Texas A&M @ Texas

[johngateswhiteley]

time: 7pm MT
venue: Erwin Center
line: ?
tv: ESPN2

thoughts: t.u. has been playing well in conference and is winners of their last 5, while only dropping one game @ home (in conference). A&M comes in needing, most likely, to win out to earn the Big 12 regular season title. A&M jumps on t.u. early an forces Durant into a poor shooting % as he had in College Station. Does t.u. get enough foul calls to make it a game? Does A&M's bench step up if needed?

prediction: A&M 83 t.u. 70

[Jimcs50]

A&m 93

Ut 80

[johngateswhiteley]

A&m 93

Ut 80

good prediction, but if t.u. doesn't get handed the charity stripe like last game, i don't see how they score that many points.

[beachbarbie948]

i think a&m will pull through for the victory
but texas will give 'em a hard time

[johngateswhiteley]

how the hell is t.u. #15 in the nation? talk about overrated...fuck. more like #25...and do any of the pollsters even watch the games? how the hell is Memphis ahead of A&M in the AP? their schedule is a joke.

oh, and Florida losing 2 of 3 to unranked opponents, and they fall to just 4? are you kidding me. at least be consistent, shit. either the polls work they way they always have or you keep the teams near the top that you think are best. make up your fucking mind...

[johngateswhiteley]

Kevin Blackistone endorsing A&M to win it all on PTI today....boy would i love him to be right. as i said before, i got 50-1 & 55-1 odds on A&M winning it all before the season started!!!!

...imagine the return on that (shakes head).

[Jimcs50]

how the hell is t.u. #15 in the nation? talk about overrated...fuck. more like #25...and do any of the pollsters even watch the games? how the hell is Memphis ahead of A&M in the AP? their schedule is a joke.

oh, and Florida losing 2 of 3 to unranked opponents, and they fall to just 4? are you kidding me. at least be consistent, shit. either the polls work they way they always have or you keep the teams near the top that you think are best. make up your fucking mind...

They have a nice winning streak going

[johngateswhiteley]

They have a nice winning streak going

so what? they haven't beaten anybody.

[dallaskd]

vbookie?

[Jimcs50]

so what? they haven't beaten anybody.



http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=270510251


:lol



We could not beat them

[johngateswhiteley]

vbookie?

thats a good idea. i'd like to make some easy money...you know the line will be A&M by only a couple. i'll ask Kori...or somebody else can. i don't like to bug her...

[johngateswhiteley]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=270510251


:lol



We could not beat them

when you said nice win streak, i thought you were referring to Memphis....t.u. doesn't have a nice win streak.

[tlongII]

UT will beat ATM on Wednesday. GuaranSHEED!

[johngateswhiteley]

UT will beat ATM on Wednesday. GuaranSHEED!

wanna bet?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

good prediction, but if t.u. doesn't get handed the charity stripe like last game, i don't see how they score that many points.

If you had watched them play lately, you'd know they're playing better now than when we played them at Reed.

I expect it'll be closer. My guess: A&M 87. tu 81

[johngateswhiteley]

If you had watched them play lately, you'd know they're playing better now than when we played them at Reed.

I expect it'll be closer. My guess: A&M 87. tu 81

of course i've seen them play. but if you remember, the only reason A&M didn't win by 30 was b/c of the fouls. i don't see t.u. getting that much of an advantage even in Austin. but, yeah, we won't win by almost 20...i think 13 is a good pick.

[johngateswhiteley]

TAM has lost only one game by duoble digits all year(@LSU). the other 3 losses have been by 3pts or less. AM will be hard to beat in the tournament.....I think the are definite final four participants.

i hope you are right...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Durant is going to go Dwyane Wade on your maroon hued asses and score 50 points from the charity stripe alone

[Jimcs50]

Durant is going to go Dwyane Wade on your maroon hued asses and score 50 points from the charity stripe alone


If he scores 50 from the FT line, we will not have any players left in the game.



left right left right left right......Sit down!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Durant is going to score exactly the amount of points from the stripe necessary to get Law, KAvlasuakas, Pompey, and Jones all fouled out.

And the Baby is going to stick a three in for good measure.

[dallaskd]

got my money on texas

[johngateswhiteley]

Durant is going to score exactly the amount of points from the stripe necessary to get Law, KAvlasuakas, Pompey, and Jones all fouled out.

And the Baby is going to stick a three in for good measure.

you're gonna get smoked...

[Oscar DeLa]

I don't know what is but surprisingly the Aggies has 20 assists at home the other night, after having 9 and 10 in their two previous road games.

