Can Barnes coach offense?

by cwalt on Feb 7, 2010 1:36 AM CST

I only ended up watching most of the second half today of the Texas-OU game. What truly amazes me is how there is little to no offensive sets for the Longhorns.

Check this out. From about the 18 minute point to the 1 minute point, there was no more than one pass made on each offensive possession, with the exception of a 2nd pass into Pittman, which he fumbled away. Really. Go look.

It was like a playground, whoever touched the ball, took it upon themselves to go 1 on 5 and shoot it...every time!

I grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, and Dean Smith had a rule. If you shot the ball after only one pass, and it didn't go in or wasn't a layup, you immediately came out of the game. I'm amazed Barnes has so little control or discipline over this team that each and every player believes it their 'turn' or 'right' to shoot the ball every time they handle it.

Today, Hamilton was the absolute worst. Does it even matter to him if he has teamates? It appears he'll shoot it any way he can-- double pump, hook, whatever-- as long as he gets his shot attempts in. Towards the end of the game, OU figured out there would be zero passing and started double and triple teaming the 'guy with the ball.'

Not to mention, James shot a key possession late in the game, left-handed, from behind the backboard, and it of course missed everything.

Sorry, this is Barne's fault. No one else's. Even a decent High School coach understands the basics of offensive sets and teamwork.

Just sayin'.

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Looks like Barnes is really starting to get exposed

in the post-game interview with Craig Way, he pretty much stated there’s no chemistry at all between the players. They’re not playing together. The coaches have lost the players on offense. Maybe Barnes should’ve focused on offense to start the season instead of being worried about the defense all day.

With all that said, a few made free throws, made open jumpers, and made layups, and no one is having this conversation.

by goingforthecorner on Feb 7, 2010 2:54 AM CST reply actions

We beat Kansas this week and everyone will claim Barnes to be a hero

Weird how it happens like that.

Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.

by kriess on Feb 7, 2010 3:08 AM CST up reply actions

If we beat Kansas

it will be NC talk on here, what happens if Texas lays an egg against Nebraska, it will be this crap all over again. Gotta love sports fans.

The next up and coming Longhorns QB!

by HornsRiverine on Feb 7, 2010 7:44 AM CST up reply actions

Re: If we beat Kansas

If we beat Kansas it’s because our raw talent had a good night, not because the coaching miraculously got better. This has been the issue with UT under Barnes all along. He lets the amazingly talented players do their thing on offense, and he tries to coach them up defensively.

What is different the last two years is that we haven’t had that amazing scorer that can do it on his on, so that exposes our lack of any offensive system.

This is not reactionary commentary by me, you can check my old posts and see that I have written about this issue several times over the years.

Pittman should get at least one touch down low every possession, and the free throw percentage needs to come up, or Barnes should take a pay cut. Those are two things that fall directly on the coach, and it’s not a one off problem, or something we are pointing to after several bad losses, it is a systematic problem at this point

by thestos on Feb 7, 2010 12:38 PM CST up reply actions