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Another point on Duru.... He was going for a loose ball and collided with a FDU player. The other guy went flying like he was hit by a truck. I was like daayummn! Duru is listed as 6'8, 235, which makes him 20 pounds heavier than Traore while being an inch shorter. When you watch him play, he moves so well, you think he is more like 6'5. Apparently he played a lot of soccer growing up and you can see it on defense and when chasing boards. He runs through traffic supremely well for someone his size. This guy is going to be a real test of how well Miller can develop players. He averaged 11.4 PTS, 5.1 TRB for Germany's silver medal U19 Euro team. It isn't like we are starting from scratch here. But the sky is the limit and he has the look of a potential NBA player to me. I think Damion James could be an ok Texas comp. The bad thing for Duru is that we have a ton of depth at the forward position. Swain is probably the best player on the team. Codie is starting and is built like the complete opposite player from Duru. Long and lanky and a little gangly, but has a lot of tools. Plus Heide, who is also a proven contributor on a title caliber team. So I don't really see a path for more than ~18-20 minutes.
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Went to the game. It is the best we have looked all year. Good to see Heide get back in the game. He didn’t do a lot (hit a 3), but his defense looked very sound to me. That said, Duru passes the eye test for me at a much higher level. Dude is just built like a brick and seems to have great instincts for the ball. Traore once again crushed it on the glass. Came in and got 2 offensive rebounds in about 3 min. But he also struggled with his shot around the rim. Bro needs to make them if he wants playing time. Wilcher looked more comfortable. And Mark looked a little better primarily playing off the ball. Thought he had a good game.
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You are probably right, but I wish we would play them both together for part of the game. Traore averaged 30 mpg for Long Beach, and Vokietaitis is averaging 24 currently. I would like to see them both get 25-26 mpg which would mean there are stretches where they both are playing together. Traore is such an exceptional rebounder that we have to get him on the floor. His career rebounding rate is 14.4 TRB/40, which is up there with the best rebounders in Texas history. We also aren't a great shooting team and his offensive rebounding will offset it and help us get extra possessions. I also think their games are somewhat complementary as Traore is most at home on the blocks, while Vok can get the ball outside the paint take it to the rack. Again, not saying they should play all of their minutes together, but 5-8 minutes per game would be good. I also don't think Codie is bringing a ton to the table yet. I would give some of his minutes to Traore, and I would move Swain to PF for some of the game and get Duru / Heide more minutes.
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Starters: - G - Mark - G - Pope - SF - Swain - PF - Traore - C - Vokietaitis Bench: - G - Weaver - F - Codie - F - Duru Heide averaged 20 mpg for a good Purdue team, so I hope we see a good contribution from him. But right now Duru looks better. Wilcher will also likely contribute.
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Holy shit you dipshits: 9-3 Texas is probably in the playoffs
HookEm replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
Worst single game for us would be Michigan beating Ohio State. If Michigan wins that game, they are going to the playoffs 100%, as that will guarantee they make the Big10 title game. The runner up in the SEC or Big 10 isn't getting left out. Period. Michigan is flying under the radar. Their only losses are at USC and at OU. Not terrible. They just don't have any good wins. But that would change if they take down OSU. -
Prediction: Duru is going to be an all-conference player before he is done at Texas.
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Loved seeing the McDermott back to back 3s. He isn’t a complete trash end of bench player. Dude hit almost 300 3s in high school and was a Texas 5A all-region player. Good for him.
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If we get everybody back next year, we could be pretty good with some portal additions. Some high upside guys. Swain, Duru, Vok, Codie, Wilcher are all just going to keep getting better.
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Has Heide played today? Can’t recall seeing him.
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I like bringing Weaver off the bench as a change of pace. Also at some point I’d like to see Traore replace Codie as a starter. He is just such a great rebounder. Then Codie can come in with the 2nd unit.
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Dude took a school that had never won a playoff game and won three 6A state titles and made the playoffs 12 years in a row. Not too many better resumes in the 14 years he was head coach.
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Seriously watch Traore on the glass. Dude works furiously.
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Wilcher not looking great so far
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Don’t jinx us damn
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Vok is NOT a skinny white kid. He is muscular AF for a sophomore 7 footer. And he wants to create contact and bang. Wonderful to see. I was actually mildly pleased with Traore. That dude is a gifted rebounder. If you just watch him, he is always getting in position and has great rebounding instincts. He is just a little out of control right now, but is getting back from injury.
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