Houston Yates 114 Hardin-Jefferson 56/FINAL

[SportsJunkie32]

44 minutes ago, DXTR said:

Good season HJ. At least you will be back in the right district next season. 

Don’t know if HJ is looking forward to being in the right district next year... 

[BMTSoulja1]

2 hours ago, bayou city 713 said:

Number 2 Snead from HJ leaving it all on the floor he has 27

Sneed.

[Lazeek]

Yates too much for HJ tonight.  The Hawks left it all on the court though.  Give tons of props to Jalen tonight.  Not mentioned on this thread is that Persohn played only 3-4 minutes and suffered a ankle in the 1st and never returned.  Also both twins left in 1st half with ankle injuries.  One returned and the other tried in 2nd half and couldn’t make it.  Thanks for the great season from those seniors in Sneed, Upchurch, Murray and Morreale!!

Yates is the most talented group of kids I’ve seen in a long time.  23 is the real deal!!

[bayou city 713]

1 hour ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Sneed.

Is that Omar Sneed who played at west brook in the 90’s son ? 

[BMTSoulja1]

5 minutes ago, bayou city 713 said:

Is that Omar Sneed who played at west brook in the 90’s son ? 

Yes, that's Omar's kid.

[bayou city 713]

9 minutes ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Yes, that's Omar's kid.

Oh ok didn’t know that but he’s pretty good..I watched him hit A buzzer beater  last year vs Kashmere ....his dad was much taller 

[BMTSoulja1]

8 minutes ago, bayou city 713 said:

Oh ok didn’t know that but he’s pretty good..I watched him hit A buzzer beater  last year vs Kashmere ....his dad was much taller 

Yea...  Think he took his height from the mom's side...

[whsalum]

Injuries took the Hawks completely out of this one early .That being said Yates was just dominant tonight. The defense was suffocating and they shot the 3 about as good as you can shoot it. They will be hard to beat if they play like they did tonight.Congrats Hawks on great season.

[no-look]

9 hours ago, SportsJunkie32 said:

Don’t know if HJ is looking forward to being in the right district next year... 

May get more “right” the year after next. Lol

[DeuceSixSuited]

10 hours ago, Lazeek said:

Yates too much for HJ tonight.  The Hawks left it all on the court though.  Give tons of props to Jalen tonight.  Not mentioned on this thread is that Persohn played only 3-4 minutes and suffered a ankle in the 1st and never returned.  Also both twins left in 1st half with ankle injuries.  One returned and the other tried in 2nd half and couldn’t make it.  Thanks for the great season from those seniors in Sneed, Upchurch, Murray and Morreale!!

Yates is the most talented group of kids I’ve seen in a long time.  23 is the real deal!!

Dang really? That good... Most talented group?

[TxHoops]

30 minutes ago, bradyb said:

Dang really? That good... Most talented group?

I’ve seen them this year and am very familiar with this group.   They are very, very talented to be sure.  However, Silsbee’s team last year was clearly more talented in my mind and it looks like we will find out soon enough which group is better this year.  

Agree with Lazeek on #23 though.  He is a special kid.  Only issue I have seen is Yates’ inability to utilize his strengths at times. 

[DeuceSixSuited]

6 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

I’ve seen them this year and am very familiar with this group.   They are very, very talented to be sure.  However, Silsbee’s team last year was clearly more talented in my mind and it looks like we will find out soon enough which group is better this year.  

Agree with Lazeek on #23 though.  He is a special kid.  Only issue I have seen is Yates’ inability to utilize his strengths at times. 

Ok that seems right. I think SIlsbee is going to be to much for them and that "press"

[TxHoops]

And to be clear, even if Silsbee beats Yates this year (and I would still make them a slight favorite), that doesn’t necessarily mean Silsbee is more talented THIS year.  I think the talent level is VERY close either way and couldn’t absolutely argue either is more so.  However, Silsbee’s strengths play to Yates’ weaknesses in my opinion.  This potential matchup will likely come down to which team shoots it better on that given night.  All things being equal (shooting-wise), give me the Tigers in fairly close affair. 

[409ANALYST]

It will be a heck of a game on Saturday.  What time is the Regional Final game on Saturday? 

[DeuceSixSuited]

Yates lives off of turnovers, right? SIlsbee is NOT going to turn the ball over like most teams did against Yates. 3 D1 guards are going to handle the pressure and get lay up after lay up and open 3's from the corner. 

[Aces_Full]

46 minutes ago, bradyb said:

Yates lives off of turnovers, right? SIlsbee is NOT going to turn the ball over like most teams did against Yates. 3 D1 guards are going to handle the pressure and get lay up after lay up and open 3's from the corner. 

Agree on that.  But I don't think Silsbee's pressure and overall defense is as good as last season's as well.  Should be an entertaining game.  Hope the Tigers can pull it out again.  

[Makemineaconvertible]

Saturday where do Yates and Silsbee play? Huntsville, Nacogdoches?

[whsalum]

Yates shot the 3 as well as anyone I've seen in years last night. Not sure of percentages but they filled it up, they even hit a 3/4 court shot at the halftime buzzer. They reminded me of Silsbee's group from last year. I was surprised at how much they played above the rim. They had a ton of alley's and dunks. 

[DeuceSixSuited]

We will see 

[wosfan1992]

3, 4, and 5 may have to stay in at all times. It’s the bench depth that separates these two. We’ve played both and that’s the only factor. Yates bench can play. Not just defense but they can also score the rock. I still believe Silsbee will win but we’ll see.

[SportsJunkie32]

30 minutes ago, Makemineaconvertible said:

Saturday where do Yates and Silsbee play? Huntsville, Nacogdoches?

The Regional Final will be Saturday, March 03, 2018 @ 1pm Sam Houston State University 

[tmday]

So, is #23 for Yates as good as Quentin Grimes?

[ST413]

7 minutes ago, tmday said:

So, is #23 for Yates as good as Quentin Grimes?

Not knocking him at all but I doubt that.

[burtgill]

1 hour ago, Makemineaconvertible said:

Saturday where do Yates and Silsbee play? Huntsville, Nacogdoches?

If they both make it to the finals, Saturday at 1:00pm in Huntsville.

[DXTR]

32 minutes ago, tmday said:

So, is #23 for Yates as good as Quentin Grimes?

From what I have I seen, Grimes is on a different level than most. #23 is good, but not on the same level as Grimes.....not many are.