BIG SHOW

Good point, but Nederland is returning everyone from last year and adding a couple good JV players. Ozen will also be good. I also think Central will win district but there is a chance Nederland and Ozen could possibly get them or at least make it a game but with the 7'3" recruit pretty much eliminates that chance.

I don't know if that's true, but if it is do you blame them? This has recruiting written all over it IMO.

Someone said he was 17. Who knows. He looks 20 to me.

They are originally from Nigera but lived in Atlanta correct? Didn't they go to school there?

The kid with no name. Hmmmm...Interesting!

What's the kids name?

I would agree those schools are but he's just a junior. I can see him going to these type caliber of schools his senior year. It appears someone has done a pretty good job hiding him to this point. They will come knocking or perhaps they know of him already but the young man isn't good enough for them yet.

Central isn't a high ranked basketball school? I believe they are or at least have been the last few years. If the young man lives here with his parents then there is no issue but from what I'm hearing this is not the case. I agree with you on one thing. There are people contacting people. No doubt! This I'm sure took place sometime during summer ball.

Lets also add to this small town that Central has been ranked in the top 5 in state over the last 3 years. That doesn't hurt a young man decision when trying to find a basketball school.. oops i mean a good educational school.

I'm sure there were plenty of good schools in Atlanta he could have chosen to go to for academic reasons.

Good point. Jacquet, Arnold, Krautz at Nederland

He wouldn't of been there QB so he wouldn't stand out like he does at Kountze. I am not taking nothing away from the kid. He and Jacquet both are great athletes. I also think he is a better player than Jaquet on the basketball court.

I think it's hard to compare the 2. It's much easier for a great athlete to excel at multiple sports at 3a schools and lower, just because of the numbers. IMO at bigger schools you have so many kids that just specialize in 1 sport and it's more difficult to excel in all sports. I give a slight edge to jacquet.

I also don't look to much into rankings. Sadly there are politics that play a big roll in that.

Yeah it's not the same Brady team as last year. This years team is very good. They will turn a lot of heads this summer.

Yes I do

I would love to see 17u-Brady play that 17u circuit team.

Defenders 17u- Brady

If i am not mistaking, Ozen and Central were 1 and 1 vs each other last season.  IMO, Ozen will have a much improved team this year and Central will pretty much have the same team as last year. I think Ozen has a real good chance to win both games this seaon. The good news for both teams is that most likely both teams will either finish first or second, so in the playoffs they want have to face each other until very late in there playoff run.

[quote name="Honest Abe" post="1421828" timestamp="1375809226"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=113177.msg1421811#msg1421811 date=1375806963] All the schools mentioned will do fine. They will all have winning records. They will all make playoffs. The real question is, do these teams have what it take to make it to regionals and be successful??? [/quote]Agree. Not sure how stacked the region is this year, but I would guess that it's not too stacked to where one of these teams makes the Regional Tourney. Will any of them advance and go to state? Depends on the matchups in the playoffs. We don't know who each team will face in the post season. The post season is too far away, and there is too many 'unknowns' out there to discuss who will make it to state from this region. This thread is mainly for bragging purposes. It will be another close race to see who wins the district title. I don't think there is much question of the top three teams. Is there any other teams in the district who may make some noise? [/quote] I think it could be a battle for the 4th spot between LCM,Lumberton and Vidor.  I think Lumberton will end up with the final spot in the playoffs.

This is the first i've heard of Wileridge leaving... I am guessing he's going to a big private school like Oak Hill Acedemy? Is this True? If so, good for him.  I think that's the same road Steven Jackson (PA) took and it worked out pretty well for him.  There's not doubt Central will be a different team without Wileridge and it would bring Nederland and Ozen in the mix to compete for district.... Only time will tell.

[quote name="Bigcam2903" post="1406654" timestamp="1369159581"] Nederland played well, that group of kids as well as other kids from other programs (school teams) have an advantage over upstart programs with kids thay just started playing together. Not taking anything away from any of those School Teams, but let's state the obvious before we start applauding. I love the fact that those kids would rather play together instead of everyone choosing to run and load up a Houston Team. With that being said, let's judge these Teams for what they are. They should win most of their summer games if they have been playing together since they were 8-9 yrs old. Mighty Bumblebees [/quote] Big Cam you make a good point. Playing together for a long time does have its advantages but let's face it, you still have to put the ball in the basket. The fact is, they have some boys who can play.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1406556" timestamp="1369146258"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110842.msg1406546#msg1406546 date=1369145156] [quote author=BIG SHOW link=topic=110842.msg1406410#msg1406410 date=1369080364] [quote author=Bigcam2903 link=topic=110842.msg1406393#msg1406393 date=1369077942] HJ always puts on a great tournament. Beaumont Trail Blazers played both HJ & Kountze very well. Had a chance to win both games. The big guard for HJ is the truth, the kid scores at will. Kountze is a very balanced & athletic Team. We really enjoyed the competition. Good luck to both programs. Mighty Bumblebees [/quote] Did Nederland have a team in the tournment? [/quote]Ned entered a JV team, and they won all 3 games they played. The team was comprised of mostly Freshmen kids who will be Sophs next year. [/quote] Make I make a suggestion?  Let your 2016 class play varsity  ;D [/quote] Becarefull for what you ask for!!!!!! That just might happen...  ;D  ;D

[quote name="Bigcam2903" post="1406393" timestamp="1369077942"] HJ always puts on a great tournament. Beaumont Trail Blazers played both HJ & Kountze very well. Had a chance to win both games. The big guard for HJ is the truth, the kid scores at will. Kountze is a very balanced & athletic Team. We really enjoyed the competition. Good luck to both programs. Mighty Bumblebees [/quote] Did Nederland have a team in the tournment?

Who won the JV divison?