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1 hour ago, Cardinal 1 said:

So what you are saying is that you don't like the coach and the new students at HF? 🤔 You honestly think schools who hire good coaches don't attract talent and retain the talent they have? The problem is really that you don't like Coach Rideaux and that's evident, but the hundreds of folks that crowded the gym and thousand that followed them in their two playoff games think otherwise 🤷‍♂️. HF is an open enrollment campus and can accept kids from outside the district just like HJ can. They have their stipulations and grade requirements for these students that apparently are being followed. I know for sure that many of the new faces actually live in the district and was actually attending other schools outside of it. With the hiring of Coach Rideaux, they simply transferred to the school they are zoned for. Are you making the accusation that these kids aren't smart and are in some way bypassing HF standards because of sports? 🤔 I know for sure one kid that is looking to transfer there next year is National Honor society and will graduate top of his class sooooo.....

I don't like cheaters and I believe that the current coach is breaking rules.  The two transfers are really good players and always conducted themselves how they should, but I believe they were recruited to come to HF by the head coach.  I believe other students were recruited to HF that didn't come with them.  I believe that more students will be recruited by the coach to HF and eventually they will get HF in trouble.  I know that you think your friend has a great coaching pedigree and reputation, but he is not Greg Wise and HF is not Yates.  Eventually it will hit the fan.  And I'll still be embarrassed of how HF is operating.  

8 hours ago, idiotproof1981 said:

You aren’t a fool but you are definitely a bitter person. I’ve watched you sit her and bad mouth HF post after post. Get a life and stop accusing kids and people you do not know of things you know nothing about. I love that this forum was created to keep people informed about local athletics but the fact that it’s anonymous gives some of you people way too much bravery.  

More embarrassed than bitter.  My school district hasn't always been the best athletically, but it's always been a good school district that did things right and we always put academics first.  There has always been talent at HF, but we've missed on coaching hires basically since Jeff Keener.  This latest hire is a miss too.  Those transfers haven't always lived in HF and the new ones won't either and everyone knows it.  I'd rather lose with our kids and coaches who do it right than openly break the rules and then brag about how great they are.  Nobody is buying it.  I'm old enough to know that winning isn't everything.

It's not bravery to point out something is wrong.  For what it's worth I've made my opinion known to the principal, AD, and superintendent at HF so I'm not hiding behind an anonymous message board.

Haggerty at Crosby is the best player in the area next year.  Unless he moves to Yates. 

It's been one really nice run over there!

31 minutes ago, Cardinal 1 said:

They only thing HJ and Huffman going to do is make false accusations against HF all before district start because the team they will gave next year will be dominant. They might be getting this areas best kept secret next year. If they do, it's a wrap! 

Might be?  What's he waiting on?  Gotta get the name changed on those water bills for 3-4 months before they turn in the paperwork?  The uproar to this year's recruits/transfers came after they already got them in.  The new district committee won't be unprepared like the old one.  The fact that the new transfer is already being discussed practically proves the move is for athletic purposes...I know, I know.  Rules don't matter.  Everyone does it.  I'm a fool!

Congratulations to Silsbee!  You Tiger fans are awful spoiled to be nitpicking a team that is going to the regional tournament...again.  Especially when you lost all those players the last several years.  Great job Coach Sigler and staff, great job Braylon Bush, and great job to the role players who stepped up.  

Or would Calipari be a better comparison?

They would not have been close to the playoffs.  Good thing they got the next Doc Rivers to coach them up.

Just because they got away with it does not mean it wasn't an athletic move.  Earlier you talk about HJ needing to stop whining, get it in the gym, and get better.  Advocating the addition of players via transfer doesn't support that statement.  Which is it?  Work hard and get better or change your personnel through "players recruiting players?"

1 hour ago, AggiesAreWe said:

One that seems to have the "pulse" of Hamshire-Fannett basketball (at least based on your comments) should know that Coach Pace is at Lumberton now and not at HF middle school.

Perhaps your knowledge is not that great after all. Not enough at least to question anyone else's knowledge of "area" high school hoops.

I guess I will have to take your future post on this sport with a grain of salt.

He's about as tied in with HF basketball as one can be.  The season ended Friday and he knows about a new transfer coming in already.  He's been working in it a while.  Pretending he didn't know Matt Pace was at Lumberton is a smokescreen.

22 hours ago, Cardinal 1 said:

I have:

Terrance Arceneaux- BU

Jailan Ardoin- TA or HF?

Wesley Yates- BU

Brock Mclure- Lumberton 

Treylan Porchia- BU

Christian Dews- WB

RJ Sears- HJ

Colin Dorsey- HF

JJ Yates- WB

A Abram- PAM

It's like the only players you seen are from Beaumont, Lumberton, and HF (Beaumont).  Interesting perspective.

Best guards in the whole area would not have run from competition at United.  They would have logged more minutes in the gym and grinded to get better.  Am I right?

