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Texas vs Baylor - 3/05/18

Other than staying close against UConn, is there any reason to be impressed w/ Texas this year? Lost to Tennessee, lost to Baylor 3 times. Not sure what really good wins they have.


edited--LSU, Georgia and Florida St. early in the year; underwhelmed by everybody in the Big 12 other than Baylor, so I'm not too excited about any of their conference wins
 
And everything comes crashing down for Texas. What an unfortunate end of game for them. Announcers showed quite the lack of curiosity about the bench technical, I thought. On the bright side, no way Baylor's game will stand up to UConn. I'd have no problem at all with them being in our half of the draw.
 
I’m sorry but I just don’t care for Lauren Cox. Bad body language barking at her teammates and then got away with that swing, she should’ve been T’d if Aston was. That T was the difference in the game. It would’ve been 67-64 if the T wasn’t called, but then it was 69-64 and they needed to score with just a minute and a half to go. Big call.
 
Texas is pulling a UCLA. Just terrible execution in crunch time. Atkins with a horrible unforced turnover on a fast break, and no one else can throw it in the ocean. The technical on Aston was the breaking point.
 
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Bad shot selection, bad fouls, bad mouths by bench and shots not falling at critical times doomed the Longhorns.

I noticed Brown can’t and won’t take a 10 foot shot.

Please Lord, have FS1 show the full handshake line!
 
I try really hard not to bad mouth coaches and you rarely see me type this but I just dont like Mulkey. She acts like a 2 year old.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Other than staying close against UConn, is there any reason to be impressed w/ Texas this year? Lost to Tennessee, lost to Baylor 3 times. Not sure what really good wins they have.
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2 good showings against Baylor too. Wins over Georgia and Florida State. I think they’re the last 2 seed but could easily be a 3. They have more talent than most #1 and #2 seeds...I wouldn’t want them in my bracket.
 
vowelguy said:
Apparently they also had words in the handshake line after the last game.
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Do you remember where this was reported? Would like to know more.
 
The whole country was waiting to see a Fr. guard fail? Really? I think Mulkey is going way overboard on the us vs. the world rhetoric in the post game interview.
 
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vowelguy said:
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Mulkey confronted Tina during the handshake line in Austin last game. Don't know what it was about.
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At the time, I think I saw it reported that they were discussing the Naismith Hall of Fame nominations they had both received that day, but I may not have that entirely correct.
 
SC or Texas in Albany in is the big question ahead of Selection Monday. Who deserves to be sent elsewhere Gamecocks or Longhorns?
 
The Baylor guards did a good job subbing for Wallace. Freshmen, right? Fast, exciting game. McCarty looks like an angel but I notice she goes for the face when she fouls. Baylor would have been even more formidable if Cox had her shot tonight. I hope UConn doesn't have to face them.
 
I think Texas has more talent but Aston evidently cannot motivate them to do what she instructs them to do. Brown was tired but Texas did not move much on offense to make her move more. Those Baylor freshmen shot well but did a lot of one on one. I wonder how they will respond to strong defensive pressure when they are closely guarded. Collier will probably play a lot next season but I wonder just how much she will develop under Aston's coaching.
 
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I'm so just so proud! :) Beat Texas for a 3rd time missing two original starters and only playing 6 players! I thought we would lose several before season started, then when Chou went down I figured Texas would beat us. Now missing Kristy I prayed we didn't have to play Texas. I am just happy that this young group and short bench continue to surprise me.
 
nwhoopfan said:
The whole country was waiting to see a Fr. guard fail? Really? I think Mulkey is going way overboard on the us vs. the world rhetoric in the post game interview.
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Well that Charlie Creme keeps reiterating that the Wallace injury should hurt them in the seeding. What??! They’re still good. ESPN has made him seem way more important than he is.
 
How do Texas and South Carolina match up in SOS and RPI? Gotta figure SCarolina would be ahead of Texas now due to winning the SEC Tournament. Not to mention 2 losses without Wilson.
 
That T was a huge momentum change. I wish they had a camera on her. All I saw was the aftermath of the T. While it's true you can't get a T they usually allow a bit more leeway in big games like that. I would really love to know what did it. The game could have been really interesting at the end if not for that.
 
