Texas Hoops vs. Wake Forest Open thread
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Crap, the Huskies are about to dump Marquette. How bad is my bracket-fu?
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 8:52 PM CDT reply actions
Bradley doing a good job on Smith so far. Make that fucker shoot it.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 8:52 PM CDT reply actions
3 minutes, 4 total points. Gawd these teams are awful.
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 8:53 PM CDT reply actions
quette blew a fifteen point second half lead
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 8:54 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, I thought the BEast was going to wreck shit this year.
My bracket reveals that not to be the case.
by CrazyJoeDavola on Mar 18, 2010 8:57 PM CDT reply actions
i’m guessing they just showed wangmene because a ball bounced off his stone hands into the third row…i didnt get to see the play…cbs was showing the marquette ending
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 8:58 PM CDT reply actions
now i did see that miss and subsequent foul…
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 8:58 PM CDT reply actions
It’s gotta be these awful uniforms. Nobody forgets how to play basketball this completely and quickly, it’s the only rational explanation.
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 8:59 PM CDT reply actions
Wangmene must shoot 10% from within two feet of the basket. Even when it’s relatively uncontested.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 9:00 PM CDT reply actions
Looks like we’ll have to wait till we’re down by 15 points to see Brown.
by UT_64 on Mar 18, 2010 9:01 PM CDT reply actions
Hey guys, we made it to the Dance. Mission accomplished.
by Wyatt on Mar 18, 2010 9:01 PM CDT reply actions
Words can’t describe how bad Wake is. Miami dropped 85 on these fools and didn’t break a sweat.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
kansas has 4 pts in five and a half minutes. are they running our O?
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
Offense please, Rick? Here we go again . . .
by rickeysdreds on Mar 18, 2010 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
We might actually be the worst team in the tournament.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
I’m not the slightest bit upset at our miserable sucking. That is so sad.
by spit and tears on Mar 18, 2010 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
Everything we do is individual. We have nothing to fall back on in the way of sets or motion. For that, Barnes should be ashamed of his fucking self.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
We are just an awful basketball team. It is like watching paint dry.
by ghostofagroundgame on Mar 18, 2010 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
I’ve seen more in-and-outs in the first 10 minutes of this game than my entire life of driving through california while baked out of my mind.
by Bob Hope on Mar 18, 2010 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
Enberg’s folksy comments about Barns are funny . . .“always a good story for you” . . . what the fuck?
by Rickey's dreds on Mar 18, 2010 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
i think our O is like when you play a game of 21. it’s you versus 4 or 5 other guys…
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
“Stats are for Losers.” – Will Muschamp
“Offense? We don’t need no stinking Offense!” – Rick Barnes
by Currently in Rehab on Mar 18, 2010 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
What’s so ridiculous is when you have 3 of your players standing around on offense, you’d think they’d at least be able to get back in transition.
by UT_64 on Mar 18, 2010 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
Yikes, we’re getting blown out by a 9 seed
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
Just like the baseball team. Pitching and defense. Minus the defense.
by cohagenindustries on Mar 18, 2010 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
We’re so bad on offense that it looks like Wake is playing zone. They’re not. In the 36th fucking game of the year. We still stand around waiting for someone to do something against one of the worst defenses in the tournament.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:09 PM CDT reply actions
These guys just flat out don’t care. Except for Damo, but he’s not exactly lighting it up.
by sizzlechest on Mar 18, 2010 9:10 PM CDT reply actions
This looks like a bunch of guys with guaranteed salaries who don’t care if they win or lose, as long as they don’t have to work too hard.
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 9:15 PM CDT reply actions
Looks like Wake watched the second Baylor game.
by Big Horn on Mar 18, 2010 9:16 PM CDT reply actions
Has any team in the nation been dunked on more than us? Somebody look this up.
by cohagenindustries on Mar 18, 2010 9:16 PM CDT reply actions
A demon deacon what Ann Margret found in my trousers at 2am at The Sands.
by Dean Martin on Mar 18, 2010 9:17 PM CDT reply actions
“This looks like a bunch of guys with guaranteed salaries who don’t care if they win or lose, as long as they don’t have to work too hard.”
Yeah, that’s it. We look like a shitty NBA team. A bunch of standing around, on both offense and defense.
I asked this a couple of weeks ago, and since it hasn’t happened since then… when was our last fast-break bucket? No joke, I can’t even remember.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
I’m pretty sure I can vomit up enough sets to score 30 points in a half against wake forest.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
UT is adding their own spin to the term “40 minutes of hell”
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:21 PM CDT reply actions
What the hell is Avery Bradley afraid of? He’s a different player than he was a year ago.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:22 PM CDT reply actions
A similar alternative to this POS of an excuse for a college basketball team-Michael Bolton-is coming on KLRU for the next ninety minutes. Who you watching mo fos?
by absolut on Mar 18, 2010 9:23 PM CDT reply actions
AB should have gotten the and 1 on that one…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 9:24 PM CDT reply actions
Who’s this Bradley guy? I forgot he was on the team.
by Savage Henry on Mar 18, 2010 9:25 PM CDT reply actions
What Fundamentals said. Sadly, with all the TV timeouts, hell will take a lot longer than 40 minutes.
by spit and tears on Mar 18, 2010 9:25 PM CDT reply actions
Lucky for us Dino Guadio is functionally retarded.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
Barton, you saw that too? Cost James a foul.
by Bob in Houston on Mar 18, 2010 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
Dino’s level of excellence has been steady throughout his coaching career.
by Bob in Houston on Mar 18, 2010 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
“What the hell is Avery Bradley afraid of? He’s a different player than he was a year ago.”
Hmm. Where have I heard this before.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 9:26 PM CDT reply actions
I’ve been noticing it more and more, unfortunately. He costs James and Pittman a lot of fouls every game.
by Bartoncreek on Mar 18, 2010 9:28 PM CDT reply actions
They’re lettting them play which is good for us.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:28 PM CDT reply actions
Hamilton keeping UT in it…..Mason’s attempts at taking a charge are quite comical. Looks like we dont work on it too often….
