Texas Women’s Basketball 2023-2024: Handing out ass whoopins and lollipops, and we’re all out of lollipops

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Wow, Kansas dominating Baylor. 

[Js1 85744]

1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Wow, Kansas dominating Baylor. 

I believe I highlighted that game in Lawrence for Baylor as a potential loss.  Just sayin 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Muhammad is working TCU on the boards. She's just out working them. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

This is such a Vic team tonight. Nothing really going right offensively but we are just tough and out working TCU. 

[Js1 85744]

7 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

This is such a Vic team tonight. Nothing really going right offensively but we are just tough and out working TCU. 

Vic will take a slug fest over a shootout 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

This would be a 20 point lead if Jones would finish some of these bunnies. Getting great looks. 

[TommysTinyTowels 787]

Shaylee with 7 turnovers

[Js1 85744]

Man we were pulling away and now it’s a 5 point game going to the 4th

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Our bigs have been awful tonight offensively. So many missed looks right at the basket. 

[ClubWhatever 12159]

We are a slow team

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Taylor Jones just needs to be patient. She's getting great position and looks. Finish like that. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Vic has the right idea in this game with no Sedona Prince. 

He's going big and we have TCU in foul trouble. Also, getting great looks inside. Just need Jones to start finishing now. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Taylor Jones has finally figured out TCU has no size to guard her. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Such a bullshit call. Just because Jones is bigger doesn't mean that's a foul. 

[ClubWhatever 12159]

Jones is good.

[Js1 85744]

2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Such a bullshit call. Just because Jones is bigger doesn't mean that's a foul. 

I remember watching Imani McGee called for everything bc she was big. I bet Lee won’t be called like that on Saturday 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

I think without Harmon we may try to play like this a lot. Just bully ball inside. We've missed a lot of bunnies tonight that we normally make (especially Jones).

[Js1 85744]

Considering two of the four ranked Big 12 teams fell, I will take this tonight. Keep pace with Baylor and KSU. Can knock off KSU on Saturday 

Texas wins 72-60

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Vic is such a great coach. 

He knew TCU didn't have the size inside. Just bullied them inside all night and probably should have won by 15+ if our bigs didn't miss so many bunnies. 

[Gut Wagon 8105]

Prince I thought looked awful against Baylor. Very tall but not very good. Might have given us trouble, though, so I'm glad we dodged her in a grinder of a game. 

[TommysTinyTowels 787]

#10/10 Texas (16-1, 3-1 Big 12) vs. #12/12 Kansas State (16-1, 4-0 Big 12)
Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1:00 PM CT
Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU. Brenda VanLengen (pxp) and Sheryl Swoopes (analyst) will call the action.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasSports.com and the Longhorn App. Roger Wallace will call the action on Saturday.  

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Kansas State Team Stats
The Kansas State Wildcats (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) are trying to extend a 10-game winning streak.
Kansas State knocked off Oklahoma 74-57 in the team's last action on Wednesday, led by Ayoka Lee's team-high 17 points.
The Wildcats have out-shot their opponents from downtown this season, connecting on 6.8 three-pointers per game while giving up 3.9 made threes by their opponents.
Kansas State Players to Watch
Ayoka Lee leads Kansas State in scoring and rebounding with 19.6 points and 8.1 boards per game. Serena Sundell adds 10.5 points and 4.7 assists for the Wildcats, and Gabby Gregory averages 9.4 points and 3.9 assists per game.
Kansas State's three-point shooting attack is led by Gregory, who averages 1.6 made three-pointers per game while hitting 29 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

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Kansas State Regular Season

vsPresbyterian              W69-35

@Little Rock                 W77-39

@2Iowa                        W65-58

vsWisconsin                W75-57

vsWestern KY             W77-61

vs18North Carolina      W63-56

vs5Iowa                        L77-70

vsJackson St               W79-37

vsMcNeese                 W101-39

vsMissouri                  W84-56

vsNorth Florida          W79-53

vsOral Roberts          W102-59

vsSouthern               W84-52

@Cincinnati             W66-41

vsHouston              W72-38

@UCF                     W72-56

vsOklahoma          W74-57

[Js1 85744]

Sheryl Swoopes? FML

[TommysTinyTowels 787]

We were shaky at home vs TCU with a first year head coach and missing their best inside player so I'm not optimistic versus a very good KState squad at their house.

Give me hope.

[Js1 85744]

3 minutes ago, TommysTinyTowels said:

We were shaky at home vs TCU with a first year head coach and missing their best inside player so I'm not optimistic versus a very good KState squad at their house.

Give me hope.

