Mamba

No because again Soulja it’s apples and oranges the talent level on the summer circuit isn’t even comparable to high school ,one is the projection of where you will play on the next level compared to what is being asked of you to help your team win which means playing out of position. Kid plays the 4 he’s not even close to that but he does it with no complaints he just plays the game the correct way. Ask any coach in this district would they love to have him the answer is yes. Unfair to compare him to kids of the past from Nederland those guys had very good players around them. 

In my opinion, there are 5 teams this year that are right in the mix for the 3rd and 4th playoff spots in this district. Nederland and Ozen aren’t as good this year as in the past and yes I understand ozen has injured players. PNG, Vidor, and L-town have the squads this year to beat them and it will probably happen a time or two this season. The difference is that Nederland and Ozen expect to win and execute in crunch time. It’s  a culture and a mentality. Lumberton was up last night going into the 4th quarter. They didn’t execute and when they got down by 6 with 4:15 seconds left in the game the body language looked like they expected to lose. But we shall see what happens. As far as Hefner goes, he has all the intangibles. Length, fundamentals, IQ, vision, and athleticism. He will be a force to be reckoned with but the one thing you can do to him right now is bang him around and be physical with him. When he gets that in his game where he can’t be pushed around, watch out. Just my opinion. And I’ve watched him play since he was very young. But this won’t be a cake walk for the bulldogs and panthers this season. Better bring their A game every game this year. 

Why are you still entertaining this guy let him talk obviously he is trolling the young man. Just let him ramble about how he can’t get it done against the BIG 3 whoever the heck they are.  Most of us pretty much know the ins & outs with this basketball thing. He cant help it and the more we give this crusade attention the more he will keep talking about it.

Outside of Hefner and #11 there isn’t much Nederland has . Hefner is solid though and doesn’t get outside of himself . Some ppl view the glass half full

Nederland 22
central 46
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I hate when ppl come for kids. This isn’t  your first time making snide remarks Soulja your not around these kids kids enough to even try and make an assumption about if he is good enough . What college coaches have you spoken with ,how many in your contacts I’m guessing  ZERO.im no expert either but I do talk to coaches a lot of them & have a bunch in my contacts . If you knew anything  about the game it’s always about upside. Quentin Grimes was not even close to where he is now as a fresh or soph. But it’s called development and that’s something you know nothing about obviously. In his class he has to be top 50 in the state of Texas and based on POTENTIAL  he could get to 6’6 -6’8  wing type which would put his recruitment on a whole other level.  Stop comparing summer ball to Hs ball they are like strawberries and grapes. Summer ball is about what you will play on the next level Hs ball is about what your teams needs you to in ordee to win .  STAY IN YO LANE !!!!! 

I hate when ppl come for kids. This isn’t  your first time making snide remarks Soulja your not around these kids kids enough to even try and make an assumption about if he is good enough . What college coaches have you spoken with ,how many in your contacts I’m guessing  ZERO.im no expert either but I do talk to coaches a lot of them & have a bunch in my contacts . If you knew anything  about the game it’s always about upside. Quentin Grimes was not even close to where he is now as a fresh or soph. But it’s called development and that’s something you know nothing about obviously. In his class he has to be top 50 in the state of Texas and based on POTENTIAL  he could get to 6’6 -6’8  wing type which would put his recruitment on a whole other level.  Stop comparing summer ball to Hs ball they are like strawberries and grapes. Summer ball is about what you will play on the next level Hs ball is about what your teams needs you to in ordee to win .  STAY IN YO LANE !!!!! 

I KNEW there was going to be comments about points (or lack thereof) in this thread by a certain poster.   Because to the casual observer, that’s all they look at.  Ironically, I woke up this morning and saw on my FB feed one of my friends from the Brook raving about Hefner.   Last night was the first time he’d seen him play and was extremely impressed.  On a night he had but 7 points.   Why?  Because he’s been around the game for over 40 years and realizes that scoring is only ONE of many facets to the game.  And Mamba will tell you the same thing - often the best PLAYERS don’t score the most points...

