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  1. Here's an article about the two recent CB signings. They were drafted #3 and #9 in the 2020 draft.

    https://texanswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/22/texans-gamble-on-coaching-upside-at-cornerback/

    Basically the thought is last year was a proof of concept, and this year the staff believes they can extract every once of talent from these guys just like they did last year with Nelson, Rankins, Cashman, and Greenard.

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  2. 45 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

    Agree with the rest. I don't hate Horton. But he wasn't giving Texas much last night on either end of the court aside from rebounds.

    Other than having the best defensive effort by any Texas guard. This is why you make stupid posts, you don't have a basic understanding of the sport. There are plenty of box scores with different evaluations you can look at to give you an idea of what actually happened on the court.

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  3. Just now, ChickenSandwich said:

    I'm so confused, he wasn't under contract to be the Head Coach last season so it doesn't count and this is his first year, butttt he also "coached" the team to the EE and 3 tourney wins as head coach last season

     

    make up your mind

    Yes. That is how it works. I am not surprised you are confused. Simple tasks in life are probably difficult for you to complete consistently.

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  4. From Gerry.

    Last three NCAA Tournaments with a Round of 64 win:

    Kansas (17 in a row)

    Creighton (4 in a row) 

    Gonzaga

    Tennessee 

    Michigan State 

    Baylor (have three in a row going into today)

    Houston (have three in a row going into today) 

    Auburn (trying for third in a row today) 

    Texas (two different coaches)

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  5. 22 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

    But it is year 2 and he already has 4 tournament wins??

    Was he under contract to be the HC last season, or is this year one of his contract to be the HC at Texas? Surly you aren't implying that Beard actually coached Texas to the EE last season?

  6. 46 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

    It works the other way.   They had it down to 6 shooting below their average % from 3.  If they just shoot their average % from 3 it's a one possession game late in the game.  Not to mention all their stupid turnovers.

    its not bagging on RT to say they had to play poorly for us to win while still playing poorly.   And saying that doesn't mean we hate RT and want him to fail. 

    They made the same TOs against Virginia. It was one of the things that was interesting to me even when CSU was blowing Virginia out. Hunter, Weaver, and Horton played extreme ball pressure and ball denial defense. When you take the ball out of Stevens' hands, you force other players that are not capable of making plays to make plays conistently.

  7. 9 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

    Repeating: Even if Chendall doesn't start, he shouldn't be spending the first six minutes of a tournament game on the bench.

    It was poor management by Terry. This is a pretty gentle criticism of him, all things considered. Y'all don't need to be stanning for him over this.

    So, what, Weaver should come into the game within the 1st minute of the game. It has nothing to do with stanning and everything to do with your stupidity.

  8. 5 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

    Counter argument: Texas trailed 8-2 last night with Weaver on the bench. Weaver comes on and CSU only scores 3 points over the rest of the half and Texas goes into the break up, 27-11.

    Point is, stats can be manipulated any way you want, but it's pretty clear that Weaver is the better player and gives the team more than Horton. Even if Chendall doesn't start, he shouldn't be spending the first six minutes of a tournament game on the bench.

    and this year's team is better with Weaver coming off the bench. Terry tried what you wanted and Weaver was a worse version of the player he can be. Horton played a hell of a defensive game last night, and lead the team in TRB%.

  9. Just now, Rickylovesweed said:

    Thing is it's pretty commonplace in the NCAA tournament. Maybe not 1/14 bad but teams often have terrible shooting nights. 

    People forget we shot 1/13 from 3 against Penn State last year but also went off against Colgate and Xavier from 3. The key is having a coach that adapts and tells players to stop shooting 3s when they aren't going in. 

    The top three  point shooters in terms of volume are Disu, Abmas, and Hunter. Those 3 combined to take every 3 pointer last night. They shoot a combined 38%. It was an off night, it happens in the tournament.

  10. 13 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

    Only thing I'd criticize Terry over last night was starting Horton over Weaver. Horton has earned his place, but he's a situational player, not a starter. He's a streaky shooter and a decent rebounder. Defensively, he's a liability. Weaver does more overall.

