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West Virginia @ Texas (12) - 1/28/19

Who will win this game?

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WVA by 4 and headed to the line... 50 sec left.
 
Both teams look like they have never played basketball right now
 
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BigBird said:
Both teams look like they have never played basketball right now
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I’m not sure whether this is a test of perseverance or a test of which teams screws up the most.
 
Time to dial up the Reggie Miller 6 point play.
 
Bear11 said:
This may be the worst played minute of basketball I've seen.
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Go back and watch last year’s Tennessee-Texas game in Knoxville. There were probably at least 10 distinct minutes in that game that were as ugly as this one.
 
Another upset.

64-58 WVU final

Martin 27 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl
 
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Plebe said:
Go back and watch last year’s Tennessee-Texas game in Knoxville. There were probably at least 10 distinct minutes in that game that were as ugly as this one.
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Did you post this before or after the teams exchanged turnovers in the last 5 seconds? What a perfect finish to sum up that game.
 
Texas had WVU at such disadvantage, yet they stopped moving the ball into the post where their greatest of all their advantages was to be found. You’ve got Holmes, Collier, etc., but stopped getting them touches in the last three minutes. Talk about shot selection. When the coach is yelling “no” on your shot release, it might be an ill-considered launching.
 
Bear11 said:
Did you post this before or after the teams exchanged turnovers in the last 5 seconds? What a perfect finish to sum up that game.
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After. That game last year was the most Keystone Cops display I have ever seen.
 
All the messiness aside, that was a big win for WV. They’ve been hovering on the outskirts of the bubble for a while now and this win helps their tournament chances a ton.

As for Texas, I feel like they’ll do well to avoid the dreaded 8/9 game in the first round.

Or maybe I oughta just quit going to their games. The only 3 games I’ve seen in person are the only 3 home games they’ve lost... :confused:
 
Plebe said:
All the messiness aside, that was a big win for WV. They’ve been hovering on the outskirts of the bubble for a while now and this win helps their tournament chances a ton.

As for Texas, I feel like they’ll do well to avoid the dreaded 8/9 game in the first round.

Or maybe I oughta just quit going to their games. The only 3 games I’ve seen in person are the only 3 home games they’ve lost... :confused:
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If I buy your ticket will you go the Baylor game next week?
 
Bear11 said:
If I buy your ticket will you go the Baylor game next week?
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Ha, seriously? Of course I will.

I was just thinking, when one of the TX players made the requisite appeal to the crowd to come back for the Baylor game: "Baylor is gonna mop the floor with this team. Mulkey must be licking her chops."
 
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UCBaller2012 said:
WV blown wide open layup, TX blown wide open layup, Wv sloppy turnover, TX sloppier tu
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UC called it....hard to imagine:
-a long pass to a wide open Mountaineer and she misses the bunny to put the game on ice...totally uncontested.
-The ball went down to the other side and Texas reciprocated.

-On the next series they exchanged turnovers in a like manner.

-Missed foul shots / terrible play calling/ not fouling when called for.

Although there was some amusement in which team would succeed in handing the game to its opponents, it was a pretty pitiful display.
 
Not to hijack this thread, but it's worth noting that any Texas loss should hurt Tennessee's RPI. Their win over Texas is their only signature victory this year, so if Texas struggles in Big 12 play and proves to be a mediocre team like many of us think they are, Tennessee no longer has that as a big time win.
 
bballnut90 said:
Not to hijack this thread, but it's worth noting that any Texas loss should hurt Tennessee's RPI. Their win over Texas is their only signature victory this year, so if Texas struggles in Big 12 play and proves to be a mediocre team like many of us think they are, Tennessee no longer has that as a big time win.
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So you're saying I need to start rooting against Texas! That will certainly make it less painful to watch them.

While it's true that any Texas loss hurts Tennessee's RPI, it doesn't hurt it any more than any loss by a Tennessee opponent. Tennessee's RPI is hurt the same whether it's a loss by Texas or a loss by Florida A&M. But yes, the much bigger damage is in how the committee will value a win over Texas.
 
Plebe said:
So you're saying I need to start rooting against Texas! That will certainly make it less painful to watch them.

While it's true that any Texas loss hurts Tennessee's RPI, it doesn't hurt it any more than any loss by a Tennessee opponent. Tennessee's RPI is hurt the same whether it's a loss by Texas or a loss by Florida A&M. But yes, the much bigger damage is in how the committee will value a win over Texas.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the committee frequently looks at records vs. RPI top 25 teams and vs RPI top 50 teams. If Texas continues to slide and is no longer considered a top 25 win which results in Tennessee having 0 wins against the RPI top 25, they might be on the outside looking in.
 
bballnut90 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the committee frequently looks at records vs. RPI top 25 teams and vs RPI top 50 teams. If Texas continues to slide and is no longer considered a top 25 win which results in Tennessee having 0 wins against the RPI top 25, they might be on the outside looking in.
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Yes, the lower Texas's RPI falls, the less the committee will value that win for Tennessee. That's separate from whatever minor harm a Texas loss causes to Tennessee's RPI.
 
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"BigBird, post: 3016060, member: 4247"]WVA with no players to spare ... dressed 8; 2 have fouled out.[/QUOTE]

Unranked West Virginia on the road, down to 6 players late in the game, and #12 Texas couldn't put them away. Tsk tsk tsk. SMH. :confused: It looks like upset Sunday carried over to today. :(
 
Didn't see any other game threads, so I'll just tack on a quick mention here. Ohio St. outscored Minnesota 40-27 in the 2nd half to take a 65-55 win @ Minn. Gophers fall to 2-7 in conference.

South Carolina was down 2 at halftime to Vandy but pulled away 80-69.
 
I still don’t get why top high school players decide to play for Texas. The players are not developing under Kare.
 
DefenseBB said:
This would be a huge ripple in the SEC if the Commodores could pull this upset and right their ship...see what I did there :p
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You get busted in rank to swabby for your unabashed self promotion. You are to allow your fellow posters to point out just how clever you are. You have grounded your ship on the shoals of braggadocio.
 
That was a very ugly fourth quarter, but I'll take it. It's a good day to be a Mountaineer!
 
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