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Texas Basketball Report 5.7: Falling Short in Waco, and Re-Scouting Missouri
The good news is that this Texas basketball team continues to prove that it can compete with anybody, home or away. The bad news is that they keep falling just short of the actual win, as was the case once more on Saturday when the Longhorns battled valiantly but fell short at Baylor (19-2, 6-2),...
Texas Basketball Report 5.6: Texas, Kansas, and Home Court in the Big 12
Click here for previous editions of the Texas Basketball Report. Andrew and I have talked a lot over the years about how challenging it is to win on the road in the Big 12, and if you've been following the conference closely for any period of time you know that we're not just woofing. I hadn't...
Texas Basketball Report 5.5: Longhorns Open Brutal Six-Game Stretch At Missouri
You can read previous editions of the Texas Basketball Report in the archives. After picking up consecutive must-have wins at home over Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, the Texas Longhorns (12-4, 2-1) basketball team hits the road to take on the Missouri Tigers (15-1, 2-1) on Saturday, the first...
Texas Basketball Report 5.4: Longhorns Enter Critical Three-Game Stretch
Click here for previous editions of the Texas Basketball Report. In my season preview I identified Texas' first three Big 12 games as a potentially defining stretch for this young Texas team and its chances to extend the Longhorns NCAA Tournament streak to 14 seasons, and conference play is now...
Texas Basketball Report 5.3: Taking Down Temple
Assuming we don't win in Chapel Hill on Wednesday night, Texas' 77-65 win over Temple on Saturday was critical to the Longhorns' NCAA Tournament resume. Particularly if Texas were to finish with a 9-9 conference record, without that win it would be awfully difficult to feel good about our chances...
Texas Basketball Report 5.2: Inside the Longhorns Player Stats
If you've been following along with Jeff's outstanding "Inside the Numbers" series, you should have a good understanding of what the advanced metrics are telling us about the team performance. Today, though, I want to look at individual player production through the prism of advanced stats. If...
Texas Basketball Report, 5.1: Longhorns Run Past UCLA Bruins 69-59
It's December, which means the return of the Texas Basketball Report. We'll kick off the fifth season of the TBR with a look at the Longhorns' 69-59 win over UCLA on Saturday, and a progress check on the team since losing its first two games against power-conference opponents. Texas fell behind...
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