Texas Basketball 2022-23

[LTtxfan 49287]

Watching Super GM 2 at Ecu...

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

Dylan could be like a brand new top 5 portal signing for us this year if he can stay healthy and get back to his best.

 

 

[Horny Bull 2760]

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

if you thought preston clark looked old and bald in 2009, just wait until you see him running up and down the court this year for the basketball team. 

[Red Five 40874]

Guess we're done then, huh. 

[SL Xpress 7516]

31 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Guess we're done then, huh. 

There’s still a few portal guys out there I thought we might go after, but it doesn’t look like it at this point, no. 

I sure hope Bishop and Disu stay healthy. I mean, I hope that every year for all our players, but I’m extra hopeful about it this coming season. Beard is really selective about post defenders.

I’m curious what direction he goes in after this year when Bishop is gone, and if Disu performs at a high level like we all hope, I’m sure he’s heading to the draft, too. Ah well. We’ll kick that can down the street a bit and think about it more when the time comes. I remember at Tech it was an annual thing with Tech fans, too. 

[Blotto 23560]

Are all of these guys scholarship players now, or are any of these walk-ons (Bott, Perryman, Clark)?

[SL Xpress 7516]

24 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Are all of these guys scholarship players now, or are any of these walk-ons (Bott, Perryman, Clark)?

Men’s basketball is allowed 13 scholarships (women’s basketball has 15), so I’m sure someone will get a scholarship. The budget is there. 

There are some rules involved to prevent coaches from pulling scholarships, so there’d need to be an agreement if it’s not intended to make them a scholarship player moving forward. Usually when someone is given a scholarship they make a neat video of it, a la Licon last year. 

[LTtxfan 49287]

 

[Snake Diggity 4625]

4 hours ago, Blotto said:

Are all of these guys scholarship players now, or are any of these walk-ons (Bott, Perryman, Clark)?

Bott and Clark are for sure walk-ons.  I think Perryman is on scholarship but I could be wrong about that.  Either way it looks like there’s at least one scholarship open.

This should be an Elite 8 roster.

Edited June 14, 2022 by Snake Diggity

[shadow_operative 15932]

oh ok, so RB can hoop hoop:

 

 

 

[SL Xpress 7516]

9 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

oh ok, so RB can hoop hoop:

 

 

 

Yeah, it’s not like he’s a throw in. He’s a solidly top 75-100 kid. This team has a great mixture of returners, transfers, and freshmen. Looking at who we’re going after in the next two classes, Beard and Co. are continuing to go after top talent. 

Don’t need to set the world on fire this next season, although I won’t complain if they do. Any incremental progress would be outstanding. Top 3 finish in the Big 12 and Sweet 16 or more in the tournament and the program will be golden. But I would like to get to the Sweet 16 sooner rather than later. 

I’m really excited about the season. Thanks for posting the social media posts here. 

[SL Xpress 7516]

BTW, I feel like I’ve seen more dunks in the social feed this summer than I did all of last year. Maybe a slight exaggeration…but only slight. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

2 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

BTW, I feel like I’ve seen more dunks in the social feed this summer than I did all of last year. Maybe a slight exaggeration…but only slight. 

lol for real though. after six years of Shaka Smart teams that were just as equipped to  win a track meet as they were to win a basketball game, last year was definitely a strange one to watch with such a stark lack of athleticism. i have no doubt that this season will look noticeably different in that regard.

[LTtxfan 49287]

 

[HenryJames 66133]

“It’s a mating thing, bro.”

[shadow_operative 15932]

13 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

“It’s a mating thing, bro.”

"oh they bout to fight!" lol

[SL Xpress 7516]

18 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

“It’s a mating thing, bro.”

Dillon Mitchell is freakin’ hilarious. 

[Snake Diggity 4625]

I saw awhile back that Jackson Prince from Duncanville had been offered as a preferred walk-on and it looked like he intended to accept.  Is he not coming?

[BigOrange1 6442]

 

[SL Xpress 7516]

50 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

 

Well, it’s going to be a conference game soon enough. I guess Tennessee is who we get for the SEC Challenge then. I’m okay with that. 

