Texas vs UNC Greensboro- 7pm on LHN

[shadow_operative 15932]

kenpom has us winning 79-67

[Hookem2147 21308]

Road win at Arkansas but also home losses to High Point and Marshall.

They shoot the 3 at a pretty high level (even higher if you include their 2 games against non-D1 opponents).

[shadow_operative 15932]

no lowell. we’re all winners tonight. 

UNCG lost their top scorer three games ago and are 1-2 since.

[shadow_operative 15932]

quick 7-0 start.

[Valmy77 13226]

Nice start!

[shadow_operative 15932]

dillon mitchell going for that loose ball:

 

[Valmy77 13226]

Having some trouble on the boards for a bit

[Valmy77 13226]

Nice.

16-5 Texas.

[VinyVango 694]

That little run with 3 bigs on the floor was promising

[Valmy77 13226]

Just now, VinyVango said:

That little run with 3 bigs on the floor was promising

Nice to have Disu back

[Horn80 6123]

This is the best five for Texas.

[shadow_operative 15932]

disu is bussin’.

[Degenerate Gardner 4085]

So damn good to see Mitchell going to the floor on 50/50 balls. It sets a tone.

[VinyVango 694]

I like shed at the 5, disu as the stretch 4 and Mitchell as the 3

[perfectchaos007 6643]

Hunter has to finish that layup

[perfectchaos007 6643]

Horton should not be getting minutes on a Texas basketball team

[ClubWhatever 12144]

WTF   We are running a pick and roll offense against a 3-2 zone.   Just put Brock at the FT line and Disu on the baseline.

[shadow_operative 15932]

now six minutes without scoring. 

[Valmy77 13226]

Man...we were doing so well.

[shadow_operative 15932]

27-22 after back to back threes for UNCG.

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

Am I the only one who gets frustrated by Abmas?

[Hookem2147 21308]

Just now, BigTEAMLittleme said:

Am I the only one who gets frustrated by Abmas?

He’s really good at a few things and pretty bad at a lot of others. 

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

9 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Horton should not be getting minutes on a Texas basketball team

I was just about to say something about Hortons defense improving, and then the guy drives right past him for a layup. SMH. 🤦 

[shadow_operative 15932]

UNCG throws the ball out of bounds

the guy who threw it out of bounds yells at his teammate for it

everyone on the court walks down to the other end because of the turnover 

the referee: “uncg ball!”

4 minutes ago, BigTEAMLittleme said:

Am I the only one who gets frustrated by Abmas?

nope. his basketball IQ is lower than i thought it would be, and he’s pretty limited outside of scoring. also frustrating that he basically never gets to the line.

Edited December 30, 2023 by shadow_operative

[VinyVango 694]

Horton and Abmas on the floor together is a big negative for us on the defensive end

[VinyVango 694]

Am I the only one who gets frustrated by Abmas?

No. He has not played up to his resume and hype yet … he’s been below average on defense and handling the ball and his shot selection has been less than expected so far

[shadow_operative 15932]

mitchell with his fourth block of the half.

[Braff Zacklin 13578]

That's how you fucking finish a half!

[shadow_operative 15932]

tyrese! now that’s how you end the half!

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

Nice assist Tyrese 😎

Edited December 30, 2023 by BigTEAMLittleme

[Hookem2147 21308]

Great intensity on the defensive end pretty much that entire half 

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

Overall good half defensively. Offensive issues when they went zone for a few minutes but the defense was much better. 

The length with the big lineup (Mitchell, Disu, and Shedrick) gave us more length on the perimeter and inside. Maybe that's what we need. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

tyrese was a one man highlight reel that half. the rest of the team-eh. but man, that was his best half of play in a long time.

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

Great intensity on the defensive end pretty much that entire half 

Definitely improvement there

[Braff Zacklin 13578]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

Great intensity on the defensive end pretty much that entire half 

Agreed. The offense stalling out when UNC-G switched to zone was frustrating, but the defensive effort is much more important.

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

We only gave up 1 open 3 and 1 mid range jumper that half. Everything else was contested. We need more of that defensive effort. 

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

5 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Agreed. The offense stalling out when UNC-G switched to zone was frustrating, but the defensive effort is much more important.

It makes a little sense. This big lineup (Disu, Shedrick, and Mitchell) has only played probably 5 minutes together all season. 

Trying to figure out spacing against the zone.

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

I hate to be that guy but UNC Greensboro's run also started right when Horton came into the game. He got the hook after a few minutes. 

It was also the Horton and Abmas combo again that ignited the run. RT has to stop playing these two together. 

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

7 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I hate to be that guy but UNC Greensboro's run also started right when Horton came into the game. He got the hook after a few minutes. 

It was also the Horton and Abmas combo again that ignited the run. RT has to stop playing these two together. 

Only one of these two should be on the floor at one time. I honestly am not understanding what Horton is doing to get minutes over others they have on the bench.

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

Tyrese is playing one hell of a game.

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

I hope this game is a lesson for Abmas. He's not doing much offensively but he's giving great effort defensively. 

You can win playing this way. Scoring 20 with zero defense doesn't do anything for you.

[chemHORN 1239]

Why can't we get this Hunter more than once every 10 games?

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

Amazing what happens when our guards prevent dribble penetration. This is the best they've defended all year. 

[VinyVango 694]

Even 80% of tonight’s Hunter with the three bigs clicking on the court makes this team look like one with a viable sweet 16 chance

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

Texas found something with this big lineup. 

Just so much more length and completely disrupting UNC Greensboro on the defensive end. 

[BigTEAMLittleme 213]

3 minutes ago, VinyVango said:

Even 80% of tonight’s Hunter with the three bigs clicking on the court makes this team look like one with a viable sweet 16 chance

I would feel a lot better about that sentiment if I knew Texas defense would play consistently as well as it has tonight.

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

3 minutes ago, BigTEAMLittleme said:

I would feel a lot better about that sentiment if I knew Texas defense would play consistently as well as it has tonight.

Thing is I think it's somewhat sustainable. 

It's amazing what happens when Horton's lack of defense is just sitting on the bench and not hurting the team. 

 

[perfectchaos007 6643]

Disu has his stroke tonight!

[shadow_operative 15932]

love seeing mitchell pass up the open three with uncg daring him to take it. three seconds later he’s got an offensive rebound and a bucket.

disu with his third three of the game.

[Rickylovesweed 14317]

I'm somewhat convinced this team can be a good defensive team if they simply don't play Horton.