ESPN Texas Preview

[bentwookie]

Preseason rundown of Texas basketball...HERE

 

[Third Coast]

Thanks for that.

Interesting how the guard position is the lowest rated in that analysis, albeit not by much. That could change after Bradley, Brown, and company take the court.

 

[Longhorn01]

Having the players analyzed one by one like that, it becomes apparent how deep this team is. There really isn't a weak link in the depth chart and you could make a case for any one of those players being a starter. This could be a very big year.

 

[Horns11]

I think it's interesting that he gave the backcourt the lowest rating of the bunch. By February, the guards will probably be the "no worries" component of the team, while the wings and big men will be a tad more criticized.

Just think what we could accomplish with our guards if Bradley is Bradley, Lucas is handling the ball and left alone for a handful of plays per game, Ward plays like he did against Duke, Brown is doing whatever we need him to do, Balbay is dishing and Mason is playing spark-providing defense. You could practically make a team out of them, and it might even start for 200 of the Division I teams out there. Heck, you could probably even throw Hamilton into this group.

I'm more worried about James continuing to think he can handle the ball and spelling Pittman in the front end. If he's worried about his NBA potential, we're probably going to see a Damion James who thinks he can do it all again this year. I'm hoping Wangmene comes out of December as the clear option to spell the forwards, because if Chapman or Hill have to play a lot, it'll be from foul trouble.