problem when it comes down to size. School size and the pick of the litter. A larger school may have more quality pick not neccessary better just more. you can use Tourney’s and away of judging ( Christmas, spring, Thanksgivig and invitational, etc )
Select the top two from each class and run a simple bracket I think this would judge the best per team out there not by winning but how well a class 1 does against a class 5.
By d
January 29, 2007 09:28 PM | Link to this
Thomasville Bulldogs are the best!
By Reggie
January 30, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this
That would be great to see an all classification championship tournament. I had the honor of watching that Wilkerson County team play and they can compete with any team in the state or country.
By HT
January 30, 2007 04:14 PM | Link to this
Reggie …you know darn well that Wilco cant match up with Norcross… Lawal will eat Adams alive… Scenario is good but you will need “Jesus” to contend with Norcross.
The only team in the state that can match up against Norcross is Columbia. Team defense and discipline are key factors in Columbias game…Please remember this ….WE TOO BIG
Lets try and put our heads together and see if there is some kind of way we can have this game come to fruition.