JimThorpe

They may pull it out anyway, even shooting like they are now.  Intensity has a value all it's own.  The will to win.

Anybody have any questions about how good WOS was?

Anybody have any questions about how good WOS was?

Lots and lots and lots and lots of people here.  Sold out.

Lots and lots and lots and lots of people here.  Sold out.

Silsbee will have to really take care of the ball.  WOS got rolled 16 - 2 in the first first few minutes in a run that was in no way indicative of the way the two teams matched up.  The score at half time and the final score were proof of that.  The Tigers need to be ready from the tipoff.  

Furr is running a power play like in hocky.  It’s 8 on 5.

I think the Drum was vastly superior to the Alamodome.... once you got inside.  But getting inside was tricky.  The best parking is in San Marcus.  And like the man said, Austin is effectively closed on that weekend.  At least it's closed to things that really matter like the UIL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT!!!!
San Antonio is fun to visit and Alamodome access and parking are okay.  You do have that long walk under the tracks with the stinky bats.  The thing is that the Alamodome as a basketball venue is terrible.  The tournament needs to be played in an arena built for basketball and not on a football field.
How about the Ferrell Center in Waco?  if you can stand that much green it would be great.  Tournament tickets would be no problem.  It seats 10,000 for basketball.  Tons of parking with no bats or trains.  Waco is fun to visit too.  Chip and Joanna might show up.  There is a problem with accommodations.  Just like in San Antonio, most of the rooms in Waco and San Antonio are gobbled up by people going to that ridiculous thing in Austin.
Back in Austin they've replaced the Drum and now we have the new Moody Center.....  they built it on top of the only good parking for the Drum.  I guess they'll tear down the Drum next to make parking space for the Moody.  But the best parking will still be in San Marcus.  Or you could park in Waco at the Ferrell center parking lot.

And back to the Alamodome?  I love the parking but I hate the arena.  Are tickets open to the public yet?

I just thought of something else that's kind of interesting.  Neither team had a dunk.  Nobody even attempted one that I saw.  I guess it's just the happenstance of the way it was played.

They aren't showing the clock on the feed.

WOS takes the lead at the half 39 - 36!  I'm just sitting here feeling so proud of the Mustangs!  Remarkable turnaround.  

They are a good team and imo could be ranked at the low end of the top 20.  But it is a down year.  They had an off recruiting season.  Booker T Washington stole their best prospects.  

I'm being facetious of course.  Washington is an attractive option for kids in HISD.  They have a brand new campus and an a fine art magnet program.  No surprise that it might attract kids from all over the community.
Yates has several very interesting magnet programs including maritime logistics.  They have a simulator lab that's like the bridge of a ship.

I support the magnet and charter schools concept.  It just seems unfair that they can draw from huge urban talent pool for athletics.  Not surprisingly considering the demographics of Texas it impacts basketball.  But if it's good for the kids' educational prospects I can live with it.  

WOS seems to be kind of bipolar.  There are the "got it together" Mustangs and if they show up tonight they will win by double figures.  Then there are the  "pretty much a mess" Mustangs and if they show up they will probably be blown out. 

The "got it together"  Mustangs lost the 2nd ranked team by only 3 and beat the 11th ranked team by 16. 

The "pretty much a mess" Mustangs lost 3 of their last 6 regular season games losing to every good team they played.  The 3 wins were unimpressive and included a 2 point win over Lumberton and 4  point win over Vidor.  
I hope the "got it together" Mustangs show up because a quarterfinal between WOS and Silsbee at the Montagne would awesome.
 

Really it's privilege to get to face a team like this.  Most teams get eliminated by teams that themselves will get eliminated.  The young Tigers had a wonderful opportunity to see what it's like at this level.  Playing a team this good in this setting at the Montagne in the third round is a great experience.  Frankly the Montagne is a much better basketball venue than the Alamodome.  There's not a bad seat in the house.  The Alamodome is a terrible venue.  The state championship should be played in a venue designed for and dedicated too basketball.

There were two tacks the Tigers could take have taken tonight.  They could shorten the game and keep all scoring down or play at their normal pace which is up tempo and score as much as they could.  Obviously Silsbee choose the latter.  The 63 points the Tigers scored tonight is the second highest point total this season against HJ.  Only Atascocita, a 6A team, scored more than the Tigers with 66 points.  And there's a fair chance that that nobody else in the remaining 4 games, even Argyle, will score 63.  And that ain't bad.

I firmly believe they are the best team in the state.  Time to dethrone Argyle!

