Normally I don't really give a flip about college basketball but...

[Blake]

"Texas Tech has now gone 184 minutes and 42 seconds without trailing. The last time the Red Raiders trailed in a game was with 4:43 remaining in the first half of the game against Florida Atlantic on December 19..."

[Blake]

But they'll fuck it up somehow come tourney time

[IronMexican]

:lol talking college ball and it not being late March

[Blake]

:lol talking college ball and it not being late March

That's how shocking this Tech development is at the moment

[Blake]

#8 Red Raiders vs #9 Sooners tomorrow night at 6pm

OU: top scoring team in country: 94ppg
Tech: #4 scoring defense in country: 59ppg

OU's freshman Trae Young playing out of his mind.

[Mark Celibate]

#8 Red Raiders vs #9 Sooners tomorrow night at 6pm

OU: top scoring team in country: 94ppg
Tech: #4 scoring defense in country: 59ppg

OU's freshman Trae Young playing out of his mind.

tbh if we're allowed to get away with 1/10th of the thuggery that Thuggins and his team applied to Young, we'd win this going away imo

[Blake]

Bump is that you

[Bill_Brasky]

tbh if we're allowed to get away with 1/10th of the thuggery that Thuggins and his team applied to Young, we'd win this going away imo

Welp that didn't happen.

Don't get me wrong Tech didn't really deserve to win but Young was pretty untouchable tonight.

[Blake]

Young will be a top 3 draft pick. Maybe 1.

[Blake]

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[Blake]

"MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's athletic department said Sunday it is reviewing an incident in which a player is seen striking a Texas Tech fan who had joined thousands of others in a postgame celebration.

Video posted on social media*by fans at the game in Lubbock, Texas, show forward Wes Harris and other West Virginia players trying to reach the sideline as fans swarmed the court Saturday in celebration of*No. 8 Texas Tech's 72-71 win*over No. 2 West Virginia.

The videos appear to show Harris striking a fan who had run into him before Harris is pulled away. Other players were involved in a separate skirmish trying to protect a teammate in the swarm....."


Lol

[Mark Celibate]

These guys desperately need some kind of go to player that is somewhat difficult to stop. The more I watch the team, the more I think they are going to fizzle out as the year goes on. The defense is great, but they go through long stretches where it's like pulling teeth trying to get a basket. The long droughts are usually ended by someone making a tough fadeaway with a hand in their face.

They snuck up on Kansas, and got a big home win against WVU but I see them finishing fourth in the Big XII imo

[Blake]

Sweet 16 would be a nice year

[Mark Celibate]

Sweet 16 would be a nice year

yep, this looks like a textbook sweet 16 team. It's hard not to like the team. They play hard defense, make few mistakes, and maximize their talent. It's just that the elite playmaking ability isn't there from anybody on the team. Texas, being more athletic across the board, somewhat exposed them last night. Especially in the front court. Bamba just erased anybody who he was guarding, but the real head scratcher was the fact that they couldn't even get by the tubby Bill Walton look a like

[benefactor]

yep, this looks like a textbook sweet 16 team. It's hard not to like the team. They play hard defense, make few mistakes, and maximize their talent. It's just that the elite playmaking ability isn't there from anybody on the team. Texas, being more athletic across the board, somewhat exposed them last night. Especially in the front court. Bamba just erased anybody who he was guarding, but the real head scratcher was the fact that they couldn't even get by the tubby Bill Walton look a like
Det big whitey is actually pretty good. Good skill set for an unathletic dude. He might wind up a decent energy big at the next level

[Mark Celibate]

sons, I might have been premature even giving them a chance at the Sweet Sixteen. Turns out that this is just your typical TTU sports team folding in conference play per par, it just came a few games later then other seasons.

god bless

[Blake]

Teams got the scouting report now how to beat tech.

Nice run while it lasted

[Blake]

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[Mark Celibate]

Tough year for Texas. Had a handful of close out of conference losses to good teams and then got beat up by the Big XII gauntlet.

[Blake]

Shitty coaching right there on that last play. They just let Keenan walk up and take a shot.

Shaka might have one year left to get this horn team with this talent to make a tourney run

[Mark Celibate]

Shitty coaching right there on that last play. They just let Keenan walk up and take a shot.

Shaka might have one year left to get this horn team with this talent to make a tourney run

I agree. They've had a murderous schedule but you can't drop those games against Ok State and Baylor. Also, it looks like they've been especially shitty in close games just by glancing at their schedule

[Mark Celibate]

Det big whitey is actually pretty good. Good skill set for an unathletic dude. He might wind up a decent energy big at the next level

:lol
yeah as goofy as he looks, he's pretty aggressive and has a nice all around game. Seems like he has trouble finishing plays though even after making a good move.

[Bill_Brasky]

Texas offense is so shitty......not a ton of off ball movement and i think their gyards are allergic to driving it into the paint....

[Blake]

"LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Keenan Evans scored 26 points and No. 7 Texas Tech beat 23rd-ranked Oklahoma 88-78 on Tuesday night in Division I scoring leader Trae Young's first college game in the city where he was born.

Young, the son of former Texas Tech player Rayford Young, missed all nine 3-pointers while finishing with 19 points in front of a hostile Lubbock crowd that booed him just about every time he touched the ball in the Sooners' fourth straight loss....."


:lol

[Blake]

Great game against tcu.

Great season. There'll be a lot of hype heading into next season.

