Best conference -- according to ESPN it's the Big 12

[Indoor66]

Would Len Elmore host the show?

Absolutely not. He would be a candidate.

[JasonEvans]

... all 10 Big 12 teams ...

How can they be the best if they can't even do basic math? A 3-year-old could tell you that calling a conference with 10 teams in it the Big 12 is just plain stupid.



-Jason "unless you expect everyone in the conference to finish within a game of .500, someone is going to have a bad conference record and not be under NCAA tourney consideration... just plain dumb by ESPN" Evans

[A-Tex Devil]

Before the thread is shut let me say that I am surprised that Texas, with Shaka coaching, is not doing a lot better.

Texas has no true point guard, can't shoot and can't hit free throws. They will be salty by the end of the year, but that is a combination that will always lead to an abysmal start and is tough to overcome.

They should have beaten Michigan last night. They did beat a decent Bama team. But barring a total collapse they will be at worst a bubble team and at best a 7ish seed. Just like last year.

[Olympic Fan]

Texas has no true point guard, can't shoot and can't hit free throws. They will be salty by the end of the year, but that is a combination that will always lead to an abysmal start and is tough to overcome.

They should have beaten Michigan last night. They did beat a decent Bama team. But barring a total collapse they will be at worst a bubble team and at best a 7ish seed. Just like last year.

FWIW, Pomeroy projects Texas to finish 13-18 (5-13 in the Big 12). If he's anywhere close to right, that's not even close to the bubble.

[flyingdutchdevil]

FWIW, Pomeroy projects Texas to finish 13-18 (5-13 in the Big 12). If he's anywhere close to right, that's not even close to the bubble.

Matt Coleman - I hope you're listening. And you won't have Jared Allen next year.

[English]

Matt Coleman - I hope you're listening. And you won't have Jared Allen next year.

Nor will he have Jarrett Allen.

[A-Tex Devil]

FWIW, Pomeroy projects Texas to finish 13-18 (5-13 in the Big 12). If he's anywhere close to right, that's not even close to the bubble.

I'm not worried about a 7 game sample size projecting out to the whole year. They put it together in conference play last year when they were left for dead after losing to Tech and TCU. My guess is that they'll go about 10-8 in conference, but will be a bubble team based on the fact they'll probably have 5 or 6 losses before conference season starts. Whether 10-8 is good enough is a whole separate matter.

But Shaka is going to have to get some offensive talent into UT. He seems to have the same problem Rick Barnes does in that he will be perennially just good enough unless he has a transcendent offensive talent. But his team will play good enough D to take down any team on a given night.

[flyingdutchdevil]

Nor will he have Jarrett Allen.

Are they brothers?

Thanks for the correction

[Indoor66]

Are they brothers?

No, but one eats at Subway, a lot.

[OldPhiKap]

No, but one eats at Subway, a lot.

Not anymore. Insert foot long joke here.