[StylisticS]

how the hell is t.u. #15 in the nation? talk about overrated...fuck. more like #25...and do any of the pollsters even watch the games? how the hell is Memphis ahead of A&M in the AP? their schedule is a joke.

...
Probably because every other team in front of them lost and they are currently on a 5 game winning streak in one of the tougher conferences in college ball and they are currently 21-7 and 11-3 in conference play.

[johngateswhiteley]

Probably because every other team in front of them lost and they are currently on a 5 game winning streak in one of the tougher conferences in college ball and they are currently 21-7 and 11-3 in conference play.
so what...

[leemajors]

so what...
chicken butt.

[johngateswhiteley]

chicken butt.

who cares...

[leemajors]

who cares...
exactly

[johngateswhiteley]

exactly

thats not the answer i was seeking.

[BeerIsGood!]

am doesn't win in Austin. I don't care if I have to stick out my leg and trip Law, Jones, or get Gillespie in a reverse chokehold from my courtside seats.

[johngateswhiteley]

am doesn't win in Austin. I don't care if I have to stick out my leg and trip Law, Jones, or get Gillespie in a reverse chokehold from my courtside seats.

then you better get ready to go to jail. cause A&M is coming in to complete our ownage of t.u. this year...pal.

[BeerIsGood!]

then you better get ready to go to jail. cause A&M is coming in to complete our ownage of t.u. this year...pal.

I have strong federal connections - I can get out of it. :lol

[johngateswhiteley]

I have strong federal connections - I can get out of it. :lol

well then, i'd rather you didn't trip our players or choke out our coach...so A&M can go on beating down t.u., again.

but, enjoy the game. :)

[BeerIsGood!]

well then, i'd rather you didn't trip our players or choke out our coach...so A&M can go on beating down t.u., again.

but, enjoy the game. :)

:lol I was using that more to brag about the courtside seats while throwing in a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" reference in as well. Should be a good game

[johngateswhiteley]

:lol I was using that more to brag about the courtside seats while throwing in a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" reference in as well. Should be a good game

never seen that show, but those are some nice seats. i don't think you'll enjoy the game, but try and have fun. :tu

[RonMexico]

I also plan on owning every hot girl in Austin tomorrow night. High five!

[Jimcs50]

I also plan on owning every hot girl in Austin tomorrow night. High five!


Very niice.

[Doug Collins]

I also plan on owning every hot girl in Austin tomorrow night. High five!

Aren't you married?

[RonMexico]

Aren't you married?

Please, Doug, we all know who is married in the only county where a bachelor party isn't feasible.

[Doug Collins]

Please, Doug, we all know who is married in the only county where a bachelor party isn't feasible.

Hazzard county?

[sghspurs]

Ags 74

Horns 73

[K-State Spur]

It's not that much of a stretch that Texas could go from playing for a chance at the #1 seed to actually finishing up with the 4 seed after this weekend - depending on how the Cats fair in Stillwater tonight.

[Pugglekicker_21]

Both of these teams are in the tourne, regardless of what happens i this game. I give the game to A&M, because they're the only team that has that type of throtoling D hat i like, but they also have Acie on offense so I ont get to bored. Hmm, Im kinda sounding like a homer here, but I think Gillespie will have them in better awareness of foul trouble. If they hadnt had all that mess in the first game, the score would have benn much nastier. I also think you have to take the arenas into consideration here as well. Reed Arena ithink thats its name, is LOUD and I think it holds up to other top tier arenas as well. The Frank Erwin Center on the other hand is basically a library when compared to Reed, and you can immedietly tell the differences betwenn the two. Reed is buzzing with the student section, and the Erwin center is a round of applause after a nice play or a UT basket. But whatever. The arenas wont play the game for you, and I stand by the Aggies, who I think will not succumb to the upset bug in the brackets and become Final Four bound. Texas is one of my teams to watch for in the dance, along with Marquette and Air Force, and maybe some others that will catch my eye in the upcoming few weeks.

