Texas's big men over the last 5 games

[bierce]

Shedrick: 131 minutes, 53 points on 18/26 fg (2/3 3pt), 15/23 ft, 37 rebounds, 5/7 1/t, 6 blocks, 5 steals.  

That translates to 16.2 points, 11.3 rebounds per 40 minutes, with an effective fg% of 73.1%. 

Kent: 66 minutes, 17 points on 8/19 fg (0/2 3pt), 1/2 ft, 8 rebounds, 2/4 a/t, 1 block, 3 steals

Onyema: 63 minutes, 11 points on 5/13 fg (0/0 3pt), 15 rebounds, 3/5 a/5, 3 blocks, 1 steal.

Shedrick has put in some really good minutes recently.  The others?  Not so much.   Onyema gets some rebounds, but that's about it.

So once again I am left wondering why we never, ever see Vinson enter a game. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

I concur! 

Shedrick takes heat from the fan base, but he's having a quality season. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Nic Codie will get the minutes before Vinson ... Vinson is more on the Pryor developmental path from what I was told 

[bierce]

1 hour ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Nic Codie will get the minutes before Vinson ... Vinson is more on the Pryor developmental path from what I was told 

I get that part of it.  But for Vinson to not get a single minute after we took a 30 point lead over LSU with 3 minutes to go?  When he has already played a smattering of minutes early in the year?   Odd. 

[Fan of the Game]

On 2/6/2025 at 1:31 PM, bierce said:

I get that part of it.  But for Vinson to not get a single minute after we took a 30 point lead over LSU with 3 minutes to go?  When he has already played a smattering of minutes early in the year?   Odd. 

Vinson was exciting to watch go at players in the games and dunk it too! I tune in and show up more when local kids play. It gave me Brock hometown vibes again. Vinson reminded me of a more versatile Jarrett Allen with a perimeter shot. It sounds like the kid may need opportunity and benefactors to advocate for him. Like Allen, Vinson is a tall athletic shot blocker who looks like he’s got a chance.

[bierce]

32 minutes ago, Fan of the Game said:

Vinson was exciting to watch go at players in the games and dunk it too! I tune in and show up more when local kids play. It gave me Brock hometown vibes again. Vinson reminded me of a more versatile Jarrett Allen with a perimeter shot. It sounds like the kid may need opportunity and benefactors to advocate for him. Like Allen, Vinson is a tall athletic shot blocker who looks like he’s got a chance.

He came here as a long term project.  He showed us some ability in November and December.

But that was against the likes of Mississippi Valley State, Chicago State, Houston Christian, and Arky PB, so I have a fairly high degree of skepticism that he can do much  against P5 competition at present, despite eye-popping shooting% in his 40 minutes on the floor so far.  I just wonder why he doesn't get a minute or two in blowouts.  I mean, why not?  He has to play against that caliber of player in practice, so I can't see his confidence being ruined if he struggles during meaningless time in a game.