An Early Look at Best Male Trios

Leading up to the regular season The SB Report will give up-to-date power rankings as well as previews for each of the annual awards. Here is the preview for the best male trios...

When Danny Ainge brought in Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett in the summer of 2007, the Celtics instantly became the most popular team in the NBA. The Celtics jumped right out of the gate as they won 30 of their first 34 games behind the brilliance of Pierce, Allen, and Garnett. The reason why I chose to write about THIS big three and not the recent is because all three players meshed together. Ray Allen is the shooting specialist who will go down as maybe the greatest shooter ever in the NBA. Garnett is the crafty low post scorer who will certainly make the Hall of Fame when he is done, and then you have Paul Pierce who can shoot, pass, and slash to the basket. The thing that really sets them apart from the other big three is that they know their role. The three all met in the summer before their championship run to make a compromise. They all realized that the number of shots that they’d take would go down, and they accepted their roles to make a championship team.

1. Scarborough- Robby Hall, Ian Morris, Jack Sullivan
   The trio of Hall, Morris, and Sullivan make Scarborough the team to beat in Class A. All three of these runners have performed at a high level in various road races this summer. All three of these runners should make a strong push at top ten finishes at the State meet.
   
   
2. Lewiston- Mohamed Barre, Mohamed Awil, Mohamed Mohamed
   Individual title threat Mohamed Bare leads the talented Lewiston trio that looks to contend with Scarborough for top gun in Class A. Barre looked very impressive this spring as we saw him run 4:26 and 9:47 in the 1600 and 3200 respectively.
   
   
3. Falmouth- Jay Lesser, Spencer Brown, Azad Jalali
   The defending Class B champs bring back three proven runners to an already deep team. Lesser had a breakout year last fall as we saw him place 13^th in Class B. Brown and Jalali are two of Falmouth's best middle distance runners as we saw them both clock under 2:04 in the 800.
   
   
4. Caribou- Ron Lund, Ryan Washington, Lucas Kinney
   Caribou will once again have a strong trio in Lund, Washington, and Kinney. Lund placed 10^th in Class B last year. Look for him to contend for a top five finish this year. Washington had a good year last fall as well as we saw him place 14^th overall. Kinney has run some good times on the track this spring. He will give Caribou the boost to contend for top gun in Class B.
   
   
5. Bangor Christian- Sam Proctor, Zac Palmeter, Seth Pearson
   Bangor Christian will bring back two experienced runners and a rising sophomore ready for the big stage. They placed sixth in Class C last year, but with Proctor leading the charge and an upcoming Seth Pearson Bangor Christian should be one of the favorites in Class C.