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Congrats- well deserved

Mr. Bosha is going to be successful in basketball, and, more importantly, he is going to be successful in the much larger game of life.  I am very confident in each instance.

[quote name="Dick Vitale" post="1392570" timestamp="1365455255"] [quote author=Big girl link=topic=110906.msg1392557#msg1392557 date=1365453210] OK Blue Dove I am really going to be done with this conversation after this last comment. [b]I played college ball and Zjori will play college ball as well[/b] so I cant answer your question, because I know it will happen for him.  FYI...Zjori is my cousin not my nephew :o [/quote] Since when does one correlate with another? :o...I will say this again...He had better get in the weight room and in the gym and CONTINUE to work on his game. Specifically his handle and his mid range game. He has great tools...He needs to refine them and gain some strength. ;) SIGNED, Someone that truly knows [/quote] There is nothing you have stated here that Mr. Bosha doesn't already "truly know".

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1392555" timestamp="1365453121"] I must say you HJ people (some, not all) wear those rosy red & blue glasses with a slight hint of tint.  ::) [/quote] Not me!!!! [img][Hidden Content]]

[quote name="Big girl" post="1392506" timestamp="1365448284"] Were you taking a jab at me? [/quote] Not at all.

[quote name="Big girl" post="1392502" timestamp="1365447969"] In regards to your son making third team all stars or whatever you said [/quote] It was just an attempt by me to create some levity via self deprecation.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1392462" timestamp="1365444540"] [quote author=team first link=topic=110906.msg1392424#msg1392424 date=1365437938] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110906.msg1392394#msg1392394 date=1365432824] [quote author=Big girl link=topic=110906.msg1392372#msg1392372 date=1365426734] Congratulations to all that made the team, but in the grand scheme of things, I would prefer to make an All-State team when compared to a local super goal team. :D [/quote] Or, in the grand scheme of things, making the country's Top 100 list better than making All -State in some circles.  Just depends where one stands.  ;) [/quote] Or, in the grand scheme of things, making the country's Top 100 list at a height of 6 foot or taller is better than making it at a height of 6 foot or less [/quote] Not sure if I understand your point. But both would be considered making the same top 100 list in the country. You make the list on skill and production, not height.  ::) [/quote] Dove- Could you tell me how this list (top 100)is compiled?  Curious who makes the judgement(s) on whom to select.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1392455" timestamp="1365441791"] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=110906.msg1392419#msg1392419 date=1365437423] Some years ago, my son made third team all stars in his Little Dribblers district.  How does that stand in the grand scheme? [/quote] At least he didn't make 4th team  ;) [/quote] There wasnt a fourth team.  There were only enough players in the league to come up with three teams.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1392392" timestamp="1365432416"] [quote author=Honest Abe link=topic=110910.msg1392389#msg1392389 date=1365431542] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=110910.msg1392383#msg1392383 date=1365429734] Were there any special "player acquisition programs" back then? [/quote]The article said that most of the team grew up together and went to middle school together. How times have changed.. [/quote] Yes!!! I saw that and started to make a note of it. But by the 1970's , many HISD schools still had players from different neighborhoods playing across town. It was just easier to write down an address and go that zoned school if you wanted to. But in theory, you would think schools who have their own turn-key operation (community youth programs, 2-3 middle schools & with all going to one high school) would be powerhouses. [/quote] Cant be powerhouses in all sports at the same time as the Yates girls proved against the HJ girls

Some years ago, my son made third team all stars in his Little Dribblers district.  How does that stand in the grand scheme?

Were there any special "player acquisition programs" back then?

I agree.  They play a weak schedule and don't do enough sport specific off season training.

Only Da Dove can answer this

Has Gestapo ever gotten hold of Mr. Peterson?

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1391675" timestamp="1365183066"] [color=pink]Bi-District Champs 2010-2013 Area Champs 2010-2013 Regional Semi-Finalist 2011[/color] Just shaking my head. On a sinking ship and ain't willing to swim with the rats to fadeee away. [/quote] You dont seem to feel that way about the economy

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1391599" timestamp="1365171716"] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=110519.msg1391594#msg1391594 date=1365171174] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110519.msg1391348#msg1391348 date=1365098134] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=110519.msg1391344#msg1391344 date=1365097617] Still waiting bluedove. [/quote] So, you're saying Central won't win it all in 4-A? iF so, why do you feel this way? [/quote] Yes that's what I'm saying. And I feel that way cuz they just don't have the X factor.  8) [/quote] I like a person who speaks their mind. Continuing to interject your "twocents," what is the "X factor" you refer to? [/quote] Come on Dove, you know what the x factor is.  It is that "little something" possessed only by the Yates, Triple A, and Madisons of the world.

Whoever is hired by Huntington ought to spend some time with coaches at Yates, Madison, and Triple A and learn the "ins and outs" of player acquistion.

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1391324" timestamp="1365092245"] They will be successful if they get a huge amount of transfer athletes from Lufkin.  ;) [/quote] I wonder if they have an exceptional "communications program"?