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:30 PM CDT reply actions
Avery Bradley has missed a lot of layups this season.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 9:30 PM CDT reply actions
JH is playing very well tonight after a bit of a rough start….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 9:30 PM CDT reply actions
I don’t want this to be my last post mortem. Come on Horns!!
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:33 PM CDT reply actions
They just had a commercial for a moterized tricycle…only the other way around.
by RRR on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 PM CDT reply actions
I don’t want this to be my last post mortem. Come on Horns!!
Yes, because what you really want is the Kentucky game to be your last post mortem.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 PM CDT reply actions
How can you guys quit on this team when Matt Hill is on the floor?
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:35 PM CDT reply actions
Double team and Hill gives him the F’n baseline…..Jesus….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 9:35 PM CDT reply actions
Why would you foul McFarland—-ever? Especially on a double team? Just wow
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 9:36 PM CDT reply actions
This is what I like about Texas. Play sloppy and disinterested for 15 minutes and then take a lead.
by RRR on Mar 18, 2010 9:36 PM CDT reply actions
Trips, you wrote your last post mortem sometime right before the second Baylor game. Same story, new words ever since then.
That said, Go Horns!
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 PM CDT reply actions
Our guys should feel at home in a half empty arena.
by Savage Henry on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 PM CDT reply actions
bradley bails out another horrible offensive set as mason dribbled for 30 secs and then gave AB the ball with about 5 on the shot clock…thankfully Wake is BAD!!
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 PM CDT reply actions
Gotta love hamilton…open dude on the wing for a dunk and keeps the rock so he can score.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 PM CDT reply actions
Wangmene tries to jump over Hill and leaves the offside rebounder……Just crap like that is maddening….
Can we bring in JCB for the last possession before half?
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
Did Alexi really think he was gonna swat that? Back side board wide open since he went for it…..Dumb
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
Uh oh, hirohito bombed Avery Bradley’s island
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
JH and AB look like they’re playing for draft position.
More please.
by CrazyJoeDavola on Mar 18, 2010 9:40 PM CDT reply actions
Wake moves the ball up the floor like their driving in NASCAR. We move it up the floor like we’re driving a Winnebago.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
So Barnes calls a timeout to call up that play? Seriously?
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
Typical. Terrible offense followed by giving up two at the end of the half and this is out of a TO…..Awful….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
We have to win so we get a proper skull fucking Saturday. That’s how this season deserves to end.
by Savage Henry on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
Is that 28-14 boards?? something like that…Ouch
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 9:42 PM CDT reply actions
Good thing Hamilton is having one of his “on” nights. Just let him jack it up every time on offense.
It would be nice if Damion James decided to start playing.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 9:44 PM CDT reply actions
We should just play Wangmene for the second half. Send a message Rick!
by Vasherized on Mar 18, 2010 9:56 PM CDT reply actions
What no hating on Jordan, he is playing solid right now and he is on fuero or something. Just 20 more minutes to hold on. Will we have a jcb sighting under 4 minutes to play. I ’m calling 2:47 to play for JCB.
by skymonkeyhorn on Mar 18, 2010 9:59 PM CDT reply actions
wangmene should concentrate on volleyball, dude cant keep shit in his hands
by eloy on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
no hamilton with the season on the line. Good God
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
JH not starting the half is just plain dumb…..Not disciplined, not principled, just dumb…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
damion was standing out of bounds for about 8 secs during that “set”….
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
The “bigs” are just lazy getting back….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
Bradley is just awful, he really hit a wall
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
Is it wrong that now I hope fouls are on Pittman?
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 10:06 PM CDT reply actions
Unbelievable how bad our transition D is….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
One of my team names in one of my yahoo brackets:
- to Unranked…Pls End It Now
Pretty much sums up my thoughts.
Next year will not get any better. Let’s hope we make a deep run in Omaha and at least win the Big XII in football next year.
Hook ’em!
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
This is so damn painful. I can’t think of anything that we could be worse at right now.
by the dude on Mar 18, 2010 10:11 PM CDT reply actions
We’re better without Pittman. He needs to sit the rest of the game.
by UT_64 on Mar 18, 2010 10:11 PM CDT reply actions
Bradley: stop shooting. For the love of God, stop
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
Ishmael Smith is really quick, but AB isn’t near ready for the NBA…..Smith goes by him into the lane at will and defense is supposed to be AB’s strength…..
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
Is it me or does Jim Nantz look like Mike Huckabee’s doppelganger????
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
The schadenfreueder in me wants UT to win tonight to get royally boned on Saturday.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
my wife wanted to put wake through and I told her she wasn’t allowed… what a moron I am
Even when its at the end i still want to have hope, but this is bad
by Travis on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
I really can’t believe that we’re playing Mason at PG for an entire NCAA Tournament game. I mean, I somewhat understand it considering the other options, but still. Imagine someone telling you in November that this would happen.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
Our only chance to win the game and we sit him on the bench to start the first three minutes of each half. That’s, umm, como se dice, stupid.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
AB’s legs are gone. He’s lost a step on D and his
jumpers that were routine are a bit off. 38 minutes a game anyone?
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
So then we bench Hamilton for Jai Lucas. Yeah, we’ve hit rock bottom. Barnes may need to go.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
What a douche…..Jai Lucas, ladies and gentleman…..
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
Christ. JH off the floor. And Garden Gnome shoots an hair ball.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
It is over. Probably better this way.
I honestly hope that Hamilton goes pro.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
this lineup is ridiculous. lucas, mason…barnes is insane.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
WTF is Barnes doing. Lucas, Mason, AB, and the two undersized PF….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
Why is hamilton out again for the millionth time
by Travis on Mar 18, 2010 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
I swear we have a 6th grader playing for us. Oh. That’s Lucas.
