Honest Abe

Rooting for the Rockets, but OKC too much fire power. Thunder in 6.

[quote name="Stevenash" post="1395299" timestamp="1366215053"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110895.msg1395242#msg1395242 date=1366207940] [quote author=Basketball IQ link=topic=110895.msg1395217#msg1395217 date=1366205120] Have to agree with Skip on this one in regards to the complaining about how Yates builds a roster, Silsbee and Kountze have been swapping personnel forever. Yates will continue to be the bully on the block because they rebound, press and shoot the ball fairly decent from the outside and until the Tigers, Hawks and Mustangs become more proficient in areas other than the press Yates will own this neck of the woods for some time to come..... [/quote]Agreed! Somebody better stay off the track less and in the gym.  :D [/quote] Disagree- no African players in Silsbee , HJ, and Kountze and nobody from New Jersey either [/quote]Apples to oranges when comparing Yates to Silsbee/Kountze. Trying to compare these two small towns who swap players back and forth compared to Yates who 'attracts' players from Houston, a city of 4-6M plus other countries is laughable. Same when trying to compare transfers to any other SETX school. Back on topic: How far will Silsbee advance next year? Depends on their matchups in the playoffs.

Only in the NBA! Unfortunately, I agree with you. NBA is all about the ratings, and they have no shame. I realize all professional sports are about the ratings, but the NBA has manipulated games/series in the past more so than other professional sports.

I hope the Rockets beat the Lakers Wednesday. I have never liked the Lakers, but I don't like seeing ANY player ever getting hurt. A reason many people 'hate' teams like The Lakers, Yankees, Cowboys, Tiger Woods, Lebron, Kobe, etc has nothing to do with the actual professionals who play the game, IMO. IMO, ESPN is to blame for hyper exposure. As I turned on Sports Center this morning, the first person discussed was Tiger Woods, then Adam Scott and The Masters. Next story: Lakers. Next story: Yankees. Nederland's Clay Buchholz's one hitter was the next story, then LeBron. The reason I don't watch SC as much is bc their stories are too predictable. There are lots of great athletes who are NOT household names bc of ESPN. Anyone wonder why the NBA's ratings are so low? Maybe bc they plaster The Lakers and Heat on every headline story. It's nauseating to say the least...

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1393184" timestamp="1365599640"] Thrilled that you have graduated and moved on to the next level  ;D [color=pink]20-4A District Champs 2010-2012 Bi-District Champs 2010-2013 Area Champs 2010-2013 Regional Semi-Finalist 2011[/color] [/quote];D

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1392916" timestamp="1365548632"] How old are you? You in the same grade as him?  :-[ [/quote]She did quote Whitney AND Britney; two classy women! 8)

Congratulations to Zach English who accepted a full scholarship to play basketball at John Brown University in NW Arkansas!! JBU is a private school located in Siloam Springs, AR. JBU is an NAIA school which competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference. JBU won a National Championship in 2005, and has reached the National Championship tourney 7 times in the last 11 years! Zach was offered scholarships from 4 Universities from schools located in Texas, Florida, and Arkansas. JBU was the last school Zach visited, and he felt this was the best 'fit' for him.  [Hidden Content] 2013 Post-Season Quick Facts Set a program-record by notching 27 regular season victories en route to its first-ever Sooner Athletic Conference regular season championship...Featured in two NAIA National Game of the Week matchups against Oklahoma Baptist, finishing 1-1 against the Bison...Won an impressive five of seven contests against top-25 competition...Holds eight top-10 rankings in team categories including No. 1 in three-point field goal percentage (39.6), No. 3 in total three-point field goals made (335) and No. 3 in three-point field goals made per game (10.15)...Netted four All-Conference selections: Coleson Rakestraw (first team), Abel Galliguez (second team), E.J. McWoods (honorable mention) and Max Hopfgartner (honorable mention)...Features the 2013 SAC Freshman of the Year, Kofi Josephs, and SAC Coach of the Year, Clark Sheehy...Landed a winning streak of seven or more games three separate times, including an 8-0 start to the season... National Tournament History John Brown is making its third appearance in four years in Kansas City and its seventh all-time...Last season, the Golden Eagles were ousted in the first round by Montana - Western, losing 85-83 in overtime...In 2010, JBU earned wins over McKendree (Ill.) in the first round before bouncing Fresno Pacific (Calif.) in the second round, eventually falling to Southern Poly (Ga.) in the quarterfinals...In 2006, the Golden Eagles fell in the opening round to sixth-ranked Azusa Pacific (Calif.), one year after ousting the Cougars in the 2005 National Championship game...In 2005, John Brown pieced together an unprecedented five-game stretch en route to its only national championship, downing Union (Tenn.), Louisiana State at Shreveport, Biola (Calif.), Carroll (Mont.) and Azusa Pacific in consecutive fashion after winning five of its last six games entering the tournament with its only loss coming in the SAC tournament title game to Oklahoma Baptist...In 2004, JBU dispatched eventual NCAA I member Houston Baptist (Texas) in the first round only to come up short in the second round against Concordia - Irvine (Calif.)...The Golden Eagles won its first-ever game at Kansas City in 2003, besting seventh-seeded Azusa Pacific in the opening round before falling in a close contest to Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) in the second round...John Brown boasts a 10-6 all-time record in seven appearances at the National Tournament, holding a 62.5 win percentage and is the only institution from the state of Arkansas to win a title in Kansas City...