[DontStopBelieving]

Really excited about the tournament. I really think that this team with a healthy Keenan and Zach Smith is as good of a team as any in the country.

[Blake]

I think they go as far as Keenan can take them

[Blake]

Lol big 12 giving Bill Self co-coach of the year honors with all that stacked talent.

Beard should have owned it outright going away. What a bunch of bullshit.

[Blake]

Lol Memphis already considering firing Tubby Smith

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/memphis-officials-seriously-considering-penny-hardaway-to-replace-tubby-smith/

[DontStopBelieving]

Good win. Probably need to win the tournament if we want a shot at a 3 seed and a spot in Dallas. I think we can do it

[Bill_Brasky]

Beat by Thuggins. Would have been a 7-10 point win if we just hit our damn FTs. I'm thinking Kansas will.

[rjv]

nice run so far by the raiders. not too surprising as they could have easily won the big XII this season.

[Blake]

nice run so far by the raiders. not too surprising as they could have easily won the big XII this season.

This has been a great, historic season by any measure for Tech. If they can somehow get a win vs Purdue, it's just icing.

[Blake]

Aw shit. Had to know it though.

"Texas Tech freshman Zhaire Smith declares for NBA draft without hiring agent"

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/texastechredraiders/2018/04/04/texas-tech-freshman-zhaire-smith-declare-nba-draft

[Blake]

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[Blake]

Lolwtf the NCAA official site has Tech at #3 in the nation in their 1st ranking of the year

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=newssearch&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj3hrfZ7_TeAhVo4IMKHZxCBqsQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncaa.com%2Fnews%2Fbasketball-men%2Farticle%2F2018-11-26%2Fcollege-basketball-rankings-ohio-state-tops-first-net&psig=AOvVaw1hWQx2sAAeFFAXpaaFkkmW&ust=1543418392430869


The AP predicted them to finish 7th... in the conference... in the preseason poll

[Mark Celibate]

Yeah what’s up with them being ranked in the top 5 in all of these obscure polls?

tbh they’ve been much better than I thought they’d be and it’s clear Beard can coach. Convincing Wins over USC/Nebraska have me convinced they’re a tourney team again. Depending on how bad they get beat but Duke will tell us if they actually have a shot at making another run again or not

[Mark Celibate]

nice win again today, had no idea Tariq Owens was that good. Pretty much guaranteed to be 11-1 going into conference play

[Blake]

Memphis had a big lead most of the game.

But Tech did what they've been doing by wearing the other team down with that defense and then running past them.

I got sick of them panning over to Penny every 30 seconds and then talking about how they got a commit from the top player in the country

[Mark Celibate]

Memphis had a big lead most of the game.

But Tech did what they've been doing by wearing the other team down with that defense and then running past them.

I got sick of them panning over to Penny every 30 seconds and then talking about how they got a commit from the top player in the country

gotta give props where props is due. I thought Texas Tech would just revert back to being the cellar of the Big XII after all those losses, but it's clear that they'll be a top 3, top 4 team in the Big XII year in year out as long as Beard is the coach. It's bittersweet though, because you know it's only a matter of time before he's out the door to UT or somewhere similar.

The way they play defense is how I had hoped the team would look when they had shitty Pat Knight here. They had similar talent (good Juco transfers, good athletes, but no 4 or 5 star prospects) but they didn't make up for it by playing physical defense like they are now

[playblair]

shaka with another terrible game cdc plz hire beard

[Blake]

shaka with another terrible game cdc plz hire beard

:lol Shaka should be fired today after these two losses to scrub teams

[Mark Celibate]

Blake, the night is upon us. If they can keep it competitive deep into the second half, I'm ok with that. A win would obviously be crazy, but I can't see a once-in-a-generation type team like this year's Duke losing twice this early in the season

[Blake]

Typical Tech game would go something like "Tech comes out firing has 42-29 halftime lead before losing 76-74 at the buzzer"

I'm still pretty pumped for this one tho :hungry:

[Blake]

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[Blake]

Duke will probably beat Tech by 15+ on their way to winning the title this year.

I feel like Tech is playing with house money going into this one any way

[playblair]

tech leading duke............if tech beats duke beard will be gone from tech end of year..........beard to texas is highly likely

[Blake]

tech leading duke............if tech beats duke beard will be gone from tech end of year..........beard to texas is highly likely

Eat a dick :lol

[playblair]

Eat a dick

tech leads duke @ half...............texas is getting a 300 million $$$ arena built next season..........shaka will not last another year.............beard will not pick tech over texas its inevitable

[Blake]

tech leads duke @ half...............texas is getting a 300 million $$$ arena built next season..........shaka will not last another year.............beard will not pick tech over texas its inevitable

:lol you'll be saying that for the next ten years

[Blake]

Refs helping the devils out here in the first half but tech needs to take care of the ball much better

[Mark Celibate]

Great showing IMO

Just thinking of TTU's history, it's ludicrous to think that they could go toe to toe with a team like this during a rebuilding year where they lost so many players.

The way they played this game, and how they shut down Villanova's offense last year, it's only a few years before they actually become legitimate national title contenders at this rate. That's all assuming Beard stays though

[Blake]

Duke just out NBA talented them.

K didn't have to coach any at all. They got all but 4 points off fast break and 2nd chance points in the first half.

Saying Beard is a bad ass is a gross understatement. I hate the term good loss but this is a good loss.

