Men Basketball #5 Both Polls:

[austinr]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings

[Bitterwhiteguy]

I still think it's too high, but there's plenty of time for it to change this year.

[austinr]

I still think it's too high, but there's plenty of time for it to change this year.

77.........I don't know. Not many people thought we would be 8-1 at this point. We should win tonight and Michigan St is very winnable. The only loss I see until conference starts is Wisconsin in Madison..........(I think we can win it but that is a tough well coached team) 12-4 in conference is a very good possibility. So going into the Big 12 Tournament we will be 24-6? With one of the toughest schedules in the country.........I say we finish in the top 10.....if we stay healthy.

[Bitterwhiteguy]

77.........I don't know. Not many people thought we would be 8-1 at this point. We should win tonight and Michigan St is very winnable. The only loss I see until conference starts is Wisconsin in Madison..........(I think we can win it but that is a tough well coached team) 12-4 in conference is a very good possibility. So going into the Big 12 Tournament we will be 24-6? With one of the toughest schedules in the country.........I say we finish in the top 10.....if we stay healthy.

If we get to 24-6 then sure, we deserve it. I'm just seeing too many cracks in the facade to be comfortable with a top 10 rankings at this point. This team is definitely capable of being a top 10 team, I just don't feel like any team with inconsistent PG play & horrendous FT shooting should be rank in the top 5.

[austinr]

If we get to 24-6 then sure, we deserve it. I'm just seeing too many cracks in the facade to be comfortable with a top 10 rankings at this point. This team is definitely capable of being a top 10 team, I just don't feel like any team with inconsistent PG play & horrendous FT shooting should be rank in the top 5.

I would definitely agree with the FT's......and I would add the inability to create offense off of the dribble.......that has to happen with Damion. I think Mason is fine at point and Balbay will get better as the year goes on. Man if we would have had Balbay last year to give us 10 + mins we might have won the National Championship....or at least the Final 4

[Bitterwhiteguy]

I would definitely agree with the FT's......and I would add the inability to create offense off of the dribble.......that has to happen with Damion. I think Mason is fine at point and Balbay will get better as the year goes on. Man if we would have had Balbay last year to give us 10 + mins we might have won the National Championship....or at least the Final 4

I think you're forgetting how badly Memphis throttled us. That game wasn't close, and Balbay wouldn't have made much difference.

[austinr]

I think you're forgetting how badly Memphis throttled us. That game wasn't close, and Balbay wouldn't have made much difference.

No I remember vividly.......my thinking was along the lines of we get a number one seed with one or two more wins during the regular season and we don't have to face Memphis until the Final 4...........

[utexfan]

77, good call. this team is no where near a top 10 team.

Sad but true.

[cctxfan]

Poor offense and defensive lapses sure cost us today... As players develop as the season goes on, they can definitely be a top 10 team. But as of now, it's hard to argue a ranking as high as they were.

[Bitterwhiteguy]

77, good call. this team is no where near a top 10 team.

Sad but true.

I'm not sure I agree with that, as I can't think of 10 teams that are better than Texas on a neutral court. I do think the team's got some work to do though, obviously.

[RamziD]

I have to agree that UT is not a top 5 team this year. We need a good PG to jump to that level. I say their legitimate rank is 12-15.

[BobInHouston]

Well, there was a prime opportunity this week to dump them into the third five, and it didn't happen.

Let's see what happens tonight in Madison...