Everything posted by HookEm
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82-0 game
In real life, nobody is beating this team. Period.
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82-0 game
I like the concept of this game, but it should be much more sophisticated in how it determines the record. It should factor in efficiency, 3s, All-league designations that could indicate the player is better than their stats, etc. Even better, it should estimate how the team would function together. Are they all ball dominant? If so punish them.
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82-0 game
- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
I agree, and think that we will have to consider what rotations work best. Maybe it is better to have Lewis's shooting and veteran presence on the 2nd unit. Evans also isn't a good shooter, so pairing up Evans and Goosby may not be great. For those who have seen Goosby play, is he a viable point guard? It sounds like in high school he played a lot of "lead guard", and I have heard that he wants to model his game after Cade Cunningham. Is that realistic? I think we will see a lot of 3-guard lineups with Johnson, Lewis and Goosby. Maybe we go small ball with Freeman and Punch rounding it out. Or Punch and Vok take the big man spots. If we have to have a true center, then that would be Obiorah. But in terms of substitutions, I think John Clark could give us a solid 10+ minutes subbing in for Vokietaitis. He is a big, physical player and is an excellent rebounder. He may be 6'9, but has a 7'0 wingspan and was already weighing 240 last year. He could come in for Vokietaitis and give him a few minutes. Then Vok could sub in for Punch and Clark moves into more of a power forward role.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
I think Goosby will get starter minutes whether he starts or not. I'm just not sure that as a true freshman, he is going to be better than Mikey Lewis who will be a junior and already has 1st team All-Conference accolades. And it isn't like the WCC is a shit conference (last year they ranked 7th / 33 D-1 conferences). I also think we will need Lewis's shooting if we are starting Punch and Vokietaitis, who don't give us anything from outside. My guess is that Goosby will sub in for Freeman as the first one off the bench. I'm also guessing that we play small ball a good bit this year with one of Freeman / Punch on the floor at PF, plus two of: Lewis, Goosby, Evans, Ogden playing the wings.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
Here's a swag at how I think the minutes distribution will go this year if we don't add anybody else. Also a comparison to the 25-26 team, their stats and measurables, and minutes distribution. It is possible that Punch and Vok will end up with 32 mpg if they stay out of foul trouble. It really depends on how ready Clark is to play decent minutes. I think Freeman and Lewis will end up starting. My guess is that Goosby comes off the bench. I also think Evans will play a sizeable role.- Calipari's Recruiting at Arkansas ... He's putting together a monster
I don't think taking a bunch of 5-star one and done players is a good model for success in this current NIL era. If every team is built organically, I can see a team of exceptional young players competing at a high level. But when all the good teams are filled with 22 year old players from small conferences who have all-conference resumes, the balance of skill and experience will be too much for the young teams to overcome. I think the best model is to take 1-2 very high level recruits per year, and another 2 FR/SO players who have proven themselves at their first stop, and still have 2-3 years eligibility, plus maybe a very good senior as icing on the cake . That lets you build for several years and get continuity, but also only have to really develop a couple of super young players at a time.- Calipari's Recruiting at Arkansas ... He's putting together a monster
The job of the coach is to win games. If you hire Calipari as your coach, your team is almost guaranteed to win games because he will mobilize donors and recruit at an extremely high level. As we all know, it is very difficult to win titles. Calipari isn't the best coach in college basketball, but strictly from an outcome perspective, he has to still be one of the top 10-15 in the game. I mean, last year he won the SEC tourney and made a Sweet 16. Previous year also made the Sweet 16 and barely missed the Elite 8. That is pretty solid for Arkansas. The last few years at Kentucky were a mess, but that seemed like a dysfunctional situation all around. It is only a matter of time before he makes a Final Four run at Arky.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
As I'm looking at this team, I'm struck by how well the new guys protect the ball and don't foul for players their age: Isaiah Johnson, FR - 1.4 TO, 1.5 PF, 82.1 FT% Mikey Lewis, SO - 1.4 TO, 1.4 PF, 88.2 FT% Elijah Freeman, FR - 1.1 TO, 1.7 PF, 70.0 FT% Amari Evans, FR - 0.6 TO, 1.1 PF, 57.5 FT% (lol, classic Rick Barnes defensive guard) Other UT guards at the same age and usage were turning it over at twice that level. Plus the two lead guards are also excellent FT shooters. Amari Evans has some work to do.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