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
Rick’s fucking lost it, and there’s really no rationalizing it at this point.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
We’ve given up. Now just jacking stupid 3’s
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
When did JCB come in and Jai head out? I didn’t see a stoppage of play.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
That was a pretty bad non-call on the shoulder clear right there.
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
Going to be a fun offseason for Barnes…..He deserves it….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
Some fucking guy named Ish is killing us. Imagine someone telling you that in November.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM CDT reply actions
if hamilton is not in the game after this timeout, i’m gonna go with trips’ take on barnes.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 10:20 PM CDT reply actions
Ever notice that when Rick gets desperate, he goes back to the lineup he’s ostensibly disciplining for whatever pissing contest he has going with the players? Dude’s not stable right now.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:21 PM CDT reply actions
Our team fucking sucks. And our coach fucking sucks. Send everyone packing. ALL OF THEM. I don’t care if we don’t field a basketball team next year. That’s a better outcome than this bullshit.
by the dude on Mar 18, 2010 10:21 PM CDT reply actions
Game started to get away from them with the ugly finish to the first half. But we still led. Then Barnes apparently decided to make sure we didn’t have to face Kentucky on Saturday.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
JCB isn’t going to be playing down the stretch with shots like that….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
We’ll pull within 4-5 with this lineup on the floor. Then Rick will fuck it up again because Hamilton will take a 3 with 25 left on the clock.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:23 PM CDT reply actions
j’covan displaying zero feel or understanding of the game. horrible, horrible shot. and he’s supposed to be a pg? horrible.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 10:24 PM CDT reply actions
The problem is Rick really believes he would do no different if the season started over. He believes it’s all on the players and his strategy is the right one.
by MerHorn on Mar 18, 2010 10:24 PM CDT reply actions
Pretty FG pct for and against tonight…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
Holy Shit. We have only 2 turnovers and we still suck this bad?
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
At least Brown makes up for it by shooting slowly.
And fuck me, I love the guy that tells his wife to bring both nighties for the enterprise rent a car getaway…he must’ve brought two two wienie pills!
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:26 PM CDT reply actions
THAT was a complete bullshit call. F*ck Wake Forest anyway, even if we do suck.
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
Can someone tell me the last time Barnes has got up in an officials face on behalf of his players? I’ve watched a dozen fucking ballgames today, and almost every coach has battled for his guys. It’s fucking maddening at this point that Rick leaves these opportunities on the floor.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:29 PM CDT reply actions
All we need is a 7 pointer and we’ll be back in it.
by Swaner on Mar 18, 2010 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Wow. The refs are REALLY helping the Horns right now.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Barnes need to learn a few things and I cant see him starting now. This offseason he looked renewed then he went back to sergeant rick.
by MerHorn on Mar 18, 2010 10:30 PM CDT reply actions
Trips, I haven’t seen RB stand up in ages to protest anything. He just sits there with a vapid look on his face.
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
I do not want to see this team face coach cal.
by MerHorn on Mar 18, 2010 10:32 PM CDT reply actions
Damion’s lack of boxing out, cost him a rebound….ha, ha….Can’t out athlete them all the time…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:32 PM CDT reply actions
Dex needs a blow, there should have been another dunk right there….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
The Austin Buffalo Wild Wings has the refs on retainer.
We are losing every loose ball still.
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
Great play by JCB after a hustle O bound by DJ…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
this is the lineup we called for in October
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
Terrible attempt at a ‘pass’. This is about to be over with almost 7 minutes left.
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 10:36 PM CDT reply actions
Back to back bad plays by JH……We’re just to inconsistent. Every player….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:36 PM CDT reply actions
this game is going slow. The kansas game is under 7 min and started way after this one
by Swaner on Mar 18, 2010 10:37 PM CDT reply actions
I blame the chair. Rick doesn’t sit in chair = average, fiery coach. Rick sits in chair = dismal, lethargic coach
by Work on Mar 18, 2010 10:37 PM CDT reply actions
pittman!!! c’mon, dude. at least try and time your jump on the defensive board.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 10:37 PM CDT reply actions
Play a little interior defense and we could be winning this game.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:38 PM CDT reply actions
I remember people raving about the athleticism of this team pre-season. LOL
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:39 PM CDT reply actions
Pittman def has poor judgment on timing his jumps.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:39 PM CDT reply actions
I don’t want to see this team play Kentucky. Please God, let it end tonight.
by sizzlechest on Mar 18, 2010 10:40 PM CDT reply actions
Has James ever retrieved a loose ball? Ever?
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:43 PM CDT reply actions
Our season in a nutshell right there…..
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:43 PM CDT reply actions
night fellas. I think we’re done now. Well, hope so anyway.
by sizzlechest on Mar 18, 2010 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
TOR, Dex is big = foul. A better coach would have been trumpeting this fact all year.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
UnF’nbelievable…..That’s who Dex is right there….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
Ha, Pittman gets fouled three times no call.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
Pittman loses money every time he touches the ball.
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
microcosm is right, jay bilas. dexter unable to finish down low on 3 straight attempts.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
No need to bounce it off the glass from there I guess.
by EggNog on Mar 18, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
Pretty much everything that’s happened since about 7pm on January 7 has sucked.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
We’ll pull within 4-5 with this lineup on the floor.
I’m like Nostradamus.
I’m glad Rick left most of this lineup on the bench for the last two months so they would be ready now. It’s obvious his emphasis on defense has kept us in it up to this point, and the freshman have learned lots of important lessons.
FRB. Oh, and Pittman just missed his 731st and 732nd layup/dunk of the season.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
Tough to complain about officiating in this game. Jeezus. We’ve gotten a ton of calls.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 10:48 PM CDT reply actions
Surprised Rick didn’t pull Damo for that three…
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
I know JH is not a good man2man defender but I still have to wonder about having Mason in…..I do think it would be funny if Mason cost Barnes his job….Won’t happen, but it would be funny….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
So James just runs over and tackles the guy. Huh?
