Texas A&M 74, Texas 70: Postgame press conference after a tough home loss

[Jeff Howe]

Miller isn't happy with the fact that Texas only had three offensive rebounds in the second half.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller said it's on him that Texas gave the Aggies "four point-blank layups" in the second half. He just felt the defense didn't execute and didn't play with enough effort when A&M was having success finding open cutters.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller on the fouls committed on 3-point shooters: "I thought one time we almost did it on purpose. You just can't tackle the 3-point shooter."

[HudGar1922]

we just won’t ever be a basketball school.  sweet 16 should be celbrated

[Jordan91]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Miller said it's on him that Texas gave the Aggies "four point-blank layups" in the second half. He just felt the defense didn't execute and didn't play with enough effort when A&M was having success finding open cutters.

Effort again? It’s the Aggies that has effort built in. 

[Jeff Howe]

Miller: "We had a lot of things that we dealt with, especially in the second half, that aren't characteristic of our recent play. I thought we regressed a little bit."

[Jordan91]

A&M has a brand new coach too and they have one loss. 

[Jeff Howe]

Miller said a decent amount of Rashaun Agee's 17 points came either on coverage breakdowns defensively or Agee getting second-chance points.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller said the team's miscues tonight are on him more so than any of the other games this season.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller, again, pointing out that it was too easy for A&M to get a few buckets in the second half. Texas wasn't able to replicate that eight-point run on the other end of the floor.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller: "We're looking for high performance. That's what it takes in the SEC. Our performance wasn't at that level today."

[Jordan91]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Miller said the team's miscues tonight are on him more so than any of the other games this season.

This is the part I love about Miller. He’s not afraid to call himself out. I give him a pass because he’s not making Heide give up four point plays that completely change the game or scoring points for the other team, but he did sign him. 

[Jeff Howe]

Miller said there have been times this season where the bench has played well, but tonight wasn't one of those nights.

[Jordan91]

How do you come to a packed house playing your rival and not have effort? 

[Jeff Howe]

After the first four minutes of the second half, Miller liked the effort. What Texas didn't do, however, was get the stops it needed to turn the tide.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller: "I'll be shocked when I watched those first four minutes of the second half if I see a Texas team flying around... We were not that team."

[Jeff Howe]

Miller: "They beat us in the second half."

[Jeff Howe]

Miller said Texas couldn't get stops because there weren't five guys locked in at the same time when they needed to be for a full possession.

"Until we're able to just do that better," he said, "we're leaving ourself very vulnerable."

[Jeff Howe]

Miller's biggest issue with the defense is how good Texas was on defense in the first half, compared to the lapses in the second half.

[Jeff Howe]

On how the Aggies were able to limit Matas, Miller said Rashaun Agee had a lot to do with it.

"He was, in many ways, the difference in the game," Miller said.

[Jordan91]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

On how the Aggies were able to limit Matas, Miller said Rashaun Agee had a lot to do with it.

"He was, in many ways, the difference in the game," Miller said.

And how much shorter is he than Matas?

[Jeff Howe]

That's it for Sean Miller.

[Jeff Howe]

2 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

And how much shorter is he than Matas?

Four inches. 

[Jordan91]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Four inches. 

That actually a nod to RT. You don’t need height to rebound. Unfortunately his teams didn’t rebound well either. 

[Whiplash]

Thank for the recap, Jeff. Well done.