(2) Baylor at (6)Texas 6pm on ESPN

[Horn80 6183]

Baylor looks sharp and Texas meh.

[BoosterAndrews 113]

Why does J. Sims start over K. Jones??  Kai is a scrawny beast that has an NBA future.  Sims is no baller.

[shadow_operative 15932]

we're actually shooting quite well percentage wise right now, but the shot selection has mostly sucked and the offense has been disjointed. we need to run better offense and start winning the battle on the glass for this will be BLOWOUT CITY!!!/Dickie V 

Edited February 3, 2021 by shadow_operative

[VinyVango 694]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

It's because of all the same reasons it's always been. Our offense is trash, we take way too many bad shots and have way too many empty possessions every single game, and we make the same exact mistakes over and over again, never learning from them. 

...with a one set (high, weak pick) offense that we run 98% of the time that an average high school coach could set up a defense for...plus, their guards are way better than Coleman and Ramey.

[shadow_operative 15932]

AJ having a damn good game.

[dcar00 14471]

blowout coming.

[Pancho 45241]

6 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

It's because of all the same reasons it's always been. Our offense is trash, we take way too many bad shots and have way too many empty possessions every single game, and we make the same exact mistakes over and over again, never learning from them. 

Yet the shooting percentage is even right now. 

[BoosterAndrews 113]

Way better than Coleman?  Hell naw.

We can easily comeback in this game.  Plenty of game left.  Baylor will start missing more 3s.

[CheesePie 238]

Why doesn’t baylor miss? Are they cheating?

[shadow_operative 15932]

BU's offensive sets are dynamite. They're getting looks almost every time down. 

[dcar00 14471]

8 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

It's because of all the same reasons it's always been. Our offense is trash, we take way too many bad shots and have way too many empty possessions every single game, and we make the same exact mistakes over and over again, never learning from them. 

this. our offense sucks against any D with a pulse unless we have 2 guys raining 3's.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10373]

6 minutes ago, BoosterAndrews said:

Why does J. Sims start over K. Jones??  Kai is a scrawny beast that has an NBA future.  Sims is no baller.

Ask myself this every game, every half

[shadow_operative 15932]

3 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Yet the shooting percentage is even right now. 

yeah, we've hit some low percentage shots thus far. that doesn't change anything about how bad of an idea it is to continue settling for low percentage shots taken five seconds into the shot clock, and/or dribbling the ball around the perimeter for 25 seconds before some aimless 1 v 4 drive to the hole. 

Edited February 3, 2021 by shadow_operative

[chemHORN 1253]

We need more out of Sims.  

[EuroHorn 3273]

Scoop there it is

[MonkeyDoughnut 10373]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

BU's offensive sets are dynamite. They're getting looks almost every time down. 

Yeah, we really need some offensive sets. We're still playing playground offense. We've got the players.

[chemHORN 1253]

8 minutes ago, BoosterAndrews said:

Why does J. Sims start over K. Jones??  Kai is a scrawny beast that has an NBA future.  Sims is no baller.

Sims is not playing well.  Kai has more upside bit with his size his rebounding and inside game need work.  He is sitting out on the perimeter way too much.   

[shadow_operative 15932]

we just came out of a timeout and almost didn't even get a shot off before the shot clock expired, settling for a desperation three attempt. out of a timeout. ugh. 

[TexArcher 38204]

Just now, shadow_operative said:

BU's offensive sets are dynamite. They're getting looks almost every time down. 

And I don't know how anyone's gonna stop it.  They've got 6 guys who can shoot the three and pretty much everyone can get to the rim.  And they're unselfish.

This team has a chance to run the table all the way to the end.

[Mo Horn 8876]

We are playing well and mostly under control. But, just about every empty possession puts you in a hole as BU is just so good. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

AJ playing with a lot of heart. 

[Pancho 45241]

12 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Baylor's gonna win the whole fucking thing, aren't they?

God dammit.

If it’s not Baylor vs Gonzaga in the national title game, one of them lost focusness 

[Gucci_Suit 2666]

We......... don’t play well at the offensive end. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

chance to go on a mini run to end the half. let's get some good shots up boys. 

[SDG 3319]

Climbing back into it.  

[BoosterAndrews 113]

Then Sims does shit like that and I'm reminded like OK, he still does cool shit sometimes.

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative said:

chance to go on a mini run to end the half. let's get some good shots up boys. 

or we could just brick a theee pointer five seconds into the shot clock.

next possession: a wild, spinning floater for an airball by Ramey. now THAT is Shaka Smart Texas Basketball.

