Jerry West

@Cherokee88 I think as long as Sutherland is coaching in that district he is the favorite.  Joubert a close second.  I also liked McDonald at OF but the addition of Wilson to Buna will keep them competitive.  Buna has been fortunate to have a good coach, good to see them go get another one.

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I don't know if anything about this has already been posted I apologize if so.
That said, my thoughts and prayers are and will continue to be for this young man.  

Woodlands 
 

Probably can switch Kountze and Westbrook.

Vidor caught lightning in a bottle with English and a great run of athletes.  It's unreal to expect a coach to recreate that and this is the second time they've run off a really good coach because of that expectation.  I cannot imagine anyone better than Coach Smith who would want that job.

We’ve had our shares of success, to include a 1970 Class B state championship.  No industry here, and not a large tax base but great people and beautiful country.

Whatchu talking about Willis?   I’ll have you know Chester is the Duke of Northwest Tyler County basketball.  

Some folks have known but I will make it public. My time as a full time administrator/broadcaster is up. I told my wife of 33 years that when she retired from teaching that I would retire with her to the beach. She retired last May and I told her I would finish out the football and basketball seasons of this year then I would join her. (would have joined her in May but needed to stay on after the passing of our beloved admin WOSGrad). I am so ready to be a beach bum.
I have enjoyed these past 17 years here on the site. I have seen it grow from just a little message board to now be considered a valuable media outlet. It truly has been a labor of love.
First of all, I want to thank Jordan Wilson, the owner of this site, by inviting me on as a staff member and eventually an administrator. He trusted me with the help of running this site and allowed me to "do my thang" and start my broadcast career. It has truly been a blessing. Thanks
I want to thank Todd Broussard (WOSGrad) who is looking down on us from heaven. He has been my partner in crime for all these years and is the reason this site is what it is today. He was the man!! I dearly miss my old friend and I hope that he is up there saying "job well done my friend". Thanks Todd for everything you did for me and this site.
I want to thank all the staff members here. Particularly Lucas, Mack, Robert, Terry, Matthew and all of the other staff. You have helped make this the place to be as for Southeast Texas sports.  Thanks for all the support over the years.
Thanks to all the coaches that I have come to know and work with all these years. Thank you for your support and cooperation and your acceptance of me and SETXsports. I am truly grateful.
Thanks to all the members here who really are what makes this site so great. I have become friends with several here and I cherish all the times we have spent on and off this site. God Bless all of you.
I wish all and this site the very best. I will still be around some but it will be mostly from my chair on the beach with my toes in the sand holding a cold one.
Thanks again to everyone and May God Bless.

I was finally able to see the video after my grandson showed me yesterday.  I have not been a big fan of Coach Mitchell but after seeing this I have lost all respect for him as a coach.  I can't believe that he is allowed to run a basketball program with gimmicks like this.  I have zero issues with four corners or slowing the pace down, but this is a mockery of the game.  
The time he spent working on this he should have spent working on other weaknesses that his team has.  Coaches like this usually do not have an identity.  A identity is full court man, zone defenses or whatever they do that is great.  Instead they constantly change what they do based off their opponent.  Get an identity and become great at what you do with your personal instead of changing all the time for your opponents.  If you coach like that then you're running a scout team instead of a Varsity level basketball team.

I was finally able to see the video after my grandson showed me yesterday.  I have not been a big fan of Coach Mitchell but after seeing this I have lost all respect for him as a coach.  I can't believe that he is allowed to run a basketball program with gimmicks like this.  I have zero issues with four corners or slowing the pace down, but this is a mockery of the game.  
The time he spent working on this he should have spent working on other weaknesses that his team has.  Coaches like this usually do not have an identity.  A identity is full court man, zone defenses or whatever they do that is great.  Instead they constantly change what they do based off their opponent.  Get an identity and become great at what you do with your personal instead of changing all the time for your opponents.  If you coach like that then you're running a scout team instead of a Varsity level basketball team.

I was finally able to see the video after my grandson showed me yesterday.  I have not been a big fan of Coach Mitchell but after seeing this I have lost all respect for him as a coach.  I can't believe that he is allowed to run a basketball program with gimmicks like this.  I have zero issues with four corners or slowing the pace down, but this is a mockery of the game.  
The time he spent working on this he should have spent working on other weaknesses that his team has.  Coaches like this usually do not have an identity.  A identity is full court man, zone defenses or whatever they do that is great.  Instead they constantly change what they do based off their opponent.  Get an identity and become great at what you do with your personal instead of changing all the time for your opponents.  If you coach like that then you're running a scout team instead of a Varsity level basketball team.

I believe they can. HJ has the advantage in the post and a good press.

It will be a good ballgame. Livingston has some kids that can get hot from behind the arc and make up for some ball handling deficiencies. The gym up there is nice but can give visitors fits if they aren’t used to shooting in it. If HJ wins this one it will be on the strength of their defense. 

