#19 Texas vs UT-RGV, 7pm on LHN

[BigOrange1 6441]

damn i forgot about will baker

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, HookEm said:

Where is Will Baker? Crazy that we have a 5-star that isn’t even getting minutes.

i posted two years ago that when my dad and i went to watch him and KJ Adams that we were wholly unimpressed, and that the word was that he was a typical rich kid who'd always had everything and didn't work hard. fast forward to today and Brock is sculpted, in great shape, and contributing regularly, while Baker rides the pine and is the only guy on the team who isn't chiseled. i'm not blaming his Westlake upbringing- Mihm was awesome and Buckman was the shit, not to mention, again, Cunningham. Just saying that the profile on Baker seems to have been accurate.

[kingkoopa6 8352]

Sammy!

[HookEm 2467]

Rivals had Baker as a 5-star and #28 overall prospect.


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[Irieguy 1059]

3 minutes ago, SDG said:

I can’t keep up.  

Obviously 

[dcar00 14210]

2 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Think UTRGV is playing hard.  Got to give them credit.

I hate to break it to you...

maybe we will be able to out athlete most teams.

[crum 525]

Just now, shadow_operative said:

i posted two years ago that when my dad and i went to watch him and KJ Adams that we were wholly unimpressed, and that the word was that he was a typical rich kid who'd always had everything and didn't work hard. fast forward to today and Brock is sculpted, in great shape, and contributing regularly, while Baker rides the pine and is the only guy on the team who isn't chiseled. i'm not blaming his Westlake upbringing- Mihm was awesome and Buckman was the shit, not to mention, again, Cunningham. Just saying that the profile on Baker seems to have been accurate.

knowing baker, i just dont think he is super passionate about basketball. and outside of his height he isnt necessarily naturally gifted. just dont think he cares much about the game. he loves film and photography though

[TrashMaster G 17558]

20 minutes ago, Shaggybevo said:

BTW. Texas is the defending NIT Champion for two years in a row.

aggy would put that shit on a wall somewhere. 

12 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

The good news is this team has a TON of talent

The bad news is they should really be up 35 by now with that talent

The good news is this is game #1.

[SDG 3319]

3 minutes ago, Irieguy said:

Obviously 

You omitted half the quote dumbass.  

[shadow_operative 15932]

7 minutes ago, crum said:

knowing baker, i just dont think he is super passionate about basketball. and outside of his height he isnt necessarily naturally gifted. just dont think he cares much about the game. he loves film and photography though

that'll happen. there was some dude way back in the day who was a top 5-10 national player and the headliner of one of those ABCD camps. he found himself 1 on 1 (as the defender) on a fast break vs some no-name kid who was a year younger than him and thin as a rail. the no-name kid ended up posterizing the stud with a windmill dunk, and it actually sent the star player spiraling into a depression. he played a couple of totally irrelevant seasons at some place like St.John's before he realized that he had no love for the game, and that he'd just always played because he was tall and people expected him to play. after a little while he was able to move on with his life and was the better for it.

oh yeah, the no-name kid who ended this guy's career? Fella by the name of Tracy McGrady. 

Edited November 26, 2020 by shadow_operative

[shadow_operative 15932]

it's actually pretty cool being able to hear how vocally into the game the UTRGV bench is. 

[LTtxfan 49198]

That shot of Shaka coaching on the sideline...

[shadow_operative 15932]

somebody tell Royce Hamm to keep his damn feet on the ground!

[Horn80 6123]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative said:

somebody tell Royce Hamm to keep his damn feet on the ground!

He doesn’t have feet.  Just springs.

[Pato del Muerto 52507]

4 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

that'll happen. there was some dude way back in the day who was a top 5-10 national player and the headliner of one of those ABCD camps. he found himself 1 on 1 (as the defender) on a fast break vs some no-name kid who was a year younger than him and skinny as a rail. the no-name kid ended up posterizing the stud with a windmill dunk, and it actually sent the star player spiraling into a depression. he played a couple of totally irrelevant seasons at some place like St.John's before he realized that he had no love for the game, and that he'd just always played because he was tall and people expected him to play. after a little while he was able to move on with his life and was the better for it.

oh yeah, the no-name kid who ended this guy's career? Fella by the name of Tracy McGrady. 

So both players won the same number of nba playoff series in their lives?

[shadow_operative 15932]

man if i could jump like that i'd be doing it all the time too. 

[Tom Chairman 264]

I don't know shit about basketball but shouldn't we be beating these twerps by 40 points if we're a top 20 team ?

Edited November 26, 2020 by Tom Chairman

[A’Dam Psycho 1470]

Classic Texas BB scoring drought

[shadow_operative 15932]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So both players won the same number of nba playoff series in their lives?

 

[Horn80 6123]

Something must be wrong.  Not been one Lowell complaint all night. 

[Pato del Muerto 52507]

7 minutes ago, Tom Chairman said:

I don't know shit about basketball but shouldn't we be beating these twerps by 40 points if we're a top 20 team ?