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 10:50 PM CDT reply actions
Kentucky is going to absolutely demolish whoever survives this train wreck.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
That’s three reckless fouls in less than 1 minute. Jesus.
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
JCB is not afraid of the moment. That’s what you have to love about him….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:54 PM CDT reply actions
Nah, didn’t look like a foul. Brown initiated contact.
Nice rimshot from Brown. Still glad Barnes had the shit lineup in to start the 2nd half.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
One of the most frustrating things about this team is how many bad plays they’ve made over the season.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
Also, look at mcfarland all over GJ. What a grabby bitch.
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
Hope WF turns the ball over because god knows we won’t get the rebound…..
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
Food for thought, Barnes had Hill and Wangneme on the floor at the same time tonight.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
Okay, refs are blowing their whistle a lot on the Wake side now.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:56 PM CDT reply actions
Comes down to this…And it’s Wake’s ball…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:57 PM CDT reply actions
GJ to the line to shoot two. Man oh man. Horseshit no call.
by il_cativo on Mar 18, 2010 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
Remember those 3 attempts at an “easy” bucket by Pittman that he couldn’t make?
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
Gary hasn’t played well the last two games (three really) after dominating vs. Baylor in the regular season…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
We get one final look and with our season, it won’t happen….A final FU to the fans…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 10:59 PM CDT reply actions
Fuck CBS. I don’t give a shit about SDSU and Tennessee
by il_cativo on Mar 18, 2010 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
Took a moment for the ref to realize that was a travel.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
I wonder what mastery our offend wizard will draw up,
by What it do on Mar 18, 2010 11:01 PM CDT reply actions
CBS is ruining this. completely missed the turnover.
by wtf242 on Mar 18, 2010 11:01 PM CDT reply actions
Wow. Free throws….Really….This painful….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
What, a play requiring individual dominance
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
Oh, great, five more minutes of this.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
What’s the worst thing that could happen? OVERTIME!
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Of course, god wants me to pay child support at one point.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Unbelievable…..The basketball gods want to twist the knife a little more….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Surprise. Surprise. We miss a chance to win the game with a missed field goal.
Now to OT to torture for a few more minutes.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Overtime. Sort of like finding out your wife is pregnant after you’ve filed for divorce.
by il_cativo on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
LOL did you see the look on James’ face when he went back to the bench?
by Jesus on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Egg, worried about a foul? I dunno. Another head scratcher.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:04 PM CDT reply actions
these two teams to quote charles barkley are turible…
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 11:04 PM CDT reply actions
Why is Tennessee on my TV screen? I bought directv march madness package to avoid this shit. Fucking Marxists.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:05 PM CDT reply actions
Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha!
So, does Barnes roll out Pittman, James, Johnson, Bradley, and Mason to teach Hamilton and Brown a few more lessons in the first two minutes of OT?
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 11:05 PM CDT reply actions
Kentucky should go ahead and make the most of their time in New Orleans. They could be either of these teams drunk, hungover and with a fresh case of the clap.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:06 PM CDT reply actions
Bad shot by JH….Fadeaway vs. smaller player….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:07 PM CDT reply actions
beat, I mean. Not “be.” They could never be either of these teams.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:07 PM CDT reply actions
JH gets us up by 6…..That should be intentional Foul!!!
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
How did he miss that? That camera angle sucked.
by EggNog on Mar 18, 2010 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
He got a rib shot…..Can’t really get on him that bad…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:09 PM CDT reply actions
Kentucky is shitting their pants. this team is finally getting it
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:09 PM CDT reply actions
Agree, Trips. Ref’s should call that intentional.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 11:09 PM CDT reply actions
Absolutely Trips…..We’re rolling to six straight….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:10 PM CDT reply actions
Bullshit call, refs. McFarland slapped Damion’s back. NO ATTEMPT AT BALL.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 11:10 PM CDT reply actions
Freshmen baby! Bradley saved the game with his LeBron-esque blocks in transition. Then threes by Brown and Hamilton. I PRAY they all stay one more year.
by UT_64 on Mar 18, 2010 11:11 PM CDT reply actions
“We’re rolling to six straight….”
HAHAA! That was my pick in the V&E bracket!
by TOR on Mar 18, 2010 11:11 PM CDT reply actions
running clock? really? Well, got the roll.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
I like that Wake is running clock, though.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
Really good defense by Hamilton. Really good.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
A charge? Now? And another dunk follow.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:14 PM CDT reply actions
They just fouled our best free throw shooter. Thanks dino.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:14 PM CDT reply actions
Worst rebounding/box out game I’ve seen the Horns play in a long time.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
JCB 0-2 from the line, then a lame foul on James.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
Our best free throw shooter misses 2, and a guy that’s been to the line 21 times this year, and made 12, makes BOTH of his.
by il_cativo on Mar 18, 2010 11:16 PM CDT reply actions
Good thing he made that 3…Texas wouldn’t have got the rebound anyway.
by Box Out on Mar 18, 2010 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
The good news is that now I know to fill out the census, so i’m not going to jail…not for that anyway.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
Would be around 10 seconds (or less) left if J’Covan had done some dribbling in that previous possession.
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
Bilas explaining why we’re not a smart team…Oh good, I want Gary at the line…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:20 PM CDT reply actions
Christ. Really? We wanted Gary shooting the FTs?
by Texoz on Mar 18, 2010 11:20 PM CDT reply actions
We deserved that. Stupid final 2.5 minutes.
by Bobby Jack Akina on Mar 18, 2010 11:21 PM CDT reply actions
perfect way for texas to lose. kind of sums up the season?
by wtf242 on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 PM CDT reply actions
So the season ends with missed free throws and shitty defense by Bradley. Pretty fitting.
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 PM CDT reply actions
It wasn’t the FTs that killed us…it was the lack of boxing out.
by Box Out on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 PM CDT reply actions
Feel bad for Damion…..Dexter and Mason, not so much….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 PM CDT reply actions
Too many missed FTs in that overtime.
