Open Game Thread: Texas vs North Carolina
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TTEEEEEEEXXXXXXAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Start the pre-drinking
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
by UT2001 on Dec 19, 2009 11:29 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Jayhawks destroying Michigan
41-20, with 3:18 left in 1st half.
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
C'mon Texas
Let’s show the nation that your gonna take it all the way come march
by Javi on Dec 19, 2009 11:55 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Michigan on a good run before the half
42-31 Kansas
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
Just got to my seats.
Pretty empty right now, Texas just took the floor.
This place is huge, going to be interesting to see how we shoot in here
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
by blazzinken on Dec 19, 2009 11:58 AM CST via mobile reply actions
If only we had some aggie fans on the team
they can make the basket from the top deck…off a bounce.
;)
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
staring lineup?
The big board says:
Johnson
Williams
Balbay
James
Lucas
Weird
by bballgrl on Dec 19, 2009 12:07 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Practice and playing in 1st game against UNC
Completely different element.
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
I agree he's very good
And I’m not one to question The Barn. I was just surprised, pleasantly.
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
Didn't play in a game
But he has been able to practice all year…
While a game, especially against such a good team is a whole new ballgame, at least Jai has had a chance to build some chemistry in practice
Could be a promise
Maybe Barnes promised Lucas he would start. Or it could be a way of getting into Roy Williams’ head.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
No way that's correct
No Dexter. Shawn Williams and Gary Johnson. That would be one of the smallest lineups we could put on the floor.
No way.
I’d be shocked if our starting five wasn’t the same that it’s been since the Ward injury—Balbay, Mason, Bradley, James, and Dexter.
--AW--
Pittman isn't starting?
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
ESPN+ Green Game
Over/Under when we actually get to watch our game….halftime?
Last Thread
Nice write-up on the last thread. Thanks for spending the time.
Hook em
Texas Fight!!!
FT need to be consistent in this game!
Congrat to the Texas Longhorns as 2009 NCAA National Champions of football, women’s Volleyball and men’s basketball team.
Always Hook’em!
uh.....
….you better be standing next to a tree!
by vy til i die on Dec 19, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
i thought williams was out for this game…?
by Displaced Longhorn on Dec 19, 2009 1:02 PM CST reply actions
Sigh....ESPN is sticking with the Kansas game.
Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.
Even UNC fans do horns down.
It’s nice to be loved across the country.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Dick Vitale would be dead in any other country
Hope he does choke on some Duke dick during our game.
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
Vitale already knocking the big game in a dome.
Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.
Dogus!
I agree PB. Those were good shots by Balbay.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:14 PM CST reply actions
Steal Texas!
Wangmene with the putback!
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:15 PM CST reply actions
Bradley struggling with his shot early
needs to try to take it to the basket and get their bigs in foul trouble.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:15 PM CST reply actions
Depth perception is wacky in these football stadiums
First team to adjust has a huge advantage
You ain't hurt.
UT defense looking stout early
Rejected by Bradley!
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:17 PM CST reply actions
that's fine, but they're treating us like boise state
every third comment is about how we haven’t played anyone
Ok Start. 7-4 UNC
Hamilton with a force and some open misses by Avery. But Texas is playing D and controlling the def glass.
This Carolina team doesn’t look like it wants to run.
--AW--
then.c. guy that just scored looks into the game, ed davis looks scared
i think if we keep muscling them we’ll take them out of the game soon enough
We need to go inside more and stop settling for outside shots
The D is good but we need to stay after it. That last dunk was everyone quitting after the first block
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rather he just got the dunk
not its a 3-point play and a foul on wangemene
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Brown for three!
wow can’t leave him open of all guards
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:21 PM CST reply actions
Vitale and Shulman
telling an interesting version of the Brown story. They have the public version; there are others that are far less complimentary of the J’Covan’s former high school coach.
--AW--
Another bad shot
but rebounded by Pittman! Too bad he couldn’t finish. Gotta make some FTs now
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:22 PM CST reply actions
settling for a lot of outside shots.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
come on freshman
feed the big men stop trying to win the damn game with every shot
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How much scalpers charging for "free throws". Let's buy some. Dang.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
why is dex so happy...
