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Laying an egg in College Station…The Grades are in

Posted by Trips Right on January 31st, 2008 under Basketball

Do you like sound, disciplined half court defense? Do you like crisply executed half court offense with every player touching the ball inside and out before it’s jacked? How about classic post play that plagues the other team with foul trouble and finds open looks for jump shooters? Do you like teams that play with competitive fire against a hated rival, with a dash of composure and poise thrown in for good measure? Then by golly this game was for you. Atleast if you’re an aggie fan. If you’re a Texas backer, I’ve got very little for you.

And frankly, I’m a bit embarrassed for the fact that I explicitly stated in the preview that Texas’ defense could match up with TAMU’s frontcourt. Hell, why wouldn’t I? Baylor’s undersized frontcourt did. So did OSU’s. I really felt like the Aggies provided personnel that Texas’ 3-guard look could handle without having to zone. Evidently Barnes felt the same way since he didn’t zone at all, but that’s an entirely different matter. Texas played the worst team defense I’ve seen them play since, well, Missouri. Hell, Missouri just shot the lights out and you tip your cap, but TAMU was getting all kinds open looks inside and out.

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Runnin’ the picket fence at a gym near you.

And, to make matters worse I predicted Texas’ frontcourt quickness and perimeter game could force Turgeon to zone much more than he had all year. And I think Turgeon was prepared to go away from a traditional man defense based on the fact he showed some triangle and two in the first half. But it turns out that against our “roll the ball out on the court and play a Clark Field pickup game” offense Turgeon didn’t need to do anything fancy. It’s easy when the opposing team’s offense is comprised of a high screen and roll or staggered screen set to AJ Abrams. No high post action against a slower front court. No cutters or quick ball reversal to take advantage of TAMU’s overplaying of ball screens. If we’re going to trot out 4 legit perimeter shooters in Abrams, Atchley, James, and Abrams, along with a slasher in Mason, we need to run some semblance on an offense designed to get those guys good looks in rhythm. I’d pattern it after Tennessee’s. Otherwise, we need to reinvent ourselves and look longer term by getting these young post guys some game opportunities and minutes. Not 5-10 minutes where they’re getting one or two opportunities in our “And 1 Mix Tape” Offense. Hell, Pittman looked like a future lottery pick last night. Where the hell has he been? Anyway, I’ll get to that later. On to the grades.

DJ Augustin. C-.Look, if you’re going to dominate the basketball and dribble around for 15 seconds every possession I’m going to need something a little better than 6-18. Oh and 2-9 from 3 and zero foul shots tells me you’re spending way too much time on the perimeter. If he looks off another open post, especially when said post man is already 4-7 from the floor, I think my remote is toast. It’s a shame DJ isn’t allowed to have an off night, but it is what it is.

Damion James. D. Wow. James has 1 personal foul and plays 25 minutes and finishes with 4 points? On 1-6 shooting and 2-for-f*cking-7 from the foul line? That is absolutely horrendous especially considering Joe Jones and Brian Davis were guarding him. James either was hurt or he played scared. There is no other explanation. The only reason he doesn’t get an F is he finished with a team high 7 rebounds. It’s pathetic when a team leader disappears in a game of this magnitude, especially when he’s beeing guarded by a guy with no cartilage in his knees.

Connor Atchley. D. I think it’s time to come to the realization that Connor Atchley should be nothing more than a zone specialist. He gives you zero interior offense, he can’t take slower big men off the dribble, and is a virtual non factor rebounding the basketball. Oh, and on defense he gets pushed under the basket like a true freshman. He’s a player that needs to give up some minutes to the younger post players.

AJ Abrams. F. Let’s face it. There are probably 100 AJ Abrams coming off the bench for Division 1 teams all across the country. Spot up shooting specialists or zone busters that do nothing but shoot, shoot, and shoot some more are a dime a dozen. Hell Texas has an extra one sitting on the bench. His name is JD Lewis. I think Lewis has played 1/10th of the minutes that Abrams has played, and has probably passed the ball twice as much. It’s not that AJ Abrams is a bad player, he’s just a bad defender, and bad ball handler with horrible shot selection. But he can shoot the ball really really well, when he’s shooting it really really well. It’s time Wangmene, Chapman, and especially Pittman got some of his 35 minutes per game if we’re really serious about being a national power.

Justin Mason. D.Our defensive stopper couldn’t guard Josh Carter and ends up fouling out. Not good. I thought Mason played hard and it was good to see him knock down a 3. But when your main responsibility is to lock someone down and he ends up dropping 19 on you on the way to fouling you out, it’s tough to grade out well.