[quote name="Stevenash" post="1392383" timestamp="1365429734"] Were there any special "player acquisition programs" back then? [/quote]The article said that most of the team grew up together and went to middle school together. How times have changed...

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That charge called against Syracuse in the last minute was awful! Can't move in front of the offensive player after he starts his jump. Still can't figure out why Syracuse attempted a '2' after Michigan only made one FT. The Orange needed a '3', and there was not much time on the clock.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1391675" timestamp="1365183066"] [color=pink]Bi-District Champs 2010-2013 Area Champs 2010-2013 Regional Semi-Finalist 2011[/color] Just shaking my head. On a sinking ship and ain't willing to swim with the rats to fadeee away. [/quote]Wishful thinking. No sinking going on down here.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1391664" timestamp="1365181454"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110519.msg1391653#msg1391653 date=1365179902] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=110519.msg1391641#msg1391641 date=1365177568] Aaaah, yes.... Coaching... (how did I know that was coming up?) Abe, I was looking for him to answer, because my rebuttal would have been a follow up question,' does Vidor basketball have this X factor?' [/quote]Of course, Coach Lee looked like a genius against us this past year. Next year he won't be able to do the same. ;) [/quote]Oh Lawdy! One or two transfers and they think dey back in da hunt agin!!!smh [color=pink]20-4A District Champs 2010-2012 Bi-District Champs 2010-2013 Area Champs 2010-2013 Regional Semi-Finalist 2011[/color] [/quote]When wuz we ever out of da hunt? We just gonna reload. Plenty of Ballers who can go! That's how we will be different next year. Not just 2 guys who can score consistently. We will have more weapons.

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1391641" timestamp="1365177568"] Aaaah, yes.... Coaching... (how did I know that was coming up?) Abe, I was looking for him to answer, because my rebuttal would have been a follow up question,' does Vidor basketball have this X factor?' [/quote]Of course, Coach Lee looked like a genius against us this past year. Next year he won't be able to do the same. ;)

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1391615" timestamp="1365172662"] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=110519.msg1391594#msg1391594 date=1365171174] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110519.msg1391348#msg1391348 date=1365098134] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=110519.msg1391344#msg1391344 date=1365097617] Still waiting bluedove. [/quote] So, you're saying Central won't win it all in 4-A? iF so, why do you feel this way? [/quote] Yes that's what I'm saying. And I feel that way cuz they just don't have the X factor.  8) [/quote] What's The X factor if you don't mind me asking? [/quote]If I had to guess at his response, I would say coaching. It seems to be what some Central fans believe, so maybe that is what he is referring to as the X Factor? ???

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1390707" timestamp="1364909877"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110733.msg1390705#msg1390705 date=1364909743] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110733.msg1390698#msg1390698 date=1364907324] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=110733.msg1390665#msg1390665 date=1364872098] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110733.msg1390659#msg1390659 date=1364870548] Do players who play for Jim Boeheim not have the talent level to play man defense? They absolutely COULD play man, but they don't bc of his 'system'. Seems to be working pretty well for him. ;) [/quote] +1!! [/quote] You can take that plus away now  ;) [/quote]It was still a valid point. The original post did not specify HS 'systems' only. If it make you feel better, I'll give you a +1. [/quote]Thanks Abe, I can use all I can get.  8) [/quote];D

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1390698" timestamp="1364907324"] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=110733.msg1390665#msg1390665 date=1364872098] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110733.msg1390659#msg1390659 date=1364870548] Do players who play for Jim Boeheim not have the talent level to play man defense? They absolutely COULD play man, but they don't bc of his 'system'. Seems to be working pretty well for him. ;) [/quote] +1!! [/quote] You can take that plus away now  ;) [/quote]It was still a valid point. The original post did not specify HS 'systems' only. If it make you feel better, I'll give you a +1.

