Preview and Open Game Day Thread: Texas vs. Texas Tech
by Seth C on Jan 17, 2009 7:37 AM CST
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The Numbers:
Probable Starting Lineups:
| Texas Tech | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| John Roberson | 5-11 | 165 | G | So. | 14.4 | 3.6 | 6.1 |
| Alan Voskuil | 6-3 | 181 | G | Sr. | 14.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 |
| Michael Prince | 6-7 | 208 | F | Sr. | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| D'Walyn Roberts | 6-7 | 194 | F | So. | 7.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 6-10 | 240 | C | Fr. | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| Texas | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| A.J. Abrams | 5-11 | 161 | G | Sr. | 17.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Justin Mason | 6-2 | 194 | G | Jr. | 6.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| Damion James | 6-7 | 222 | F | Jr. | 14.7 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
| Connor Athley | 6-10 | 228 | F | Sr. | 6.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Dexter Pittman | 6-10 | 298 | C | Jr. | 9.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
Keys to the Game:
- Maybe There's A Chance: I'm not real confident heading into today's game and I feel that the biggest thing that Texas Tech as going for them is that UT's leading scorer, Abrams, is in one heck of a shooting funk (8-27 vs. OU; 2-10 vs. ISU; and 3-16 vs. Ark). It would be really nice if that shooting touch lasted at least one more game.
- Keep Them Off The Boards: I'm probably going to just leave this as a key for the rest of the season, and Pat Knight mentioned it in this morning's notes, but Texas is an awfully good rebounding team and I'm extremely happy that Suljagic and Cook will be back for this game.
- Play At Your Pace: I'm not going to try and convince you that the turnovers weren't a killer last Saturday against Baylor, but the Red Raiders had 15 in the first half and were still in the game. If Roberson, Voskuil and Okorie can just be selective when running and take care of the ball, I actually think Texas Tech can win this game. Lose the turnover battle, and I think it's an "L".
GO RAIDERS . . .
*Stats can be found at Ken Pomeroy: K.P. Rank = the Ken Pomeroy Rank; Offensive Efficiency = the national rank in terms of points scored per 100 possessions; Defensive Efficiency = the national rank in terms of points allowed per 100 possession. Numbers in parentheses are national rank.
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No chance.
I am not convinced this team can beat anyone in the conference except through just good luck. Junior has not proved a thing, yet. That is all…..
TTpilk
Yeah,
it’s not good when my first point is about the struggles of the opposing player.
Go Raiders . . .
Double-T Nation
25 point loss
unless UT has a game in which they can’t score, which is possible
they struggled against texas state and a fewothers in that fashion
Texas defense is pretty bad, no way they’re as good as their ranking. If Tech’s open shooting didn’t suck so badly, this would’ve been at worst a close game.
I don’t think I have enough toes to count all the missed or passed-up open looks by the deep shooters.
Yeah, the officiating was terrible, but should we expect anything more from Big XII refs? Bad calls cost Tech points early, but not 22 of them. Pat Knight needs to teach the guys how to shoot. Stop practicing dunks in pre-game and start practicing defense and contested shots.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Texas Tech has taken a step back from last year
I understand that this is Pat Knight’s first full year and all that. But, what concerns me most is that not only has he not improved the team, but instead the team appears to have taken a step back. It looks like an awfully coached, terribly undisciplined team. I am not sure if we would win another game in the BigXII. I am wondering how long do we give for this Pat Knight experiment and at what cost!
Pat Knight
needs to really stop being publicly critical of his players. It won’t make them better shooters. These are kids HE helped recruit. If he doesn’t like the result, he needs to focus on coaching them, not criticizing them in the media. He’s an ass….sorry, but I just think he is. He has exactly ZERO coaching skins on the wall to get on a high horse about performance,
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