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What an absolute snoozer

I’m not sure Tejada is a high major player

(11-05-2026 08:53 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  I’m not sure Tejada is a high major player

i think there's a role for him if he chooses to play big, especially since we don't have much size. if he makes himself small by playing on the perimeter and jacking treys, than he's going to get rotational minutes.

Did Elamin even play?

Much better shooting in the second half. Not overly concerned with anything after just game #2. New coach, all new players. Time to gel. Can I just say how refreshing it is to see a coach with some veins coming out of his neck and calling time outs to yell at players not hustling or making bone headed plays?

(11-05-2026 08:57 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(11-05-2026 08:53 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  I’m not sure Tejada is a high major player

i think there's a role for him if he chooses to play big, especially since we don't have much size. if he makes himself small by playing on the perimeter and jacking treys, than he's going to get rotational minutes.

Two games in and I still don't have much of a read on this team. The offense has a lot of movement, and seems to be creating a lot of good looks, but we haven't been knocking them down at the rate we need to be competitive in the Big 12. The perimeter D has been great in the 2nd half both games, but lacking in other areas. There seems to be a lot of skill, but still not really in sync (not surprising given all the changes). Minnesota should tell us a lot more on Monday.

(11-05-2026 08:52 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  What an absolute snoozer

yup. listened to the game driving up to ann arbor. snoozer is the only word i could think of as well. carson played great and then picked up three fouls in under a minute. parryman also picked up two quick ones early and didn't see the floor after. thankfully colvin showed up and mahaffey so far's been the most consistent

need Hastings

Is there some way we can get last year’s players back and have them coached by the new guy?

Colvin was a guy I was really excited to see us land. He's got skills on both ends of the court. I still think Tejada will be a nice contributor when everyone's roles become more developed and he realizes we don't need him to be one dimensional. I like his mix of size and skills. This staff is still feeling out situational rotations and yes we are thin on the front line until injuries sort out. I'm not sure anyone will know what we have for another month or two.

Hoping the Shoe is rocking for the next one.

Right now I trust the coaches to figure things. They already have a short leash if you’re not getting it done. Athletically this team scares me a bit but the skill level is there. It really is a mid-major all star team but that has both good and bad things.

A new coach for a team that has not gone to the NCAA tournament since incoming freshmen were in the 6th grade, zero returning players...Hell, I'm thrilled with a mid major all star team in year 1

I suspect this team will be slightly better than last year (maybe 1-2 more wins) which should land us in the expanded 76 team NCAAT. I could be wrong- it truly is hard to tell anymore since everyone flips their entire roster on a year to year basis. This team should be much better in January than they are right now.

Calhoun sitting players who were struggling was great to see, Wes refussed to do that.

Eager to see them play minnysolda.

(11-06-2026 08:25 AM)icehole6 Wrote:  Calhoun sitting players who were struggling was great to see, Wes refussed to do that.

That photo might best summarize a lasting memory of his 5 years here. Not just him being a spectator but the wholly joyless expressions on every face obligated to be in seats behind him.

(11-06-2026 07:34 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  A new coach for a team that has not gone to the NCAA tournament since incoming freshmen were in the 6th grade, zero returning players...Hell, I'm thrilled with a mid major all star team in year 1

It not necessarily a bad thing but physically this team is going to struggle vs the top end of the Big XII but the coaching and skill is way better. They are going to improve but the lack of Hastings really shows how fragile things can be in terms of post depth.

(11-06-2026 06:54 AM)Former Lurker Wrote:  Is there some way we can get last year’s players back and have them coached by the new guy?

It seemed like Tillery wanted to stay. Wonder what the story was there.

I still have concerns about the "mid major all star team". I'm hoping that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. From what I can gather, UC has the highest payroll of any team that doesn't feature a top 100 ranked player. If not the highest, very close to the top. Calhoun definitely went with quantity rather than top end guys. This was a common criticism of Miller's teams.