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The View from The Drum: Horn v. Corn

Posted by The General on February 14th, 2010 under Basketball

The Horns just gave us a taste of the team we saw against UNC in December, and I like what they are cookin'. Let's jump right in. The Crowd and The Pregame At the 10:00 minute mark before game time, The Drum was empty. But, Texas fans ended up filling the place to a reasonable level for a Saturday afternoon game against Nebraska. It was dead quiet and I was sitting in the geriatric
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Royal Ivey is Killing Rick Barnes

Posted by jonestopten on February 9th, 2010 under Basketball

Rick Barnes once said one of the smartest things I have ever heard about basketball… and management… and, for that matter, life. Several years ago on Longhorn Sportsline, Craig Way described a recent game where Royal Ivey had come up big—I forget the circumstances—and Way pitched the idea that it was nice to see Ivey become such a contributor because he wasn’t the most talented guy Barnes had on the team. Barnes cut him
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Part II of the Obese Hoops Preview: Why Texas Will Cut Down the Nets

Posted by The General on November 10th, 2009 under Basketball

For all of the sunshine pumping regarding our potential offensive prowess, there will still be incredibly frustrating runs for this team. Even with all of the offensive fire power that arrived on the campus this summer, I expect offense to remain the weak link on the team. Rick Barnes is a defensive guy, and I expect the lion's share of the practice minutes to be utilized on this side of the basketball.