Oh well, we just watched the sickly dog get dragged out back and shot in the head. Good riddance.
by EggNog on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 PM CDT reply actions
Ransom,
1 for 2, that was not shitty defense……
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:23 PM CDT reply actions
and in the end, the season ends with our inability to make free throws. it’s a rather poetic symmetry, as we all knew that our poor FTs would cost us big.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 11:23 PM CDT reply actions
Be nice if we’d coached our 90 percent foul shooter not to give the ball up.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:23 PM CDT reply actions
Oh, and a stupid decision by Brown in giving up the ball to Johnson.
by ransomstoddard on Mar 18, 2010 11:23 PM CDT reply actions
Actually, if your a PG and the best FT shooter on the team and played basketball your entire life, you’d pretty much know not to give up the ball if you had any brains…..Such a dumb play…..
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:24 PM CDT reply actions
If you can’t hit your free throws you deserve to lose. Lazy, pampered idiots.
by Pathetic on Mar 18, 2010 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
I’m not so disappointed with the loss – as compared to knowing that this team will again be coached next season by TCRB – The Cunt Rick Barnes.
by Varsity on Mar 18, 2010 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
I’m only disappointed b/c I really wanted to see that slaughter on Saturday.
That was a decent NIT game…
by Fundamentals on Mar 18, 2010 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
Pat, if you were making 2 million a year, would you leave that up to chance?
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
Stupid decisions by Brown are one of the reasons he sat on the bench for most of the season…lack of coaching maybe, or just a lack of basketball IQ?
Oh well, if Brown doesn’t go off in the 2nd half, we aren’t even playing in OT. Too bad he didn’t get much of a chance until the 2nd half.
At least our baseball team is good. And Gilbert is good. And we are gonna run the ball, right?
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
c’mon, trips. barnes has sucked donkey balls all season, but are you really going to blame the fact that j’covan gave up the ball to johnson (which is something that a PG is taught NOT to do since middle school) on rick? you’re frustrated, but, really? that’s j’covan’s boneheaded play all the way on that one.
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 11:27 PM CDT reply actions
With 15 seconds left, out of a dead ball, most coaches would make it perfectly clear who they wanted to be fouled.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:28 PM CDT reply actions
mpayne, I’d agree with you if J’Covan had been playing all season and had been in situations to make that decision. Like, you know, against Baylor, when he played all of 3 fucking minutes thanks to rick.
So yes, it is rick’s fault.
by uthookem on Mar 18, 2010 11:29 PM CDT reply actions
mcpayne, yes, you don’t leave that shit to chance. You don’t let your guys break the huddle or dead ball not knowing precisely what’s expected from them. Barnes doesn’t get 2 mil for coaching PE where he’s hoping the right guy gets fouled.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:30 PM CDT reply actions
Trips,
Do you know that he didn’t? JCB has made bad decision all season, why would this be any different. Barnes coached a shitastic game, but on the teams I was the best FT shooter, I never game up the ball unless it was an uncontested layup…..It’s not hard and it doesn’t take a lot of thought…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:31 PM CDT reply actions
mpayne,
Barnes’ job is to put us in position to win. J’Covan has been a bit of a bone head all year. So yeah, I expect the coaching making 2 fucking million dollars a year to go ahead and say the god damn words out loud. That is not too much to fucking ask, and you can bet your ass that most coaches would have done the same. Brown is not without fault, but shit starts and stops with the head coach. And ours sucks a cock.
by RichUT on Mar 18, 2010 11:31 PM CDT reply actions
Before all of yall spend the next 10 hours arguing about free throw strategy, I’m gonna go ahead and remind everyone that the entire overtime would’ve been moot if Damion had been called for blatant, undeniable travel on the drive that tied the game at the end of regulation.
by Crown & Coke on Mar 18, 2010 11:31 PM CDT reply actions
Ransom you can take all of your Bradley-hate and shove it up your fucking miserable ass. He’s been just worn out over the past 10 or so games, and has nothing left.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 11:32 PM CDT reply actions
Shitty season…..Rick needs to hire some offensive help and someone needs to say it to him. Deloss?
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:33 PM CDT reply actions
Rick doesn’t need offensive help. He needs to find a new job. I hear Oregon is beautiful.
by RichUT on Mar 18, 2010 11:34 PM CDT reply actions
I sure hope the team learned that season-long message that Barnes sent them.
Whatever it was. I sure as shit didn’t learn what it was.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 11:35 PM CDT reply actions
Pat, you know I don’t, but I’ve had coaches draw up plays to free up the best foul shooter and then tell that guy they’d put their foot up his ass if they passed the ball. It’s funny, but as fans of football we nitpick blitz pickup and shit like that. Shit that’s a 100 miles an hour. But a simple dead ball strategy where you tell a guy, hey don’t foul, or don’t leave such and such, or don’t give up the basketball when you get it, is basic shit. If J’Covan blew that, then he’s dumber than I thought. If Barnes failed to make it perfectly clear to Brown, then that’s on Barnes. Again, $2 million, I know who I’m blaming.
