shows what a great job Rick Barnes has done in both recruiting and coaching. Texas is on the radar for almost all the top prospects in the country. You know that we will only get one or two, if any, but it was not that long ago that you would have looked at the list of possible schools for the top recruits and not seen Texas mentioned at all. First he got TJ to say that it is OK for the top player from Texas (and one of the best in the country) to stay home. Then he got Durant to say that the top player in the country could come to Texas and succeed.

Thanks Rick, and thanks to TJ and Kevin, as well. Actually, special thanks to TJ. Any history of Longhorn basketball will have to say that the turning point in our program was TJ’s decision to come here.