…to draw fouls?
by Heart of a Muschampion on Dec 19, 2009 1:24 PM CST reply actions
Loving Johnson's unselfishness
PIttman another dunk plus the foul!
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:25 PM CST reply actions
They are playing more sound overall
but we’re far more talented. If we start hitting our shots we run them out of the place
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i want to run roy williams out of the court.
we need a ridiculous run please.
by longhornricky on Dec 19, 2009 1:26 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
what a horrible justin feed i have...
grrrrrr
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." - Will Muschamp
"Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts." - Earl Campbell
EXCELLENT!
Lucas creates a three for Brown!
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:28 PM CST reply actions
Not a good shot
let Lucas set up a play
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:29 PM CST reply actions
Horns sluggish at first but fg% starting to pick up.
Now our inside D needs to go to work. Barnes needs to throw Wangmene in there and bang some dang bodies. NC is getting shots at 5 ft. We cannot sustain that.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
17-16 Horns, under 12
Gary Johnson having trouble rebounding against Carolina length. We may see some Hill or Chappy soon along with more Wingman.
--AW--
good overall so far
We just need more shots to drop, focus on rebounding (on their end) and keep up the D.
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1pt lead over UNC with hamilton, james and bradley a combined 1-10?
I’ll take it.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Our guard depth is just sick.
Brown and Lucas for offense, Balbay and Mason for defense, and Bradley can do it all. A healthy Varez Ward would make it flat out unfair.
yea we get it the building is great
how about you give us some analysis on the game?
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their trying to get dexy from recieving the pass
need to free him up some how and get him the ball on the post
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Chappy better work these NC bigs. Right now.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Never thought I would see it
but we’re much more athletic than North Carolina.
Let’s put it together and play solid basketball boys.
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Lot of things on Vitale's mind today
except basketball
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
Need to contain Davis...not very happy with Hamilton play
I guess it was like that all season
COACH BOOM BABY!!
I had to turn on Craig Way
This was getting to be too much like the CWS, where the analysts wanted to talk about their favorite sports movies, favorite colors, anything but the game going on.
I always listen to CW
Not always easy to sync it up, but with the DVR it’s possible
I use the XM feed
which lags behind some, then I can pause the TV feed for a few seconds and hit play. after a few tries it’s usually close enough.
how was that not a continuation?
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
NC is giving us that outside shot all day
we just need to hit
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karma bailed us out. horns looking good out and running!
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
How scary is the Davis-Thompson twin towers. Soft hands.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
I wish we would get bailout calls.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Hamilton other than one dunk has not looked good at all
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:42 PM CST reply actions
Needs to calm down and play basketball
Trying too hard to impress.
hamilton is a loose cannon shooting the ball
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
Texas 29-27, under 8
This is really odd to say against Carolina, but Texas should push the action. We are deeper, have more depth, and struggle sometimes in the half court.
Texas will win a track meet.
I
--AW--
WE LOOK GREAT!
so much depth…
although how do u explain chapman playing this early???
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
Carolina getting too many 2nd chance points
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
true, but with this blistering pace, we are bound to let our depth shine through in the 2nd half
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
we need height under he basket. Getting killed on the O glass
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if bradley or hamilton could get hot we could go on a HUGE run
NC is pretty much giving us the shot
While most are dreaming of success, winners wake up and work hard to achieve it.
Jordan
Jordan is out of control.. Just slow down!
by Dawnpatrol on Dec 19, 2009 1:44 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Texas in a battle against UNC
owho struggling with northern colorado. love it.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
instead you get a story about an assistant and his mother who raises goats.
or something equally irrelevant.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
We need to pick and roll off the high screen.
Their bigs are dragging up by the 3-line. There are some slashing opportunities we are not taking advantage of.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
UNC's length is incredible
We may be a little more athletic, but these guys are huge, and far from unathletic.
You ain't hurt.
James needs to stop trying to run the break
Give it up and then get it back
'Til Gabriel blows his horn...
Why is that chick wearing an Aggie shirt behind our bench?
Eject her!
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Loving it! keep up the tempo!
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
both. teams. are. TIRED!
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 1:54 PM CST reply actions
Matt hill
Best 2 plays of his career
by Dawnpatrol on Dec 19, 2009 1:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions
lol +1
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
Despite all the bad plays by Jordan
I think it’s important that Barnes doesn’t have a short leash on him
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:54 PM CST reply actions
so this is what we look like against good competition...