[leemajors]

Both of these teams are in the tourne, regardless of what happens i this game. I give the game to A&M, because they're the only team that has that type of throtoling D hat i like, but they also have Acie on offense so I ont get to bored. Hmm, Im kinda sounding like a homer here, but I think Gillespie will have them in better awareness of foul trouble. If they hadnt had all that mess in the first game, the score would have benn much nastier. I also think you have to take the arenas into consideration here as well. Reed Arena ithink thats its name, is LOUD and I think it holds up to other top tier arenas as well. The Frank Erwin Center on the other hand is basically a library when compared to Reed, and you can immedietly tell the differences betwenn the two. Reed is buzzing with the student section, and the Erwin center is a round of applause after a nice play or a UT basket. But whatever. The arenas wont play the game for you, and I stand by the Aggies, who I think will not succumb to the upset bug in the brackets and become Final Four bound. Texas is one of my teams to watch for in the dance, along with Marquette and Air Force, and maybe some others that will catch my eye in the upcoming few weeks.
the erwin center just sucks all around - games and shows.

[RonMexico]

Simmons: "From everything I've seen this season, Wisconsin and Texas A&M are the two blowout-proof top-20 teams -- in other words, they're too balanced and smart and well-coached to get blown out of a game. That's a great quality for March, right? If I had to pick a Final Four right now, I'd go with Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and a Dark Horse To Be Named Later."

[Jimcs50]

Simmons: "From everything I've seen this season, Wisconsin and Texas A&M are the two blowout-proof top-20 teams -- in other words, they're too balanced and smart and well-coached to get blown out of a game. That's a great quality for March, right? If I had to pick a Final Four right now, I'd go with Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and a Dark Horse To Be Named Later."

We have to see the brackets. Hopefully A&M will not be in Wisconsin's or Kansas' bracket.

[BeerIsGood!]

Simmons: "From everything I've seen this season, Wisconsin and Texas A&M are the two blowout-proof top-20 teams -- in other words, they're too balanced and smart and well-coached to get blown out of a game. That's a great quality for March, right? If I had to pick a Final Four right now, I'd go with Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and a Dark Horse To Be Named Later."

I've given up trying to guess who's going to be in the Elite 8, Final 4, etc. I still fill out a bracket to see just how blown up it'll get. George Mason over UConn? The mid-major explosion will probably continue this year so there will be some top teams getting dropped early.

[StylisticS]

Winthrop? Butler? Is Nevada considered a mid-major? Those teams can get to the final four.

[Jimcs50]

I might go to Lady Aggies' game tonight against UT. If they win, they win the conference(unbelievable achievement byGary Blair andVic Schaffer)

Then after the gamethey play the men's game on the scoreboard screens

[BeerIsGood!]

I might go to Lady Aggies' game tonight against UT. If they win, they win the conference(unbelievable achievement byGary Blair andVic Schaffer)

Then after the gamethey play the men's game on the scoreboard screens


That sounds like a great time - smart thing for them to do... reward the fans with a 2 for 1.

[RonMexico]

That sounds like a great time - smart thing for them to do... reward the fans with a 2 for 1.

More like 1.5 for 1... remember, we're still talking about women's basketball.

[BeerIsGood!]

More like 1.5 for 1... remember, we're still talking about women's basketball.

Well, if you can't be in Austin for the game I guess this would be preferred for an ag. Remember, they are in college station - not exactly the entertainment capital of the world.

[Jimcs50]

More like 1.5 for 1... remember, we're still talking about women's basketball.

I play golf with Gary and Vic during the Summer and Spring so I have a little more interest in women's bball than I used to. It is really great that if we win both games tonight, the aggies will have perhaps their best ever sports year against UT.

1. Beating UT in football

2. Beating them in basketball in men's and women's games, and winning conference in both.

That is no small feat.

[mardigan]

Texas wins by 10, Augustin has a huge game, and Abrams hits some 3s unlike last time they played. Durant will have an average game, like 25 and 12

[Jimcs50]

Well, if you can't be in Austin for the game I guess this would be preferred for an ag. Remember, they are in college station - not exactly the entertainment capital of the world.


I take umbrage to that statement.

We have cow tipping on Wednesdays, and washers on Thursdays and Fridays.

[BeerIsGood!]

I take umbrage to that statement.

We have cow tipping on Wednesdays, and washers on Thursdays and Fridays.

I stand corrected. :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Jim, damnit. Get your ass to Reed tonight.

[Jimcs50]

Jim, damnit. Get your ass to Reed tonight.

That is my plan, but I will be late, as I work til 6pm.

[johngateswhiteley]

only about 4 hours till A&M beats that ass...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

LOL @ false agg confidence

[tlongII]

Just a couple more hours before the Longhorns kick some Aggie ass. UT will beat A&M and then lose to Kansas. A&M will beat Kansas.

[Doug Collins]

I take umbrage to that statement.

We have cow tipping on Wednesdays, and washers on Thursdays and Fridays.

Don't forget Margarita Mondays and Breakaway Tuesdays!!!

