OTF Premium Live Thread: Zoom call with Sean Miller after Texas makes the NCAA Tournament

[Jeff Howe]

Miller: "The familiarity of already being there a year ago will be good."

[Jeff Howe]

The Longhorns are at their best, Miller said, when Tramon Mark, Jordan Pope, Dailyn Swain and Matas are all playing well.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

The Longhorns are at their best, Miller said, when Tramon Mark, Jordan Pope, Dailyn Swain and Matas are all playing well.

"We need those guys really playing well and setting the tone for our team," Miller said.

[Jeff Howe]

On the possibility of Xavier fans who might show up, Miller said (with a smirk) he's got a lot of friends in Cincinnati and he thinks the environment will be very supportive.

[Jeff Howe]

"I don't know that we ever disconnected from that moment," Miller said of how Texas reacted to the loss to OU.

He believes that the Longhorns have disconnected from the loss to Ole Miss and are ready to face N.C. State.

[Jeff Howe]

A 2-point FG percentage and a high free-throw rate have carried Texas offensively, Miller said.

"Offensively, Miller said, "it's hard for me to be too critical."

[Jeff Howe]

I asked Miller if Lassina Traore will be available on Tuesday or beyond.

"We're beyond that," Miller said.

It sounds like Traore has played his last game for the Longhorns.

[Jeff Howe]

That's it for Sean Miller's Zoom call. On the way out, he thanked the reporters on the call for sticking with him and the team throughout the season.

He hopes there are more games ahead for the Longhorns before the 2025-26 season is in the books.

[Thorn007]

pope had a big game vs ncstate. need it part deux

[watty7796]

Texas needs to play well with equal effort on both ends of the court.  Dont matter how many you score if you dont stop the other team on the other end.

[CJ Vogel]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

I asked Miller if Lassina Traore will be available on Tuesday or beyond.

"We're beyond that," Miller said.

It sounds like Traore has played his last game for the Longhorns.

This is rather unfortunate.