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7 minutes ago, Pancho said:

No more polos!!!

Aren't these the same shirts they wore against Ohio State? Looks like them, if so, they will have 1-1 record soon.

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8 minutes ago, NBHorn7 said:

I think as long as Karaban has left Texas, the Horns will be ok.

UConn is legit with Karaban. He came back from injury with a vengeance lol 

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II’m so fucking sick of these sec is the best proclamations. If you’re really the best, you don’t have to say it over and over and over because people already know. Besides, who really gives a shit in basketball?

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I will feel a lot better if they can play like this consistently instead of one time. This is the first win that I’ve felt was not just about talent and hero ball, but also about making smart decisions on the floor. A lot more movement and cuts on offense, a lot more good passes, a lot more assists. Much better.

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1 minute ago, BigTEAMLittleme said:

It’s like night and day. It’s hard to believe this is the same team that was playing UConn the other day.

Like I said in the game thread, it wasn't even about how we played. We just didn't show up. It looked like they were hung over from 6th street the night before. 

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58 minutes ago, NBHorn7 said:

Mark needs to be a volume scorer for Texas, take some heat off Johnson. Tight battle to see who wins the second half.

They came out to start the game and ran the offense through Mark. I agree that this is our best option moving forward. Johnson will get his regardless, they need to get the rest of the team going early. 
 

Pope is a better point guard than Larry for the starting 5. Larry could play more if he didn’t play so loose offensively and get himself into poor situations. 

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1 hour ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Like I said in the game thread, it wasn't even about how we played. We just didn't show up. It looked like they were hung over from 6th street the night before. 

It was a bad result but UCONN was also desperate for a win. 

We'll see how we show up in SEC play. Not super optimistic about this group but I'm not going to totally write them off quite yet. 

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Mark + Tre Johnson + Kaluma is such a good collection of wings. I’m not sure we have had a better group ever at Texas.

The problem is at PG and Center. Pope and Larry are fine, but they aren’t elite. And you need elite guards at the college level. And center is also really sub par.

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14 minutes ago, HookEm said:

Mark + Tre Johnson + Kaluma is such a good collection of wings. I’m not sure we have had a better group ever at Texas.

The problem is at PG and Center. Pope and Larry are fine, but they aren’t elite. And you need elite guards at the college level. And center is also really sub par.

Yep that's this team in a nutshell.

I think our ceiling is Tre turning into a March legend a la Melo or AD. 

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9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I was at a work event . . . what happened with Tre?

He turned or twisted his ankle dribbling up court. He stayed in for a bit, then went out. Then he went to the locker room and didn't come back. This was in the second half; it didn't look that bad.

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Onyema has a history of DNAs and primarily poor and forgettable performances at Texas but he’s in better shape this year and doesn’t seem to be completely dumbfounded by the speed and physicality of the game at the top level… he has been consistently better than Shed in just about every category and should be tossed a start against one of the next pre-conference weak teams we play as a reward and message to both he and Shed about what is expected.

Shed needs to focus on defense (especially how to play the screens) and rebounding basics … him lingering out of the paint for more than a flash out against a guard is inexcusable and his boxing out, aggression and base/balance for rebounds are piss poor for a guy with his resume and size in a big boy conference

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Agreed. Shed has too many mental lapses. It's like he's a step slow and it's not physical he just doesn't seem to be an instinctual player and it hinders the pick and roll we run fairly well because he just doesn't seem to grasp the timing. 

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15 hours ago, HookEm said:

Mark + Tre Johnson + Kaluma is such a good collection of wings. I’m not sure we have had a better group ever at Texas.

The problem is at PG and Center. Pope and Larry are fine, but they aren’t elite. And you need elite guards at the college level. And center is also really sub par.

These three need to be on the court the majority of the game.  Subbing out Mark at the 4 min mark in the first half should stop

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7 hours ago, VinyVango said:

Onyema has a history of DNAs and primarily poor and forgettable performances at Texas but he’s in better shape this year and doesn’t seem to be completely dumbfounded by the speed and physicality of the game at the top level… he has been consistently better than Shed in just about every category and should be tossed a start against one of the next pre-conference weak teams we play as a reward and message to both he and Shed about what is expected.

Shed needs to focus on defense (especially how to play the screens) and rebounding basics … him lingering out of the paint for more than a flash out against a guard is inexcusable and his boxing out, aggression and base/balance for rebounds are piss poor for a guy with his resume and size in a big boy conference

This has been obvious for about a month.

