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Goo Punch

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  1. you got any links to stories about this? i'd like to read more.
  2. yeah i saw one upset in that entire thing before we got to where all the teams had the same/similar seed. enthralling.
  3. the entire 1996 team pops into my head. Bryant Westbrook, Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes, James Brown, Pat Fitzgerald, Tony Brackens, Cris Carter, Taje Allen, and i think one or two NFL O Linemen. talk about an underachieving team.
  4. oh wow, KD in Lubbock is up next and we started the broadcast with Bobby Knight getting quite emotional as he presented Rick Barnes with some sort of plaque before the game. Even had the Tech fans cheering for Barnes. That was a little jarring to just witness out of nowhere with no warning. anyway, this 37 and 23 isn't gonna get itself! Let's go KD!
  5. yep. been thinking the same thing. DJ and AJ are awesome, and shouts out to KD for being unselfish, but i'm over here going, "SHOOT IT KD!!!" annnnnd Damion James with the block for the win. dude is so awesome.
  6. AJ had a wide open floater to win it OT and he bricked it. i'd forgotten about that. wow. edit: of course he opens up OT by draining a corner three. and then follows it up with a perfect shot from 12 feet.
  7. beat me to it again. what a fucking shot.
  8. Brooklyn needs to trade Kyrie Irving to Orlando for DJ Augustin. damn it Damion James is so awesome with that block.
  9. if we hadn't lost a bunch of sophomores from the year before we might have run the table. potential roster for the 2006-07 Longhorns: DJ Augustin Boobie Gibson Kevin Durant PJ Tucker LaMarcus Aldridge bench: AJ Abrams Damion James Justin Mason Connor Atchley damn.
  10. Man I love KD's passion and enthusiasm, which seems like too mike a word to even describe it. He not only runs his mouth and pounds his chest and talks shit to the opposing bench every time he hits a three right in front of them, he gets even more hyped up when his teammates do something well. Dude is truly one-of-a-kind.
  11. Dexter Pittman is so huge, my God. he's a taller Oliver Miller.
  12. replayed that one three times. AJ is a machine.
  13. honestly he's so under appreciated. he was a five star in HS back when that meant something. people thought he might be a 1-and-done back when that wasn't so typical. a lot of guys with those expectations who end up becoming a four year player might transfer, or flame out, or peak early, but he stayed for four years and just got better and better every year. he was actually the front runner for NPOY according to many pundits around Christmas time his senior year. and then there was a gas leak and everyone's memories got erased so we don't know or talk about what happened after that. that said, he's one of all time favorites and guys like him don't come around often enough.
  14. also, watch that video and tell me that both Justin Mason and Damion James don't look 100x better/more comfortable on the ball than pretty much any guard who's ever played for Shaka. Those are two guys who were not thought of as particularly great ball handlers, but they looked savvy and confident compared to most what we've seen these last few years. edit to clarify: not saying that either one is a "better" ball handler than, say, Matt Coleman, it's just that I picture Coleman/Ramey/Roach/EDJ all dribbling like purposeless maniacs who have no idea what they're going to until they do it. James and Mason look calm and downright intelligent on the ball in that video.
  15. The team defense and hustle in this video is amazing. Amazing. God I miss this about the brand of basketball that we used to play. Everyone is just flying around the court, contesting every pass and every shot, with three white shirts flying in for every rebound. That is what typified the teams of the greatest era of UT basketball, and I want that back.
  16. maybe the just give the other team your last round pick.
  17. just threw this one up on the big screen. extremely enjoyable. just start watching when we're down 58-54. It goes 22-0 Horns from there. Also, two things that really stood out: one- well coached senior/veteran players. Felix, Ibeh, Taylor, Lammert- they look like pros compared to our current/recent players in terms of quick decision making, knowing where to be, making the right play, etc. everything for them moved very very quickly, but they were always under control. Second, was our offense. Yes, having Taylor helps a ton, but our off-ball movement, our play designs, our screening action, it's all totally different than anything we've been employing since we've "gone to an NBA offense". the offense was much more enjoyable back then.
  18. the Kemba shot. everyone forgets about that shit because of UCONN's unreal 11-0 run through the Big East and NCAA Tourneys, but that shot he hit against us was such a back breaker. For as many games as I've been to at the FEC as I have very few memories of us losing big games there, but that one will always stick out.
  19. this is the OU game from later that year. IIRC we went on a 19-0 run or a 22-0 run in the 2H to take the lead and then put the game away. The atmosphere at the FEC was unbelievable that day. Can't wait for Texas hoops to get back there, and beyond.
  20. This game and the OU game later that year are the last two home games i remember with that type of atmosphere. And after that OU win, man...i was full-on uber-optimist mode. I really thought we were about to take off under Shaka Smart and never look back.
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