Texas Longhorns basketball.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

@ChuckFnStrong: People say Charlie do you think that loss to Iowa Steak hurt worse than the bowl loss to Arkansas and I say no bc we were never in that one

 

 

 

 

Welp

[Peppermint Patty]

The final nail in Rick Barnes' coffin. Unacceptable loss and a terrible job coaching. Was Myles Turner hurt!!

[TxHoops]

The final nail in Rick Barnes' coffin. Unacceptable loss and a terrible job coaching. Was Myles Turner hurt!!

Read my mind. How is he not in there instead of Lammert at the end?

[RaiderRed30]

Texas in at 11 with Butler and Notre Dame waiting

[bullets13]

Pretty good draw imo

[CRUSHCOACH]

No way Texas should have made the Tourney ! Several other teams more deserving.

[bullets13]

No way Texas should have made the Tourney ! Several other teams more deserving.

I'm okay with it. They should've won more games, but they played a top-25 schedule and didn't have a loss to a team lower than 52 on the bpi

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Pretty good draw imo

Elite Eight. Rematch with UK. 

[TxHoops]

Elite Eight. Rematch with UK.

Lol - even if we were better than Butler, Notre Dame, and Kansas, we can't pass up 3 opportunities to choke!

[bullets13]

Elite Eight. Rematch with UK. 

i had them their on my bracket.  then i sat back and said "nah".  i have them pulling the upset in the 1st and losing a tight one to ND. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Lol - even if we were better than Butler, Notre Dame, and Kansas, we can't pass up 3 opportunities to choke!

KU wont beat Wichita State IMO. Butler hasnt played anyone with the size of UT, Horns gotta make their shots. Irish usually choke first weekend. 

[TxHoops]

i had them their on my bracket. then i sat back and said "nah". i have them pulling the upset in the 1st and losing a tight one to ND.

Ditto

[TxHoops]

KU wont beat Wichita State IMO. Butler hasnt played anyone with the size of UT, Horns gotta make their shots. Irish usually choke first weekend.

Man I hope you're right. If that happens, may have to go watch again camouflaged in my Kentucky blue.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

@BSO: Report: Texas In Talks With Shaka Smart http://bit.ly/1ORI3wY via @CoachSeahorn http://twitter.com/BSO/status/582719325007691776/photo/1

[TxHoops]

@BSO: Report: Texas In Talks With Shaka Smart http://bit.ly/1ORI3wY via @CoachSeahorn http://twitter.com/BSO/status/582719325007691776/photo/1

Please let this happen.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Only thing that concerns me is his pressing style on defense. 

[Peppermint Patty]

Only thing that concerns me is his pressing style on defense. 

 

That is the part about him I like most. The guy can coach some defense.

[HurricaneCal]

Only thing that concerns me is his pressing style on defense.

His teams play for 40 minutes. I think once he gets here he can recruit the heck out of Texas and look out.

[bullets13]

Smart would be awesome! Is it too late for him to steal some of the Aggies' recruiting class for next year?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Hope he does ok, he'll have to get some legit shooters, from what I've seen in these power conferences is that pressing teams cant shoot (West Virginia, Arkansas) 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Smart would be awesome! Is it too late for him to steal some of the Aggies' recruiting class for next year?

If he does that he wins coach of the year before the season even starts. 

[HurricaneCal]

If he does that he wins coach of the year before the season even starts.

Or LSU, don't they have quite a recruiting class coming in?

[Peppermint Patty]

Hope he does ok, he'll have to get some legit shooters, from what I've seen in these power conferences is that pressing teams cant shoot (West Virginia, Arkansas) 

 

From talking to basketball coaches around here, Barnes did not coach much of anything. He recruited some good talent, but did not develop them,

 

They expect some players will leave if Smart is hired.

 

Smart has a reputation of "no nonsense" and holds players accountable. Barnes was the complete opposite.

 

Reminds me a lot of the UT football program. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Or LSU, don't they have quite a recruiting class coming in?

Yep, UK-A&M-LSU have a top6 recruiting class. Texas is at 23, cant get much worse, can only get better with new blood at the helm. 

[Peppermint Patty]

Yep, UK-A&M-LSU have a top6 recruiting class. Texas is at 23, cant get much worse, can only get better with new blood at the helm. 

 

That #23 will drop if the kid from NY de-commits as is expected.