Comments on: Memphis Recap and thoughts on the future http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/ Texas Longhorns and sports Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:01:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: El General http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11824 El General Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:26:12 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11824 We need to send Barnes out to Stanford to figure out to teach the post entry pass. We have not had it since Royal Ivey left, and we haven't consistently been good at it since Mihm and Chris Owens were our bell cows. For Damion to make the transition to the three, his perimeter defense is going to have to improve since the three guard offense is so common in college. The good news is that he only lacks (IMO) technique and repetition. Don't get your hopes up for J'Covan Brown. We need to send Barnes out to Stanford to figure out to teach the post entry pass. We have not had it since Royal Ivey left, and we haven’t consistently been good at it since Mihm and Chris Owens were our bell cows.

For Damion to make the transition to the three, his perimeter defense is going to have to improve since the three guard offense is so common in college. The good news is that he only lacks (IMO) technique and repetition.

Don’t get your hopes up for J’Covan Brown.

]]> By: Facebook User http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11822 Facebook User Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:01:16 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11822 <blockquote><em>...his parents are serious about that degree.</em></blockquote> It just never seems to work this way. He can, like so many others, come back to school in the summer, if it's really important. Seems like he'll go to the camps and get an assessment and go from there. If he's round 1, I have to believe he'll split.

…his parents are serious about that degree.

It just never seems to work this way. He can, like so many others, come back to school in the summer, if it’s really important. Seems like he’ll go to the camps and get an assessment and go from there. If he’s round 1, I have to believe he’ll split.

]]> By: scagnetti http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11820 scagnetti Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:47:21 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11820 right on tripps... could not have examined the beat down any better. i too am excited for next season. i have confidence DJ sticks around - along with damion - his parents are serious about that degree. damion needs that team as he has said before. so i think everybody comes back, and we're here again in 50 weeks. here's to hope in all honesty, memphis' starting five turn to the association! hook 'em all! right on tripps…
could not have examined the beat down any better.
i too am excited for next season. i have confidence DJ sticks around – along with damion – his parents are serious about that degree. damion needs that team as he has said before. so i think everybody comes back, and we’re here again in 50 weeks.
here’s to hope in all honesty, memphis’ starting five turn to the association!

hook ‘em all!

]]> By: uncle rico http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11817 uncle rico Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:44:18 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11817 i totally agree with everyone that this game was over 5 minutes in. the effort texas brought was great but in the end we just had awful matchup issues with memphis and they didn't prove to be undisciplined at all. you just have to tip your hat to them. i totally agree with everyone that this game was over 5 minutes in. the effort texas brought was great but in the end we just had awful matchup issues with memphis and they didn’t prove to be undisciplined at all. you just have to tip your hat to them.

]]> By: MIA http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11809 MIA Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:08:12 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11809 It has been my opinion since the days of Chris Mihm that post play has been our weakness. I have not made up my mind whether Barnes doesnt like it, or just haven't had the right players to implement the strategy. It's importance is paramount at the higher levels of play. With excellent post play and solid D a team can completely control the tempo of a game. It has been my opinion since the days of Chris Mihm that post play has been our weakness. I have not made up my mind whether Barnes doesnt like it, or just haven’t had the right players to implement the strategy. It’s importance is paramount at the higher levels of play. With excellent post play and solid D a team can completely control the tempo of a game.

]]> By: RansomStoddard http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11794 RansomStoddard Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:47:46 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11794 I knew it was going to be a long afternoon when I saw Augustin's eyes in the first five minutes. They were like saucers. "Not ready for prime time" came to mind. My "coming to the light" moment in basketball came my freshman year at Baylor when I got in a pickup game, thinking I could compete since I started for my high school. There was a stocky baldheaded guy who proceeded to destroy me and everyone else without really breaking a sweat. When he dunked over me to end the game, I slunk off the court and tried to regain some dignity by sniffing that he was "pretty good". Two guys started laughing and said, "yeah, that Vinnie Johnson, he's not too bad". It was humiliating. I knew it was going to be a long afternoon when I saw Augustin’s eyes in the first five minutes. They were like saucers. “Not ready for prime time” came to mind.

My “coming to the light” moment in basketball came my freshman year at Baylor when I got in a pickup game, thinking I could compete since I started for my high school. There was a stocky baldheaded guy who proceeded to destroy me and everyone else without really breaking a sweat. When he dunked over me to end the game, I slunk off the court and tried to regain some dignity by sniffing that he was “pretty good”. Two guys started laughing and said, “yeah, that Vinnie Johnson, he’s not too bad”. It was humiliating.

]]> By: Kafka http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11791 Kafka Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:28:03 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11791 Great post and responses. I expect that Damion, Dex, Wingman, Mason, Connor, and Chapman will all improve quite a bit by next year. Damion needs to improve his ball handling and driving to the bucket. Wingman has very little experience and should be much better next year (I hope that he challenges Connor at the power forward spot). Mason improved a lot this year and needs to keep improving his ball handling and shooting. Connor needs to get physically stronger, work on his catching, and learn how to execute the normal suite of post moves. Definitely agree that Connor needs to move to power forward. Chapman needs to get stronger and faster. Dex nees to really work on his fitness and get as explosive as possible. I would love to see him at 270. Gary Johnson is a warrior but is undersized at power forward. Do you think it is crazy for him to consider switching to small forward? I don't know if he is fast enough to guard small forwards. I will be amazed if Augustin is a horn next year but I think there is a decent chance that Damion may play one more year for UT. He will be a monster if he gets to play small forward for the horns next year. How do you think Chapman compares to Matt Hill? Chapman seems to have a knack for the ball and converts well on his shots. He also has some good bulk (which useful at center). I hope one of the new recruits will challenge Abrams at shooting guard. Great post and responses.

