Kountzer

As far as loving the game and using it to set yourself up for life I don't know if anybody from Silsbee has done that better than class mate James Simmons. I don't know which one James was better in basketball or academics. Probably academics, but he was a sharp point guard as well. He got a full ride at Rice U. Worked in insurance for about 10 years. Went to tier 1 U of H Law school at night. He graduated at the top of his law school class, suma cum laude, or some thing like that, Now he is a seasoned attorney. It is hard to make it to the NBA. Becoming a NFL player is not easy either. A few from Silsbee have done that. But not the NBA. Maybe some more former Silsbee players have done well academically. I don't know everyone's story.

The USA is circling the drain.

Adams, McCain, Bush ran it all the way back to back. Nobody else has done that. Maybe someone will in the future, but that remains to be seen.

Michael Dabney was poetry on the b ball court. He could do it all. He had handles, could pass, shoot mid range. Bomb from the three point line. Only problem with that was there was no 3 pt line. It hadn't been thought of yet. The main thing that shut Michael D down was he tore his knee. Before he hurt his knee he may have been the goat. David Brown was great as well. 6'8". Nice jumper. Haven't been many or any come out of the 409 with that kind of height and skill. He played in the final four with Memphis. I never saw David Green. I never saw Darrell Mac Arthur play either. So this debate will never be resolved.

I like that. I may use it again.

Thanks Faith Family.

Silsbee put a 40 piece win on Brock, but that was a few seasons ago. The memories, sigh.

The green new deal is being used to usher in the mark of the beast.

My niece graduated from Timberview two years ago. She's a sophomore at Lamar U now,

Just opened the forum and read this. I guess EC lost.

A town of 6k population with a 3A high school. It doesn't make sense.

I should be asking you that question.

I didn't say the two freshmen factor goes against FF, I just said it is an issue. Personally I am hoping the two young guys show out and go home with the big trophy.

You told on yourself Bruh. If you had said 'who is bayou 713?" I'd be inclined to believe you. Instead you said they are two individuals...nah that's you, both of them. Fess up homes.

Faith family has two starting freshmen. One of those two is that team's top scorer. This prompts one to ask the question: can a team that starts two freshmen hold up under the pressure of winning a state championship?

One more thing: H-Rocket and Bayou 713 (remember him?) are one in the same person. Not sure who he is in real life & don't want to know. But that's the same person.

I Devon's hand has never fully healed. And I also think Bush's ankle was a factor. You don't fall down in pain one game then get back up a few days later in another game playing 100 percent.

Silsbee was more motivated last year I guess. Also, Bush got extremely hot in that game. He was hitting shots that would break an opposing team's spirit.

Yates was a mystery team for me this year. They didn't play in the holiday tournaments. So I didn't get to see them then. Then they started district play. Going to see them play the other 4A teams here in Houston is down right boring. Then I finally got to see them in Kingwood vs Hardin Jefferson. I was impressed but I kept it to myself. I even thought they may just take it all. They had a deep bench like Silsbee had last year and the year before. They can run and press just like Silsbee, but they had a thing that Silsbee does not have. They got about five or six players that can consistently hit the three. So they ran with HJ for 2 & 1/2 to 3 qtrs until they got them tired. Then Yates started hitting 3s from around the circle. Right then I felt in the back of my mind that Silsbee was in trouble. I was hoping I was wrong. But it turned out I wasn't. A team that can run and put five players on the 3 pt line that can shoot that is a serious combination. Hopefully somebody in the 77656 is going to the gym soon and working on that. No criticism though. I love what I saw over the last four or five seasons from Silsbee. I thought I'd never see them win state. I got to see them do it twice. The 3peat should be already on the books. Still a two piece with some red beans & rice and a biscuit ain't too bad at all.

Down through the years, the goal in my mind was for Silsbee to win state. A lot of talent has worn the Silsbee uniform but it was hard to take the lid off the goal. We were over shadowed by Kountze, even though they were in smaller classification, Hardin Jefferson. Maybe could a woulda won a trophy except for the PA Lincoln dynasty. That lasted seemed like ten years. Then all those great inner city started dropping down to Silsbee's classification. Schools like Yates, Wheatley, D Lincoln, Carter, D Madison. It's a bunch of them. Then over the last 5 seasons or so a championship was close despite all of that. Silsbee finally won two state championships. Might not sound like much but it is definitely better than none. Psychologically the lid is off the basket. At least it should be. Some of those youngsters have been watching. They know a state championship can be won in Silsbee. Sooner or later it will happen again.

that's why they don't have msg boards in Houston. too many clowns.

Silsbee didn't have the same passion as they did during the two championship seasons. Everything was 3peat, without taking into account the grind necessary to bring that about. It is not that easy. After winning state two times it is hard to maintain that edge. Meanwhile if you run into an opponent that is both talented and hungry you can get your hat handed to you.

Tryna make it back to the 3rd home, San Antonio.

Let Kdrain or somebody get some playing time. bush is the key.