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:36 PM CDT reply actions
How badly are we coached… if you have DVR go back and watch Johnson’s FTs, check out his stance. He lines up his right toe on the dot(center-circle), which is correct… then his left foot is almost a whole foot length behind, and way less than shoulder width, feet almost side-by-side. Try shooting a foul shot like that. Now if he shot 90% then he can line up pigeon-toed for all I care. But here he is, a 60-65%(below average) FT shooter lining up in a stance that would make a middle school assistant trainer cringe. How any coach at any level can allow that is criminal.
by trkhorn on Mar 18, 2010 11:38 PM CDT reply actions
325th in the nation in FT shooting. This was a long time coming.
by EggNog on Mar 18, 2010 11:41 PM CDT reply actions
okay, well at least we can agree on that. if barnes didn’t properly remind j’covan brown that he’s a 90% FT shooter and the PG/ball handler on the floor and should, therefore, keep the ball in order to get fouled as opposed to passing it to a 69% FT shooting gary johnson…then, yeah, rick barnes screwed the pooch on that play, too.
otherwise, i’m thinking that one of our players made a dumb play (again).
by mpayne on Mar 18, 2010 11:43 PM CDT reply actions
Trips,
I hear ya. I’m frustrated as well. I guess I just don’t prescribe to such a black and white characterization of the situation. I do know that no matter what happened in the huddle, JCB made a dumb play. If Rick didn’t explain or remind him of the situation, then I can see that being a bad oversight. It doesn’t excuse JCB’s play. 12 year olds know better. I have no problem believing that Barnes spent most of the huddle drawing up a play to get JCB open to get the ball. He probably implied that JCB should get the ball and get fouled. Pretty basic stuff. I guess at worst, it’s all on JCB. At best, they share the blame……It all F’n sucks….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:43 PM CDT reply actions
Go baseball team! Jungmann fanned 17 of 29 the other day ;)
by Box Out on Mar 18, 2010 11:44 PM CDT reply actions
I think we should hire Tom Izzo and name him our coach in waiting.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 11:44 PM CDT reply actions
Egg, that’s fine, but at what point do you blame Barnes? Seriously, man. You’ve thrown players under the bus left and right, but at a certain point, doesn’t the buck stop somewhere. I know you’re more of an NBA guy so it begins and ends with players there, but we need fucking mind blowing performances from individuals to stay in ballgames against the 7th best team in the ACC. Where do you start to raise an eyebrow and say, hey, that doesn’t look sound, maybe a coach fucked that up?
by Trips Right on Mar 18, 2010 11:45 PM CDT reply actions
I just executed a perfect uncontested windmill slam in New Orleans…where has Rick Barnes been all my life??? I will contribute $516.32 toward his $2 million a year salary for the the thrill..I love you and your hairspray Rick
by killer on Mar 18, 2010 11:46 PM CDT reply actions
It is funny that we spent all year talking about how J’Covan is the kind of guy that wants the ball at the end of a close game.
by nordberg on Mar 18, 2010 11:46 PM CDT reply actions
How hard could it be to hire Izzo? He coaches for a piece of shit, second rate school, known for nothing outside of what he himself has accomplished.
Toss some money at him.
by NY Horn on Mar 18, 2010 11:46 PM CDT reply actions
Nordberg,
Ironic indeed……teachable moment, I guess….
NY Horn,
I hope your drunk, because Izzo ain’t coming to Texas……Why don’t we just get Coach K. I mean Coach G came from Duke, they have to be dying to get out of Durham….
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 18, 2010 11:49 PM CDT reply actions
Underachievement. It’s Texas athletics. Stick a fork in it, because it’s done. Time for baseball season.
by Blueshorn on Mar 18, 2010 11:51 PM CDT reply actions
My sebtiments are perfectly summed up by this scene from Waterworld.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzZ34T4ynZA&feature=youtube_gdata
Oh thank God.
HOOKEM
by 2xHorn on Mar 18, 2010 11:52 PM CDT reply actions
I may be drunk, but are you going to compare Duke with Michigan State?
by NY Horn on Mar 18, 2010 11:53 PM CDT reply actions
from the OB hoops “insider” tonight..shaunsters
Just got a text from my buddy Reply
" This is what happens when your playing 8 on 5, the foul on DJ should have been a flagrant. no attempt at ball."
" On made 3 in OT, the travel was so obvious, but the ref held the whistle."
Posted on 3/18 11:44 PM | IP: Logged
Word is that Barnes and Ketch will drop an extra drop of cum on this douchebags dexter pittman poster
by killer on Mar 18, 2010 11:53 PM CDT reply actions
Rebounding: Wake 56, Texas 31. Wake had 19 offensive rebounds. Their 6’0" guard Ishmael Smith gets 12 rebounds and 3 offensive, while James and Johnson combine for 11 and 3.
I just wish James could’ve played like a true 4. It was pissing me off when he was standing around the perimeter and jacking up threes. He ended up 1-7 from beyond the arc.
Hamilton had a good game, but I still felt he was horribly underutilized, especially late. Can’t believe he didn’t end up starting for us given his clear value.
Overall, can’t complain about Brown. Showed a lot of heart and capabilities of leading. Too bad Barnes only decided he should only play basically half the game. The freshmen mistakes Brown made, SHOULD have been made earlier in the season, but instead was rotting on the bench and not developing.
LOL at Bradley critics. Did you forget about the TWO game saving blocks he made in transition?
Pittman is done. What are the chances we ever see him playing basketball on national television ever again? Looks slim to me. The game is just too fast and physical for him to dominate. I thought we were better without him.
As bad as the coaching job was this year, and as bad as the players were at various times, I’m still looking forward to next season. We no longer have to worry about starting an out of shape center who clogs the paint, and we won’t have to worry about offensive liabilities in Mason and Balbay. We’ll have Ward and Shawn Williams back, to go with Thompson and hopefully Joseph. I’ll miss James, but I think him leaving opens up opportunities for all the freshmen to thrive, and that is why I believe all our freshmen would be wise to return for at least one more season. I expect next year to be the complete opposite of this year. We’ll be the team that overachieves and peaks in March, and the Barnes hate will be all but gone.
by UT_64 on Mar 19, 2010 12:00 AM CDT reply actions
As far as Barnes future, he has no chance of getting canned anytime soon, with the tournament streak living on (not that I really care about it). The effects of this season though, leave a permanent scar on Barnes’ resume and even perhaps the Texas Basketball program in general. The lack of development in our freshmen could affect our future recruiting.