[Ballcox]

^Ok, I guess I have to jump in on this damn thread, although it took me a while to really think about this game. I would like to go the homer route and say UT will win this thing, but I think the ags are too strong this year. It will be close, but

ags: 82
UT: 75

[mardigan]

The game starts at 8 right?

[50 cent]

26-24 Ags

Fast pace so far.

[50 cent]

Great game so far. 35-33 Texas.

[Pugglekicker_21]

I think Durant and Law will explode towards the end. This game is closer than I thought.

[50 cent]

Ags looking good in the 2nd half.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Kevin Durant is God!

[Mr Dio]

Damn this game.
I have to run to the store and get some more Pepto when it's done!

[AlamoSpursFan]

Damn...Law is money.

[Mr Dio]

Hold a sec guys..................I have to clean my chair, I just sharted!

[AlamoSpursFan]

I don't know what's more shocking...Law hitting that shot, or Portland State hiring Jerry "Ducats For Elvis" Glanville.

[joeyjfive]

That was one hell of a fuckin shot.

[Pugglekicker_21]

Frank Erwin center thinks its the godamn allen fieldhouse right now. Law is money in these situations. Durant with 24 and 15, and they havent properly tapped into him yet.

[Mr Dio]

3 UT FRESHMEN have @ the 1:05 mark of OT----->72 pts AND 26 Rebs

[AlamoSpursFan]

Damn...Law is money.

Ya heard?

[Mr Dio]

ags have 2 players F'd out and 2 more close to F'g out heading into the 2nd OT.

[joeyjfive]

Acie Law is a fucking gamer, he's pretty impressive tonite.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Unless one of them is Acie Law IV, we could be headed to 3 OTs...

"Guys, he's wearing #1 in maroon and white, you might want to think about guarding him..." -- Brad Sham

[AlamoSpursFan]

This game's killing me...

[Mr Dio]

Damn, I still can't fathom that UT has had almost all their minutes played by frosh and sophs.

[Mr Dio]

This game's killing me...


You?!?!, I just had a drink and my AA meeting is in 30min!

[SequSpur]

Acie Law is the fuckin troof... that's what I do... :lol

[Mr Dio]

11.9 left in the 2nd OT and UT up by 3.................I'd call this one IF Law wasn't on the court.....but he is.

[Mr Dio]

Say what you want but these freshmen on the court weren't the highly rated Fab 5 from Mich and they took the ags down. GREAT job by UT.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Phew!!!!

[mookie2001]

great game, why didnt acie have 15 assists like he did in CS?

[BUMP]

we avoided the sweep :toast

Acie Law isnt clutch

[Kermit]

damn. that was a good game.

[samikeyp]

Acie Law isnt clutch

I would have to disagree...kid is money.


This was an instant Classic.

Props to both teams. Glad to see the Horns nut up in a game they needed.

[mookie2001]

I just figure he would get at least 7 or 5, or 2 or 1...

[samikeyp]

Damn...and tlong called it too.

:toast

[50 cent]

Wow, what a game.

Acie is so fucking money. That shit reminds me of Reggie Miller or Kobe at the end. You just know it's going in.

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

Acie Law isnt clutch

i assume your trying to be funny

[samikeyp]

Acie is so fucking money. That shit reminds me of Reggie Miller or Kobe at the end. You just know it's going in.

No shit....that shot to send the game to the 1st OT was flat out sick.

[Mr Dio]

Damn...and tlong called it too.

:toast


TLong is too damn sexy for his own good!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hook 'em, hook 'em, zeeeeeee-bra.

:rolleyes

25 fouls on A&M in the second half and OTs. 10 on tu. :rolleyes

[Kermit]

Hook 'em, hook 'em, zeeeeeee-bra.

:rolleyes

25 fouls on A&M in the second half and OTs. 10 on tu. :rolleyes
sounds like maverick fan is rubbing off on aggie. the way your team hacks, you're lucky if you don't foul out the entire team.

[samikeyp]

Damn...I thought you were better than that AHF.

You are one of the last people I thought would yell conspiracy.

[Doug Collins]

sounds like maverick fan is rubbing off on aggie. the way your team hacks, you're lucky if you don't foul out the entire team.

Way to jump in after not ever posting in the college forum. It was a great game and I'll leave it at that. Congrats to Texas


Acie = God

[Horry For 3!]

I would have to disagree...kid is money.


This was an instant Classic.

Props to both teams. Glad to see the Horns nut up in a game they needed.
Texas needs to beat Kansas now.

