bullets13

I don't think they overlooked Silsbee at all.  I just think that had they beaten Silsbee, they wouldn't even blink at the prospect of playing WOS.  they'd assume that nobody could beat them.  now that they've lost a game, i think it will help refocus them on the fact that they have to come out and play well every game.

HJ already had their wakeup call with Silsbee.  They should be re-focused now.  I originally thought that this might be a trap game for HJ if they beat Silsbee, but i think now that they have a loss we don't have to worry about them underestimating any opponents for awhile.  I say HJ wins 75-59.

you don't have to worry about ME cheating!  if i do bad, i do bad.  i only keep up with about half the teams we're picking.

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1162682" timestamp="1326981203"] I want a recount.  AAW, are you being sneaky?  ;) ;) ;D ;D [/quote] well, he IS the one making the spreads...

tearing it up!

[quote name="stevenash" post="1162307" timestamp="1326915610"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=94483.msg1162303#msg1162303 date=1326915462] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=94483.msg1162285#msg1162285 date=1326914359] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=94483.msg1162272#msg1162272 date=1326913559] I spoke with Coach English about that Royal team. He stated they were big and used their size very well. But he also followed up with the statement that he thought HJ and Silsbee would beat them if they met in the playoffs. HJ and Silsbee would cause Royal problems with their pressure and speed. [/quote]All about the match ups [/quote] so true.  i spanked blue dove at ping pong last month, even though he had a large height advantage on me. [/quote] That's because you had been playing tougher ping pong players than he had before the two of you met. [/quote] absolutely.  plus he kept trying to slam the ball on me, while i was dropping in sweet, mid-range shots.

[quote name="stevenash" post="1162304" timestamp="1326915473"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=94371.msg1162199#msg1162199 date=1326905052] So, no talk about how HJ ran the score up,  74-29? C'mon guys! You should have put Nash, LAZEEK, &  POPPA in the game. There is just no excuse >:( [/quote] The objective is to keep the fans interested, not to encourage them to leave the gym [/quote] sounds like a Chippendales show, not a HS basketball game...

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1162285" timestamp="1326914359"] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=94483.msg1162272#msg1162272 date=1326913559] I spoke with Coach English about that Royal team. He stated they were big and used their size very well. But he also followed up with the statement that he thought HJ and Silsbee would beat them if they met in the playoffs. HJ and Silsbee would cause Royal problems with their pressure and speed. [/quote]All about the match ups [/quote] so true.  i spanked blue dove at ping pong last month, even though he had a large height advantage on me.

[quote name="Water Boy 21" post="1162275" timestamp="1326913690"] i think if you pick an upset you should place higher [/quote] nah.  this way works better.  don't need people picking upsets all the time just hoping to get extra points.  this way if you're right you're right, and if you're wrong, you're wrong.

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1162265" timestamp="1326913124"] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=94482.msg1162239#msg1162239 date=1326910986] Navasota with a nice win over CATMAN's district favorite Smithville. What happened CATMAN? ;D [/quote]He won't know. [/quote] he was sleeping... :)

West Brook @ [b]PAM[/b] (-2) (-13) [b]Crosby [/b] @ Barbers Hill (-10) CE King @ [b]Dayton[/b] (-12) [b]Livingston [/b] @ Vidor Lumberton @ [b]Ozen[/b] (-18) PNG @ [b]Central [/b] (-19) (-14) Nederland @ [b]LCM[/b] (-5) Huntington @ [b]Pollock Central[/b] Bridge City @ [b]Orangefield[/b] (-9) (-10) [b]Hardin-Jefferson[/b] @ WOS (-16) [b]Silsbee[/b] @ Hamshire-Fannett Liberty @ [b]Coldspring[/b] (-20) Shepherd @ [b]Splendora[/b] (-18) Tarkington @ [b]Cleveland[/b] (-17) San Augustine @ [b]Newton (-[/b]7) (-8) [b]Buna [/b] @ Warren Deweyville @ [b]Kountze [/b] (-32) (-20) East Chambers @ [b]Hardin[/b] (-19) [b]Big Sandy[/b] @ Sabine Pass (-11) [b]West Hardin[/b] @ Hull-Daisetta

still can't believe a half-court shot on the road against a state-ranked team knocked 27-1 HJ from 1 to 2, and from 9 first place votes to 2 :)

[quote name="bullets13" post="1160449" timestamp="1326608735"] i gotta do more research and spend more time thinking next week... this is what happens when i'm in a hurry and do my pickems in like 2 minutes. [/quote] did the same thing this week.  oh well.

he probably tebowed at half court following the win.

