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Oooop!!! You're right! Then this begs to further ask the qauestion: Why is it that there aren't any 3-A players playing major D-1 basketball? Is it that these kids are good at the high school level in their respective divisions and lack the skills to play major D-1?

The advice he was receiving has nothing to do with him NOT playing college ball at this time. And while we are on the subject ,I have a question. What players from the local 3-A schools have received scholarships from major D-1 schools, past and present? I was at TCU last month on some basketball business and saw one kid playing for TCU from Hardin-Jefferson.

Ah Dickie, "I got you!" ;D Sheez!

I've seen (a few)some of the worse athletic kids turn into superstars during my time.

Ah Dickie, "I got you!"

Dear dads! The key to success for these young people is to improve with age. I'm not sure if you know this but there is a weeding out session by high school. Many start to get bigger, faster and uglier and on the opposite end, many become smaller, slower and prettier.

Probably because the coach from Dallas and the Port Artur News staff have a lot in common. :-X :-X :-X

It's really hard to get Johnny's relatives and friends to see that Little Johnny isn't all that especially when he has never been compared to the top talent in region.

I think it would be more interesting to name only those seniors who have the ability to play at the D-1 level, regardless of grades or entrance exam scores. Plus the reasons why the player you propose has the skills to play at that level.

Good luck Hawks!

Yet another excuse from a Tiger fan!!!! ;D ;D ;D Just say whatever you want to try to justify the fact that HJ has 3 State Championships!!!! Wait a minute, let's hear the guy out. He may be bring up some valid points about HJ 8)

True, we live in the Bible Belt.

I'm seriously beginning to see a pattern between the forum and LU basketball. Whenever we discuss things that a player isn't doing, it seems like the player wants to play better. This forum plays a vital role for the community.

hmmm! LU FANS!

Yo woodman, the opposing teams actually scout LU before their games. So they already know and have a game plan to try and defeat LU

It really doesn't matter what sport you play, the dynamics are all the same. There needs to be a balance between academics and sports.

Now the work continues. Maintain a good productive program by developing the younger players during the off-season.

Respectable score! Go Lady Horns

Okay mother, you got in your props for your son

Maybe we should divide the convo into parent's with positive vs not so positive experiences. I use to think it was wrong to dream to have a dream of playing professional sports. You know what? There isn't anything wrong with it, as long as you balance out and define realities versus dreams. I'm a witness that dreams do come through with hard work and focus. The same qualities you take on any non-sports related job. Now that makes more sense to me. There are kids still around who have a passion about sports or a sport.............and their education. There are still parents out there who enforce..." if you don't take care of your grades and classwork, you don't play. Even the UIL does it these days. My son's passion for baseball made my job as a parent easy. If knew if he got in trouble, partied all the time, or didn't take care of his grades that it would affect his baseball. Guess what......he doesn't get in trouble, party, and takes care of his grades. Too many times on this forum someone comes around with the "Little Johnny theories" and the "parent pushes the kid too hard...they have to enjoy it theories" ....really that's not always the case. My son would kill me in my sleep if I took baseball away. And for the ealier post that started this tangent.....I played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track growing up and in high school. My parents supported me and were at most of my games. I was to slow and short to play in college. Guess what ??? I'm an accountant....how did that happen if I was busy playing sports ??? ??? ??? It's not the playing of sports that's the problem...I think every kid has experienced playing to a certain extent...and enjoying the heck out of it, regardless of their skill level... The problem is that we have taken those sports that were fun, and yes life learning experiences, and in some cases, made them either financially inaccessible or inaccessible because someone felt that a kid didn't have enough "drive" or "want"...if you didn't qualify for their "league", you didn't play, and while this is not a problem in big cities, in small towns it makes for a lonely time if you're a kid wanting to just have a good time playing ball. In some cases, we have let the slobbering idiot with major league obsession drive the kid's leagues, resulting in a league that stinks and is not a teaching or playing league. There seems to be, at least today, an adult need to see how much hardware they can get as "coach" and "Johnny's dad" than there is with the teaching aspects of the sport. Earlier in this thread, it spoke about the parent everyone knows who complains about his kid's playing time...but there is also the bore that always talks about his kid's "blue chip" talent, and how it's "his" kid that makes the team shine, and how the team would be struggling without "his" kid...the same way we know about the kid with little talent, is the same way we know about the kid with "inflated" talent... It's time to let the kids have the sport back...it's time we stepped off and let coaches be coaches...it's time we stepped back and not do to sports what we, as adults did to Beanie Babies, Barbies, GI Joes, and baseball cards...stealing all the fun out of things, just so we could say we had this or that...sports belong to the kids who play them, not to the parents who obsess over them... It's too late But seriously it may be difficult to bring those old values back. Kids today are being put into a sport where they have to specialize, or at least in our (parents) mind. Actually, this has been going on a long time. It's just now catching up to other sports. Tennis was the first sport and this was back in the 80's when I witnessed it; kids had personal coaches travelling with them to tournaments. Kids practice sessions running 4-5 hours a day. Oh, and let us not forget gymnastics and their dedication to the sports. I've only begun to notice within the past 5-6 years the culture of team sports changing towards personal training, etc. I talked to a parent the other day and he told me his kid works out in the gym (basketball) everyday. Sorry guys, my kids play basketball but we're all facing the same challenges. And I see the Ford Park batting cage parking lot full of cars. The culture is driving parents to ( not the player) try and maintain an edge on the competition.

Maybe we should divide the convo into parent's with positive vs not so positive experiences. I use to think it was wrong to dream to have a dream of playing professional sports. You know what? There isn't anything wrong with it, as long as you balance out and define realities versus dreams. I'm a witness that dreams do come through with hard work and focus. The same qualities you take on any non-sports related job.

Yes!

Please! Since the beginning of time, people have competed in sports and it's still going strong today. You're right, it's tougher being in sports as you get older but the thoughts and dreams are also fun to have.

Sheez! Well I was always taught to go with a sure winner....Navasota by 24

You have to learn to adjust to the way the officials call their games. Sometimes you can let good teams just play and enjoy the game. And others you have to keep your lips wet because of all the hacking and less skilled type of playing.