They blow a good lead late in the game . They miss key shots and make bad plays at the end. Their offense is so inept they can't score a basket in the last seven and a half minutes. They let themselves get killed on the boards, even though their opponent's starting center doesn't even get in the game. Texas...oh, wait a minute! We're describing West Virginia! Things sure look different when you see it from the other guy's point of view.
I'm an agnostic on Karen Aston's coaching. I'm willing to accept the conventional wisdom on this site that she's good on defense, not so good on offense. I have no brilliant advice on how to stop the turnover problem. But as I keep saying, personnel is 80% of success in basketball. Aside from Enempali, and the erratic Imani, Texas is not a talented basketball team. Commenters who claim otherwise are kidding themselves. Lang and Jones have promising futures, and others will improve. But right now, this year, we're not real talented. No consistent outside shooters, some questionable point guards, nobody who can create shots off the dribble. And you know what? We're only one star guard from being a top twenty, even a top ten team. Overseas fan makes some good points in today's post on RPI. Texas is better than last year, and deeper. The losses are closer, no runaways, and with a little luck they could have been undefeated in Conference Play. But they're not undefeated, and the reason is they lack a scintillating star who can light it up and take over a game and compensate for the team's weak points. Texas has to grind it out, win or lose. Stars are supposed to start arriving next season. It'll be interesting to watch.
I'm an agnostic on Karen Aston's coaching. I'm willing to accept the conventional wisdom on this site that she's good on defense, not so good on offense. I have no brilliant advice on how to stop the turnover problem. But as I keep saying, personnel is 80% of success in basketball. Aside from Enempali, and the erratic Imani, Texas is not a talented basketball team. Commenters who claim otherwise are kidding themselves. Lang and Jones have promising futures, and others will improve. But right now, this year, we're not real talented. No consistent outside shooters, some questionable point guards, nobody who can create shots off the dribble. And you know what? We're only one star guard from being a top twenty, even a top ten team. Overseas fan makes some good points in today's post on RPI. Texas is better than last year, and deeper. The losses are closer, no runaways, and with a little luck they could have been undefeated in Conference Play. But they're not undefeated, and the reason is they lack a scintillating star who can light it up and take over a game and compensate for the team's weak points. Texas has to grind it out, win or lose. Stars are supposed to start arriving next season. It'll be interesting to watch.