[Blake]

I also need to see Culver be way more aggressive and way more selfish out there for Tech to make a decent tourney run like last year.

[Mark Celibate]

Duke just out NBA talented them.

K didn't have to coach any at all. They got all but 4 points off fast break and 2nd chance points in the first half.

Saying Beard is a bad ass is a gross understatement. I hate the term good loss but this is a good loss.

That was pretty much my thought watching RJ Barrett play. Just put his head down, drove, and used his size/athleticism to score ala college Derrick Rose and that was pretty much the difference. Jones is a damn good player though, very underappreciated with all the talent on the roster

[rjv]

nice showing by tech; some poor shot selection in the closing minutes didn't help. still think tech can be a final four team if things fall into place for them come tourney time.

[Blake]

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Well that was rather satisfying.

[Mark Celibate]

They've been playing like a legitimate #1 seed the past five games with the way they've been shooting. KSU plays @ Kansas which will likely be a loss, but I don't see us winning at Iowa State unfortunately

[Blake]

Watching Culver this year, I honestly don't think he's close to being NBA ready. He's getting way over hyped as a lottery pick, imo

[Mark Celibate]

Watching Culver this year, I honestly don't think he's close to being NBA ready. He's getting way over hyped as a lottery pick, imo

Why’s that? I haven’t really watched too many games so I can’t say but he looks pretty good from the few games I have watched. You think fatigue might be a factor considering nobody else on the team can create their own shot?

[Blake]

Why’s that? I haven’t really watched too many games so I can’t say but he looks pretty good from the few games I have watched. You think fatigue might be a factor considering nobody else on the team can create their own shot?

He's still very raw. I'm sure a team drafts him and just let's him play developmental league for a few years. His game reminds me of Kobe's.

I'm a bigger fan of Moretti's game tbh. I'm hoping he's still here again next year

[Mark Celibate]

get dooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn here comes BEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDD DDDDDD

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[Blake]

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[Blake]

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[Blake]

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[Mark Celibate]

Whoooooaaaaaa Nellie!

[Blake]

WV came to play. Tech was already looking ahead.

I do like the Cleveland Red Raider moxy coming back and actually taking the lead late after being down 16 but it's still a bad look...... even if this conference tourney really means nothing to anyone anywhere except the schools making money off it

[Mark Celibate]

Kinda nervous about this week, not sure what to expect. I know usually the general outlook isn't too bright for teams that fell short of the semis in their conference tournament, but this feels a little different in that TTU was red hot before letting their guard down against a team they already massacred earlier in the year. I'm optimistic that this was more of a blip on the radar and they're itching to get out there and get the bad taste out of their mouth.

[Mark Celibate]

good job taking care of business today but real nervous about the next one vs Buffalo...didn't realize how good they were this year. Are we even favored in this one?

(Feel like I'm just rambling alone in this thread ala Millenial Messiah in every NFL gameday thread per par etc)

[Blake]

Yeah not sure what to make of the Buffalo Bulls. Hard to get fired up one way or the other.

I'm already looking forward to Tech v Michigan...

[Mark Celibate]

Yeah not sure what to make of the Buffalo Bulls. Hard to get fired up one way or the other.

I'm already looking forward to Tech v Michigan...

I watched some highlights of a few of their games, and they honestly remind me of the 2007 Warriors. They play at 100 mph, everybody can shoot and they all have the greenlight, decent defense, and 3-4 veteran skilled players who can create their own shot. They have some pretty eye popping box scores this season and while their overall schedule is obviously not that great, they do have wins at West Virginia and at Syracuse

[Blake]

I watched some highlights of a few of their games, and they honestly remind me of the 2007 Warriors. They play at 100 mph, everybody can shoot and they all have the greenlight, decent defense, and 3-4 veteran skilled players who can create their own shot. They have some pretty eye popping box scores this season and while their overall schedule is obviously not that great, they do have wins at West Virginia and at Syracuse

I don't know anything about em but sounds like if Tech can chase them off the 3 point line they'll be alright

[Blake]

If anyone has been wondering if Tech's defense is for real by now there's no way there's any doubters.

Should be a 57-56 final score type of slugfest this Thursday vs Michigan. Can't wait.

[Mark Celibate]

Yeah that was an impressive win. Buffalo is definitey no joke

[Blake]

"....In Thursday night’s Sweet 16 pairing between Michigan and Texas Tech, that mentality will cut both ways. According to kenpom.com data, Texas Tech has the nation’s top-rated defense with an adjusted efficiency of 85.5. Michigan sits a shred behind at 86.0. Both teams have six losses, neither got enough credit entering the year (Michigan opened at No. 19 in the AP Poll; Texas Tech was unranked), and now, they’re two wins away from the Final Four. "

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/03/28/michigan-texas-tech-sweet-16-ncaa-tournament-march-madness

[Blake]

"What scares me about Michigan? Everything,” Beard said. “Starts with their Hall of Fame coach, simply stated this team doesn’t beat themselves. If you’re going to beat Michigan, you have to score more points than them. We will have to play our cleanest game of the year, our best 40 minutes.”

[Blake]

"If you’re in search of showtime, watch something else. "

:lol

"This one is shaping up as a game where every possession matters, with potential for the sort of back-and-forth that can cement a game as a classic. Some might see a rock fight, others might see rock, paper, scissors. Regardless, you’re likely to get a good one."

