1A State: #3 Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. #6 Jesup

[LukeFeddersen]

Who do you feel will win? Is there potential for an upset? Do either of the teams have a chance to win it all?

 

[hawkeyetillidie]

GR will need to be firing on all cylinders to beat Jesup.

 

[jhawkpower]

GR will need to be firing on all cylinders to beat Jesup.

I know I'm biased but I think Smoldt will need to have a huge game and get others around him to hit big shots for them to get the win. Seeing them play with Smoldt on the bench was rough.

 

[hawkeyetillidie]

It will be interesting to see what GR does on the defensive end. Dinsdale is able to lock anyone up 1 on 1 and would key in on the stud jesup gaurd. The problem is, GR tends to give up points down low in their man D.

 

[jhawkpower]

It will be interesting to see what GR does on the defensive end. Dinsdale is able to lock anyone up 1 on 1 and would key in on the stud jesup gaurd. The problem is, GR tends to give up points down low in their man D.

Dinsdale on Wyant and Jesups Deberg on Smoldt will be the big matchups. Deberg has also locked down everybody he has faced this year but Smoldt is the best around.

 

[Ted 5454]

GR will need to be firing on all cylinders to beat Jesup.

Not sure if I totally agree with this. Smoldt is twice as good as anybody on Jesup's team... Sorry jhawkpower, but it's true. That kid is something else. On a normal court, I'd give Jesup the upper hand in this match up. With G-R's experience at "The Well," I think it could be really even. I predict Jesup to win by <5.

 

[yerpHAWK]

Not sure if I totally agree with this. Smoldt is twice as good as anybody on Jesup's team... Sorry jhawkpower, but it's true. That kid is something else. On a normal court, I'd give Jesup the upper hand in this match up. With G-R's experience at "The Well," I think it could be really even. I predict Jesup to win by <5.

Smoldt is certainly the best player on the court, and the 1a tournament, but twice as good? Wyant's pretty good as well. Not going to draw on GR's "well experience" when most of that team is gone. Certainly an intriguing rematch that could go either way though.

 

[Ted 5454]

Smoldt is certainly the best player on the court, and the 1a tournament, but twice as good? Wyant's pretty good as well. Not going to draw on GR's "well experience" when most of that team is gone. Certainly an intriguing rematch that could go either way though.

Two returning starters along with some guys that contributed enough to play at state last year. That's enough to make a difference.