Burnt Ends - 02/12/18

[drgilbert]

It’s hard to find a correlation between average age and the teams record because of today’s “one and done” age. Rebuilds at major D1 programs are almost non-existent because incoming freshman are more college ready than any other sport. Youth is not an excuse in college basketball, in my opinion.

I agree 

 

[drgilbert]

 

[DBut82]

It’s hard to find a correlation between average age and the teams record because of today’s “one and done” age. Rebuilds at major D1 programs are almost non-existent because incoming freshman are more college ready than any other sport. Youth is not an excuse in college basketball, in my opinion.

I don't know.  It is a valid excuse and at the same time, it isn't.  It isn't because as you mentioned, freshman are more college ready than before and the number of 1 and done players has increased.  BUT, at the same time, not all D1 players have 1 and done players or have multiple 1 and done players.  We have Bamba.  Teams like Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, have several.  So while saying "we're young" can seem like a cop out considering college basketball as a whole is younger, the number of those talented 1 and done players on each roster greatly affects how competitive the program can be.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

And in the "you're not going to believe this" department, my name really is Johnny. For real, lol. 

 

[Baron]

We can't shoot. Doesn't matter where they stand, we can't shoot.

We need shooters. We finally had one and unfortunately, we're rooting for him to win an entirely different battle now.

Shaka needs shooters. Hopefully, there's one or two in the coming class.

The incoming class is three forwards and a center. Maybe one of the forwards can shoot from intermediate range.

I am to the point with Smart that I was with Strong right before the Kansas loss. I am finding it difficult to watch any of the games. I DVR them and then watch if they seem interesting. That my friends is a sad statement coming from a lifelong Longhorn fan.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

The incoming class is three forwards and a center. Maybe one of the forwards can shoot from intermediate range.

I am to the point with Smart that I was with Strong right before the Kansas loss. I am finding it difficult to watch any of the games. I DVR them and then watch if they seem interesting. That my friends is a sad statement coming from a lifelong Longhorn fan.

Its a different world than that situation. We had no business losing to Kansas – EVER. The unpardonable sin. Charlie just had to go after that.

We're now here complaining on the heels of a 2 or 3 OT game where we played fairly well just to be in that situation. We've got some good wins under our belt, haven't been beat up on by any team save for the last TCU game. There's been no unpardonable sin here. Would we still be here if Jones were able to play? I don't know, but we'd have had a much better shot with him than without him.

The hoops team has represented us well, put us through no embarrassment. I say let it play out one more year.

The shooter news isn't good but maybe he swings a grad transfer or a Set Shot Johnson somewhere.

I understand your frustration though.

 

[Baron]

Its a different world than that situation. We had no business losing to Kansas – EVER. The unpardonable sin. Charlie just had to go after that.

We're now here complaining on the heels of a 2 or 3 OT game where we played fairly well just to be in that situation. We've got some good wins under our belt, haven't been beat up on by any team save for the last TCU game. There's been no unpardonable sin here. Would we still be here if Jones were able to play? I don't know, but we'd have had a much better shot with him than without him.

The hoops team has represented us well, put us through no embarrassment. I say let it play out one more year.

The shooter news isn't good but maybe he swings a grad transfer or a Set Shot Johnson somewhere.

I understand your frustration though.

As a Texas fan I feel like I am enduring a death by a thousand cuts. And with most people willing to give Smart another year, I worry that I'll endure another thousand.

 

[Bear19]

It is Shaka Smart's fault that we have no shooters. No way around it. He needs to go.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[echeese]

Great movie.

Sterling Hayden was a Marine and OSS agent, earning a Silver Star in WWII, he played the part of Crazy base commander in Dr Strangelove.

As an OSS agent, he work with the communist partisans against the Nazies in Yugoslovia and after his return to the states, joined the Communist Party.    Which ran him afoul of the McCarthy hearings and put a serious dent in his Hollywood career (though in truth, his passion was travel not acting).

Casting him in that role was one of Stanley Kubrick's ways of giving DC the finger

 

[UTfish]

Great movie.

Sterling Hayden was a Marine and OSS agent, earning a Silver Star in WWII, he played the part of Crazy base commander in Dr Strangelove.

As an OSS agent, he work with the communist partisans against the Nazies in Yugoslovia and after his return to the states, joined the Communist Party.    Which ran him afoul of the McCarthy hearings and put a serious dent in his Hollywood career (though in truth, his passion was travel not acting).

Casting him in that role was one of Stanley Kubrick's ways of giving DC the finger

I may be wrong, but I think that is George C. Scott in that gif, cheese.

 

[dillohorn]

Keeping Smart is stupid. Look at the 3 year record. Enough said.

 

[echeese]

I may be wrong, but I think that is George C. Scott in that gif, cheese.

it is

I was just sharing a story about another actor.   Sorry, I did not make that clear.   Scott was hilarious in his role as an allegory for Curtis LeMay. . .

 

[Eastexhorn]

That ship has sailed. Most juco kids don’t sign with the colleges they planned on attending. Miller also tore his ACL last season. Hope he can get it together. 

Only I can think of is an OT signed with Texas. Went to Trinity Valley could not start there. Then came back to Texas and played very little.

 

[echeese]

Only I can think of is an OT signed with Texas. Went to Trinity Valley could not start there. Then came back to Texas and played very little.

Alphio Randall. . . . 5 star out of HS, 5 star out of JUCO. . . .complete bust at TEXAS, not sure he ever cracked the 2 deep.

HUGE dude though.