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[quote name="beechnut" post="1172348" timestamp="1328408106"] Is Rick in trouble? [/quote] nah.  they've lost what, 5, 6 players leaving early to the draft in the last 2 years?

[quote name="True Blue" post="1172418" timestamp="1328455784"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=95487.msg1172414#msg1172414 date=1328454006] That means they BOTH have a shot at going.... ::) ::) [/quote] Every team that makes the tournement has a SHOT. Its all about who gets hot at the right time. There were a few teams that were said to have the REAL SHOT at making it to Austin last yr, and the only one that made it ,was not one of those ( REAL SHOT ) teams. [/quote] that's not true.  most teams who make the tournament have NO shot.  I'd say in each classification, there are maybe 10 teams with realistic shots, and maybe 10-15 with an outside shot based on whether they get hot and if they get favorable matchups.  glad to see you back, though.  finally get that hay cut?  ;D

i knew i did poorly... glad to see most folks did worse than me!

they have 4 or 5 winnable games coming up.  none of them will be signature wins, but they'll have a shot to go about .500 in the big 12 with over 20 total wins.  they might squeak in.  who knows.

Who do you think has a chance to make it to state from our area?

congrats!

wow!

I fell asleep reading that score

[quote name="thetragichippy" post="1171450" timestamp="1328303721"] [quote author=mat link=topic=82035.msg1171438#msg1171438 date=1328303056] [quote author=LumRaiderFan link=topic=82035.msg1171430#msg1171430 date=1328302542] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=82035.msg1171426#msg1171426 date=1328302290] we'll run the political spectrum... would be fun :) [/quote] Do you guys have to sit on assigned sides of the boat?  ;D [/quote] Wearing life jackets should be manditory [/quote] I'm wearing a life jacket, sitting on the RIGHT side of the boat.......holding on to a flare gun 8) Westend will be on the LEFT side with Bullets in the Middle ;D [/quote]And I'm bringing extra bullets, just in case!

Boooo!  I can't believe you haven't bought a new truck with all of the money you're making from radio and tv appearances  ;D

we'll run the political spectrum... would be fun :)

[quote name="whysoserious" post="1171371" timestamp="1328297091"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95354.msg1171359#msg1171359 date=1328296113] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=95354.msg1171330#msg1171330 date=1328294225] Silsbee...probably BIG... ;) [/quote] agree.  silsbee 79-54. [/quote] If they only won by 7 at home at the very end, I think this one will be a barn burner. [/quote] you're entitled to that opinion.  WOS has improved enough to keep it close on occasion, but Silsbee is still 20-25 points better than them on a whole.  I think the close game they played last time will ensure that Silsbee comes out sharp in this one.

i like how he celebrates it... while the other team celebrates it... and then he realizes what he did :)

i couldn't figure out how that could happen until i saw the tape.  catching a contested inbounds pass while you're running towards your own basket and laying it up all in one motion... too much muscle memory :)  still terrible, though.

Picked Central on the preview show, so i'll stick with it.  Central wins, 54-52.

[quote name="bballgod" post="1171360" timestamp="1328296117"] Hopefully they play as well as they did against Sislbee in OF.  They were only down 15 with 2 min. to go in game. [/quote] truthfully, i hope they do, too.  I want HJ to face as many tests as possible over the next couple of weeks before playoffs start.

[quote name="Dick Vitale" post="1171330" timestamp="1328294225"] Silsbee...probably BIG... ;) [/quote] agree.  silsbee 79-54.

[quote name="bballgod" post="1171339" timestamp="1328294978"] The only thing that gets hyped up on this board is HJ vs. Silsbee or Nederland vs. Central/Ozen.  Look at all the other links.  There isn't going to be any hype for this game on here.  No biggie on that, but it should come as no surprise to anyone.  [b]Hopefully the hawks overlook the Bobcats, like the Longhorns did on Tuesday[/b].  Doubtful, but one can always hope. [/quote] the hawks could overlook the bobcats and STILL win by 20-25 points.  but like lazeek said, OF might find a way to keep it semi-interesting at home.

