Uh-Oh, Kabongo!

Good on him.

We need him. He’s the blow-by guard that Rick needs to make the offense work.

Teenagers should be allowed to second-guess themselves now and then.

Welcome back, Myck.

Hell, I’m more than twice as old as this kid, and I have moments of such indecisiveness. Welcome to the 40 Acres, Myck!

Let’s see if I have this right.

Barnes basically needs a confident leader-type at PG that can not only run the offense and distribute, but also create his own shot and produce points. Essentially, a guy who can overcome the constraints of the system and produce on his own.

Brown basically needs a confident leader-type at QB who not can not only produce as an effective passer, but also has running ability and can create his own rushing opportunities. Essentially, a guy who can overcome the constraints of the system and produce on his own.

Does Augie need to start looking for a starting pitcher who can hit for average and power?

Totally agree, Kevin. Rick can be a damn good coach when he has a point guard creator on offense and he can focus his efforts on defense and building toughness.
 
Without that guy? It gets real ugly.

Where would we be if Mack and Barnes could bring in someone to complement their (offensive) weaknesses instead of stubbornly banging their heads against the wall (and, by extension, curbstomping the fans) in years without a transcendent talent dominating the ball?

Fantastic news on Babalu – sounds like a sharp and grounded kid to boot.

At least Barnes recruits/tries to recruit what he needs.

Bingo Levander!

Beautiful news, finally. Best thing that’s happened in UT sports since the Nebraska game.

Canada, Texas holla.

I’m sure Trips and others have seen him play many times. I’ve only seen him once at a HS All Star game on TV played on outdoor courts. The first time I saw him touch the ball I thought of a taller version of TJ Ford. Unbelievable speed with the dribble and moves upon moves. He can also finish.

Need this kid!!

TJ Ford is superhuman.

This is big for Texas. He is great and improving rapidly. A year ago he was around 20-30 on most lists, now he is top 10 on most. The best point guard in the country, imo. Explosive with the ball to the point of silliness, more like Derrick Rose than TJ. Good job Rick and staff.

Damn. At very least he talks a very good game. Glad to see that he’s back on board. Assuming he ends up with the Longhorns, PG will be a strength for the next few years. I feel better about the offense already.

Yes we need a great PG for our system (?) to work. If MKabongo sticks he will be great for UT BB. I must say that I am a marginal RB fan and will not take up for him.
Rick is a head coach that can only coach when he has a TJ type of player to run his schemes(?). Maybe the transcendent talent covers up the warts of a scheme that is poor to start with and the lack of coaching to PGs.

“Totally agree, Kevin. Rick can be a damn good coach when he has a point guard creator on offense and he can focus his efforts on defense and building toughness.

Without that guy? It gets real ugly."

 Pues, Does that mean that RB is more of an assit.coach then a head coach?
How many years did TJ and DJA stay on the forty?
How many other PG did not get coached up to be able to handle the 1 slot?
Why are we known sometimes as a PG program? We are not known as a “Big mans” school….
To early to be asking the questions above? Ok then lets see where we are before conference play starts. Flame away but I am asking questions that do not need to be viewed with orange tinted glasses as we all bleed orange at BC !

A great and HUGE re-commit. Settles our ‘11 class back down and let’s us get back to landing a much-needed big for the class. I didn’t see Kabongo much last season but saw him a few times as sophomore. Definitely a speed merchant IMO. One of the things he could work on is cutting down on some wasted motion which is more for flash purposes, and be more efficient like Joseph. But locking him up after Joseph and hopefully before Rose is big. Looking forward to see him at Findlay this season along with Shepard. Sight unseen I’ll take the backcourt of Kabongo and Nick Johnson against any other in the nation this season.

Barnes has put together some good teams with less than stellar PGs in the past. Ivan Wagner, Freddie Williams, Daniel Gibson, etc. A good/great PG probably would have jelled the team last year, but the real problem was that the talent we had was just mismatched parts.

if we finish in the top half of the confernec I will be shocked. BB at UT has the same problem as football. We hire people, they get some sucess with the resources we have then promptly get rich being average.