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HookEm

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  1. Upgrading our coach is the biggest win of the offseason. Regarding Heide and his 3P%, his low attemps are partly a result of his low minutes. In the postseason, his attempts climbed to 3.2 a game (hitting 62%), and in games where he played more than 22 minutes a game he averaged 3.6 per game. To put it in perspective, his 6.8 3P attempts per 100 possessions puts him in the same range as Matt Coleman, and a little more than Brock Cunningham. Not a TON of shots, but enough to matter if he can hit them.
  2. Rodman had one skill? I think you are forgetting the part where Rodman was 2x NBA defensive player of the year and was 1st team all defense for almost a decade.
  3. I have a different view on going to UT as a person of faith. If faith is important to you at Texas, you can definitely find groups that share your faith. Catholic, Nondenominational, Baptist, Methodist, Muslim, Mormon, whatever. And when you find those people, they will likely be serious about their faith, because they have decided to follow it in a place that is neutral toward faith at best (and often quite hostile). In contrast, at many "religious" schools, the average student has no more faith than your average student at UT. Many go there because it is smaller, or because their parents think it is more sheltered. I dare say it is easier to find a SOLID group of Baptists to connect with at UT than at Dallas Baptist or Baylor. Because they are congregated in a small number of organizations. Just my anecdotal experience, but I have seen it play out across generations at UT and other large state universities.
  4. I seriously doubt many people will move because of this nonsense. Instead they will just change where they vacation and bring home stockpiles of weed. And they will stock up over the next few months.
  5. HookEm