Really it's privilege to get to face a team like this.  Most teams get eliminated by teams that themselves will get eliminated.  The young Tigers had a wonderful opportunity to see what it's like at this level.  Playing a team this good in this setting at the Montagne in the third round is a great experience.  Frankly the Montagne is a much better basketball venue than the Alamodome.  There's not a bad seat in the house.  The Alamodome is a terrible venue.  The state championship should be played in a venue designed for and dedicated too basketball.

There were two tacks the Tigers could take have taken tonight.  They could shorten the game and keep all scoring down or play at their normal pace which is up tempo and score as much as they could.  Obviously Silsbee choose the latter.  The 63 points the Tigers scored tonight is the second highest point total this season against HJ.  Only Atascocita, a 6A team, scored more than the Tigers with 66 points.  And there's a fair chance that that nobody else in the remaining 4 games, even Argyle, will score 63.  And that ain't bad.

Really it's privilege to get to face a team like this.  Most teams get eliminated by teams that themselves will get eliminated.  The young Tigers had a wonderful opportunity to see what it's like at this level.  Playing a team this good in this setting at the Montagne in the third round is a great experience.  Frankly the Montagne is a much better basketball venue than the Alamodome.  There's not a bad seat in the house.  The Alamodome is a terrible venue.  The state championship should be played in a venue designed for and dedicated too basketball.

There were two tacks the Tigers could take have taken tonight.  They could shorten the game and keep all scoring down or play at their normal pace which is up tempo and score as much as they could.  Obviously Silsbee choose the latter.  The 63 points the Tigers scored tonight is the second highest point total this season against HJ.  Only Atascocita, a 6A team, scored more than the Tigers with 66 points.  And there's a fair chance that that nobody else in the remaining 4 games, even Argyle, will score 63.  And that ain't bad.

Really it's privilege to get to face a team like this.  Most teams get eliminated by teams that themselves will get eliminated.  The young Tigers had a wonderful opportunity to see what it's like at this level.  Playing a team this good in this setting at the Montagne in the third round is a great experience.  Frankly the Montagne is a much better basketball venue than the Alamodome.  There's not a bad seat in the house.  The Alamodome is a terrible venue.  The state championship should be played in a venue designed for and dedicated too basketball.

There were two tacks the Tigers could take have taken tonight.  They could shorten the game and keep all scoring down or play at their normal pace which is up tempo and score as much as they could.  Obviously Silsbee choose the latter.  The 63 points the Tigers scored tonight is the second highest point total this season against HJ.  Only Atascocita, a 6A team, scored more than the Tigers with 66 points.  And there's a fair chance that that nobody else in the remaining 4 games, even Argyle, will score 63.  And that ain't bad.

Silsbee thinks that they are playing Orangefield.  Somebody needs to tell them they are playing the best team I’m the state and they need to shorten the game as much as possible.
 It really it was too late already 2 minutes into the second period.  So never mind.

I agree that WOS has the manpower to be in this game and even win it.  But do they have the composure, the mental toughness?  At some point HJ will make a run.  When that happens will WOS rise to the occasion or will they fall apart?  It could go either way.  The Mustangs could win a close game or lose by 25.

 

So Washington made a run.  21 points in the 4th.  We left at half.  I figured the Bears had it well in hand after a somewhat shaky start.  Good luck with Hargrave.  You've got a shot at making it to Region.  

Maybe the Tigers will see you there.  But I doubt it.  We're afloat in an inflatable raft in the open sea and that prehistoric megalodon shark of 4A basketball team out of Sour Lake is closing in.  Did you know it swallowed Orangefield whole, in one gulp, without even chewing?

So Washington made a run.  21 points in the 4th.  We left at half.  I figured the Bears had it well in hand after a somewhat shaky start.  Good luck with Hargrave.  You've got a shot at making it to Region.  

Maybe the Tigers will see you there.  But I doubt it.  We're afloat in an inflatable raft in the open sea and that prehistoric megalodon shark of 4A basketball team out of Sour Lake is closing in.  Did you know it swallowed Orangefield whole, in one gulp, without even chewing?

So Washington made a run.  21 points in the 4th.  We left at half.  I figured the Bears had it well in hand after a somewhat shaky start.  Good luck with Hargrave.  You've got a shot at making it to Region.  

Maybe the Tigers will see you there.  But I doubt it.  We're afloat in an inflatable raft in the open sea and that prehistoric megalodon shark of 4A basketball team out of Sour Lake is closing in.  Did you know it swallowed Orangefield whole, in one gulp, without even chewing?

You make a very strong case.  You'll be even less pleased with the MaxPrep ranking which has them at No. 6.  They have La Vega at No. 2.