Lumberton 80 Silsbee 70/FINAL

[whsalum]

5 hours ago, Benchwarmer9 said:

Lumberton will have a tough out if they have to play a healthy Fannett team. 

Fannett is healthy now

[TxHoops]

13 hours ago, mrtomcat said:

Then how does this happen?  Did our sports guru's in setx miss the mark as well ?  

I had them 2nd.  BC third, OF 4th.  WOS has surprised me the most.  Although I should have seen it coming.   Every one I know over there is high on the coach.  

[TxHoops]

13 hours ago, mrtomcat said:

Then how does this happen?  Did our sports guru's in setx miss the mark as well ?  

I have no idea the voting protocol on the preseason predictions for the TABC.  If it’s just the coaches in that district, that’s pretty bad.  

[Hagar]

3 hours ago, TxHoops said:

I have no idea the voting protocol on the preseason predictions for the TABC.  If it’s just the coaches in that district, that’s pretty bad.  

OOL, but amen.

[Sportsilove2]

I heard it’s the coaches in the district. 

[aTmfan06]

13 hours ago, BADSANTA said:

Lumberton will go about 3 rounds deep. 

Depending on how the bracket shapes up... idk If they make 3 rounds 

[Who That]

I" see WO.S beating Lumberton in the last game of district..! I look forward to another good game tonight again with the young Tigers and the Mustangs.. 

[whsalum]

Lumberton’s finish this year can be attributed to two things. A super coaching job and a weaker than normal district. With what they graduated last year and what they had moving up I would have never got this prediction right. After watching them several times earlier this year I was surprised they beat Silsbee at Silsbee. I guess shocked would be more accurate. I watched Coach Mitchell since he was at Hardin and the credit for the Raiders resurgence is his. He’s changed the culture of Lumberton’s basketball program. Congratulations Raiders !! 

[Guest mrtomcat]

On 2/5/2021 at 9:33 AM, whsalum said:

Lumberton’s finish this year can be attributed to two things. A super coaching job and a weaker than normal district. With what they graduated last year and what they had moving up I would have never got this prediction right. After watching them several times earlier this year I was surprised they beat Silsbee at Silsbee. I guess shocked would be more accurate. I watched Coach Mitchell since he was at Hardin and the credit for the Raiders resurgence is his. He’s changed the culture of Lumberton’s basketball program. Congratulations Raiders !! 

So you did not know they had a d1 starter returning?  (Lumberton)

[Sportsilove2]

8 minutes ago, mrtomcat said:

So you did not know they had a d1 starter returning?  (Lumberton)

You do know they lost 4 starters and only had 2 returning varsity players back from last years team right? They also lost another good senior who started some games. 

[Guest mrtomcat]

1 minute ago, Benchwarmer9 said:

You do know they lost 4 starters and only had 2 returning varsity players back from last years team right? They also lost another good senior who started some games. 

That means nothing.  Go look at any boys basketball program in the last 50 years (as long as I have been around) in SouthEast Texas.  If the team has a D1 basketball player returning, that team will finish 1st or 2nd in their district HANDS DOWN 10000000% of the time.  There is not an argument that opposes this fact.  

[Sportsilove2]

1 hour ago, mrtomcat said:

That means nothing.  Go look at any boys basketball program in the last 50 years (as long as I have been around) in SouthEast Texas.  If the team has a D1 basketball player returning, that team will finish 1st or 2nd in their district HANDS DOWN 10000000% of the time.  There is not an argument that opposes this fact.  

I totally do not agree with that lol, yeah maybe at Silsbee, Ozen, Nederland, programs like that because they still have other cats 

[whsalum]

2 hours ago, mrtomcat said:

So you did not know they had a d1 starter returning?  (Lumberton)

I did 

[TxHoops]

5 hours ago, mrtomcat said:

That means nothing.  Go look at any boys basketball program in the last 50 years (as long as I have been around) in SouthEast Texas.  If the team has a D1 basketball player returning, that team will finish 1st or 2nd in their district HANDS DOWN 10000000% of the time.  There is not an argument that opposes this fact.  

