I don't really know that Gate City is improving at the rate some expected, but they are still top three in the LPD for what that's worth.

I have to agree regarding Twin Springs. I've been watching them play since the pre-season game against JJ Kelly and just shaking my head in disbelief. I was expecting TS to have some decline after losing Warner, but this team is not even on the same page as the 2004-05 and 2005-06 Titans. I hate to see this too in Dockery's senior year because I still think he is one of the best basketball players to play in Region D in the last three years. Looking at Twin Springs' varsity and JV teams this year, I get the inclination that we might be seeing a similar decline in Twin Springs that we have seen in Council following their 2002 season.

I also have to agree re the competition in Region D. We have a similar situation in basketball that we had in football where there was basically Norton and then every other team trailing far behind. Now, in basketball you've got Castlewood and then there's "everybody else."

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GC was much better than they were yesterday, TS is getting worse in my opinion. I'd play box and one on Dockery and make somebody else beat me. On another note, TS is heading downhill fast in terms of a program in my opinion, not a normal TS team this year and losing alot of kids off this team. As far as competition in the LPD goes, the entrie Region D isn't hitting on much outside of Castlewood (who I haven't seen play) I've not seen a Region D team play that I'd put up there as a team that could compete with the TS, GC, TV, or even the Norton teams of past. From what I've seen out of the LPD it could end up in a 3 or 4 way tie, there is little to no difference between GC, PV, Coeburn, or CW. It's just whoever shows up and plays, get two kids going that night you win. Today GC got Hackney and Anderson going (along with Salyers) thats why they won. Twin Springs couldn't get anybody other than Dockery going thats why they lost. Same can be said about about the CW/Coeburn game and the Coeburn/PV game. These games this year will come down to whoever shows up.

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