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[ballup]

How is the district goin to play out with a few of the central kids gone?

[AggiesAreWe]

Memorial

everybody else

[ballup]

That's a  given. 

[TrustTheProcess]

What does the race for second place look like?

[AggiesAreWe]

7 minutes ago, BigHoops said:

What does the race for second place look like?

Had Dill and Williams stayed at Central, it would be a no brainer for 2nd (actually would have been a battle for 1st).

Now I think any of the three, Central, Nederland and Ozen, could finish 2nd.

I'll say Ozen, for now.

[TrustTheProcess]

I knew Central, Ozen, and Nederland all lost some key talent.  Guess it's a matter of who is in the best position to reload/replace. 

[ballup]

Pa

ozen

central

nederland

[TxHoops]

13 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Had Dill and Williams stayed at Central, it would be a no brainer for 2nd (actually would have been a battle for 1st).

Now I think any of the three, Central, Nederland and Ozen, could finish 2nd.

I'll say Ozen, for now.

Wholeheartedly agree with almost all of that. I would say either Central or Ozen could finish 2nd but I would guess Ozen as well at this point.  Tough to say without seeing Central without those two.  I would guess Nederland would be a step below in 4th although they might have the best player in the district now with Hayden Hefner.  Cupboard seems a bit bare though for the Bulldogs.  But every year I've thought that, they've been better than I expected largely due to outstanding coaching imo.   So saying 2nd is wide open among those three is certainly reasonable.   But like you, it's hard for me to imagine a scenario where Memorial doesn't win district.  I doubt they lose more than that he one district game.  

[Phi4:13]

Central by far will surprise a lot of people. The kid from Nederland is good but not even close to being the best kid in the district. I think that's very disrespectful and bias to even make that assumption. It was two kids from that district that was all region. Dill and Wesley.The PA kid Wesley is a player. Great size and could shoot it as well. Hefner is not ready to put a team on his back just yet. Maybe in time yes , but not now. You know your good not by just having good games. But having good effective games with great efficiency when teams game plan to stop you. Don't know if he's seen that yet and if he's ready for it. Kasen Harrision will be the guy at central for the next three years. The sky's the limit for him. Don't get caught up in the so called offers. All offers aren't real. The kid from Bush ( Ettienne ) had two offers as a freshman. Kansas state and Texas tech. I know the family well and let's just say he could attend those schools right now if he offered to pay for half. Memorial is definitely the team to beat. The rest of the positions will be filled by coaching. Ozens coach is in his first year, Central coach has had great talent and never really HAD to coach, and this is familiar for English. So the man who gets the most with less should win 2nd place. So don't count English out either. But all in all it should be an interesting year. I can't wait. 

[Tigers2010]

Memorial will give everybody they play a......beat down

Central and Ozen will give everybody but Memorial a.....beat down

Central and Ozen play for 2nd and 3rd

Nederland gives all remaining teams......a beat down

[TPScouting]

Pa Memorial will destroy everyone , central , ozen and Nederland will all compete for 2nd and the rest will be begging to get 5th place . I heard someone say Livingston would make play offs, probably the funniest thing I've heard all year . They have one player on their team the junior G Kyler Franklin kids a beast will probably average 20 points but can't carry that team full of nobodies to playoffs . PNG has no basketball talent whatsoever and lumberton will be fairly decent probably taking the 5th seed . We won't even mention vidor