Jones was impressive - the rest not so much. What happened to Gonzales? She’s supposed to be a sharpshooter but she was really off. The team that showed up tonight will get run out of the gym by UCONN. I pray Rori is back Monday, but wearing a boot three days before a game is not a good sign (obviously). I did love the way Rori was coaching from the bench. She’s a leader.
Louisiana @ Texas 11/11/2022
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I agree with most of your points, but Jones has always been about this good. She was great at Oregon State, then ran into injury problems. She is the most important addition to this team. Without her, we look like just a bunch of forwards (till we get Rori back). It will be interesting to see how Taylor does against a tough front court Monday. I am still sore that Matharu left. We miss her big time. Still waiting to see if Morris and Gonzales can live up to their billing. I am not blown away by them so far, but hoping for something good.
Jacob Johnson
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Just watched the replay and I will say I was very impressed with Taylor Jones. So effective in the post on both ends and she keeps the ball high!
- We definitely missed Rori on both ends of the floor. Gonzales really struggled with full court pressure and had some turnovers that were not like her.
- something was off about Moore and you could tell by her presence. She’s normally the hype and excited one but didn’t see that in the game.
- Freshman made some big plays and also made some bad turnovers but that’s expected.
- We had some good looks all night but could not finish to save our life. I’m not to worried about shooting as shots will fall. The men had a pretty bad shooting night their first game as well so shots will fall we just need to get into a rhythm.
Lastly we really need Harmon to play Monday. Even if it’s limited minutes and the same goes for Morris. The toe is very tricky because there isn’t really anything you can do to help besides wait it out. First game so I’m not worried but we are about to get into the thick of a tough non conference schedule starting with UConn so I hope we come out much better than we did.
- We definitely missed Rori on both ends of the floor. Gonzales really struggled with full court pressure and had some turnovers that were not like her.
- something was off about Moore and you could tell by her presence. She’s normally the hype and excited one but didn’t see that in the game.
- Freshman made some big plays and also made some bad turnovers but that’s expected.
- We had some good looks all night but could not finish to save our life. I’m not to worried about shooting as shots will fall. The men had a pretty bad shooting night their first game as well so shots will fall we just need to get into a rhythm.
Lastly we really need Harmon to play Monday. Even if it’s limited minutes and the same goes for Morris. The toe is very tricky because there isn’t really anything you can do to help besides wait it out. First game so I’m not worried but we are about to get into the thick of a tough non conference schedule starting with UConn so I hope we come out much better than we did.
Okay, I'm just going to get this off my chest. If Martharu was the end all to be all, she wouldn't have transferred. If Hunter was gonna be the savior shooter this year, she'd have her butt in the gym. We have to get the shooters we have more comfortable with the system. Sonya, Shaylee and Rori have all looked off so far and I just think they need more time to gel. In my book, we have only had one consistent player so far: Shay has become the glue.
Nobody said Matharu was the “end all, be all”. However….FACTS.. she and Hunter would be most likely the best 3 point shooters on the team this year. Gonzales was not consistent from 3 point range last year. Morris is good enough, but a better mid range shooter. Rori came on strong last year towards the end. There are legitimate questions regarding our ability to hit the 3 consistently. I hope Rori comes on strong and Gonzales and Morris get more comfortable, but it absolutely hurts not having Matharu and Hunter…
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
With Rori we are probably a legitimate top 5 team.
Without her we may still be top 20, but we definitely fall out of the ranks of elite teams.
WOW! The sun did come up this morning.. Every game takes a life of its own……so note to self…..climb off the ledge. UCONN is not without its own problems. Prior to Northeastern, Ducharme was questionable with back tightness. Obviously missing Bueckers, but with a lot of practice this fall to adjust. Horns with no time to adjust to Harmon out. They are down to ten players…..nine if Ducharme is hobbled. The Monday game will be entirely different style than against Louisiana. One that we should play better against. If Harmon plays, I’m thinking we have a shot to win. If not, then we are a 15 point dog. I don’t think they will blow us out. Our defense will cause them problems. BOTH teams could be without their starting point guard. Listen to what Schaefer says about point guards in last night’s presser. It’s disappointing that both teams will not be at maximum strength. I’m still optimistic of a great game in a tremendous environment. Opportunity for those players disappointed in their play last night to step up. Go Horns!
If Rori is not 100% no way she should play and risk aggravating the toe. No use prolonging recovery just because of who is on the schedule. I’m not loving being ranked in the Top 4 anyway but that’s me, always lol
Hopefully last night was an early season wake up call.
Hopefully last night was an early season wake up call.
