Texas vs N Colorado game thread

[BigOrange1 6441]

great look from jones to hamm

[Goo Punch 4275]

AJ's first hoop! 🤘🏼 

[Goo Punch 4275]

really good look from Ramey again. 

[VinyVango 694]

Better w Coleman off floor right now



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[LonghornJudas 1097]

Show me a loss!

[Goo Punch 4275]

Ramey's got vision. Williams has a good looking stroke. 

[Rockethorn1978 6087]

Lol baker looks horrible

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

I have to admit, they look better than I thought they would. Of course, that's not saying much. But at least the season has started.

[Rockethorn1978 6087]

Just now, LonghornJudas said:

Show me a loss!

Purdue next game.

[Goo Punch 4275]

defense definitely looks better already. 

[Bevo 13577]

Just now, Goo Punch said:

defense definitely looks better already. 

Yeah our defense looked very good. We have a new defense focused assistant right?

[Valmy77 13227]

Well if nothing else I enjoyed the first half of the first game this season.

Edited November 6, 2019 by Valmy77

[Blotto 23525]

Nice to see us already in mid-season form from behind the arc (2-12). Honestly, I missed most of the 1st half, so I have no idea if they were good shots or not. 

[VinyVango 694]

Not a bad start ... not a fan of the 4 guard lineup especially if we dont get a 3 point shooting boost ... makes our weak rebounding much worse on both ends ... it’s okay to good so far overall for a game one though


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[VinyVango 694]

Nice to see us already in mid-season form from behind the arc (2-12). Honestly, I missed most of the 1st half, so I have no idea if they were good shots or not. 

Several were rushed and with a hand in the face

Still suspect offensive sets ... lots of standing around until Ramey and Hamm were on the floor together


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[texifornia 56976]

6 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Yeah our defense looked very good. We have a new defense focused assistant right?

https://texassports.com/news/2019/5/31/luke-yaklich-named-mens-basketball-associate-head-coach.aspx

[smakashart 156]

shaka stop playing ramey/coleman together..........ramey should be the primary ball handler same as last year......coleman should be the backup he cant run an offense

[VinyVango 694]

Can we send Lowell back w N Colorado to be their Dave South?


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[Chrispy_ 105]

Yeah, Yaklich seems like a great hire. 

[texifornia 56976]

Wow, Williams opens his mouth and it's suddenly like "ooooh right that kid was just at prom"

[Bevo 13577]

Just now, texifornia said:

https://texassports.com/news/2019/5/31/luke-yaklich-named-mens-basketball-associate-head-coach.aspx

Was he considered an upgrade over Horn or just a guy willing to work for a coach on the hot seat?

[texifornia 56976]

1 minute ago, Bevo said:

Was he considered an upgrade over Horn or just a guy willing to work for a coach on the hot seat?

Upgrade. One of the most, if not the most, sought-after assistants in the country.

Ditto for the strength coach we swiped from Kansas.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

13 minutes ago, Blotto said:

I have no idea if they were good shots or not. 

Well, they were wide open, if that's what you mean. But they were not good shots in any other sense of the word.

[texifornia 56976]

Suboptimal start

[texifornia 56976]

More optimal now

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

2 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Suboptimal start

I dunno. Seems to me you want plenty of teachable moments in your opener, so from that point of view, it's pretty darned good.

Now, whether they'll take advantage of those moments is another question (at least, hypothetically), but I'd much rather look like crap in game one, and look good in game 20 than the other way around. Of course, the option is still out there to look like crap in both, but they play 'em one at a time for a reason.

[Capn81 372]

AJ1 heat check

[Blotto 23525]

There ya go AJ.  Ballin 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

A fuckin' J.

[Braff Zacklin 13590]

Gotta love that reaction from A.J., the players on the floor, the bench, the crowed, errahbuddy.

[texifornia 56976]

2 minutes ago, Blotto said:

There ya go AJ.  Ballin 

Making Texas Basketball fun again

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

Nobody is going to confuse Baker with Akeem, but he appears to have more tools on the defensive end than I thought he did.

Of course, he's never really played defense before this year, so he's really a blank slate on that end. Might be the best possible reason for Yaklich joining the staff, when all is said and done, if he can actually turn out okay on that end. No worries about his offense. Eventually.

[Catdaddyhorn 3445]

Yaklich's no helping style of defense is going to take some getting used to. 

[Bevo 13577]

I'm not an expert, but it sure seems like we are actually playing basketball. It has been a long time coming.

[ClubWhatever 12144]

We still do not move without the ball.  Coleman still dribbles way too much.  Pass.  The.  Ball. 

[Catdaddyhorn 3445]

Just now, ClubWhatever said:

We still do not move without the ball.  Coleman still dribbles way too much.  Pass.  The.  Ball. 

Welcome to college basketball.  

[BigOrange1 6441]

man, andrew jones!  so awesome.

[kingkoopa6 8352]

wow Drew Jones 

[Catdaddyhorn 3445]

Andrew can still shoot.  Boy have we missed that.  

[perfectchaos007 6654]

Did AJ finish his final chemo treatment last September or This September?

[Colonel Sanders 1342]

I can't imagine going through what AJ did at his age. Great night and really happy for him.

[dcar00 14210]

I know it is one game but this looks pretty much like last year to me.  outside shooting is suspect.  lots of standing around. offensive sets are pretty basic.  we struggle to get to the rim.

the D may be better but its N. Colorado.  I'm not expecting anything different from last year so I will be pleasantly surprised if we make the tourney.

shocked we were picked 4th in the league.

[Mo Horn 8848]

I don't care what else happens this season, just seeing Jones healthy and playing at a high level is the biggest victory of the year. 

[dcar00 14210]

Love AJ.  really nice to see him dropping shots

[ClubWhatever 12144]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

I know it is one game but this looks pretty much like last year to me.  outside shooting is suspect.  lots of standing around. offensive sets are pretty basic.  we struggle to get to the rim.

the D may be better but its N. Colorado.  I'm not expecting anything different from last year so I will be pleasantly surprised if we make the tourney.

shocked we were picked 4th in the league.

I see the same thing.  We have athletes to win a bunch of games but the front court is an issue.  We have 5 free throws by the team and 4 bricks by big men from the outside.   All three big men need to be under the basket posting up and getting rebounds instead of shooting threes.  Pick and pop is square peg stuff with this bunch.  

[Bottlecap 1523]

sims is so bad

[dcar00 14210]

brickfest down the stretch.  

[ClubWhatever 12144]

Williams is going to be good

[dcar00 14210]

I bet if you ask Blanks privately he would say "yeah this will likely be Shaka's last year".  Good for AJ though.  I hope I'm just being really pessimistic from Shaka PTSD.

[ClubWhatever 12144]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

I bet if you ask Blanks privately he would say "yeah this will likely be Shaka's last year".  Good for AJ though.  I hope I'm just being really pessimistic from Shaka PTSD.

We are much more talented this year on the wing with Jones and Williams and when Liddell comes back.  Looks like we can score there.  To me the success will be determined by whether we can get the front court to rebound, draw fouls, and play post defense.  If so we can make the tourney and he will survive.