Roseburg High boys basketball coach Craig Stinnett knew what was coming last season, as did anyone else paying attention: Good team loses its best players and becomes worse than a good team. New players take their lumps and no one feels good about it. Such was the state of RHS basketball coming off a rare state tournament appearance. So, what comes next should again surprise no one: After taking a year off, the preseason cliches with positive connotations are back in play. Nothing left to do now but see if they ring true. “It really is always hard to believe …

