Coaches call out players all the time, at practice/locker-room/games.  The social media public forum is not the place for it IMO.  Yes there is more important things than basketball and getting these young men ready for the real world is the end state.  I don't have a dog in this fight but I have been in a lot of gyms over the years and I know athletes are not only influenced by the coach on the side line these days.  Many parents, AAU coaches, grandparents, etc can set the tone in a gym like it or not (Yes I do know where their head should be).
At this point I know the young men at HF do the playing on Tuesday and Friday nights but I would be curious how many of your post are used as locker room material for other teams as well as used in HF locker rooms to continue an obvious divide.  If I had a son on this team I would probably handle it differently than a forum that SETEX and surrounding areas look at often.  More importantly I know some college coaches that look at this forum as well.  I know they can put 2 + 2 together and I wonder how many of them want to deal with these social media post in their program for 4 years.  Good luck this season, I hope you guys get it back on track 

Coaches call out players all the time, at practice/locker-room/games.  The social media public forum is not the place for it IMO.  Yes there is more important things than basketball and getting these young men ready for the real world is the end state.  I don't have a dog in this fight but I have been in a lot of gyms over the years and I know athletes are not only influenced by the coach on the side line these days.  Many parents, AAU coaches, grandparents, etc can set the tone in a gym like it or not (Yes I do know where their head should be).
At this point I know the young men at HF do the playing on Tuesday and Friday nights but I would be curious how many of your post are used as locker room material for other teams as well as used in HF locker rooms to continue an obvious divide.  If I had a son on this team I would probably handle it differently than a forum that SETEX and surrounding areas look at often.  More importantly I know some college coaches that look at this forum as well.  I know they can put 2 + 2 together and I wonder how many of them want to deal with these social media post in their program for 4 years.  Good luck this season, I hope you guys get it back on track 

@Cardinal 1 Your keen eye would have noticed in the second half HJ stayed in a zone.  They may have ran it as a matchup zone at times but still a zone.  More importantly as a Coach/Professional I am surprised that you continuously call kids out here on that.  All coaches know that's a no, no.  Even though you're not saying names numbers and the tech everyone knows who you're talking about.  Lastly competing with Tekoa at the State level is a lot different than UIL and is not even close.  AAU depending what Org a lot of those teams are daddy and mommy ball who coach with dadd/mommy eyes.  That does not mean there are not good Mom's and Dad's that coach but many never coach again after their sons or daughters move on.

@Cardinal 1 Your keen eye would have noticed in the second half HJ stayed in a zone.  They may have ran it as a matchup zone at times but still a zone.  More importantly as a Coach/Professional I am surprised that you continuously call kids out here on that.  All coaches know that's a no, no.  Even though you're not saying names numbers and the tech everyone knows who you're talking about.  Lastly competing with Tekoa at the State level is a lot different than UIL and is not even close.  AAU depending what Org a lot of those teams are daddy and mommy ball who coach with dadd/mommy eyes.  That does not mean there are not good Mom's and Dad's that coach but many never coach again after their sons or daughters move on.

It seems like these game threads always turn into a discussion as to how HF figured out a way to lose. This one should be about how HJ found a way to win. The Davis’s turned the tide coming out of the locker room for the second half, Clay by making some big time adjustments on the defensive scheme and Clayton by filling it up from DEEP!! That was the spark the Hawks needed and the que for Sears and Melvo to take this game over. The Samaha kid as well as several others gave the Hawks some big time minutes off the bench. 

I made this analogy last summer during predictions and my basketball IQ was questioned😂😂

I don’t think the Lions will hang with the Hawks at Sour Lake. They aren’t bad but I’d take HJ by 10 at home. It may be a closer when the two teams meet up in Livingston.

I have HJ beating Livingston by 20+ at home.

@Cardinal 1 Hopefully HF can get it together.  I have noticed the few times I've seen them the chemistry is not always there for some reason or another.  A ton of talent on the court, I hope for their sake they can't get it together if they want to make a run.  At the beginning of the season people said HF and State in the same sentence.  At that time I thought No Way but with the few games I've seen I think they do have the pieces to play with anyone any given night.  However, their consistency has to get better, when you guys are good your good, but when your bad you guys are bad.  Make not mistake I root for all SE Tex teams but don't see you guys turning the corner until you guys put WE before ME. 

@Cardinal 1 Hopefully HF can get it together.  I have noticed the few times I've seen them the chemistry is not always there for some reason or another.  A ton of talent on the court, I hope for their sake they can't get it together if they want to make a run.  At the beginning of the season people said HF and State in the same sentence.  At that time I thought No Way but with the few games I've seen I think they do have the pieces to play with anyone any given night.  However, their consistency has to get better, when you guys are good your good, but when your bad you guys are bad.  Make not mistake I root for all SE Tex teams but don't see you guys turning the corner until you guys put WE before ME. 

@Cardinal 1 Hopefully HF can get it together.  I have noticed the few times I've seen them the chemistry is not always there for some reason or another.  A ton of talent on the court, I hope for their sake they can't get it together if they want to make a run.  At the beginning of the season people said HF and State in the same sentence.  At that time I thought No Way but with the few games I've seen I think they do have the pieces to play with anyone any given night.  However, their consistency has to get better, when you guys are good your good, but when your bad you guys are bad.  Make not mistake I root for all SE Tex teams but don't see you guys turning the corner until you guys put WE before ME. 

We literally posted at the same time, and our thoughts are about the same.