Gary Johnson. F.He looked absolutely outclassed. Again, I sound like a broken record, but any minutes he steals from Chapman, Wangmene, and Pittman is atrocious.

Wangmene. C+. Alex played hard and was active on both ends of the floor. He looked like one of the few guys that was interested in mixing it up with the big Aggie frontcourt. He’s got to keep his composure after the whistle, but I don’t blame him for retaliating. He thought Jordan intentionally bowed him and he was caught in the heat of the moment. Atleast the kid showed he came to play and that’s more than a couple starters showed.

Clint Chapman. C. The kid needs more touches but he also needs to get stronger and that’s fine. He was kind of outclassed physically in the game, but he didn’t back down. Going forward, he’s certainly a piece to the puzzle.

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Dexter made himself some money vs. the ags.

Pittman. A+. My first A+ of the year and it’s well deserved. Dexter played like a future first rounder and did it head up against a great frountcourt without being the focal point or beneficiary of any designed offense. As for numbers, big Dex went 4-7 from the field, 6-8 from the line, 7 boards, 5 f’n offensive rebounds, in only 14 minutes of action. Hell take away the candy ass flop by Jordan, and you can add two more via a drop-step dunk. And consider this, in his last 24 minutes of play, Dexter’s been good for 21 points, 12 boards, and 11-13 on the foul line. Where’s this guy been, folks? He needs minutes and he needs them now.

Lewis. A.Garbage 3, but good for him, trying to earn that scholarship.

Coaching. D- subject to regrade. Well, getting his ass kicked in College Station has become an annual event for Rick. The cute little jokes about Aggie are colorful, witty, and outside the box, especially when compared to the demeanor of other coaches on the 40 acres, but when you’re getting rolled by 20 every year it loses its allure. Barnes got a lot of credit for getting his kids ready against Tech, but it shouldn’t be hard to get up for the Aggies year in and year out. The kids, instead, came out flat especially on the defensive end and were physically beaten up by an Aggie team that wanted it more. There’s no excuse for that. I can understand having a cold shooting night, but there is simply no excuse for being bludgeoned to death on the defensive end without any pushback. It’s piss poor when the University of Texas fields a team of athletes that come out flat in this game.

The only reason the grade isn’t an F is because Barnes seemed to pick up on the starters lack of emotion and played the young pups a hell of alot more than usual. Perhaps being down by 25 points clued in Rick. Still, making major personnel changes takes some stones when you’re down 20 in the first half to your arch rival. Good for Rick. I hope he saw what a lot of us saw in that there are some kids on this team that deserve minutes at the expense of a couple starters. They deserve it because of their production on the floor. They deserve it because they’re the future of Texas basketball and give the Horns their only legitimate chance of being a national power now and in the future. Hopefully we’re talking about Pittman’s first double double next week instead of how Abrams went 4-16 and Atchley went 3-8 in a loss to Baylor.

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  1. Nordberg said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 6:48 am

    I think it’s apparent that we’re going to get aggy’s best shot in every sport. What do they get from us? The same energy that we normally reserve for Rice/UT-Arlington/Douchebag State. We’ve got to figure a way out of this.

  2. Steve Nebraska said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 7:36 am

    Wangmene, Pittman, and Mason didn’t back down from anyone. That, I liked. Pittman looked outstanding.

    Our defensive rotations last night were atrocious. Wangmene cannot get out and cover a shooter when he’s playing low-outside on the 2-3. I was also really disappointed we didn’t pressure Donald Sloan more. You have to make those entry passes difficult at the front end, if you’re not going to put up a fight once it gets into the post.

  3. Mack Tripper said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 7:51 am

    I agree with Nordberg. Pittman, Wangmene, and Mason were the only ones not playing scared. Pittman’s numbers would have been even better had DJ not completely missed Dexter several times 4 feet from the basket with a defender on his hip.

  4. Bobby said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:05 am

    Reading the individual player breakdowns it’s as though you believe the Horns simply took a game off during the loss, rather than acknowledging the larger reality that they were taken to the woodshed by the superior team on that particular night. In other words, how about giving A&M’s performance some credit for the defeat, rather than just blaming everything on Horn lapses…..

  5. The coach formerly known as Fran said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:28 am

    When our last 2 legitimate opponents (nevermind Okie State) pressured Sloan and Kirk enough to disrupt our rhythm and leave the big boys standing around I thought we had been exposed.Then Rick comes along and lays off the guards (even though he’s got better matchups) and plays Atchley against JJ.Are you kidding me? He schooled TheMarcus during his pit stop in Austin and can bully anybody you have except Pittman.I thought your coach was clueless in his preparation but maybe it’s the assistant’s fault.It was always RC’s excuse.