Someone on Orangebloods posted that they met Rori after last night's game; she said she'd be out a couple of weeks.
That being said, how does one hurt a toe? Not sure if someone stepped on her in practice. Vic said she got injured 2 days ago. I guess it could have happened away from the basketball court.
That being said, how does one hurt a toe? Not sure if someone stepped on her in practice. Vic said she got injured 2 days ago. I guess it could have happened away from the basketball court.
As others have stated, Taylor Jones was the best part of yesterday's game. When she finally entered the game for the first time (after Faye picked up her second foul), I was expecting her to play only a few sporadic minutes. The longer she stayed in, I kept hoping Vic would rest her as I was unsure what injury she was recovering from. But, she played a lot more minutes than I thought, and Faye stayed on the bench. I guess we needed Taylor as she became our most reliable scorer as the game progressed, especially in the fourth quarter.
In the post-game conference, Taylor mentioned it was a leg injury she had been nursing (not any lingering shoulder issues) the last few weeks; and, that she felt 100%. So, that was music to my ears.
In the post-game conference, Taylor mentioned it was a leg injury she had been nursing (not any lingering shoulder issues) the last few weeks; and, that she felt 100%. So, that was music to my ears.
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Well that just ruined my day. A couple weeks!!! Looks like it’s going to have to be next woman up but that’s definitely going to hurt with this schedule.
It's easy to hurt a toe in basketball. I broke a toe in a pick up basketball game. If two weeks is right, that is going to affect our year a lot.
Speaking of Faye, I was surprised how few minutes (5) she played compared to Taylor (23). I get that she picked up 2 quick fouls, but really thought her rebounding, shot-blocking, strength and athleticism would be to our advantage against an athletic but undersized Louisiana team. Obviously, Taylor was playing really well. But, I would have liked to see more minutes for Faye prior to the UConn game.
You know, I lobbied hard all offseason for Vic to add a true backup point guard to the roster. Yes, easier said than done with Rori barely a rising sophomore. Most on here didn't agree with that outlook. While I thought adding Shaylee definitely would help spell Rori when she was on the bench, that was more when Rori needed a breather, or got into occasional foul trouble. Expecting Shaylee to carry the load at PG with no one behind her on the depth chart is asking a lot; Louisiana wore her down last night. Hopefully, UConn won't harass her full court on Monday.
Losing both Joanne Allen-Taylor (recall how she played PG against Ohio State when Rori was in foul trouble all first half?) and Matharu really hurt not only our 3-point shooting, but our athleticism, quickness, and ball-handling from our back court. Joanne was so under-appreciated for all she did last season; we don't necessarily have someone like her on the roster who is good in skills needed from a combo guard.
And, guess what? Vic still didn't sign a true PG for the 2023-24 season.
Losing both Joanne Allen-Taylor (recall how she played PG against Ohio State when Rori was in foul trouble all first half?) and Matharu really hurt not only our 3-point shooting, but our athleticism, quickness, and ball-handling from our back court. Joanne was so under-appreciated for all she did last season; we don't necessarily have someone like her on the roster who is good in skills needed from a combo guard.
And, guess what? Vic still didn't sign a true PG for the 2023-24 season.
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So, just curious, but "how" did you hurt it? I'm assuming you were wearing sneakers. Hurt it when you were landing after jumping?
Obviously, we don't know which toe Rori hurt.
Have to give props to Amina Muhammad. She might be the fastest 6'4 player we've ever had at Texas; her conditioning seems amazing for a true freshman. She definitely seems like someone who can guard at least 4 positions on defense; she is much more than an interior front court player.
Knowing that she played on a very talented DeSoto team the last few years, I see that she definitely plays the game knowing that it's a team game, and that she doesn't have to do it all herself. She seems to focus on the skills which she does very well, and doesn't try to do too much which can result in bad shots/turnovers/fouls.
Conversely, Ndjakalenga is most likely accustomed to being the go-to player on her team (in high school); and, when the team isn't playing well, she probably feels the need to put everything on her shoulders trying to help her teammates. But, sometimes trying too hard leads to mistakes. She has a lot of talent; things will slow down for her as the season progresses, and she'll learn to play at a pace that benefits her teammates.
We are lucky to have 2 talented true freshmen who are so versatile. I have a hard time keeping up with which "position" they are playing when on the court, especially simultaneously.
Knowing that she played on a very talented DeSoto team the last few years, I see that she definitely plays the game knowing that it's a team game, and that she doesn't have to do it all herself. She seems to focus on the skills which she does very well, and doesn't try to do too much which can result in bad shots/turnovers/fouls.