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1390669" timestamp="1364873135"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110733.msg1390659#msg1390659 date=1364870548] Do players who play for Jim Boeheim not have the talent level to play man defense? They absolutely COULD play man, but they don't bc of his 'system'. Seems to be working pretty well for him. ;) [/quote] I thought we were talking about high school basketball. Being able to recruit to a big time DI school like Syracuse will bring in loads of talent that can play any style. That is not the case with small high schools. [/quote]I thought he was referring to any system regardless of which level they play.

Do players who play for Jim Boeheim not have the talent level to play man defense? They absolutely COULD play man, but they don't bc of his 'system'. Seems to be working pretty well for him. ;)

[quote name="no-look" post="1390624" timestamp="1364863818"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110469.msg1390619#msg1390619 date=1364862893] [quote author=no-look link=topic=110469.msg1390614#msg1390614 date=1364861891] [quote author=usedtobe link=topic=110469.msg1390596#msg1390596 date=1364854296] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110469.msg1390489#msg1390489 date=1364829356] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=110469.msg1390472#msg1390472 date=1364826189] Is the "capital establishment" comprised of bad people? [/quote] Greedy people who will stop at nothing to take your dollars for profit. [/quote] Dove, if you still sell cars, then you are a MAJOR hypocrite! :-X [/quote]It's 99% of those car salesmen that give the rest of them a bad name...  ;D  Just kidding, I sold cars for about six years. [/quote] Hmmm? Did I fire you? [/quote]Nah, I was always in the top three. It was those guys on or near the bottom that would get the axe...lol [/quote]Maybe those at the top should share their profits with those at the bottom so they don't get the axe? That should motivate...NOBODY!! ;D

Hard to believe such a violent injury occurred on a non-contact play.

[quote name="Sfajacks10" post="1390187" timestamp="1364662998"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110520.msg1390179#msg1390179 date=1364652138] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=110520.msg1390161#msg1390161 date=1364617616] nice season for FGCU. Duke vs Louisville sunday. Hope Pitino can pull it out. [/quote]It was an impressive 6th season from the program. Wonder how they got so good so quick?? I expect an investigation soon on some sketchy recruiting possibly. I have ZERO proof, but something tells me something is just not right. Anyone else thought of this possibility? [/quote] I don't see it. All of those players look like your normal overlooked talent. A bunch of kids that probably had a couple of scholarship offers out of high school or JUCO. Now if they had a couple Rivals or ESPN top 100 players on the team. Maybe. I doubt there will be any recruiting violations there. Plus, have you seen their campus??? Can't blame them for wanting to go there. [/quote]Good points. No. I have not seen their campus. I will check it out.

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1390161" timestamp="1364617616"] nice season for FGCU. Duke vs Louisville sunday. Hope Pitino can pull it out. [/quote]It was an impressive 6th season from the program. Wonder how they got so good so quick?? I expect an investigation soon on some sketchy recruiting possibly. I have ZERO proof, but something tells me something is just not right. Anyone else thought of this possibility?

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1390061" timestamp="1364581094"] I dont bet against Tom Izzo. I've learned my lesson (and lost money) about that before. [/quote]Now you have learned your lesson to not bet against Coach K!! ;D ;D

[quote name="mytwocents" post="1389987" timestamp="1364566443"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110520.msg1389959#msg1389959 date=1364555291] My bracket is shredded. I picked Duke to win it all. Out of 30 people I play against every year, only 2 of us picked Duke this year, and my bracket is doing better than the other guy who picked Duke. ;D [/quote] Duke will make it to the final four. Maybe even the final two. Bet on it! [/quote]I did bet on it. Hope your right.

My bracket is shredded. I picked Duke to win it all. Out of 30 people I play against every year, only 2 of us picked Duke this year, and my bracket is doing better than the other guy who picked Duke. ;D