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My metric is to consistently win the games you are supposed to. Be competitive in the ones you are not supposed to win, sneak out maybe a few of those at home, and be in the running for conference championships. If you do that, things pretty much take care of themselves over time. Some years will be better than others but over time, your accomplishments tell you how good a coach you have.

And, despite the fact that I believe it was a huge lost opportunity when RT was hired, it has not dissuaded me from committing not insignificant amounts of my money on trying to help the program succeed.

Mr Reality Check sure seems to think so.

I think I said somewhere earlier in the thread that RT will win enough to hang around until year three. After that, he either gets an extension or moves on. I don’t think he has what it takes to be a difference maker as a coach and program head based on past history. But, he will get a chance to prove otherwise. Last years team was designed to make a deep tournament run. They were mature, good and smart. He certainly could have screwed it up and for the most part he kept things moving. I just think last years team had a couple more tournament games in them that better coaching and some better luck certainly would have helped out with. Beard said as much in my presence (that his first year team was designed to make a run in year 2) and that part of that was the struggles that took place in his first year. Adding Rice was a big part of it as it filled a hole that emerged in year one. Having a healthy Disu was another. RT will have to do some really heavy lifting for next year and will have some tough decisions to make. I don’t think we are going to be able to solely rely on two freshman so he’s going to have to really build around them. I think what he does this off season will determine his future. I certainly don’t begrudge those who are bullish on RT. I’m just a bit mystified by the certainty they express. I’m just not seeing it in his history but that’s why they play the games. Our non conference schedule was terrible this year except for two games and we lost them both. He could have gone a long way in silencing his critics by beating UCF and WVU.

They are just a funnel for money laundering around the world. My bet is they are part of a syndicate and the face of a group that underwrote the bond. There is dirty money somewhere in there. Trump is owned by someone.

I guess that means the most crazy ones.

Fart a lot.

I at least would consider un-retiring if all that was expected of me was to go take depositions. I absolutely used to love doing it. Really listening like you said, is a developed skill. Being able to detect non verbal body language was also fun.

Fran: “Let’s take a look at this foul. Yeah, that’s a common foul. That should be called a common foul. But it’s Cunningham who has a reputation so it might get upgraded just because it’s Cunningham. This would be a common foul if it was committed by anyone on the Texas roster other than Cunningham”. Foul upgraded by Refs Fran: “Good call”. He lost me when he was cheerleading for RT to get the job last year.

All they care about is making you live the way they want you to and feeding at the grift trough.

Are we all going by our Surly handles when we get to the camps? It’s the logical next step.

I tried a couple of cases against Clardy and I can’t imagine what someone more conservative than him could look like.

Do better.

Jesus, grow up.

They are just putting their finger in the scale to help him delay.

Dr gave me Wellbutrin for several months which totally killed my desire to dip. 30 year habit. I did ease it with nicotine gum. It got to where dips were so unsatisfying that it was easy to put down.

I don’t really agree with all of that. I think a staff does have a responsibility and need, to be able to develop players. Now, if your position is that they are beyond anyone being able to coach them or scheme them to improve or be more effective, then why are they on the team? I’m also not sure I agree with Mitchell being a scrub although I do see how minds could differ on it. He does need some work on his offensive game and strength but his athleticism is off the charts and he generally plays better than average defense. I’m just not sure why he’s not a better shooter. I’m anxious to follow him after he leaves because I just really feel like someone should have been able to develop him more than he is currently showing.

I’m not sure there is anyone on this board who actually thinks RT was going to be fired this year. I sure didn’t. The things you point out are facts that the pro RT crowd refuse to admit. I actually think we are stuck with him for three years. Either he earns an extension at that point or not. My opinion is that his roster management and coaching were average at best this year. I’m personally really invested in Texas basketball both emotionally and financially and do think we could have done better than a guy with RT’s historical level of performance. Next year will be critical to RT’s future. If he makes strides and sets himself up for serious success in year three things could get interesting. The thing is, I just don’t really see anything that leads me to believe he’s capable of doing that. If he does, I will be happy to admit I was wrong and give him all the credit he deserves.

I admire your dedication to tilting at windmills. While not the most articulate of stances, I do commend your effort.

At no point this year have I thought we were a final 4 team. But, my assertion has always been that we had better individual talent than was showing up in the collective results of the team. Hence why I don’t believe RT has done a good job coaching this team.

Thanks for weighing in Ms. Haith. I never made either of those statements because I don’t think it’s that making is that big of an achievement but should be a minimum expectation. Good win and credit the coaches for not losing the team after last week. It was actually fun for a change. However, not being competitive in the Houston and Kansas games is probably a better barometer of future success than beating a diminished Tech team.

He will win just enough to stick around but not enough to justify an extension. Death by 1000 cuts.

I think he is compromised and his direct order is to kill Ukraine funding.

Fucked his deceased twin brother’s widow You left out the freakiest part