But just from a UT fan’s perspective, this was supposed to be the year where our basketball team didn’t take a backseat to football. This was Barnes’ chance to show the UT fanbase that his program is for real and ready to win the BIG games. Instead, this year was a colossal failure that ruins his reputation. The hype and high expectations that came with the start of this season? We may not have this again for awhile.
by UT_64 on Mar 19, 2010 12:08 AM CDT reply actions
Trips, I think Rick Barnes is limited in his coaching abilities (as are most college coaches). I think having a powerhouse program is a result of having good players more than a good system, which I think is different than 20-30 years ago in college hoops. Teams that go on good stretches put more guys in the pros than when they go into lulls.
Barnes being the main problem with our team is a notion I disagree with, I would say its more of a 50/50 thing between coaching and players. Most of the talk on this board has been in the direction of criticizing Barnes with very little recognition of players shortcomings. If the general theme of this season on the board was weighed towards the players struggles, you would see more posts from me discussing Barnes’ failures. I think it is fair to say that most bad move by Barnes has been covered well enough on here, and in some cases likely in excess. A simple “I agree” wouldn’t really add much to the discussion.
Barnes is a known commodity, we know what he can and cannot do. His approach to the game is simple (oddly enough considering this team couldn’t seem to grasp it), defense and rebounding above all else; on offense exploit individual mismatches. His “style”, if you wanna call it that, allows for less talented teams to compete with more talented opponents and at the same time allows NBA ready guys to hone in on the skills they will need to succeed at the next level. He has certainly struggled to manage playing time, build strong units, work players into rhythms; and I think his biggest failure this year was not having patience with these young guys. He doesn’t adapt well to game situations and relies too heavily on his players’ ability to play smart (not a good thing with this team). Maybe watching this porous defense all season long blew a few fuses in his head. I think there are better coaches than him out there, but I doubt ones that we can get AND keep around.
I don’t think Texas Basketball is anywhere near the big names in college hoops. Looking at tournament appearances and runs over the last decade and we are up there with most any other school, which does speak well for Barnes. I think Barnes, or anybody else who would come in in his place would struggle to recruit. Clean recruiting that is… We aren’t a powerhouse and we aren’t really on the radar of elite players year in and year out. UNC, Kansas, Kentucky…schools like that have an entire roster of McD’s All Americans while we are still pulling a few here and there. Texas hoops is still not a big time destination for players, its a football school first and the drum is half empty year round.
Watching this team, I just don’t think this group was that great (certainly after losing Ward and Balbay). While other coaches could have done a better job, I don’t see anyone leading this team to the Final Four (again after injuries). We have won quite a few games over the years that we had no business winning, and we did it with the preparation that Barnes instilled into the kids. That is his strength. This year it clearly didn’t work.
by EggNog on Mar 19, 2010 12:32 AM CDT reply actions
I really can’t believe how many people are blaming J’Covan Brown and Rick Barnes because Gary Johnson missed two fucking free throws when we only needed one.
that was arbuably the biggest choke job in UT basketball that I’ve ever seen. he just fucking blew it…can’t you leave it at that? why does it have to be J’Covan or Rick’s fault?
and fuck his form…who gives a shit? he shot 70% on the year and you’re going to wait til he bricks 2 FT’s when the season is on the line to criticize his form? he choked. that’s why he missed the FT’s and that’s why we lost the game.
as much as this season sucked, it seemed like an appropriate ending. At least the internets will cease with the Freudian analysis of Rick Barnes mindgames for a few months.
by sa on Mar 19, 2010 12:39 AM CDT reply actions
i don’t give a shit who bricked free throws. it all comes down to….rick, you’re a cocksucker
by ballrific on Mar 19, 2010 12:42 AM CDT reply actions
I remember the good ol’ days when we would actually win rebounding battles
by EPLonghorn on Mar 19, 2010 1:21 AM CDT reply actions
a Good System will usually beat a talented team that does not play together and are thinking instead of playing basketball ,over a season the system wins more then they will give away.
A team that is scared to make a mistake and thinks before they react is going to lose to a confident but less talented team with a system. Dont underestimate the fact that having fun is usually good for a team.
We were a fucking good team before Barnes ripped the heart and soul from this team by breaking his players down until we were a shell of a basketball team.
I wish Barnes would wear an burnt orange tie or he could also dress in a Texas sweater ,maybe orange sneakers then the fans could know what side he is on…..
by skymonkeyhorn on Mar 19, 2010 1:23 AM CDT reply actions
Barnes’ three “strengths”:
Defense, rebounding, recruiting.
This team just proved the first two are non-existent (out-rebounded by 25; fucking KIDDING me?) and the last one is over-hyped as well. Every ESPN basketball recruiting analyst who actually had Bradley ahead of Wall should be taken out back and executed Inglourious Basterds style.
I hate Turgeon and I guess nobody really likes Drew. I’d take either one in a fucking HEARTBEAT over Random Ballscreen Rick.
It’s convoluted and frankly doesn’t make any sense, but this loss hurts more than Bama, by far, to me. It’s up there with I Dreamed it in My Head, KSU 2006 (McCoy stinger game), and Syracuse 2003 hoops.
I haven’t said a word out loud since the game ended. I can’t bring myself to talk…
by Blake Borron on Mar 19, 2010 2:07 AM CDT reply actions
One and done, just like bowl season, right Texas fans?
by Wakester on Mar 19, 2010 7:07 AM CDT reply actions
Wakester, everyone is one and done during bowl season, dipshit.
by Ron McKelvey on Mar 19, 2010 8:12 AM CDT reply actions
For those of you ragging on JCB throwing to Gary, remember that J’Covan was called for an offensive charge just a couple minutes prior to that. Obviously, his thought process was not in the right place.
If Barnes didn’t remind him and everyone else who should get the ball at the point, then that’s a major screw up by Barnes.
As I previously mentioned, the thing that will stand out for me about this season was how many bad plays we made over and over. That also includes mind-boggling coaching decisions.
