OTF Premium Sean Miller previews No. 7 Texas' season opener vs. Chicago State | Sunday, 2:45 p.m.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Texas has grown and learned from two closed scrimmages against Arizona State and SMU, plus the exhibition against St. John's.

"There will be a lot we can grow from and learn from, for sure," Miller said of Texas playing three games in eight days to open the season.

[Jeff Howe]

Texas has a higher starting point and a higher ceiling than it had a year ago, "but that doesn't mean we're going to get there," Miller said.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Texas has a higher starting point and a higher ceiling than it had a year ago, "but that doesn't mean we're going to get there," Miller said.

Miller: "I believe that our room for growth will be greater than some teams we play against."

[Jeff Howe]

Miller takes the No. 7 ranking in the AP Top 25 as a compliment.

Miller doesn't believe Texas is one of the top-10 teams in the country right now. He believes Texas can get there, but "we need to be on that quest to improve."

[Jeff Howe]

Matas is "much more agile away from the basket than you think he is," Miller said.

That should allow him to stay on the court late in games instead of subbing him out for defensive purposes. Miller said they've put him in a position to be better in situations where he switches and has to be on a smaller, quicker player.

[Jeff Howe]

David Punch anchored TCU's defense, Miller said. Punch's long arms, quickness and great instincts make him a great player. Punch and Matas playing together can work for Texas defensively, Miller said.

[Jeff Howe]

Miller mentioned that Marcus Spears and Amari Evans can allow Texas to play bigger defensively.

[Jeff Howe]

That's it for Sean Miller.

Looking forward to tomorrow's opener at Moody Center.

[Gerry Hamilton]

Watching Amari Evans to challenge Elyjah Freeman 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

If Lewis Obiorah as the backup center can give Texas some good minutes against the bigger teams in the SEC, that raises the floor of this team.

[Jordan Scruggs]

46 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Miller: "Tomorrow is the first time everybody except Matas has played a home game at Moody... We have to get through these types of experiences, especially in the month of November."

This is crazy but it's modern day CBB in a nutshell