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HookEm

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  1. Ramey was a great player for us this year. Sad to see him go, but I never fault any player for leaving after four years, regardless of where they go. If he has another year of eligibility, I have no problem with him using it for a change of scenery. Kind of like getting your Masters at a different school than your undergrad.
  2. I love hiking in the Sangre de Cristo wilderness. If you are in Santa Fe, there are some great hikes from Ski Santa Fe. Have gone just about every year since 1984.
  3. Appreciate the thought. I think we are just going to go to Colorado instead. I can get a roundtrip to Denver the same weekend for 10K points. On a related note, has anyone been to Vail or Beaver Creek in late April? I'm assuming the slopes will be closed by then, but thinking we could do some spring hiking or snowshoeing. Alternatively we could just stay in Denver or Boulder. This is just a quick getaway for wife and I to burn some Marriott free nights and get away from the kids. Any opinions?
  4. All I know is that airfare is expensive AF right now. Two tickets round trip from Austin to New Orleans costs like $1K. F that. I picked the wrong time to lose my Companion Pass.
  5. Durant is 33. He has MAYBE 5 productive years left. If he stays relatively injury free, he might average 2,000 points per year. That puts him ahead of Jordan and Kobe and at 4th all time. If he plays another 2 years after that at 1,500 points a year, he could pass Kareem. That is pretty amazing considering he lost 2 years with injury and started a year later than Kobe or LeBron.
  6. HookEm

    Sweet 16

    Did you not watch Purdue?
  7. HookEm

    Sweet 16

    I like seeing Houston beat these Zona clowns.
  8. Bishop coming back is HUGE. He was probably my favorite player this year. And he got consistently better throughout the year. Add in a fully healthy Disu plus Brock and we are about set for bigs.
  9. You do realize that Purdue is #4 in the country in 3 point shooting efficiency, right? If we doubled their bigs, they would have rained 3s on us.
  10. I know I got roasted for my critique of Timmy Allen after the Tech game, but last night still showed that he can disappear at the worst times. He simply isn't that good when playing against bigger, more physical players. Tech game 1: 5 points (2/6 shooting) Tech game 2: 6 pts (2/6 shooting) Kansas game 2: 9 points (2/15 shooting) Purdue: 2 points (1/6 shooting) If he really wants to make it to the NBA, he would be wise to take a page from the PJ Tucker playbook and reinvent himself as a shooting guard. (Of course PJ is more athletic and has a 7' wingspan, but their sneaky game around the basket is similar). At times Timmy will bring it up the court and looks decent doing so. He isn't a bad distributor. If he REALLY worked on his ball handling and especially his shooting, maybe he can make the transition. I mean, he only made four 3s all year. That is no way to get to the NBA as a 6'6 player. If I was Beard, that would be my selling point to get him to stay another year.
  11. It seems likely to me that Purdue could be looking ahead a little with the Baylor and Kentucky losses. Ultimately it will benefit whoever advances, but I think it will hurt them a lot more for THIS game.
  12. That HAS to be a horn sock. Doesn't it????
  13. I get that Virginia Tech was a bad draw. But I also think that too much is being made of us losing our last 3. Two of the losses were to #1 seeds - the first to Baylor (where we were tied with 6 min to play) and the other to Kansas (where we took them to OT on senior night at the Phog). Then we lose to TCU in the Big-12 Tourney (which Beard has proven he doesn't care about) to a desperate TCU team that we had already beaten twice. TCU was also playing hot, having beaten KU in the last week. Before that stretch, we were 8-3, with losses coming to 3-seed Tech and 1-seed Baylor. We have played and beaten teams better than Virginia Tech all season long. And we RARELY lose to teams of their caliber. Purdue may be a different story, but I would rather face them than Tennessee or Texas Tech.
  14. Virginia Tech is ranked #47 in the Massey composite computer ranking. They have lost lost to: #14 Duke #29 North Carolina (twice) #38 Memphis #47 Xavier #53 Miami North Carolina #66 Dayton #75 Virginia #79 Clemson #117 Boston College #118 NC State We are ranked #19 in the same ranking and have lost to: #1 Gonzaga #3 Kansas #5 Baylor (twice) #12 Texas Tech (twice) #28 Seton Hall #39 TCU #45 Okie State #44 Iowa State #70 K-State So of our 10 losses, only one has been to a school worse than Virginia Tech. They on the other hand have lost 10 games to teams worse than us. We have also beaten 8 teams better than them. They have only beaten one team better than us (in the 2nd time playing them). I really don't think they are going to be ready for our level of defense. Additionally, they have just played 5 games in the last week while we have been resting up and practicing. Like I said, I'm not worried. Beard knows that his reputation isn't made in the Big-12 Tournament. It is made in the NCAA tourney.
  15. Is VT better than Kansas or Tennessee? Cause we beat both of those teams. I’m not worried about them, or really even Purdue.
  16. Just went back and rewound to the 30 second mark. That was a blatant missed 10 second call on KU. It was actually 13.8 seconds. That would have given us the ball down 2 with a chance to win.
  17. Regardless of whatever demons JCB was going through, I hated watching him play. So much talent. So selfish at times.
  18. The arena should be rocking tonight. I like our chances. Then we get 5 days to prep for KU. Meanwhile they have to play TCU twice. I wouldn’t be shocked if we won both of them.
  19. As crazy as it sounds, we could still win the conference. The following need to happen: 1) We win against Baylor and Kansas 2) Tech loses to K-State and at OSU 3) Kansas loses to TCU twice 4) Baylor loses to Iowa State We would then finish tied with Kansas and Baylor, but would have the tiebreaker as we would be 3-1 against them.
  20. I try not to think about what I'm eating. I'm sure a cow can feel pain, but I still enjoy a good steak.
  21. Cowles, NM (But really up in the Sangre de Christo Mountains) One of the towns in Napa One of the small towns in central Texas (e.g. Llano or Mason) Somewhere on the pacific coast (e.g. Monterrey, Big Sur, Canon Beach) New York City I'm from Muleshoe. This list makes me laugh: While I've lived in the Austin area since graduating UT 25 years ago, I certainly have an appreciation for the panhandle. I vastly prefer it to many parts of East Texas. Give me the cool nights, clear skies and open views over humidity and mosquitos. I also like being able to be in the mountains in 3 hours. In high school we used to camp at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge and the night skies were amazing. My family has a bunch of CRP land a few miles from there. I think it is beautiful to be in the middle of the land and see 20 miles of grassland in every direction. The sunsets are great and thunderstorms can be seen from 40 miles away. The area also has big mule deer and antelope. It makes me lol that people think Marfa is great. Marfa is basically Muleshoe with artists. And I don't mean that as a compliment.
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