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1. texoz said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 11:52 am

   I’m wondering if they’re going to cut away from this soccer match on ESPNU. It’s a 0-0 tie with 4 minutes left, which takes it past 1pm.

2. Anonymous said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 11:54 am

   Dogus told my little brother that Dex (although slimmed down) is out of shape again. I hope this is not the case.

3. Scipio Tex said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 11:55 am

   Jesus Christ. I’m pissed.

4. Scipio Tex said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 11:58 am

   Anon -

   He was injured for the scrimmages so I wouldn’t be surprised if he needs a game or two to get his wind. But he’s not going to decondition in a week and half.

   These repressed gays just went to OT. Good God.

5. Mike Cook said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 11:59 am

   Are they seriously sticking with the MAC soccer game in OT? Really???

6. Anonymous said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 11:59 am

   Thanks, Scip. That would explain why he didn’t perform so well.

7. HenryJames said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

   Scipio,

   What are your thoughts on Niagara’s forwards?

8. Scipio Tex said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

   They can’t hang with Loyola’s frenetic pace!

9. Anonymous said:

   November 15th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

   Game has started. Starters are Balbay, Ward, Mason, James, Pittman.

10. Grant Erwin said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Unbelieveable

11. BEHorn said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    VY throws an INT … soccer instead of Texas hoops on ESPNU … today isn’t starting out as well as yesterday did.

12. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    God damn goalie.

13. Mike Cook said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    How many people y’all think watching the MAC game besides Texas fans waiting for basketball? Is 17 being generous?

14. Fromwesttexasbrah said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    frenchie kids from loyola cant put it in the hole….thats what she said

15. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Double OT. This is cruel.

16. chitwood said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    Hell, it’s not even the MAC. It’s the MAAC.

17. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    McCew – convert on that the crossing ball you Northeastern prep school queer.

18. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    Will one of you assholes pick up the ball with your hands?!

19. BEHorn said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    Radio link, anyone? Searching but have yet to find one.

20. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    Loyola needs to get the ball to Bo Kimble.

21. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    We’re down 15-10. Pittman has 8 of our 10. Bradley, Brown, Hamilton, Ward have combined for 0-6 from the field.

22. Mike Cook said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    This is a sick, sick joke. I hope that goalie is replaced by a slow moving, fat kid.

23. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Wittman you pussy.

24. sizzlechest said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    Pass it to the darkie!

25. sizzlechest said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    He’s playing with cum in his nose.

26. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    This is still more exciting than Big 10 football.

27. Mike Cook said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    GOOAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

28. sizzlechest said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Finally.

29. chitwood said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    GGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL

30. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    I told you Loyola would win. Pay up.

31. Mike Cook said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    That was epic.

32. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    The Erwin center looks electric.

33. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    Jordan Hamilton has a clean stroke.

34. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    Oh DAMN. Damion James alley oop.

35. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    James has good hands above the rim.

36. Mysterious Package said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    What channel?

37. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Nice block by Shawn Williams.

38. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Pittman dunks the ball like it’s a grapefruit.

39. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    Our frontline is filthy.

40. Mike Cook said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    Damion James… a “jumping jack.”

41. t1climb1 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Dexter Pittman should give Todd Wright part of his NBA signing bonus.

42. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Pittman did the Grapefruit 45 diet.

43. Joe Pfäffikon said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Who has a stream of this?

44. sizzlechest said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    I’m streaming something else watching this team.

45. t1climb1 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Has Dogus picked up a jump shot since last season?

46. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    UC-Irvine has a guard with a 1974 ABA worthy afro. He probably goes by Ray-Ray or Bootsy.

47. kevwun said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    Our point guard just made a 3. Is that legal?

48. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    J’Covan will not let you sleep on his perimeter shot. Then he turns over his man on D. Really like this kid.

    42-21, Horns.

49. t1climb1 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    His nickname in college was “Sexual Chocolate”.

50. t1climb1 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    How in the hell is Barnes going to put all these pieces together?