    Tre Johnson

    With his length, he should be a much better defender. A year under Chris Beard would have done wonders for him. Hopefully he goes somewhere good.
  6. Thanks for the tip. Looks like the "49 Club" is for Alaska residents, but they apparently make an exception for temporary workers. I'll give it a shot.
  7. I looked into shipping with Alaska Air, but they charge $200 in fees to be a known shipper. Not sure we would make that back with a single summer up there.
  8. Also, what is the best way to ship supplies to Alaska? Say I want to ship a 150 pound box with a tent and other supplies? Is there a reasonably cost effective way to get that done?
  9. After watching The Gentlemen and White Lotus S2, I don't think there is a better candidate than Theo James. He has the required charisma, athleticism, and overall swagger. He has more charm than any Bond since Sean Connery.
  10. Here's an update of how I see the minutes playing out, along with the starters: I assume we will start big with both Traore and Matas. But we could easily start with whichever one of the two emerges as the better player, with Swain starting at PF. Then the 3 would be either Heide, Pope or Weaver. All three of them are better from 3 than any of the other starters. I could see us starting Mark + Wilcher + Heide + Swain + Traore. That would be two big guards, two athletic versatile forwards, and a big who can score, rebound and defend. Then off the bench you bring Pope, Weaver and Matas. The minutes above are not how it will ultimately shake out as Codie, Clark and the other yet to be determined players will get some minutes. These are more "tournament" minutes.
  11. Does anybody have a list of potential additions? At this point, I would really like a couple of young, high upside players. Kind of bummed we lost Vinson as I thought he had potential.
  12. The food ranged from great to horrific. Good: Horrific:
  13. I was also in China last week. Flew in to Shanghai, took a bullet train to Nanjing, flew to Yantai, and then back to Shanghai. It was an interesting experience. One of the guys I work with over there asked if I like Trump. I was like.... <crickets>. He goes "We love Trump over here. Everybody does. He's a businessman." I ask "what about the tariffs?" Him: "They will sort themselves out. No problem. Trump is just doing his job. Most Chinese like Trump and love Americans." I was literally shocked. I have to say that in the time I was there, I never got a single sideways glance. No hostility at all. In fact, quite the opposite. Another funny exchange... Every meal would conclude with sliced watermelon and maybe some oranges or tomatoes. I was giving them a hard time and telling them that this is why they are all skinny. In the US, we eat cakes, cookies and ice cream. They eat watermelon. Anyway, one of the Chinese guys leans over to me and quietly asks, "Is it true that in America, if you offer a black man watermelon that he will get mad? Why???". As we spent the day together, I asked him how he learned English so well. He tells me that even though it is banned, he learned a lot from watching South Park. Haha! The earlier watermelon comment then completely checked out.
  14. Getting PJ Haggerty would take this team from a Sweet 16 ceiling to Final Four. That is worth $4M.
  15. My son is a geophysics major at UT's Jackson School and just got an internship up in Alaska for the summer. He will be leading tours out on the Matanuska Glacier glacier and helping with some research. Should be an interesting experience. He will have food taken care of, but is going to have to bring his own tent to live in. I'll probably buy him a Kodiac canvas tent to help make it more bearable, and he can probably get later use out of it if he has to do field work. I'm taking the rest of the family up there in mid July for a week to see him and explore. Thinking we will spend 2 nights around , maybe a night at Denali and a 1-2 nights at Seward with a night coming and going from Anchorage. Let me know if anyone has any update recommendations.
  16. I’m not sure about that. Timmy Allen was 1st team All Pac 10, Marcus Carr was 3rd team All Big 10, Disu was the leading rebounder in the SEC, Bishop had started 62 games for Creighton, Tre Mitchell was 2nd Team A10. And we returned Jones and Ramey who were 2nd and 3rd Team Big 12 respectively. That is a lot of all conference talent. This team doesn’t have nearly the accolades.
  17. He could have always gone to Ole Miss if Beard was the key to his NBA future.
  18. 41” vertical makes up for the height a bit.
  19. Shaq vs AI would be entertaining to watch.
  20. I think it depends on matchups. If KD was matched up with Olajuwon, he probably gets beat. Hakeem would be able to defend KD, but KD would get abused by Hakeem. If KD matched up with say Curry, he probably wins due to his length. But if Curry was matched with Olajuwon, Curry might win because he would kill Hakeem with the 3s. So really I guess the question is… who would win the most matchups. Because there is a bad matchup for everybody.
  21. I think someone like young Hakeem Olajuwon or David Robinson would be tough. Both were great defenders and had the quickness to somewhat stay with guys like Bird or Jordan. But they would murder the smaller players down low. Wilt Chamberlain would also be a handful. Dude was so athletic. There are players I would take in a team game over Wilt, but 1:1 he would be a problem.
  22. I always felt that the description "classless clowns" fit their fanbase pretty well. They can be obnoxious, but not over the top generally. And they usually have some humor about them. They are decent people in the panhandle and take the L when we give it to them. Deep down they don't expect to win, so when we beat them they usually mope back to their cotton farm without much issue. But I will say that few fanbases that we play regularly win worse than Tech. They are horrible winners, from the old ladies in the stands down to the teenager college kids. The worst. It is like years of pent up frustration get let out when they win. Now, when they beat aggy we get to enjoy watching it poured out on them. (E.g. Marching the goal posts up into their stands led by Gap kid). That said, aggies are aggies. There is no comparison. Tech never got more obnoxious than aggies, because such a thing is not possible. Their stupid weirdo chants and fake army BS is just the worst. I also think the rich kid schools (Baylor, TCU, SMU) are worse, but not as bad as aggy obviously. They don't expect to beat us in sports, but they have such a general sense of spoiled rich kid superiority that I just don't like many of their alumni. And if they happen to win, then their trash talk is so smarmy and arrogant.
  23. Full disclosure, I grew up in the panhandle. My parents and in-laws went to Tech. I went to summer school there. I have a nephew that is a student assistant on the football team. My daughter will likely go there. So I have a soft spot for them. Bless their retarded hearts. And if I'm honest, their basketball program has done more with less than Texas over the last 20 years. Their current coach looks like the real deal and they are starting to throw real money into the program. I don't see how anyone could support TCU, Houston, or Baylor over Tech. Especially TCU. I don't think I have ever met an alumni from that school that I like. KU is insufferable. F them too. F K-State as well while we are at it. F Colorado for leaving the Big 12 originally. ISU and Okie Lite are ok. And I don't even consider the other Western schools part of the Big 12 yet. Tech is harmless. The Tech grads I know are ok for the most part. We generally owned them. And I always have enjoyed them punking aggy.
  24. Fair, but Tech is also spending a shit ton on football. Good for them I guess. I would rather they run the Big 12 than anybody else.
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