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  On 2/2/2019 at 10:03 PM, texasstrong12 said:

This 5 game stretch will determine if we make the tournament. This is the easiest stretch in Big 12 play IMO. 

Baylor

@ WV

K-State

Oklahoma State

@ OU

3 winnable games at home and 2 of the easier road games in the Big 12. The key is holding home court. Win all 5 of those and they will get a bid but there are some winnable games on the road. We've probably played 3 out of the 4 toughest road games so far (Kansas, Iowa State and K-State). 

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2-0 start. 

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  On 2/10/2019 at 3:08 AM, Machinator said:

Play like we have the last four games and we'll finish in the top half of the conference for sure.

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Fyi, I don't really count Shaka's first team as one of "his" teams, and with that said I think this is the best we've played since Shaka (and "his" teams) took over. We can still be slow and ugly at times, but it's happening less and less, and the stretches of good play are happening more and more. If we keep this up we should avoid being an 8 or 9'seed and having to face a Duke, UVA, Kentucky type team. 

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3-4 in the last 7 should be very doable if Ramey and Roach keep shooting well. 

Matt Coleman still befuddles me.  He can't get by guys consistently.  he's just an average Big 12 point guard at this point.  he's not bad by any stretch but I expected him to be much more of a facilitator than he is.

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  On 2/10/2019 at 4:49 AM, dcar00 said:

3-4 in the last 7 should be very doable if Ramey and Roach keep shooting well. 

Matt Coleman still befuddles me.  He can't get by guys consistently.  he's just an average Big 12 point guard at this point.  he's not bad by any stretch but I expected him to be much more of a facilitator than he is.

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Matt Coleman has been inconsistent as hell but I thought he was good tonight even though he didn't score many points. 

Coleman has been pushing tempo a lot more which is why our offense is looking better. 

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  On 2/10/2019 at 4:55 AM, texasstrong12 said:

Matt Coleman has been inconsistent as hell but I thought he was good tonight even though he didn't score many points. 

Coleman has been pushing tempo a lot more which is why our offense is looking better. 

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I agree he was fine tonight.  He's just not what I thought he was going to be...yet. and yes it is the inconsistency that is a problem.

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  On 2/10/2019 at 4:57 AM, dcar00 said:

I agree he was fine tonight.  He's just not what I thought he was going to be...yet. and yes it is the inconsistency that is a problem.

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The team goes as Matt goes. He's been decent to very good the last 4 games, and so has the team.

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The key against Kansas State is pace. They are 332nd out of 353 teams in possessions per game. Kansas State wants so slow the game down and suffocate you in the half court with defense. Texas has to get out and run.

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  On 2/10/2019 at 5:14 AM, texasstrong12 said:

 

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The college basketball product has really fallen if this Texas 🏀 team thus far this Season is ranked #21 or #23 in any legitimate ranking system.

Glad to see guard play has been better.  Not sure why more teams aren't playing more zone against this poor offensive Horns squad.  To Beat the Horns defense, just get the Ball within 12 feet of the basket, pump fake and draw fouls.

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  On 2/10/2019 at 2:41 PM, Rockethorn1978 said:

Have a huge opportunity coming up to finish strong on the season. K-st isn't great on the road so maybe we can pull one out.

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Did not see 1st K-State game where Texas won 67-47.  Would someone please provide info on keys to that Horns victory vs K-State Jan 2nd?

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Also we went 14/27 from 3 point land and if basically anyone in the country shoots like that they will win every game and even if they had dean wade we would have won shooting like that.

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  On 2/10/2019 at 10:31 AM, LTtxfan said:

The college basketball product has really fallen if this Texas 🏀 team thus far this Season is ranked #21 or #23 in any legitimate ranking system.

Glad to see guard play has been better.  Not sure why more teams aren't playing more zone against this poor offensive Horns squad.  To Beat the Horns defense, just get the Ball within 12 feet of the basket, pump fake and draw fouls.

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Not all teams practice zone enough to be good at it.

We are also quietly becoming a competent shooting team. Makes zone less viable.

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  On 2/10/2019 at 3:55 PM, Machinator said:

Not all teams practice zone enough to be good at it.

We are also quietly becoming a competent shooting team. Makes zone less viable.

