Beaumont Ozen vs. Beaumont Central Game Thread/Central wins 70-61/Comments

[ForeverADog]

When was Ozen first year of playing varsity basketball?

[shorttexas1]

[quote name="ForeverADog" post="955244" timestamp="1296076318"]
When was Ozen first year of playing varsity basketball?
[/quote]
'99

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="ABSENT!" post="955248" timestamp="1296077115"]
[quote author=ForeverADog link=topic=79272.msg955244#msg955244 date=1296076318]
When was Ozen first year of playing varsity basketball?
[/quote]
'99
[/quote]

Actually it was '98. Boutte opted to play a varsity schedule even though he did not have a senior class just yet.

The reason I know this is because Silsbee's '98 team wore Ozen out that year, beating Ozen in both district games by over 35 both times. I remember Boutte telling me that he will eventually get them back. He did in the Perkins years, beating Silsbee very soundly in every district game in those 4 years.

[Lazeek]

Ozen still has a basketball team? :D :D :D

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="955218" timestamp="1296073205"]
We used to beat them all the time  before Kendrick Perkins arrived, which was like in 2000.  We didn't beat them in 9 years after.  Beat them last year @ Ozen in OT.  Beat them again yesterday @ Central. 
[/quote]Talent level went down. Central better enjoy it now ;D

[BMTSoulja1]

Not talent, probably coaching.  It's hard to fill Boutte's shoes.  And it's showing...

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="955282" timestamp="1296080031"]
Not talent, probably coaching.  It's hard to fill Boutte's shoes.  And it's showing...
[/quote]I use to have Ozen on my hater's list especially when censored V was here. I don't have to worry about Ozen anymore.


"censored?" So D%^&&V's name is......?

[Betrayed]

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="955282" timestamp="1296080031"]
Not talent, probably coaching.  It's hard to fill Boutte's shoes.  And it's showing...
[/quote]Yeah, and no one at Central stilled haven't filled Coach Green shoes :o

[BearWolf]

[quote name="Malcolm X" post="955327" timestamp="1296084463"]
[quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=79272.msg955282#msg955282 date=1296080031]
Not talent, probably coaching.  It's hard to fill Boutte's shoes.  And it's showing...
[/quote]Yeah, and no one at Central stilled haven't filled Coach Green shoes :o
[/quote]You got that right.

[BMTSoulja1]

[quote name="Malcolm X" post="955327" timestamp="1296084463"]
[quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=79272.msg955282#msg955282 date=1296080031]
Not talent, probably coaching.  It's hard to fill Boutte's shoes.  And it's showing...
[/quote]Yeah, and no one at Central stilled haven't filled Coach Green shoes :o
[/quote]True...

[bacbone9]

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="955346" timestamp="1296087087"]
[quote author=Malcolm X link=topic=79272.msg955327#msg955327 date=1296084463]
[quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=79272.msg955282#msg955282 date=1296080031]
Not talent, probably coaching.  It's hard to fill Boutte's shoes.  And it's showing...
[/quote]Yeah, and no one at Central stilled haven't filled Coach Green shoes :o
[/quote]True...
[/quote]

no one will ever fill coach green shoes

[TheGame]

Don t get me wrong Boutte was an excellent coach but he never played or dropped thirty on opposing teams. Ozen had a good run but he left when talent did. He s no dummy. Ozen had all tje best players from all over BMT.

[BMTSoulja1]

I do understand what you are saying, but the job he did on that 2007 state finalist team with 'medeocre' talent was superior coaching.  That team consisted of Kris Richards and a bunch of 'ok' players.  They beat Central twice that year, which IMO had the more talented team that year.  then they proceeded to get win after win in the playoffs, beating teams by like 1 or 2 points.  Ozen's coaching was a thing of beauty that year.

[shorttexas1]

[quote name="TheGame" post="955588" timestamp="1296111840"]
Don t get me wrong Boutte was an excellent coach but he never played or dropped thirty on opposing teams. Ozen had a good run but he left when talent did. He s no dummy. Ozen had all tje best players from all over BMT.
[/quote]

Yes he has dropped big time scoring and rebounding in his day!!

But you talk about talent? A total of... Wait for it.... 2 Ozen Graduates went on to play and stay in D1 (last more than a year) and one went Pro.  In that same span Central had how many? Three play D1... The talent wasnt that far off.  What he did have early on was height but Boutte coached that thing!

[BLUEDOVE3]

Both of you are correct. ;)

[ForeverADog]

I thought Ozen has at least 4 D1 players? Well 3 since Perk turned pro. But Keena Young (BYU) Brandon Chappell (Lamar) and Kris Richards (Tulane) were all D1.

[BMTSoulja1]

I think he said within the last 3 years...

[BLUEDOVE3]

For some reason it's just hard for me to consider Lamar a true D-1 school. I like the term mid-major and thats kind of pushing it.