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Postgame Celebration Thread: Texas Outlasts Michigan State 79-68

Despite a tightly officiated ball game that limited Dexter Pittman to the bench, Texas outlasted Michigan State 79-68 on Tuesday night to improve to 11-0 on the season. Game MVP was Damion James, whose 23 and 15 were huge on a night when Michigan State succeeded in keeping Texas out of offensive rhythm for much of the night.

Postgame analysis will be forthcoming from AW or txtwstr. This is your undefeated celebration thread.

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Woot!

feels good to be burnt orange.

by horndude on Dec 22, 2009 8:26 PM CST reply actions  

Not sure what to think about Kansas yet.

They jive well, clean plays, disciplined, but pretty sure that Horns team tonight could take them.

by Infield Elephant on Dec 22, 2009 8:34 PM CST reply actions  

The way they played the second half, sure

The first half was a little spotty at times, but still, excellent game by the Horns tonight.

by burntorangehorn on Dec 22, 2009 8:42 PM CST up reply actions  

They don't scare me.

I know there are a lot of games to take care of, but I really can’t wait to face KU this season.

3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.

by burrito on Dec 22, 2009 8:42 PM CST up reply actions  

KU

Has had a soft schedule…not really their fault, but UCLA is down this year, same with Michigan and even Cal is unranked. I’ll reserve judgment until they play some powers like we just did…

And speaking of…a night where like Peter said, we were never able to get into an offensive rhythm and yet we still got up to 79 points! Last year when we were in offensive rhythm 79 was high. Love this team! Kept the defense, added the offense.

by Jhal2315 on Dec 22, 2009 8:49 PM CST reply actions  

As the season progresses

I look forward to Hamilton maturing/calming down, AB only getting better, Lucas getting acquainted, and can Dex get in even better shape? Continually impressed with Brown and so glad we still have James. This team is truly special. Double digit streak holding strong w good reason. Let’s hope we don’t see any complacency going into the last few before conference play.

by Infield Elephant on Dec 22, 2009 8:53 PM CST up reply actions  

I cringe to think about how good we could have been last year if Brown had qualified. He has so much game.

The Uconn game scares me as that may be the toughest true road test of the year until tourney time.

by Jhal2315 on Dec 22, 2009 8:56 PM CST reply actions  

Fans

It is a little embarrassing how bad the fan support is during the game. People were only standing for a few possessions and then sitting right back down. To many fair weather fans for the number 2 team in country playing the number 9 team in the country.

Great win though. We are looking incredible. Kansas is in trouble.

"Dont yall think that crystal beautiful yall?" -Vince Young

by Texastriplecrown on Dec 22, 2009 9:09 PM CST reply actions  

I'll withhold judgment until...

…it isn’t 2 days before Christmas. I’d be there on tippy-toe if I weren’t 600 miles away…

by bbatsell on Dec 22, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions  

I'll take what I can get

The drum was loud as I’ve heard it tonight. We have the same problem with alumni during football games…it’s just more exaggerated at the Erwin because there are fewer people (and far fewer students).

by The Mack Attack on Dec 22, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions  

wasn’t really that bad… we were loud when we went on a scoring streak, and when we were down and they had possession…. kinda all you can really ask for in a basketball game. it takes alot of effort to constantly yell/cheer in the face paced game of bball.

by Displaced Longhorn on Dec 22, 2009 10:47 PM CST up reply actions  

What's up with the AP recap?

Every incarnation has said that Texas has beaten MSU four straight years. Uh…?

by bbatsell on Dec 22, 2009 9:09 PM CST reply actions  

What they meant was, MSU was unable to make it four in a row.

Still a Blaine Irby fan

by patienthornsfan on Dec 23, 2009 2:28 AM CST up reply actions  

Damion, sorry.

I'll never forget ol' what's-his-name.

by Horntod on Dec 22, 2009 9:16 PM CST up reply actions  

Also, twstr made us proud tonight

best performance i’ve seen out of him yet. i’ll be scouring the interwebs for pictures and video over the next few days.

by The Mack Attack on Dec 22, 2009 9:17 PM CST reply actions  

Yes, it was a friggin amazing performance.

Probably better than any of the pom squad… even with the disability of not being a hottie.

TEXAS FIGHT

by Darklust on Dec 22, 2009 10:08 PM CST up reply actions  

my cousin and i joked that he needed blood and mud down his face to complete his tebow impression….

by Displaced Longhorn on Dec 22, 2009 10:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Agreed

But if I may criticize a little, and I hope twstr reads this, the big screen had a close-up of his face and all I saw was gritty determination. No joy. Being fluid with the moves is important, but you also have to enjoy yourself. Just check out the Pom girls (and by that I mean their faces), or any Fred Astaire movie. They all have big, convincing smiles. When you dance happy, everyone watching is happy.

by Meekrob on Dec 23, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions  

Believe it or not...

…but I definitely enjoyed myself. I was actually having to think about the routine, since I was facing a different direction and didnt want to get mixed up.

At least, this time, I didnt throw “Hook ’Em” in a bear hug and lift him up off the ground like last year.

by txtwstr7 on Dec 23, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions  

Very impressive again

Watched the last ten minutes and saw the Horns do what all good teams do—tighten the defensive screws as the game wound down. Shooting comes and goes but Barnes is wise to stress defense which can be a constant with an athletic, well coached team.

