Basketball News/Recruiting Thread

[BruiseLee]

Coaches are supposed to address and eliminate weaknesses, such as false start penalties like you mentioned. It is a correctable mistake.

If you'll remember the game where Cam was penalized for several false starts . . . his next game was penalty-free.

But the games after he was penalty-free, he got penalized again

 

[TB14]

RT is a good Recruiter, talent evaluator, and good Lead Assistant. He just isn't a good Head Coach. Wasn't at UTEP and not here. All 3 of our last head coaches had much more success than him. All three are also ranked with 2 being final 4 favorites this year.

Guys I'd be interested in coming to coach here that are realistic in my mind:

TJ Otzelberger (Iowa St)
Greg McDermott (Creighton)
Billy Donovan (Bulls)
Jay Wright (Retirement/Longshot)
Chris Jans (Miss St)

 

[longhorn_mig]

By the end of the season, I think you can add Ben McCollum's name to that list. He's in his first season at Drake, and was in the lower divisions before that, but the dude just wins. I'd be very surprised if someone doesn't snatch him up after the season.

 

[longhorn_mig]

I'll also go back to being a broken record and voicing support for Royal Ivey.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

But the games after he was penalty-free, he got penalized again

Yes, but nothing like he was doing before. If you're asking for perfection, I don't know what to tell you. It's football played by humans.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I'll also go back to being a broken record and voicing support for Royal Ivey.

I'll second that.

 

[Baron]

Does anybody see a win in the next five games? This is about to to get ugly boys and girls.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Does anybody see a win in the next five games? This is about to to get ugly boys and girls.

I don't.

I'm not sure if we win a single game in this conference this year. Maybe LSU or S Carolina.

 

[BWilk55]

I'll second that.

I like the Ivey idea but a bit of a risk on an up and coming coach. No head coaching outside of the South Sudan Olympic team. Hasn't be in college coaching at all.

 

[BruiseLee]

Yes, but nothing like he was doing before. If you're asking for perfection, I don't know what to tell you. It's football played by humans.

It's a different story if 2/3rds of the false start penalties are by the same guy. If there was a false start by the OL, most likely it was Cam. I can't seem to find the official stats anywhere, but I think he would be the leader in false starts by an O-lineman by far

 

[TB14]

I like the Ivey idea but a bit of a risk on an up and coming coach. No head coaching outside of the South Sudan Olympic team. Hasn't be in college coaching at all.

Completely meant to add Ivey to my list and just typed too fast and skipped him. He 100% should be in contention. I'm with you BWilk that we don't know how he'd recruit, but he is thought of enormously in NBA circles. And what he's done with South Sudan is crazy impressive.

I 100% think he'd be a better in game coach than RT but I worry about his talent eval and recruiting skills. If he builds a strong assistant tree around him then they can make up for that.

 

[tejasrulz]

To make things worse for some, Beard and Ol Miss beat Bama at Bama.

 

[tejasrulz]

Horns up on ou 53-32 with 15:09 left in the game.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Horns up on ou 53-32 with 15:09 left in the game.

Up by only 8 now. We are imploding. Can't buy a basket.

 

[tejasrulz]

Horns 56 ou 48 with 9:10 left

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Jordan Pope has played lights out tonight

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Pope's free throws may win this game for us

 

[Sirhornsalot]

67 seccs to go

Texas 75
OU is 68

Tre Johnson makes a couple of big buckets.

 

[tejasrulz]

Horns win 77 - 73, thank you Mr. Pope!

 

[Sirhornsalot]

And Texas wins their 8th straight game against OU

Texas 77
OU 73
FINAL

Texas played well in the first half and came on late to preserve the win. At one point, we were up by 23.

Always glad to beat OU. Even better when its in front of their home crowd.