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Cat fight... HD55. You guys have no kids. Which is the reason you dropped in classification to begin with. Which is the only chance you have at making a playoff spot anyway...no matter who is coaching. If you truly believe HD should have 45-50 boys playing football then you're absolutely clueless. Not a school in America has a % of students that high playing football. You're talking well over half of the boys in the school. That's ridiculous. You guys better leave Hodges alone. Nobody else wants to come there I can assure you. By the way..you were only competitive for 3 years because of 4 kids that aren't even Daisetta kids.

Uh oh...can't wait for this. Lol

Bahahahahaha... Man I needed that. Smh Cant wait until the all district teams are announced so I can see Silsbee fans griping that they don't have 12 kids on first team all district. Boy oh boy.. Lol

I can tell their weakness from one game. Because the one game I watched is the only game they've lost in months. And here's why: They could only score off steals. When forced to play half court offense it looked like they were lost. Which tends to happen to a team that normally doesn't have to or know how to do it. Also. Their half court defense was awful. Probably because they've leaned so heavily on their speed all year. You can get away with bad defense if your fast enough. But what if you aren't?...uncontested drive and layup fest. Like last night. And just to throw this out their...Silsbee did get a put back and bogus and 1 with 1 second to go. Because of an air ball. What's the difference between 3 and 6? Well...the difference in a 1 or 2 possession game. And I've already said..Lincoln wasted 10 minutes of offensive possessions trying to burn clock. Which helped Silsbee make it close...because they weren't very good at it. Call me a hater all you want...I call it like I see it. With everyone. Is Silsbee good? Absolutely. Their athleticism is impressive. But they lost because they aren't good basketball players. Just great athletes. By the way..the fact that you said Silsbee was running offensive sets makes me think that you know zero about basketball. That was strait AAU, street ball, my turn to take it to the hole offense. No screens, no cuts, no flashes, no movement.

Syracuse yes for certain. They run a 2-3 zone a good majority of the game and always have. I like watching them in fact just to see what other coaches try to do against it. Never changes..get the ball to the middle. Syracuse only traps in the short corner so overloading one side wouldn't work. They rotate well, help well, and recruit the perfect players for doing it. However..they also see man defense most games, so they have to practice it often. Otherwise they wouldn't have an efficient man offense like they do. But they do. And they do jump in man from time to time so they must work it pretty hard as well. Like I said..easy to find exceptions. I'm pretty sure I said 95%.

Trump supporter? Why?.. Did I misspell something. As far as politics go...I'm actually thinking about not voting for the first time in years. Only reason I might is to cancel out someone's Bernie/Hillary vote. As far as basketball...all those schools are zone teams huh? Majority of the game? I think you ought to pay a little closer attention. I personally like Texas decision to hire Smart. I loved VCU while he was there...one of the last diamond press guys left. Tribute to Billy Donovan. But half court...they play man my friend. Like I said...pay closer attention.

Easy to find a few exceptions. Do me a favor...March madness (greatest single sports event in history) is about to start. Watch as many games as you can and count how many teams play zone defense for at least half of the game. I'll be curious to know your findings.

If you play a team with 10 players better than your best player it doesn't matter what you do. You will never convince me that any team has to play zone over man defense. There is no other defense in existence (when done correctly) that can effectively stop a team from scoring in a half court offense. All zones leave holes. Effective skip passes, getting the ball to the middle, and simply being able to hit shots KILLS ALL zone defenses. It is not a coincidence that every professional team in the world and 95% of all college teams play man defense. It's the only effective way to guard your side of the floor.

Nobody was getting to the rim and finishing. All of Silsbee's points were coming off of turnovers. It was actually quite tragic how lost Silsbee looked in their half court offense. I 100% blame the fact that SETX is the zone defense capital of the world.

I hate the kid got hurt..especially being that it was the state finals. Not that there's a good time to get hurt. But hitting their stride? It's unbelievable how people perceive things.

Wow. Just...wow. Smh.

Because D1 basketball programs are in the business of wasting roster spots and/or scholarship money on kids that can't play.