I expect that Damion, Dex, Wingman, Mason, Connor, and Chapman will all improve quite a bit by next year.

Damion needs to improve his ball handling and driving to the bucket. Wingman has very little experience and should be much better next year (I hope that he challenges Connor at the power forward spot).

Mason improved a lot this year and needs to keep improving his ball handling and shooting. Connor needs to get physically stronger, work on his catching, and learn how to execute the normal suite of post moves. Definitely agree that Connor needs to move to power forward. Chapman needs to get stronger and faster.

Dex nees to really work on his fitness and get as explosive as possible. I would love to see him at 270.

Gary Johnson is a warrior but is undersized at power forward. Do you think it is crazy for him to consider switching to small forward? I don’t know if he is fast enough to guard small forwards.

I will be amazed if Augustin is a horn next year but I think there is a decent chance that Damion may play one more year for UT. He will be a monster if he gets to play small forward for the horns next year.

How do you think Chapman compares to Matt Hill? Chapman seems to have a knack for the ball and converts well on his shots. He also has some good bulk (which useful at center).

I hope one of the new recruits will challenge Abrams at shooting guard.

]]> By: honkskillet http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11773 honkskillet Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:51:22 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11773 Good points. Funny you should mention DJames being a Hybrid forward playing out of position at the 4. I think barnes realized the value James at the 3 when he tried to put GJohnson into the starting lineup. Unfortunately GJ at that time wasn't ready for prime time. Not really his fault. You cannot expect a freshman to step right into big 12 play and not be lost. If augustine jumps, and I am not sure he should for his own sake, then Mason and Abrams should fill the 1 & 2 and James will become that 3 mismatch. Barnes did a great job developing our post players during the year and by next season Atchley, Johnson, Dex, Wingmaniac, and Chapman should provide a deep rotation of ever improving 4's and 5's. Good points. Funny you should mention DJames being a Hybrid forward playing out of position at the 4. I think barnes realized the value James at the 3 when he tried to put GJohnson into the starting lineup. Unfortunately GJ at that time wasn’t ready for prime time. Not really his fault. You cannot expect a freshman to step right into big 12 play and not be lost. If augustine jumps, and I am not sure he should for his own sake, then Mason and Abrams should fill the 1 & 2 and James will become that 3 mismatch. Barnes did a great job developing our post players during the year and by next season Atchley, Johnson, Dex, Wingmaniac, and Chapman should provide a deep rotation of ever improving 4’s and 5’s.

]]> By: Bartoncreek http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11772 Bartoncreek Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:21:20 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11772 Agree, Trips. After seeing Memphis up close and personal on Friday, there was no doubt in my mind that we were in big trouble. We needed to be very hot and Memphis needed to be cold for it to be close. That was not the case and the much better team won easily. Rose and CDR were just a flat mismatch on DJ and AJ at both ends of the court. Worst team that we could have played with regards to matchups. We will be very good again next year even if Augustin turns pro. I believe it would hurt us worse if James leaves. He could be a monster at the 3 for us next year if he continues his improvement. I have no problems with Mason at the 1, as you know. His ballhandling, decision making and toughness have improved so much just during the course of this season. He will be ready to be the point next year if needed. Balbay is the unknown factor there. Hopefully he is for real and he and Brown can give AJ and Mase plenty of rest at the 1 and 2. Suddenly, we have more size and depth if this happens. GJ, Chapman, Pittman, Wangemene and Athcley give us plenty of depth at the 4-5. James plays 30+ min. a game at the 3 and is the key to the team. Connor can spell him at the 3 for 5-10 mins. a game. That way we can stay big. That is how I see it, but it is a long way til next year. Congrats to the team. A great season and we went about as far as we were really capable of going. Much better than I ever thought we'd be. It was fun watching them develop. Agree, Trips. After seeing Memphis up close and personal on Friday, there was no doubt in my mind that we were in big trouble. We needed to be very hot and Memphis needed to be cold for it to be close. That was not the case and the much better team won easily.

Rose and CDR were just a flat mismatch on DJ and AJ at both ends of the court. Worst team that we could have played with regards to matchups.

We will be very good again next year even if Augustin turns pro. I believe it would hurt us worse if James leaves. He could be a monster at the 3 for us next year if he continues his improvement. I have no problems with Mason at the 1, as you know. His ballhandling, decision making and toughness have improved so much just during the course of this season. He will be ready to be the point next year if needed. Balbay is the unknown factor there. Hopefully he is for real and he and Brown can give AJ and Mase plenty of rest at the 1 and 2. Suddenly, we have more size and depth if this happens. GJ, Chapman, Pittman, Wangemene and Athcley give us plenty of depth at the 4-5. James plays 30+ min. a game at the 3 and is the key to the team. Connor can spell him at the 3 for 5-10 mins. a game. That way we can stay big. That is how I see it, but it is a long way til next year.

Congrats to the team. A great season and we went about as far as we were really capable of going. Much better than I ever thought we’d be. It was fun watching them develop.

]]> By: dick http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/2008/03/31/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-11770 dick Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:09:29 +0000 http://barkingcarnival.fantake.com/trips-right/memphis-recap-and-thoughts-on-the-future#comment-11770 '90 UNLV with Scurry won the NC. '91 lost 1 game but lost in Final Four to Duke. ‘90 UNLV with Scurry won the NC. ‘91 lost 1 game but lost in Final Four to Duke.

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