DefenseBB said:
Bad shot selection, bad fouls, bad mouths by bench and shots not falling at critical times doomed the Longhorns.

I noticed Brown can’t and won’t take a 10 foot shot.

Please Lord, have FS1 show the full handshake line!
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Brown can and will take the 10' shot and is pretty accurate. She was completely exhausted tonight!
 
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BostonCanuck said:
And everything comes crashing down for Texas. What an unfortunate end of game for them. Announcers showed quite the lack of curiosity about the bench technical, I thought. On the bright side, no way Baylor's game will stand up to UConn. I'd have no problem at all with them being in our half of the draw.
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Me too - I still have no clue what Aston (or "the bench") did to earn that game-ending technical. I believe it (I think), but FS1 did nothing to show it to me or tell about it. Help? Anyone?
 
donalddoowop said:
I think Texas has more talent but Aston evidently cannot motivate them to do what she instructs them to do. Brown was tired but Texas did not move much on offense to make her move more. Those Baylor freshmen shot well but did a lot of one on one. I wonder how they will respond to strong defensive pressure when they are closely guarded. Collier will probably play a lot next season but I wonder just how much she will develop under Aston's coaching.
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I think Aston is underrated with player development. On the current roster you have:

Brooke McCarty-she's developed into one of the top PGs in the nation
Ariel Atkins-she's come a LONG way after an underwhelming start to her career. Yes she was highly rated, but she's made huge strdies.
Lashann Higgs-same situation as Atkins. Massive strides the last 2 seasons.
Jatarie White-she looks light years better than she did as a freshman and sophomore at SC.

She has quite a crop of underclassmen (Joyner Holmes, Alecia Sutton, Patterson, and Boothe) so it remains to be seen how they do, but the potential is sky high.

I am particularly interested in seeing how Boothe develops. I think she has more upside than anyone in the 2017 class but is a bit of a wild child on the court. If she can slim down and improve her shot selection and decision making, she could be an impossible matchup. Very strong 6-3 forward with good handles, great hands, extremely quick and has inside out ability....I don't know if we've seen a player like her before. If she and Holmes make strides in the off season, their battles with Cox/Brown will be epic next year.
 
skilz said:
Brown can and will take the 10' shot and is pretty accurate. She was completely exhausted tonight!
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Her conditioning is going to an issue if they play Connecticut. She doesn't get up and down the court as well as other bigs like Wilson and McCowan. When she battles for position and gets the ball inside, she's by far the best finisher of the 3 though. Her ability to put the ball on the floor from 10 feet and drive to the basket is impressive. If she gets more conditioned and improves her midrange, she could be the top pick next year in the draft.
 
ASweet3781 said:
How do Texas and South Carolina match up in SOS and RPI? Gotta figure SCarolina would be ahead of Texas now due to winning the SEC Tournament. Not to mention 2 losses without Wilson.
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RPI SOS 1-25 26-50

SC 11 15 6-6 4-0
Texas 12 17 1-5 4-0

RPI and SOS are close but SC has 5 more wins over the RPI top 25. Ohio state has a RPI of 6 and SOS 5 and won both the regular season and the tournament championship. I would not be surprise if they get one of the 2 seeds. Texas may drop to a 3 seed.
 
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bballnut90 said:
Her conditioning is going to an issue if they play Connecticut. She doesn't get up and down the court as well as other bigs like Wilson and McCowan. When she battles for position and gets the ball inside, she's by far the best finisher of the 3 though. Her ability to put the ball on the floor from 10 feet and drive to the basket is impressive. If she gets more conditioned and improves her midrange, she could be the top pick next year in the draft.
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You think McCowan gets up the floor well? She was carrying a piano on her back against South Carolina the other day.
 
This game was difficult to watch. Nothing rugby BB. Texas can't put the ball in the ocean. Brown was sucking wind at the 6:00 mark in the 3rd quarter. Would love to see her trying to chase any of the Huskies frontline players around the court. Then you have Mulkey doing her Texan soap opera routine. I'm sure they can find a spot for her on Y & R. Morris shows promise, but I doubt she will reign free against UConn defense. The more I see, the less either of these teams scare me.
 
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