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  1. On 2/17/2024 at 7:16 PM, KeysPhoneWallet said:

    Got this sweet watch today at Costco7bf7c40442b1b517ccd5f550a9ab865d.jpg

    That's pretty cool. Not often you see a world time watch that can track Kathmandu time (GMT+5:45). Even the Casio 5235 and Citizen H149 radio-controlled world time movements in the Oceanus and Attesa lines only cover the half-hour offset zones.

  2. On 2/17/2024 at 1:47 AM, 52-80 said:

    GS SBGA129
    KS SPB281J1 

    dirty secret is im starting to prefer the KS for its case design and smaller size. also sorta want a vintage KS that has the gold colored coin on the back. newer one is in silver/steel

    How's the accuracy/precision on your KS? The re-release in 37 mm had me drooling the second I laid eyes on it, but the 6r31 movement in a $1.5K watch gave me pause.

  3. Eric Henry: With six games remaining, Texas needs an additional scorer to help ease the load off Dylan Disu and Max Abmas

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    Throughout Texas’ season to date, the message has remained the same from Longhorns’ head coach Rodney Terry. In order for his club to have success offensively, they must play to what he believes is their potential on the defensive end. A disciple of former Texas and current Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes, the ideas that Terry wants his teams to be defensive minded is no surprise.

    Following Texas’ 21-point drubbing at the hands of No. 3 Houston, guard Max Abmas and forward Dylan Disu both were asked about a near six-minute stretch in the middle of the first half that saw the Longhorns go without a point. Both players shined the spotlight on the team’s defensive efforts. “The focus is on defensive end, not offense, we have to rebound better and play more physical, we got out toughed today,” said Abmas, who shot a season-low 14% from the field (2-of-14 shooting) and scored seven points. “We let our offense get in the way of our defense, we weren’t checking out or blocking out the way we were supposed to be, that’s how they got on their run and opened things up,” said Disu, who led Texas with 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting.

    Nothing that either player said is erroneous – there have been moments during the team’s 16-9 mark that have seen them allow defensive lapses affect them on the other end of the floor. However, now more than two-thirds into the season, the question begs asking – is this simply who this year’s Longhorns are on the defensive end?

    Through a dozen Big 12 contests, opponents are shooting 51.1% from the field and 37.4% from three-point range, both marks put Texas tenth or worst in the league. However, when looking at road losses against West Virginia and Houston and home defeats against UCF, Houston and Iowa State – even when the Longhorns hold opponents below their season marks, it hasn’t been enough to secure wins. If the answer to the question above is yes, there’s no denying that in order for Terry’s club to secure an NCAA tournament berth and possibly more, they’ll need more on the offensive end from a litany of supporting cast pieces whose defensive efforts have made Texas the eighth-best defensive team in the Big 12.

    Abmas and Disu have far and away shouldered the load for the team during conference play, leading the team in scoring in each outing except for three, when IT Horton scored 20 against UCF and Tyrese Hunter’s pair of 21-point outings against Texas Tech and Baylor. With six games remaining till the Big 12 tournament, Texas’ head coach conceded that he needs more from his team offensively outside of Disu and Abmas’ play.

    “You always need other players to step up and play big for you, we know what Dylan Disu is going to bring every night and we know what Max is going to bring every night,” said Terry following Saturday's loss at Houston. “Those two guys you know teams are going to gameplan for every night, other guys have to be a star in their role. We’ve had nights where other guys step up, so yes, we need everyone to do what they can do at a high level for us.”

    Ideally for Terry, his team would resemble the one that forced at least 14 turnovers in wins over Cincinnati, TCU and West Virginia – games where the Longhorns won the points over turnover battle 63-28 – providing his team with several easy buckets manufactured by strong defense. However, if Texas is going to secure an NCAA tournament berth, they’re going to need secondary scorers to step up.

    Guard Tyrese Hunter’s 11.1 points per game is third on the team, but Hunter’s scoring has been erratic, at best. Seven times in Big 12 play, the 6-foot, 175-pounder has failed to reach double-digits in scoring, shooting below 40% from the field in five of those outings – four of which were Texas losses. Following Kadin Shedrick’s back injury against suffered against Texas Tech, the 6-foot-11-inch forward’s offensive contributions have been severely limited. Shedrick entered conference play averaging 11.8 points per game, but since the Big 12 opener, he’s reached double figures in scoring just once (Baylor) and is averaging 3.7 points per game – clearly affected by the injury.

    UCF transfer IT Horton, who had been a career 11.4 point per game scorer entering the season, struggled to adapt to the sixth-man role playing primarily off ball with the Longhorns and has been in and out of the rotation. As Terry prepares his team for Monday’s home contest against Kansas State (8pm, ESPN), they’ll need strong defense to slow the Wildcats’ trio of scorers in guards Cam Carter (15.5 points per game), Tylor Perry (15.2) and forward Arthur Kaluma (14.4). However, they’ll also need an additional scorer to help shoulder the load against a K-State team that ranks first in opponent field goal percentage (39.8%) and three-point percentage (28.8%).

     

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