[Horry For 3!]

damn...I thought you were better than that AHF.

You are one of the last people I thought would yell conspiracy.
AHF always does that.

[Kermit]

Way to jump in after not ever posting in the college forum. It was a great game and I'll leave it at that. Congrats to Texas


Acie = God
i'll jump in wherever and whenever i fucking damn well please. thank you.

[Doug Collins]

Texas needs to beat Kansas now.

I hate KU. I'll be routing for Durant to douche the rock chalks... :elephant

[samikeyp]

AHF always does that.

Although I don't always agree with him, usually he is pretty rational.

[50 cent]

It's hard for me to be disappointed. I don't blame the refs at all.

It was a great game and hopefully the Ags got their last loss of the season.

[Mr Dio]

Texas needs to beat Kansas now.


Man, it's at Kansas so it'll be tall order on Sat.
I hope not BUT, an emotional let down after this game is prob more like it.

[samikeyp]

It's hard for me to be disappointed. I don't blame the refs at all.

It was a great game and hopefully the Ags got their last loss of the season.

They actually messed up my prediction...after the first UT game, I said A&M would run the table until the Elite 8.

[Doug Collins]

i'll jump in wherever and whenever i fucking damn well please. thank you.

as long as it's after a Texas win

[Horry For 3!]

Man, it's at Kansas so it'll be tall order on Sat.
I hope not BUT, an emotional let down after this game is prob more like it.
It may be hard but very possible. Plus if Texas beats Kansas and A&M beats Mizzo then all 3 teams will be 13-3 in conference play.

[tlongII]

Great game. Probably should have been an intentional foul on Texas near the end of the 2nd OT though. Durant and Law were spectacular as usual.

[samikeyp]

Yeah....I don't have a lot of hope in the Horns winning in Lawrence...then again, I didn't think they would win tonight.

[Kermit]

as long as it's after a Texas win
and? how many posts do you see under my name? does it look like i come here often? like i said, i'll post when i want to, and if my timing isn't convenient for you, fuck a sheep.

[Doug Collins]

and? how many posts do you see under my name? does it look like i come here often? like i said, i'll post when i want to, and if my timing isn't convenient for you, fuck a sheep.


no you go fuck a goat

[leemajors]

Ron Mexico = kiss of death for A&M when he attends games.

[StylisticS]

Instant classic. I loved every minute of it. Law is incredible and so is Durant and Augustine.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

sounds like maverick fan is rubbing off on aggie. the way your team hacks, you're lucky if you don't foul out the entire team.

Fuck the Mavs. We weren't getting called for hacks tonight, we were getting called for bullshit.

[Doug Collins]

Ron Mexico = kiss of death for A&M when he attends games.

He wasnt there. The #6 ranking is the kiss of death, hell even KU was ranked 6th when we beat them.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AHF always does that.

Yep, you caught me. I have no grounds to stand on. All the BS reach ins on Jones when Pittman was trying to dry hump him from behind were legit.

And 3 A&M starters fouling out while no one from tu got more than 3 fouls was legit.

Not to mention the intentional on Law at the end of last overtime that wasn't called.

I knew we were going to get screwed in this game, just didn't expect it to be this bad. It's like after Acie hit the moonball three pointer over Durant to send it to OT, the refs said "fuck this, we're going to end this shit."

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Dude A&M plays tough defense, not only that, but on the road, against a conference rival, did you really expect them not to foul? Maybe you're used to A&M's bad ass defense but they do hack man, and i doubt gillespie's entire gameplan depends on whether or not his players foul, he's like pop--they're supposed to foul...

A&M played so bad ass tonight, but not enough to win on the road against UT. That's all I'm going to say. Oh yeah, and Acie Law is one stone cold motherfucker.

[Doug Collins]

Dude A&M plays tough defense, not only that, but on the road, against a conference rival, did you really expect them not to foul? Maybe you're used to A&M's bad ass defense but they do hack man, and i doubt gillespie's entire gameplan depends on whether or not his players foul, he's like pop--they're supposed to foul...

A&M played so bad ass tonight, but not enough to win on the road against UT. That's all I'm going to say. Oh yeah, and Acie Law is one stone cold motherfucker.

respeckt

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Dude A&M plays tough defense, not only that, but on the road, against a conference rival, did you really expect them not to foul? Maybe you're used to A&M's bad ass defense but they do hack man, and i doubt gillespie's entire gameplan depends on whether or not his players foul, he's like pop--they're supposed to foul...

