March 4, 20196 yr TT -8. O/U 132. That makes it 70-62. I like the over but have no strong feeling either way on the number. This team is so unpredictable.
March 4, 20196 yr Author KenPom has it at Tech 69, UT 61. Again, I don't know if it accounts for Roach's absence or not.
March 4, 20196 yr Is Roach still suspended tonight, or do you all think Smart will end the "indefinite" suspension and play him?
March 4, 20196 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Uncle Nate said: Is Roach still suspended tonight, or do you all think Smart will end the "indefinite" suspension and play him? It's not a Shaka decision, it's an athletic department decision. And he's out until the conference tournament at the earliest.
March 4, 20196 yr 39 minutes ago, Machinator said: KenPom has it at Tech 69, UT 61. Again, I don't know if it accounts for Roach's absence or not. I don't believe it does, I've read before that kenpom doesn't do this but I don't know that to be 100% fact.
March 4, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Machinator said: It's not a Shaka decision, it's an athletic department decision. And he's out until the conference tournament at the earliest. I want to see how the offense looks tonight. If it's still flowing well, players moving and cutting and hitting open shots, with Ramey hitting shots and EML playing like he did in the last 2 games, I don't mind Roach not coming back - he's such a dumb fuckup and the ball sticks in his hands. And if he does come back, he better be off the bench.
March 4, 20196 yr I don’t think we will do well tonight. I feel like a beat down is coming. And I know that’s pussy to say, but on the road against a team that is gonna play us hard defensively isn’t a recipe for our success. Beard knows this.
March 4, 20196 yr Tech is like 16-1 at home so if Texas won it would be because we played way over our heads and made like 15 three's. Maybe at home you always have a shot but on the road vs a team that is VERY good at home and gunning for the regular season crown no way.
March 4, 20196 yr Author We've only been "beat down" twice this season: a 10 point loss to Michigan State in Las Vegas, and a 10 point loss to Georgia in Athens (puke). I suspect this will play out like the game in Austin did, where it is close for a time, then Tech pulls ahead and keeps us at arms length for much of the second half. Maybe the final deficit is higher than 6.
March 4, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said: it's going to be a blowout. Which way? Seriously.
March 4, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, Machinator said: We've only been "beat down" twice this season: a 10 point loss to Michigan State in Las Vegas, and a 10 point loss to Georgia in Athens (puke). I suspect this will play out like the game in Austin did, where it is close for a time, then Tech pulls ahead and keeps us at arms length for much of the second half. Maybe the final deficit is higher than 6. True but we also were down by a lot to a shitty ou team and a frantic comeback made it close. I don't think it's "ironic" that Texas plays a SHIT ton of close games, earlier today they were playing the 2017 game vs tech and they showed a stat from the 2017 season that up until that game texas was 3-7 in games decided by 3 points or less in just that season. It seems to be a trend that Shaka is good at keeping games always close regardless who the opponent is but not very good at winning the close games. Not sure of the stat but if someone went to look at Shaka record here with games 3 points of less I bet there are a lot of close games and we lost most.
March 4, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, Doyle Hargreaves said: Tech is playing much better basketball than the game in Austin 5 weeks ago. Yeah, but unfortunately for us Tech fans, so is Texas. Okie St. took us to OT on our home court. Granted it was due to them hitting every 3 point brick they threw up in the air, but still.
March 4, 20196 yr Author 7 minutes ago, Uncle Nate said: Granted it was due to them hitting every 3 point brick they threw up in the air, but still. That's basically the reason we've been better. If we regress to our usual subpar-to-passable three point shooting, you guys are fine.
March 4, 20196 yr Author 2 hours ago, Uncle Nate said: Is Roach still suspended tonight, or do you all think Smart will end the "indefinite" suspension and play him?
March 4, 20196 yr Tech back in the top 10? Check Texas still missing roach? Check Trap. Game. Edited March 4, 20196 yr by Brian Fantana
March 4, 20196 yr 34 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said: Tech back in the top 10? Check Texas still missing roach? Check Trap. Game. You left out...Blew out previous opponent? Check.
March 4, 20196 yr Wouldn't surprise me at all to see an improbably win tonight, followed by a horrible home loss against TCU this weekend. It's kind of the team's DNA under Shaka!
March 4, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Horns RD Standard said: Wouldn't surprise me at all to see an improbably win tonight, followed by a horrible home loss against TCU this weekend. It's kind of the team's DNA under Shaka! This is true and would not shock me.
March 4, 20196 yr To expect us to hit 3s at an insane clip to win, is not likely. Real interested to see how we start. Road game with just a single night after a big win.
March 4, 20196 yr Choking when the stakes are high is part of the Tech sports DNA generally speaking, and I'm a probably more pessimistic than the average Tech fan. That being said, though, if UT wins tonight, it'll be because the Horns play their asses off, not because Tech is flat or unmotivated. I say that because the Tech fans, particularly the students, are always out for blood when it's UT. They'll be in to it, and there will be energy in the building. That game against OSU last week was a proper trap game, as everyone thought Tech would cruise to an easy win and weren't worried about it.
March 4, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Uncle Nate said: Yeah, but unfortunately for us Tech fans, so is Texas.
March 4, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, Dirk X West said: Choking when the stakes are high is part of the Tech sports DNA generally speaking, and I'm a probably more pessimistic than the average Tech fan. That being said, though, if UT wins tonight, it'll be because the Horns play their asses off, not because Tech is flat or unmotivated. I say that because the Tech fans, particularly the students, are always out for blood when it's UT. They'll be in to it, and there will be energy in the building. That game against OSU last week was a proper trap game, as everyone thought Tech would cruise to an easy win and weren't worried about it. Oh trust us, we know
March 5, 20196 yr Yeah, that ain't a news flash. I've got relatives from Lubbock and I'd still never travel up there to watch the Horns play with those lunatics filling the stands. Hook 'em, boys and get out of there alive.
March 5, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, Tommy Nobis said: Any chance we win or nah? This is the perfect classic Typical Tech type of game so I guess we'll see
March 5, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Nolacycling said: DO back . good? As good as a hymroid coming back. Edited March 5, 20196 yr by Horn80
March 5, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, Nolacycling said: DO back . good? About as good as contracting syphills.
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