Texas vs Oklahoma State @ 1 pm on ESPN2

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

Our guys play really hard. It's just that they're offensively challenged at every spot in the floor, and certainly as a group. Carr has to be better as a distributor, but it might not matter much if other guys remain overly timid or confused. 

[LTtxfan 49,184]

Getting shots earlier in shot clock now -- plus a few more offensive rebounds...

Hope 🙏🙏🙏

[SL Xpress 7,513]

5 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

well sure we will all hold out hope.  we can't beat KSU or Ok State at home after having decent sized leads.  they are unathletic and poorly coached on the offensive end.

it is what it is.  maybe that guard that is coming in next year will help.

 

How is you posting "this team isn't making the tournament" an indication of holding out hope? And they haven't exactly lost to OSU. 

Baylor couldn't beat OSU at home. Are they making the tournament?

[dcar00 14,182]

I wonder if Beard thought he could only get a half out of Disu or if he was trying to save him and got desperate.

Disu is our best player for sure.

[SL Xpress 7,513]

Just now, LTtxfan said:

Getting shots earlier in shot clock now -- plus a few more offensive rebounds...

Hope 🙏🙏🙏

 

I'm seeing glimmers of good things in this game. Too few glimmers, but glimmers nonetheless. Cut down the turnovers and Texas would have a decent lead.

[TexArcher 37,774]

Game feels like it's about to get a little chippy.

[dcar00 14,182]

1 minute ago, SL Xpress said:

 

How is you posting "this team isn't making the tournament" an indication of holding out hope? And they haven't exactly lost to OSU. 

Baylor couldn't beat OSU at home. Are they making the tournament?

of course i will cheer for them, they just aren't making the tourney.

[SDG 3,319]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

I wonder if Beard thought he could only get a half out of Disu or if he was trying to save him and got desperate.

Disu is our best player for sure.

He has been since the first time he stepped on the court.  

[Brian Fantana 6,685]

4 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OSU is missing their leading scorer.  yes a win is better than a loss.

Oh shit was not aware of that

[Catdaddyhorn 3,444]

9 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

do we not have any backcuts or anything else on O?  OSU is overplaying just like KSU did and we do nothing to counteract it.

What good is a back cut when all 5 offensive players are within 10 ft of each other? 

[SL Xpress 7,513]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

of course i will cheer for them, they just aren't making the tourney.

 

I'm not talking about whether you'll cheer for the team. Cheer for them in whatever manner you choose. We don't cheer for the team in the same way, and that's okay.

You're saying of course we'll all have hope the team will make the tournament. I'm saying you have a funny way of saying you're holding out hope, because you're saying the exact opposite in a very declarative way. That feels more like cognitive dissonance than being actually hopeful.

[dcar00 14,182]

5 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Our guys play really hard. It's just that they're offensively challenged at every spot in the floor, and certainly as a group. Carr has to be better as a distributor, but it might not matter much if other guys remain overly timid or confused. 

it's funny how Fran keeps saying Carr needs to get in the lane and draw 2 or 3 defenders.  what Fran doesn't understand is Carr isn't quick enough to beat his defender like that.  I like Fran but man sometimes he's not all there.

[dcar00 14,182]

1 minute ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

What good is a back cut when all 5 offensive players are within 10 ft of each other? 

good point.

[taybo20 2,825]

this is something to watch

[dcar00 14,182]

1 minute ago, SL Xpress said:

 

I'm not talking about whether you'll cheer for the team. Cheer for them in whatever manner you choose. We don't cheer for the team in the same way, and that's okay.

You're saying of course we'll all have hope the team will make the tournament. I'm saying you have a funny way of saying you're holding out hope, because you're saying the exact opposite in a very declarative way. That feels more like cognitive dissonance than being actually hopeful.

I hope they make the tourney.  they aren't making the tourney.

[Burt Macklin 19,023]

2 minutes ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

What good is a back cut when all 5 offensive players are within 10 ft of each other? 

Yep. Our spacing is god awful. Beard is trying to force the motion offense and it clearly isn’t working for this team. 

[TexArcher 37,774]

We've gotten some good points in the post, but way too many turnovers by the guards.

Just go inside.  I'm not entirely sure why that isn't our offensive identity all the time.

[dcar00 14,182]

Fran now realizing Carr sucks as a point guard.

[dcar00 14,182]

the board work is better this game.

[A’Dam Psycho 1,470]

Lol bullshit call

[TexArcher 37,774]

Jesus Christ, he threw himself into a defender who was standing still.  That's a tough blocking foul right there.

[Catdaddyhorn 3,444]

Great move by Mitchell. He just got a little off balance in the end.  That quick post entry in the initial offense is our best chance to score with any level of consistency.  

[SDG 3,319]

2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Fran now realizing Carr sucks as a point guard.

Yeah he needs to move a spot over so he can concentrate on scoring.  

[SL Xpress 7,513]

1 minute ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

What good is a back cut when all 5 offensive players are within 10 ft of each other? 