[Mark Celibate]

"What scares me about Michigan? Everything,” Beard said. “Starts with their Hall of Fame coach, simply stated this team doesn’t beat themselves. If you’re going to beat Michigan, you have to score more points than them. We will have to play our cleanest game of the year, our best 40 minutes.”

Interesting...

[Blake]

Interesting...

Sounds popovichian

[Mark Celibate]

:lol this is like watching the Pacers/Pistons in the early 00’s

[Blake]

First team to 30 wins

[Blake]

I was just kidding but damn

This is brutal to watch

[Blake]

Welp that second half was extremely satisfying to watch.

next up:

Gonzaga: #1 offense
Texas Tech: #1 defense

:hungry: :hungry:

[Blake]

I was just kidding but damn

This is brutal to watch

"...fun with numbers. Michigan scored 16 points in the first half. Twenty minutes, 25 shots, 16 points. Sixteen! That’s the lowest ever for a Michigan team in tournament play, lower even than the 18 points Michigan scratched out against Holy Cross. In 1948..."

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/03/29/texas-tech-michigan-score-march-madness-ncaa-tournament

[Mark Celibate]

throwing aside that fluky West Virginia loss in the Big XII tournament, these guys have been on an unreal tear the past two months

[Blake]

I keep waiting for det Browns team to show and yet they keep going 85 Bears. Beard is not human.

[Mark Celibate]

tbh the Texas Tech Browns will re-emerge when Beard inevitably accepts a lucrative position at literally anywhere and we inevitably fade back into obscurity. For now I'm just enjoying college basketball's version of the 03-04 Pistons IMO

[Blake]

:lol god I hope he stays for at least another 5 years

[rjv]

great win last night. gonzaga will be a very tough game but just happy that tech put a beat down on michigan.

[ace3g]

Don't usually do well in my bracket picks (mostly because I don't watch a lot of college basketball) but got 6/8 this year.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D24XG2GWkAA1GQX.png

[Blake]

I agree with all the honks saying Tech really needs to show this game down to a grinding halt.

I have faith in Beard's halftime adjustments

[Blake]

I'm tired of seeing John Stockton and their coach's wife

[DMX7]

I missed the game but big congrats to Tech on the result!

[Mark Celibate]

:lol sons the Texas Tech Pistons do it again

tbh the Gonzaga post players could’ve benefited from Mrs. Few’s bicep workout regime IMO

[playblair]

shaka lost corprew & smith to tech .............. they were in the final 2 with tech but shaka didnt push 4 them to commit :bang

[Kermit]

shaka lost corprew & smith to tech .............. they were in the final 2 with tech but shaka didnt push 4 them to commit :bang

:cry:cry

[Blake]

get dooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn here comes BEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDD DDDDDD

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:cry I'm so happy

[Blake]

Go Duke. Give us another shot at those fuckers

[Blake]

I admit I was afraid there in the last minute Tech was gonna Browns it... Was having awful flashbacks to this game in 1996:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-03-22-9603220302-story.html

[RD2191]

Purdue getting hosed by the refs

[Mark Celibate]

Posted this in the other thread, but Hachimura does not look like an NBA lottery pick at all. Too slow/unexplosive to be a wing player, and too short to be a post player at the next level.

Also :lol at Clarke/Hachimura getting bullied by Davide Morretti Rodman and Matt Mooney Wallace in the post all game

[Mark Celibate]

Go Duke. Give us another shot at those fuckers

Ha! Not so fast my friend!

[rjv]

very impressed with this tech team. in some ways, the michigan state match up will be a game between two very similar teams. best of luck to tech!

[Blake]

Not to go full homer here but I think Tech beats these guys by ~15.

Michy St has shown a propensity to turn the ball over which is right up Raider alley

[Mark Celibate]

Not to go full homer here but I think Tech beats these guys by ~15.

Michy St has shown a propensity to turn the ball over which is right up Raider alley

yeah idk what to think of Michigan State. part of me thinks we'll be fine, and the mono-suicidal part of me thinks that they do some things well that we are weak at or intentionally give up i.e. three point shooting and offensive rebounding. I thought Gonzaga would burn us on those two, but they were clearly rattled by the Texas Tech Ravens' defense whereas Michigan State seems like a much more mentally tough team.

Who knows though, just talking out of my ass per par etc....haven't watched them that much. As the Beard says, it comes down to scoring more points than they do at the end of the day. I think the key matchup in this one, is whoever comes out with the higher point total wins the game

[Blake]

I don't know shit about michy St other than what I've read. I'm just going with the gut

[Spur|n|Austin]

Wreck em!!!

[rjv]

I don't know shit about michy St other than what I've read. I'm just going with the gut

lots of veterans. long. scrappy. great defense. solid coaching. pretty much like tech but tech is more athletic.

[playblair]

texas dominated michigan st in the first half all tech has to do is press

[playblair]

:lol...where the fuck was this basketball team all season?

jai lucas cant coach offense

[Blake]

"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Beard of Texas Tech wins Associated Press men's basketball coach of the year; team reached its first Final Four."

Not to much of a surprise at this point but not any less impressively astounding either

[Mark Celibate]

jai lucas cant coach offense

randomly editing a post a full day later...i wonder if that's a record on this site?

