The problem is the inconsistency of our top players. Mark should be one of the top players at least in scoring and he isn't. Johnson has been great at time and not so great at other times, but he is a freshman and that should be expected. Kaluma runs hot and cold. Against Auburn he had 34 points to keep Texas in the game, then against Tennessee he has 4 points. Pope is also inconsistent. The inside game as most know is just not there.
Texas needs more balanced scoring, not just one guy going off sometimes. They can't keep getting killed on the boards and better defense against the dribble drive to the rim. Texas played well enough to stay close and even lead at home against Auburn and Tennessee and then fell apart in crunch time.
The road in the SEC is frightening for the most part. Texas has a shot against a faltering OU team maybe, but that Florida game is another thing. They are one of those frightening games.