NO LOOK should be able to answer that

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1391284" timestamp="1365082029"] [quote author=freeze 1914 link=topic=110519.msg1391283#msg1391283 date=1365081598] with all the Central has coming back, me personally dont think one player will help a school challenge Central for the district title. Central probably wont make it to Austin but for the next 2 years the district title stays in Jaguarland. [/quote]Central will win State!!  ;D [/quote] There you have it!!!  Its a done deal.  Central 2014 Champs

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1391163" timestamp="1365022111"] [quote author=BigCountry66 link=topic=110499.msg1391109#msg1391109 date=1365013260] It seems like AAU is a great place for kids to stay engaged during the off-season, maybe improve and also to display talent.  Is it safe to say that a college coach/recruiter might put more stock on how the kid does in school ball simply from a 'team player, coachability, attitude, intelligence, etc' point of view.  Before you answer, I know it will depend on who is doing the recruiting and the program that he/she is recruiting for.  So, for the sake of my question, let's assume that we are talking about a program that places as much emphasis on academics as it does athletics.  Also a program that is interested in winning games but is just as interested in things like character, integrity, team(not a bunch of individuals), discipline, etc. Being 'old-school', if I was recruiting a kid these days, I would put way more emphasis on what the 'school' coach could tell me rather than the AAU coach(s).  IMO, these kids play for so many different coaches during the summer that none of them can really speak to the things that really matter.  It doesn't matter how much talent the kid has, if there are character flaws, they will come out when he/she gets to college and then it starts.  You know, the transferring from school to school with the same song and dance every time.  "The coach didn't like him" or "He didn't get along with the coach" or "His coach was an idiot" or...  Well, you know the rest.  So as a recruiter, why would I spend time acquiring a talented kid who is just going to 'bring his talents' to a different school at the first sign of difficulty?  I wouldn't.  But that's just me.  This younger generation of parents has it all figured out and knows so much more than I do.  If I could have only been that wise.  :) [/quote]You raise some excellent points and I'm "old school"  too but smart enough to respect, listen and observe new school. (A)I've asked several college coaches do they put more stock into high school coaches or summer coaches.  Several said they contact the summer coaches and several said whichever one is easier to reach. (B) Let me put this in another way, coaches love it when a kid is from a two-parent home, especially when a dad is home. From what I'm understanding is that a kid is use to taking instructions from a male,etc. etc. Yes, they want to know if a kid is coachable, attitude, team player, etc. Coaches can lose their jobs over a nutcase. But l could add a little more to counteract my last statement but I'll stop. (C) Big Country, if you were  a recruiter  and if you had the chance to get a Top 100 player to your school, guess what? More than likely you might go after him  ;) Think about it, there was a kid from this area who was [u]suppose[/u] to have an attitude problem. Still got into a major D1 school.  ;) Hmmm, kinda an extension from my answer from (B).....HMMMM! (D) Actually, you would be surprised how many of the top teams keep their coaching staff in place. They DO NOT play for so many other coaches- you guys kill me with these old skool thoughts from 5 years ago  ;) (E) Transferring from school to school. Interesting subject. Students are students. They transfer all the time for various reasons, whether they are athletes or not. Some kids transfer for class rankings, some for better athletic settings, some for other conveniences, some for the marching band, academics and some for the school environment. I happen to be in contact with the parents of a kid who plays at Michigan. He was a star basketball player at his high school and transferred to a prep school on the east coast. H e was already a star player. Lets just say he transferred for personal reasons and had nothing directly to do with athletics.  ;) So, just because an athlete transfers isn't always about sports.  ;) [/quote] Dove- does you last sentence apply to Yates and Triple A?

[quote name="Dick Vitale" post="1391075" timestamp="1365007411"] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=110499.msg1391073#msg1391073 date=1365006946] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=110499.msg1391071#msg1391071 date=1365006667] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110499.msg1391054#msg1391054 date=1365003238] I'd like to throw in another question. Sort of a different question if yall don't mind. Its the off season Do you think (the majority of) players get scholarships playing high school ball these days? [/quote] Yes and no. SENIORS that are unsigned will likely get looks based on the HS season and body of work, along with how they perform possibly on a visit. Underclassmen will likely get looks from the summer circuit, and have that look verified during the next HS season.  THATS how it works.  ;) [/quote] Then, if I am understanding you correctly, a player gets "discovered" during AAU play and his abilities are confirmed during the basketball season? [/quote] If we do our homework, we will have "discovered" most of them long before the AAU season. However, there are some that are seen in summer ball, and confirmed during the HS season, yes. [/quote] When you have done your "homework" has it been done mostly around regular season play or off season play?>

[quote name="usedtobe" post="1391037" timestamp="1364998957"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110469.msg1391012#msg1391012 date=1364993615] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=110469.msg1390852#msg1390852 date=1364940782] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110469.msg1390839#msg1390839 date=1364937135] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=110469.msg1390810#msg1390810 date=1364928547] Dove- get some new victims- blaming Fox and Bush is out of date [/quote]Well, thats one of the major problems with you guys. Yall very  limited as to how and where you get your information for entertainment.  ;) [/quote] Please enlighten me.  Tell me how your news and entertainment is superior to mine. [/quote]Easy! We listen/watch CNN, MSNBC, fox, ABC, CBS,NBC, etc. Yall, well thats a different story. [s]Drugbaugh[/s]...err Limbaugh, [s]Prick[/s], errr Beck, fox and palin. [/quote] Nash, someone has stolen Tha Dove's identity!  Even he is smarter than the last reply. [/quote] Here is one of Doves "reliable" news sources [Hidden Content]

[quote name="Dick Vitale" post="1391071" timestamp="1365006667"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=110499.msg1391054#msg1391054 date=1365003238] I'd like to throw in another question. Sort of a different question if yall don't mind. Its the off season Do you think (the majority of) players get scholarships playing high school ball these days? [/quote] Yes and no. SENIORS that are unsigned will likely get looks based on the HS season and body of work, along with how they perform possibly on a visit. Underclassmen will likely get looks from the summer circuit, and have that look verified during the next HS season.  THATS how it works.  ;) [/quote] Then, if I am understanding you correctly, a player gets "discovered" during AAU play and his abilities are confirmed during the basketball season?