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I think people greatly underestimate Diaz's ceiling. He appears to have a well above average arm, sets up and blocks reasonably well, and calls a good game. If his bat can prove out along with those skills and he has All Star and beyond potential.

How many college coaches sucked for years at multiple jobs only to be successful a couple of years down the line when a new job landed in their lap? Has that happened ever? Good coaches generally make themselves known. It's just a shitty fucking deal. Beard really fucked Texas by doing what he did.

Imagine if instead of hiring Chris Beard, UT would have hired Terry initially instead. How would that have gone over here? Terry did a great job holding things together but his 10 year run as a HC is much more informative of how things are gonna go now than his work with Beard's players for half a season.

On a minor note, Blair Henley pitched today with the minor leaguers for the first time in a game setting since his TJ. He looked promising before that injury.

He grades out at least average defensively (and will be above average defensively once an electronic K zone is implemented), and profiles as an above average bat who will either be in the 110-120 wRC+ range or the 130-150 range depending on how his power and patience continues to develop. If you pair an above average bat with average receiving skills that gets you a lot more than 2 WAR even platooning at C due to the massive positional adjustment that position receives. Shit, Maldy managed to accrue positive value last season in spite of being God awful on paper both with his bat and his skills behind the plate. IMO, you stick Diaz at catcher over 700+ innings in a given season and I don't see how he doesn't hit at least 3 WAR even in 2023. At this point in his development, I would have 1-2 WAR over a full season be about his floor with his ceiling easily in the 5+ WAR range.

I don’t see how Yainer Diaz isn’t a top 25 prospect. The guy is legit talented behind the plate in a way that he often doesn’t credit for and is simply a damn good hitter. Maybe not the most disciplined hitter, but he can hit some pretty tough shit and hit it hard. If he simply commits himself to developing as a primary catcher I could see him putting up 5+ WAR seasons. He has that kind of ceiling.

My expectations for this hire are not very high, so hopefully Terry cashes in before the wheels fall off or he proves people wrong. He seems nice enough.

The refs fucked us but that game still could have been won with more adequate coaching in the second half.

You can by getting more possessions than them, which is what Texas did. They had more FGs in this game than Miami.

Terry fell asleep at the wheel in the second half.

They shot 60% but Texas made more FGs than Miami. FTs we’re obviously the difference, but hardto draw them when you take dumb ass shots while the coach twiddles his thumbs.

It’s an infuriating sport.

I think it’s highly unlikely that he’s the best CBB coach Texas can obtain but he’s getting the job anyway.

Refs fucked us but letting an injured Carr attempt to hero ball our way to the win was what lost the game.

Whitley touched 99 during this outing per someone there.