Texas Women’s Basketball 2024-2025 - We SEC Ready

[Js1 85,289]

12 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Orange and White game tomorrow. Doesn't appear to be televised. In this game last year, Gaston went down with a 4 week long injury that I don't think she fully recovered from. If we can get out of this scrimmage injury free, that's a step in the right direction from last year

Maybe Rori should sit out, if Vic wasn't already planning on that.  No reason to risk injury for her 

[Gut Wagon 8,065]

Did we revamp anything with our S&C approach after several recent seasons of injury bugs? Not sure what actually can be done, but I hope we're now taking every available precaution.

[86txex 165]

3 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

Did we revamp anything with our S&C approach after several recent seasons of injury bugs? Not sure what actually can be done, but I hope we're now taking every available precaution.

Same S&C staff is there.

[Rickylovesweed 14,262]

They should be cautious with Rori. We only play 1 or 2 teams with a pulse in non-conference. 

[Js1 85,289]

Read we tied the men’s scrimmage squad, 64-64

Preston was impressive. Steals and hit threes. Booker was Booker - lethal jumper still. Codio hit some 3s and took a bunch of charges 

[Rickylovesweed 14,262]

On 10/23/2024 at 4:39 PM, Js1 said:

Vic praised Preston ("Rori on steroids") because she has the speed to match up with quick guards, which was an issue last year with Shaylee.  She pushed the ball well and he mentioned speed and athleticism and decision making. 

When you look back at last year it's actually incredible we made an elite 8 due to injuries. 

Booker was the starting PG but she's a 3 or 4. Shaylee is more of a wing than guard. We essentially had 1 guard last year in Shaylee and she has average to below average athleticism.

Somehow Vic turned a roster with 1 guard (who is athletically limited) into an elite 8 team. I hope Vic can just figure out the injuries because I think he's an incredible coach. I'm not sure another coach in the country could have got last year's team to an elite 8. 

 

[Js1 85,289]

Vic also mentioned in media recently that it’s still a coin flip whether Holle or Phelia starts as the third guard, but whoever doesn’t is likely an SEC 6th Player of the Year candidate

Harmon

Booker

Holle/Phelia

Moore

Jones

Second unit is Preston, Jak/Codio, Holle/Phelia, Carlton, Oldacre, most likely. 

And you still have Lee and Boutilier, who finally got cleared this week

Legit 12 deep + Boutilier

[someguy 1,508]

17 hours ago, 86txex said:

Same S&C staff is there.

The S&C staff isn't the problem.

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

3 minutes ago, someguy said:

The S&C staff isn't the problem.

If the injury bug hits again this year, Vic needs to find a new religion 

[Js1 85,289]

1 hour ago, someguy said:

The S&C staff isn't the problem.

Vic needs to dial it back in practice sometimes.  Or, like perfectchaos said, pray to a different God. 

[Js1 85,289]

Some Danny Davis tweets:

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So, Rori Harmon doesn't look rusty. Rori's two quick jumpers, a crossover of Madison Booker, an assist and a forced turnover help Orange get out to a 10-7 lead with 5:09 left in this scrimmage's first quarter. #HookEm

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Not hard to see why Vic Schaefer has been so high on Bryanna Preston. The freshman has looked good while both defending Rori Harmon and being defended by Rori Harmon. #HookEm

And one I didn't see until this morning and @perfectchaos007 is going to throw something

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Texas trots out a lineup of Rori Harmon, Madison Booker, Shay Holle, Aaliyah Moore and Kyla Oldacre to start the second half against its practice players. Worth noting that Taylor Jones was injured in the first half and has not returned

 

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Some Danny Davis tweets:

And one I didn't see until this morning and @perfectchaos007 is going to throw something

 

[Js1 85,289]

On 10/25/2024 at 9:15 AM, perfectchaos007 said:

She took a hard fall and a hit to the jaw.  Came out with an ice pack and played a little bit more before the end of the 1st "half" 

Doesn't sound serious. 

