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Catdaddyhorn

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  1. Dallas area AAU is a tough nut to crack. Until Beard got commitments from Morris and Holland we were damn near 0 for 20 years in cracking prospects from top flight Dallas AAU swuads. Andrew Jones was somewhat of an anomaly with his family really being from Midland and they only moved to Dallas to broaden his sister's prospects when Andrew was young. And Myles Turner played for an off brand AAU team so we were fortunate we didnt have to deal with the normal DFW cesspool in his recruitment.
  2. So you think Paolo Banchero wouldn't move the needle? How about Cade Cunningham? Some of you are taking this delusion a bit too far. There's a level of talent that is definitely a must take in any and all circumstances, it's just a matter of how refined that talent is and the personality of said player. Morris and Mitchell aren't one and done talents. Yeah Mitchell may get drafted, but it's not based on his skill level. Someone like Tre Johnson is a guy you take on Monday through Sunday. Ron Holland may be on that level too. And given last year's play, Anthony Black was that level of player as well and no level of post decommitment justification makes this any less of a fact.
  3. Hmmm maybe you're right, but I'm starting to feel like DQ's influence on our draft choices is starting to rival the control Marinelli seemed to have back in the day. Those wtf? corners we drafted a few years ago can't get on the field and a few other defensive picks didn't make it out of training camp.
  4. He ended up like the person he hated the most when the show started, a drunk, like his Dad.
  5. As soon as Haith was hired I wondered what Donewald thought about that. I assumed he wanted the Associate HC position.
  6. Call me crazy, but Im still hoping against hope that we can talk Morris into staying. Morris was my most favorite player in our recruiting class and his signing was a landmark shift in our DFW recruiting woes. I echo what someone above said in regards to Morris looking a lot worse than he was when you contrast his play with the 25 year olds we fielded on our roster this year. And we did a poor job basically employing Morris as a spot up shooter in terms of his development. Plus, some of the guard transfer prospects that we're looking at outside of Abmas are less than exciting and we're definitely going miss the defensive stalwart that Morris had the potential to develop into.
  7. Frank Haith was actually well known for running great ATOs. I know his being black and all sort of obscures this fact, but he's being hired for more than just recruiting.
  8. Yep i forgot most of the names of the guys on that squad, but Randy Duck was a legend in Garland at that time.
  9. Terry recruited Richard Johnson (Tre's father) when he was an assistant at Baylor. However, Richard only played at Baylor for one year before leaving. So while Baylor may seem to be the bigger draw for Tre it's a little more complicated than it appears on the surface.
  10. I believe Beard has already filled out his Ole Miss staff.
  11. Going to UT and being associated with the university was extremely important to Holland and his family. That's why he was so steadfast when commenting on his commitment after the Beard fiasco. It would've taken a complete disaster of a season for him to decommit. And he more than likely would've just gone on to the G league rather than committing to another school.
  12. Surprisingly, Gerry says he's a much better shooter than what he showed us this year. If he comes back and can take a massive jump offensively that would be huge.
  13. Pretty sure he got to the sweet 16 a few years ago and of course he did it again this year.
  14. Are you referring to this?
  15. This stat is amazing if true.
  16. Izzo must've lost the tape.
  17. Forget a Texas big. I don't remember any Texas player, big, wing, or guard, hit that shot as consistently as him.
  18. Reading through this game thread makes me glad I stopped posting in most bball game threads, especially during the tournament. We have an inordinate amount of bitchass, chicken little posters around here who are ready to throw in the towel at the first sign of adversity, seemingly more than most fan bases. We also apparently have a bunch of dummies who believe that basketball teams have an unlimited stash of timeouts. Like Borzello referenced above Terry and the coaching staff showed their wares down the stretch. That open floor pick n roll gave Dylan and Marcus Carr a lot of room to.make magic happen down the stretch and it's literally something we pulled out of our asses cuz I haven't seen us run a pick n roll like that on the weak side all year. It totally surprised Penn St and caught them off guard.
  19. Dylan Disu may have the best and most consist touch around the basket of any Texas big man over the last 20 years, certainly since Brad Buckman. I know some of yall may say LaMarcus Aldridge, but he was more of 15' shooter during his time on the 40. He was a bean pole back then and didn't really look to get within 8' of the basket.
  20. Can't argue too much with that, we haven't been to the sweet 16 in 15 years.
  21. Not only that, but we seem to have a good eye for finding free agents and draft picks who fit and at times excel in DQ's defense.
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