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HookEm

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  1. Went to the game. It is the best we have looked all year. Good to see Heide get back in the game. He didn’t do a lot (hit a 3), but his defense looked very sound to me. That said, Duru passes the eye test for me at a much higher level. Dude is just built like a brick and seems to have great instincts for the ball. Traore once again crushed it on the glass. Came in and got 2 offensive rebounds in about 3 min. But he also struggled with his shot around the rim. Bro needs to make them if he wants playing time. Wilcher looked more comfortable. And Mark looked a little better primarily playing off the ball. Thought he had a good game.
  2. You are probably right, but I wish we would play them both together for part of the game. Traore averaged 30 mpg for Long Beach, and Vokietaitis is averaging 24 currently. I would like to see them both get 25-26 mpg which would mean there are stretches where they both are playing together. Traore is such an exceptional rebounder that we have to get him on the floor. His career rebounding rate is 14.4 TRB/40, which is up there with the best rebounders in Texas history. We also aren't a great shooting team and his offensive rebounding will offset it and help us get extra possessions. I also think their games are somewhat complementary as Traore is most at home on the blocks, while Vok can get the ball outside the paint take it to the rack. Again, not saying they should play all of their minutes together, but 5-8 minutes per game would be good. I also don't think Codie is bringing a ton to the table yet. I would give some of his minutes to Traore, and I would move Swain to PF for some of the game and get Duru / Heide more minutes.
  3. Starters: - G - Mark - G - Pope - SF - Swain - PF - Traore - C - Vokietaitis Bench: - G - Weaver - F - Codie - F - Duru Heide averaged 20 mpg for a good Purdue team, so I hope we see a good contribution from him. But right now Duru looks better. Wilcher will also likely contribute.
  4. Worst single game for us would be Michigan beating Ohio State. If Michigan wins that game, they are going to the playoffs 100%, as that will guarantee they make the Big10 title game. The runner up in the SEC or Big 10 isn't getting left out. Period. Michigan is flying under the radar. Their only losses are at USC and at OU. Not terrible. They just don't have any good wins. But that would change if they take down OSU.
  5. Prediction: Duru is going to be an all-conference player before he is done at Texas.
  6. Loved seeing the McDermott back to back 3s. He isn’t a complete trash end of bench player. Dude hit almost 300 3s in high school and was a Texas 5A all-region player. Good for him.
  7. If we get everybody back next year, we could be pretty good with some portal additions. Some high upside guys. Swain, Duru, Vok, Codie, Wilcher are all just going to keep getting better.
  8. Has Heide played today? Can’t recall seeing him.
  9. I like bringing Weaver off the bench as a change of pace. Also at some point I’d like to see Traore replace Codie as a starter. He is just such a great rebounder. Then Codie can come in with the 2nd unit.
  10. Dude took a school that had never won a playoff game and won three 6A state titles and made the playoffs 12 years in a row. Not too many better resumes in the 14 years he was head coach.
  11. Seriously watch Traore on the glass. Dude works furiously.
  12. Wilcher not looking great so far
  13. Vok is NOT a skinny white kid. He is muscular AF for a sophomore 7 footer. And he wants to create contact and bang. Wonderful to see. I was actually mildly pleased with Traore. That dude is a gifted rebounder. If you just watch him, he is always getting in position and has great rebounding instincts. He is just a little out of control right now, but is getting back from injury.
  14. For those who don’t know him, #4 Declan Duru is an 18 year old freshman from Germany. He is a serious athlete and is going to be a great player before he is done here. I bet he will get more minutes as the year goes on.
  15. Like what I’m seeing from Duru. Dude has active hands.
  16. I liked how when Pope was pounding the air out of the ball, Swain went over to him and demanded the ball and then immediately kicked it around and started moving. I’ve already seen more movement than I saw all last year.
  17. This makes me LOL, because my job has a much bigger potential negative impact than that. Oh well.
  18. I shouldn't have gotten out of bed yesterday. I was making mental mistakes like crazy at work all day too.
  19. F it. Guess we'll just have to beat them. Look, we have plenty of talent on this team to win. Jordan Poole is our 7th or 8th best player and he has gone off for 40+ before. If the shots are falling, we have a chance. This is also not a team that is going to get bullied. Quite the opposite. We very well may trot out a starting lineup of: 6'4 Wilcher, 6'5 Mark, 6'8 Swain, 6'10 Traore, 7'0 Vokietaitis. If it was a Chris Beard or Rick Barnes team, we would dirty it up and turn it into a slug fest. Looking forward to seeing what Miller does with this group.
  20. When he gets hot, I don't think anyone impacts the game on the offensive side as much as Steph Curry. It is crazy.
  21. I'm not too worried about that top-100 list. We have a few players who could easily be on there. Tramon Mark was #71 on a similar list last year and he is back with another year of experience and a better coach. Dailyn Swain is ranked #74 by On3 for this year. Traore was 2x All Big-West and set to be one of Xavier's top 1-2 players before he got hurt last year. Pope and Weaver are going to be better off the bench than the 2nd unit of almost anyone we play. Vokietaitis was AAC RoY and will be good. There are a lot of pieces to work with. If they gel and play as a team we will be able to beat anybody. If they don't, we will be in the bottom half of the SEC and have to grind to make the tourney.
  22. lol. fantastic.
  23. Lanning is high AF. Lol. Holy crap.
  24. So I guess the FCC isn't going to block Nexstar acquisition of Tegna after all?
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