  6. Trips Right said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:31 am

    Nordberg, I agree. Mack and Rick need to adjust their philosophy when it comes to TAMU.

    Steve, 100% agreed on Sloan. Teams with better defensive guards have had success pressuring. It’d be nice if we had a legit wing that could guard so we could slide Mason down to guard a guy like Sloan. I was surprised Rick didn’t zone more for the reasons you state. Perhaps he didn’t thing we could rebound effectively out of zone.

    Mack, my remote dodged a bullet last night for that very reason.

    Bobby, I would given the ags more credit, had I not seen TAMU’s last 4 games. They’re a good basketball team, but they’re certainly not 20 points better than the Horns. If you think the Horns played well and were prepared well and just lost to a better team then I disagree.

  7. RansomStoddard said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:33 am

    So much for all the predictions that we are a 2 or 3 seed. Heck, we are probably not even a 5 seed and it’s clear we are one and done at the tourney. KSU beat KU last night by relying on 3 freshmen. Our freshmen are atrocious, not just bad, but seriously lacking in anything resembling Div I basketball skills. I need the names of all those people who said Gary Johnson was a legit Div I basketball player because I want to sue them for fraud and misrepresentation. The guy has shown absolutely nothing thus far. Ian Mooney is a better player.

    Barnes gets a D- in my view instead of an F because this team lacks talent beyond DJ, pure and simple. What else can he do? We beat UCLA and Tenn solely because they didn’t have the book on us like the Big 12 obviously does. Your grade for James is dead-on, he was a frightened little boy last night and it showed. It’s puzzling to understand why.

  8. Trips Right said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:38 am

    Fran, I agree with the JJ matchup. Great points. I think Rick’s reasoning with respect to Connor on JJ was a combination of keeping James weak for rebounding and help, as well as to keep James out of foul trouble. Ofcourse none of that mattered because Damion played like he had 4 fouls when he stepped on the floor.

    The problem was compounded by not pressuring post entry, or doubling and rotating the second JJ or Jordan caught it low. Ofcourse we could have set all that up with some token pressure to muck up your sets, but that’s another story. I’m seriously waiting for Barnes to say f’ck it, call Jim Boeheim, and go zone exclusively. That way he can spend time on stuff he enjoys like recruiting and chasing tail. Either zone or play different personnel for crying out loud.

  9. Trips Right said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Ransom, I think the freshman are a victim of our system. We have a freelance style, so unless Rick is calling sets for (which he doesn’t unless you’re AJ Abrams), or can handle the ball and create on your own, see DJ and James, you’re at the mercy of options 1-3 to get you the ball.

    It’s a vicious circle, they get a scant few looks in their 10 minutes, so they press, which leads to mistakes, which gets them pulled even earlier. I suspect you can chalk up Pittman’s slow progress to that as well. I don’t buy the out of shape bullshit for the last couple weeks. He looked to be in great shape last night.

  10. The coach formerly known as Fran said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Ok you owe me a keyboard now LOL

  11. Bobby said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Trips, I don’t know what game you were watching, but it sure appeared to me that A&M forcibly took what they needed to win last night, rather than were simply given the win by Texas. Superior is as superior does, and despite A&M’s recent stumble, nothing has occurred over the last several years that would lead an objective observer to conclude that Texas is the inherently superior team.

  12. Trips Right said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:07 am

    Bobby, what do you want me to say? TAMU dominated the basketball game. Texas’ performance had a lot to do with that. When both teams bring their A games I think the result is much different than what we saw last night.

  13. Nordberg said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:15 am

    Dammit Trips, talk like Bobby wants you to talk and do it right fucking now!

  14. Bobby said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:24 am

    Ok, Tripps, close enough. I absolutely agree that the teams are much closer than last night’s score would indicate. All I’m really saying is that your underlying premise that the Horns are somehow the inherently superior team has been repeatedly disproven on the court over recent years….

  15. Nordberg said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:28 am

    Yeah I know it’s a pipe dream, but wouldn’t it be nice to hang on to all of our players for four years like aggy? Rolling into College Station last night with a lineup of DJ, Gibson, Durant, James, and Aldridge wouldn’t suck too much.

  16. Bobby said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:34 am

    True, and if you could just get Vince Young back perhaps Texas might start beating A&M again at football, too.

    Meanwhile, back in the real world….

  17. Nordberg said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Are you an aggy, or just an asshole? Or both?

  18. Bobby said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:48 am

    Yawn.

  19. Nordberg said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:51 am

    I’ll take that as “both”.

