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  1. 4 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

    as i remember it, we were pretty well below average during non conference play, then really bad to open league play, followed by a gradual bounce back that seemed sustained until the baylor and OU games, at which point we went back down to “pretty well below average”. we finished 55th in AdjD. our lowest point was being ranked in the 70’s in january, and our highest point was being in the 40’s last month. 

    Back to back a seasons with a top 20 AdjO. As much as this fanbase has complained about this program's offense over the last 20+ years you'd think this achievement would be notable. 

  2. Miles just announced that the principals of both Carnegie Vanguard High School and HSPVA are going to be placed on the to be fired list. Oh by the way Carnegie Vanguard High School is currently ranked as the 5th best public high school in the state and #35 Nationally according the the US News & World Report rankings. 

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  3. This is about as shocking a time as I've ever seen at the combine.  Going into the combine I would've been pleasantly surprised with a time in the 4.5s. This makes me wonder whether he had some sort of ailment during the season. He got fetched from behind every time he got into the open field.  

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  4. 21 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    So, was trying to find an appropriate thread for this post, which is about an observation on the plain and obvious lasting nature of institutional racism, and how it places minorities behind the curve for generations.

    I was recently at an event honoring some of the great black lawyers in Central Texas.  It's not the first one I've been to, but as I read the bios of these folks -- truly outstanding lawyers, all of them, people who went to top-notch schools (mostly in the north, by the way), had notable achievements academically, etc. -- it clicked that most of them that I've read over those years involve long terms of working as a government lawyer.  Not all of them, but almost all, started their careers as government attorneys.  

    Those jobs are fine jobs, and a much needed and appreciated public service.  But make no mistake, if a student graduates today from Michigan, or Stanford, etc., with honors, they have a clear path to a job with a high-end law firm that pays 5X what an entry level gov't attorney job pays.  But back when these folks were graduating law school - the 70s-80s - that was not the case.

    So, until up to about 30 years ago (and let's be plain and clear, the way isn't entirely clear even today), that top-notch black law student had a much harder time even getting in the door of Fancy Law Firm LLP.  And even if he/she did, remember that the lawyers at Fancy Law Firm LLP all went to the same schools together, their parents went to the same schools, and a good chunk of them were hired because 1) yes, they did well in law school, but also 2) their dad was friends/business associate with the hiring partner, who vouched for them and walked them right into their job.  The black law students?  Their dad did NOT go to school with or associate with the hiring partner, because that simply did not happen back in the day.

    A generic high achieving white student, with no connections, was already more likely to get an interview and be hired than an identical black student.  Then layer on the fact that many of those white students ALSO had generational family connections that could give them a leg up in the job application process...a leg up that few black students had.  Now, take that out another generation.  The parents of today's black students are STILL underrepresented in the ranks the Fancy Law Firm LLP type places, as well as the people who network with and are connected to the attorneys there.  So a black student even today likely has fewer connections and advantages to help him get that job at Fancy Law Firm LLP.

    So, why are DELIBERATE efforts to recruit diverse candidates important?  Because the long-term effects of systemic, institutionalized racism STILL skew the playing field, and make it more likely that white candidate X can get a particular job than black candidate Y.   In order to try to level that field, we need to DELIBERATELY LOOK FOR AND TO minority candidates.  No, not without making sure that they are qualified.  But to make sure that they aren't missed.  The Hiring Partner at Fancy Law Firm LLP gets 20 resumes sent to him by old connections, pushing their kid, or their nephew, or whatnot.  What would be helpful is if Hiring Partner ALSO had a policy/incentive/something like that to affirmatively gather 20 resumes from minority students who do NOT have connections to Fancy Law Firm LLP.  Then, you interview and hire appropriately, and honestly.  Because honestly....some of those nepotism resumes may have a nice academic ring to them, but the candidate is a dim bulb or dud.  And some of those minority resumes are going to belong to some impressive SOBs who you never would have met if you hadn't sought them out.

    That dynamic is what DEI and such is all about.  And is it needed?  I'd say the resumes of impressive minority lawyer after impressive minority lawyer reflecting long tenures in government jobs says "yes, it is still needed."  Legacies, connections, and nepotism matter.  A lot.  DEI is necessary to even come close to creating equal opportunity in light of the unequal distribution of those advantages.