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Agree.  We are also making some adjustments like having Coleman in the middle of the zone and the zone collapses and he can pass out to wings.  But the biggest thing in Texas' recent play is Ramey operating and shooting at a high level.  And when Osetkowski goes ofer, we are not relying on him to create any offense as we did last year or earlier in the season.

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I've kept up with KenPom's schedule projections especially closely this year, and all year long they've had us beating KU, playing ISU close, and going 4-0 on our current stretch from BU to OSU. So the fact that we've lived up to that to this point isn't all that surprising- but the way we've looked in doing so is. This is the best stretch of basketball that we've played under Shaka since he's had his own players. The right players have been getting the right minutes for a while now, and it appears that everyone- including DO and even Sims- is responding well to having more defined roles. If Shaka could figure out what he wants to do with Hamm then I think we'd be set.

Also, I will gladly give credit where credit is due. I've been vocally critical of Shaka's assistant hidings and their lack of a tangible impact on player performance and development, but it appears to me from the outside that Neil Berry has brought an offensive system that this team can run efficiently, and that the additions of Berry, Hayes, and Ramey have done wonders for our team. If Coleman and/or Roach could be consistent and Jones could have been healthy then I dare say that we could have made a run at the conference title this year. We appear to finally have found some consistency on that end of the floor, and the team looks much improved.

Here is our remaining schedule:

 

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Six games against the top 40, three of them on the road. I'm not so much concerned about our exact W/L during this stretch as I am with how we look during this stretch. If we continue to play the way we've been playing the last few weeks then we're a good shooting day or two from making some postseason noise. It's been much nicer to watch this team lately.

 

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  On 2/10/2019 at 3:35 PM, Rockethorn1978 said:

Also we went 14/27 from 3 point land and if basically anyone in the country shoots like that they will win every game and even if they had dean wade we would have won shooting like that.

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Febres was something like 7for9 and like 5 of them came in the latter half of the 2nd half.  We broke open a back and forth game with a blitzkrieg of 3s in the last 7 or 8 minutes of the game.  

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This is a glimpse at the bubble. You have to find about 16 teams (8 seed on) out of this group.

The bubble might shrink of course if there are bid thieves but there are also going to be teams out of this group that exclude themselves based on conference record. For example, Indiana is 4-9 in the Big 10 and OU is 3-8 in the Big 12.

 Texas (#5 SOS, 4 Q1 wins, 8 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

 Baylor (#59 SOS, 3 Q1 wins, 9 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Washington (#55 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Oklahoma (#11 SOS, 3 Q1 wins, 8 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Ohio State (#56 SOS, 4 Q1 wins, 7 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Syracuse (#28 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 5 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

TCU (#27 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

St. Johns (#63 SOS, 4 Q1 wins, 7 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Ole Miss (#80 SOS, 3 Q1 wins, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Minnesota (#64 SOS, 3 Q1 wins, 7 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

NC State (#249 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Indiana (#31 SOS, 4 Q1 wins, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Alabama (#23 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 8 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Arizona State (#73 SOS, 3 Q1 wins, 7 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

UCF (#101 SOS, 0 Q1 wins, 4 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Seton Hall (#39 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 9 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Temple (#57 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

VCU (#34 SOS, 1 Q1 wins, 3 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Lipscomb (#215 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 4 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Wofford (#158 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 5 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Utah State (#117 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 3 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Nebraska (#79 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 6 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Florida (#29 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 5 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)
Clemson (#25 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 4 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Butler (#30 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 7 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Creighton (#10 SOS, 2 Q1 wins, 5 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

Arkansas (#43 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 3 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

UNC-Greensboro (#187 SOS, 1 Q1 win, 2 combined Q1 and Q2 wins)

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  On 2/10/2019 at 4:23 PM, dogbreath said:

Agree.  We are also making some adjustments like having Coleman in the middle of the zone and the zone collapses and he can pass out to wings.  But the biggest thing in Texas' recent play is Ramey operating and shooting at a high level.  And when Osetkowski goes ofer, we are not relying on him to create any offense as we did last year or earlier in the season.

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The key with Osetkowski is to keep him off the perimeter. He actually has some value as a big guy that does the dirty work. 

WV is a good example. Osetkowski was atrocious from the field but he did some good things on the defensive end and on the boards. If Osetkowski rebounds like he did against WV that's all we really want. 

