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  1. Very weird decision by Mulkey to not guard Clark with Flau'je Johnson earlier. She's their best defender.
  2. 37 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds for Clark. Impressive when she has all this pressure. Yeah, she doesn't do enough before the shot. If you let Clark just walk into 3s it's over. They are from distance but you have to make Clark work much more than this. It's too easy.
  3. I'm not sure why LSU decided to guard Clark with Van Lith. They have better defenders. Van Lith can't guard her at all.
  4. Clark is just embarrassing Van Lith. Beautiful to see with how much shit Van Lith talks. She transferred to LSU thinking a national championship was guaranteed.
  5. I mean if you're LSU, I'm not sure what you do. Clark is jacking 3s from half court. I guess you can run two players at her and just keep the ball out of her hands but everyone else can shoot on that Iowa team.
  6. Clark is completely taking over. She's hitting contested 3s and LSU can't stop it.
  7. For a program that's never advanced past the Sweet 16, next year seems like our best opportunity. Just a shame we have to rely on Kelly with a loaded roster.
  8. It seems like the key is keeping Scoggin. Our diving program has been one of the best in the country.
  9. I think the big issue with these top transfers and what we have returning is convincing them to play a smaller role. Somebody like Spear is not going to get 30 minutes a game at Texas with all the talent we have. Do you want to sacrifice in order to win?
  10. I'm pretty sure we finished 2nd for Spear when she committed to Tennessee. Baylor was also in the mix. Time to tamper while they look for a coach.
  11. Spear announced she was returning to Tennessee yesterday. I think it was before the announcement of Harper being fired. This would be such a perfect fit if she realizes it's time to come home. https://www.wate.com/sports/orange-and-white-nation/tennessee-basketball/lady-vol-guard-jewel-spear-announces-return-to-rocky-top/
  12. Yeah, if we do add a transfer guard I think it needs to be a shooter/scorer. I think we are fine defensively between Harmon, Lee, and Holle. More than fine. Those 3 will be a nightmare defensively together. The type we need is a Jewel Spear from Tennessee. It still doesn't make much sense why she went there over Texas. Dumb decision gets dumb rewards.
  13. I agree. I think the most likely scenario is a transfer or Lee at the 2, Booker at the 3, and Moore at the 4. It feels like Holle would also be the most receptive to being a spark plug 6th man type off the bench. She can still play big minutes in that role.
  14. We should be substantially better on the perimeter defensively next year. Harmon is arguably the best defensive guard in the country, Holle is an All-Big 12 level defensive player, and Lee is apparently one of the best defensive guards in this recruiting class. All 3 of these "guards" are better defenders than Booker and Gonzales.
  15. I'm not unopposed to Holle at SG but think we need a guard that gets downhill. That's not really Holle. I'm also not unopposed to Holle starting at SF with Booker at PF. Just not sure you can convince Moore to come off the bench.
  16. Starting 5: PG-Harmon (#10 recruit in '21/Big 12 defensive player of the year in '22/All-American honorable mention in '22) SG-Transfer or Lee (#8 recruit in '24) SF-Booker (#12 recruit in '23/Big 12 player of the year in '23/All-American in '23) PF-Moore (#6 recruit in '21/2nd team All-Big 12 in '23) C-Jones (#43 recruit in '19) Bench: PG-Preston (#43 recruit in '24) or Maul (#38 recruit in '23) SG-Transfer or Lee (#8 recruit in '24) SF- Holle (a starter for this year's Elite 8 team) PF- Carlton (#7 recruit in '24) C-Gaston (First team All-Big 12 in '22) This doesn't even include Muhammad who could start for a lot of teams and has started a bunch of games at Texas. If this roster runs it back it's the best roster we've ever had since I've followed. Anything other than a final 4 would be a huge disappointment.
  17. I see Misimo and Byars have tweeted about the Texas One Fund. Also, it's pretty incredible to get the entire starting 11 back. That seems like something which will be very uncommon moving forward. @closetojumpingdo you have any clue what type of money players like Missimo and Byars are getting from NIL? They are both likely top 5 picks in the draft next year and likely could have been this year if they wanted.
  18. In the last 2 seasons, these are injuries. '22-23: Morris (Missed 10 games), Moore (Missed 27 games), Harmon (Missed 5 games), and Jones (Missed 9 games), These were all potential starters. '23-24: Harmon (Missed 26 games), Jones (Missed 5 games), Moore (Missed 5 games), Gaston (Missed 13 games), and Booker (Missed 1 game). All starter level players. It's actually pretty incredible we've been this good with so many injuries. The only holdover from Aston's staff was the S&C coach and what has been our biggest problem? Injuries. Maybe it's just bad luck but seems like there is more to this.
  19. Having a limited Jones was a much bigger loss than people realize. She's arguably our 2nd best scorer. Jones had 11 points in 10 minutes today. NC State couldn't guard her inside. Another annoying injury that limited our potential. If Jones plays 25+ minutes in this one I bet it's a 50/50 game.
  20. People won't say it but the best moves for Shaka and Barnes were getting out of the Big 12. That's helped them stack wins and get higher seeds which = easier match ups in the early rounds.
  21. Barnes is a good coach that's probably undervalued by some but just seems like he has a ceiling in March due to offensive deficiencies on all his teams. I was starting to wonder if this might be the team for Barnes to do something special with a player like Knecht who can often bail you out on the offensive end.
  22. Heck, if they just keep players in the paint and apply pressure it's probably a half court attempt. That's coaching malpractice by Bennett.
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