Edited February 3, 2021 by shadow_operative

[dcar00 14471]

we are throwing up some shit. good lord.

[rvm96 1643]

Kai Jones had a dunk on that fastbreak if they fed him

[TexArcher 38204]

2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

If it’s not Baylor vs Gonzaga in the national title game, one of them lost focusness 

Feels that way.  Maybe Villanova.

[shadow_operative 15932]

big three from Coleman. don't mind that shot at all. 

[BoosterAndrews 113]

BOOM BABY

[shadow_operative 15932]

motherfucker. 

[utdlc 104]

Ramey is playing bad tonight. If he can pick it up in the 2nd half we have a good chance to win.

 

[EuroHorn 3273]

Well not a bad way to end the half

[TexasBeta 1267]

Just starting watching. Praying Shaka is going for this look. Come on Horns.

[dcar00 14471]

Ramey is awful.  

Its amazing we are only down 7.

[TexArcher 38204]

Ugh.  Nice run there, but that 3 was a dagger.

We're in it, tho.

[shadow_operative 15932]

4 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

or we could just brick a theee pointer five seconds into the shot clock.

next possession: a wild, spinning floater for an airball by Ramey. now THAT is Shaka Smart Texas Basketball.

^^^ THIS is the shit that kills me. every time we make a run on some team to make the game close again we immediately have back to back absolutely retarded possessions because that is what we do under Shaka. we don't run any kind of set that's designed to get a good look, we just say, "Hey Courtney Ramey, just do whatever you feel! I love you! See you at dorms for Netflix and chill tonight!"

when you never hold your players accountable and yet you always defer to their judgment in tight moments, you're gonna have a bad time. 

Edited February 3, 2021 by shadow_operative

[MonkeyDoughnut 10373]

Damn Mitchell is good

[dcar00 14471]

It sucks that Kansas actually really does sucks and we still have no chance to win the conference because fucking Baylor is good at basketball.

This is like basketball purgatory.

[Blotto 23635]

Baylor is fucking good. If they shoot over 50% from deep, we arent getting back into this, but if they cool off we have  chance. Nobody on our side is anywhere close to foul trouble, so thats a plus. 

[hookem48 4703]

9 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Yeah, we really need some offensive sets. We're still playing playground offense. We've got the players.

offensive set, what the fuck is that? - Shaka

[BigOrange1 6476]

take out that 8-0 start and it's 34-33 texas.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4794]

Relax ... we got this one.  Shaka’s drawing up adjustments for both ends of the floor as we gnash our teeth. Honest ...

[hobbes2702 13087]

27 minutes ago, Pancho said:

I fully expect people to blame Shaka the duration of this thread and I’m not too sure why.  Baylor is just a way better team than we are.  My fear is we will make mistakes trying to keep up with the athleticism, preciseness, and execution of Baylor.  An example of that is Baylor just took a charge right outside the RA and then we try to do the same thing but not realizing we were so far deep in the RA is an auto-block. 

I like this test for the team.  This is the best team they will play all year. 

Those are all reasons to blame Shaka. You literally talked about the precision that Baylor executes at. That’s a coaching problem 

[Braff Zacklin 13671]

2 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

take out that 8-0 start and it's 34-33 texas.

[shadow_operative 15932]

im 100% serious with this question:

if Texas went on a 5-0 run to get the game close and then Courtney Ramey pulled up from 30 feet and air balled it, would Shaka bench him? I seriously say no. 

in year's past we got out coached and it was very obvious. this year our team is so good that we can still usually win while being out coached. but not against Baylor, or even Tech or OU this year. every possession matters, and we do not value the ball under Shaka Smart. it's been one of his biggest weaknesses from day one, and while the talent and experience of this team have masked some of Shaka's worts, there's no hiding the absolute shit that is our "offense" against Big XII competition. every possession is either an instant pull-up jumper, or 25 seconds of nothing followed by a desperation drive or heave. it's hard to watch. 

Edited February 3, 2021 by shadow_operative

[Braff Zacklin 13671]

In all seriousness, it could be a lot worse. Some calls at the end of the half went our way and helped us get within striking distance.

If our guards can take better care of the ball and people start making their free throws (*cough* I'm looking at you, Jericho. *cough*), then we've got a real shot.

[dcar00 14471]

AJ is going to have to stay hot and we need someone else to step up and we might have a chance.