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  1. On 4/15/2024 at 4:59 PM, Goredho said:

    Missed this one.  I've owned an Eastman slope-shoulder Gibson J45 knockoff and a 335 knock off.  Both were great for just under a grand each at the time.  I've played some J45s and owned a couple of 335s and I'd say they were roughly on par with a Gibson standard equivalent.  They are made with a similar level of care and quality of component.  They don't hold value like a Gibson, but if you buy used, someone else has already taken that hit for you.  I ultimately sold them, but it was not because they sucked.

    I recently bought a used Epiphone 335 Figured Tea Burst used for $450. I’m not an expert by any means but it’s about as good a guitar as I would ever need. I thought that I would at least need to change the pickups but I was wrong.  These “Inspired by Gibson” guitars have CTS pots, upgraded hardware and are finished nicely. I also like the changed headstock better than the other version.  I kind of expected the guitar to be the typical Chinese cheap feeling  type of thing.  It’s slightly heavier than the Gibson as it’s not nitro finished but other than that the differences are not something I would notice  

     I’m not what I call a cork sniffer as I’ve been lucky to find three really good MIM Fenders as well as a 1993 LP Classic that I rotate around.  For someone who just enjoys playing at home I think there are a lot of moderately priced Chinese guitars out there that provide a good value. 

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  2. 5 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    The more the Texas gop moves right, the sooner we go blue. Unfortunately they will employ cruelty to people and laughingly kick the vulnerable while we wait.

    Naw, that’s just who we are as a state. 

  3. 1 hour ago, HookEm said:

    Next year is going to be an interesting year.  Right now you have juniors (like Hunter) who are playing against guys 2 years older and more experienced than them (thanks to Covid).  The more experienced guards typically win in March (as evidenced by UConn just winning the title with a pair of 5th year guards).  And every good team has a number of these players.  Most of the good tourney teams had 3-4, we had four ourselves.

    Next year, those juniors are going to go from being relatively inexperienced, to being the most experienced players in college basketball.  I really think it is crazy to want Hunter to hit the portal.  He is going to look much better next year going against younger players, and that isn't even factoring in another year of offseason shooting and maturity.   Plus the team is in desperate need of some continuity with all the guys graduating.

    I badly want Hunter and Mitchell to stay and I want us to put better, more complementary pieces around them this year. 

    Weaver + Hunter + Tre Johnson + Dillon Mitchell + Kadin Shedrick (plus an elite lead guard and an elite big man) could be a very good team in 2024-2025 as talent and experience level in CBB takes a step back. 

    I agree as to Hunter and Mitchell.  I hope they come back. 

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  4. Just now, HookEm said:

    This guy gets it.

    I expect we will make the tournament just about every year and win a game more often than not.  And possibly sprinkle in a Sweet 16 or Elite 8 run when the chips fall right.  That will be better than the 10 years before RT.

    But we will never win it all under him, and it is very unlikely we will make a Final Four.

    I don’t understand why anyone thinks that RT can make it to the round of 8 much less 16 on a consistent basis.  IMO people underestimate what an experienced team we had last year. I’m not saying RT didn’t have to coach them but it was far easier than what he put on the floor this year. 

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  5. 39 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

    Honestly, I’m more distressed with what’s happening in baseball.

    Basketball is little more than a filler between football and baseball seasons.  Where is the evidence that we’ve ever been or ever will be a serious national championship contender?  A deep tournament run once a decade is about all we can hope for and that doesn’t meet the criteria, IMO.

    We have the chops of a baseball blue blood.  Correcting that buffoonery should be a much higher priority.

    It’s strange to me how many people have said that because we haven’t been a traditional basketball power that we should not care about it. 

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  6. 2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

    I'm gonna assume the fact that neither Mitchell or Hunter have appeared in the portal yet is due to wanting to make sure their next landing spot is secured through backchannels so they don't overplay their hand and end up playing for Boston College or some such next year? Or am I overthinking it? I certainly would find it hard to believe the staff is pushing super hard for either to stay considering the type of skillsets/prospects we are being linked to in the portal. 

    I read somewhere that Hunter said he was going to go through the NBA eval process like he did last year.  Assumably to get the critic. 

  7. 47 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    Seems a lot easier to go moneywhip or steal someone in a non-revenue sport than a revenue sport, no? Uconn is probably 100x more likely to let their very successful swimming and diving coach leave for Texas than Dan Hurley. 

    Plus, hiring in revenue sports likely involves more than just the AD, so you get additional opinions/input. I wouldn't say our hiring criteria for our top moneymaking sport 3 years ago mirrored what we did in softball or women's basketball or swimming and diving under the same leadership. Probably a multitude of reasons for that. 

    As usual you are missing the fucking point.  

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  8. 31 minutes ago, Chad said:

    Terry accomplished more in his first full season than Shaka did in six. He's got a Top 10 recruitment class lined up and will bring in some extra help via the portal. Give the guy a chance. It was a disappointing end to the season narrowly missing out on the Sweet 16, but at one point it didn't even look as if the team had a shot at the tourney. Losing Allen, Carr, Bishop and Rice hurt, they were key components to last season's success. While this season wasn't a great season, it definitely wasn't disastrous.

    Well, that’s one way to think about it. 

  9. 45 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    Beard is the one that stuck RT with that guy. Hunter is a failed eval from the guy that hit his wife and got fired - not RT.

    And who agreed to give Perryman a scholarship this year that prevented us from adding a player?

  10. 9 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

    Given our overall history, Terry is plenty good for Texas.

    Good thing I didn’t pick my wife based upon my past overall history. 

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  11. 17 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

    What’s the neg rep number for destroying a user? Reality Check has to be close and his relentless idiocy has been enough to where I’m ready to join a good ol’ fatwa if someone wants to declare it. 

    Do it

  12. 9 minutes ago, Shaggy3.0 said:

    hmmmm.

     

    and what are the optics right now?

     

    That we care more about women’s basketball?

    I mean, this was the resume it took to get that job. 

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