Horns vs Nevada: Who wins and why

If you can find it on the internet, I would be shocked. Deloss did a magnificent job of keeping it under wraps while preserving Gus' legacy and possibly saving the baseball program.
 
Walking Boss said:
we will be fighting for 8th place in the conference next year as well.
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Next season will be a carbon copy of this season unless there’s a significant shakeup somewhere in the coaching staff. I think Shaka gets a pass and stays for year 4 but there needs to be some consequence.

My first pick for a replacement would be Denny Kaiper. As the “team counselor” essentially, I’d say he’s not done his job in helping players work through and overcome adversity. One of the biggest issues I’ve seen all season is a lack of mental toughness and lack of consistent display of good positive energy in the players. Second pick would be for a new S&C coach at a minimum. Roose isn’t getting it done on the fitness side. Didn’t see Jarret Allen add any bulk or a step in quickness by the end of last season; same for Bamba. Dylan apparently added 15 lbs of non muscle. There seemed a lack of energy and enthusiasm from the players in most of our games; chiefly, the ones we lost. Also, whoever the GA was running film detail....please start shopping his resume. Promote Jai out of DOBO and get him more involved in the recruiting trail.

Shakas victim to his own shortcomings, assuredly. But his advisors have also let him down. He’s not a horrible (albeit, pedestrian, if not just a slightly average) basketball coach, but he is in completely over his head here and does not have the ability to right the ship if things remain status quo. Maybe if we give him that ultimatum like we did Rick, he’ll resign.
 
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Statalyzer said:
Well, Shaka was right in that his scheme is all about Havoc.... :(
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causing heartache amongst the fans is NOT the Havoc we were assured we were supposed to be getting. I don't see any of the hustle that his previous team was associated with.

While the men's program was not one I followed closely, before or after the hire, I was under the impression were were supposed to be seeing scrappy, up-tempo teams in a Texas uniform. In the games I watched, I saw very little of either...

I guess it could be worse...at least this squad didn't blow both free throws inside of four seconds like Houston did (after they had at least won a game in the first round).
 
Vol Horn 4 Life said:
Why? Because we might have lost to them too? It's my opinion we had a 50/50 chance of winning or losing to pretty much any team in the tourney.
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I get the feeling that you might not have watched them dismantle the #1 seed? I think they would have clocked us by 30 or 40. But if your point was a loss is a loss, then I have no choice but to agree with that.
 
Joe Fan said:
I get the feeling that you might not have watched them dismantle the #1 seed? I think they would have clocked us by 30 or 40. But if your point was a loss is a loss, then I have no choice but to agree with that.
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I actually think we would have lost in OT to them, because that's just what we do.
 
Their speed & quickness would have chewed us up, not to mention their hunger and playing with a chip on their shoulder rather than running out with "TEXAS" on their chest, expecting the other team to wilt at the sight of Burnt Orange.

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I guess it could be worse...at least this squad didn't blow both free throws inside of four seconds like Houston did (after they had at least won a game in the first round).[/QUOTE]

No, they miss their free throws consistently throughout the game, including Roach missing the front end of a one and one with 18 seconds left and a one point lead. Missing free throws is one of the few things this team did consistently, it’s almost like they practiced it.
 
Walking Boss said:
[QUOTE="mb227, post: 1569508, member: 47056"
I guess it could be worse...at least this squad didn't blow both free throws inside of four seconds like Houston did (after they had at least won a game in the first round).

No, they miss their free throws consistently throughout the game, including Roach missing the front end of a one and one with 18 seconds left and a one point lead. Missing free throws is one of the few things this team did consistently, it’s almost like they practiced it.
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Just like they practice missing three pointers. We do that very well too.
 
I thought we would lose a close game and we did. No one could really predict why, because we have found all sorts of ways to lose a lot of close games this year, and to be fair, win a few.

All the reasons given on this thread for this last lost are good ones. But it could easily have been something else, like it was in any of our other losses.

I think the lack of a team identity, a sort of "go-to" scheme, or some such that would help us in the half court offense, for example, was key in the loss. But even if we would have had that, players have to perform. We don't know what to do when things get tense, when the pressure is on.