If you're the last player on the bench, at the worst D1 school in the country, then you're a stud. Over 99% of the high school players in the world aren't good enough to play in the Big10.

"Had to play zone" Thats absolutely false, sir. And a little bit absurd.. Inability to break pressure is what got most of the teams "ran out of the gym". But as far as the defense they play in the half court...playing strictly zone is an indicator that you don't actually know how to play defense. Man defense is actually 5 people against the ball...as apposed to "I got my man" crap that these kids learn in little dribblers.

Rephrase..1st halfway decent man defense they've seen all year. Only reason I say that is because they were doing what teams that don't know man offense do. No screens (on or away from the ball), no cuts (basket cuts or backdoor cuts), no movement whatsoever. Just try to penetrate, and if someone slides into help position either throw up a circus shot or kick it to someone standing completely motionless on the perimeter...then let them try. If they've seen more man..maybe take some time scoring in your man offense. Because what I saw was a team that can't score unless it's by scoring off of a turnover.

This game reminded me of why I never watch high school games anymore. Congrats on the season Silsbee. Making it to the title game is a once in a lifetime accomplishment. I have to say tho..I don't think it was as much "comeback" as it was Lincoln letting it dwindle away. Started playing keep away with 12 minutes to go instead of continuing to exploit that defense. I could tell immediately that Silsbee didn't know what to do in a close or come from behind game. And I'm willing to bet that's the first man defense Silsbee has seen this year. Wasn't pretty. But again..very fine season. And I hope the Silsbee player that got injured has a speedy recovery.

Yes my theory makes more sense if you have a really tough district. But what I'm saying is that if you have a district of cupcakes..pre-season schedule doesn't matter either way. A tough game week 3 has zero bearing on how you will perform week 12.

First of all...why do you say La Marque's defense was better? Because they're athletic. Here is a good indicator...who held BS to fewer points? And even if it is...that was over 2 months ago. BS hasn't seen decent defense since December.

Not doubting you. Then you went 2 months without having to do any of that. So... I mean, I know why you did it. But it didn't matter either way.

Agree to disagree. Those kids were no longer conditioned to play competitive games by the time they saw the Gilmers and Celinas. 2 months of weak competition had washed it away.

Pretty certain I said that too. But it is true in both cases. BS may not have played anyone all year that actually knows how to play defense. Hence the problems from behind the arc.

Not giving kids false hope. You're giving your studs a chance to rest some, and your backups a chance to see the field. That will be more beneficial down the road than playing tough games in which nobody comes out and you may or may not lose. What message are you sending kids when you tell them that doing it a certain way is how to win...and then they lose? And I belive it's pretty relevant. Nick Saban knows that every single game they play in the SEC will be a dogfight so why schedule tough out of conference games. Take WOS as an example this year. They played Hamshire, Orangefield, Liberty, Hardin-Jefferson, then Scarborough, then 2 or 3 other joke of a playoff teams before they even got to some competition. You honestly think those pre-season games meant anything after going 2 months without having to do anything other than basically show up. Not knocking their accomplishment...just stating that I don't believe the pre-season would not have mattered one way or another. Other than the only opportunity all year to get a good game. And what if the opposite were true? A team in a tough district...Let's say they schedule all tough teams pre-season to "prepare" and then get blanked in district. What will you accomplish by going 1-9 on the year? Nothing but pissed off parents, disheartened kids, and a fired coach. My opinion is that it's better to build confidence. Nobody cares how "tough" your schedule is. Ultimately it's wins vs losses. The winningest coaches/teams do not have an asterisk beside their records if they played weak opponents.

The University of Alabama (National Champions) had non-conference games with Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana-Monroe, and Charleston Southern...this year. Wow. Stellar. You know more than Nick Saban about scheduling games? If so then I can guarantee that you are not being paid enough.

Preseason matchups don't really matter anyway. Whatever "preparation" you think you got from preseason is all washed away because of district anyhow. In my opinion, tough preseason schedules don't do anything but jeopardize health and/or losing kids mentally. Might as well schedule teams you can beat. Everyone is excited about the wins, everyone gets some field experience, and risk of injury goes down. I do belive they need to fill a whole schedule...but other than that...

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