oldschool2

If you play a team with 10 players better than your best player it doesn't matter what you do. You will never convince me that any team has to play zone over man defense. There is no other defense in existence (when done correctly) that can effectively stop a team from scoring in a half court offense. All zones leave holes. Effective skip passes, getting the ball to the middle, and simply being able to hit shots KILLS ALL zone defenses. It is not a coincidence that every professional team in the world and 95% of all college teams play man defense. It's the only effective way to guard your side of the floor.

Nobody was getting to the rim and finishing. All of Silsbee's points were coming off of turnovers. It was actually quite tragic how lost Silsbee looked in their half court offense. I 100% blame the fact that SETX is the zone defense capital of the world.

I hate the kid got hurt..especially being that it was the state finals. Not that there's a good time to get hurt. But hitting their stride? It's unbelievable how people perceive things.

Wow. Just...wow. Smh.

Because D1 basketball programs are in the business of wasting roster spots and/or scholarship money on kids that can't play.

If you're the last player on the bench, at the worst D1 school in the country, then you're a stud. Over 99% of the high school players in the world aren't good enough to play in the Big10.

"Had to play zone" Thats absolutely false, sir. And a little bit absurd.. Inability to break pressure is what got most of the teams "ran out of the gym". But as far as the defense they play in the half court...playing strictly zone is an indicator that you don't actually know how to play defense. Man defense is actually 5 people against the ball...as apposed to "I got my man" crap that these kids learn in little dribblers.

Rephrase..1st halfway decent man defense they've seen all year. Only reason I say that is because they were doing what teams that don't know man offense do. No screens (on or away from the ball), no cuts (basket cuts or backdoor cuts), no movement whatsoever. Just try to penetrate, and if someone slides into help position either throw up a circus shot or kick it to someone standing completely motionless on the perimeter...then let them try. If they've seen more man..maybe take some time scoring in your man offense. Because what I saw was a team that can't score unless it's by scoring off of a turnover.

This game reminded me of why I never watch high school games anymore. Congrats on the season Silsbee. Making it to the title game is a once in a lifetime accomplishment. I have to say tho..I don't think it was as much "comeback" as it was Lincoln letting it dwindle away. Started playing keep away with 12 minutes to go instead of continuing to exploit that defense. I could tell immediately that Silsbee didn't know what to do in a close or come from behind game. And I'm willing to bet that's the first man defense Silsbee has seen this year. Wasn't pretty. But again..very fine season. And I hope the Silsbee player that got injured has a speedy recovery.

Yes my theory makes more sense if you have a really tough district. But what I'm saying is that if you have a district of cupcakes..pre-season schedule doesn't matter either way. A tough game week 3 has zero bearing on how you will perform week 12.

First of all...why do you say La Marque's defense was better? Because they're athletic. Here is a good indicator...who held BS to fewer points? And even if it is...that was over 2 months ago. BS hasn't seen decent defense since December.

Not doubting you. Then you went 2 months without having to do any of that. So... I mean, I know why you did it. But it didn't matter either way.

Agree to disagree. Those kids were no longer conditioned to play competitive games by the time they saw the Gilmers and Celinas. 2 months of weak competition had washed it away.

Pretty certain I said that too. But it is true in both cases. BS may not have played anyone all year that actually knows how to play defense. Hence the problems from behind the arc.

Not giving kids false hope. You're giving your studs a chance to rest some, and your backups a chance to see the field. That will be more beneficial down the road than playing tough games in which nobody comes out and you may or may not lose. What message are you sending kids when you tell them that doing it a certain way is how to win...and then they lose? And I belive it's pretty relevant. Nick Saban knows that every single game they play in the SEC will be a dogfight so why schedule tough out of conference games. Take WOS as an example this year. They played Hamshire, Orangefield, Liberty, Hardin-Jefferson, then Scarborough, then 2 or 3 other joke of a playoff teams before they even got to some competition. You honestly think those pre-season games meant anything after going 2 months without having to do anything other than basically show up. Not knocking their accomplishment...just stating that I don't believe the pre-season would not have mattered one way or another. Other than the only opportunity all year to get a good game. And what if the opposite were true? A team in a tough district...Let's say they schedule all tough teams pre-season to "prepare" and then get blanked in district. What will you accomplish by going 1-9 on the year? Nothing but pissed off parents, disheartened kids, and a fired coach. My opinion is that it's better to build confidence. Nobody cares how "tough" your schedule is. Ultimately it's wins vs losses. The winningest coaches/teams do not have an asterisk beside their records if they played weak opponents.

The University of Alabama (National Champions) had non-conference games with Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana-Monroe, and Charleston Southern...this year. Wow. Stellar. You know more than Nick Saban about scheduling games? If so then I can guarantee that you are not being paid enough.

Preseason matchups don't really matter anyway. Whatever "preparation" you think you got from preseason is all washed away because of district anyhow. In my opinion, tough preseason schedules don't do anything but jeopardize health and/or losing kids mentally. Might as well schedule teams you can beat. Everyone is excited about the wins, everyone gets some field experience, and risk of injury goes down. I do belive they need to fill a whole schedule...but other than that...

+1

I would hope that most teams have the aspiration of winning a state title. I think he's referring to the fact that you guys were so confident that it was sewed up last year.

The players and fans don't get to make the schedule. Ask the coaches.

Won't get "hammered on this" by me. I've said this exact thing since the day it was brought up. Except this is why they would have trouble playing at ANY level of college ball.

My thoughts exactly...of course you see how one sided the foul call was...and BS fans will make sure you know. But...when you shoot 30 3pters you aren't going to get a foul call. smh.

3's are a little harder to hit when a team knows how to play defense and rebound.

I think the issue here is BS is not used to exerting themselves for this long. Not saying they won't win..just stating my opinion. Also...don't want to be the one to mention it. But Muenster was 13-2 in football this year. Maybe BS has a tough time with football kids that are GOOD at basketball. I know they kill schools with football but those kids aren't basketball players.

That was a long time ago relative to a basketball season. They've been involved in a lot of blowouts since then.