OTF Premium Texas basketball 2026-27 season thread

[BornOrange]

4 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

Phil also said Kobe was the hardest working player he'd ever seen. 

 

Phil also said it’s either me or Kobe, I’d rather keep Shaq, and left the Lakers.

If you want to keep talking about the rapist, start another thread.

Edited 20 hours ago by BornOrange

[harveycmd]

5 minutes ago, BornOrange said:

Phil also said it’s either me or Kobe, I’d rather keep Shaq, and left the Lakers.

If you want to keep talking about the rapist, start another thread.

Phil never said he'd rather keep Shaq. He came back to coach Kobe to two more titles. 

Did Jerry West tell Shaq that Kobe would be the best player in the world in July 1996?

[BornOrange]

Please stop hijacking threads to talk about the rapist.

[harveycmd]

3 minutes ago, BornOrange said:

Please stop hijacking threads to talk about the rapist.

You're quite a guy. You insist on talking about rape. What do you want to hijack? I didn't mention the name.

[Gerry Hamilton]

CBS on Texas in 2026-27

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/texas-basketball-roster-starting-lineup-2026-27/

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

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[ATX16]

15 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

CBS on Texas in 2026-27

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/texas-basketball-roster-starting-lineup-2026-27/

Ummmm.......where is the FF this year?

[cdibbs]

16 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

CBS on Texas in 2026-27

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/texas-basketball-roster-starting-lineup-2026-27/

Weapons all over the place. Is it safe to say Texas upgraded at every position (aside from sf with swain) from last year?  Bench included.

[Gerry Hamilton]

1 hour ago, ATX16 said:

Ummmm.......where is the FF this year?

Detroit lol 

[Gerry Hamilton]

48 minutes ago, cdibbs said:

Weapons all over the place. Is it safe to say Texas upgraded at every position (aside from sf with swain) from last year?  Bench included.

I do think Texas is potentially better at every position (not to start the season at SG), with one distinction ... Texas played two SF's last year and not a traditional 4 man, so they are combined. 

Lead guard/PG: Isaiah Johnson upgrade over Pope 

SG: Tramon Mark over Austin Goosby to start the season. Goosby has the future first round NBA draft, and possible lottery pick. But Mark has a huge experience advantage, and clutch moments over multiple years. By the last few games of SEC play, this could potentially be a push because Goosby has more playmaking ability and more ability to make plays on both ends and in transition.

SF/PF: Elyjah Freeman and David Punch over Cam Heide and Dailyn Swain. Swain is the best player among the four, but Punch could have close to the same impact in different ways. The combo of Freeman and Punch is two future NBA draft picks, and Texas will have a true 4-man so this one is pretty easy to go with. 

Center: Matas 2026-27 over Matas 2025-26. Just natural progression of a player. 

This is very key here in the discussion ... the bench/depth:

Mikey Lewis over Simeon Wilcher. This one isn't even close. Big upgrade.

Amari Evans over Chendall Weaver, but not by a wide margin early in season. Evans in year two, making the natural jump, will bring more to the team when you combine both ends of the floor and size. Teams literally didn't guard Weaver last year on the offensive end. While Evans numbers weren't impressive as a freshman, teams will have to honor him as an offensive player in year two. He's a more talented offensive prospect/player. Evans is very good defensively. Weaver made the hustle plays very few others do, so he has a lead there over 95% of players. 

Marcus Spears Jr over Nic Codie (went with how the season ended with Codie playing). Not even close, even at 17 years old. 

Bo Ogden over nobody from last season. 

Lewis Obiorah and John Clark over last season. Wasn't the option last season, as early season Nic Codie was non-existent. 

Will be fun to watch the team build, develop and hopefully gel.