All I know is that in the early games I was super impressed with Duru's athleticism. It seems like he is very strong for his size. Dudes would bounce off him. I don't know if he will ever be an all-league type of player, but I bet he makes an impact somewhere at some point.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
I really hate that we are losing Duru. He has the size and strength to be a valuable piece of an SEC roster some day. I wanted to see what Miller could do with him over the next three years. I thought he had a chance to get 15 min this year.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
As a request, can we keep this thread limited to players who we are actually in the mix on. And use the 2026 Transfer Portal thread for all the other transfers? It is hard enough to keep track of things when there are 2500 players in the portal.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
Here are some details on the players listed above who we are in the mix on: Bryson Warren - 6'3, 174, 21.5 years old, played last 3 years in the G league. Unsure on the amount of eligibility he has left: Isaiah Johnson - 6'1, upcoming Sophomore, transfer from Colorado Bankot Dak - 7'0, 203, upcoming Senior, transfer from Colorado Bryce Lindsay - 6'3, 190, upcoming Senior, transfer from everywhere David Punch - 6'7, 245 - upcoming Junior, transfer from TCU- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
I would have liked to keep him on the team, but I doubt he wanted to play the role that we needed from him. I would MUCH rather have a big, physical power forward who is a plus defender and rebounder to play alongside Matas. I'm not actually sure what Codie is good at. And I haven't seen the kind of improvement that you would expect out of a National top-60 HS player.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
I have mixed feelings about Codie. You can see some flashes, and he gave good minutes in the last few games. But he gives inconsistent effort on both ends of the floor. He is a pretty poor rebounder for a guy with his height and athleticism. He needs to pack on 20 pounds to give us what we need in the SEC, and I don't see that happening. He also wants to be an inside-out player, but he doesn't really have the skills to make it happen, and that isn't what we need. I would probably rather spend the money to get a big body who doesn't mind mixing it up on defense in the paint. If we had someone to guard the paint with Matas to take some of the pressure off of him, it would be much better for our team. But... there is something to be said for continuity. I would rather keep him and have the staff deal with a known commodity than swap him for an equivalent piece who will have to figure out how to integrate with the team and staff.- So, like, it's just a-ok to call people faggots now?
Bullying anyone is bad. But censoring is also bad. In my personal view censoring is worse than bullying especially if people can simply avoid the bullying, which in this case you can by not clicking on this site. I feel the same way about censoring people who want to use whatever slang happens to be offensive on that given day. I'm opposed to it, because once you start censoring where do you stop? Faggot is bad. Ok, fine. But cocksucker is ok? And calling something gay is ok, but only if you spell it ghey? Retard is bad, but moron or mongoloid is ok? One group can use the "N word" but another can't? Too many rules. And people will work around the rules anyway with a new piece of slang. The better process is for a community to self police. If someone is bullying or using an overly offensive word, the community should call out the offenders and shame them. And similarly if someone is overly sensitive and whining about a word unnecessarily (which itself is a form of bullying), then the community should also call them out and shame them. But since we are all a bunch of assholes, the best practice is to work on having thicker skin and try not to get offended easily. This isn't a site for overly sensitive people.- Rick Barnes thread
Our best shot at a title IMO was actually 22-23 Elite 8 team. We were a bad call from playing in Houston, where we would have had a sizeable home advantage. First game would have been against UCONN. They were better than us, but we beat them maybe 3-4 times out of 10. But then with a win we would have played San Diego State, who we would beat 7/10 times.- 24-25 Fantasy League (seeking additional members)
Hey all. I’ve been playing around with Claude Code and built a dynasty NBA ranking website, mainly as a learning exercise. I’ve found the dynasty NBA resources to be pretty lacking. Anyway, I’m curious what yall think. You can vary the ranking by current year vs dynasty, positional scarcity, per game averages vs total contribution, punting categories, etc. Next improvement will be recency bias slider with options for last X weeks or even use of previous years. Will also look into importing teams from the major sites. It is all free of course. https://thedeepbag.com/- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