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

14 minutes ago, Js1 said:

She took a hard fall and a hit to the jaw.  Came out with an ice pack and played a little bit more before the end of the 1st "half" 

Doesn't sound serious. 

Good to hear. Doesn’t appear as if the scrimmage Thursday against UTT will be televised either. I miss the LHN

[Rickylovesweed 14,262]

Jones is probably the most important player on the team because our only potential weak spot is the 5 and she also has an injury history. 

When Jones is healthy, we are really good. People will talk about guard play in the elite 8 but Jones not being fully healthy was just as big a contributor. She scored 11 points in 10 minutes and NCSU couldn't guard her at all. Even with our major guard disadvantage, I think we had a shot to beat NCSU if Jones could have given us 25+ minutes. 

Edited October 28 by Rickylovesweed

[Js1 85,289]

Texas is the only program with 2 players in CBS' Top 10 players

Booker #5
Harmon #9

Texas also faces #3 Aneesha Morrow, #4 Hannah Hidalgo, #6 Georgia Amoore and #10 MiLaysia Fulwiley

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

 

[Js1 85,289]

NO ONE GET HURT

[Js1 85,289]

Also our first official game is a week later than most teams.  Several games every night next week for other teams, but Texas' first game is not until November 10.  Because of that, we started practice a week later than everyone, including USC, who we scrimmaged. 

First date of practice is based on your first game date, so yeah, we got a delayed start. 

[D3zii 3,676]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Also our first official game is a week later than most teams.  Several games every night next week for other teams, but Texas' first game is not until November 10.  Because of that, we started practice a week later than everyone, including USC, who we scrimmaged. 

First date of practice is based on your first game date, so yeah, we got a delayed start. 

we scrimmaged USC?? How did we do?

[Js1 85,289]

4 minutes ago, D3zii said:

we scrimmaged USC?? How did we do?

I didn’t see a score but I think we lost?  We missed like 60% of our FTs

[Js1 85,289]

1 hour ago, D3zii said:

we scrimmaged USC?? How did we do?

This was what Danny Davis reported

The Longhorns participated in a closed-door scrimmage with USC two weekends ago, and UT head coach Vic Schaefer reported Phelia and freshman guard Bryanna Preston looked good against the third-ranked Trojans. Schaefer said it was evident that USC, which opens its season Nov. 4, had been practicing longer than Texas before adding that "we showed some competitive spirit. At the same time, I also think it showed we've got some things to address."

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

Defense played well. Hopefully there weren't any injuries 

 

 

 

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

Our box score from the exhibition.

• Still struggling a bit from the FT line
• Taylor Jones led scoring, which should always be the case this season against undersized opponents. (please stay healthy)
• Harmon played very efficiently in her 15 minutes
• Preston played the most minutes today, and was pretty efficient.
• Boutillier played a couple minutes, I assume the last two minutes of the 4th quarter, and scored a bucket.
• Oldacre seems to be a reliable backup for Taylor Jones, and might a better FT shooter to boot.

[Js1 85,289]

11-18 is not great, but not bad.  Jones is not a strong FT shooter.  Booker should be better with the way she shoots. But game 0, not worried yet. 

Jones + Oldacre may end up being better than we all thought. 

Still not a great 3P% team, probably, but also I'm sure they were having some fun shooting 5 in the fourth Q.  Jak, Carlton, Graves, Moore each taking 1 - guessing those were not what Vic drew up or called lol.  Phelia didn't even take one and she shoots ~35% for her career. 

Only 6 turnovers and the expanded box score said UTT had 0 points off those 6 turnovers.  Good.

Texas scored 47 points off 36 forced turnovers

Edited November 1 by Js1

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

10 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Our box score from the exhibition.

