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Braff Zacklin

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  1. 8 minutes ago, Pancho said:

    Is there a limited window for this, i.e., now or never? Otherwise, odd not to finish out the season.

    Regardless, best of luck and hope his game continues to develop.

  2. 1 minute ago, ChickenSandwich said:

    I am the President of the Weaver fan club but Rusty’s athleticism was on another level. 
     

    still like the comparison. 

    True.

    That said, Weaver is a better team player, for whatever that's worth.

  3. I can't root against our guys so I'll never want them to lose, but it infuriates knowing they stand little chance of putting their best feet forward at the expanded Copa America this summer. I'm almost as excited for that as I would be for a World Cup.

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  4. 1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said:

    I think with Horton, they're just trying to buy minutes with him. 

    You can't play Hunter, Abmas, and Weaver 35+ minutes a night. When is the best time to try and buy minutes out of Horton? It seems like RT's general idea is to get minutes early out of Horton and then use Weaver in the critical minutes. 

    Regarding the minutes, Abmas and Hunter did play 35+ minutes last night. If Disu can avoid foul trouble, he will, too. It's pretty standard policy during the tournament.

    Agree with the rest. I don't hate Horton. But he wasn't giving Texas much last night on either end of the court aside from rebounds.

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  5. Just now, ClubWhatever said:

    Weaver clearly puts a lot of pressure on himself to be high energy and a difference maker.   I think coming off the bench suits him better right now.   As he gets more experience at this level I think he will get the confidence to start.

    Repeating: Even if Chendall doesn't start, he shouldn't be spending the first six minutes of a tournament game on the bench.

    It was poor management by Terry. This is a pretty gentle criticism of him, all things considered. Y'all don't need to be stanning for him over this.

  6. 2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

    Weaver started for 6 conference games, and the team went 3-3 and he averaged 8.6 PPG on a .545 TS% and a .514 eFG%.

    Maybe, the team is better with Weaver coming off the bench.

    In the 6 games since returning to the bench, the team is 4-2 and he's averaging 9.3 PPG on a .650 TS% and a .600 eFG%. In those 2 losses, he averaged 2.5 PPG.

    Counter argument: Texas trailed 8-2 last night with Weaver on the bench. Weaver comes on and CSU only scores 3 points over the rest of the half and Texas goes into the break up, 27-11.

    Point is, stats can be manipulated any way you want, but it's pretty clear that Weaver is the better player and gives the team more than Horton. Even if Chendall doesn't start, he shouldn't be spending the first six minutes of a tournament game on the bench.

  7. He was the X-factor last night. Brock also made a major contribution in a short amount of time, imo, but Weaver did more and for longer. Suspect Texas loses last night if Weaver doesn't show out like he did.

  8. 2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

    I don't think we have any evidence for that. 

    You're probably right--for whatever reason, Gergg is bulletproof. But as a fan, I was striving to find a silver lining to what would have otherwise been an embarrassing defeat.

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  9. Only thing I'd criticize Terry over last night was starting Horton over Weaver. Horton has earned his place, but he's a situational player, not a starter. He's a streaky shooter and a decent rebounder. Defensively, he's a liability. Weaver does more overall.

    The moment Chendall hit the court, he ended a several-minute scoring drought and provided a defensive boost. It's frustrating because Terry's had all season to figure it out but still has a blind spot for Horton (although he did give Weaver more minutes).

     

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  10. Super frustrated at the game's start when Horton gave up a couple of easy buckets and bricked his chances on the opposite end. Not trying to pick on the guy; just think there's plenty of data to suggest who should be starting in his stead.

    Speaking of whom, I believe Weaver contributed Texas' second bucket of the game and woke the team up from its funk and got the offense rolling. And, oh, yeah, helped limit CSU to 3 more points the entire rest of the half.

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  11. Gotta admit--in the waning seconds of the match, just before the accidental equalizer, I found myself resigned to a loss but hoping for a silver lining, i.e., this embarrassing result would finally motivate USSF to dump Gergg and get a real coach.

    So when the tying goal found the back of the net in bonus stoppage time, I was simultaneously elated and disappointed.

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