    BTW, Vince ran out of eligibility after the 2006 season, so your analogy makes no sense.

  20. Trips Right said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Again, Bobby, nice win, looking forward to the showdown in Austin.

  21. Crown & Coke said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    Trips, thanks for the write-up. Even in the midst of this shitstorm, it’s reassuring to see that I’m not the only one who was thrilled with Dexter’s performance last night.

    As for Abrams, I absolutely deplore the way he plays the game of basketball. He is what Cosmo Kramer would refer to as a “chucker”. He shoots purely for the sake of doing so. It’s reminiscent of when you let “the special kid” take the floor for the last 45 seconds of a middle school game. As soon as he touches the ball he is hell bent on heaving it somewhere.

    Another thing I want to point out is how irritating I find his “ghetto style” when he has no guts or tenacity whatsoever. Someone from Round Rock parading around in parachute shorts, arm-sleeves, and artisticly-crafted fade cuts ought to be punched in the stomach. This kid doesn’t have a single ounce of “street” in his whole fucking bloodstream and it’s ridiculous the way that he presents himself.

    I really wish instead of taking fashion tips from Allen Iverson, A.J. would take some notes on how The Answer actually plays the game. Iverson is a fearless penetrator who would drive right into a Mack truck if it he needed to get to the free throw line. He also is an incredible passer who uses his speed and agility to make steals on the defensive end to make up for his diminunitive frame.

    I simply cannot abide watching A.J. for 30 minutes a game anymore. Enough is enough.

  22. Trips Right said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    C & C nailed it.

  23. Facebook User said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    Great stuff Trips. Here’s some basketball levity.

  24. Laugher said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    Texas is better. “Aggies”, or whatever you are, are laughable.

    Man, am I glad I’m not an “Aggie.”

  25. ch said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    how about some credit for Sloan’s defense on Augustin? (and Roland). Augustin had a lot of trouble getting around the on ball defender, more than i’d seen from him all year.

    Augustin only had about 5 shots in the paint, and Sloan’s defense was a huge reason. which inherently mucked up the rest of TExas defense, as Augustin kept pulling it back out, kept dribbling…

  26. Darrell Royal said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    The coach need to realize that you can’t just show up, toss the uniforms on the court and walk away with a win. Luck never jumped on anyone sitting in the shade.

  27. Unbiased Horn said:

    January 31st, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    Augustin looked tired from the beginning. I don’t think it would have mattered who was guarding him. Collie Station just isn’t going to be a cake walk again until the fans give up on the team, which could take a few years of shittyness. They were going pretty crazy and their team fed off it.

  28. Billy Clyde Gillispie said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 7:45 am

    We may give up on this particular series IF you can’t give us a better game.

    Seriously you guys are a little better than the aggy /collie station smack.I’d run your boys in the gym and make ‘em dive for loose balls all practice to send them a message to toughen up a little more.Wangmene’s lucky he didn’t throw a shot at Sloan.He would be just getting out of surgery now.

  29. Nordberg said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 9:00 am

    Something tells me that Wangmene can hold his own in a fight. He’s a beast.

  30. Huckleberry said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 9:01 am

    Wait a second. Let me see if I have this right. Here, on a Longhorn sports blog, Longhorn sporting events are analyzed from the Longhorn perspective. This leads to game review entries that focus much more heavily on the Longhorns’ performance than their opponents’ performance.

    WUT A FUKNG JOK3!!!111! OMG LOL IMM WIT BOBY!!11!!!1 WTF VERY POR JOURNALISM!!1!11!!1 WTF

  31. UTfan said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Sailor,

    That is so true. Funny video. Thanks for the laugh.

    Hook’em

  32. McLovin said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 10:41 am

    Video was awesome. Iverson jersey and cargo shorts are a sure sign to find somewhere else to hoop.

    There was a dude back in the day at Gregory who must have weighed 3 bills at least; sadly, there was actually a decent athlete under all of that goo. It took about an hour to drive around him though. Not fun.

  33. Billy Clyde Gillispie said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 11:43 am

    Nordberg
    Sloan had a 13-1-1 record in AAU boxing and is 6′3″ 205lbs.I wouldn’t want any part of that dude.

  34. BG said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 12:58 pm

    That video is good we have guy that will elbow you into base of the goal and say “what? foul!” then turn around and call a foul if some sneezes in the gym. He always waits to see if it goes in first. They should have put that in there.

  35. Nordberg said:

    February 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    BCG, it’s a little known fact that his one loss was to Wangmene. First round knock-out.

    And don’t bother looking it up either, because it’s true. I promise.

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