Conversely, Ndjakalenga is most likely accustomed to being the go-to player on her team (in high school); and, when the team isn't playing well, she probably feels the need to put everything on her shoulders trying to help her teammates. But, sometimes trying too hard leads to mistakes. She has a lot of talent; things will slow down for her as the season progresses, and she'll learn to play at a pace that benefits her teammates.
We are lucky to have 2 talented true freshmen who are so versatile. I have a hard time keeping up with which "position" they are playing when on the court, especially simultaneously.
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If Vic allowed them to see the court and gave them the green light to shoot.
I agree they would be the best (percentage-wise) 3-point shooters; but, that does no good if they're on the bench because Vic has issues with other parts of their games (defense, foul trouble, attitude, etc.)W
Well I can promise you with whatever problems he had with them, if our offense was struggling due to poor outside shooting, he would most likely be forced to give them some time on the floor. Without Matharu last year, we probably don’t make the Elite Eight and for sure don’t beat Stanford early in the year. She bailed out our struggling offense several games. Why would he not give them the green light to shoot when that is their strength? That doesn’t even make sense to me. Fact is….neither one are here and unless Rori, Shaylee and Sonya come around, it could strongly affect us offensively and make it more difficult on our post players. We are very thin at the guard position…If Vic allowed them to see the court and gave them the green light to shoot.
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Do you not remember when he benched Matharu at Waco for nearly the entire half? He said it was to avoid getting her into early foul trouble, but we lost that game in the first half (because he refused put her in to jump-start the offense). He most likely was trying to make a point to her. I am/was Matharu's biggest fan after the way she played at Stanford and Texas A&M. But, something was strained between the two of them late in the season, IMO.
With Hunter, she passed up wide open 3-point shots so many times in conference play. When she did take them and miss them, he yanked her; perhaps that wasn't the play/shot he called. So, yes, after that very first game of last season when Hunter buried multiple 3's, Vic never seemed to give her the green light to shoot again.
I never said there wasn’t an issue with Vic and Matharu. Fact is though, she was our best 3 point shooter hands down, and when on the floor, defenses had to respect her which made it easier on our post players. It’s pure speculation to say what Vic would do or how they would factor into the equation. All I said was that with those 2 losses, it has severely impacted our 3 point proficiency. I’m hopeful that we can become more proficient from outside as the year progresses, but at this point, we are razor thin at the guard position and not much of a threat from 3 point land which does not bode well long term. Shay Holle is decent, but neither Amina nor Jak show any 3 point rang. Rori can change that because she really turned it up from long distance at the end of the year. In order to improve in this area though, Shaylee and Sonya will need to be more consistent. I think they are capable. I have to think if Hunter was present and working hard, she would see major playing time this year. I don’t believe for a second Vic would tell Hunter not to shoot when open. Unfortunately, I don’t know if she’ll be back.
I agree about us losing athleticism, quickness, and ball-handling in the back court compared to last year. And about JAT being under appreciated. I guess no one knows why Matharu left. I worried about her relationship with Vic last year and about her not getting many starts. Oh well, I guess we'll see how things go.
I was bringing my foot down, I think from a jump, and had my foot at too much of an angle and it jammed into the floor. I said it is easy. It may not be easy, but it can happen.
Looked up how Mathatu was doing at Florida and she does not show up in the box scores of either of Florida’s exhibition games or there first 2 regular season games. Not sure if she is hurt or what her status is? Interesting??
Does she have to redshirt since this was her second transfer?
Does she have to redshirt since this was her second transfer?
If she grad-transferred, she does not have to sit. She does have a redshirt season available to use as she's never redshirted.
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It's in portal 4, I think. What is the purpose of the portals, Idk. Anyway, there are 3 sections in that portal and they are listed on the wall about 5' up from the floor. It is weird.
Correct it’s portal 4 but there’s no sign anywhere designating Section 107 other than on that fairly small sign outside the portal. Process of elimination has to be used but it was funny that two different security staff sent me the wrong way. I pretty much had it figured out but first time there just making sure so I did not take their advice. I just found it a bit quirky
I thought I read in the one-time transfer rule language, that if you transferred a second time even if it was a grad transfer, you had to apply for a waiver for immediate eligibility. Could this be the case with Matharu and also Dre Edwards at Baylor?
Yeah, if we could just hear the questions being asked things would be perfect. It's like watching Jeopardy! Everyone is talking equality in sports, but there is none here...go check out football or men's basketball pressers...this doesn't seem to be a problem. Can't some of you with some pull do something about this with the media folks???
Re-watching the game, one thing that really stood out to me was Jac's free throws. Her stroke from the line is pure, effortless, and simply a thing of beauty. Anybody else see what I saw?
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