[Pancho 44860]

Aggy left out of sec/b12 challenge lol

 

they claim it’s their 2 year cycle. 

[MoJames 8244]

18 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Aggy left out of sec/b12 challenge lol

 

they claim it’s their 2 year cycle. 

[Js1 85439]

1 hour ago, MoJames said:

Big 12 can’t handle that NIT runner up smoke. Ole Buzz building a machine over there. Just need about 8 more sub-500 opponents a year to get an NCAA invite 

[VinyVango 694]

Aggy left out of sec/b12 challenge lol
 
they claim it’s their 2 year cycle. 

Menstrual cycle


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[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13628]

TJ and that smile ... nice to see it doesn't age. Dude just has that court charisma.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[Js1 85439]

On 6/15/2022 at 3:19 PM, shadow_operative said:

oh ok, so RB can hoop hoop:

 

 

 

Straight up hooper? 

The twitter BB guys like Goodman really raved about him after he committed to us.  

Edited June 17, 2022 by Js1

[LTtxfan 49287]

 

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[Brian Fantana 6689]

The matchups this year seem lazy

[Pancho 44860]

43 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

 

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Bro calm down…

 

This exact tweet was posted just a few posts up. 
 

21 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

The matchups this year seem lazy

This.  We’re playing Tennessee again? I’ve always wondered how they determine the matchups. It feels like Texas has only played 3 teams in this thing ever—Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. (We’ve also played Mississippi and Georgia but no one remembers that.)

[Brian Fantana 6689]

5 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Bro calm down…

 

This exact tweet was posted just a few posts up. 
 

This.  We’re playing Tennessee again? I’ve always wondered how they determine the matchups. It feels like Texas has only played 3 teams in this thing ever—Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. (We’ve also played Mississippi and Georgia but no one remembers that.)

Yep that was my thought, too. And we're going to Baton Rouge for the 2nd time in 3 years.

[Js1 85439]

1 minute ago, Pancho said:

Bro calm down…

 

This exact tweet was posted just a few posts up. 
 

This.  We’re playing Tennessee again? I’ve always wondered how they determine the matchups. It feels like Texas has only played 3 teams in this thing ever—Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. (We’ve also played Mississippi and Georgia but no one remembers that.)

This. Very lazy.

They shuffled around a few but kept Texas-Tennessee, Kentucky-Kansas and Iowa State-Mizzou.  

Give me like, Texas-Alabama, Baylor-Kentucky, Kansas-Arkansas, Tech-Tennessee, TCU-Auburn.  Heck, Texas-Alabama is good to mirror the football game in September. 

[Underdog 28737]

I would’ve liked to see a two year H&H, UK should’ve done a return trip to Austin, Tech/ WV to Rupp, so on…

[LTtxfan 49287]

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

in six years here Shaka Smart was direct and open about his thoughts and expectations exactly zero times. enter Chris Beard:

 

[LTtxfan 49287]

 

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[HenryJames 66133]

[SL Xpress 7516]

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

 

He's talked about Dirty Martin's in his Fireside Chats.

[CheesePie 238]

What’s up with the boot?

[OB3 3629]

4 minutes ago, CheesePie said:

What’s up with the boot?

Could just be a ankle sprain or something minor, they use boots all the time for small injuries  

[shadow_operative 15932]

7 hours ago, HenryJames said:

went and ate at Dirty's for the first time in forever a couple of weekends ago. happy to report it still slams and goes hard, although it's crazy expensive! it was more than $50 for three of us. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

3 hours ago, CheesePie said:

What’s up with the boot?

it's the new fashion trend. it's called "booting". i think Yung Glizzy did a song about it.

[cabowabo 4492]

18 hours ago, HenryJames said:

I was at Dirty’s yesterday with the family when he walked and sat at the table next to us. He took a picture with my son and daughter and couldn’t have been nicer.  

[LTtxfan 49287]

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2022 by LTtxfan

[Herpa Derpa 6126]

17 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

it's the new fashion trend. it's called "booting". i think Yung Glizzy did a song about it.

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

8 hours ago, Herpa Derpa said:

 

good lord. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

in case anyone wanted to know whether or not this year's team will be more athletic than last year's: