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[quote name="The_Truth" post="728752" timestamp="1260648326"] Sharks beat H-F with a 30pt difference [/quote]who are the "Sharks?"

[quote name="CATMAN" post="728163" timestamp="1260553039"] The Texas Invitational Tournament a 3 day pass was 20 dollars. the tour.had 48 boys teams.32 girls teams. A good price,for that many games. [/quote]So Cat, what percentage went to the the director's????  :D

Eisenhower is having an off-year. Not that good this year. ;D

Again, the Enterprise will need more subscribers from Hardin County to do anything special on Silsbee's basketball at this point and time. Now, if they go to State, you will see more coverage because of the "big dance."

[quote name="football" post="728039" timestamp="1260543479"] That is also what h-j did in during the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RUN! [/quote]HJ has a good program out there. I saw the HJ hIgh school coaches at the middle school games. At least HJ knows what they're getting for the program.

[quote name="no-look" post="728008" timestamp="1260540743"] Tournaments usually lose money......if you break even you are doing good. [/quote]refs, gym fees, director fees, ball fees, assistant coach's fees  ;D

[quote name="BoboandBlair" post="728014" timestamp="1260541317"] If your the #9 athlete in the nation, you probably have opportunities to play alot of places.  Why in the heck would you want to play for an upstart program who will take their lumps for the first few years you are there.  I know its nice to be close to home, but go play at Houston or A&M.  Somewhere you can make a name for yourself and play in front of more people than you did in HS. [/quote]You made a very logical statement. I don't know who you guys are talking about but I can tell you this: He may have been #9 his senior year, but you also have to remember the #1's, 2's 3's and #4's coming out the following year. And if he stayed at a JC for 2 years, it stacks up on him more.

[quote name="Bobcat05" post="727939" timestamp="1260508901"] What happend was...the better team won tonight.  HF had at least 20 turnovers in the first half.  They have 14 players on varsity for HF...what's up with that? They sub 5 in 5 out too, that is what Jr. high and Little Dribblers does. [/quote] :-[ :-[ :-X :-X

[quote name="Bobcat05" post="727903" timestamp="1260506082"] Where you there Bluedove? [/quote]Nope, but I think I need to come out of retirement and get that program back on track. What happened?

You guys sure can be hard on people at times. And the bad part about it is that I can't come back with any facts for a rebuttal >:(

Sometimes you neeed a close game to wake you up own the road.

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="727036" timestamp="1260385363"] Well Dove that team that you say does not look so good beat your team by something like 40 last week!!!!!   :D :D :D [/quote]Wow, now you're catching up to the convo.

[quote name="thescore96" post="726815" timestamp="1260335820"]       Hey everyone just to clear up...no I was not complaining bout the refs at all. Some are good. Some aren't. My complaint was with some coaching decisions. The refs had a bad night but that was one night and I still pointed out that it was equal. I made a little joke about HJ but come on get a grip. It was a joke. And so is the basketball program at Orangefield at the moment if you're wondering. The fact that they ARE irrelevant is kind of my point. These same kids have been competing with everyone since they were in little dribblers. Now they look like they can't stay on the floor w/some of the same teams...... I just can't understand why so many ppl posted on something that didn't involve their schools at all. Sorry for the confusion. I'll try to be more sensitive next time I post on HJSPORTS.COM.       [/quote]HJSports. com  LOL!  You have this right!

[quote name="DP#1FAN" post="726905" timestamp="1260370910"] These 2 teams are on 2 different levels. [/quote]I haven't seen HJ play but I have seen LC-M play HF for one quarter.. I wasn't familiar with LC-M and I asked their coach if they were a 3-A school. Anyway, I came away thinking LC-M wasn't much of a competitive team. I usually judge teams by their basketball athleticism along with their mental swagger. LC-M does not posses either one

[quote name="CATMAN" post="726895" timestamp="1260370358"] Where is OLD BLUE :D :D :D :D [/quote]I plead the 5th ;)  I'm still trying to figure out why this coach is not ( oh neva mind for now).