[quote name="thetragichippy" post="1171124" timestamp="1328279411"] those fish look VERY similar to other flounder you have caught  :-X  ;D [/quote] that's because most flounder look alike. [quote author=westend1 link=topic=82035.msg1171133#msg1171133 date=1328279971] Photo shopped.  I've seen those fish before on a TP@W website.    ;) [/quote] that's also because most flounder look alike. if either of you naysayers has an interest in blowing the dust off of your boats, i'll be happy to show you where we caught them :)

[quote name="FanintheStands" post="1170949" timestamp="1328228171"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95072.msg1170941#msg1170941 date=1328227522] that sucks, but so does a small school meeting up with an inner city school in the playoffs that has 500 more kids enrolled and that is able to pull kids in from all over a huge city. [/quote]You find a more feasible solution and we'll pitch it to UIL.  In the meantime, I'll watch teams like Kountze compete with 1/2 of the local 4A teams in the area and laugh at you. You see, its the quality of the basketball pool that is so much more important than the size of the basketball pool.  Take HJ and Silsbee.  Together, they've beaten probably every 4A and 5A team in the area this year alone. [/quote] laugh away... if kountze was 3A, they'd be about the 30th best team in the state. and there are many 3A schools that are closer in size to Kountze than they are to the 3A schools at the top of the spectrum.  and this is the reason i brought up huge cities, and schools pulling in kids from all over those cities, but keeping enrollment under 1000.  Which basketball pool has more quality... Hardin Jefferson, or the entire city of Houston, which Yates seems to pick and choose players from? 

ouch.

West Brook @ [b]North Shore[/b] (-15) (-4) [b]Channelview[/b] @ PAM [b]Goose Creek Mem[/b]. @ Dayton (-3) (-13) CE King @ [b]Barbers Hill[/b] (-11) [b]Livingston[/b] @ Lumberton [b]Nederland[/b] @ Central (-3) PNG @ [b]Ozen[/b] (-16) Vidor @ [b]LCM[/b] (-18) Jasper @ [b]Huntington[/b] (-3) Bridge City @ [b]Hamshire-Fannett[/b] (-20) (-25) [b]Hardin-Jefferson[/b] @ Orangefield (-9) [b]Silsbee[/b] @ WOS (-17) [b]Coldspring[/b] @ Cleveland Huffman @ [b]Splendora[/b] (-8) Corrigan-Camden @ [b]Newton [/b] (-18) (-10) [b]Anahuac[/b] @ Deweyville (-24) East Chambers @ [b]Buna[/b] Hardin @ [b]Kountze [/b] (-29) (-20) [b]Big Sandy[/b] @ Hull-Daisetta (-13) [b]Evadale[/b] @ Sabine Pass

that sucks, but so does a small school meeting up with an inner city school in the playoffs that has 500 more kids enrolled and that is able to pull kids in from all over a huge city.

[quote name="FanintheStands" post="1170808" timestamp="1328218089"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95072.msg1170795#msg1170795 date=1328217397] statistics, smatistics.  i know what you're saying, but when you're dealing with such a small amount of players on the floor on the time, +550 in enrollment is a much bigger deal than +200, and ratio is somewhat irrelevant.  If not, then 2A schools with enrollments of 200 should be competitive with 3A schools with enrollments of 750. [/quote]good Lord, we have that today! Have you heard of Kountze, East Chambers, and New Waverly. To paraphrase somebody else, The ratio system is an awlful system, But it is by far the best system available. [/quote] i think a 6A classification is the way to go.  making the gap between the smallest and largest schools in a classification would be better than the ratio system, IMO.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1170794" timestamp="1328217268"] [quote author=ST413 link=topic=95318.msg1170717#msg1170717 date=1328213278] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=95318.msg1170639#msg1170639 date=1328210900] [quote author=ST413 link=topic=95318.msg1170631#msg1170631 date=1328210762] Wow! I can't wait until the day one of these little ole 3A teams knocks mighty yates out of the playoffs, especially if its one of out local teams. [/quote]Sorry, you'll be too old to remember what happened when and if that day comes. ;) [/quote] It will happen, just a matter of time. I remember a game last year, that you said my Tigers couldn't win. No they didn't win it but only because the last spot just wouldnt fall.  You said out was lack of focus by GBall, it only takes one night for that to happen and that last shot to happen to fall. [/quote]OMG! Back on that game again, huh? Let me say it in a different way. Ball did not take Silsbee as serious as Silsbee took Ball. And as I predicted, Ball won as expected. They played *down* that game. [/quote] and assuming yates comes into 3A as confident as YOU are with them, they'll be playing "down" to opponents' levels through the entire playoffs... which means one of the several quality teams in this region could easily pull off an upset.