Latest on Shaka’s assistant search
First of all, Luke Yaklich got done dirty by John Beilein and Michigan.
Horns Hoops in NYC
Like Texas, TCU was hoping to be elsewhere. The NIT wasn't the goal for a Horned Frogs team predicted to finish fourth in the conference (they finished seventh, one spot behind Texas whom they swept in their two Big 12 meetings).
Ramey Has Been Awesome and Can We Actually Rely on Ramey?
It started in the loss at TCU, oddly enough. Prior to that game in Fort Worth, the 6'3 freshman combo guard had taken only 40 shots inside the arc and hit 16 of them (40%). Over that same period, he had attempted 54 three point shots, making 17 (31%).
Some Thoughts On Yet Another Tough Road Loss
Defensively, that's about as good as we can play a zone. Ramey and Coleman were active up top and Jaxson did a nice job of staying under control in the lane when ISU flashed there. If we can get that type of energy with spatial awareness from our two guys up top, there's a chance that zone could continue to help.
Big One Tonight for Texas at OSU
As strange as it is to claim that a game against a 6-8 opponent is a big one, this is exactly the kind of game that Texas has to win in year four of Shaka's tenure.
What do we make of the win over WVU?
It was a bit closer than I assumed it would be, but Texas' win over the Moutaineers has them sitting at 10-4 overall and 2-0 in the conference (the first 2-0 start in the Big 12 since J'Covan, Jordan, Tristan, Gary and Cory were manning the starting lineup for the Horns).
Putting the KState Win in Perspective
KenPom had Kansas State rated #34 before Texas' win last night. The Horns 20 point win dropped the Wildcats down to 42.
Shaka Took A Calculated Risk and Lost… I Would Have, Too
Hindsight being what it is, the Texas Longhorns' three game losing streak against MSU, Radford and VCU was altogether avoidable. Two-and-one was right there for the taking. Heck, for awhile in the first half against MSU, it looked like 3-0 was going to happen.
Some things to look for as UT Hoops Concludes the Non-Conference
Tomorrow night, Texas steps back on the court for the first time since their time in Las Vegas where a win/loss against UNC/MSU saw the Longhorns catapult all the way up to #17 in both the AP and Coaches' polls.