51. sizzlechest said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    He played Joe the Policeman in the What’s Going Down episode of That’s My Mama.

52. Newy25 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    We have guards who can dribble and score. This is weird.

53. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    I’m kind of freaked out by our offensive diversity, depth, and talent. So is Justin Mason.

54. t1climb1 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Was that Trips doing the Bull dance in the camera?

55. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Pittman looks like he’s dunking a nerf.

56. Mike Cook said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    That inbounds pass from Dogus to Pittman was nice. Pittman is a force.

57. EggNog said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Damion James looks very relaxed and is letting the game come to him.

    The defensive intensity by our guys is great to watch, and they are doing the right things on offense. They do seem like they are a little out of sync offensively though, and I hope its just early season rustiness. We are playing so many guys that it could be they are having trouble jelling.

    Brown is off to a shaky start, but it is alot to ask him to come in and run the #3 team at the point, given his situation. Balbay and Ward have combined for 9 assists and 0 turnovers, whereas Brown has 0 assists and 6 turnovers.

58. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    Brown will come along fine. I have no concerns.

    I think it’s safe to say that Dexter is in shape.

59. sizzlechest said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    I also think it’s safe to say Damion James sets the tone for this team. His intensity is unreal right now.

60. EggNog said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    I’m not concerned either. Its good to see Barnes letting him get minutes, such a stark contrast to the football team. Wangmene put in some good minutes, showing good agression and athleticism.

    We have multiple guys who can play above the rim and get dunks for the first time ever. Our best teams in the past only had one legitimate guy who could throw down. I don’t know how many points we have left on the table, and how many close games we lost because of not being able to finish strong. Not this year…

61. Scipio Tex said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    This game is going to get really ugly. A lot of our reserves are better than our starters.

    Nice points, sizzle and Egg.

    Avery Bradley’s intermediate game is beautiful.

62. kevwun said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    The 3 freshmen are looking really good right now.

63. EggNog said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    We are on a 58-15 “run” right now.

64. EggNog said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    The 4 freshmen are on the floor with 6′6″ Gary Johnson playing the 5 despite being shorter than Hamilton and Williams. The are active in passing lanes and good with their hands on defense, just need better footwork. This is a nice glimpse of things to come.

    I don’t see us struggling to put away overmatched teams like we did last year.

65. tearaway20 said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    This might be the most exciting team to watch we’ve ever had. And that’s just the second 5. Unbelievable. We have a few fouls to give this year.

66. EggNog said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    47 point victory, out rebounded them 46 to 25, 10 blocked shots and we held them to 27% shooting. This team can defend and rebound, Barnes’ two favorite things.

    I guess we can worry about only hitting 62% of our FTs.

67. bigdukesix said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    you Northeastern prep school queer.

    Everyone knows it’s not a real prep school unless it’s in New England.

68. ransomstoddard said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    I bet Barnes just sits around with a sh*teating grin on his face. The talent is embarassing. It even looks like someone erased all the Bread songs from Dex’s IPOD.

69. tree said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    Reid Gettys is into porn or at least he has a porn goatee. Reid you are 45+ years old, let it go.

70. BEHorn said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    Here is my review -

    Holy fuck.

    The longer version – you can see where the team needs work (improved footwork playing man D, free throw shooting may be bumpy), but for sheer come-at-you-in-waves athleticism, and for having more than 1 guy with a high hoops IQ, this team is not lacking. Will they gel? Who knows, but if anyone can get ‘em to, Barnes can.

71. Blake Borron said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    What happened to Chapman? Not like I’m crying over here, just wondering if I missed something. My father said he wasn’t even on the bench.

    Some thoughts:

    -iPowers, the disparity between Hamilton and Williams was blatantly obvious, so go away.

    -Was very impressed with Balbay. His muscles were bulging like he’s on the juice and his jumper is much more aesthetic than last year. His ability to get into the lane has reached ungodly proportions and his passing is sickly good. Still incredible in man-to-man defense. Still needs to learn to finish.