[benefactor]

randomly editing a post a full day later...i wonder if that's a record on this site?
Not only that, but during the edit he decided to bring my quote from a different thread to this one. So much autism tbh

[Blake]

1114746795731693568

[Blake]

1114751742430912514

Ah don't ever change, Raider fan.

Lol tear gas

[DMX7]

1114751742430912514

Ah don't ever change, Raider fan.

Lol tear gas

Imagine if they win on Monday! Call in the national guard!

[pgardn]

They are so fun to watch.

Their switches are so perfectly timed, and then the long kid in the middle comes off his man at just the right moment to make a block. It’s beautifully controlled intensity. They play very hard on defense without going spastic, that’s very difficult for a college kids. And they have scouted their opponents and overplay them like they have practiced against them every day.

All they have to do is makes some shots. The white guard brought game and when he went sour their best player, with great patience and selflessness then took over. No panic, or getting mad or retribution (I’m gonna show coach he should have played me more stuff)

TT in the finals... pigs fly. And in this case, pigs deserve to fly.

The coach really does believe his bench guys can contribute because he has taught them. That muscular center did not go for blocks, he moved his feet, hands, and was just terrific on rebounds. He knows what he can do. He does not try to fill in trying to replace a guy who has a gift for shot blocking thus leading to stupid fouls and getting out of position. He does his thing very well.

[Mark Celibate]

They are so fun to watch.

Their switches are so perfectly timed, and then the long kid in the middle comes off his man at just the right moment to make a block. It’s beautifully controlled intensity. They play very hard on defense without going spastic, that’s very difficult for a college kids. And they have scouted their opponents and overplay them like they have practiced against them every day.

All they have to do is makes some shots. The white guard brought game and when he went sour their best player, with great patience and selflessness then took over. No panic, or getting mad or retribution (I’m gonna show coach he should have played me more stuff)

TT in the finals... pigs fly. And in this case, pigs deserve to fly.

The coach really does believe his bench guys can contribute because he has taught them. That muscular center did not go for blocks, he moved his feet, hands, and was just terrific on rebounds. He knows what he can do. He does not try to fill in trying to replace a guy who has a gift for shot blocking thus leading to stupid fouls and getting out of position. He does his thing very well.

Yeah their defense is insane. They basically just funnel you to the baseline and trap you, which gives you a horrible passing lane. If anybody happens to get into the middle of the court and drive the lane, there's already somebody waiting to take a charge. You can tell they scout the post players well too and know their tendencies. I know vs Gonzaga and Michigan State, whenever a guy caught it in the post, somebody was already creeping behind the guy's strong shoulder and soon as he made his move it was right into the teeth of a double team. Pretty much all of the easy buckets that teams are used to getting are all taken away by the defensive scheme Tech runs.

[Blake]

They are so fun to watch.

Their switches are so perfectly timed, and then the long kid in the middle comes off his man at just the right moment to make a block. It’s beautifully controlled intensity. They play very hard on defense without going spastic, that’s very difficult for a college kids. And they have scouted their opponents and overplay them like they have practiced against them every day.

All they have to do is makes some shots. The white guard brought game and when he went sour their best player, with great patience and selflessness then took over. No panic, or getting mad or retribution (I’m gonna show coach he should have played me more stuff)

TT in the finals... pigs fly. And in this case, pigs deserve to fly.

The coach really does believe his bench guys can contribute because he has taught them. That muscular center did not go for blocks, he moved his feet, hands, and was just terrific on rebounds. He knows what he can do. He does not try to fill in trying to replace a guy who has a gift for shot blocking thus leading to stupid fouls and getting out of position. He does his thing very well.

It's crazy because it's not like Tech has all world talent. It's really just all Beard and that bad ass defensive assistant coach.

[pgardn]

It's crazy because it's not like Tech has all world talent. It's really just all Beard and that bad ass defensive assistant coach.

This kind of basketball is absolutely wonderful to watch.
I can see how TT might lose some games, but this current level is very difficult to beat because different guys are contributing offensively by making shots.
They give themselves every chance in the world to win because the D is so efficient. Now they are not even fouling that much things are so well timed. And they showed they can adjust with subs on D. Offensively, One night its the Italian kid hitting, next the tough white kid, or the penetrating strong guard. And then they got the one legit pro level kid who can actually wait his turn. He trusts his teammates but he can bring them home like the last minute and a half hitting those shots.

They wore Michigan St. down. Thats ridiculous. Michigan St. rarely gets beat in that type of game. Both teams got the games they are best at and Tech won.

I could go on and on. They set very smart screens. If the angle does not work the screener does not force a foul turnover, screener just lets it go and they set up quickly again. No moving screens, sticking hips and legs out getting stupid fouls on offense in which they dont get a shot.

[Mark Celibate]

This kind of basketball is absolutely wonderful to watch.
I can see how TT might lose some games, but this current level is very difficult to beat because different guys are contributing offensively by making shots.
They give themselves every chance in the world to win because the D is so efficient. Now they are not even fouling that much things are so well timed. And they showed they can adjust with subs on D. Offensively, One night its the Italian kid hitting, next the tough white kid, or the penetrating strong guard. And then they got the one legit pro level kid who can actually wait his turn. He trusts his teammates but he can bring them home like the last minute and a half hitting those shots.

They wore Michigan St. down. Thats ridiculous. Michigan St. rarely gets beat in that type of game. Both teams got the games they are best at and Tech won.