I was surprised to see him listed at 6’8, so that checks out. Dude is a solid muscle though.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
Here is my assessment for next year: Guard Simeon Wilcher – Capable of starting on a top-10 team (already did with St. John). Will be a key starter with another year improvement. Austin Goosby (6'5) - Natl. #26. Solid all-around player. Expect 15-20 mpg. Role player next year. Joe Sterling (6'4) - Natl. #108. 44% 3PT on 8 attempts. Expect 10-15 mpg. Minor role next year. Need – Must get a high level point guard. Elite floor general who can handle the ball and close games. Also need another solid 3 and D combo guard. Need to get upper class talent to give the young guys time to mature for a year or two. Wing Dailyn Swain (6'8) - Will be preseason 1st Team SEC if he returns. Must improve 3 pt shooting and defense. Cam Heide (6'7) - Has started 28 / 38 games. Will ideally come off the bench and double his shot attempts. Bo Ogden (6'5) - Natl. #37 – 46% 3PT on 7 attempts. Role player next year or two. Need - If Swain leaves that will free up NIL to go big game hunting. One way or another we will need major scoring from the wing. If it isn’t Swain, we will need to go get someone. We need the forwards to step up so Swain can start at the 3 instead of the 4. This will move Heide to come off the bench. Power Forward Nic Codie (6'8) – I expect continued improvement and a starting role. Needs to pack on 10-20 pounds. He may be the key to our season. Declan Duru (6'8) - I still think he will be a beast eventually. Positive sign that Codie mentions him coming back. He is built like a truck. John Clark (6'9) – Doubt he contributes much in his RS-FR year. Need to start getting him minutes and keep him for 3-4 years.. Need – Not much if everyone stays and improves as expected. Center Vokietaitis (7'0)- Averaged 27+ mpg in conference. Needs to improve FT shooting to 75%+ and improve his composure. Lewis Obiorah (7'1) - Still likely to need another year to develop. Maybe 5-10 mpg this year Coleman Elkins (6'10) – Development freshman who will likely redshirt. Need - A backup big that can play the 4 or 5 to spell Vok during fould trouble and give us 15 mpg spread across the two positions. Ideally a very physical defender who can take the pressure off Vok. Overall priorities: Get Swain $3M to come back and develop him into a top 15-20 pick (instead of fringe 1st round) Sign an elite upper class floor general point guard Sign a 3 and D upper class combo guard Sign a backup upper class center who can bang and play defense- Proud of this team, Miller is the guy
Maybe we were throwing games hoping to get to the 11 seed? I'm kidding, but only kinda. As many of us were saying late in the year, an 11 seed is way way way better than a 7-10 seed if you want to make the 2nd weekend.- College basketball coaching carousel: 2026 edition
I guess because UNC poached Roy Williams from Kansas they think they can get any coach from any school. Obviously it is different when you are bringing back an alumni. I could see T. J. Otzelberger. That would be an upgrade over ISU. I can't see Todd Golden, who is in a perfect situation at Florida. Same with Nate Oats. Same with Tommy Lloyd. It also sounds like Billy Donovan isn't interested.- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
- Texas Basketball 2026-2027
Are we sure that Swain is gone? He is right on the edge of 1st / 2nd round in the projections I have seen... Here are a few: 21 - No Ceilings 26 - Babcock Hoops 29 - ESPN 30 - NBA Draft Room 31 - Tankathon 31 - The Athletic 33 - CBS - 33 If he is drafted #30, he will have a 2 year guaranteed salary at ~$2.8M. If he slips to the 2nd round, he won't have a guaranteed deal and it will likely be in the $2.1M range. If he can improve to pick ~15, his salary will jump to $4.8M guaranteed for 2 years. There is some buzz that a decent NIL deal is headed his way if he stays. Mid-Tier SEC stars are making in the $2.5 - $3M range, and he would be one of the top returning players. Additionally, 2026 is a VERY good draft, maybe even a historic draft. The 2027 draft is projected to be much weaker. If Swain developed into a legit threat from 3 and improved his defense, I could see him moving up significantly in the draft. He is already a very versatile and intelligent player. And if we return our key players after a S16 or better run, the attention on the program will also be much greater. A lineup of: Wilcher, (Elite SG transfer), Swain, Codie, Voketitis plus Heide and the talented freshmen and we could really have something. Especially with Codie stepping up lately and playing well at the 4 with Vok at the 5.- Huge Piece of Shit and alleged Woman Abuser Chris Beard has been hired at Mississippi
Wife beater talk not going away Correction… alleged wife beater - Texas Basketball 2026-2027
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