A&M played so bad ass tonight, but not enough to win on the road against UT. That's all I'm going to say. Oh yeah, and Acie Law is one stone cold motherfucker.

I'm not saying we don't foul. If you think that, try reading again CBF. There is a difference between a foul and some of the "oh my God, you breathed on Durant's shadow, flagrant foul on you!" bullshit that was getting called tonight.

Again, three A&M starters fouled out, while no one had more than 3 fouls for tu. Burnt orange zebras all the way!

[mookie2001]

joe jones fouled out!

[RonMexico]

Yeah, there was inconsistency in (a) Damion Jones' FT shooting - I think he forgot how much he sucks at them tonight and (b) Durant picking up blocking calls on ticky-tack fouls and Acie/Jones/AK/Sloan/Kirk getting mugged about every 5 seconds out there.

[RonMexico]

A&M can usually weather such mistakes as 500 balls slipping through Marlon's hands and Sloan shooting a half court shot with years left on the clock, but not with 9000 FTAs by UT.

[mookie2001]

what about acies back to back turnovers in ot?, or all the freethrows yall bricked?

[RonMexico]

what about acies back to back turnovers in ot?, or all the freethrows yall bricked?

I've said this team is a Final 4 squad if they shoot 75% FTs (which they were doing about halfway through the Big 12 season). If they don't improve that soon, then it's all over. FTs will kill you at this level - and Acie's B2B turnovers were in the 1st OT... they had plenty of opportunities in the 2nd OT to pull it out.

[mookie2001]

if augustine calls a timeout like every other PG would when trapped, Texas would have won the 1st ot, - freshman mistake

[RonMexico]

If Marlon ever stopped being a freshman and learned how to catch the ball uncontested at the top of the key or not slip out of bounds... list goes on.

[leemajors]

drip drip.

[BeerIsGood!]

Leave it to a couple of Aggie fans to come in here bitching about refs. I was first row - closer to the action than anyone here, and it was physical as hell. When you body up the ball handler you're gonna get a lot of pushes, bumps, and fouls. That's the way it is every game, and AM continued to do it and use their hands.


UT won with 4 freshman and a sophmore, and with the freshman making freshman mistakes. This one should have ended in regulation, but Durant let Law get a shot off instead of fouling with 3 - 4 seconds left. Law came with it tonight, great game and I only wish he could slip to the Spurs in the 1st round. They need a backup PG.

[BeerIsGood!]

never seen that show, but those are some nice seats. i don't think you'll enjoy the game, but try and have fun. :tu

Didn't have to try hard to enjoy the game. It's always fun winning, it's more fun winning in a double OT thriller.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

We'll be fine in the NCAAs as long as we don't run into Durant and his merry band of zebras.

[BeerIsGood!]

TEXAS A&M POSTGAME QUOTES
Billy Gillispie, Head Coach

"On Texas a team: We had to play a lot of help defense, and we fouled them too much. They went to the free throw line 41 times and we went only to 23 times, and that killed us. That was the most important thing, we fouled them too much and that made us have to use different line ups due to a couple of guys fouling out."

Billy Boy knew they were fouling. They couldn't keep Augustine or Durant in front of them all night without pushing and grabbing.

[johngateswhiteley]

fuck

[MajorMike]

of course i've seen them play. but if you remember, the only reason A&M didn't win by 30 was b/c of the fouls. i don't see t.u. getting that much of an advantage even in Austin. but, yeah, we won't win by almost 20...i think 13 is a good pick.

how the hell is t.u. #15 in the nation? talk about overrated...fuck. more like #25...and do any of the pollsters even watch the games?

you're gonna get smoked...

then you better get ready to go to jail. cause A&M is coming in to complete our ownage of t.u. this year...pal.

only about 4 hours till A&M beats that ass...

In all fairness to both sides... UT should have won this game on several occasions. They made a ton of silly frosh mistakes at the end and the only offense the ags had were 4 miracle 3's (2 each by Law and AK). Other than that, their offense was nil in the OTs. The mistakes not to foul Law in regulation, the silly turnovers - to include throwing it away on an inbounds play, almost let the ags win.

I thought it was a very sloppy game both ways.

The best atm can finish in the B12 is a 3-way tie, with UT coming out on top and atm the #2 seed. I still think KU beats UT at home and wins outright.

[Jimcs50]

Dude A&M plays tough defense, not only that, but on the road, against a conference rival, did you really expect them not to foul? Maybe you're used to A&M's bad ass defense but they do hack man, and i doubt gillespie's entire gameplan depends on whether or not his players foul, he's like pop--they're supposed to foul...

