TxHoops

The crazy thing is it is a really competitive district, even with the gap that has been there at the top. And I agree, the battle for playoff spots is going to be crazy this year. The bakery has been closed - no cupcakes...

Let’s not miss the bigger picture that if anyone for the past few years would have said HF should be ranked at all, they would have drawn a lot of laughter. That the debate is not if, but where they should be ranked is amazing to me. I said when they made the hire that program would be much improved. This quickly is shocking even to me. And of course the pecking order in that district is still Silsbee and HJ at the top. And I wouldn’t be surprised at all if those two split the district games. Might be more surprised if they don’t.

They put on camps this summer at 4 sites to take away a live period from AAU. They flew the kids who were invited (about 200 or so per site over the course of a week) along with a family member. If you chose to drive, they paid mileage or a rental car. They put all the families up in the Whitehall downtown for the Houston location, fed the families, and gave debit cards for about a hundred a day over the 3 day periods. Some Houston kids I knew had parents staying at the Whitehall, driving rental cars. But they definitely needed Wiseman’s money. My favorite was when the movie Hoosiers was made. Those kids (some of whom were d2’s) ended up not getting declared ineligible, but the NCAA took their movie money (which wasn’t a lot - they got paid whatever the minimum scale was).

That was not an atypical night for Pierce Hellums. Was at that game and saw him hit about 30 in a row without touching the rim in warm ups.

You can drop off some egg nog at least.

Benson Williams - I loved his game as well. Did a lot of the little things too that don’t show up in a box score. His brother (?) JoJo, who played the post, was as scrappy as they come as well. That whole team played with such a high basketball IQ it was a beauty to behold. And I don’t think it was any small part due to the person about whom this thread was started.

I bet he doesn’t forget to take out the garbage next week... I kid, I kid...

Ditto. He’s one of the best.

Aggies with a pretty impressive early signing group (depending on recruiting service): #1 WR in Texas #1 DB in Texas #1 QB in Texas #1 DE in Florida #1 LB in Missouri #1 DE in New Jersey #1 WR in North Carolina #1 DB in Illinois #1 OL in Arkansas

Their exams are much harder 😉

Duncanville isn’t nearly as good as last year. I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t even make it to San Antonio.

It was a joke. Nerdy, Batman humor but a joke nonetheless....

Big time win for the Cards.

The other big from last season (Gonzales) tore his acl in football. A 3 year starter (Dubose) hurt his foot in football and is just now getting back to 100%. They will be fine.

Who do they play tomorrow, DeJoker?

Good sir, logic and reason have no place on an internet message board.

A 50 piece is a 50 piece. Regardless of who you are playing with or your role, it ain’t easy getting the ball in the basket that many times. To do it in back to back tournament games (less rest) is even more impressive.

Not often you see one of those at the HS level. Wow indeed

Not many local guys can compete with those two. One of the mods on this site being the exception. I would love to listen to a WOS/Silsbee game with Stelly and Sanchez doing a joint broadcast (I seem to remember an HJ/Silsbee basketball game with Mike and Rob Lietzke a few years back and I really enjoyed it). Doubt it would happen but I can assure you it would be worth a listen.

I mean, if you know AAW, you know he’s hitting the hospitality room during the girls’ games. And I’m not gonna lie, I always begrudged him for that. But only because I was jealous...

These boy/girl tournaments always run behind. I feel for the clock keepers in the girls’ games. Carpal tunnel is inevitable.

Not sure if it’s related to his kid but he’s been dealing with serious health issues for some time. No one had a chance to lure him out of that part of the country because that climate is supposedly the best possible for his son.

Switzer is right but Fayetteville is a perfect fit for the Mad Genius imo. Those Hog fans are crazier than he is.

How much do you trust the “there will be no long term effects” line?