Does being picked 3rd in the wac mean they’re a notch above cannon fodder?  
they do apparently have 2 conference dpoy playing, one in the wac and th transfer from whatever league stony brook is in. 

Edited November 26, 2020 by Pato del Muerto

[dcar00 14210]

1 minute ago, A’Dam Psycho said:

Classic Texas BB scoring drought

its more of the same unfortunately.  tiger and stripes and all....

Like most average coaches, he needs an NBA level point guard that can shoot. 

[ClubWhatever 12144]

No this RGV team is garbage.  They have zero scorers.  

[dcar00 14210]

2 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Something must be wrong.  Not been one Lowell complaint all night. 

Im watching on mute just for that reason.  Lowell doesn't have all his nicknames and this year's "signature calls" down yet.

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

Im watching on mute just for that reason.  Lowell doesn't have all his nicknames and this year's "signature calls" down yet.

he did yell out "violence!" when Greg Brown dunked, which was indeed annoying. 

[Horn80 6123]

1 minute ago, ClubWhatever said:

No this RGV team is garbage.  They have zero scorers.  

They been playing hard and are well coached.

[dcar00 14210]

Just now, shadow_operative said:

he did yell out "violence!" when Greg Brown dunked, which was indeed annoying. 

ha.  I guess that's what the kids say these days

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

ha.  I guess that's what the kids say these days

i actually just learned in this thread that it's Shaka's favorite catchphrase this year, which is why he said it. ever the sycophant that Lowell Galindo.

[Horn80 6123]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative said:

i actually just learned in this thread that it's Shaka's favorite catchphrase this year, which is why he said it. ever the sycophant that Lowell Galindo.

Finally

[dcar00 14210]

we do hustle on D.  we'll see about the O against better comp.

[Blotto 23525]

1 hour ago, shadow_operative said:

he did yell out "violence!" when Greg Brown dunked, which was indeed annoying. 

And just now with the "Matty Ice" call on Coleman. 

[SDG 3319]

For those of us who missed it live.  

 

[MotownHorn 1768]

Could these announcers please stop talking about how our depth is helpful because COVID19?

Depth is always helpful 

[BigOrange1 6441]

one benefit to the shortened non-conference season is that there wont be as many of these LHN games, meaning less lowell 

[Horn80 6123]

1 minute ago, BigOrange1 said:

one benefit to the shortened non-conference season is that there wont be as many of these LHN games, meaning less lowell 

Until baseball season unfortunately.

[TrashMaster G 17558]

1 minute ago, Horn80 said:

Until baseball season unfortunately.

Fuck Lowell.  Give me Keith and Zeke every game.

[Horn80 6123]

North Carolina probably groaned when they saw Texas was invited.  

[Horn80 6123]

Just now, TrashMaster G said:

Fuck Lowell.  Give me Keith and Zeke every game.

Absolutely 

[TrashMaster G 17558]

So the spread on the game was 20.5 and we win by 36.  Is that good enough for all you bitching about how we look?

[SDG 3319]

Just now, TrashMaster G said:

So the spread on the game was 20.5 and we win by 36.  Is that good enough for all you bitching about how we look?

No; we’re Texas, we’ll complain about good air....

[Blotto 23525]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

one benefit to the shortened non-conference season is that there wont be as many of these LHN games, meaning less lowell 

tbh Lance is almost as annoying. 

[BigOrange1 6441]

1 minute ago, Blotto said:

tbh Lance is almost as annoying. 

agreed.  they are a truly awful team.

[TexArcher 37849]

34 minutes ago, Horn80 said:

Something must be wrong.  Not been one Lowell complaint all night. 

Fuck Lowell

[kingkoopa6 8352]

Need to get better on FTs

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

Any time you almost cover the spread by double, it’s a solid win no matter words are in the other team’s name. Could always be better but not a bad start. The team we played is better than some of the other cupcakes that some of the top 25 took on. 

[dcar00 14210]

11 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

So the spread on the game was 20.5 and we win by 36.  Is that good enough for all you bitching about how we look?

30+ should be expected over UT RGV.  from a score standpoint and a D standpoint they did what was expected.  liked what I saw from Liddell and Jones.  They seem very athletic.

I'm from Missouri at this point given the competition but at least it wasnt a Kent State/Radford.

[dcar00 14210]

3 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

Need to get better on FTs

this for about 8 years right?  Its like tackling in football.  its an epidemic.

Edited November 26, 2020 by dcar00

[txhorns 2409]

6 hours ago, txhorns said:

We will win by 40

Just a little off

[jimmyjazz 45963]

4 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

I'll give him 17 and 9 for tonight in 28 minutes. 

11 and 10 in 24.  Not a bad call you made there.

[conVINCEd 21469]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

11 and 10 in 24.  Not a bad call you made there.

I would’ve said 15/8 and one Sportscenter top 10 moment.  I know nothing about the kid outside of his lineage and a couple of YouTube videos of him dunking on people.