The Longhorn basketball had their
annual banquet last night where they dined on the finest meats and cheeses and handed out participant ribbons team awards.
Most valuable player: A.J. Abrams
Most valuable player to the other team: A.J. Abrams
Team captain: A.J. Abrams
Most improved player: Dogus Balbay, Dexter Pittman
Outstanding defensive player: Varez Ward, Justin Mason
Hustlin' Horns award: Harrison Smith, Matt Hill
Jay Arnette award (behind the scenes contributions): Damion James
Best set play after a time out award:
A quick preview on the Big XII Tourney. This will not be Trips Right quality, but as he is traveling, it is all you effing get. If your pissed, send a self addressed stamped envelope to the address below, and we will send you your money back.
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#8 Nebraska vs #9 Baylor
This is a replay of last Saturday's titillating 66-62 slugfest where Baylor spit the bit
The conversation probably went something like this.
Phone Rings. Coach Self answers.
Self: This is Self.
Larry Brown: Hey, coach, this is Coach Brown calling to congratulate you. Nice win. Nailbiter. But congrats on winning the conference.
Self: Thanks Coach. It was tough, but we have a resilient bunch of kids. Get down 14 to an explosive team like Texas, with their athletes, and our guys nutted up when they
Obviously a big win that all but seals the deal for a tourney bid. But first and foremost let me preface these glowing thoughts with this, it was Baylor. The Bears looked disinterested on offense, and guarded like, well, Baylor. But hell, you take a win when you can get it.
I thought Balbay's on the ball defense against Jerrells set the tone for the rest of the D. When Curtis can
Before the advent of the Shot Clock and the 3 point arc, conferences like the Big East were flush with 6-10 big men that would carve out space in the key and dominate 56-52 wrestling matches. Terms like pivot, paint, and key were the focal point of five positions that weren't referenced by numbers. There was no 3 man. There was a shooting forward or small forward. There was no 4.
The Texas Longhorns take their enigmatic selves on the road tonight to face possibly the toughest opponent on the schedule in one of the most hostile places on the planet if you're a Longhorn. The 8 central tip would be the stiffest of tests for any Longhorn team, but the challenge is even tougher considering the Longhorns still haven't found a true identity offensively nearly halfway through the season.
Don't get me wrong, Texas is
Five things that need to happen for the Horns to pull off the quasi-upset (quasi because Oklahoma hasn't played anyone so nobody knows how good they are).
1) Make Blake Griffin play defense. Whoever he guards, needs the ball on the low block every possesion especially early in the game. We need to get this kid in a little foul trouble early.
2) Bang Blake Griffin on defense. Griffin is the best NBA prospect in college, and he
And take a few notes on how to attack defenses that sell out to stop a shooter. Look, I know Curry is a much more dynamic scorer than Abrams, but the defensive principles opponents are using to slow down Curry are being used on AJ. Oh, and by the way, AJ's supporting cast is MUUUCCHHH better than Curry's. So what I'm proposing is a sort of counter to how teams set out
With the exception of personnel, I could probably cut and paste the
Michigan State Preview and not be a whole hell of a lot off in terms of what to expect from Wisconsin. We're playing the Badgers. They're coached by Bo Ryan. They're going to guard the hell out of you, try to control tempo on offense by running possessions deep into the shot clock, and they're going to play smart,