Shaka's plan this last game was to go inside more, and they did. Osetkowsky got the message and went inside more, but he did NOT perform. He only scored 7 points, but in the process of going down low, he was fouled repeatedly, hitting only 3 of 8. (HE normally hits about 65%) And missing a front end of a one and one, which should count as two misses instead of one, imo. And really bad, he had FOUR turnovers. That is killer in a close game. If he makes one more FT, or one less TO, we likely win the game. Who would have predicted O would have one of, in not his worst, game of the season?

But even so, I am not Blaming O. It could have been anyone else. So many different players have folded under pressure, held the ball too long, dribbled around the arc till the shot clock runs low and then throws up a prayer, or slash to the hoop in a panic and run into a trap, etc etc. And in the end, its because there is no identity, no go-to scheme that the players know and have confidence in.

I don't think it will change next year. Shaka says its Havoc. But Havoc is close to chaos, and chaos is close to panic. And panic rarely wins close basketball games.
 
NO WHERE in any of the discovery or pleadings is the real story told. Deloss, for all his detractors, protected The University and the program, as well as Gus' legacy by letting the suit play out.

I lost an immense amount of respect for Gus during this, and gained a bunch for our advisories that were so supportive for it being handled in house, and they in turn did not go running to the NCAA, although A&M and Houston could not afford to get in a finger pointing incident.

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I think that Nevada coach is pretty good. His players are undersized and less talented than what Texas and Cincinnati had. However, the Nevada coach was able to make adjustments that allowed his team to outplay their opponents in the second half twice. I am thinking he has a bright future at a bigger school ahead.
 
caryhorn said:
I thought we would lose a close game and we did. No one could really predict why, because we have found all sorts of ways to lose a lot of close games this year, and to be fair, win a few.

All the reasons given on this thread for this last lost are good ones. But it could easily have been something else, like it was in any of our other losses.

I think the lack of a team identity, a sort of "go-to" scheme, or some such that would help us in the half court offense, for example, was key in the loss. But even if we would have had that, players have to perform. We don't know what to do when things get tense, when the pressure is on.

Shaka's plan this last game was to go inside more, and they did. Osetkowsky got the message and went inside more, but he did NOT perform. He only scored 7 points, but in the process of going down low, he was fouled repeatedly, hitting only 3 of 8. (HE normally hits about 65%) And missing a front end of a one and one, which should count as two misses instead of one, imo. And really bad, he had FOUR turnovers. That is killer in a close game. If he makes one more FT, or one less TO, we likely win the game. Who would have predicted O would have one of, in not his worst, game of the season?

But even so, I am not Blaming O. It could have been anyone else. So many different players have folded under pressure, held the ball too long, dribbled around the arc till the shot clock runs low and then throws up a prayer, or slash to the hoop in a panic and run into a trap, etc etc. And in the end, its because there is no identity, no go-to scheme that the players know and have confidence in.

I don't think it will change next year. Shaka says its Havoc. But Havoc is close to chaos, and chaos is close to panic. And panic rarely wins close basketball games.
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Cary, I seriously think this team will be much better next year, especially if Jones makes it back. Coleman, Sims and Fevres will all have a year under their belts. Even if Jones doesn't make it back, this team will have decent depth in the backcourt and hopefully Banks and Ham continue to progress in the frontcourt. I compare this team a little to the team Texas had after Durant left. Nobody expected much from that team after he left. They only went to the Elite 8. That is a long way away, but we shall see.
 
Txland, I have been meaning to tell you that I totally approve of Dick Vitale in the Duke cheerleader uniform. It always makes me laugh. :beertoast:
 
We do can no better than 4th or 3rd place, if we're lucky, in Big XII conference next season (or any other season) with Shaka's offense.

With or without Bamba.
 
77,

I can easily see your point, but wasn't he HC of the Sacra-tomato Kings?
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I just looked him up. His NBA results were poor, but every season as a college head coach has been a success.
 
SAMMCHornfan said:
I seriously think this team will be much better next year
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The team was good this year. The talent got us nice leads only to let lack of coaching, motivation and strategy adjustments cost us games in the last 10 minutes of almost every loss. Other teams have a fluid strategy during games while we just keep dribbling the ball around and jacking up threes hoping they go in.
 
Vol Horn 4 Life said:
The team was good this year. The talent got us nice leads only to let lack of coaching, motivation and strategy adjustments cost us games in the last 10 minutes of almost every loss. Other teams have a fluid strategy during games while we just keep dribbling the ball around and jacking up threes hoping they go in.
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That is kind of like saying "Other than the gunshot how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln?"
 
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