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We have been fortunate to get to watch one of the best coaches  in the state. Thanks for the memories Coach Foster

Millers size would probably give him the advantage in the 5th spot. What a great dilemma to have, choosing between these 2 guys. 

I know the all district selection argument has always been “it’s about recognizing the kids” which is true. Personally I think it should be recognition of the very best. A reward for hard work and performance. Selection of 20 all district players in a 7 team district waters down the award for the players who are actually deserving. Pick 5 players on 1st team and include them as the superlative players. Pick 5 on the 2nd team and you’ll actually start recognizing kids for their accomplishments again. Under no circumstance would I open the selection process to parents and slide shows and stats. You’d have lil Johnnys Little Dribbler game winning shot on the projector. JMO for what it’s worth as a fan.

I gotta ask the age old question, is there anyone who doesn’t make all district?

1 hour ago, TxHoops said:

This game definitely has levels…

Absolutely 

This was a great season for the Lions. They are still young for a team making it to the regional finals. Congratulations to em on an excellent season!!

On 2/14/2024 at 1:48 PM, cfont4222 said:

Yes, double header @ EC on Friday.

What time does the first game start and who’s playing in it? 

Congratulations Hawks!! 

I think both teams will shoot it well. Turnovers are the key here so I’ll pick Kountze by 8 at home 78-70

Congratulations Coach!! 

They could shoot it last year and were quick but pretty small. This year they are bigger which in turn makes them awful tough on the defensive end. They are going to be much improved.

I left before it was over. I’d say the officiating was not good. I didn’t see it real one sided , just not very good. In a game where the 2 teams had each won 1 district game they probably weren’t real high on the list. Very entertaining game through 3 quarters .I think Warren finished the season at 5-5 which is a huge improvement over recent seasons. 

Another one not listed but one of the best coaches in our area is the gentleman up in Big Sandy. Kevin Foster is the most overlooked basketball coach in the area.

On 6/14/2023 at 7:41 AM, BBfan061 said:

Than Donahoe? No way …. IMO

Ryan Donahoe was one of the best high school players I ever saw. He was a completely different kind of player than Zjori Bosha but both of them were great, Bosha probably had the edge as a shooter but Donahoe just refused to lose. Jarvis Bernard was also a great player over there.

On 5/27/2023 at 12:16 PM, Eagles12 said:

Dusty Collins Hardin

Daniel Marsh and several of the Reescano's would be in this conversation

On 10/14/2023 at 9:57 PM, AggiesAreWe said:

I get that.

I just point out that there are other teams to consider. Sometimes I think some of our members completely disregard what our coverage area is when it comes to ranking teams.

I just have a different mindset when it comes to rankings and this website. Had to be this way when we actually did the rankings for many years.

I gotta confess I haven't seen some of the teams on the edge of the coverage area enough to rank them. My rankings were just the teams I saw last year

8 hours ago, BBfan061 said:

Good list… but Orangefield ahead of HF? I thought HF was supposed to be pretty good this year

I think OF and HF are gonna be really close. OF made a really good hire in the off season that I think may give them a little advantage.

No disrespect to any of the kids mentioned but personally I’d take Bush as the best player I’ve seen come through Silsbee in the last decade. There all great players but Bush made everyone around him better 

I think I’d have the top of my rankings a little bit different.

1. Beaumont United

2.Silsbee 

3. Memorial

4. West Brook

5. Nederland 

6. Hardin Jefferson 

7. Orangefield 

8. HF

9. East Chambers 

10. Kountze

On 3/2/2023 at 10:35 AM, gogo173489 said:

I think the biggest mistake here is Kirbyville having anyone on the 1st team. No offense to the kid that made 1st team, but they were just a bad basketball team along with Warren and Hardin. On the superlatives its all subjective. However, the district champion having zero superlative awards is really strange. 

The kid from Warren probably had the talent to be named to the 2nd team but he didn't have any help and you're exactly right Warren, Kirbyville and Hardin were bad basketball teams.

3 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

Very true.  And I know most of us will never forget that Yates game in Huntsville.  
 

And Devon McCain’s performance against Carter in the State Championship game was one for the ages and one of the all time great performances at state.

 

The Yates game in Huntsville was better than most college games. Pace was unreal, athleticism was unique for a high school game to say the least.

On 3/5/2023 at 7:34 AM, TxHoops said:

Some of y’all told me this group was going to be as good or better than the Adams, McCain, Bush group.  I found that hard to believe.  Results aside, that has never passed the eye test with me.  Thought it was unfair to this group to put that type of weight on their shoulders. Still do. Really good bunch who still has one more year to leave their mark and I hope they do.  But as I said when they were coming in as freshman.  Really good group of kids but let’s slow our roll.  They aren’t THAT. 
 

Conversely, we did have a group that does meet or surpass that group.  And they are COACHED by a Silsbee guy.  Go get that three peat Wolves!

Most folks outside of Silsbee don’t realize what an unbelievable floor general Bush was. With a PG of his abilities on this years club they’d be special. He just wouldn’t let em lose. 

36 three point attempts and 20 turnovers is a recipe for disaster. 

5 hours ago, TxHoops said:

I’m going to go ahead and ask it but does anyone else think Davis is the most underrated coach in SETX?  I understand we are blessed to have 4 absolute legends who are locks to be Hall of Famers.  And then you have guys like Foster and English who are as good as it gets too. But Clay’s teams win 25-30 games a year consistently.  And I seem to see more criticism than praise for him on here.  In a region incredibly blessed in terms of HS basketball coaches, he deserves to be in the conversation of the great coaches here. 

Absolutely. He consistently does a great job. 

The Hawks had the perfect game plan in this one. I had said in an earlier post to keep the game in the 50-60 point range and control the tempo to give themselves a shot, which they did. I think they won the battle of the boards. At the end of the day the 24 turnovers were the difference in this one and that’s a credit to Silsbee’s 3/4 court defense. Gotta tip your cap to both coaches last night. Clay did everything he could to give his group a chance and Sigler spreading the floor at the 5:00 minute mark of the 4th cemented the win. Good ballgame, great season Hawks and Good luck Tigers!!