WOW!!!!
Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.
Hamilton needs to realize that me makes 3's when he takes them in rhythm
and missed them badly when he forces it.
Problem is Hamilton can make the tough off-balanced shots
But he doesn’t need to take them on this team.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
i just wish we could get some more sacks or tackles for loss here
their short passes are killing us over the middle. Where is our linebacker coverage????
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Carolina shooting just 35%
but have 8 offensive rebounds.
Pittman has 5 offensive boards by himself
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions
AW said it earlier, we just need to stop their second chance points
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions
43-37 Texas
I can see us wearing them out in the 2nd half.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 1:59 PM CST reply actions
It's time for James to play more assertive. He needs to lead insidel
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Hamilton
is forcing it too much, needs to relax and play within the offense.
Gary again!
what a game he’s having so far.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:02 PM CST reply actions
You have got to be kidding me. Where's the call on the reach in?
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
gary johnson can come over to my house and fuck my sister
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I love how the announcers sounded surprised to see texas get up to an 8 point lead
hey look there’s a game going on in front of us!
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
51 sec left
Time to go two for one possessions. Barnes needs to draw up a couple of nice sets. Be smart.
--AW--
great play by bradley!
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Wow
what a way to go into the locker room
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
+1
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
I am really excited about this team
Any chance Bradley sticks around another year?
And just to think what the lead would be if we hit our FT's and started better.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Avery Bradley
Wall is gonna continue to get the hype and that’s fine. But Avery Bradley is phenomenal.
--AW--
Last few games haven't been on national TV
Avery Bradley is so, SO good at basketball. He’s sprinting up the learning curve, too. He’s special.
You ain't hurt.
Earlier in the season, I was more impressed with Hamilton, but Bradley has just exploded these last few games.
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
Hamilton... is a truly elite talent.
Avery Bradley is a rarely special basketball player.
You ain't hurt.
Who knows what happens in the second half
But I didn’t expect to see Bradley-Brown capable of playing that well until February-March.
You ain't hurt.
95 combined points in the first half. nice quick pace.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
54-41 Texas at Half.
Fantastic first halves by Avery Bradley, Gary Johnson, and J’Covan Brown. Damion James and Dexter were solid as well. And a nod to Matt Hill for some solid minutes at center.
Areas of concern: controlling defensive glass and making free throws. This Carolina team needs easy buckets off offensive rebounds to score efficiently. We were not very good keeping them from getting second looks in the first half. Gonna be important to block out well in the second. And if this does get close again, sinking a FT or two wouldn’t hurt our chances either.
Last, push the freaking ball. We more we can get out in transition while protecting the ball, the better off we’ll be.
--AW--
We have four guards, Lucas, Balbay, Bradley, and Brown
that are capable of pushing the ball. Then we have some greyhounds like James, Hamilton, and Johnson that can finish fastbreaks. No doubt we should be speeding up the pace.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions
bradley
he is so good at playing the full 94 feet. sick.
awesome first half. blow these m*($&#)$*(#&s out!
we are good.
by the way, Jai gives us such a good second option to Balbay. he clearly has previous experience with the speed of college. When Jcovan handles the ball we lose a step at the point.
Hook ’em.
Avery is really showing up strong
so is gary johnson. good to see. he should be playing over wangmanee more often
balbay has had some uncharacteristic turnovers but his intesity is still there as always. love his game.
it was good looking half. solid defense and rebounding. damien james hasn’t even done much yet. i anticipate a big second half from him.
i know we have such a deep team but its frustrating to see so much substitution it feels like nobody can get on a run. seems to be working so can’t complain too much but
I think Barnes is just trying to mix and match
see what works. Then he’ll go with his favorite rotations in the 2nd half.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
I know but I would put
James at 5 and Johnson at 4. Both guys may be undersized but play bigger than they are. both are better rebounders than wingman who tends to be a liability on both ends honestly. I think he should be used more as foul insurance/depth. This game at least it appears as that’s how he’s being used
Great close to the first half
Remembering how we petered out at close of the half vs. Iowa, others .. this looked particularly fine.
After Knight's comments about Calipari this week
I’m grateful to have Rick who runs a clean and competitive program that competes at the highest level.
