SportsJunkie32

Good point, Coldspring didn’t finish their journey but they got to complete. 

So serious question - would you rather be like Coldspring and have gotten to finish your season, albeit a loss?  Or would you rather have been in the 4A and other classifications shoes where you never got to play a game at state?   Personally, I’d rather be in Coldspring and the other teams that lost on Thursday.  It’s the unknown, what ifs that drive me crazy.  At least the teams that lost finished tremendous seasons and got closure.  But I realize that may be a minority opinion.  Is it something I was pondering in my social distancing today.  

Still holding out hope that The UIL allows the tournament to proceed.  If they decide to resume the tournament, Yates will be ready to press for 32 minutes. Its the only style of basketball Yates Plays.   

I’m thinking out loud, each conference can play their games in smaller venue similar to the playoffs. The games would be at neutral sites and the Finals for each conference would be played at a neutral site. I understand that all of the conference semi and finals can not be played under one roof but smaller venues with a reduced crowds should work.UIL can approve to extend the season and allow the games to be played. Their are facilities (basketball arenas) in Houston that are not being used.  Just food for though 

The Alamodome venue is a bad location, it’s too  large and it will never sell out. I prefer Austin

Sir I will respectfully say it’s no use for us to continue this conversation regarding race involving The UIL.  We can agree to disagree regarding this issue.  Have a Great Trip in San Antonio Sir

I predict Argyle 58-48 winner 
Yates by 9. 
Yates over Argyle 77-63

Yates by 13

If the UIL is concerned about the transfer portal for Yates and Faith Family they should have addressed those issues during the appeals process.  It is possible that those Good Old Boys rigged the draw AGAIN this year so the African American Schools would not be playing each other in The Finals.  It is possible that the fans (Houston and Dallas) wanted to see this particular game in The Finals.  Let's look at the color of the players skins, African Americans vs African Americans in one game and you know the skin color of those other two teams in 4A !!!
  I would like to see the UIL change their seeding for the State Tournament where the teams are seeded by their win - loss record no percentage No Coin Toss or Draw Teams,  (1 plays 4), (2 plays 3).  This would end the conspiracy theory.    

The conspiracy theories are out there, just by luck the African American Schools are playing each other for the second straight year.  The competition in San Antonio will be something Yates haven’t seen sense The Thanksgiving Hoopfest. Region 3 ready did not  give Yates an opportunity to play completive teams similar to the Dallas Schools. Yates let’s go get a W. 
This is my personal opinion & Yates Nation.

I’m going with Yates vs Lancaster, I believe it was the largest crowd at a UIL Basketball Game. 

Was waiting on Silsbee to apply back court pressure on the guards for Life during the 2nd half of the game. 

Timeout China Springs
46-21 Yates
The 100 point will end tonight

Yates MUST cut down on their turnovers, they committed approximately 25 against LaMargue if they expect to advance to the Regional Finals.  Yates MUST continue to force turnovers, apply pressure with the press and hit their outside shots.  Yates is going into this game Friday against China Spring with 2 Goals:
1. Win the game
2. Continue their 100 point consecutive scoring record.
I believe the 100 point streak will continue this weekend in Huntsville.  I have to wait to see who we will face in San Antonio before I predict if the streak will continue.  The teams Yates will face in San Antonio will be the toughest games we will have played sense the Thanksgiving Hoopfest Massacre (Lost by 37 & 52).  Yates will be participating in their 9th Consecutive Regional Tournament Appearance. 

A shot clock is needed.  it could be a good opportunity for high schoolers to get ready for college basketball. It will speed up the game, good teams will score within the time frame, bad teams will have to adjust. A shot clock may expose some coaches offensive & defensive plays but it will also challenge coaches to improve their philosophies and how they manage the clock. 

I understand Yates is the team everyone talks about and dreads but I see no excitement in their games....guess it’s me,  they do not impress me, which I’m nobody I’m just somebody that watches basketball and loves the playoffs, I have no one that plays in high school,  just an old ball player myself from many years ago and I guess I like seeing more  Competitive ball playing then what I see with Yates, I would think as a fan it would get Somewhat boring after a while....

