Kountzer

So, LaMarque dropped to 3A?

I've seen that video on twitter. Yeah, he's good. Mich State makes sense. A 6'8" who can put the ball on the floor. They prolly got some Magic Johnson flash backs going off in their minds. I don't think he is that good, but you never know.

I think Silsbee and Westbury Christian will both be in the Jamboree basketball showcase. I think that's the one played at Houston Episcopal High School. If they are scheduled to play one another I want to attend that game.

Jokes aside, he's not gonna give up a full ride at a top notch private prep school. Quin is getting national recognition via AAU summer ball. I don't know who is recruiting him but it will be a big time program.

Unrelated, the new Delmar field house is getting closer to being finish. I'm thinking it should be ready by November. Once finished it should be one of the premier basketball venues in the region.

These games are more for settling AAU rivalries than anything. That and getting ready for the season & hopefully the playoffs. WC is not in conference 4A so no real worries.

I've casually kept a virtual eye on private school teams like WC, Strake Jesuit, St Pius X over the years. There's no substitute for actually attending the games and seeing for yourself. I might have blended in the national & international from some'n I saw on 30 for 30, lol. Sometimes the hyperbole gets out of hand.

Not making excuses, but three full games in one day? Fatigue was definitely a factor.

Being a private school Westbury Christian openly recruits the best players around, nationally, internationally.

Hillary is the lesser of two evils, but at least she is sane.

Trump..I'll wait & let the people speak at the polls. I hope America is not stupid enough to elect him, but you never know these days. I saw where the Dallas Morning News is backing Hillary. That is the first none conservative they have endorsed in 75 years. That goes back before JFK and all. That tells you all you need to know. I didn't know Quannel X used to sell drugs, but it makes sense. Malcolm did as well, but Quannel ain't Malcolm X. He makes a good sound bite on tv, but I don't pay much attention to him. I serve a God, Jesus, that conquered death, hell & the grave...I'd say more but I'll leave it at that.

For me a lot of those depend on the time of the game. Probably can't get to those scrimmages, which are usually held in the afternoon. That tournament game held just before Thanksgiving, hmm, that's not good. Last year it was on the Friday after which worked out fine. That tourney at 2nd baptist church...depends on the time. Silsbee is obviously well known & respected to be in that. Many of these games reflect that as well. The Woodlands playing in Silsbee? That's an indication right there. Silsbee vs LaMarque in LaMarque..This is a new year for both teams. Still should be a good game. Those top schools in Ft Bend will be tough in that Mo City tournament. Dallas ISD Coca Cola classic. Stomping with the big dogs. Take notes. It should be an interesting season.

American is obsessed with the legendary success of Michael Jordan. Now superstars from every sport are measured against Jordan. Even swimmers & track stars. Amazing.

Is the basketball schedule out?

Brownfield, D Lincoln and Silsbee in 4A. A lot can happen between now and February and March. It is hard to get a real feel for what and who are the teams to beat until the TABC puts up its first polls in October or November.

What time they play today? Although I got too much to do, but who knows I might show up.

I'll be in church out on Scott at W Airport.

I thought about making this comment, but I held back. I made almost the exact same comment a few years ago, and I ended up in a heated discussion with some of the good folks in Evadale.

Last year's QB Dontre Thomas is he still going to play at Kilgore? He seems to be still in Silsbee. Practice has started already.

So, is this the year Silsbee wins it all? I am talking about a state championship in basketball of course. The same question was asked last year, by me and others. This season could be it.

I hope this is true. Play Dallas Lincoln early. Find out what they are about, or whoever the best in 4a in Dallas is this year. If you can play some of those big dog Dallas teams as well. Forget about records and rankings. There is good competition elsewhere, but Dallas is mecca.

Who does Silsbee have transferring in?

Grayland Arnold should leave also, but it doesn't look like he will.

I was at that game. So I guess it was at the Montagne Center. I definitely don't remember the stadium. It was a closer game than 68 62. Silsbee started putting up desperate shots in the final minutes. Somebody shot a long corner shot that missed. That was probably the only Silsbee game I went to in the 90s.

Will Silsbee ever run out of Spearmans? Probably not. As for the rest, next time I am in that area, and I have the time, I am going to drive by the Montagne Center so I can see what it looks like. I don't know. I don't know what Lamar Consolidated looks like either. I know how Damien Bush played. He was good. Silsbee had two big, stout post guys. I've never seen Silsbee posts with that kind of height and size, before or since. I know how Steve Jackson played when he was a jr at Lincoln. He was mostly playing post. The fact that he later transitioned in to a three pt shooting small forward is a testimony to his versatility, and skill. I don't know who Silsbee's head coach was in '95, but if he agreed (which he didn't cause it never happened) to play a regional final against Lincoln at the Montagne center, then....he needed a kick in the butt. That's like playing in Lincoln's back yard. Which is why they played at the neutral sight of Deer Park High School.