I could go on and on. They set very smart screens. If the angle does not work the screener does not force a foul turnover, screener just lets it go and they set up quickly again. No moving screens, sticking hips and legs out getting stupid fouls on offense in which they dont get a shot.

yeah that's what I was most proud of. Michigan State basketball is the epitome of grind it out, toughness, blue collar, rough you up, etc. and Texas Tech bullied them right from the get-go. MSU played good defense in the first half, but it still seemed like Tech's shots were not that difficult to come by whereas MSU struggled just to get any kind of decent attempt

[Mark Celibate]

1114751742430912514

Ah don't ever change, Raider fan.

Lol tear gas

:lmao shit. I couldn't imagine TTU fans actually being able to handle a national championship. Lubbock seriously needs to call in the National Guard asap IMO

[Blake]

1115022298086506497

[rjv]

i think it's probably a good time to rename this thread.

[DMX7]

Imagine if they win on Monday! Call in the national guard!


:lmao shit. I couldn't imagine TTU fans actually being able to handle a national championship. Lubbock seriously needs to call in the National Guard asap IMO

Brah, you're stealing my line but yeah I clearly agree.

[benefactor]

:lol

In the name of John Denver, Pat Green, Sheryl Swoopes, Scott Pelley, Michael Crabtree, Patrick Mahomes, Emily Jones, Darvin Ham, the statue of Buddy Holly, and everyone associated with Lubbock and Texas Tech, please don’t blow this for the rest of Texas.

America is watching. If the Red Raiders win on Monday night in Minneapolis, please don’t go all Texas Tech on us again and embarrass not only yourselves, but Texas, to only further solidify a stereotype about the Red Raiders and Lubbock.

Too many people think Texas Tech is the cousin who shows up late at Thanksgiving and picks a fight over whether Lynyrd Skynyrd could beat up Dale Earnhardt.

What happened in Lubbock on Saturday night after the Red Raiders advanced to the national title game by defeating Michigan State is 50 percent shameful, and 250 percent predictable.
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article228950364.html

[benefactor]

double

[Mark Celibate]

Rofl ^

its inevitable tho tbh, the same fans that stormed the field three times against Texas even when they knew their team would get a penalty in a one score game :lol

[Blake]

:lol

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article228950364.html

Lol spot on

Hopefully Raider fan got it all out the other night. Hopefully.

[Das Texan]

Big XII having a nice postseason run in college basketball.

NIT Men's title
NCAA Women's title
NCAA Men's title?

Man not bad for a POS conference right Aggies?

[Blake]

Big XII having a nice postseason run in college basketball.

NIT Men's title
NCAA Women's title
NCAA Men's title?

Man not bad for a POS conference right Aggies?

Oh yeah congrats to ut and tcu for being the 66th and 67th best teams or whatever

[Mark Celibate]

I've never been a UT basher considering just this year we won in Austin for the first time in like 30 years, and we've had too long a history of being the Texas Tech Browns but I couldn't help but :lol at the "NIT champs!" gear that was posted on the front page of their athletic website

[Blake]

I've never been a UT basher considering just this year we won in Austin for the first time in like 30 years, and we've had too long a history of being the Texas Tech Browns but I couldn't help but :lol at the "NIT champs!" gear that was posted on the front page of their athletic website

Yeah not sure how many cars get turned and burned if Tech won the NIT. Maybe 2

[DMX7]

Yeah not sure how many cars get turned and burned if Tech won the NIT. Maybe 2

That two too many.

You knew this game would come down to the wire.

[RD2191]

Fucking tech choked there at the end. No way they win it in OT.

[RD2191]

:lol what a choke by tech. Pathetic

[Das Texan]

Oh yeah congrats to ut and tcu for being the 66th and 67th best teams or whatever

still better than atm?

[SpursforSix]

Fuck me. Bullshit that they review the last out of bounds but can’t do anything about the reach in foul on the same play.

[DMX7]

Fuck me. Bullshit that they review the last out of bounds but can’t do anything about the reach in foul on the same play.

Virginia took care of business in OT. Can’t really blame the officials for that loss IMO. Amazing run by Tech. Definitely put UT and the rest of the Big XII to shame with that run.

[benefactor]

TT not fouling up by 3 was the difference. You always foul there.

[SpursforSix]

Virginia took care of business in OT. Can’t really blame the officials for that loss IMO. Amazing run by Tech. Definitely put UT and the rest of the Big XII to shame with that run.

Yeah...they earned it. Just pissed because I had Tech at +450.
Damn good game.

[Mark Celibate]

TT not fouling up by 3 was the difference. You always foul there.

yeah I was afraid that giving up that three in regulation was going to end up being a "not giving it to Lynch" level of a gaffe that would end up costing them the game and sure enough it did.

tbh Tech lost their composure the last few minutes of regulation and OT on offense. It just turned into panicked hero-ball while UVA ran their sets and got much better looks. They deserved the win IMO

[pgardn]

What a great season!

This was a very evenly matched tournament.

[benefactor]

Virginia took care of business in OT. Can’t really blame the officials for that loss IMO. Amazing run by Tech. Definitely put UT and the rest of the Big XII to shame with that run.
I don't mind at all what Tech accomplished this year...because fuck Kansas and their faggot ass fan base. I'll take any other team in the Big 12 making a run as long as they aren't.

[Johnny Tightlips]

Whoa whoah whoah .... Who says I got a flip?