Vic has traditionally schemed very well against Ayoka Lee.  In her games against a Vic defense at Texas - 5 points, 9 points, 20 points (they still lost by 18), 10 points

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

5 hours ago, Js1 said:

Vic has traditionally schemed very well against Ayoka Lee.  In her games against a Vic defense at Texas - 5 points, 9 points, 20 points (they still lost by 18), 10 points

TCU is also the type team that will give us issues moving forward. I.e. a lot of good shooting/scoring guards. With no Harmon, our issue is now perimeter defense. 

[Js1 85744]

1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

TCU is also the type team that will give us issues moving forward. I.e. a lot of good shooting/scoring guards. With no Harmon, our issue is now perimeter defense. 

Yep, almost their entire starting lineup can shoot the 3. We have had issues closing out shooters so not surprised they started to torch us in the 2nd half. 

[Js1 85744]

The top 4 Big 12 teams play each other today so we should see some interesting shakeup in the standings. If Texas and Baylor wins, all 4 teams will be 4-1

Baylor @ ISU

Texas @ KSU

Ok State and OU can also go to 4-1 with wins today. Top of the league looks strong early 

[torre 1291]

Excerpts from KXAN article:

 

Head coach Vic Schaefer understands it’s a tall order to go into K-State’s house and beat them, especially with how they defend. The Wildcats (16-1, 4-0) are second in the country in field goal percentage defense, allowing teams to shoot 31.5% from the field on average. And they’re fifth in the country in scoring defense, allowing just over 51 points per game. Anchored by 6-foot-6 center Ayoka Lee in the paint, the Wildcats’ defense is stout.

“It’s pretty scary going into Manhattan to play against a team like that,” Schaefer said. “They’ve to great chemistry on that end of the floor, and they’ve got the aircraft carrier inside. If you get off the bounce, there’s 6-foot-6 waiting for you, ready to throw it in the fifth row.”

To complement their tough interior defense, the Wildcats are also No. 2 in the country in 3-point shooting percentage defense, allowing teams to shoot a measly 22.1% from long distance. Schaefer said his team has to “have a plan” when attempting to put the ball in the bucket because the opportunities won’t come as often as they typically do.

Earlier in the season, the Wildcats topped Iowa 65-58 and “held” star guard Caitlin Clark to 24 points. Clark shot 9 for 32 including 2 for 16 from 3-point range. At the time, the Hawkeyes were ranked No. 2 in the country.

From a size perspective, the Longhorns don’t have anyone who can match up with Lee, so running the offense while she’s on the floor will look slightly different. Senior guard Shay Holle said it’s going to take a team effort to slow Lee down.

“We’ve been focusing on ball pressure a lot in practice, and we’ve got to have help-side defense,” she said. “One person won’t be able to handle all of that, so it’ll be a team effort for sure.”

https://www.kxan.com/sports/no-10-texas-faces-toughest-defense-of-the-season-against-no-12-kansas-state/

[Js1 85744]

Sloppy.  Not taking care of the ball.  2 fouls already

7-0 KSU

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

7 -7. K-State is hacking like crazy inside. Call the fouls. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

This big lineup is giving K-State issues on the boards. They can't keep Taylor and Moore off the boards. 

[perfectchaos007 6713]

12 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Sloppy.  Not taking care of the ball.  2 fouls already

7-0 KSU

Fortunately we responded quickly. Could have been a repeat of the Baylor game otherwise. 12-12

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Booker is so insanely good. 

[Js1 85744]

Nvm, it was Amina

Edited January 13 by Js1

[Js1 85744]

18-16 Texas after 1

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Keep getting the ball inside. 

Lee is big but they're small and soft at the other positions. Muhammad, Moore, and Holle were bullying them in the paint. 

[Js1 85744]

Would be nice if they called more under our basket. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Come on refs. Call the hacks under the basket. 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Keep getting the ball inside. We are too big and physical. 

 

[Js1 85744]

Inbound ball pressure has been excellent. And denying Lee easy entry passes 

[perfectchaos007 6713]

Baylor and ISU tied with 5 minutes left

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Wish we would have played Baylor at a different time. 1st game without Harmon. 

[Js1 85744]

Just now, Rickylovesweed said:

Wish we would have played Baylor at a different time. 1st game without Harmon. 

Yeah, even Vic said he was shell shocked. Team tired so hard, but was so rattled by it

We will need to revenge the loss in Waco. For Rori!

[Js1 85744]

Jones needs to stop trying to fade away. That’s not your game 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

5 fouls to 1. Wish we could get the same soft calls. 

[Js1 85744]

Swoopes is such a beating. We get it, you hate Texas 

[Rickylovesweed 14829]

Gotta stop shooting jumpers. Getting whatever we want inside. 

[Js1 85744]

Finally called a foul inside. Lee had to assault Gaston to get it called 

[Js1 85744]

31-30 Texas half

Lol at Swoopes not knowing you can’t sub out between FTs

[perfectchaos007 6713]

ISU wins. They'll lead the Big12 even if Texas wins today