Basketball News/Recruiting Thread

[longhorndon]

Nice to see the usual target of my angst (Wilcher) score 10 points with 0 turnovers. I have to get out of the habit of yelling "Nooooo!" every time he shoots or drives.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

The highest rated SEC team right now is Arkansas at #15

Vanderbilt is #18 and Florida is #19. Alabama is #23.

Is the SEC down this year or is it just SEC teams beating each other?

BTW, OU is 1-8 in conference play and 11-11 overall. I think there's a seatt heating up there in Norman right now.

 

[Kmed]

The highest rated SEC team right now is Arkansas at #15

Vanderbilt is #18 and Florida is #19. Alabama is #23.

Is the SEC down this year or is it just SEC teams beating each other?

BTW, OU is 1-8 in conference play and 11-11 overall. I think there's a seatt heating up there in Norman right now.

SECis definitely down this year, and with no exceptional team(s) they are all beating up on each other. It’s fortunate for us in Miller’s first year. We’ll end up with a reasonable conference record, whereas if the conference was as good as last year it would be ugly for us

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

From Gerry Hamilton

The next four games are pretty much season defining ...

If Texas can win 3 of 4 ...

Feb. 3 - vs. South Carolina (No. 92 in NCAA NET)
Feb. 7 - vs. Ole Miss (No. 86 in NCAA NET)
*Feb. 14 - at Missouri (No. 76 in NCAA NET)
Feb. 17 - vs. LSU (No. 59 in NCAA NET)

Would sit at 7-6 .... with a very tough four game stretch to follow ...
*Feb. 21 - at Georgia (No. 34 in NCAA NET)
*Feb. 25 - vs. Florida (No. 12 in NCAA NET)
*Feb. 28 - at Texas A&M (No. 39 in NCAA NET)
*Mar. 3 - at Arkansas (No. 21 in NCAA NET)



Last game ...
Mar. 7 - vs. Oklahoma (No. 75 in NCAA NET)

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[tejasrulz]

Texas beats ou in norman, 79-69. Early in the game, the Horns were down by 14. In the 2nd half, the Horns took their 1st lead with about 15 mins to go. It went back and forth until around 5 mins to go and that's when the Horns pulled away.

5 Horns scored in double figures led by Swain (20) and Heidi (13). Heidi was 5 of 6 from the floor and 3 of 4 from behind the arc. Minus his 4 PFs, he played a great game. The Horns shot 61% from the court with only Pope (4 of 9) and Mark (2 of 6) shooting below 50%.

Next up, S Carolina in Austin on Feb 3rd.

I saw on $ec Now that the Horns shot 77% in the 2nd half!

I also noticed in the box score they took 2 points away from Swain and gave them to Vokietaitis. So that now makes V the 2nd leading scorer with 14.

 

[tejasrulz]

The highest rated SEC team right now is Arkansas at #15

Vanderbilt is #18 and Florida is #19. Alabama is #23.

Is the SEC down this year or is it just SEC teams beating each other?

BTW, OU is 1-8 in conference play and 11-11 overall. I think there's a seatt heating up there in Norman right now.

I agree, the seat in norman is very warm right now. Especially since they just lost to Texas, at home after having a 14 point lead early in the game.

I know I'll get slammed for this but aggy (17-4 overall, 7-1 $ec) should be in the Top 25. I say that knowing that their best wins are road wins at Auburn (5-4 in $ec), Georgia (4-5 in $ec) and Texas (4-5 in $ec). They lost in OT at Tennessee if I remember right. The second half of their $ec schedule is a lot tougher than their first half.

 

[Baron]

The Ladies beat the gooners 78-70.

 

[Earl Nobis Jefferson]

Chavez was 3-13 and only 11pts. Terrible defense on breakaways. Crump for UT was 4-7 with 12 pts. I think we got the better deal!!

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[83Dee]

This game / the atmosphere were fantastic! Bravo Longhorns!!

Schaeffer is awesome. He went off on a foul call.... it was magnificent.

 

[83Dee]

Just between us.....

I am becoming more and more entertained by women's sports. Particularly softball and basketball. Volleyball is not bad either!

This coincides with a bit of fatigue with pro sports... I rarely watch NFL, MLB, NBA... This fatigue also includes men's "college" sports. The women seem to stick with one team more than the men.... and seem to play for the joy of the sport more as well.

 

[longhorndon]

Just between us.....

I am becoming more and more entertained by women's sports. Particularly softball and basketball. Volleyball is not bad either!

This coincides with a bit of fatigue with pro sports... I rarely watch NFL, MLB, NBA... This fatigue also includes men's "college" sports. The women seem to stick with one team more than the men.... and seem to play for the joy of the sport more as well.

I agree with your sentiment.

However, Tech is doing the same thing in softball. They bought the top pitcher last year and it sounds like they bought the #1 team to put around her this year. Hopefully, our girls can beat them again!

Overall, it definitely isn't as prevalent as men's football.

 

[BruiseLee]

What a slam dunk hire by CDC.

 

[tejasrulz]

Praise the Lord and HOOK'EM Horns! Love it, not bad for an ex-aggy!

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Texas hosts South Carolina Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at the Moody Center. SC is 11-11 so far on the season. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

On Thursday evening, the #4 Lady Longhorns play host to #5 LSU at the Moody Center. It will be televised on ESPN.