I hate when ppl come for kids. This isn’t  your first time making snide remarks Soulja your not around these kids kids enough to even try and make an assumption about if he is good enough . What college coaches have you spoken with ,how many in your contacts I’m guessing  ZERO.im no expert either but I do talk to coaches a lot of them & have a bunch in my contacts . If you knew anything  about the game it’s always about upside. Quentin Grimes was not even close to where he is now as a fresh or soph. But it’s called development and that’s something you know nothing about obviously. In his class he has to be top 50 in the state of Texas and based on POTENTIAL  he could get to 6’6 -6’8  wing type which would put his recruitment on a whole other level.  Stop comparing summer ball to Hs ball they are like strawberries and grapes. Summer ball is about what you will play on the next level Hs ball is about what your teams needs you to in ordee to win .  STAY IN YO LANE !!!!! 

Man you have zero credibility in this basketball world who are YOU to decide if this kid is good enough. If college coaches say he is then guess what he is . They don’t hand out scholarships like it’s the oprah show bruh , and someone else lane Westbrook /Ozen you still on  that officiating bs man go to sleep and wake back up you dreaming and reaching .

*Ouch* Souljah, Mamba makes some good points here. 

I hate when ppl come for kids. This isn’t  your first time making snide remarks Soulja your not around these kids kids enough to even try and make an assumption about if he is good enough . What college coaches have you spoken with ,how many in your contacts I’m guessing  ZERO.im no expert either but I do talk to coaches a lot of them & have a bunch in my contacts . If you knew anything  about the game it’s always about upside. Quentin Grimes was not even close to where he is now as a fresh or soph. But it’s called development and that’s something you know nothing about obviously. In his class he has to be top 50 in the state of Texas and based on POTENTIAL  he could get to 6’6 -6’8  wing type which would put his recruitment on a whole other level.  Stop comparing summer ball to Hs ball they are like strawberries and grapes. Summer ball is about what you will play on the next level Hs ball is about what your teams needs you to in ordee to win .  STAY IN YO LANE !!!!! 

Dotson ,Jones,Pleasant are the starters missing but no excuses next man up . I think Silsbee has to learn they will get everyone’s best shot regardless if the fans think a team isn’t worthy of being on the floor with them. I’ve been around the game a long time at the end of the day if you come compete you can throw out the names and all that extra bs it’s about executing a game plan and the will to win. Silsbee are the champions to beat them you gotta knock them out . That’s how the saying goes . All respect to them just in turn respect your opponents as well because ANYBODY can be beaten. 

O: #10 Jakia Oliver 37p,4r 
     #34 Tahj Mason 15p 14r

He will be out til January....thank God no structural damage 

Silsbee by 150 

He will be out til January....thank God no structural damage 

Great kid.  Glad he’s going to be ok

He will be out til January....thank God no structural damage 

Hahahah ,I have to get over there to check you guys out I’m bored and lonely lollllll

Oh I agree those teams are very good but the excise can’t be we played them to get better competition is every where at every level 1a-6a and if you don’t come to play you will be beaten imo... another team ppl are sleeping on is Shadow Creek I think they have a chance at winning that district ... 

Cmon TxHoops they didn’t go into the game hoping not to win they wanted to win as well ,lets not start with the participation trophy stuff lol...Playing one way against everyone won’t work they will have to make adjustments at some point or ppl will figure you out.

Central is tougher than what some of these experts think ....they have some good players over there ...congrats to Silsbee on the win ,way to play hard all night Central...

How is this hate ..I said that Silsbee is an exceptional team ...Are you calling me a hater because I’m not on board with using enrollment or football players as an excuse...Maybe ur definition of hater is the new definition..
 
.hate/saltism is more like NOT acknowledging that the better team on that day won ...hate = the day before saying that ur gonna win the game with what you have then rescinding what u said and using the enrollment or football excuse...

And when you are an EXCEPTIONAL basketball team   enrollment Should not be an excuse..if that’s the case then just say before the game starts we are in over our heads.. nobody from Silsbee said that .. however I did see people say that Atascocita was not that good .. kill the excuses please  ..in 6a you have schools with 2,500 students beating schools with 4K plus all the time ...now in football it’s a different story ..the advantage small town teams have over big city schools are that the kids know what High school they re going to ..teams stay the same from middle  all the way through high school