MarkInAustin

Easily Kent's best game - first time I have seen him play well. I have not seen every game so perhaps he has had another game where he was in position, and quick to the ball and quick to the rim. This level of play from him means reliance on Onyema can be limited. Trey's maturation as a passer is obvious. Kaluma and Mark playing through injuries. They are not giving up in this game as they did against Georgia. I thought that game marked the end of the season because of the disintegration of any semblance of defense. I would like to see another good half.

ISU has impressed me under Coach O. ISU is a basketball friendly place. Great home arena crowds. But Texas has shown potential [at least, when winning] with the Moody and the student seating that could be attractive to Otzelberger. I think CDC will do as well as he can with what Texas can offer - but it does come down to what CAN and WILL Texas offer [for coaches plus NIL]? I hope it is an attractive package that frees CDC to have excellent options. There are coaches with running styles that would tend to fill the Moody, and they would always be my personal preference as a live viewer in the arena. Coach Otz is one of them. Will Wade is another. I accept Bierce's review of Pitino's son although I have never seen his team play. There are several other Usual Suspects, but for my taste, stay away from coaches who rely first on defensive bangers to the detriment of offensive speed, even if they are proven winners with it. And while I think Royal Ivey is going to stay in the NBA, we know from his Olympic team that he coaches a fast brand of ball and can develop team structure from raw kids. Just sayin...

I could imagine myself 65 years ago as the previous ICW lefty - I felt his motion. But I do not feel this guy. Also, if I had given up three long outs the previous inning my HS coach would have pulled me. Or else the seventh would have happened to me.

I think QE's apparent physical brittleness will hurt his draft stock just as it limited him at Texas.

Jeff, how bad is Kaluma's knee? Is it a bruise or a strain or a tear? What do we know?

What is Kaluma's injury?

I am sure Shedrick would like to stay upright.

If at first you dont succeed try try again...

But without Kaluma and Weaver he is what we get.

I want Pryor

It was originally thought that Pope had a green light whenever he was open. That seems a bad plan.

Some guys do not get back, one guy simply can't. I think Shedrick is hurting in his back the way he is running - looks like running through 5 feet of water.

OK...

Don't think Mark has any confidence at the rim, either.

Pryor defense is real.

WHY? [Chi in February?]

Will Wade?

Any progress report on Baxter?

On Will Wade - I assume the show cause order against him while he was at McNeese was the culmination of the LSU investigation. I think that Order runs until some time in 2026 and might put a wet blanket on hiring him before then. If any of you are more familiar with that scenario please chime in. CDC could always refer to him as former Harvard coach Will Wade, of course.

I would have called rwo in the last five minutes but I am biased, right?

The typical run of a college president, especially at a public U. is 5 years. This regardless of how well loved one might be. There are relatively benign institutional factors that underlay this timetable. You could research this yourself, I am merely reporting the standard result.

I do not think it is fair to assume that Texas will become a BIG $$ player with hoops NIL. It could happen, but it has not happened yet. And that might be a stumbling block in any search process. I am especially interested in the thoughts of those of you who have been close to the program [I was, in the oughts, but not now].

Makes perfectly good sense.

Thanks for the updates.

Now all LA must do is trade LeBron for Jokovic, straight up. It was hard to think of a more baffling deal...