BLUEDOVE3 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 I would post a comment but I don't want to snap Dickie back into reality just yet! 8)
Breezy F Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Of course their the best around hands down
Guest DickVitale Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Remember when Coach K took a leave of absence from Duke, missing the 95-96 season to have back surgery? What happenend to the team? They finished 16-13 not in the NCAA tournament for the first and ONLY time in years!! Need I say more? When your leader, who happens to be one of the best in the business, steps away for whatever reason, there are going to be some bumps in the road....Ozen will do fine this season, but the difference will really show come playoff time...I am always pulling for them, but, it will be an uphill climb in the post season.
Guest aschrapps Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Of course ozen is good. The previous post is right though they will struggle come playoffs. As I have said before all roads in 4a lead through yates and ozen just can't compete with a team like that. That is no knock either since most teams can't compete with a team like that when they bring their a game. Yates runs one of the most agressive presses I've ever seen just imagine hjs press on steroids
Lazeek Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Remember when Coach K took a leave of absence from Duke, missing the 95-96 season to have back surgery? What happenend to the team? They finished 16-13 not in the NCAA tournament for the first and ONLY time in years!! Need I say more? When your leader, who happens to be one of the best in the business, steps away for whatever reason, there are going to be some bumps in the road....Ozen will do fine this season, but the difference will really show come playoff time...I am always pulling for them, but, it will be an uphill climb in the post season. Whoa DickyV........just a few weeks ago you said that Saveat would do fine and that there would be no difference on the team!!!!!! Which is it???? A difference or no difference??? ;D ;D ;D
BLUEDOVE3 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Of course ozen is good. The previous post is right though they will struggle come playoffs. As I have said before all roads in 4a lead through yates and ozen just can't compete with a team like that. That is no knock either since most teams can't compete with a team like that when they bring their a game. Yates runs one of the most agressive presses I've ever seen just imagine hjs press on steroids Sheez! I didn't know I had a twin ;D
ForeverADog Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Of course ozen is good. The previous post is right though they will struggle come playoffs. As I have said before all roads in 4a lead through yates and ozen just can't compete with a team like that. That is no knock either since most teams can't compete with a team like that when they bring their a game. Yates runs one of the most agressive presses I've ever seen just imagine hjs press on steroids Also you have to throw in Dallas Carter and Lake Travis! Plus I think I heard this somewhere but isn't Yates a lot like like North Shore in football? Have a really good team and then choke earlier in the playoffs then they should? Just asking. And Ozen will be fine. Coming into the year I didnt think they would be a state caliber team. Especially now with Boutte gone and especially with Johnson out. I think at best they are a regional semi-finalist team this year.Â
Guest aschrapps Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Lake travis is very good too. I think that your assesmemt is good and there is nothing wrong with a season like that it is still a success
magic Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Sure Ozen is good, but their not one of the elite teams in the state. I realize that Ozen beat Silsbee, but I like Silsbee's team a little better.
shorttexas1 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Of course ozen is good. The previous post is right though they will struggle come playoffs. As I have said before all roads in 4a lead through yates and ozen just can't compete with a team like that. That is no knock either since most teams can't compete with a team like that when they bring their a game. Yates runs one of the most agressive presses I've ever seen just imagine hjs press on steroids You haven't watched Wheatly... Makes the Yates press look like half court basketball!
shorttexas1 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Unless they find someone on Bouttes level... They now began the long trip downhill!!! Short playoff run this year, district number 2 next year, and so on and so forth! But right now they are good!
BLUEDOVE3 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Of course ozen is good. The previous post is right though they will struggle come playoffs. As I have said before all roads in 4a lead through yates and ozen just can't compete with a team like that. That is no knock either since most teams can't compete with a team like that when they bring their a game. Yates runs one of the most agressive presses I've ever seen just imagine hjs press on steroids Also you have to throw in Dallas Carter and Lake Travis! Plus I think I heard this somewhere but isn't Yates a lot like like North Shore in football? Have a really good team and then choke earlier in the playoffs then they should? Just asking. And Ozen will be fine. Coming into the year I didnt think they would be a state caliber team. Especially now with Boutte gone and especially with Johnson out. I think at best they are a regional semi-finalist team this year. Yates will do their choking but it won't matter. Wheatley will be waiting if yates isn't there.
Guest DickVitale Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Remember when Coach K took a leave of absence from Duke, missing the 95-96 season to have back surgery? What happenend to the team? They finished 16-13 not in the NCAA tournament for the first and ONLY time in years!! Need I say more? When your leader, who happens to be one of the best in the business, steps away for whatever reason, there are going to be some bumps in the road....Ozen will do fine this season, but the difference will really show come playoff time...I am always pulling for them, but, it will be an uphill climb in the post season. Whoa DickyV........just a few weeks ago you said that Saveat would do fine and that there would be no difference on the team!!!!!! Which is it???? A difference or no difference??? ;D ;D ;D Read it again...I STILL said they would do fine, however that fine will probably equate to an early exit, come playoff time...THAT is when coaching makes a HUGE difference...Not that Marquis is not a good coach, but, playoff runs require proper planning and game prep on another level...I just don't think, especially with THIS team, that is likely to happen.Â
ForeverADog Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Yea I forgot about Wheatley. And what are we classifying as good here? Is good going to state? or is good making the Playoffs or what? Ozen is good by any means of the definition but they certainly aren't great. We just don't know yet how good they really are.
Guest KirbyKat Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 " The new boss is the same as the old boss." Pete Townsend. Ozen is still the best until someone takes the district championship away from them. How good? Good enough to win 20-4A.
stealthninja Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Yea I forgot about Wheatley. And what are we classifying as good here? Is good going to state? or is good making the Playoffs or what? Ozen is good by any means of the definition but they certainly aren't great. We just don't know yet how good they really are. Wheatley will finish 2nd place in their district. Jones will win that district.
Guest DickVitale Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Yea I forgot about Wheatley. And what are we classifying as good here? Is good going to state? or is good making the Playoffs or what? Ozen is good by any means of the definition but they certainly aren't great. We just don't know yet how good they really are. Wheatley will finish 2nd place in their district. Jones will win that district. Thats right...Wheatley is 3-2 in district play with losses to Jones and Washington...Jones is 5-0 and the 2nd best 4A in Houston behind Yates.
stealthninja Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 ...earlier in the playoffs than they should...for Yates last yr was anything short of a State Championship. Watching Yates last yr multiple times, it was obvious they would miss the tall kid (Baylor signee) MUCH less than you'd expect when a "high" D1 graduates. He was a liability half the time.....OK, MILD exaggeration. 6'10" and he acted like a SG. Treated the paint like a vampire treats holy water. Yates this year has one GLARING weakness: they played NOBODY, and no tough tourneys pre-district. Ozen folk don't think this matters. I do. The candy schedule for Yates is their achilles heel........if they have one.
stealthninja Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 and if we're expanding the discussion to DFW, then must include Lancaster in that list, too
PoppaBearstarr Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 I think the big man should move to HJ and win a state championship.....lol
Guest aschrapps Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Your explanation on Anthony Jones of yates from last year is dead on. he was a total liability on the offensive end he sat at the top of the key and shot threes he wasnt nearly physical enough. I knew there wouldnt be much of a let down from losing him.
Guest 21-3a Posted January 23, 2009 Report Posted January 23, 2009 Ozen would be really good if they got Dewayne Joubert
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