A&M played so bad ass tonight, but not enough to win on the road against UT. That's all I'm going to say. Oh yeah, and Acie Law is one stone cold motherfucker.



Nice assessment. Aggies have a hard time when the refs call ticky tack fouls(they are fouls) They play solid in your face defense, like Bruce Bowen and when the refs feel like calling every foul, the Aggies have to adjust their style. Billy going to zone was out of neccessity, not a brilliant move, like the announcers said it was.

Acie Law is the most clutch college bball player in the history of the Big 12, and one of the top 10 in college history. I hope the Spurs can somehow draft him.

[yavozerb]

how the hell is t.u. #15 in the nation? talk about overrated...fuck. more like #25...and do any of the pollsters even watch the games? how the hell is Memphis ahead of A&M in the AP? their schedule is a joke.

oh, and Florida losing 2 of 3 to unranked opponents, and they fall to just 4? are you kidding me. at least be consistent, shit. either the polls work they way they always have or you keep the teams near the top that you think are best. make up your fucking mind... :lol

[Jimcs50]

:lol


I dod not claim John.

:lol

[Ballcox]

Man, I'm still exhausted from watching that game last night. I guess I could take the low road made well known by jgw and say we now 'own' a&m in basketball and that Barne's owns Gillespie, but I have more respect for myself than that (and also understand jgw isn't representative of all ag posters on this board).

In the end it was just an amazing performance by two well coached, talented basketball teams. Law is just a stone cold killer when making shots, when he put up that one at the end of regulation I found myself expecting it to go in, big surprise...it did.

Durant maybe the best 18 year old basketball player I've ever seen. I thought they didn't try to get the ball to him enough in the OT's but he made some huge shots. Damien James in particular picked a great night to have his best overall game of the season, very impressive.

The last thing I'll say here is that it's great to have this level of basketball in Texas at this time of the year. Not on the East coast, or the West coast, or in the Southeast.....in TEXAS. It really shows how far this state has come in regards to college basketball on the national scene. Props to both teams and both of them making a run in the big dance. :toast

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

the only offense the ags had were 4 miracle 3's (2 each by Law and AK). Other than that, their offense was nil in the OTs.

The offense was 'nill' because all of our starters had fouled out except for Law and Kirk :lol Thanks stripes!

[Jimcs50]

The offense was 'nill' because all of our starters had fouled out except for Law and Kirk :lol Thanks stripes!


The offensive foul on AK in first 2 mins was Horrible, the foul on Carter against Durrant was Horrible, the Offensive foul on Acie was Horrible, the foul on JJ against Pitman was Horrible(Pitman was juggling the ball, JJ was just trying to get the ball along with another player)

This make 2 straight games that the Ags got jobbed by refs in this series, but that is just the breaks. The Ags have to find a way to win when the calls go against them.

[yavozerb]

The offensive foul on AK in first 2 mins was Horrible, the foul on Carter against Durrant was Horrible, the Offensive foul on Acie was Horrible, the foul on JJ against Pitman was Horrible(Pitman was juggling the ball, JJ was just trying to get the ball along with another player)

This make 2 straight games that the Ags got jobbed by refs in this series, but that is just the breaks. The Ags have to find a way to win when the calls go against them.
Enough already about the refs, damn. Just give props to the longhorns and move on to the next game. Both teams represented the big 12 very well on national tv.

[RonMexico]

Apparently, Big Baby and Shaq had a 3-way with Tractor Traylor and named the kid Dexter Pittman

[BUMP]

its fun to watch aggy lose.

its more fun to watch them lose a game in double OT

but the best is watching them cry after the game

[Doug Collins]

Nice assessment. Aggies have a hard time when the refs call ticky tack fouls(they are fouls) They play solid in your face defense, like Bruce Bowen and when the refs feel like calling every foul, the Aggies have to adjust their style. Billy going to zone was out of neccessity, not a brilliant move, like the announcers said it was.

Acie Law is the most clutch college bball player in the history of the Big 12, and one of the top 10 in college history. I hope the Spurs can somehow draft him.

Bad Calls or not Joe Jones needs to start thinking when he's in foul trouble. Too often he'll have 3 or 4 fouls and put himself in a position to potentially get that pivotal 4th or 5th one called on him because of bad positioning or being too aggressive. His 5th foul last night was one that could've been easily avoided yet he got too far up on the penetration and stuck his thigh out. Same thing with D-Kirk going up for that loose ball on the inbounds play. Had he stayed in position he probably would've gotten the steal without picking up his 5th foul. The refs called the game ticky tack from the beginning and the ags have to adjust. Outside of that they played their asses off so the loss doesnt hurt me that bad. We're still a number 2 and are in great position going into the Big 12 tourney. Hopefully Texas can knock off Kansas and have us finish in a tie for the regular season title.

