November 27Nov 27 2h vs chaminade: 10-15 3p tonight: 16-32 3p and the thing about these shots is that they’ve largely been good shots, rhythm jumpers off either a dribble handoff or a catch-and-shoot. before yesterday we were really bad from deep. if we find a happy medium between then and the last two days it will really improve the outlook for this season. really happy with the shot selection.Just need some major improvement on getting the ball in bounds and our guards being able to operate the offense under pressure … also need a little work on fine tuning Vok away from the pissed off, run your ass over moves … he’s very good when he makes his move quick rather than pounding the rock for 5 seconds trying to elbow his way into the paint
November 28Nov 28 IMO, Miller was the target for CDC. CDC needed a high floor guy after Beard fucked everything up and we were forced to retain Terry(due to multiple factors). Miller has the "done it more than once" resume and yes his 6 years before this had only one decent year but his record mostly says he is a high floor/ low ceiling.
November 28Nov 28 When I see this thread title I hear it in Ghost Busters Bill Murray’s voice and I can’t unhear it.
November 28Nov 28 31 minutes ago, Derka said: it’s true; this man has no dick. This is a bizarre statement with no context.
November 28Nov 28 2 hours ago, ClubWhatever said: This is a bizarre statement with no context. Bill Murray in Ghostbusters
November 28Nov 28 2 hours ago, ClubWhatever said: This is a bizarre statement with no context. Your uncle molests collies.
November 28Nov 28 5 hours ago, Derka said: He's really good. I could see a great 2-man game developing with him and Wilcher.
December 1Dec 1 https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/47272 First NET rankings are out - we are #68.
December 1Dec 1 1 hour ago, Pancho said: i’ve said it over and over again: the biggest, most important difference between barnes/beard and shaka/terry is accountability. results and accountability are inextricably linked. Edited December 1Dec 1 by Derka
December 1Dec 1 4 hours ago, KingBobo81 said: https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/47272 First NET rankings are out - we are #68. Looks like we were 56th in the first NET rankings last year. Climbed as high as 25th before finishing 40th.
December 2Dec 2 I'm so AI skeptical that my immediate reaction was "that looks like an AI version of Miller"
December 4Dec 4 Author Year 1 is looking… not great. Not like we weren’t worried about not having a true PG and poor 3-point shooting before the season though.
December 4Dec 4 7 hours ago, BERT said: The real question is, did anybody here think this year would be great? Make the tournament and give us a competitive round 1. Anything more is illogical.
December 4Dec 4 7 hours ago, BERT said: The real question is, did anybody here think this year would be great? It should be better than whatever the fuck that was.
December 4Dec 4 7 hours ago, BERT said: The real question is, did anybody here think this year would be great? as is always the case, way more people than should have did openly get excited about the prospects of this team and how it would come together, and a few more looked som their nose at pessimistic predictions. so to sort of answer your question, i’m guessing that it’s just joe hitting most of our fans that this isn’t going to be the season they’d hoped for. as i’ve said, sean miller was an underwhelming hire who i don’t think has it in him to match what barnes or even beard did here (in a vacuum), but with that said this will not be the season he is judged on. at this point i just really really hope that he’s lining up an elite portal pg, because we still don’t have one for next year.
December 4Dec 4 Make the tournament and give us a competitive round 1. Anything more is illogical. It’s probably time to readjust expectations. We looked like we didn’t belong on the same court as UVA.
December 4Dec 4 56 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Yeah this team isn't going to the tournament. The guards just aren't good enough. Long way to go for this team. Guard play is bad/disjointed and there is no offense being generated on the blocks. Vok turns it over at an alarming rate against a competent defense, although he does have a decent upside if the patience is there to let him develop. Traore can rebound but has no value at this point offensively, so there is no threat teams have to account for down low. Makes it tough for shooters to get good looks when the defense isn't worried about getting beat in the interior. I know it's still early but does this team have some culture issues that Miller is struggling with? Kind of looks that way at times.
December 4Dec 4 9 minutes ago, sunset87 said: I know it's still early but does this team have some culture issues that Miller is struggling with? Kind of looks that way at times. The holdovers have all fucking sucked including Weaver. Miller will get a mulligan for season one I guess so he can actually turn the roster over. Still... if this is like a 6-12, 5-13 SEC team (which is what they look like right now) I'm not going to be super stoked going into year 2. That's what we just fired Terry for. And on Vok - he's incredibly raw. He was 2/7 shooting and 3/9 from the line last night. That isn't a guy you can really build around or that is going to have success starting in this league. He's someone you want to stash on the bench and develop. Unfortunately Traore is not even a good backup big. Edited December 4Dec 4 by ztejas
December 4Dec 4 23 minutes ago, ztejas said: The holdovers have all fucking sucked including Weaver. Miller will get a mulligan for season one I guess so he can actually turn the roster over. Still... if this is like a 6-12, 5-13 SEC team (which is what they look like right now) I'm not going to be super stoked going into year 2. That's what we just fired Terry for. And on Vok - he's incredibly raw. He was 2/7 shooting and 3/9 from the line last night. That isn't a guy you can really build around or that is going to have success starting in this league. He's someone you want to stash on the bench and develop. Unfortunately Traore is not even a good backup big. Does anyone know how we stack up with NIL? I kind of question our commitment with the team he put together.
