Texas vs UAB- 7pm on LHN

[Goo Punch 4275]

Texas is -14. Take UAB and the points. 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

19 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

Texas is -14. Take UAB and the points. 

I dunno. They kicked Bryant off the team after three games; I could see their season going either way. They lost by 11 to Utah Valley, for example. On the other hand... yeah.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Just now, Walden Ponderer said:

I dunno. They kicked Bryant off the team after three games; I could see their season going either way. They lost by 11 to Utah Valley, for example. On the other hand... yeah.

i chortled. my thoughts exactly. maybe this will be the one game in five where everyone huts their shots and we win by 25. But then again...yeah. 

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Utah Valley is where the Mormons go when they're not Mormon enough to get into BYU**.

 

** Sorta, not really, but it is located in a suburb just outside of Provo.

[Horn80 6131]

Shakablah!

[Goo Punch 4275]

"Shaka has been stressing to his team to get the ball into the paint at least one time in every possession." 

 

always important to eschew the natural flow of an offense for something that's largely inconsequential, particularly with our specific post options. great coaching Shaka. 

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Baby steps, Goo.

Forcing anything isn't good, but I suppose it's better than jacking up airball 3s with 25 seconds left on the shot clock.

[Horn80 6131]

Texas in trouble.  UAB plays a good inside game and will score consistent points while Texas will probably jack up threes and miss most.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

I'm impressed. They're actually making a few decent passes before jacking up a wild 3.

Baby steps.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

That No.12 Butler is large.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

5 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Texas in trouble.  UAB plays a good inside game and will score consistent points while Texas will probably jack up threes and miss most.

Cooking turkey tikka masala, so it's gonna be a good night no matter the outcome.

[Horn80 6131]

2 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Cooking turkey tikka masala, so it's gonna be a good night no matter the outcome.

Excellent 

[SDG 3319]

Aj1 heating up. 

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Has Drew always kicked out his right leg on 3-point shots, or is that something new?

Haven't observed it before, but he's done it on each of his three attempts tonight.

[Dbeasy 15073]

There is some talent on this team. Would be nice to see them succeed a bit.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Live by the 3, die by the 3, and we are livin' large right now. Lookin' pretty good.

[Horn80 6131]

7 minutes ago, SDG said:

Aj1 heating up. 

Awesome.  So, happy for him to be back.

[Horn80 6131]

Texas is playing defense much better.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Kai Jones is showin' out.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Seeing all five 'Horns standing outside of the arc on offense--including both of our forwards--makes me mildly ragey.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

That's a bad call.

[SDG 3319]

I love they keep playing a commercial for an event that already happened...

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Jones & Jones carrying us tonight.

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

17 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

That's a bad call.

I stand corrected per Blanks.

[SDG 3319]

There’s a lot to like about this team.  

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

1 minute ago, SDG said:

There’s a lot to like about this team.  

Defensive effort has been there. Given up some putbacks, but that's going to happen with the D we run.

Helps that Kai Jones has been playing like he's got four arms.

[VinyVango 694]

The lineups / substitutions have been better this game ... much less of the 4 guard - no board lineup


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[VinyVango 694]

Kai Jones has earned a lot more minutes with his hustle and energy in my opinion


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[RoundRobin 828]

Nice rotation by AJ1

[Funk Doctor Spock 12418]

Just saw AJ getting done! Nice!

[RoundRobin 828]

Good win. 

[Braff Zacklin 13627]

Much better showing than Saturday. UAB couldn't keep up with the Joneses.

Fuck aggy.

[Dbeasy 15073]

Hey. Hello? Hello? Hello? Echo. Echo. Echo. Now batting for Pedro Borbon....Manny Mota.

[Catdaddyhorn 3446]

2 hours ago, Goo Punch said:

"Shaka has been stressing to his team to get the ball into the paint at least one time in every possession." 

 

always important to eschew the natural flow of an offense for something that's largely inconsequential, particularly with our specific post options. great coaching Shaka. 

Getting the ball into the paint doesn't necessarily mean getting the ball to the post. 

[Catdaddyhorn 3446]

36 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Defensive effort has been there. Given up some putbacks, but that's going to happen with the D we run.

Helps that Kai Jones has been playing like he's got four arms.

This "no help" defensive strategy goes against everything I've ever known about basketball. I'm not sure I like it. Especially with bigs who are young (Jones & Baker), low IQ (Sims), and spastic (Hamm).

[Goo Punch 4275]

AJ is going to be an NBA draft pick next June. What a comeback. I just continue to be amazed by him and sincerely happy for him. 🤘🏼 AJ1

[zork 629]

can someone gif that ally oop to Jones?

[Ghost of Shag 2614]

When was the last time a Texas game thread didn’t make it past the first page?

Talk about apathy and disinterest.

[SDG 3319]

7 hours ago, zork said:

can someone gif that ally oop to Jones?

Not a gif, but perhaps the embedded video can help a surly artist. If not it’s fun to watch anyway.

 

[SDG 3319]

7 hours ago, zork said:

can someone gif that ally oop to Jones?

Not a gif, but perhaps the embedded video can help a surly artist. If not it’s fun to watch anyway.

 

[Burt Macklin 19038]

52 minutes ago, SDG said:

Not a gif, but perhaps the embedded video can help a surly artist. If not it’s fun to watch anyway.

 

Got dam, he got up there! Kai Jones will be huge to the arc of this year’s team. We have to have a second big that can play starter minutes. The 4 guard shit won’t work against most teams in conference. I’m glad Jones is starting to get regular minutes. Hopefully he can round into form by the meat of the conference schedule.

[zork 629]

1 hour ago, Ghost of Shag said:

When was the last time a Texas game thread didn’t make it past the first page?

Talk about apathy and disinterest.

I didn't watch it live but  did go back and watch the next viewing on LHN late last night.  The effort is improved in general from last year.  Both Jones' were getting it done. 

Sims is quietly becoming a presence as well with some improved post moves and with a decent free throw shooting routine he looks to have developed.

[BradInATX 9208]

12 hours ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

This "no help" defensive strategy goes against everything I've ever known about basketball. I'm not sure I like it. Especially with bigs who are young (Jones & Baker), low IQ (Sims), and spastic (Hamm).

A lot of NBA teams have moved to a no-switching/no-help defense. The Warriors do it almost exclusively, and a few other teams use it frequently or occasionally, depending on situation. 

I do agree that you need high basketball IQ and effort to run it. And like you said, it's counter-intuitive to most of what I'm used to both playing and watching basketball. But it's definitely something that's coming and growing in popularity. 

Edited December 4, 2019 by BradInATX

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

15 hours ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

This "no help" defensive strategy goes against everything I've ever known about basketball. I'm not sure I like it. Especially with bigs who are young (Jones & Baker), low IQ (Sims), and spastic (Hamm).

"No Help" is a response to the fact that low post play is no longer the focal point of a lot of offenses. In theory, the improvement in 3-point defense by going "No Help" offsets the reduction in defensive efficiency in the paint. Which means, of course, you have to execute it properly, or you're hosed. But that's true of pretty much every offensive or defensive philosophy.