We've had a couple of possessions where it looks like we're trying to spread the floor. Then nothing. It's not that we're inconsistent. We're very consistent. We're very consistent at being terrible on offense. 

It's not the players at this point. It's the coaching. Whatever they're teaching these players to do, it's incredibly ineffective. 

People talk about what a great staff this is, but that's primarily due to their recruiting acumen. I don't believe Beard has a decent bench coach. Maybe Bob Donewald. He's the main guy who gets credit for his player development. 

He has two former head coaches on his staff, but I've never been a personal fan of Rodney Terry as a basketball coach, and Ogden is unproven in my eyes. 

I feel like he needs to find another Mark Adams for offense.

[chemHORN 1,239]

We have some good players,  just doesn't really seem to translate into a good team.  I feel like Ramey and Carr are constantly trying to prove that they are the teams big scorer, and the offense sufers because of it.  The ball movement just isn't as good as it was early in the season.  

[dcar00 14,182]

I'd like to see Allen and Disu, taking the shots the rest of the way.

[SL Xpress 7,513]

5 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

I hope they make the tourney.  they aren't making the tourney.

That makes zero sense, but you be you. Saying you're hopeful something is going to happen while declaratively saying it isn't is the definition of not actually holding out hope.

[TexArcher 37,774]

Just now, dcar00 said:

I'd like to see Allen and Disu, taking the shots the rest of the way.

Mitchell and Bishop had nice buckets, too.

I'd rather see nothing but post-ups for the rest of the season than keep watching us brick 3 out of every 4 three-pointers.

[Burt Macklin 19,023]

1 minute ago, SL Xpress said:

It's not the players at this point. It's the coaching. Whatever they're teaching these players to do, it's incredibly ineffective. 

Yep. Beard is trying to force the motion offense, instead of identifying what his personnel can do well. It’s a real problem. 

[dcar00 14,182]

2 minutes ago, chemHORN said:

We have some good players,  just doesn't really seem to translate into a good team.  I feel like Ramey and Carr are constantly trying to prove that they are the teams big scorer, and the offense sufers because of it.  The ball movement just isn't as good as it was early in the season.  

the problem is that Ramey and Carr are the only guys who can actually handle the ball that are a threat to score also(Askew is no threat).

[Pam Cummings 9,641]

So many commercials.

[Rockethorn1978 6,077]

I feel like beard still doesn’t know who the best 5 guys are. Of course they all play so inconsistent I’m sure it’s impossible to know. Frustrating.

[TexArcher 37,774]

Just now, Pam Cummings said:

So many commercials.

Did you know that BW3 has chicken wings??

[dcar00 14,182]

1 minute ago, SL Xpress said:

That makes zero sense, but you be you. Saying you're hopeful something is going to happen while declaratively saying it isn't is the definition of not actually holding out hope.

it only means I will be wrong about my statement but you do you.

[SL Xpress 7,513]

3 minutes ago, chemHORN said:

We have some good players,  just doesn't really seem to translate into a good team.  I feel like Ramey and Carr are constantly trying to prove that they are the teams big scorer, and the offense sufers because of it.  The ball movement just isn't as good as it was early in the season.  

 

Yeah, and the key is they're good, not great. 

I said before the season that getting all these transfers is great and all, but having the preseason ranking we did felt like getting some of the best NBA players from teams that didn't make the playoffs on one team and then saying they're going to compete for the championship. 

[kingkoopa6 8,350]

Ram3y!

[TexArcher 37,774]

Fran points out that 9 of our next 13 are against ranked opponents and goes optimistic saying that's a chance to build the resume instead of a chance to end up in the NIT.

[Pam Cummings 9,641]

This announcer is slurping Brock so hard lol. Some nice plays from the kid.

[Catdaddyhorn 3,444]

Fucking A!!! We're a hesitant team.  We went from coach "Sir Jack a lot" to Coach "don't you dare shoot that muthafucker"

Edited January 22, 2022 by Catdaddyhorn

[A’Dam Psycho 1,470]

Push off not called

[SL Xpress 7,513]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

it only means I will be wrong about my statement but you do you.

Your definitive statement. 

[dcar00 14,182]

hitting a 3 in this game is like a 10 point shot.

[dcar00 14,182]

nice to get some home cooking.

[SDG 3,319]

That was good D. 

[Pam Cummings 9,641]

End the game.

[SL Xpress 7,513]

4 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Yep. Beard is trying to force the motion offense, instead of identifying what his personnel can do well. It’s a real problem. 

It 's not even a good version of a motion offense. It's a bad version of it. If Bob Knight watches these games, he's turning it off in disgust part way through.

[dcar00 14,182]

1 minute ago, SL Xpress said:

Your definitive statement. 

yes my statement. 

[TexArcher 37,774]

Defense is completely taking over now.

[Rockethorn1978 6,077]

Just win the damn game Idgaf about the way it looks.

[A’Dam Psycho 1,470]

Where would we be without Ramey this season?