I started this with just under 8 minutes to go in the game. Otherwise this would have been a list of 50.
1.Ladarius Dunn backdoor on Mason at 7:50 in the 2nd Half.
”See Man”
2. Run-out Tweety Carter at 7:10 of 2nd Half. “Get Back MFER and stop the ball”
3. Backdoor Ladarius Dunn at 6:24 of 2nd Half on Mason. Basket good, foul on Mason to boot. Maybe “see your man, especially since you are guarding Dunn”
4.
Watching Dexter Pittman’s draft status plummet is like watching my portfolio the last two years, depressing.
Some quick thoughts to complement the great stuff Trips has already delivered.
BREAKDOWN!
Rick Barnes implemented a set offense 21 games into the regular season against the number 1 team in the country. He told his guys to set it up and run it. The problem is you are supposed to do this in the preseason so that by game 21 against the number 1 team in the country you don’t have to think
I watched most of the Western Carolina game the other night and it reminded me of how hard guys play when they are trying to prove themselves. Everybody was playing so fast that they never seemed to get into any kind of rhythm.
I watched Shaq last night on his new show and thought about my brief career with beach volleyball. Leave it to beach volleyball players to truly humble the big man.
In 1988 Texas brought Tom Penders in to turn around a lifeless program whose appeal was non-existent. Texas had the personality and image of a football school and the basketball program under Bob Weltlich was as exciting to watch as a bass fishing tournament, no offense to fishermen on this one.
Enter Penders fresh off his Rhode Island run through the NCAA tournament. Here was a coach with a little Northeastern swagger that
Recently, Damion James withdrew his name from the NBA Draft in what could be considered a very wise decision and a boost for Texas basketball in 2009/10 season. The NBA is no place to find confidence in your jump shot. After last season, although painful at times, Texas fans saw Damion willing and fairly capable of shooting the ball from 15 feet and beyond (32% from 3 point range).
Developing