    -Brown, Ward, Bradley, Hamilton, and Balbay all get into the lane at will and are phenomenal passers. They have trouble converting at times…but it doesn’t really matter because…

    -Damion James and Dexter Pittman are the best 1-2 punch in the frontcourt in the country. If you can find two people that are harder to matchup with than these two, I’ll respond “the NBA doesn’t count.” They clean up everything and don’t miss easy gimmes anymore. Dex dunks everything in sight like a donut into coffee. So much for the talk of Dex being out of shape and Damion having an eye on the draft. These guys just get it.

    -This is the best passing team Barnes has had because it doesn’t rely on the PG to make every play. There is no individually great passer, like T.J., but the team as a whole (err, well maybe except Damion) just seems to understand the dynamic much, much better than last year. Still don’t like the 4-foot big-man-to-big-man pass inside, but only saw a few of those today. Also guys like Brown, Hamilton, and Bradley have panache, and who doesn’t love that?

72. texoz said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    Had plans earlier and could watch all the game live.

    I just watched the game on tape. Wow. Just wow. I’m going to see them in person on Wednesday and can’t wait. These guys are the real deal.

73. HenryJames said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Cub reporter Vasherized was at the game and was able to smuggle out this footage of the James alley oop.

74. nordberg said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Outside of the first few minutes*, I really couldn’t have been more impressed. Our “second team” of Balbay, Bradley, Hamilton, Johnson, and Williams or Hill might have beaten last year’s 1st team. Just ridiculous athleticism, everywhere.

    Also, I enjoyed the guys sitting behind me who had apparently never seen a Texas basketball game before. But that small limitation didn’t prevent them from breaking down our roster for everyone. “Yeah, that #21 is Hill. He’s a freshman, which is why he’s so skinny. Who’s #50? He must also be another freshman.”

    *With two minutes gone in the game, we had Balbay, Ward, and Mason all in the game at the same time. Hopefully this is the last time we see this particular lineup the rest of the season, outside of garbage time. It’s no coincidence that we took off with both Bradley and Hamilton in the game. After their initial appearance, I’m pretty sure we outscored them by about 50 the rest of the way.

75. Bob in Houston said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    It’s nice to know that some things never change. Listening to the radio, here’s the opening tip, and….

    GO. HORNS. GO. GO. HORNS. GO.

    I don’t know why it bugged me, but it did. I guess because I’ve been hearing it since the building opened.

76. United Skates of America/Witch Way said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    I agree with you, texoz. I saw them on tape, as well (since I live in Philly area).They are the real deal. Watching this puts me in a 1970s roller disco/Philly frame of mind, too. I cannot help but hum the song “Where Do we Go From Here” by “The Trammps” when viewing this tape. Dripping with talent, no doubt. Esp. Damion. Impressive. Imagine if the whole team wore Afros!

77. texoz said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    -Stifling defense.
    -Total controll of the boards.
    -Wave after wave of players coming off the bench.
    -Unreal physical talent from Dexter’s newfound stamina to Jordan Hamilton’s unreal body control
    -Deep shooters
    -Everyone getting to play
    -18 assists
    -10 blocked shots
    -Pittman & James were 17 of 20 shooting

    Just so many good numbers from that game. One concern I have is that I don’t know if UT will be tested enough when they face NC in Dallas. Anyone agree/disagree with that?

78. Blake Borron said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    I think we will smash UNC. Their guard play is going to get abused by us, they aren’t a very good shooting team, and they beat Valpo by 10 at home today.

79. nordberg said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    Can anymore tell me more about UC-Irvine? Are they ‘bottom half of the Big 12′ bad, or Texas Southern bad?

80. EggNog said:

    November 15th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    They are Texas Southern bad, but remember that we struggled against Texas Southern last year. I was right behind the basket at that game last year, Damion James had zero points at the half and we didn’t pull away until late in the 2nd half. If we weren’t at home, we might have lost. This year, we trounce them by 50.

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