Horrendous boxing out during this game. (Getting doubled up on rebounds??) Damion not diving on the loose ball. Pittman shooting 3 point blank shots and missing all 3, J’Covan missing 2 FTs near the end of regulation, then Gary missing 2 free throws in OT. Not putting in the guy (JH) who actually scores for you?
Since the beginning of “The Slide” as it shall be known henceforth, this team has had so many chances to put other teams away, but failed miserably.
by texoz on Mar 19, 2010 8:13 AM CDT reply actions
UT needs to decide what it wants in a basketball program and whether Barnes is the man to get UT to that point, whatever it is.
Barnes needs to decide what he wants to achieve in his coaching career in the next 10 to 15 years that career will probably extend. He needs to decide where he wants to be. He needs to decide if he is going to make any changes in the way he coaches or the way he treats his players.
The vast majority of UT fans (the ones who don’t care about basketball very much at all) need to decide whether they are ever going to care about basketball or create a basketball culture at UT.
All three of the above decisions are intertwined.
by GigoloJoe on Mar 19, 2010 8:56 AM CDT reply actions
Tex – actually, JCB missed those 2 free throws in OT with 49s left when we were up 78-74.
Fearless!
by 06_UT on Mar 19, 2010 9:35 AM CDT reply actions
I’m sorry Wake fan, were you wanting to talk football?
by nordberg on Mar 19, 2010 9:44 AM CDT reply actions
They once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
by Monahorns on Mar 19, 2010 9:50 AM CDT reply actions
“UT needs to decide what it wants in a basketball program and whether Barnes is the man to get UT to that point, whatever it is. "
GigoloJoe, don’t you remember what the UT program was before Barnes? It was a rec center pickup game that sometimes was good but was never really a national contender.
Hasn’t Barnes taken you to two Final Fours (I think)? He’s a force in national recruiting. He’s made you a top 10 perennial program, even with a disappointing last month this year.
You might file this under “be careful what you wish for.” Barnes has built your program.
by NorthDallasSooner on Mar 19, 2010 10:10 AM CDT reply actions
Ron McKelvey said:
March 19th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Wakester, everyone is one and done during bowl season, dipshit.
That was classic. Wakester you are an idiot
by jmclark5 on Mar 19, 2010 10:10 AM CDT reply actions
North Dallas,
We’ve only been to one Final Four (TJ’s team) and to two other Elite Eights…..Just an FYI…
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 19, 2010 10:19 AM CDT reply actions
Getting a little tired of hearing about Tom Penders. Whenever Barnes leaves, how ever that eventually happens, we aren’t bringing Penders back. We’ll go out and find the best, most-qualified coach available and throw money at him. How do I know this? Because that’s how we fucking operate.
As far as be careful what you wish for, given the shitty product Barnes is putting on the court right now, I’ll take my freakin chances, thank you.
by Wyatt on Mar 19, 2010 10:19 AM CDT reply actions
For what it’s worth RB said postgame he made it very clear JCB was to take the foul. He gave it up so that’s on him.
The who will replace RB discussion should wait until after next year. Nothing is happening until then at the very, very earliest? That said, FRB!
by Savage Henry on Mar 19, 2010 10:27 AM CDT reply actions
Savage, I read that too. That’s on Brown.
I’d kill everyone on the thread for Jimmer Freddette. Think about that.
by Trips Right on Mar 19, 2010 10:33 AM CDT reply actions
For what it’s worth RB said postgame he made it very clear JCB was to take the foul. He gave it up so that’s on him.
Yes, and no. We’ve all discussed the browbeating that Barnes gives his players. We’ve all noted how they’ve had their confidence beaten out of them.
Hypothetically, what if Barnes showed more confidence and more playing time in JCB over the last 2 months? Would a more confident and experienced JCB taken the ball down court instead of passing?
by texoz on Mar 19, 2010 10:46 AM CDT reply actions
What is all this stuff about browbeating the players and “breaking them down”? Does Barnes really operate that way? And has he always? I ask honestly. Do his kids sense that he cares about them? Or does he take their joy and confidence away?
by GigoloJoe on Mar 19, 2010 10:54 AM CDT reply actions
Does Barnes really operate that way? Yes.
And has he always? Yes.
I ask honestly. Do his kids sense that he cares about them? No they think he’s an asshole. Or does he take their joy and confidence away? Yes.
by nordberg on Mar 19, 2010 11:12 AM CDT reply actions
GigoloJoe:
He’s like Frank Martin…without the really, really good coaching ability and DC recruiting connection.
by Blake Borron on Mar 19, 2010 11:20 AM CDT reply actions
Nordie,
Is that you being glib derived out of frustration (lord knows, I can empathize) or do you have actually have some source or evidence beyond the general media sources? Is that just conjecture that you’ve heard or do you know anything credible? Love to hear it if you do…..
by Patrick Bateman on Mar 19, 2010 11:53 AM CDT reply actions
Holy shit. Stop with all this fucking “think about the kids” bullshit twat rubbing. Put some fucking responsibility on the shoulders of the kids for just a second.
We were out rebounded approximately 192823 to 31. We had people (James included) standing flat footed staring at the ball as Wake made high-light reel dunks.
We had players just throwing up shots. Brown happened to make his contested 3s early in the shot clock last night. But he’s also had games where he’s not on and he goes 1-8 from 3. Same with Hamilton. Bradley and James were both HORRIBLE shooting last night, but at least James had the excuse that he was getting fouled (he went to the line 4 times). If you are going to take 15 shots and only make 4, you damn well better be driving and getting to the foul line. He probably would have missed his FTs anyway. Bradley and Brown are still the same players offensively: selfish. They keep doing it even though it is obviously not the game plan. It is on them to learn.
We can’t shoot free throws. Most of these guys have been playing basketball for 8-10+ years. It is Barnes’ fault they can’t shoot FTs?
Barnes has his faults and does need to make some changes, but damn it, all this breast beating and tearing of hair for these poor fucking children is getting ridiculous.
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