[Blake]

1. No tears. This whole season was cake with extra frosting.

2. Culver sucked bad last night. His draft stock won't drop but Tech needed him to step up and he Browned it.

2a. The rest of the team balled out. Very proud of all of them except Culver.

4. That one call in ot where the ball went off Moretti was the swing for Virginia. And then that drive and kick to the corner for the 3 was genius. Tech was completely sold he was going up for layup.

5. Virginia was just the better team. Amazing that Tech managed to hang around and not go away there in the 2nd half.

[Das Texan]

I don't mind at all what Tech accomplished this year...because fuck Kansas and their faggot ass fan base. I'll take any other team in the Big 12 making a run as long as they aren't.

fuck Kansas indeed.

[rjv]

props to tech for a solid season and great tourney run. now, can they keep UCLA and anyone else at bay. personally, i hope beard tells UCLA to f off.

[Mark Celibate]

1. No tears. This whole season was cake with extra frosting.

2. Culver sucked bad last night. His draft stock won't drop but Tech needed him to step up and he Browned it.

2a. The rest of the team balled out. Very proud of all of them except Culver.

4. That one call in ot where the ball went off Moretti was the swing for Virginia. And then that drive and kick to the corner for the 3 was genius. Tech was completely sold he was going up for layup.

5. Virginia was just the better team. Amazing that Tech managed to hang around and not go away there in the 2nd half.

pretty much. The phantom foul where Guy tripped over his own man in OT really stings but like you said Virginia just looked like the better team most of the night

[rjv]

ucla hired cronin away from Cincinnati.

[rjv]

and in some ways, the virginia team reminds me of the spurs 2014 championship team in that both were out to exact revenge on disappointing results from the previous season. uv was very focused all year long.

[Blake]

"The bettor (who didn't wish to be identified for this story) wanted more than $1,500 on Texas Tech, but SuperBook director John Murray declined. "He's a well-known player who takes a lot of futures positions with us," Murray told ESPN. "He asked for more, to which we said, 'No.' I think to win $300K is pretty good."

The bettor settled for a $1,500 ticket on the Red Raiders at 200-1 odds, for a payout of $300,000.

Almost four months later, that ticket was one game away from cashing. And despite an offer from Dez Bryant and another for $125,000 on PropSwap (a secondary marketplace for sports-betting futures tickets), the bettor let it ride. Texas Tech lost to Virginia 85-77 on Monday night in the championship game.

He made other college basketball bets, including several on Virginia winning, so he still won some money. But he'll always be contemplating what could have been if Texas Tech had won.."

http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/26467598/the-bettor-had-300000-texas-tech-futures-bet-hedge

[Blake]

1115455171440648192

Fucking Ted Cruz with the jinx

[Mark Celibate]

1. No tears. This whole season was cake with extra frosting.

2. Culver sucked bad last night. His draft stock won't drop but Tech needed him to step up and he Browned it.

2a. The rest of the team balled out. Very proud of all of them except Culver.

4. That one call in ot where the ball went off Moretti was the swing for Virginia. And then that drive and kick to the corner for the 3 was genius. Tech was completely sold he was going up for layup.

5. Virginia was just the better team. Amazing that Tech managed to hang around and not go away there in the 2nd half.

:lol shit you're telling me. I remember watching them early on when they were beating up on the small Texas D-II esque schools when I was trying to get a feel for the team. I remember looking at Mooney in particular, and thinking it was going to be a long season if we we were going to have a bulky white guy from South Dakota starting at guard. Fast forward to now, and it's beyond insane to see how much he accomplished this season

[Blake]

Lol somehow missed this

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[Blake]

"Beard signed a six-year contract that will pay him $4.575 million annually, keeping him under contract through the 2024-25 season. His annual salary is now the fourth highest in the country, behind Kentucky's John Calipari, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Tennessee's Rick Barnes, according to USA Today's coaching salary database...."

-espn

[HashThat]

That's something I completely missed. I wondered if there would be something involving tortillas being thrown about in the student section area.

[Blake]

How nearly getting a national title helps you reload:

https://247sports.com/college/texas-tech/Article/Texas-Tech-Bahamas-Exhibition-Jahmius-Ramsey-134495895/

It's early but this kid probably gonna be 1 and done

[Blake]

#5 the recruiting rankings? What kind of bizzaro dimension is this where Tech is recruiting with the coach kryzewkys of the world

https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2020/all-teams/basketball

[Pelicans78]

#5 the recruiting rankings? What kind of bizzaro dimension is this where Tech is recruiting with the coach kryzewkys of the world

https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2020/all-teams/basketball

Wonder which booster is behind this.

[Blake]

Wonder which booster is behind this.

Oh right, Tech must be cheating.

[playblair]

#5 the recruiting rankings? What kind of bizzaro dimension is this where Tech is recruiting with the coach kryzewkys of the world

https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2020/all-teams/basketball

bruh tech actually leads for the top prospect in 2021.............beard is a fooking machine.......u may keep him for a while because shaka is actually having a great year

[Blake]

If you haven't heard of this kid yet, you soon will

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[Blake]

1204586199438024705

Probably the greatest regular season win ever.

It's bad ass to be sure, but not as sweet tasting as I thought it might be. I liked beating Kansas more last year.

[Mark Celibate]

1204586199438024705

Probably the greatest regular season win ever.

