Texas vs UT Arlington- 1pm on LHN

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

kenpom has us winning 83-66.

[Braff Zacklin 13667]

Oh, yeah? Well, maybe we'll beat them 83-66!!!

 

Wait ...

[perfectchaos007 6677]

 

It's Chendall's homecoming game. He gets to face his former team

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Welp this might be interesting. 

 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

With Hunter out, it would be nice to build some confidence with Horton. 

[Hookem2147 21370]

I was wondering why the line opened at 17 or whatever it was. UNCG is way better than UTA and that line was only -15.

Edited January 1 by Hookem2147

[Hookem2147 21370]

UTA did get their best player back a few weeks ago when the two time transfer rule went away. Phillip Wilson, who is averaging 17.7 points through 3 games but is a huge volume shooter (45 FG attempts).

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

I think the defensive effort has been good again today. UTA has hit a couple 3s that were contested from beyond NBA range. Surely, those won't keep falling. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

This is why we need Horton to get some confidence on defense. He's a zone buster. UTA went zone and Horton hits a 3. 

[Mo Horn 8855]

Is uta really this good from 3, or is this just another case of teams playing Texas can't miss from deep?

[Mo Horn 8855]

They're currently at 50% from behind the arc

[dcar00 14381]

we look like we partied last night

[VinyVango 694]

Is uta really this good from 3, or is this just another case of teams playing Texas can't miss from deep?

Texas not rotating and closing out at 100% so that helps the 3 point percentage for UTA at the moment

[Mo Horn 8855]

This team is so schizophrenic from game to game, and even from possession to possession. They look like they've got it all figured out, and the next time down the court they look totally clueless. 

Edited January 1 by Mo Horn

[VinyVango 694]

Abmas setting up and heaving bricks 6 feet behind the 3 point arc when there’s 10 feet of open space in front of him is a head scratcher

[Pato del Muerto 52635]

2 minutes ago, VinyVango said:

Abmas setting up and heaving bricks 6 feet behind the 3 point arc when there’s 10 feet of open space in front of him is a head scratcher

Wide open look, coach!

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

3 minutes ago, VinyVango said:

Abmas setting up and heaving bricks 6 feet behind the 3 point arc when there’s 10 feet of open space in front of him is a head scratcher

You have a weird hate for Abmas. He was by far our best player that half. 8 points and 5 assists. 

Also, that UTA run started with Abmas on the bench. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Mitchell only played 10 minutes that half due to foul trouble. 

The issue defensively is when he goes to the bench. We need his length on the perimeter. The 3 guard lineup doesn't give us enough length on the perimeter defensively. 

[Mo Horn 8855]

JFC, they can't be this good from deep

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Some of these aren't even good shots by UTA. Jacking 3s from NBA range. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

If UTA keeps jacking these bad shots you have to punish them in transition. 

[Mo Horn 8855]

Except they're making them on a regular basis

[Mo Horn 8855]

Dsiu still working to find his rhythm. Last year he was always hitting that little shot in the key. He's missed it several times today. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Abmas balling. 

He would have 10+ assists if Disu and Cunningham hit a few of these bunnies. 

[Mo Horn 8855]

Terry looks really frustrated with the team

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

It would be nice if Horton could figure out how to be just an average defender because he can really shoot from 3. 

[dcar00 14381]

D is not good today.  too much reaching and not enough moving feet.

O is meh.  Horton showed up and thank goodness for Abmas.

[VinyVango 694]

You have a weird hate for Abmas. He was by far our best player that half. 8 points and 5 assists. 
Also, that UTA run started with Abmas on the bench. 

Not a weird hate … I just expect him to be a lot sharper decision wise due to his experience and pedigree as a transfer … call it high expectations / tough love … I’ll root for him every game, just hoping to see some 5th year senior leading ncaa scorer pedigree and poise bubble up to bring this teams mean up several notches … his inconsistency is frustrating for me but I’m a demanding old bastard at times.

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Abmas to the bench. No Hunter or Abmas will be interesting again like it was the 1st half. 

Abmas already back in. 

Have to play him with no Hunter today. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Shedrick and Disu should apologize to Abmas after this game. 

Should have 15 assists in this game if they would finish inside. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

UTA has hit some of the dumbest shots in this game. 

[Hookem2147 21370]

Some of this garbage that is going in for UTA is ridiculous.

[Mo Horn 8855]

If a guard is going to play D on Shedrick you gotta get him the ball

[dcar00 14381]

the little dude was fouling the crap out of Shedrick.  

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

5 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Some of this garbage that is going in for UTA is ridiculous.

They've hit 2 or 3 shots where they weren't even looking at the basket. 

[dcar00 14381]

2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

They've hit 2 or 3 shots where they weren't even looking at the basket. 

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

i haven’t gotten to see a ton of the game but i have seen abmas splash four catch and shoot threes. he’s got to be shooting like 60% for the year on those shots. glad to see he’s getting plenty of them today. 

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

The way UTA plays reminds me of a Shaka team. I forgot that UTA's coach is a former assistant of Shaka (KT Turner). 

While UTA is hitting some 3s today they take terrible fucking shots. This style of play is not sustainable at all where you jack wild 3s quickly in the shot clock. 

[LTtxfan 49378]

Sloppy defensive effort... 

Early B12 conference play gonna be tough.  Keep workin' and improving Horns

[Hookem2147 21370]

Line opened -17, win by 17.

Vegas always knows.

[Rickylovesweed 14542]

Probably not a bad thing that Hunter was out. 

Horton was able to play a lot of minutes and looked pretty good today. Hopefully, that builds some confidence. 

[Pancho 45100]

6 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Line opened -17, win by 17.

Vegas always knows.

 

I got it at -17.5 this morning so….

[Hookem2147 21370]

2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

I got it at -17.5 this morning so….

Yeah it crept up to 18.5 prior to tip. Brutal beat.