72 Pinto

On 6/8/2023 at 7:06 AM, Cu Chulainn said:

Nederland definitely looks solid this year! Only team we have struggled with in Summer League (Because of their strength and size in the post). Really good well rounded team and for sure Coach English will have them ready.

Don't forget the thrashing HF gave yall!  Fannett could be a regional tournament team, though!

I guess I was not very specific on the parameters of the topic.  Oh well.  It's a crappy thread if there isn't any arguing or debating!

Going from putting all your best athletes on offense to putting your best athletes where they can best help the team win is a crazy idea!  Faircloth is a really good offensive coach, but a lot of times he left their defense undermanned and really wasn't worried about it.  How long does Coach Joseph stick it out down here?

9 hours ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Alot of folks missed on Weisbrod. 

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And no @72 Pinto I'm not missing your point, but eye test in my opinion and alot of folks opinion on and off here Weisbrod was the better HS player. 

 

I've said numerous times Hef would be the better college player but he was not better than Weisbrod on the HS level. 

 

Also: they played different positions. 

 

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That's a fair point and maybe he was a better player while Hefner was a better prospect.  The title of the thread is best player ever at a school and I think you have to go with the guy with NBA rings (Davis) over a 6'4 post who kind of sniffed some semi pro workouts.

27 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

So where you choose to go to college dictates who's the better HS player? Hmmm ok. 

You're missing the point.  Where you are offered to go to college indicates who the better players are.  Weisbrod would have surely chosen to go to a school like A&M instead of Lamar had that been on the table.

4 hours ago, Tyler Dixson said:

Nederland has only one person to even be considered. It’s Colton, a wide gap, and then 3 or 4 more players to be considered. That’s no disrespect to the other guys, but Colton was in a league of his own. 

Respectfully disagree.  Hefner chose A&M over offers from Houston and Oklahoma.  Weisbrod went to New Orleans/Lamar.  I'll take Hefner over Weisbrod.

Jamie Weaver went to Houston and was on the Phi Slamma Jamma teams.  I'll take him over Hefner.

Buddy Davis won an Olympic gold medal and two NBA titles in the 50's.  He's your winner for Nederland.  Don't tell Colton's dad I said that, though!

They should probably just can the football program and be a baseball powerhouse like Central Heights.

In all seriousness, what is LCM's record next year?  BC, Splendora, and HJ are built in wins.  WOS, Vidor, Lumberton are built in losses.  That's 3-3 with four games that could go either way followed by a first round loss to CH or Kilgore?

Great hire!  Great dude.

4 hours ago, TxHoops said:

Pretty high.  He was one of my wife’s students when she taught at Kelly, so I kept following him at Princeton.  Obviously that list begins and ends with J’Covan but is Persia #2?  I can’t think of anyone I would put in front of him.  Little Langston has a shot. 

J'Covan, Persia, Mullens.

Little Langston was probably the third best freshman in the area last year behind Garrett at WB and Nederland pg, but he doesn't go to Kelly anymore.  PNG kid.  Their best ever is Joel Lafleur.

1 hour ago, 2wedge said:

That's what I'm talking about! There is a reason this guy wins....Other coaches should take notice 

Every coach in America sends that text.  Eventually the LCM people will realize that Peevey is all fluff and no substance.

3 hours ago, Bobcat1 said:

My prediction - Whitmire leads OF to a district championship! 

I'm curious to see how the Bobcats perform at TABC in coming weeks.  Not sure their youth can replace the experience that left.  Hopefully Whitmire can make up for it. 

Supposedly the Bears had over 700 kids report for workouts this week.  Will it translate to a bunch of wins?

I don't think Kountze winning the district is all that out there.  East Chambers lost a lot, Orangefield lost almost all their scoring, Anahuac lost the best big in the league, and Buna seems to be really down.  I still have EC I think.

My bold prediction is the the Dotson kid at BU signs with a major college program.

9 hours ago, TxHoops said:

Best off-season thread on here in a while.  Well done. 

Thanks.  I expected more from the Beaumont crowd.  Maybe Nederland too, but they're preoccupied with bashing their own football program right now.  And speaking of Bulldogs, I heard BJ Tyler is going to be the next coach at Kelly.  Anyone else hear that?

Did they not hire the West Brook coach/ex Kelly coach to get the West Brook/ex Kelly qb?  Was that not the move?

They've always been in really competitive districts and really have not gotten in a whole lot.  They had a chance at beating Manvel this season.

1 hour ago, Who That said:

Freshman Payton Jones will make a big impact this year. Harris could end up being completely unstoppable.! Especially after what he has been playing and how he has been playing. You most likely going to see great amazing things from him this year. But as of now I" would haft to say Bush. 🤠

I get that Harris is a high major basketball player and Miller is going to play football, but Drelon is absolutely better than Harris right now.  He's got to be Silsbee HS best athlete ever.

On 5/27/2023 at 8:11 PM, buccaneers4lyfe said:

1. Despite being hit hard by graduation the Bucs still complete for 1 of the top 2 spots 

2. The Buna playoff streak ends 

3. Hamshire-Fannett wins their 4A district 

4. The Vidor Pirates end their playoff drought 

When was the last time Vidor reached the playoffs?  My bold prediction is that PNG boys basketball gets their first ever playoff win next year.  They've been knocking on the door.

16 hours ago, Football_Fan11 said:

Where is Tremaine or Ashton?

 

EC: T. Thomas 

 

HJ: R. Donahoe 

 

Orangefield: Pete Ragusa 

 

LCM: Troop

Right answer for Orangefield is Valentine Catt.  Maybe Austin Farias since he's an Orangefield native.

Deweyville Pirates.  1.  Bimbo Wilson, 2.  David Wilson, honorable mention Hunter Estes.

Now that we got our guy at Orangefield, this board has gone dead.  Who is the best player to ever play at your school?  Just pick one.

7 hours ago, Reagan said:

Hummmm.  Getting rid of a coach on the last couple of days or weeks of school sounds awful strange.  So, what's the lowdown on this?  Did something recently happen?  Otherwise they could have got rid of him months ago because of performance.  

Yes, something did happen.  And it is a story that will really make you laugh.  Only in Bridge City...

17 minutes ago, Cu Chulainn said:

Approved and very much supported

And Orangefield Board of Trustees sighs with relief...good hire!

I said exactly what I feel about Buna.  It's a community that doesn't produce a lot of elite athleticism.  Your football and track records back that statement up.  So what?  Orangefield, and many other communities, are similar.  To compete and succeed in basketball with lesser athletes is commendable.  Still think that is a complement.

Or maybe you think your hometown is a hotbed like Miami/Dade County?  Maybe the coaches have underachieved with the abundance of talent?  I think most people probably share my opinion.