Western Pike at Clay 01-26-10

[halftime]

Im sick of people saying there going to lose by 10+ because Valentine is out. Delotell is good if not as good as Valentine hes just never plays it because Jon always is. Yea valentine is going to be missed but the payers have got to get over it and learn to win without him these next two games. The Panthers turned the ball over 25+ times in the first meeting against Western at Western and only lost by 3. They are a way better team now and they are at there home court. I aint a bit worried about this game. Im taking clay by 5+ in this game. Good Luck Panthers prove all these people wrong.

[rosemount rebel]

clay has kids who can handle the ball and will be fine.they will miss jon but the big men will have to step up and rebound and play D. you pass through a zone press and clear out on man anyway. so they have to take care of the ball and make smart passes. clay wins at home!

[60ft.6in.]

All that I see on here is that Clay is such a better team then their first meeting...GREAT!! Does anyone think that Western has gotten better too? I mean, obviously as the season goes on all the teams get better...So that argument makes no sense, who cares if clay has gotten better, everyone else has too...

[halftime]

Im not saying that western is a terrible team! Its not going to be a blow out thats the point im trying to get to. Its going to be a close game and could go to either team! Good Luck to both teams.

[live4sport]

halftime-- I'm sorry you are sick of it but you must see it through unbiased eyes. Western won the last game by what --3 ? Clay has improved but you must also assume that Western probably has as well. You take away one of Clays main players and add someone less experienced then picking the other team by 10 sounds pretty reasonable to me. I have no doubt the other boy can handle the ball BUT it's always different when you aren't used to the pressure of being the GUY to handle the ball---especially if they have a tough press and the passing isn't great. The young man should look at it as an opportunity to show what he can do. You never know.... but I still say WESTERN by 10. Sorry.

[halftime]

Thats what this site is for. for people to give there opinions on the games. Everyone on here isnt going ot have the same opinions thered be no use in this site if everyone thought the same thing!

[Hoggy]

Sometimes you just have to agree to disagree!

I would like to see Western beat Clay. That would give my Eagles a little more breathing room as they chase down the title.

[5HDbOy]

yeah they might be ok without him against western but what about symmes valley this fri?

[halftime]

Congrats western on the win!

[live4sport]

Score?

[Hoggy]

Score?

[Waterdog]

Western 51 Clay 45.
Western won tonight and was ahead most of the game. However, Clay fought hard and at one point the score was ..
Clay 36 - Western 35. Graham had a good game. Delotell had lead score at 13 points.
Good Luck to Panthers on Friday! It is a long ride to Symmes Valley.

[Eaglesnest]

Congrats to the Indians on the victory. Did Western play great or did the Panthers miss their point guard?

[Burg_Grad_77]

I'm sure Valentine was missed since not only is he a good ball handler he also scores around 10 a game which may have made the difference in a 6 point loss.

[dimedrop4]

Congrats Indians!

[Hoggy]

Im sick of people saying there going to lose by 10+ because Valentine is out. Delotell is good if not as good as Valentine hes just never plays it because Jon always is. Yea valentine is going to be missed but the payers have got to get over it and learn to win without him these next two games. The Panthers turned the ball over 25+ times in the first meeting against Western at Western and only lost by 3. They are a way better team now and they are at there home court. I aint a bit worried about this game. Im taking clay by 5+ in this game. Good Luck Panthers prove all these people wrong.

I suggest a nice cold glass of milk to help wash it down.

[Eaglesnest]

I'm not sure 1 glass of milk will do

[my2cents]

Halftime was closer to the final score saying Clay by 5 than those who said WP by 20. The only reason it got to 6 was Clay had to foul at the end of the game and WP hit their foul shots. Clay took the lead 36 -35 midway in the 4th qte, but made some costly turnovers and tried to force up a few shots. They got a little out of control. They need to settle down against Symmes Valley on Friday and try to keep everyone in the game. Balanced scoring will beat SV. Good luck Panthers.

[cc93]

Good job by western to stick it out and put the game away. Good win.

[TripleDouble]

WOW, this loss really puts clay in a hole. They'll have to pull out a win fri to try and stay in the hunt.