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I think you may have smashed the nail on the head. Some theories are they hope he doesn't get confirmed. Because as Rebgp pointed out, he may look like a neoconservative compared to who Hillary would appoint. I share that opinion.

You will probably get more criticism but this is literally one of the best posts I have ever read on this site. Well done.

As for the original question in the thread, as long as Clay Davis is the coach, the Hawks will be successful. To define what I mean by successful, they will be a playoff team, a threat to win any playoff game, and the kids will be well coached. Period. I know a LOT of parents who would love to have their kid play for Clay. I've seen HJ play several times over the past two years and thought they were well coached on each and every occasion. Just as important (and maybe more so), he is the kind of person you want your sons around. Bottom line: there aren't many basketball coaches around here who are in the same conversation with Davis.

Quick question: the team that eliminated the team you picked to win it all is from which conference? I'll wait...

Parquet to Kelly is a done deal apparently.

Smh. Fool had Kentucky winning it all.

Length + athleticism. Can't coach that. He'll play in the league. Watch. I can point out several who are very similar right now. No one said he will star. But he will make a roster. Maybe not immediately but not in the too distant future.

Wow. Just wow. Good luck Sunday Ags. Hope you beat em.

Holy crap he made a FT. One of the worst I've seen from the line.

Exactly. He's a 8-10 minute a night guy.

That kind of length and the way he jumps. Agreed. Was at the LAC/Hou game Wednesday. Never thought DeAndre would be the force he has become. Wore Dwight Howard's behind out. Ibeh is nowhere near the talent Jordan is but he could be a factor rebounding and blocking shots.

What times does LSWho play? That's what I thought. But thanks for the reverse jinx little guy Let's gooooo Horns!

Yes, it's a Hulu original series. My bad.

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I don't think he will be a great NBA player. But I believe he will play in the league. Even at 6'10", that length and his basketball IQ will allow him to make a career there. I think he should play at least 3 years at this level though.

I will be very surprised if Silsbee isn't better next year. The junior class has long thought to be their best group, at least until the freshmen this year were so valuable. And there will be another freshman sensation next year. The road won't be easy but I think they are the top dog in our area next year.

The happens to often with them. Kennedy might need to start instituting a Tyler gets a touch on every possession rule. Because most people are going to have trouble with him on the block. The good thing is he is going to need another year at least to really build his draft status. And I promise you they have someone coming in who will feed him the rock.

They were named to the second team All Tournament team at State.

+1. Especially with A&M's and Texas' programs on the rise. Underwood is outstanding though. Wouldn't doubt him wherever he went. But I wouldn't trade Shaka for him. He's one of the best teacher's of defense in the game and will be an outstanding recruiter in my opinion. The kids love him.

I love hearing Cal and Kentucky fans whine. Two teams have the identical record, split 2 games head to head, and one is 8-3 vs. other teams in the field and the other is 3-3. Which one do you give the higher seed to? Yeah, me too. The committee got this one right. Geography of the regional just helps the cause.

I don't think you or Mike could make that good radio

Well, most of us realize we always have more to learn. But you're well ahead of the curve buddy.

On the officiating, I never complain about it so long as it's consistent. And in this game, it was consistent. It's just it was consistent one way in one half, and a different way in the other. Which is strange..sometimes this occurs when someone has some "advice" for a crew at intermission, especially if a supervisor is on hand. I don't think you can blame this loss on officiating anymore than you can blame it on Devon getting hurt. The truth is you can almost never say for certain what would happen with a changed variable. However, we do know that Silsbee could have won this game if they had capitalized more on opportunities (point blank range shots and FTs), if they hadn't been so tight in the first half (jitters, officiating, or whatever), etc. Bottom line is this was a great season and I highly doubt it will be the last trip the Tigers make to State in the next few years. And next time they will have experienced it and be better for it. I know, I know, I'm making crazy predictions again. Just like I said they wouldn't lose more than 3 district games in 5 years (they've lost 1 in 2 years so far) or that a couple of junior high kids would have a significant impact on varsity as freshmen. Hold your heads high Tigers. Keep working and you may get fitted for those rings yet. And to Tre, Dontre, Ricky, and Big Luke, it's been an absolute pleasure watching you guys play, even when you were dishing out beatings to my team. To the very end, you guys were champions in my book...

You crack me up Brady

The one that was really bad was one on Mackey in the first half. Kid was almost under the rim. If they "no call" it (which is acceptable), it's a 2 point swing. If they call a block (which is the most correct in my book), a potential 3 point swing. The weird part is how they called the two halves almost completely different. At this level, they should let them play more, especially when both teams have similar styles. Ironically, the refs not doing in that in the first half actually benefitted a Lincoln team (as we saw from the way the second half played out) that prefers to play a different style.