Shedrick's inability to move on the perimeter might be the biggest issue on the team. It leads to defensive breakdowns and problems with rebounding. Onyema has his flaws but he can move on the perimeter.  

 

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I still think Vinson has the best potential of our big men.  He has 9.8 +/- for the season vs. 4.8 and 4.4 for Shedrick and Onyema respectively.  

I would have liked to have kept Dillon Mitchell on this team.  He could have played small ball center for us and does basically everything better than Shedrick.  He is a better defender, especially on the perimeter. And he is a better rebounder.  This year he is even shooting 3s better than Shedrick.  Of course if he would have stayed then we wouldn't have signed Kaluma - and Mitchell fits terribly with Shedrick. 

Dillon Mitchell

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Kadin Shedrick

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Also Tyrese Hunter is a better player than either of our current point guards.  I wish we could have kept him as well.  He has improved every year including this one. I would have also liked the continuity bringing back a couple of guys who were key parts of the program, including during the Elite 8 run.

Tyrese Hunter

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Jordan Pope

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Oh well that ship has sailed. We need to get Pope playing up to his potential.  All of his numbers are down this year and he just looks sooooo passive.  As the point guard he needs to step up and lead the team.  Match Tre Johnson's competitiveness. 

 

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On 12/13/2024 at 10:21 AM, dogbreath said:

Shedrick doesn’t have good lower body strength and is easily pushed to be out of position. He’s going to be an issue all season long. 

This is his primary problem. Everything else I think stems mostly from this.

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6 hours ago, dcar00 said:

Hunter needed a new spot/start.  hilarious he is shooing 49.0 from three.

He's never looked this good.  It appears that he has lost some weight.  Will be interesting to see if he can sustain his level of play.  

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On 12/14/2024 at 2:18 PM, HookEm said:

I still think Vinson has the best potential of our big men.  He has 9.8 +/- for the season vs. 4.8 and 4.4 for Shedrick and Onyema respectively.  

I would have liked to have kept Dillon Mitchell on this team.  He could have played small ball center for us and does basically everything better than Shedrick.  He is a better defender, especially on the perimeter. And he is a better rebounder.  This year he is even shooting 3s better than Shedrick.  Of course if he would have stayed then we wouldn't have signed Kaluma - and Mitchell fits terribly with Shedrick. 

Dillon Mitchell

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Kadin Shedrick

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Also Tyrese Hunter is a better player than either of our current point guards.  I wish we could have kept him as well.  He has improved every year including this one. I would have also liked the continuity bringing back a couple of guys who were key parts of the program, including during the Elite 8 run.

Tyrese Hunter

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Jordan Pope

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Oh well that ship has sailed. We need to get Pope playing up to his potential.  All of his numbers are down this year and he just looks sooooo passive.  As the point guard he needs to step up and lead the team.  Match Tre Johnson's competitiveness. 

 

Yes, this ship has sailed, but I wonder why they left. I like Pope, and it's baffling why his numbers have declined within this offense. He primarily played off the ball at Oregon State rather than in the PG position. We can't blame Pope, but he is coming around. Although there are no sets to get the guys open for a good shot, I say he's doing well.

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On 12/15/2024 at 2:15 AM, WJC88 said:

He's never looked this good.  It appears that he has lost some weight.  Will be interesting to see if he can sustain his level of play.  

Hunter is in a different offense.

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Also worth noting that Dillon Mitchel is averaging 26.5% from the line. Holy fook.  Hunter's efficiency is also coming back down to earth. 

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2 minutes ago, HookEm said:

Also worth noting that Dillon Mitchel is averaging 26.5% from the line. Holy fook.  Hunter's efficiency is also coming back down to earth. 

Yeah I saw his putrid FT % a while ago when I looked up his stats. These kids are basically playing basketball full time these days, and this guy not only cant figure out how to raise his shitty FT shooting, but he actually managed to cut his percentage in half. That's a huge red flag that this dude doesn't really give a shit, and isnt willing to put in the work. I doubt having Mitchell on this years squad would make much of a difference at all. Tremendous athlete, average(at best) player. 

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Arthur Kaluma

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Dillon Mitchell

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In the end it looks like we made the right call letting Dillon Mitchell go, as it probably helped us get Arthur Kaluma.  Kaluma is better in just about every way. 

 

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