December 4Dec 4 9 minutes ago, CTC2 said: Does anyone know how we stack up with NIL? I kind of question our commitment with the team he put together. I think the NIL is fine - certainly enough to be a perennial tournament team. Texas has two top 40 HS commits for '26. I don't think the money this season is being apportioned well. Edited December 4Dec 4 by ztejas
December 4Dec 4 It was a piss poor effort all around, but Pope just kills this offense with his random dribbling. Guys have no idea where he's going so it makes everything disjointed. He also has no sense of the game. We went on a little run in the first half to get it within 10 and dumb shit comes down the floor and heat checks a 3 from 6 feet beyond the arc with 25 seconds left on the shot clock that catches all our guys by surprise, ends up in a run out by Virginia and all momentum is lost and we never got close again.
December 4Dec 4 jordan pope has zero idea how smart, effective basketball is played, and at this point it appears that our recruiting process on him involved looking at his season stats online and going, “ looks good”, because i can’t imagine actually watching him play and then thinking, “yeah my team could really use this volume-shooting “combo guard” (see: inefficient two guard) who loves to dribble in place for 15 seconds before heaving up a low percentage shot.”
December 4Dec 4 Pope and Mark are both completely worthless. If we are paying them over $500 in NIL money combined we are getting ripped the fuck off. Edited December 5Dec 5 by Blotto
December 4Dec 4 jarrett allen being the last nba player of consequence to come from Texas is a depressing thought. the fact that he was terrible for half of the one season he was here and that we went 11-22 during his time at Texas makes it all the more meaningless. i’m sure Tre Johnson will eventually take over that mantle, but still; it’s been frustrating, the lack of talent and production to come through this program over the last decade+.
December 4Dec 4 6 minutes ago, Blotto said: Pope and Mark are both completely worthless. If we are paying them over $500 in MIL money combined we are getting ripped the fuck off. RT wasn’t just a poor head coach, he also obviously sucked at recruiting. the two best players he recruited never even showed up to campus, and the guys he left behind are mostly worthless. pretty lame that we caved to what little public pressure there was to retain RT, only to replace him with a CDC comfort hire that he’s been trying to make for years. it really sucks to care more about UT Basketball than all other sports combined (yes that includes football), only for it to be the most perpetually disappointing sports program on campus. just a fucking series of gut punches for more than a decade now. Edited December 4Dec 4 by Derka
December 4Dec 4 6 minutes ago, Derka said: just a fucking series of gut punches for more than a decade now. Yup. It looked like we finally got a reprieve when Beard showed up and that turned into a triple kick in the nuts. CDC fucked this hire up bad.
December 4Dec 4 In the era of the transfer portal Sean Miller only gets to blame RT for year 1. Next year's team better look a lot better than this one.
December 4Dec 4 Author 2 hours ago, Derka said: I at least appreciate him saying this instead of some BS coach speak.
December 4Dec 4 A lot of the same issues are still around from the Terry days. I can understand not being that great this year, but the effort and discipline is another matter. You can still play smart and get after it on defense even when untalented, raw, or young. Miller will have the three years to get his team together and then it better be much improved. Beard was stupid off the court, but on it he proved what can be done at Texas in a relatively short period of time and Miller should be able to do that or he just isn't the coach we need.
December 4Dec 4 I want to see Wilcher's minutes increase in place of Mark. I wish Weaver could dribble worth a shit because I'd like to see him over Pope. If Miller can't create open looks for Heide, Heide is worthless. Do we have a big man coach for Vok? He needs someone working with him day and night on his moves and positioning in the post.
December 4Dec 4 2 hours ago, Lonestar88 said: In the era of the transfer portal Sean Miller only gets to blame RT for year 1. Next year's team better look a lot better than this one. Well, he's bringing in three guys that would likely be the best shooter on the team this season. So, I will give him a little bit of grace. Edited December 4Dec 4 by HtownHorn
December 4Dec 4 4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Well, he's bringing in three guys that would likely be the best shooter on the team this season. So, I will give him a little bit of grace. That's why I said next year. That is giving him grace.
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