Why Texas will still be good!!!!!!

[shorttexas1]

You guys Augustine is gone but it might not be as bad as you all think. When TJ left after his sophmore year a team of misfits made it to the elite 8 with what they learned from him and their experience. This team is definately better than that one. Barnes has been grooming Justin Mason to be his point guard and we all know Abrams can play the pg too. Because Abrams is :-\ NOT : leaving!!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all they will be bigger. They will have one of two starting line-ups. Dexter Pittman 6'10", Conner Atchley 6'9", Damion James 6'7", AJ Abrams 5'11" and Justin Mason 6'2". OR Conner Atchley 6'9", Gary Johnson 6'7" Damion James 6'7", AJ Abrams 5'11" and Justin 6'2" Mason.

Second there is finally senior and Junior leadership. These guys have been through the fire and now have experience.

Third Atchley is always improving his game. Mason is a better PG than most beleive. He recorded 4 or more assist in 12 games and had a 2.28 assist to turnover ratio. Also he is a great on-ball defender. Abrams Can run the point or be a scorer. James is getting better with time. Dexter Pittman and Gary Johnson are ready for breakout years.

Forth we finally have depth in both guard and post players. We have Matt Hill, Clint Chatman, Dogus Balbay, Alexis Wangmene, Dexter Pittman/Gary Johnson and the infamous Jacovin Brown. Even better if Harrison Smith finally steps up. We all know what the bigs can do because Barnes found trust in them last year but now Balbay who was tabbed a very good PG will be great of the bench and we all know J. Brown can score on any level (his talent is not in question)!!!! Last year we had absolutey nobody on the bench to give our guards a blow and now we do.

Fifth is the possibility of signing Devin Ebanks. He is the #4 SF of his class and the 6'8" freshman will be like having Marvin Williams off the bench. We get him and we will be one of the strongest teams out there. And he will improve our depth. We will have two bonafied scorers on the bench that could hit 20 plus ppg. Barnes may start him if he comes and have Conner Atchley 6'9", Devin Ebanks 6'8" Damion James 6'7", AJ Abrams 5'11" and Justin 6'2" Mason. This makes our bench even stronger.

Finnally it is now known that we have one of the preimer collge basketball coaches. He has made good teams great and mediocre team good. He has changed his offensive and defensive schemes to fit his personnel. He has made Texas a hot spot for the NBA draft with Daniel Gibson, Royal Ivy, PJ Tucker, Lamarcus Aldridge, TJ Ford, Kevin Durant, etc.

We will be awesome with Augustine but we may still be good enough to go to the final four without him.

[Guest DickVitale]

They lost last years POY and went farther in this year's NCAA's....Go figure...They will be just fine....Like the Notorious B.I.G. put it years ago....."I'm not chasing em, I'm REPLACING em"...That should be Rick Barnes theme!!