Good luck to all the teams left, lots of good memories you will have for a life time
 

The legal guardian indicated that the two players, one is a junior and the other is a senior were home schooled and lived in the Yates School Zone for 2 Years.  The legal guardian have legal guardianship of those young men.  The guardian stated that the young men were taken in because they came from a trouble environment.  The two players did not play local summer ball in Houston.  The guardian stated that Coach Wise was not aware that the young men plans of enrolling at Yates until they enrolled at Yates.  HCYA is the home school the young men was enrolled in last year.  AGAIN the young men had been living in the Yates School Zone for 2 Years.  It's no one's business regarding where the young men came from before arriving to Houston.  The legal guardian had the necessary paperwork required by UIL.  Coach Wise reputation is on the line with the comments made by the head coach at HJ.    

I hear you, You can fill in the rest, Coach Wise and Jack Yates. This is my personal opinion 

I hear you, You can fill in the rest, Coach Wise and Jack Yates. This is my personal opinion 

Lol you guys are really salty huh. Both those kids on varsity established residency(cleared by the uil ),the other played jv because he didn’t have residency and yet here yall are on a crusade with your tiki torches and all .

They..do..not..have player pools of the entire city.  They have an attendance zone/district just like every other public school in the state.  Any student living outside of that zone is a transfer student and not eligible to play for one calendar year.  Yes, they are a magnet school which means they offer a specialized curricula.  Any school can do that.  Yes, they accept transfers (open enrollment).. Everyone does.  Even HJ!
I’m not understanding what the problem is in understanding that.  Just because the school is in Houston does not mean any kid in Houston can commute to Yates from anywhere in the city and suit up.  Jack Yates doesn’t send buses all over Houston.

If Silsbee, HJ, United, or any other SE team had these 6’8” transfers, I’m sure we would be defending our team just like the Yates fans. Nothing will change until the UIL follows the rules. It usually comes down to following the $ to find the issue. 

I’m certainly not suggesting it happens... but if this was a Silsbee thread it would have been 🔒 up by now

I get how things may "look" in regards to ALLEGED recruiting, but does anyone have 1st hand knowledge of how this went about?  Proof?  If not, then this is slander and some good ole talking out your @$$.   When Yates is down, there is no shortage of people ready to give a punch.  Now when they are up its allegations and lies.  Does any grown men on here believe that these kids, lets not forget they are kids, just wanted to play at that school.  Its the hottest basketball team in the city in any class.  If I play basketball, want to still be playing in March, like the system, dont you think Yates would be on your list?  If your child was playing would you not think about them attending to play for a well known coach and fast paced system?  Cant you see that as a possibility.  IF you were at a Charter school and shading dealings were going on or you dont know the deal with the coach.  Would you tell your child to stick it out? Or would you think about another program?  Possible right?  No matter what you say.  YATES is legendary to a lot of people in Houston.  A lot of kids for decades have wanted to attend Yates, not for grades or education per se but because of the energy and community following and because where its located.  So for us we are happy that its becoming the school of choice again.  A lot of families moved away from the inner city,  yes Yates is the inner city, and grew up in Pearland, Alvin, Manvel, Sugarland etc... A lot of these families would have been at any HISD school and who knows.  But now all those schools are 4A now... You all know how it works.  As many enemies as Yates have dont you think UIL would do something if it was happening?  Recruiting is Dallas, The stories are out.  Kids sleeping in the garage at your girlfriends house.  AD and Coach are brothers.  Thats recruiting.  Where is Yates stories?  Proof?  
I dont know what yall talking about.  Going to state is hard and yall are coming up with ways to make it easy.  Talk about what are you teaching your kids.  And also, no way to compare the 4th largest city in the nation to the golden triangle.  My solution, combine HJ and Silsbee and be Hardin-Silsbee-Stark.  Or get out of the UIL and just play for the Golden Triangle league championship.  Because playing for state seems to hard for yall when you lose.  
Let me say this about the HJ coach thing.  Its a basketball game, fans are going to be fans.  Nothing was said derogatory or racists.  Hell I dont even like them talking and Im sitting by them but I know what happens at a basketball game.   He was mad been mad and now he needed an outlet for his frustrations.  But his comment was more about recruiting than about his son... 

I understand that AAW but if the UIL finds that they didn’t move for athletic purposes then why is everybody mad at Yates . UIL can say yes or no , the gripe is with UIL quit saying they are cheating if they get cleared. Like I said name me one coach who turns those kids away if their movng into their district?