4 hours ago, idiotproof1981 said:

I find it very funny that you know that “Tigee is working on the CE King Job” and he’s a close friend of mine and hasn’t mentioned this one time. I know this man would’nt think about another job while he’s preparing for a playoff game and he just lost Last night. So ur saying u found out this information this morning? Some of you people are really disgusting human beings. Y’all come on here and talk about people y’all know absolutely nothing about. It’s simply disgusting and distasteful 

Easy now, Tigee.  Should have been focused on Booker T, but too busy telling people we're getting CE King gig.  What's disgusting is your disregard for rules and lack of loyalty.

3 hours ago, Cardinal 1 said:

They will be solid for sure, but HF will take a tremendous leap forward next year. They will have the best backcourt in the district along with the best player.  Their front court will will be solid as well. Understand Coach Rideaux had no off season with his players. They were all new to him and most new to playing varsity or leading roles and they did a complete 180. 

As I understand it, all the transfers participated in summer practices last year.  When Ardoin comes over, HF can start an entire group of transfers like a mini Yates!  But...

Tigee is working on getting the CE King job.  Going to be a heckuva commute for him and the district's best backcourt from Bmt to East Houston.  Nice knowing ya HF! 

2 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

I know for a fact that stevenash lived in Pinewood addition. That's HJISD

No he did not.  He went to Vincent Middle School.  

3 minutes ago, gogo1734 said:

This is true. I also saw those 8th grade kids play together at Silsbee. Adams was there playing with the Tigers.

Two eye witnesses of Adams at Silsbee Middle School!?  Does that make idiotproof an idiot?

3 hours ago, idiotproof1981 said:

Racism looks real good on you keep it up it will get you a long way buddy

Well my dad is black.  My mom is black.  My wife is black and even my kids are black.  This is why I said "we" can't cry racism every time someone doesn't agree with our opinion.  Try to keep up.

The two kids that came over can really play and seem to be good kids.  They somehow got cleared for eligibility, but everyone knows they were recruited to come over and should not be eligible.  They got cleared and I need to let it go, but it is difficult when you guys keep promoting your friend/yourself as a coaching guru when all his/your success is on the shoulders of illegal transfers.  At the expense of the "local" Hamshire Fannett kids.  When coach learns more offense than the spread stall or iso with the point guard maybe I'll be impressed.

This will be the last I post on this topic and I should have stopped long ago.  My advice to Coach Rideau is to follow the rules before it catches up to you.  My advice to you would be to be a lot more cautious with that accusation, as it is both divisive and dangerous.

21 minutes ago, idiotproof1981 said:

 

what kills me about people like you who just talk about what you dont know. Why hasnt there been not one mention of HJ and its "recruits" over the years including this year?  The best player on the team "#5" went to a charter school in beaumont last year and all of a sudden hes starting at HJ and will be first team all district.  But no one talks about this?? i wonder why? could it be race? Also Hf's "transfer's' actually live in their school district.  some of you people are just sad.  

We can't cry race every time someone has an opinion we don't like...and #5 at HJ is a black kid.  Doesn't matter.  The old "they do it too" defense isn't worth much either.  He brought four kids over with him.  Two are players, one is on JV (why?), and I think another is hurt.  What happens next year when the Ardoin kid from PA shows up?  And a couple more from Bmt?  HF gonna field a whole team of transfers and completely abandon all our local kids?  This guy will do whatever he can to get an advantage and the first chance that guy gets he'll jump ship and leave HF right back where it was.  And then who is going to bring the Beaumont kids to school?

HJ, Huffman, HF, Tarkington should make a really tough district depending on what happens with HF moving forward.  District 22 looks lots weaker.  Silsbee going to play the Fab 5.  LCM started two freshmen at HF the other night and I think shooter comes back.  Bridge City should be good because they all come back, but I think they say that every year.

I have to say I don't agree with his methods of bringing players in from other communities, but Coach Rideaux has done a good job with them.  I don't think they great x and o wise, but his players know their roles.  I keep hearing he will leave after this year and we will see what happens with all the transfers.  Also, HF community deserves a new gym.  It hasn't been full in a long time, but when it only holds 500 it'll get crowded quick.

I know the Freshman/JV referee you are talking about and it is disgraceful that an official would call a game his own child is playing in.  It is disgraceful that someone would schedule that (also a HF person).  Referees are by nature supposed to be neutral and he's assigned his own children's games?  Not good.

The great game changer won't be back next year and the Beaumont kids gonna go right back to Beaumont.  

It's not as wide open as most think.  Unless HF beats Silsbee and HJ (ain't happening) they can only tie Lumberton or Little Cypress.  And that's only if those teams lose out (ain't happening).  Now West Orange Cove still has a shot at it, but it seems rather long at this point too.

On 2/1/2020 at 10:39 AM, morj14 said:

High school coaches wouldn’t have burner accounts on SETX to talk about themselves or the team they coached on last year right? That would be nuts. 

He is nuts.  You can believe that.

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