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  1. For what it's worth, the uninitiated answer is 2. Brock Cunningham: 11/23 (0.478) Triston Licon: 4/10 (0.400) With that number of attempts, let's call it zero. McNeil was 57/155 (0.367) By comparison, Texas's top 3-point shooters: Ramey 49/140 (0.350) Carr 47/139 (0.338) Jones 56/175 (0.320) I'm not a basketball stats expert, but those numbers do not seem materially different than what we got from any of the 3 guards above. Plus, he's not quite the defender of any of the above. We only know that Ramey will not be back. Upshot (IMO): he's a less athletic, poorer defending, better shooting version of Andrew Jones.
  2. This. Nova has run a 6-man rotation all year long; they averaged between 25 and 34 minutes per game throughout the season. And Justin Moore led them in PT. Nova played 7 players against Houston. One guy got 2 minutes, one got 25, and the others each had 30+. Moore was at 37 minutes before he got hurt with 35 seconds left. It looks like Moore ruptured his Achilles, which really sucks.
  3. Agree. Anyone who every challenged Iverson's intensity, dedication, and effort either did not pay attention or just did not like Iverson. Nice that they Texas Spring Practice thread has evolved to highlight the greatness of Allen Iverson.
  4. CSB, really. That said, does he know you have a pic of his daughter's ass as your avatar on a fairly public message board. Here's to hoping he does not recognize her.
  5. This. I started watching it based on recommendations here. I think I had a smile on my face the entire time. What a great documentary! Strongly recommend.
  6. You jinxed it.
  7. Edey had 5 turnovers. Ivey had 6 turnovers. Edey should have seen fewer minutes. Barkley: Purdue had the worst game plan I've ever seen.
  8. I laughed out loud. Won a lot of games and almost always underperformed in the NCAA tournament. The 1988 team was a 1 seed and lost to K St in Sweet 16. The 1994 team had Glenn Robinson - #1 seed and lost to Duke in the E8.
  9. With this officiating crew, Texas wins by 10, as there are 10 fewer fouls called. The Cocks have been mauling the shit out of Trevion and Edey and getting away with it. I guess it changes the narrative of "Purdue gets to the Elite 8 after shooting 100+ foul shots in the first 3 games." Regardless, Ivey has come up small. So small, it looks like he drops out of the lottery.
  10. Yeah. This is prototypical tournament Purdue.
  11. This. There is a reason that Beard was not constantly complaining to the refs - it was the strategy. 3 players had 30 of the FT attempts for Purdue: Edey, Ivey, and Hunter. The objective was to take away Edey's size advantage w/ physicality (if you've watched Edey at all you know that was a good approach). Likewise, harass Ivey. It worked for the first half, as they held him in check. Ivey's athleticism took over in the 2nd half. This Purdue team is built for the F4 - size, athleticism, and a lottery pick. Let's just see if they can overcome their defensive deficiencies. Texas played extremely well and I am super excited about the future.
  12. Yeah. Then he offered the wise comment that they should not have fouled the guy with the 87% FT percentage. No kidding.
  13. Agree. Gonzaga is too much for Memphis and too much for most teams. They have some very skilled players, are extremely well coached, and play smart basketball.
  14. Holmgren flopped there, too.
  15. Listed as 7'0" - 195. He has very good basketball skills, but will get hammered in the NBA. He needs a good S&C program.
  16. That was a flop.
  17. Timme is a very good player, but he projects the attitude of the #5 or #6 off the bench "scrapper." Wild claps for fouls; arms raised after every play. Kinda douchey as one of the top players in the country.
  18. If I'm the Panthers, I definitely would not have done that trade until the Texans offered to throw in the 2022 4th rounder. Tips the scales. :)
  19. A guy I know lives in West-Central Arkansas; the biggest nearby town is Mena. He's been complaining on social media that there is a shortage of saltine crackers in Mena. Seems like an interesting/strange supply-chain issue. Fwiw. https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/supply-chain-shortage-leads-to-missing-items-in-grocery-stores/article_4002bfc0-8a01-11ec-9877-dfb9b1431eec.html
  20. For the record, I also want $80 million.
  21. I read it as a variation of Churchill's "Democracy is the worst form of government. Except for all the others that have been tried." Similarly, "Capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others." Keep calm and carry on.
  22. Underrated post. EDIT: of course I did not wait long enough for others to not rate it before I called it underrated. smh
  23. DOH: Missed @LTtxfan link above. She [the same reporter from the screenshot above] did the interview. Decent questions. He still seems to come across as a scumbag. Perhaps because... HE IS. Full transcript (along w/ full video) here: https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/top-stories/watch-interview-with-grambling-state-offensive-coordinator-art-briles/ Q: Looking back now, what would you have done differently?A: That’s a huge question. Just make sure that everyone is on the same page about what they’re doing, when they’re doing it, how to report, and how to protect students and everybody involved. Like I said, we’re still learning, I’m still learning. I’m kinda a good soldier so to speak, you tell me what to do I’m gonna do it, that’s just what I’ve always done. So hopefully, you know, I’ve learned people need to recognize the places, policies and procedures that are there and understand the space that every individual deserves.
  24. I sat in the upper deck through every painful minute of that 66-3 blowout, thinking, "It has to get better. It has to get better." As we all know, it did not.
  25. I have a couple: The 2016 Texas Longhorns. After a 2-0 start and a #11 ranking, they finished the season on a 3-7 run. The 2018 USF Bulls. After starting 7-0 and rising to #21 in the country, the finished the season 0-6. Common theme: Charlie Strong.
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