• Still struggling a bit from the FT line
• Taylor Jones led scoring, which should always be the case this season against undersized opponents. (please stay healthy)
• Harmon played very efficiently in her 15 minutes
• Preston played the most minutes today, and was pretty efficient.
• Boutillier played a couple minutes, I assume the last two minutes of the 4th quarter, and scored a bucket.
• Oldacre seems to be a reliable backup for Taylor Jones, and might a better FT shooter to boot.

Thanks for this, much appreciated.

Overmatched team, but still a lot to like here.

[Js1 85,289]

USC only beat Ole Miss by 2 

[Js1 85,289]

aggy lost to TAMUCC.  AT HOME

Oh Joni, you're time is about up. 

First ever win against aggy (1-8)
First win over a P4 program since 2009, and only the fourth ever (twice in 2004-05, 2009) 

Edited November 6 by Js1

[Js1 85,289]

Grace Knox chose LSU over us and USC 

Also Chavez says she hasn’t decided if she’s signing early or waiting. 

[Rickylovesweed 14,262]

9 hours ago, Js1 said:

aggy lost to TAMUCC.  AT HOME

Oh Joni, you're time is about up. 

First ever win against aggy (1-8)
First win over a P4 program since 2009, and only the fourth ever (twice in 2004-05, 2009) 

This was just an incredibly bad hire.

She never even made the 2nd weekend at Georgia in 7 years. 2 tournament wins in what looks like 10 seasons after this year. 

[Js1 85,289]

Gaston had 36/11 in Auburn’s opener. Competition was bad (Auburn won by 90) but didn’t see the missed bunnies we saw here

[Rickylovesweed 14,262]

aggy must be fucking awful.

They followed up the TAMUCC loss with a 4 point win over UTSA. 

[Js1 85,289]

Road to Tampa starts today!

(Volleyball won the 2023 title in Amalie Arena in Tampa, so I like that Vic’s team can do the same)

 

[Js1 85,289]

Harmon, Booker, Holle, Moore, Jones is the starting 5

[Js1 85,289]

No announcers? 

[perfectchaos007 6,626]

Heavy dosage of Jones thus far, as expected against smaller opponents 

[Js1 85,289]

Jak was first off the bench for A-Mo

ESPN app feed just added in Craig way

[Js1 85,289]

Preston is crazy fast 

[Js1 85,289]

34-15 Texas after 1 

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Jak was first off the bench for A-Mo

ESPN app feed just added in Craig way

I’m watching the sec feed with no announcers. ESPN plus has Craig Way?

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

34 is decent.  Doubt Vic is happy about the 15- but the first 9 came in a hurry and they had trouble with the next 6.  First game dullness maybe. 

[Js1 85,289]

Just now, TommysTinyTowels said:

I’m watching the sec feed with no announcers. ESPN plus has Craig Way?

He was briefly piped in and then disappeared lol

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

1 minute ago, TommysTinyTowels said:

I’m watching the sec feed with no announcers. ESPN plus has Craig Way?

Also on sec+. Heard nothing, then Craig in low volume for a few minutes, then back to nothing. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,487]

Have I just now noticed that they don’t switch ends between quarters?

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

So great to see Rori out there. My life needed some sunshine.

[Js1 85,289]

No Phelia yet? 

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

No Phelia yet? 

Must be out this game. Nice to see Carlton, Lee, Preston and Oldacre.

Glad we don’t have to deal with Audi Crooks this year.

[Js1 85,289]

Just now, TommysTinyTowels said:

Must be out this game. Nice to see Carlton, Lee, Preston and Oldacre.

Glad we don’t have to deal with Audi Crooks this year.

Don’t really like seeing our big transfer already not active. 

[Js1 85,289]

Texas up 66-29 at half 

SEMO has hit some crazy shots with hands in their faces 

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

Laila Phelia's Texas debut to be delayed

A UT spokesperson confirmed before Sunday's game that Laila Phelia won't play against SEMO. No reason was given for Phelia's unavailability. The senior guard is dressed in team gear but did not participate in many of the warm-up drills.