ST413

Lets just say most on here don't want to remember him......and others enjoyed the pots he stirred.

If the games are played tomorrow which game will you attend?  I am debating between WOS/Coldspring and HJ/Tarkington.  I am sure the WOS game will be the better of the two but with  the weather and just the difference in travel distance,  I am leaning towards HJ's game.

[b](-2) West Brook[/b] vs. Deer Park [b](-13) PAM[/b] vs. Pasadena Dobie [b]Central[/b] vs. Galena Park (-4) [b](-3) Nederland[/b] vs. Barbers Hill [b]Ozen[/b] vs. Kingwood Park (-2) Livingston vs. [b]CE King (-16)[/b] [b](-25) Hardin-Jefferson[/b] vs. Tarkington WOS vs. [b]Coldspring (-3)[/b] Newton vs.[b] Buffalo (-10)[/b] [b](-30) Anahuac[/b] vs. Yes Prep NC [b]Evadale[/b] vs. Somerville (-7) [b]Sabine Pass[/b] vs. Bremond (-3)

Oh and by the way,  I wore my Tigers gear and at half time I was approached and a man introduced himself to me that many of you on here will remember.  I was a little suprised.

Well, I made the trip to Houston today to see Yates.  I was impressed.  When I think of a press,  I picture it more like Silsbee or HJ play it here, trapping when given the opportunity.  While this is a part of Yates press, at least tonight, the more impressive part to me was the pressure they applied away from the ball.  They, for the most part,  played a man to man trapping press.  Even when an opposing player didn't have the ball a Yates player was in his back pocket.  They had plenty of steals but caused more turnovers by sterling making bad passes.  Sterling had a good idea in trying to get someone breaking down court for a long pass  but they were mostly over or under thrown.  Even when they weren't Yates speed allowed them to catch up and make this pass more of a jump ball.  Yates speed also allowed them to catch and block a lot of Sterlings players on breaks. Even intimidating sterlings players from going up and shooting to pausing and thus getting in more trouble.  Yates isn't only getting its points of of breaks.  They have great vision knowing where each other is and hitting the open players for three's or drives.  they hit probably at least 7 threes that I can remember.  I was impressed with Young and Peters but really liked the play of their center Alex Davis he has good range hitting some shots from the top of the key and was a forse inside blocking shots and on the offensive end.  He looks like a promising recruit not sure where he is going.  After the first quarter,  Yates played the subs way more than the starters and in the second half they still pressed but it did not look near as fierce.  I left early in the fourth but just a few minutes into the third the starters  were sitting and did not return to start the final quarter so I can not say they kept trying to run up the score.  The only problem I can see that they could have would be a tight called game.  There were many fouls that could have been called tonight that weren't on either team.  Yates players are the agressors and nI was there to see them so I did see them pushing and getting away with a little that could be called against tham later on. If it wasn't for the press, they could be competed with.  A half court game would be the only game a good  team could play and have a chance with them.

Starters stay on bench for fourth.

102-46 after three.

Yates pressure not quite as intense this half 85-31.

Yates polaying everyone. Still pressing. 74-25 at half

64-19 3 minutes left in half

Pressure causing the mistakes but what is more impressive is the team speed.

End one 40-7.

30-5 1:38 left in first

12-0 6 minutes left in first.

Well I am here. Pretty good crowd. 

We can use all the maroon&white. Just cover up the aggie part.

Sutherland will be the top shooter. Not so sure about all around top 5. Gus is in the same boat as Lane close if not there.

Yes Lane should be close to the top 5 if not in it. The Tigers will be fine next year. We will just miss those two trees inside not much height to replace them.

Have to get one in every now and then. :)

Will be careful. There is a second game and I will probably l leave sometime during it.

It can also backfire especially with kids and cause them to look past that opponent.

Exactly.

Every coach should be confident but making a statement like that in public especially at what might as well be considered the opposing teams home is questionable.

[quote name="utfan06" post="763889" timestamp="1266822977"] [quote author=ST413 link=topic=66362.msg763880#msg763880 date=1266821121] They haven't got to that gameyet each team has some business to take care of first. [/quote] Id be willing to bet all my money that this game is goining to happen!! [/quote] It would be huge if it doesn't just saying it isn't set yet.

[quote name="HoopInsider_Cooper" post="763884" timestamp="1266821688"] [font=Courier]LOL....No AggieLion....I had a few people tell me that last night & another today. From what I hear, it's going to be a war.[/font] [/quote] It really amazes me to hear a coach say this after seeing the Tigers.  I hope we can get out of our late game slumps the last couple of games,  I would love to see the Tigers flip flop this prediction.