TxHoops

FTCA 54 Orangefield 38 F

Worth the price of gas and admission, I promise!

It really depends on what level of AAU you are talking about, I guess. There are probably thousands of tournaments now and more than I could imagine. And granted, I only see a sample of them. But in the ones I watch, as a whole, the coaching is better than the average high school coach. For instance, the team out of Bridgeport was coached by someone who was hired away from a high school, and was one of the winningest coaches in the Metroplex area. Obviously, we are talking about generalities here (which is problematic at the outset). I can only speak to what I see and observe which is a relatively small sample size. You critics may be watching something completely different and be 100% correct. I am saying that most teams have a coach as good or better than a Brian English or a Kevin Foster? Absolutely not. But in our circuit alone last year, two of the teams were coached by Jeff McInnis and Tim Legler. A couple of guys who know a thing or two about the game..

Orangefield 51 Evadale 41 F

Well, someone hit the nail on the head.

No stones. Not that I have any, but I've always expected more out of you than myself...

He definitely had an off shooting night (as well as last night from what I was told). But when you play your tail off on the defensive end, set your teammates up, and rebound like you are a half a foot taller than you actually are, you still help your team win. So he does have off nights shooting, but the hustle part of the game I wouldn't think off nights exist for him. I was once again impressed with this group. They play hard, relentless basketball. They play as a group and never get fazed. I could name several names or numbers that shined. But truth is, they pretty much all do. They are a T-E-A-M in every sense of the word and in every facet of the game. It's tough to beat a group like that. (And thanks to BS Wildcats for the hospitality. Worth every bit of the drive.)

I've been in the silent minority (I think) but I've thought this for a while. Scoring aside (which is sometimes misleading), TJ is a dog out there who does so many of the little things that make a difference in winning and losing a game. I am sure Tic and company were licking their chops watching a future piece of their team.

I'm teasing OF. Sounds like it was a good game.

i will make it short and simple. We were right, you were wrong...

Liberty 34 HH 21 F

Definitely agree. I have talked to a few of them and they love playing for him. And you can tell on the court as well.

Jasper 77 Orangefield 48 F

I have noticed this before way too often with the Jags..

WOS 71 OF 42 F

But back on topic, my favorite line in basketball is the triple double. There is no greater indicator of a complete player than getting one of these, especially against the likes of a ProVision. Very impressive indeed.

Scott Drew, Mike Leach, Paul Johnson, Hugh Freeze, David Cutcliffe, etc. would beg to differ. None of those so much as played HS varsity in their sports. Exception to the rule, sure. But I would think those guys know more about their sports than 99 percent of those that played. Just saying...

Wait til next year when they get JJ. I was telling AAW tonight that I can almost promise you his best games in college will be against UK. Like all the great ones, the bigger the game, the better he plays. ALMOST without exception.

He looked different without Ulis last game. Was like a Briscoe couldn't get him in position to score. But thought it was better with Tyler. He will get better and better I think. Definitely looks like Simmons is the star of that class though.

Gotcha. Was talking to a friend of mine earlier today that the Cats could lose this one easily without him. He's the one indispensable player at this point IMO.

Buddy, I take it Ulis didn't play??

Your vision is fine ;)

Good win Panthers! Told y'all not to sweat ProVision. Good practice against some size! Get Harker Heights tomorrow. Predicting another hard fought Ozen win.

East Chambers 49 Orangefield 36 F

By the way, bonus points for you for at least finding the right board. This one time, Dove got stuck in the Fishing forum for almost two weeks...