MSU is a fine club—good win. Particularly impressive with Pittman limited by fouls.

by hopefulhorn on Dec 22, 2009 9:19 PM CST reply actions  

I was at the game

And I wanted to be standing up the whole time but everyone around me sat down. Didn’t want to be the ahole blocking the view. Great win from a great team. I now feel like they should go undefeated. If the lose one game its gonna feel like a total let down

by Javi on Dec 22, 2009 9:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

We still play
  1. 1 Kansas
    AT # 11 UConn
  2. 12 Kansas State
  3. 19 Texas A&M (twice)
  4. 23 Texas Tech (twice)

Not to mention Baylor, OK State, and Oklahoma that are all quality teams and always play us tough.

Also, we have yet to play a really tough ROAD Game (considering UNC game pretty much a home game for us). So UConn could be a great test.

I think the only game left that we are not heavy favorites in will be KU, but it would not be crazy to lose 1-2 of the above games through the season. Basketball is not football.

"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese

by SwimTexas on Dec 22, 2009 9:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Agree with most of that

But OU is pretty much in the basement of the conference right now. Unless they can fix themselves and do it soon then I think they could get killed in conference play.

by seth78 on Dec 22, 2009 10:03 PM CST up reply actions  

speaking as a Sooner fan

I think at this point it’s pretty much safe to say you can name your score in either game this year. OU has some major problems, namely Willie Warren and his attitude, and will get run off the court by you guys. As much as it hurts to admit, I don’t think there’s a better team in the country right now than the Longhorns.

by jtesooner on Dec 23, 2009 3:13 PM CST up reply actions  

I was the same deal.

Even with how hella high up I was in the mezz

I wouldn’t say a one loss team is a let down here. UT is genuinely great, but a single loss in the season won’t be a huge let down. As long as that loss doesn’t come before the NC game in the tourney, I’ll be fine with how the season turns out.

TEXAS FIGHT

by Darklust on Dec 22, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Slow down

We will not go undefeated.

1. We can’t hit free throws.
2. We’re an up and down team over the course of the game. At some point, that will hurt us in crunch time.
3. Pittman in foul trouble against a team with high quality big men = 6’7" against 7’0" = not good.

These last two games have convinced me we could win the national championship, especially since we haven’t discovered our full potential yet, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. If we fix these deficiencies and Hamilton finds a way to realize his potential and contribute without hurting the team by taking bad shots, we’ll be a favorite to win the crown.

--always Texas--

by longtimelonghorn on Dec 22, 2009 10:17 PM CST up reply actions  

1976

Bob Knight and Indiana. Indiana was also undefeated in 1975 through the Elite 8 but lost to Kentucky (Indiana lost the Player of the year, Scott May, to an injury),

by IUTex on Dec 22, 2009 11:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Fine, fine...

…how about just 30 wins before the conference tournament, then?

by burntorangehorn on Dec 23, 2009 7:11 AM CST up reply actions  

Texas, fuck yea!

One of the ugliest games but when it mattered our boys clamped down on D (limited them to jumpers mostly) and stepped in up in the offense end. We did this with our “smaller” group without Sexy.

Killer night by James, Johnson and Balbay.

I’m excited we won by double digits by playiner their game (slow and grinding) and we beat UNC with an uptempo pace.

The consistent aspect in both games…our lockdown D. Really the D on the perimeter is fucktastic.

Kudos to El Jefe Barnes.

Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!

by UT2001 on Dec 22, 2009 9:29 PM CST reply actions  

If Balbay could shoot

He might be on of the best guards in the country. He does everything else so well. Energy, speed, vision, defense, everything but shooting. They are just daring him to shoot and he won’t.

And the reason that sucks so bad is that guards can play so far back off of him in the half court, and help inside.

If he gets a 3 point shot or even a mid-range jump shot before he leaves the 40 acres…. he could be scary good.

Awesome wins this week. # 1 Ranking anyone?

"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese

by SwimTexas on Dec 22, 2009 9:37 PM CST reply actions  

he can dunk like a champ tho

by Displaced Longhorn on Dec 22, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions  

You know what else...

For us to do that tonight without Dex for a lot of the game is just special.

"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese

by SwimTexas on Dec 22, 2009 9:38 PM CST reply actions  

It makes us look so much better

When we beat UNC it was mainly one big Sexy Dexy highlight reel. Teams probably thought “ok we take him out of the game then we’ll have a shot” and then Dex isn’t a big factor tonight and we still have a solid win.

by seth78 on Dec 22, 2009 10:06 PM CST up reply actions  

The question now is, when is our first loss coming?

Back to back away games at KSU and UConn might be intimidating, but I can’t say that either team scares me individually. Two games at the two Oklahoma schools at the beginning of February right before Kansas, but losing to either of them would be a pretty big upset. If we don’t lose before the KU game we will be 23-0, which is a pretty badass record.

If you're so sure of what it ain't, how about telling us what it am!

by circa1015 on Dec 22, 2009 10:37 PM CST reply actions  

Yea i know

Undefeated is a very long shot. I’m just so freakin’ happy that they beat both teams from last years NC. Now if they can work on their free throws and passing I think our NC chances increase by a large margin

Hook’em

by Javi on Dec 22, 2009 11:33 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

"tightly officiated"

Ahem

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.

by Caradoc on Dec 23, 2009 1:04 AM CST reply actions  

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