There are some games that need to happen during basketball season. They’re just good for our area, and good for the sport in general, especially considering that this area doesn’t have a plethora of quality teams.
With the Scenic City Shootout this week, we’re going to get a chance to look at a lot of national-level talent, with plenty of NCAA Division I caliber players on one team. It’s a rare opportunity and people should take some time Thursday to Saturday to go to East Hamilton and watch this showcase.
But in the meantime, there are a lot of quality games that, in my opinion, we’re being cheated out of for one reason or another. They could fill seats, which would delight athletic directors as well as fans.
In no order:
Bradley County schools vs. Whitfield County schools: “The Battle for Dalton Pike” is enough of a case, especially considering there are a lot of teachers who travel from Cleveland to Dalton, or vice versa. Relationships exist between the sides already, and such games could be promoted as Tennessee versus Georgia.