Fridays in the Humidor – 2/21/20
What's going on with the football team during offseason conditioning? What areas will Texas' new assistant coaches be assigned to recruit? What's going on with Shaka Smart (and John Beilein)? Get all that in the Humidor.
Kansas game thoughts
Winning time, baby! Well, if you were a KU fan in attendance at the Erwin Center today.
Baylor Game Thoughts
It was there for the taking. This is a game Texas pretty reasonably could have won. They lost by 15.
Ruminations on the offense: 5-out
Texas' version of the ball screen game (as is true of many) tends towards a read and react system. Texas has sets, gets into action and -- depending on how the defense responds to those actions -- from there has options.
Texas 70 – Purdue 66: Game Thoughts
Going on the road to a tough environment this early in the season presents a myriad of question marks. How good are we really? How well will the kiddos handle the raucous crowd? How will we respond in the most challenging moments? Who will be the go-to player in clutch time?
Game Thoughts: Northern Colorado
I'll run by a few things that stood out and what we can take from this game.
Wins vs. Loss Stats from Texas’ Backcourt Last Season
With tomorrow marking the first game of the season for the men's basketball team, I wanted to do a (probable) final deep dive into some of last season's stats, specifically of Texas' key backcourt contributors.
On AJ1 and Too-Soon Recalibrations
It's felt like an eternity since our talks regarding Andrew Jones were about his NBA prospects and on-court greatness. It's felt like an equal eternity since Andrew averaged 15.25 pts, 3 rbs, 2.4 asts on 52/46/73% shooting over the first eight games during the 2017-18 season. It's those numbers, in particular, that feed this piece of writing.
Stats Dive – Luke Yaklich
Luke Yaklich’s appointment as the associate head coach for the basketball program has led many to a quick dive into the defensive footprint of Michigan while Yaklich was there. If you’re unaware, Yaklich is widely regarded as the architect which saw the Wolverines skyrocket from a middling defensive team to an elite one.