    The moment Chendall hit the court, he ended a several-minute scoring drought and provided a defensive boost. It's frustrating because Terry's had all season to figure it out but still has a blind spot for Horton (although he did give Weaver more minutes).

     

    Weaver started for 6 conference games, and the team went 3-3 and he averaged 8.6 PPG on a .545 TS% and a .514 eFG%.

    Maybe, the team is better with Weaver coming off the bench.

    In the 6 games since returning to the bench, the team is 4-2 and he's averaging 9.3 PPG on a .650 TS% and a .600 eFG%. In those 2 losses, he averaged 2.5 PPG.

  11. 26 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

    No, we just laugh at how Chris Beard stans frame things. 

    When Beard wins an ugly defensive game it's because he's a defensive savant but when RT does the same thing it's more of "we did not play well." 

    Without the slightest bit of irony that Terry was Beard's defensive coordinator in his short tenure at Texas.

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  12. 59 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

    NC State is a team that caught fire and won the ACC, one of the best conferences in the country. Colorado State wasn't playing up to that level against that level of competition. Colorado State looked fatigued while NC State did a much better job of overcoming it. 

    Also I said our team played very well defensively and gave them credit. So you can stick that insult up your fat ass. Why be so abrasive to someone who hasn't been abrasive to you?

    The ACC was barely better than the MWC conference. The ACC was the 6th best P6 conference with the MWC right behind them, overall. If you don't want to be called an idiot, stop make idiotic posts degrading the team you supposedly support. It has been explained Texas let CSU shitty shooters shoot the ball, it was the game plan and it worked as CSU never had a possession to take the lead for the last 30 minutes of the game. It had nothing to do with tired legs, and everything to do with the understanding of who Texas let shoot the ball uncontested.

  13. 14 minutes ago, HookEm said:

    Man this dude balled out yesterday.  Has me wondering about his maximum upside.  At 6-3, he has NBA point guard size.  And he definitely has enough athleticism to play at that level.  

    Most of his efficiency stats are up this year, despite playing better competition.  Last year he was a 40% shooter from 3 on reasonable volume.  In conference last year, he shot 45% from 3 on 2.7 attempts per game.

    I think the game will slow down for him over the next year and he is going to be really, really good.  

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    He PER40 stats are all better this year than last year. I think he needs a little bit of physical development, like 5-10 pounds of muscle. I think he's going to at least double his scoring average next year, when he's the veteran guard on the team.

  14. 2 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

    Also, I think there is a benefit to playing in the first 4 game. It allows you to get rid of the nerves and establish a rhythm. 

    Had we not had the pitiful start (which is expected in the 1st NCAA tournament game) it probably would have been a 20 point lead at the half. There are pros and cons to playing in the first 4. 

    If Disu and Abmas each make 2 more shots, Texas wins by 20+ points.

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  15. Just now, Hermanator said:

    That was also CSU's 5th game in 9 days so fatigue had to play a factor in how shot their legs were in the first half and how poorly they shot the ball. Won't get that advantage against Tennessee 

    Didn't bother NC State last night against Tech. You idiots keep making excuses for the opponents of the team you supposedly support.

  16. 45 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

    It’s great that Texas won, but let’s not ignore the fact that Colorado State shot like crap most of the game, a bit of it due to good defense but mostly just missing shots. In addition, it was glaringly obvious that Texas was more talented, despite also shooting like crap for parts of the game. It was a very ugly game and Texas was fortunate Colorado played so poorly. I expect the Tennessee game to go very poorly. But if it doesn’t, that will certainly be a positive data point regarding Terry. 

    It took you over 12 hours to coalesce every stupid point from the game thread, here.

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  17. 10 hours ago, Lonestar88 said:

    Yeah, I don't think they were all that great at developing players, which is why the money was the only point. And why it now serves no purpose with NIL being as big as it is.

    The NBA hates to develop players, they were probably the happiest with NIL because now they don't have to put any more money into it.

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