[quote name="DP#1FAN" post="723441" timestamp="1259932635"] [quote author=LAZEEK link=topic=63309.msg722836#msg722836 date=1259853221] HJ has 5 games between now and then.........lets wait and see what happens in those games first.  You are jumping the gun a bit here Heckler!!!  LCM is much better than OK as well..............they did beat HF by about 40!!! [/quote] Then again that's not saying awhole alot. [/quote]I'll take your negative comments now. >:( Our time is coming. ;)

[quote name="PoppaBearstarr" post="725641" timestamp="1260200516"] The losing team always thinks they got hosed on the calls....If thats why you think you lost than you will never get any better...You have to adjust to however the refs are calling...HJ does this very well, I didnt bring HJ into this thread you did...it is amazing how childish you sound when you say it. [/quote]Good point! You have to adjust to ref's calls and use them to your advantage.

[quote name="shorttexas1" post="725718" timestamp="1260206895"] Jai is a PG that got moved off the ball for Nick Calathis.  That is why he transferred... He wanted to run point not 2-guard.  However... I still have a hard time seeing Jai start.  With Balbay, Brown, and Jai it makes  it hard on Barnes.  And I think he should move Hamilton into the starting line-up!!!  So we would have Pitman James Hamilton Avery Balbay, Brown, Jai? [/quote]Hmm! I heard the same thing. It seems the alums wanted to groom Nick for the NBA. Jai is homegrown from Texas with no connections to the alums (just what was told to me).

Obviously there wasn't much competition there ;D

[quote name="Razor" post="723160" timestamp="1259880030"] BJ Tyler was an absolute stud...that guy could flat out play [/quote]does BJ still live in P.A. ?  I heard he use to work with the ball players in this a in the area.

[quote name="The GOAT" post="722910" timestamp="1259860737"] Who else applied for the ozen job? [/quote]Travis Williams from Silsbee but something happened  ::) and he withdrew his name.

[quote name="The GOAT" post="722909" timestamp="1259860601"] We must be pretty good then............... they only beat us by 30 last year. :D  I think they'll do well, I don't see anyone beating their press. But it can be done. [/quote]Ummm! And you know they are good :D

As long as they go out and run and gun, I will continue to support them.

[quote name="coachacola" post="722893" timestamp="1259858387"] [quote author=NorthoftheBorder link=topic=63292.msg722886#msg722886 date=1259857731] [quote author=HoopInsider_Cooper link=topic=63292.msg722685#msg722685 date=1259812899] [font=Courier]I sense low interest in Lamar athletics as of late. Hopefully everyone is laying low for football. [/font] [/quote] I think you are right.  The basketball team has not given us anything to be excited about.  And the university just refuses to give us much info on the football plans including what the stadium will look like when finished.  I think this is bad PR and they are not doing anything to generate excitement.  It may be that, with the exception of turf and a new field house, there is really not much improvement to the stadium as it exists and they don't want to play that card yet. [/quote] I agree with you 100%.  The construction blog on LU's website hasn't been updated since Sept. 26th!  Three months ago I was told by the athletic department that they would release some drawings of the complex and stadium soon and they haven't shown us anything. [/quote]I'm sure as it gets closer to the Fall the excitement will start up again.

[quote name="GCMPats" post="722899" timestamp="1259859070"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=63283.msg722894#msg722894 date=1259858730] [quote author=GCMPats link=topic=63283.msg722874#msg722874 date=1259856180] Well, they can make a layup (dunk). Only saw one made jump shot the hole time (only attempted 2). That's good against these "scrub" teams with a size disadvantage. Show some video of them playing a "real" team. Who have they played so far that would be considered a "marquee" win? No one! You reap what you sow! [/quote]You have no idea what you are talking about!!!! I bet you have no idea how hard it is for Yates to get good teams to play them. Michael Young's son lite up the scoreboard with his shooting. Look what happened to Bellaire (5A) last year. Top team in Houston with several D1 players. YATES destroyed their mental game by winning by over 25 pts. You saw 3 minutes plus of YouTube video and now you are an expert on Jack Yates High basketball,  a top elite team. Get out of s.e.texas and watch the elite teams play. You'll see a difference. [/quote] By no means an expert, just not impressed by their body of work to date. If they beat Bellaire again by 25 pts, my opinion would change. (Not that my opinion matters) [/quote]They are the State Champs. Their body of work has been proven and nothing has changed, other than they are BETTER this year with more confidence and experience.