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VinyVango

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  1. Sims, Kai, Williams, AJ, Coleman is the lineup we need to live or die by Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Sims and Coleman have been great on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. 3-16 on threes ... and about 7 or 8 of those were just shitty, early shot clock bricks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. A pretty decent half by Texas ... very good If you erase about 4 shitty 3 point shots early in the shot clock and if febres could keep his man from getting to the rim unchecked a couple times Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Febres is so damn soft on defense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Can’t have Hamm and Kai Jones and baker shooting 3s... stupid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. Kai and Williams showed up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. Sheer panic with the ball Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. Williams has no business defending a big. Unfortunately, Shaka is in love with the 4 small lineup that has Febres and Williams guarding bigs. Every coach we have played against has run plays to pull Sims outside the paint and punished the likes of Febres, AJ, and Williams for it. It hasn't been so bad when Hamm, Hepa or Kai have been available to help. Coleman and Ramey at least seem to make a full effort to fight over screens. Febres and AJ pull up or go into an exaggerated soccer-flop/rag doll animation when they feel contact and leave Sims with no choice but to hedge hard and stick with their man much longer than he should have to.
  10. Chew the cyanide capsule? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Representative Garcia is the least effective, least eloquent, and least prepared (apparently) member of the House Manager team. I've not heard her read through once sentence on her scripts yet without stumbling... by far the weakest link. The outcome likely is not adversely affected by anything she has said or done, but the nationwide viewership, interest, and potential negative repercussions from all the GOP Senators' and the defense teams' lies and bullshit could have been exponentially greater with a better choice.
  12. There was period of 3-6 mins or so in the 2nd half when we made a run, worked the ball inside, and showed energy and movement on offense. It was when Williams, Kai/Hamm/Sims, Coleman and Ramey were on the floor. The team was actually playing recognizably decent offense during that stint and we jumped to 10 points ahead. We even full court pressed some and got at least two turnovers and a couple fast break baskets. For reasons unknown, Shaka then chose to pull Williams and the 2nd big and go 4 guards for the rest of the game and go with with AJ and Febres as the forwards. TCU had their way on the boards and inside to tie the game. AJ and Febres were pathetic on defense. Had it not been for two VERY long 3-pointers as the shot clock was expiring by Febres (which were prayers that were answered despite shitty, standing around offense) this game would've been a loss. The last play we ran (ending in a shot clock violation) was horrific, as was the fact that we didn't at least do offense/defense subbing at the end to get some better defenders than AJ and Febres in the game. I believe our best line-up is Coleman, Ramey, Williams, Hepa/Kai/Hamm, and Sims. AJ and Febres can bring a spark, but neither are guys you want defending when the game is one the line and they tend to stagnate the offense when they are on the court for more than a couple minutes at a time. Plugging AJ or Febres into the traditional PF spot on defense is laughable. Williams needs lots of minutes from here out to get acclimated. I was over the Febres as bell-cow experiment last year. Even when he hits 5 threes, he commonly allows at least that many points due to soft defense, fouls, and put-backs by the guy he's supposed to be boxing out. He's a 10-minute a game guy who you might allow 15-20 mins if he is playing really well.
  13. Translation “stand around and wait for a pass so I can throw up a rushed 3” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Four Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. He’s going to play for guards on defense here ... dumb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. The past 4 mins or so have been unusually watchable ... more movement and inside looks on offense than any game I recall this season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. The panic, terrified vibe that all our players (and head coach) exude is so damn bizarre and depressing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Them... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. 22-21 then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. 22-22 them... we just had about four or five bad possessions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. I had a retinal injury that made graph paper look like their floor... bringing back bad flashbacks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. The first step would be to get Few, Wright, Bennett, Beard and Donovan to say "nope". It gets blurry after that... Painter, Altman, Bielein are solid Rick Barnes level guys (A-/B+) ... Musselman and Grant are good against lesser competition ... Marshall? Underwood? I don't think we will even consider Pearl or Sampson, but think they should get an offer before we gamble on other guys.
  23. When a coach is on a seat as hot as Shaka's right now, there's two paths, much like flight or fight. You either scramble, mix things up, and try the kitchen sink against the wall to fight for anything that might work so you can at least say you tried it all and it wasn't meant to be... or, you turtle and stubbornly stick to the dysfunction and pump the fans-vs-team script. It's evident that Shaka is going to stick to his guns and keep banging his head against the wall. The season is shot. Might as well let him go and let the assistants experiment with game plans, line-ups, drills in practice, etc... so that the incoming coach can see what he has to work with. There are some players that have phoned it in and exhibited some pretty strong "I give up" during the recent games who need a game or two on the bench to remind them that it's a privilege to be playing college ball with a full ride scholarship. At this point, I wouldn't be crushed to see the whole thing gutted. It would be kinda nice to keep Kai Jones and Hepa and some other tools for the next coach to build with. It would be nice to see more of Williams and see if Baker and Cunningham have anything to offer. It would be great if Sims and Coleman stick around another year. The other guys all have something to offer if used the right way and given consequences for poor ball protection, poor defensive effort, and very poor shot selection.
  24. That’s been one of several glaring face-palm level weaknesses of the team for at least 3 years Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Everyone getting their shots up early ... zero team play or pride Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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