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Kenpom has it as 80-70 Zags. Timme and Holmgren are the best front court duo in America. team defense and rebounding will be crucial to our chances to win. that and three point shooting will determine whether or not we have a chance to beat the #1 team in the country.

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Not predicting much but Texas has a fuck ton more than an 18% chance at winning. 

I would not be surprised if Holmgren puts a 25/12/6/6 on us. But I still think we win.

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2 hours ago, ztejas said:

Not predicting much but Texas has a fuck ton more than an 18% chance at winning. 

eh, i'm not so sure. if this were even our tenth game then i would agree with you.  it this is only game number two, and 85% of this team/staff are still working together for the first time, and Gonzaga is a whole nother animal. if we do keep it within 10 points i'll be pleasantly surprised. that said, let these teams play in March or April? then yeah, we've got a real chance to win. 

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I’d elbow Holmgrem right in the gonads if I were guarding him

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if Gonzaga controls the glass we have no shot. we really need to shoot well from all over and then limit the Zags to one shot per possession. i'm obviously down on our prospects of winning, but i'm so pumped to get to play a true road game against the team that i consider to be the best in the country. a loss doesn't hurt us, and yet a win could be huge for our confidence and reputation. shit i'm so pumped for this game! 

1 hour ago, CheesePie said:

I’d elbow Holmgrem right in the gonads if I were guarding him

This is why we have an Avery Benson.

Gonzaga should be thinking, oh shit, this fucking team reminds us of those athletes at baylor who ran us off the floor.

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I don’t like our chances just yet but a rematch in March with a healthy Disu will be a different story. Love this early matchup 

I am confident that Beard will run a fast pace on offense and heavily pressure the ball and passing lanes on defense … if we can get the Gonzaga bigs a little off balance and get them on the bench with fouls, fatigue, and or frustration, I like our odds.

I think Bishop has the fire and skill to really frustrate one big… but I worry about Mitchell on defense having to cope with the likes of Timme


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The wait is nearly over, this game is gonna be HUGE. We'll have a real good idea where this team stands after tonight. Beard should make extensive use of the depth at his disposal.

7 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

eh, i'm not so sure. if this were even our tenth game then i would agree with you.  it this is only game number two, and 85% of this team/staff are still working together for the first time, and Gonzaga is a whole nother animal. if we do keep it within 10 points i'll be pleasantly surprised. that said, let these teams play in March or April? then yeah, we've got a real chance to win. 

Maybe we win by 18%

Win or lose, this game will pay huge dividends later in the season.    And who knows, shoot lights-out and get their big men in foul trouble...

1 hour ago, VinyVango said:

I am confident that Beard will run a fast pace on offense and heavily pressure the ball and passing lanes on defense … if we can get the Gonzaga bigs a little off balance and get them on the bench with fouls, fatigue, and or frustration, I like our odds.

I think Bishop has the fire and skill to really frustrate one big… but I worry about Mitchell on defense having to cope with the likes of Timme


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If Beard’s offense is uptempo, it’ll be a change.  

I'm sitting here thinking wait, how in the everliving fuck is the Longhorns basketball team is ranked in the national top 10.

Then I remembered UT got Tech's proven good coach, he doesn't have a hip slick and cool marketing dream name like Smart or Strong, so if he can avoid the "We're Texas" curse then they might not suck.

Good luck tonight. Hook em, even.

7 minutes ago, BearSchlong said:

I'm sitting here thinking wait, how in the everliving fuck is the Longhorns basketball team is ranked in the national top 10.

Then I remembered UT got Tech's proven good coach, he doesn't have a hip slick and cool marketing dream name like Smart or Strong, so if he can avoid the "We're Texas" curse then they might not suck.

Good luck tonight. Hook em, even.

We’ve been ranked in the top 10 before. Pretty much a perennial top-20 program over the last 20 years.  Not sure why people forget that.

we play tough D and shoot like we did in game 1 we'll be fine. Everyone is selling us short without Disu. This team is very talented even without him.

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3 minutes ago, alphahorn said:

we play tough D and shoot like we did in game 1 we'll be fine. Everyone is selling us short without Disu. This team is very talented even without him.

rebounding was an issue game one and Gonzaga has a monster front court. they're also straight up better than we are, have more experience together, and are playing at home. pretty much everything points to a Gonzaga victory.

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rebounding was an issue game one and Gonzaga has a monster front court. they're also straight up better than we are, have more experience together, and are playing at home. pretty much everything points to a Gonzaga victory.

yeah, made that observation after game 1 that our Achilles heel would be rebounding.  I trust Beard worked on that, but still, we're short and not very stout.

Texas Tech 2018-2019

10 game winning streak to start the year

Lost to Duke 69-58

Lost three conference games in a row

Lost at Kansas by 16

9 game winning streak to end the regular season

Lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to West Virginia

Lost in OT in the national championship

Tech averaged 33.2 rebounds and gave up 33.3 per game in conference play

31-7 for the year

Tech averaged 72 points per game. (163rd nationally) - Opponents 60 (3rd nationally)

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Holmgren gonna fuck us up, to weigh 100 pounds that dude is the real deal. Tell me I'm wrong because I really want to be wrong.

our team is already playing with the confidence of a team that's been together for a couple of years and knows they belong.

As long as it's not a black jersey/Duke/Reddick cluster I'll be happy.

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Idk how any computer/metrics can evaluate our team of transfers. Could go either direction but I'd throw those out.

Generally takes time for new teams like this to gel though. Would be a heck of an upset if we win especially on the road. 

Excited for this one! Time to show why we are ranked 5th. We have nothing to lose tonight since nobody outside of Texas thinks we have a chance. Bust them in the mouth early and keep the pressure on the entire game. 
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How’d the Zags fare without their coach against mighty Dixie St? 

Fuck it.  I’m in. 
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Texas Fight!  I’m sure regardless of the outcome, the team will be well coached and improve as the season progresses.

Holmgren gonna fuck us up, to weigh 100 pounds that dude is the real deal. Tell me I'm wrong because I really want to be wrong.
Agreed. Triple Double with blocks wouldn't surprise me lol.

Hopefully we keep it close and still have a shot to win in the last two minutes
1 hour ago, CheesePie said:

Are we getting Bill Walton tonight?

Thank the gods, no. Boog and Fran.

This lead in foosball game is a kick to the dick

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