[quote name="Englebert" post="1161574" timestamp="1326828548"] "High school players brutally beaten for showing up other team" won't sell as many papers as the headline "High school players brutally beaten for Tebowing". [/quote] ding ding ding.  we have a winner.

they weren't brutally beaten for Tebowing, they were brutally beaten for rubbing in a win while on the court.  i don't think the kids intended to do so, and i do think the fans overreacted, but nobody likes it when the opposing team shows up their team, even if it's just perceived.  Heck, every time HJ beats Cleveland in the playoffs, Cleveland fans try to fight them in the parking lot, and HJ doesn't even show them up.

[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=94295.msg1160184#msg1160184 date=1326587639] Here is the pickem schedule for Tuesday night: (-11) North Shore @ [b]West Brook[/b] (-3) [b]PAM[/b] @ Channelview Barbers Hill @ [b]Goose Creek Memorial [/b] (-6) [b]Dayton [/b] @ Crosby (-9) (-17) [b]Central[/b] @ Lumberton [b]Ozen [/b] @ Nederland (-8) (-8) LCM @ [b]Livingston[/b] (-9) [b]PNG [/b] @ Vidor (-14) [b]Jasper [/b] @ Diboll (-23)[b] Hamshire-Fannett[/b] @ Bridge City Orangefield @ [b]Hardin-Jefferson [/b] (-22) WOS @ [b]Silsbee[/b] (-8) (-10) Cleveland @ [b]Liberty[/b] (-23) [b]Coldspring [/b] @ Huffman Woden @ [b]Newton[/b] (-6) Anahuac @ [b]East Chambers [/b] (-27) [b]Hardin [/b] @ Buna (-3) (-4) [b]Warren[/b] @ Deweyville Hull-Daisetta @ [b]Big Sandy [/b] (-18) [b]Sabine Pass[/b] @ Evadale (-17)

they've already been posted, waterboy.

couple of nice wins in this tourney for WB against some pretty good local teams.

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1160523" timestamp="1326643849"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=94174.msg1160514#msg1160514 date=1326641502] :) [/quote] Good analysis bullets. Makes me think that the broadcast was a good one. Thanks for listening. See you Monday? [/quote] might make it, not sure yet.

:)

i gotta do more research and spend more time thinking next week... this is what happens when i'm in a hurry and do my pickems in like 2 minutes.

I listened to most of the game last night, but i was on my iphone and didn't feel like making a long drawn-out post, and i've been at the deer lease all day, so... 1. congrats to silsbee on a great win.  while i picked HJ to win, i'm not surprised at all that Silsbee was able to pull this one off at home. 2. congrats to the hawks on a great comeback.  to be down that much with just a minute or so left in the 3rd and to be able to come back and tie it is MUCH more shocking than the fact that Silsbee won. 3. HJ's poor freethrow shooting was the biggest factor in this result.  Yes, Silsbee deserves a lot of credit for their performance, but if HJ shoots a mere 50% from the line they win.  4. While Silsbee's game winning shot was very lucky, the fact that they were in position to make a lucky game winning shot was not luck at all.  They have a very good team, and they're even better at their home gym. 5. While i never want HJ to lose to Silsbee, i think in the long run this loss will likely be more valuable to the hawks than a win would have been.  A team that faces very little adversity through the season is set up for a letdown once they get deep into the playoffs. 6. I still think HJ is the better team, but the best team doesn't always win... and Friday night Silsbee WAS the best team, but barely. 7. These two teams are the best two teams in the region, and i fully expect one of them to representing SETX at state in a couple of months. 8. I believe that Silsbee's strength of schedule helped prepare them for this game, but HJ's perceived lack of strength of schedule did not have a major impact in their play in this game.  HJ has played some really solid teams, but they beat them badly, which leads people to believe that their schedule has been weak. 9.  The Silsbee/HJ games are among the top local sporting events we have in the area every year. 10. I expect HJ to beat Silsbee by 10-15 points at HJ.  HJ will shoot better at home, and they'll still have their height advantage and the speed to match up with the Tigers.

crazy... good game, tigers.  HJ won't beat themselves again.

Not a bad start for the hawks