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The A.D.
The Superintendent
The Principal
The School Board
Come On Man/Homey This is Nothing new The Fix is in Motion. The interview Process
is a formality to appease the general public. For the most part its who you know. There's
qualified coaches locally and in house. "BUT" LoL.... 
English   Wont Leave to come to BISD
K.Coleman** Former Summer Creek Head Coach**
M.Thomas ** Former Ozen Head Coach/ Former Temple Head Coach/ Current WB Assn.
O. Sneed   ** Former H.J. Assn./Girls...Current Lamar Women Assn.  Former Pro player             
Im sure others will apply. 
No Rocket Science needed to select The New Head Coach...JMO...

Great run by BU I think this years run was the most impressive of them all, because no one had BU picked to win the region. They showed the heart of a champion tonight. Also I’m confident that BU would’ve won state had Dotson been healthy based off what I seen from the other 3 teams today. Either way nothing to hang your head over, this group will be forever remembered in Beaumont. 

Doing this as a paid professional is one thing.  No need for a kid with a bright future ahead of him to risk that future by making an injury worse.  Tough decision and heart breaking but its a decision not to be taken lightly. One made by family first and coaches second.

We are living in the Golden Ages of SETX basketball. I dont know a time in history where you've had Silsbee and Beaumont make it to state so often. I think Ozen and Kountze went together a time or 2. Silsbee and United both made it 2 years ago. San Antonio will be packed with families from the 409. 

By the way, how many coaches in our coverage area have gone to 4 state tournaments in a row?  We praise certain coaches in this area (and not undeservingly) but some of us act like it’s just making substitutions for Green and Sigler.  Those guys are both no brainer hall of famers who deserve to be at the top of any list you want to make regarding basketball coaches in this area or the state. 

Cita goes down the better Team won this one tonight. Paper Champions is good reading material
Games are won on the court. Congrats Cita on a great season.

80                   55   Final

Back to the proven facts despite being state ranked#4 and undefeated in district play (Cita)....
Westbrook was the better Team....Better game plan...Better coached...

You’re talking about stuff on offense, but this game was lost on the defensive end.  So was the best defensive game plan followed tonight?  I think not. All those wide open shots and easy lays I seen.  
 
We’ll have to figure out something better on defense moving forward.  
 
It’s funny that prior to these two losses to ‘Cita, no one had anything to say about the offense.  We’ve beaten some really good teams this year with that offense…

Beaumont United 60  North Shore  49   final
 
 

Beaumont United 60  North Shore  49   final
 
 

Blue Dove once said "Mental Toughness"
Iron Sharpens Iron
NO Cupcakes in this Tournament...Several Top 10- 6A Teams...
So much said about United scheduling 4A competition.
Way to work United. One game at a time. Region 3 is Legit....

Way to quiet them skeptics Ashton , you played your but off , Daniel was hugeeee ,Deleon,Malachi,Wes, Paiya way to represent !!!! 

I know that I do not have much dog in the fight but reading this I think there are a couple of things to note: 
1. Travel - Yes United did travel to Arlington to play a game, but it was on a non school day, so students lost zero education by going there. The same as when they travel to Allen over Christmas. As much as we do not think about it, these are still students so being in class as much as they can is best. 
Beaumont is in no man's land, similar to the Odessa/Midland & Abilene. Look at who they are scheduling, Hobbs and other New Mexico schools, or down a level. Houston is two hours away for most non district games. United & Westbrook can travel there but many schools are not gonna travel East when they can find schools closer, so if they want a home game they have to find a way. Silsbee is one of the few, if only, schools that will agree to come to United or Westbrook. Many local schools will not for various reasons and Houston schools are not. So travel wise Beaumont, both schools, are stuck. They want a home game for the parents/students/fans to watch, they have to be creative. 
2. Money - The schools that travel across the country are not paying for it. Many are being sponsored by the host or another company. DeSoto and Duncanville the past couple of years have had 5-6 high level D1 players on each team so people want to showcase them. Beaumont has had 1 or 2 so you are not going to have as many organizations hoping to have them play. Some will but not the major ones. They have to look local and Beaumont does not have the money that you see in Dallas Fort Worth or Houston. If they want to travel it will be the old way of sales and fundraisers. But everyone is struggling. 
3. Tradition - As others have mentioned there are certain schools across the state that have that respect level. Argyle, Kimball, Carter, Madison, Brock, Silsbee, Yates, and now Washington. Year in and year out they are going to be good, and on any given night can give you a game (a few years ago the 4A state champ almost lost to the 1A state champ just saying). The coach knows that the teams will fight for 32 minutes and will push their players. This was that type of game. Silsbee has the tradition and the respect, so yes they may be 4A, and yes if they lose it might not look good to the ones with little knowledge, the real basketball people will know it is not that big of a deal. They know Silsbee is better than 1/2 to 2/3 of 6A teams and will be one of the final 8 teams playing in 4A in March. 
4. Game Planning - Coaches want to play teams that can prepare them for the playoffs and future opponents. Besides the above mentioned 32 minutes of fight, Silsbee may run schemes and systems that United might see down the road. So why not try and play them to give the players a taste of that pressure style. 
So looking at the whole 4A comment while it makes sense if they were playing most 4A schools, it does not work in this case. United by playing Silsbee was able to get a quality opponent to come to them that will prepare them for district and the playoffs.

I don’t understand the point. Nobody here makes the BU schedule. Beating an irrelevant horse to make what point? BU has been to 3 state championships in a row. I think the man knows what he is doing. BU plays a soft pre-district schedule this year….. and? 3 state title games in a row, I’m sure Coach Green doesn’t care at all what the message board and middle school coaches think about his scheduling.

Who does he want United to play? The Lakers? 

The coaches not being able to bring in their own coaching staff really hurts. 

It has nothing to do with the color of a man/woman/person's skin. It has to do w the leadership from the top. These coaches and kids are starting off behind the 8 ball. All Coaches and kids not in athletic periods. It is hard for any coach to build a program if they don't have all of their kids in their athletic period (both in and out of season). Also, the facilities are garbage. BU's weight room has been there since that fieldhouse was built for Ozen. I'm sure WB's weight room isn't much better. There is a lack of quality practice facilities for both schools. They are trying to compete against schools that have indoors, turf practice fields, etc. All of this is important because when weather hits in the middle of the day, there is always somewhere to go, instead of the small gym. BISD needs an AD that will fight for his coaches and get both programs back on the same playing level as other programs. The UIL puts these teams in a district, so that is out of anyone's control, but give everyone a fighting chance and at least a shot to compete. Unfortunately, it's that way in every sport, with the exception of basketball. Do Better!!!!

Hated to see this, the merger hasn't aged well, you could always count on Central to bring the smoke a few years ago. I understand the political complaints are still there. Time to clean house and bring in a AD whose only purpose is to rebuild. If BU announced a HC position they ought to get flooded with applicants dying to take that talent pool to the next level. Where's LN at? He done with retirement? Someone to turn this program around. Stacked with talent but no leadership, hope BU turns it around. 

Best of luck gong forward. This team is better than the product on the field. I hope that it gets figured out. Those kids deserve better. 

Duncanville don’t need to say anything except addressing ineligible players.

I’ve never met coach Green, but really enjoyed watching his post game interview.  It’s obvious how much he cares for his players.  

Don't hang your heads kids. What you did for the city of Beaumont was remarkable. Setx proud!! 

SAY IT AGAIN....&  SAY IT AGAIN....

Payia has to show up tonight… rebound rebound and play big….