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I agree with Knight actually
sure he’s had his bad moments, but Knight never challenged the integrity of the game.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions
enough with the Mason hate
we have a big lead, we could use his defense.
Problem is Balbay AND Mason playing on the court at the same time = not good.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
We need more of that. C'mon horns, take it to the hole!
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Save for the first Dogus drive, he is having a terrible game.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
keep our focus and keep playing the way we did the first half
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His deep penetration will not work against this team.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Ummm wow this is a very bad offensive rotation right here
Mason, Balbay, and Wingman on the court.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:27 PM CST reply actions
I know it's early
but do you think he’s 1 and done for sure?
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
He's dreamed about being a Longhorn
with that said, would he only want to be a Longhorn for one year? Incredible if he does come back though.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
these announcers are vomit inducing
they’re acting like we’re lucky to be winning
rather than we’re playing better and are a better team
just b/c you ask or comment on somethign twice it doesn't make it awesome
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I hate Dick Vitale
Just thought I’d say that again
by tblog123 on Dec 19, 2009 2:28 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Naming my first born Avery
Now just have to decide if it’ll be Kevin Avery or Avery Kevin….
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Caught a break UNC missed layup
we are pushing the tempo. Nice. Too much time left to start sagging.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:29 PM CST reply actions
now we get to hear what Vitalew thinks about movies
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Horns are coasting now. They look incredible.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Wingman should have really banged on that foul. Cheap effort.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
we took their run and made one of our own
very nice to see a young team doing this
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Hey Dickie, you bring that cheap ass baby blue puke shit jersey to our house, you're going to get your ass kicked.
You slime ACC tobacco chewing road homer!
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
why does Balbay pass it everytime he hears a whistle?
instead of shooting it
by 7Swords of Salat on Dec 19, 2009 2:33 PM CST reply actions
doens't it piss you off that the ESPN crew are making 6 figures
and you know more about this team and basketball in general?
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they’re not paid for their knowledge
by Displaced Longhorn on Dec 19, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
Bilas usally gives a good effort on the analyst front
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Another James airball, but Pittman gets fouled
Balbay still in the game.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:38 PM CST reply actions
Zeller scored easy on Johnson
cmon time to ramp up the D
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:40 PM CST reply actions
Turnovers preventing UNC from making this a scare
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:43 PM CST reply actions
Now an 8 pt game
James makes the floater.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:44 PM CST reply actions
Brown = silky smooth
loving his flat footed threes.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:45 PM CST reply actions
I love Dogus
but he is outmatched in this game, and we can’t really afford to have a player on the floor who poses absolutely no threat to score at all.
77-66 under 12
Horns have stopped playing lock down D since building the double digit lead. Too many easy looks on the low blocks. Carolina doing a better job in second of taking adv of their frontcourt size advantage.
Texas sill has an opportunity to get out and run, especially when UNC plays with three 6-10 or bigger players.
--AW--
UNC has 9 team fouls with 10+ minutes to play
If we can make our FTs, this gets a lot easier.
Sigh... why is Gary out on the 3pt line
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:49 PM CST reply actions
It's the DaMo mentality.
GJ hit a 3 early in the game and thinks he can just hang out there now.
by HornPossessed on Dec 19, 2009 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
James bringing it today
It is this type of agressiveness and against size that will improve his NBA stock.
--AW--
He needs to polish up his FT focus cause he could add 5+ more pts per game.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
We only have 8 turnovers today
5 of them from Balbay and Hamilton
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:51 PM CST reply actions
a lot of offense and few turnovers
cowboys stadium hasn’t seen a lot of that this year.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Hamilton is too careless to be in this game.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Get Hamilton out of the game
He can’t get over himself long enough to realize there are 4 other players on the floor.
Wow Lucas barely got any time
Wangmene posting up?
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:54 PM CST reply actions
still up 7 quit whining so much this is our first big challenge
we need to be able to handle the pressure
COACH BOOM BABY!!
+10000000
dude looks lost on creating his own shots
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
82-75 Texas, under 8
Carolina inching closer and going to the line for two more.
Barnes is trying to steal some rest for Dexter and DaMo but our lineup without both of them is not very good, especially against a team the size of Carolina.
