What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object?
We'll find out on March 18th. Meet
Wake Forest.
One of the two or three best basketball teams in Texas, the UTEP Miners are on CBS now playing against Tom Pender's Houston Cougars. With John Calipari disciple Tony Barbee manning the opposing bench, the coaching mismatch in this game is stark, and eventhough UH is only down three as I type, so is the talent disparity. Other than Baylor this UTEP squad has more talent one through five than any other team
Trips Right's 33 volume
Decline and Fall of Texas Basketball has not only been required post-disaster therapy for the Longhorn basketball fan (what is your hourly rate, anyway?) but also merits combat pay from BC's executive management.But there is one organ left in the vivisection of Rick Barnes that keeps bugging me: his arguably atrocious handling of Avery Bradley.
I
wrote earlier this season about Barnes' (usually useful) infatuation with psychological achievement drive, arguing
I really can't take it anymore. If you must know how or why Baylor continues to play Earl "the Goat" Manigault to our sports-goggled, weekend warrior check out the
last Baylor write-up.
For those of you that discount this Texas victory over Iowa State, you do so at your own peril.
If we can stop Jeff Hornacek from touching his face on foul shots, we have a chance.
If the Big 12 were Dunder Mifflin, Scott Drew would be Dwight Schrute.
If we can prevent the sucker punch from Brittney Grimner, we have a chance.