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LOL. Not to mention a couple of "Texas Future" AAU graduates

Plugged in the dunk o meter lol. Kelly 2-0

It better be tonight, since I just spent 2 hours putting out jerseys for all three teams lol

But that was Silsbee Lite and Fun Size Central

You could get Hudl and ask coaches to send the games you want. Wouldn't quite be the same as being there in person, but you could cover a lot of ground pretty quick sitting at the computer

Sounds like you need a night off! LOL Great job though.

The Vidor / Kelly game is Monday night.

lol

From Beaumont tonight

Mamba is one of the good ones

Especially the BCP players

The AAU coaches that teach ME ME ME ball, are KILLING these kids! And it makes it tough on High School coaches to break that trend. You can usually find the AAU coach in the stands. He's the one screaming "Go to work, shoot the ball, take him to the basket, D up , D up, D up." LOL

A lot of good points made. I agree with both sides of the argument. But you can't really generalize it. It really does depend on the coach and environment of the AAU organization. I coach both AAU and High School ball, so I see the benefits from both sides. Like it or not, AAU ball does help the individual develop his skill set. If you play for a coach that just rolls the ball out and tells you to get after it and go to work, then no, the player will not develop his basketball IQ or concept of playing team basketball. Regardless, he will play tougher competition and will be better for it. It does however drive me crazy to watch coaches just play man to man an entire AAU season. They aren't learning the complete game of basketball. If these kids go to college, they will HAVE to learn multiple defenses and speeds at which to play the game. I can speak for my Defenders team and say that we run 2-3, 1-2-2. 1-3-1, man, half court traps, full court press, multiple inbound plays, press breaks...we mix it up. I teach my kids the value of keeping the other team off balance and playing to the our opponents weakness. Last year my team consisted of the following players through out the year: Tevin Baker, John Kraemer and Dareiyus Richard from Beaumont Kelly. Jase Miguez and Kevin Howard from Nederland. Michael Saladin and Jamerson Roberts from Hardin Jefferson. Devin Ellis and Geary Senigaur from Central. Josh Hockless from Baytown Lee. I would consider Baker, Kraemer, Richard, Miguez, Howard, Saladin and Roberts some of the better players in SE Texas. I coach them, feed them, raise money for them, travel with them...and it's all for them. I want them to learn the game, have fun, build friendships, see new places and stay out of trouble in the summer. Last year when we went to New Orleans, it was the first time for most of the guys to be there. And wrapping up the day with Xbox tournaments in the room seems to be the highlight of their day. These are experiences that they will look back on and remember forever. So try not to paint it with a broad brush

No he's not

Went to the bench midway the 1st quarter. Up 51-15 at half

Hardin 43 Kelly 88 Final.

But he is makng the smart play

AAU "coaches"...whole different story lol. I can count them on one hand.

Yes

Not sure West Brook has an organized summer team. I do know that they rarely if ever play in any spring or fall leagues. But West Brook is clearly one of the top area teams after hanging with Central and Silsbee

Kelly's next game should be Hardin tonight at Kelly

LOL. Yep. But show me a top area team without AAU players. Central, Silsbee, Ozen, Nederland, HJ, Kelly, Kountze, Big Sandy all have either the majority or all 5 starters playing summer ball on QUALITY AAU teams. Not just "some" AAU team.

The tounament director made the schedule in a poorly lit gym

Going to TCU to play football

fair enough. But would you agree that the YMBL also had a weaker field?