A 6-6 wing who handles the ball and is a D1 talent is enough to finish near the top of any 4A district.  In this district, it was a no brainer.   It was always going to be them who presented the biggest challenge to Silsbee. 

[TheTruth34]

5 hours ago, mrtomcat said:

That means nothing.  Go look at any boys basketball program in the last 50 years (as long as I have been around) in SouthEast Texas.  If the team has a D1 basketball player returning, that team will finish 1st or 2nd in their district HANDS DOWN 10000000% of the time.  There is not an argument that opposes this fact.  

Agreed. Coach Mitchell deserves all of the credit in the world, but returning a D1 player of that size and skill will get you first or second in that district.

[Sportsilove2]

11 minutes ago, TheTruth34 said:

Agreed. Coach Mitchell deserves all of the credit in the world, but returning a D1 player of that size and skill will get you first or second in that district.

With what Lumberton lost losing the 4 guards they lost from last years team and only bringing back McClure and with BC, LCM, bringing back basically everyone and you have Silsbee who has tradition and athletes everywhere No nobody thought Lumberton who has made the playoffs 4 times in history would be district champs lol this is a ESPN come on man moment. 

[AggiesAreWe]

5 hours ago, mrtomcat said:

That means nothing.  Go look at any boys basketball program in the last 50 years (as long as I have been around) in SouthEast Texas.  If the team has a D1 basketball player returning, that team will finish 1st or 2nd in their district HANDS DOWN 10000000% of the time.  There is not an argument that opposes this fact.  

That is not the case 100% of the time. Could show you many examples that counter your point.

[TxHoops]

1 hour ago, Benchwarmer9 said:

With what Lumberton lost losing the 4 guards they lost from last years team and only bringing back McClure and with BC, LCM, bringing back basically everyone and you have Silsbee who has tradition and athletes everywhere No nobody thought Lumberton who has made the playoffs 4 times in history would be district champs lol this is a ESPN come on man moment. 

Plenty of us thought they would be top 2.  Great coach and the best player in the district?  Not rocket science.  Silsbee-Lumberton-BC were the class of the district coming in and it was going to be a free for all for that last spot. 

[TxHoops]

57 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

That is not the case 100% of the time. Could show you many examples that counter your point.

Correct.  One from a few years ago comes to my mind 😉 (and in a lower classification).  
 

He’s going to be right way more than he’s wrong though, especially when dealing with a wing with size who can handle and shoot it, or a PG. 

[whsalum]

I gotta admit picking games and finishes this year I’ve been awful. Even without the injuries I would have missed on LCM by a mile. That being said there’s no way any one could have projected this finish. For the Raiders to win the district everything had to fall perfectly in to place, which it did for them. The Tigers getting hit with Covid opened the door and Josh’s crew took advantage. Still after watching the clubs in the district several times I would never have picked the Raiders and after they played Silsbee in the first half of district I felt even stronger about the order of finish. Good to see an underdog win it. The playoffs should be fun. I’m not picking a winner in those 😂😂🏀

[Who That]

Realistically if Silsbee Varsity squad didn't haft to sit out them two games we all know who the district goes to.! I kinda think its funny that Lumberton really think deep down they out right won it. 😂🤣

[BMTSoulja1]

Almost a week passed and were still talking about this game?  Lumberton won it and will finish as district champs.  Don’t matter how it happened.  2 games left.  Finish strong and make the push into the playoffs...  🤦🏾🤦🏾

[Who That]

29 minutes ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Almost a week passed and were still talking about this game?  Lumberton won it and will finish as district champs.  Don’t matter how it happened.  2 games left.  Finish strong and make the push into the playoffs...  🤦🏾🤦🏾

I had to" ..! 😂🤣

[AggiesAreWe]

1 hour ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Almost a week passed and were still talking about this game?  Lumberton won it and will finish as district champs.  Don’t matter how it happened.  2 games left.  Finish strong and make the push into the playoffs...  🤦🏾🤦🏾

This coming from a guy who repeatedly brings up Nederland spring games and "environment". smh

[BMTSoulja1]

17 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

This coming from a guy who repeatedly brings up Nederland spring games and "environment". smh

‘Atmosphere’...  🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾🤦🏾