GATE CITY & TWIN SPRINGS UPDATE

**Justafan2** · January 2nd, 2007, 12:19 PM

I don't think Twin Spring's fans will have as much to worry about in a few weeks as their getting not one, but two European transfers yet again. Maybe its just me, but this has got to stop. Seems like the Twin Spring's faithful just doesn't have faith in their own kids or something and getting recruits year in and year out isn't helping the players coming up. If I had a kid whose playing time got taken away due to a European recruit, I'd be a bit upset.

**cvcgrad** · January 2nd, 2007, 12:33 PM

LOL. Well there's been a lot of hype about recruits, but I'll have to see it to believe it.

Everything I'm hearing from around Nickelsville way is that there is no recruit, transfer, or exchange student this year. If there is, then it is the best kept secret in Scott County. Now, I won't be surprised if it does happen, but I'm not expecting it.

Unless something major happens, Twin Springs may not even make it to the Region D tournament this year, which brings up an intersting question. When is the last time Twin Springs did not make it to the Region D tournament?

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I don't think Twin Spring's fans will have as much to worry about in a few weeks as their getting not one, but two European transfers yet again. Maybe its just me, but this has got to stop. Seems like the Twin Spring's faithful just doesn't have faith in their own kids or something and getting recruits year in and year out isn't helping the players coming up. If I had a kid whose playing time got taken away due to a European recruit, I'd be a bit upset.

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**imported_BleedingBlue** · January 2nd, 2007, 01:33 PM

Yeah, from what I've heard they have no recruits coming this year.. The TS folks on the CD board are claiming that there aren't any but you have to take their word with a grain of salt.. And I keep in close contact with several people from TS and they haven't mentioned it.. Wouldn't it be something if they finished last in district play, then a couple recruits arrived before the district tourney and they advanced to regions and won region d.. Talk about hell being raised.. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I don't know when the last time TS did not make it to regions.. There's been several years that they wouldn't have made it without their recruits though. I agree that there is a decline in talent at TS right now but they'll bring it in if it's not there.. Maybe not this year but in the years to come they will I'd about guarantee it.

**1inStripes** · January 2nd, 2007, 01:45 PM

The 98-99 season. St. Paul and Castlewood went to the tourny that year.

**NotSoSilentBob** · January 2nd, 2007, 04:01 PM

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The 98-99 season. St. Paul and Castlewood went to the tourny that year.

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97-98 season. Flick's last year.

**1inStripes** · January 2nd, 2007, 04:08 PM

You might be right, I was thinking it was my senior year, but it may have been my junior. Now that I think back, your right because my senior year was when Clintwood and Pound represented Region D and TS played CW in the opening round, or semis.

**titans_1_2005** · January 2nd, 2007, 08:44 PM

Twin springs will be fine... we have a young team.. dock is the only player with any kind of experience...we should be ok ...
gc will win the lpd like always.. if pv and norton are supposed to be the other top teams.. gc will have no problems.....ts beat them ...no other team in the lpd can handle that pressure .. gc will also get a lot better when they get parks and the transfer back....the lpd is weak other than gc....

castlewood is by far the best team around.. as bad as i hate to say that.. they are very solid all around.. i guess thats what u get if u have been practicing ever since march...

**cvcgrad** · January 2nd, 2007, 02:44 PM

I'm not taking away from Twin Springs and what they've done in Region D basketball. They've had some very good local talent, even if they've had some "help" along the way. As far as records go, I guess Ervin set the bar about as high as it can get in Southwest Virginia.

Honestly, I'd like to see Twin Springs make it to the Region because they always make it very interesting, like the triple-OT barnburner with Gate City last year in the semis. But they've got a long way to go to beat out some other very deserving CD teams.

**imported_BleedingBlue** · January 2nd, 2007, 03:09 PM

Yeah TS has definitely had some great athletes that were home grown.. I don't want them to make it to regions.. I feel that St. Paul and Rye Cove are overdue for an appearance.. Who's to say that they can't make it just as interesting as TS has in the past??

**1inStripes** · January 2nd, 2007, 03:22 PM

Since CW joined in 96-97, CW and TS have represented the CD every year but 98-99 when SP went. TW went in 94-95, and 95-96 I do believe RC went the 2 previous years. I cannot remember the last time Ervinton was in the regionals.