Osetkowski deserves his share of criticism but the one thing I will say about him is I don't think he's soft. He will battle on the boards and defensive end. 

 

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It's unlikely Shaka will be fired after this year because of his buyout.

It was already unlikely and it was going to take a dumpster fire season for it to happen. With us now looking more and more like a tournament team Shaka will get another year. 

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  On 2/10/2019 at 3:22 PM, LTtxfan said:

Did not see 1st K-State game where Texas won 67-47.  Would someone please provide info on keys to that Horns victory vs K-State Jan 2nd?

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1) K-State didn't have Stokes or Wade against Texas. Their starting guard (Stokes) and arguably the best player in the Big 12 (Wade). This is completely different team than the one we played in Manhattan. 

2) Texas should run a lot of zone against K-State. That's how we beat them on the road.

They were 6/18 from 3 and we played a lot of 2-3 zone. K-State is #237 in 3 point shooting percentage so they really struggle to shoot. We are a better shooting team than K-State and that's a rarity. 

Wade is their only above average 3 point shooter and he's not a high volume guy from 3. 

3) K-State is #143 in adjusted offense and #6 in adjusted defense. They win games with their defense in the half court. The key in this game is to run because K-State wants to play slow and suffocate you in the half court. 

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swap Georgia and Kansas, we're right about where I thought we'd be when we were speculating four weeks ago

cameltoe and greggagym will be back shortly

then we'll lose a few and they'll be gone again

I thought with 19 wins and a .500 record in the B12, we'd get in. If we finish 10-8 in the Big 12 (which, thanks to the KU win, seems credibly possible), I'm certain of it. And texasstrong is right, Shaka is not going anywhere w/that buyout if we make the NCAA Tournament.

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  On 2/11/2019 at 3:38 PM, SwanderedTalent said:

swap Georgia and Kansas, we're right about where I thought we'd be when we were speculating four weeks ago

cameltoe and greggagym will be back shortly

then we'll lose a few and they'll be gone again

I thought with 19 wins and a .500 record in the B12, we'd get in. If we finish 10-8 in the Big 12 (which, thanks to the KU win, seems credibly possible), I'm certain of it. And texasstrong is right, Shaka is not going anywhere w/that buyout if we make the NCAA Tournament.

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The reason that I disappeared for a few weeks is because I buried my little sister you piece of trash.

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Tim Preston on Ramey

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  On 2/11/2019 at 3:38 PM, SwanderedTalent said:

swap Georgia and Kansas, we're right about where I thought we'd be when we were speculating four weeks ago

cameltoe and greggagym will be back shortly

then we'll lose a few and they'll be gone again

I thought with 19 wins and a .500 record in the B12, we'd get in. If we finish 10-8 in the Big 12 (which, thanks to the KU win, seems credibly possible), I'm certain of it. And texasstrong is right, Shaka is not going anywhere w/that buyout if we make the NCAA Tournament.

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Correct.

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  On 2/11/2019 at 8:23 PM, Rockethorn1978 said:

I wonder if we went on a winning streak and say went 5-2 down the stretch putting us at 19-12 and 11-7 in the big 12 what type of seed that would get us? 7 seed?

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How fucking nice would that be.  Get us out the 8/9 line and having to face a #1 if we win.  (Big if, given our tournament history)

But also, we've shown we can play with very good teams.  So who the fuck knows.  But I'd rather face the 2 than the 1. 

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  On 2/11/2019 at 9:12 PM, Js1 said:

How fucking nice would that be.  Get us out the 8/9 line and having to face a #1 if we win.  (Big if, given our tournament history)

But also, we've shown we can play with very good teams.  So who the fuck knows.  But I'd rather face the 2 than the 1. 

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The tournament committee would devour the chance to put a 8/9-seed Texas in Tennessee's bracket, while my insides would turn into the deleted scenes from a Tool video.

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  On 2/11/2019 at 9:21 PM, Bitterwhiteguy said:

The tournament committee would devour the chance to put a 8/9-seed Texas in Tennessee's bracket, while my insides would turn into the deleted scenes from a Tool video.

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I had the same thought, and that exact scenario is the no.1 reason i'm praying we avoid an 8/9 seed, assuming Tennessee gets a no.1 seed. Either way it could be close on selection sunday. 

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