    Go read any bio on Clarence Thomas and you see this exact thread play out. Of course his experiences turned him into a troll, but much of what you noted here, and the resulting bitterness fomented his ideology.

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  5. 23 hours ago, Hermanator said:

    I think they should be in with 1 more win for sure now. It's frustrating because they're capable of playing good ball they just don't do it often enough to a high level. 

    No matter what happens at least they scoreboarded those pieces of shit in the last game we'll play them in their place. 

    I disagree a bit. We're limited by our lack of athleticism and physicality in the backcourt( and wings). Hunter has the necessary athleticism, but he's small and tends to spaz out too frequently to be depended on. Abmas just isn't athletic enough to consistently get good shots off against good defenses. I expected more from Abmas coming into the season given his pedigree, but after watching him play it's obvious why he wasn't considered a high major player coming out of high school. The Big 12 is simply the wrong league for him to play in. There are too many dominant and physically imposing wings/guards in this league for him to play at his optimal level. Ideally you'd love to let Abmas play off the ball and run him off screens all night, but you're putting yourself in jeopardy by asking Hunter to handle the ball that much, so it's a bit of a catch-22. 

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  6. 8 hours ago, Pancho said:

     

    I’m not even sure where this is from. It’s not on ESPN or CBS, and in fact, CBS has us missing the tournament as of this morning. 

    Florida is sneaky good. Depending on their path, they could be a S16 team.

    Jerry Palm sucks at his job. 

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  7. 4 hours ago, DixonHur said:

    Quick question.  I'm assuming you're white.

    But if you where black in which country would want to be born?  IE, statistically which country gives you the best chance at attaining wealth?

    You point out negative extremes but think about the question rationallly.  The US has about 4% of the world's black population, yet 53% of the world's black billionaires.

    For all of America's racial flaws, its still arguably the best place to live as a black person.

    Such a weird question. What race is this not true for? 

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  8. I was under the impression that a lot of the NIL stuff for basketball players is through other means outside of school collectives and stuff like that. Like for instance someone like Tre Johnson may get a significant deal through a money manager due to the salary potential he could have down the road in the NBA. That's why playing in a city like Austin vs podunk college towns tends to be a better play for basketball players. Even a guy like Dillon Mitchell forecast to be a 7 figure player overseas so even if you're not a surefire NBA player there still significant potential for entities like the above. 

  9. 25 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

    But the same issues probably would have occurred at Texas. 18 year olds are rarely ready to play at this level. 

    It depends. Given the talent level of Holland he'd probably be hitting his stride at this point in the season. He'd probably be eating into Cunningham and Shedrick's minutes and Horton wouldnt be on the roster. We would've probably ran even more than we do now. Johnson on the other hand, mostly likely would've been disappointed with his minutes, but there is the small chance that his talent would've shown through and he'd help us mitigate Hunter's lapses in play. 

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  10. The number one roster issue with this team is not getting adequate defensive size on the wing to pair with Abmas. Hunter lacks the necessary size to be a consistent hindrance on the defensive end. A non rapey Arterio Morris to go alongside of Weaver would've helped a lot. Ron Hollad and AJ Johnson had the potential to cause havoc on the wing as well, but relying on freshmen for defensive consistency would've been a fool's errand. That being said that lack of defense consistency is the primary trait that makes this team schizophrenic and our lack of length on the wing is the ultimate cause of it. Wing size can mask a lack of athleticism. Nobody would mistake guys like Jabari Rice, Timmy Allen, or Brock Cunningham for athletic marvels but their size made us switchable on the wings and made initiating the offense more difficult. Most people like to harp on the offense regardless of how good or bad it is, but offense is nowhere close to being this team's issue. 

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  11. 3 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

    3 of 6 openings filled with black candidates, and Bienemy didn’t get an interview unless he was the commanders Rooney qualifier. He is a raging asshole with some DV history. He kinda proved he was Reid’s assistant principal, the asshole to counter his captan Kangaroo and do the dirty work. But not calling plays. Or making them.

    The media used him as the poster child for black coaches not getting a shot. There’s a reason that has nothing to do with his color.

    No OC under Reid has ever called plays. The fact that it was made a narrative about him and not any other Andy Reid OC (Nagy, Pederson, Mornhinweg, or Childress) over the years is telling. People should've just said he's an asshole and that was preventing him from getting traction, but going on and on about him not calling plays when no other Reid OC called played was ridiculous. 

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