It's bad ass to be sure, but not as sweet tasting as I thought it might be. I liked beating Kansas more last year.


yep didn't see that one coming. I'd have to agree, especially from a coaching perspective. A win over the #1 team in the country without your best player and a goofy-looking unathletic walk-on having to play half the game.

[Blake]

:lol I think Avery Benson just became everyone's favorite new Kurt Rambis

[Mark Celibate]

man I'm just enjoying it while it lasts. This is special basically having the Belichick of college basketball, gonna be depressed if he leaves :cry

[Blake]

Troof

[MultiTroll]

1204586199438024705

Probably the greatest regular season win ever.

It's bad ass to be sure, but not as sweet tasting as I thought it might be. I liked beating Kansas more last year.
Give advance notice of these upsets please.
Damn and I was just going to ask you about Tech several days ago.

[playblair]

man I'm just enjoying it while it lasts. This is special basically having the Belichick of college basketball, gonna be depressed if he leaves :cry
his dream job is texas...........he will be the head coach at texas within 3 years..........as early as next season if shaka is fired

[Blake]

his dream job is texas...........he will be the head coach at texas within 3 years..........as early as next season if shaka is fired

https://www.burntorangenation.com/2019/4/29/18523450/chris-beard-contract-buyout-texas-tech-texas-longhorns-shaka-smart

It would cost $16.5 million to fire then hire Beard.

I know that's car ashtray money for some ut boosters but they'd still rather put that money into the foosball.

He might leave Tech but it won't be to Austin. I like your Beard watch thread though, keep bumping. :tu

[Blake]

"
Seats for Texas Tech’s basketball game against No. 15 Kentucky Saturday at United Supermarket Arena are going on average for almost $400, according to TickPick, the secondary reseller with no fees.

At the moment, the Tech-Kentucky game is the most expensive basketball game in the world, including the NBA. The average resale price is more than the Nets-Lakers game in Brooklyn on Thursday. The average price for that game is $318.66..."

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article239534983.html

[pgardn]

Oh right, Tech must be cheating.

You gotta think SEC when dealing with SEC.

[Blake]

Jesus Christ they're giving away free beer tomorrow starting at 10am :lol

"Calipari seemed taken aback by the news Friday.

"They're giving free beer to students? At the game? On campus? Wow," Calipari said. "I mean, it's been hat day, cap day, shirt day, black out, white out, red out, and now it's beer day. I had not heard of that before."

https://247sports.com/college/kentucky/Article/Kahlil-Whitney-leaving-Kentucky-142677244/

Don't ever change, Tech.

[Mark Celibate]

this year's Texas Tech team is the classic "high effort/energy" team with no playmakers that will get bounced in the first or second round of the tournament. Although I don't know if they will even get in at this rate. They're obviously a quality team but they don't have that go to guy this year which is costing them all these close games.

you know you're screwed when your midget, spot up three point shooting white guy has to go one-on-one with the game on the line because nobody else is capable of stepping up tbh imho. Holyfield/Ramsey have disappeared faster than whottt after an m>s sighting

[Blake]

If they make the tourney at all.

Tech is also lacking a true big. The NCAA is screwing us by taking their sweet time on deciding about letting the transfer from UNLV play right away or not.

May just have to take an L on this year and look forward to next

[Mark Celibate]

If they make the tourney at all.

Tech is also lacking a true big. The NCAA is screwing us by taking their sweet time on deciding about letting the transfer from UNLV play right away or not.

May just have to take an L on this year and look forward to next

On that note, I don't know why Beard didn't give Tchewa more minutes in the second half after the spark he gave us early. Probably the only time under his tenure I've legitimately questioned a coaching decision

[Blake]

On that note, I don't know why Beard didn't give Tchewa more minutes in the second half after the spark he gave us early. Probably the only time under his tenure I've legitimately questioned a coaching decision

Yeah was wondering the same. Especially the way Kentucky killed us on the offensive boards.

That said, the glaring issue in the box score was the 3 point fg%: Tech 15% Uk: 46%

[playblair]

beard is hinderd by the level of player he can get to tech.........he may land a 5 star every 4 years but at texas he wont have a talent problem.............

[Blake]

beard is hinderd by the level of player he can get to tech.........he may land a 5 star every 4 years but at texas he wont have a talent problem.............

Neat

[Blake]

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Adams has put in the recruiting work, just need him to translate it to the in game huddle and should be aight.

[Blake]

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I mean Coach Adams is just killing it. Who knew he could recruit

[playblair]

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I mean Coach Adams is just killing it. Who knew he could recruit
bruh no he isnt..........coach adams has landed a juco a #18 ranked transfer a #83 transfer...........compared to beard

beard has landed #7 transfer #10 transfer #21 transfer #34 transfer
today beard will land the #2 transfer
tomorrow beard will land 5* arterio morris
not to mention beard leads for #1 ranked 5* keyonte george & 1 more 5* player

[Blake]

bruh no he isnt..........coach adams has landed a juco a #18 ranked transfer a #83 transfer...........compared to beard

beard has landed #7 transfer #10 transfer #21 transfer #34 transfer
today beard will land the #2 transfer
tomorrow beard will land 5* arterio morris
not to mention beard leads for #1 ranked 5* keyonte george & 1 more 5* player

Fool I'm not comparing him to Beard and UT

[playblair]

:lmao Blake (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=3460) celebrating a lowly rated transfer

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[Blake]

^ celebrating getting Avery Benson :lol