I expect at least Damion to be back in after the timeout.
--AW--
do not give the ball to hamilton on the offensive end!!!!!
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 2:56 PM CST reply actions
F, really?
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know about outcoached,
but some of his substitution patterns have been questionable.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
We're shooting 65.5% from the line.
not horrible for once.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 3:01 PM CST reply actions
we're 5 feet away o nthose shots and can't get the jump shot to fall
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big swing right there started by damo's 3pt play.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
gonna throw something out there:
hamilton:basketball::chiles:football
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 3:04 PM CST reply actions
Regarding trying to hard and not letting the game come to them naturally,
I can see some parallels.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Pittman
I wish he could be protecting Colt McCoy in the MNC
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions
mason!! LMAOOOOOOO
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 3:07 PM CST reply actions
we need to recruit jesus shuttlesworth next year.. i heard hes good
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 3:09 PM CST reply actions
11 pt lead, under 4 tv timeout
That is about all we could have asked. We’ve killed them on the glass and created 20+ turnovers with pressure D.
Sink some free throws, run some clock and block out. Finish strong.
--AW--
Bradley/Balbay with 4 fouls each
under 2 minutes, might as well put in Bradley. Go for the kill.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 3:10 PM CST reply actions
agreed
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
After watching the jayhawks today....they can't play with the Horns.
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
Smart play, Avery
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
I can't believe how badly we're killing them on the glass
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
I don't like james handling the ball in the middle of the floor.
sub in lucas for better ball-handling.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
Dear Dick Vitale,
I hope you retire and never provide “analysis” ever again.
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
Pretty Impressive
This atmostphere against this team against Roy Williams with the poise confidence and swagger of Champs!
Big Ups to Pittman and James for Stepping up and setting the stage for the Team!
AWESOME!
That would be a whole hundred, right Barry?
"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
give it up roy!
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 19, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions
Wow
Four players with 20+ points.
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
bonehead move by Jai
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
the backcourt violation
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
exclamation point
A stupid system that works exactly like it's supposed to is still a stupid system.
well Rick has his plan for tomorrow
work on breaking the press before MSU kills us with it
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
TEEEEEEEEEXXXXAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
Great win.
I’ll hold off on anointing this team as a serious title contender until after the michigan state game.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
AWESOME
Horns win 103-90. Rest of the country take notice: this team is for real.
Depth, talent, experience, inside scoring, ability to hit the three, and completly disruptive defense.
I’m thrilled with how this team looks in December!
--AW--
It's official
This team is for real. 2 Freshmen and 2 Seniors w/ 20+ pts each, plus a bench full of solid contributors… and they are only going to get better, as the younger guys get more experience, and Lucas works his way into the flow. Hamilton didn’t have a great game but there is so much depth that it didn’t matter.
That's actually a good comparison
look out when he can contain his shot selection. There were some good moments but 2-10 FG is horrible.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
the fall-away off-balance long-distance jumper
is not a high percentage shot. He’ll learn that eventually.
i remember at one point saying j.r. smith is one of the dumbest basketball players i've ever seen
and i still stand by that statement when i said it
but if they slow down, get the right people around them
it starts to flow
he has the talent, he may never be transcendent … he just doesn’t have the basketball iq for that
but he could be a great weapon if he puts what he does have together
James, Pittman, Bradley, and Brown
combine for 89 of our 103 points.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 3:35 PM CST reply actions
would not be surprised
I also expect to see a very high +/- for Brown.
I’m going to wait till after the Michigan St. game. I want to put both gameflows in one fanpost since these are easily the two biggest games of the season so far.
by goingforthecorner on Dec 19, 2009 4:50 PM CST up reply actions
I'm with you on Brown.
I still love Dogus, and I think his defense and ball distribution are extremely important, but when Brown plays within himself (as he did today), he’s a huge net positive on this offense. He is capable of doing almost everything Dogus can do on O (though he’s not quite as quick and his handle isn’t quite as good) plus he can shoot lights out. His defense seems a little lacking (he doesn’t get up on perimeter guards like Mason, Ward, Bradley and Balbay do—possibly because he knows he’s not super-quick and can get beat off the dribble), but he’s not bad on D. To borrow a baseball stat, Brown seems like he’s got a much better VORP than Balbay.
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