This is merely my observation and I would love the forum's take on it. I am not going for a hot take and my experience is limited due to regional and age. Here is my hypothesis:
Indiana High School basketball is excellent at the top. Maybe the top 20-25 teams are as excellent and competitive as they have been in the last 25 years. The bottom is still bad and probably not significantly worse than it has been historically. However, I feel like the middle is very soft and overall teams are riding small waves of talent that are just okay but vault them to the "top" of the middle class of basketball that has zero chance of competing with the elite or the historic middle class.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Indiana High School basketball is excellent at the top. Maybe the top 20-25 teams are as excellent and competitive as they have been in the last 25 years. The bottom is still bad and probably not significantly worse than it has been historically. However, I feel like the middle is very soft and overall teams are riding small waves of talent that are just okay but vault them to the "top" of the middle class of basketball that has zero chance of competing with the elite or the historic middle class.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
