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I would say defense out of those 2.  Ball-Handling (Passing/Dribbling) would be my 1st.  IMO without that you can never get a shot or have a chance to defend a shot.

No-Look, did you tell him that we had won 4 state titles in basketball though.

I agree it may be outdated, but I dont think dunking in warmups is intimidating IMO.  Pretty weak mental toughness if a team gets intimidated by that.

And it looks like by next re-alignment they will be playing in the highest classification in their attendance zone. 

Typing dosent show character or personality, that is one reason I dont like posting, but college scouts do get it right sometimes, I was just pointing out the fact they get it wrong a lot more than some would think. It wouldnt let me post attachment.  Google Brian McCormick and Fallacy of College coach as expert coach.

Well evidently there are some college coaches and people with doctorates that think differently.  Don Monson made the quote, he is the coach that put Gonzaga on the map, which many do not know, before he left for Minnesota and Few got the job.  Brian McCormick makes a good argument for the first part, I will post his article below.  To begin an argument by saying because you are not something you have no idea or have not been asked is small minded, most people, and I am in no way saying I could be a college coach, but some people dont wont to coach college, or do not know the people they need to know.  That is not sound logic.  That is like saying a person who has never played basketball can not coach or a person who has never operated on someone can not become a doctor or know anything about that field of study.  Here is article for you:

More often than not, college scouts do not get it right.  Think of Stockton and Nash, 2 of the top PG of all time, neither were recruited heavily.  The most overrated characteristic in scouting is a PG size, quote by Don Monson, makes some sense.  The problem is kids mature at different rates. 

mytwocents, I noticed the same thing.  He does that when the discussion dosent go his way. 

Kountzer, you are correct.  High school basketball is losing all of the purity that it has, the charter and magnet schools and UIL and TEA not being able to be on the same page have allowed the AAU "characters" to come in a start a school around a group of kids or for a coach to pretty much say open campus. There is not purity in HS basketball and it will lose its allure as it has already done for some people that use to like high school hoops, and like most things I suspect it will run a cycle and something will happen in a few years to curve the way it is done now because you could easliy put an asterick by many of the State Championships as it has been the last 3-7 years.  High School coaches are worried about the purity of basketball in this state, which cause alot of quality coaches to leave or wait until the UIL finally does something.  Most know about Yates and Kimball, Triple A Academy, these places do not know what they are doing to High School basketball.  They will end up ruining basketball, when basketball was finally gaining a foot hold on football in this State. 

I agree Dove, other than a couple of positions, Baseball is an organized rest.  On the othe hand, there are alot of Right Fielders making alot of money.

When I talk about Houston, I mean the Greater Houston area.  Not just inner city Houston.  It is all Houston to me whether or not they call it so.  It is one big town, you cant tell where one ends and the other begins.  Football will always be number 1 in Texas and Baseball is 2nd in Houston Area.  I didnt say I liked it, that is just the way it is.  Has basketball been on the rise in Houston and Texas, yes, over the past 15 years basketball has become much more prevelant. Once again Dickie dosent know what he talking about.  He lives in his own little bubble reality.

I would say after Football, that Baseball is second in Houston and Basketball would round out at 3.  Houston has always been big baseball.

SXSW has impacted the State Tournament for some time.  I remember 15 years back when I was a kid and my dad took me, we stayed in the Omni downtown and I met Robert Duvall, Bill Paxton, Willie Nelson, and more.  We always had to book when we left the tournament for the next year and they were charging 250 a night back then.  I would hate to see it leave the Drum, alot of memories for me there, and being at State Capitol and in Austin always had the right feel, but if they have to I would rather see it moved to San Antonio than any other place. JMO

You can learn alot about the character of a person by what they say.  Not reputation.  Character. (John Wooden) Now character can lead to a negative outlook on someones character, which you have done to yourself.  In alot of ways you are your own worst enemy. The racial crap is enough, there are players from all races of people who have been great ball players. You dont see others on this message board constantly bragging about their accomplishments, their pedigrees, ect  in their life, although I am sure many have had quite a few in basketball and other things.  The insecure person is the one that will yell out his accomplishments, saying look at me, look at me.  The reason all threads turn to you DV is because you make them about you because you are really an insecure person.  You talk first and think later and that is not a good thing to do in life.  And no I am not going to discuss my accomplishments and failures, they have all been learning experiences.  I just hope you dont go on a coaching message board and act like this, the reception will not be good.

People sense what they want to sense.  I couldnt believe that statement was brought up, that Nash was for South Dakota or thought there reasons for being ahead were because of race, that was a low blow that deserves an apologize.  South Dakota was playing more intelligent ball and Vermont over Lamar for that factor.  You can be a lay basketball fan and see that. Dickie you remind me of this quote" It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt". Abraham Linocoln And this was the most foolish thing you have said or insuated  on this message board as of yet, that your basketball intellect is higher than others on this board.  Anyone that has to bring this up is a very insecure person.