2020VISION

3 hours ago, Kountzer said:

It was rumored that Kason wanted to transfer to Silsbee & play with Adams & McCain a few seasons ago in High School.

So there is a connection.  

There is a connection because of AAU, not because Kasen wanted to go to Silsbee, those rumors were false.

2 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Now this period,  just cut Kasen loose.  No one on this team can check him....

How many times did Green put 4 or 5 out and tell Kasen to just work Pick and Roll and ISO and go get a bucket? I wasn’t there. This has been my issue with him since last year if he’s still keeping two guys down low clogging the line and doesn’t maximize your best players skill set.

2 minutes ago, JustUs said:

Bmt United (14-1) in a nail-biter....Standing room only with big band blasting all game... PA  forced the half court tempo most of the game.

Freshman Yates hit 2 clutch free throws to win it...

Did BU match up for a half court game or did Green get stubborn?

49 minutes ago, PAT34 said:

And Green has been playing Justin sparingly and Baker even less. He has been playing the freshman. Justin starts and Green sits him for long periods of time..wont be able to do that against Memorial

Yeah, I don’t agree with that at all. 

1 hour ago, PAT34 said:

You do know United doesnt play Baker and Pleasant together at all. Green usually plays with 1 big. 

That’s on Green if he doesn’t play them together for this matchup but hey, can’t say I didn’t expect that from him lol you neutralize those two, they will smash PA. If he rolls with only 1 big, I’ll take back my 20 point blowout win prediction, it’ll be single digits in that case.

2 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

United -9

United by 20. Pleasant and Baker etc can match up with Junior and Nate and Kasen can neutralize that solid guard they have. Memorial is overrated if you ask me.

8 hours ago, Mamba said:

Nederland missed a lot of layups i think that decided the game. Is Hefner injured or coming off of an injury. He should’ve taken the game over best player in the gym I really wanted him to score every trip down ,but he’s so unselfish it’s frustrating lol. Of course in a good way!!!

He was second guessing himself a lot i noticed. Kind of expected though coming off an injury like that.

1 minute ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Why you leaving?   You're always welcomed to remain here...

I appreciate that, just have no reason to follow hs basketball anymore. I was asked to help coach some knucklehead kids 5-6 years ago and I made the commitment to stick with them and have moved up with them ever since. Not sure I will have time to follow or interest after my guys are gone but we will see. My kids will obviously change that but until then who knows.

FWIW y'all wont have to worry about me much on this board after this year. I'll be on the LU boards for 3-4 years until my kids get to aau/hs LOL

4 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

It was blowout win.  Harrison  played limited time in second half.  Harrison wasn't needed in this kind of game, a blowout win when you have freshmen  scoring in double  digits and a sophmore scores about 20 points with like 4 showstopping dunks.  🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

Understand, just seems like there's a different expectation for Hefner I've seen big games not blowouts with Kasen not playing well at all and no one says anything...and I'm the biggest Kasen Harrison supporter here.

I'm not saying there should'nt be higher expectations for Hefner because there should be but there should always be for Kasen don't give him a pass haha

So just to point something out...how many points did Kasen have? Why is it ok for him to have a few points and Hefner is expected to have 30 a game? Asking for a friend.

15 hours ago, TxHoops said:

Not like he does now.   His improvement from Freshman year to now has been substantial (due to his work on this area of the game).  Shooting and defense were the two areas of his game that college coaches (who followed him over that span) most commonly remarked about his improvement.  To be clear, he could always shoot.  But the consistency he’s developed wasn’t always there when he was an underclassman.  

Exactly...those same coaches are many of the ones that told similar things to Kasen. He's not a very great jump shooter yet and has definitely improved but it's the sole reason why he wasn't getting Arkansas, TCU, UH, Oklahoma offers early on. When he does develop that, which he will, he will be on that same NBA prospect level...even at 6'1

2 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

and here comes Soulja with a rebuttal.

Haha I’d love to have a conversation with anyone who is still in denial of that kid. We played them this past summer several times and he is a legitimate NBA prospect.

On 11/15/2019 at 2:28 PM, TxHoops said:

Probably the most improved area of his game over his high school career has been defense (and shooting).  I think all who have coached him or recruited him would agree.  Trust me, he’s not guarding air on the Under Armour circuit.  And based on his position, he was always guarding the guards/wings (mostly 2s).   One of the kids he defended particularly well signed with Kansas yesterday. 

People don’t realize Hefner is a legit NBA prospect, not just a high level D1.

On 11/14/2019 at 7:59 PM, Hooohead.com said:

Mike James is doing very well for himself  coming from LU....Have you ever thought the kid just didn't want to go far away...he obviously didn't want to play AAU far away for some reason or another...

Yeah it played a big part in his decision to stay. If you look at what took place at LU this past year with several players leaving and getting kicked off it definitely isn’t a good look in my opinion for whatever the individual reasons were. We have had many conversations about it. Some of the reason why he didn’t go far off for long for AAU is because of reliability with his travel situation. The other was favoritism with kids who were older and from Houston that weren’t nearly as good with him being 16 at the time. Like I said, I hope he stays all 4 years just being selfish to be able to go watch him every home game.

21 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Hey, you are the one who opened Pandora's box.

Pandora’s box can be a very assumptive place. Back to my cave I go. 

Man, you're taking this way too far. I'ma go back to my hole and watch. My only point is that Kasen is one of the best prospects to sign with Lamar in a long time. and after excelling at Lamar in a short time, the kid will have bigger opportunities.

I never said he was leaving lol I said he's going to have bigger opportunities.

I know, your'e missing the big picture. He is for sure a Cardinal for a year.

12 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

 If that's the case, then why sign now? Still have the spring to sign LOT.

That would definitely not be a good look. Would cost Lamar a scholly.

No, I'm not referring to the 2020-2021 season. 

I understand how the process works by the way, I just don't want to be too revealing haha Lamar is not necessarily the only college in the picture.

4 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

A little too late. He has already signed with Lamar.

Letters of Intent are not necessarily written in blood just yet. He will get other offers.

6 minutes ago, Hooohead.com said:

I understand that point but also by him playing on the circuit he was more visible than Harrison...you put Harrison with any shoe circuit team and he stays there and he's a high mid major talent...only mid major to major talent because of his height would be the only thing they may bring up because he's a scoring point guard that can facilitate but hes had to be that to help his teams over the years...

Yeah I agree with that, I've been saying that on this board about him as well. He actually played for Texas Pro Skills for a bit and left because of some reasons I wont make known on here, but even with the circuit, he's just not as polished as Hefner. He needed to work alot on his finishing with the left and pull-up before he got an Oklahoma or TCU type offer from what they told him. He uses his strength at the high school level to finish on people but it will not translate as well to high level college. He has made a huge jump in that department though and it won't surprise me one bit to see bigger schools come offering the deeper BU goes in the playoffs.

If I was coaching a team myself and I had anyone to choose from, I'm picking Kasen. The ONLY reason I'm picking him is because of how long we've put in work and that rapport that's been built. Hefner is a better prospect, and I really hate saying that, but that's just the way it is. One of the best coaches in the country feels the same way.  People can make excuses as to why Hefner got the aTm offer, but let me help you, it wasn't to fill a spot or being at the top of his class. He's 6'5 that can put his head at the rim and can facilitate and score with the best of them. Please don't get it confused.