They lost 5 of their top 7 in their rotation from last year including Zhaire Smith who went 16th in the NBA draft.Their coach was at Angelo State a couple of years ago. They have outstanding offense, versatile players, and they really defend.
Impressive. And nobody's talking about them.
Love watching them play defense. They put on a clinic defending Michigan that even Igor would’ve been proud.Their coach was at Angelo State a couple of years ago. They have outstanding offense, versatile players, and they really defend.
Impressive. And nobody's talking about them.
It all starts with their aggressive M2M defense. It allows them to control tempo and covers for their very average offense.Their coach was at Angelo State a couple of years ago. They have outstanding offense, versatile players, and they really defend.
Impressive. And nobody's talking about them.
Love watching them play defense. They put on a clinic defending Michigan that even Igor would’ve been proud.
Their coach was at Angelo State a couple of years ago. They have outstanding offense, versatile players, and they really defend.
Impressive. And nobody's talking about them.
Good points RF. Should make everyone feel confident that there are quality coaches out there. Whenever JB does hang them up, I really hope that JW follows the Dino model and finds an innovative offensive mind to come in and energize the base.
Our top 10 ZONE defense last season (actually ranked 5th per KenPom) compensated for our anemic offense and got us to the Sweet 16. The difference is that Texas Tech’s offense isn’t half bad (ranked 30th, per KenPom). Our offense last year was ranked 130! Not good all all. If we had an offense like we had this season combined with last year’s defense, we could havegone farther.It all starts with their aggressive M2M defense. It allows them to control tempo and covers for their very average offense.
I think it would be great for the sport of college basketball for a team like Texas Tech to win a title.
I feel like college football has maybe 25-30 fan-bases that I would consider "hardcore" whereas college basketball only has maybe 10 or 12 tops. If suddenly this school of 40k students and their huge alumni base become a basketball-loving school, it just makes the overall product stronger.
Basketball in the Midwest particularly has fervent fan bases; I think it comes from so many small high schools where basketball is the town entertainment in the winter; Transforms easily to college in many cases.I would respectfully disagree that there are only 10-12 "hardcore" college basketball fan-bases. I think there are 4-6 in the ACC alone. I do agree it would be great if Texas Tech became huge hoops fans, it'll never be like football out in Lubbock, but the fans they do have for bball are very passionate.
I would respectfully disagree that there are only 10-12 "hardcore" college basketball fan-bases. I think there are 4-6 in the ACC alone. I do agree it would be great if Texas Tech became huge hoops fans, it'll never be like football out in Lubbock, but the fans they do have for bball are very passionate.
TTech vs MSU. I’ll set the o/u at 95.
And Michigan is GOOD.
Great post -- agree 100%.
And no self-imposed constraints / limitations on the candidate pool. Need to find the best candidate we can, whether that person has pre-existing ties to the program or not.
I think the number is 131. And UVa-Auburn is 133. Although it might be the other way around.TTech vs MSU. I’ll set the o/u at 95.
Xavier. Maybe Oregon. Washington moving in that direction.Seems to me there’s 5-6 each in the ACC, Big Ten, and Big 12.
Then you’ve got Kentucky, Arizona, UCLA, and maybe a couple more(Butler? Marquette? Cincy? Gonzaga?). Villanova. Maybe Temple? Not sure if they still are. It’s probably closer to 25.
Even some of those smaller schools seem to have good fanbases. St. Bonnies. Probably Creighton.