[johngateswhiteley]

Man, I'm still exhausted from watching that game last night. I guess I could take the low road made well known by jgw and say we now 'own' a&m in basketball and that Barne's owns Gillespie, but I have more respect for myself than that (and also understand jgw isn't representative of all ag posters on this board).

Barnes owns Gillispie?


1. A&M lost b/c they didn't have their starters in, should they have fouled out?...thats debatable, but i don't think so

2. t.u. is 3-3 against A&M since Gillispie became our coach...thats not ownage

[samikeyp]

2. t.u. is 3-3 against A&M since Gillispie became our coach...thats not ownage

by either school.

[Willinsa]

Barnes owns Gillispie?


1. A&M lost b/c they didn't have their starters in, should they have fouled out?...thats debatable, but i don't think so

2. t.u. is 3-3 against A&M since Gillispie became our coach...thats not ownage

What a crying little bitch. :stfu

[Ballcox]

jgw, are you really that dense? I said I COULD take the low road so well exhibited by yourself with the endless posts about owning UT and how Gillespie will dominate Barnes by a 3:1 ratio. Main word being COULD, if you notice I didn't do that and actually gave credit to your team for a great game.

When you're man enough to do the same go ahead and post it, or you can just continue with your incessant chatter about how you guys own us and will beat us every time we play.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What a crying little bitch. :stfu

Take out jgw's #1.

How does a coach own another coach, when their record head to head is 3-3? Hell, Billy won one year with a 6'4" walk on power forward that was playing intramural ball the year before :lol Now THAT's ownage.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Nice assessment. Aggies have a hard time when the refs call ticky tack fouls(they are fouls) They play solid in your face defense, like Bruce Bowen and when the refs feel like calling every foul, the Aggies have to adjust their style. Billy going to zone was out of neccessity, not a brilliant move, like the announcers said it was.

Acie Law is the most clutch college bball player in the history of the Big 12, and one of the top 10 in college history. I hope the Spurs can somehow draft him.


Dude he would be perfect for the spurs, but I think after last night's heroics he just may be out of the spur's picking range.. The thing is, everybody watching this game, aggie or horn alike, knew that first crazy 3 was going in the second he launched it.
As for the FT babble, texas A&m made plenty of mistake and the game was physical from halftime onward...do you really think there was no bumping going on with A&M's full court defense (which btw they ran to near perfection)???? They didn't call shit, and were rewarded with two texas turnovers.
Bottom line is our inexperience showed up and yall were playing on the road, get over it....its not like gillespie plays 2-3 and 3-2 zone for 50% of the game, no, your defenders are running everywhere throwing forearms and bodies everywhere.

I hope this game is played again on espnclassic. Someone post if it happens.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

jgw, are you really that dense? I said I COULD take the low road so well exhibited by yourself with the endless posts about owning UT and how Gillespie will dominate Barnes by a 3:1 ratio. Main word being COULD, if you notice I didn't do that and actually gave credit to your team for a great game.

When you're man enough to do the same go ahead and post it, or you can just continue with your incessant chatter about how you guys own us and will beat us every time we play.
the guy plays rugby, what did you expect :lol

he's dumb as a mortar brick

[Pugglekicker_21]

What a great way for Kevin Durant to end his last game at Texas: with a win over their biggest rival. Acie Law will be lucky to get past #20 the way his stock has gone up. I also wouldnt mind seeing Kavalauskas, or however you spell it, going to us in the 2nd round, but thats a foregone conclusion, and I dont think many people here would be really excited to see him here, but for me at least Id be OK with it , but with Horry Duncan and Oberto and Elson in front of him on his position in the depth chart, which I think is either power foward or center, he'd be wasting away, plus i dont think he might enter the draft.

[Willinsa]

Take out jgw's #1.

How does a coach own another coach, when their record head to head is 3-3? Hell, Billy won one year with a 6'4" walk on power forward that was playing intramural ball the year before :lol Now THAT's ownage.

Actually Barnes leads 4-3 if you count last years big 12 tourney game :lol
But the point is that jgw is a little bitch who complains all the freaking time, sounds like he is on his period every fucking day.

[mookie2001]

part of the flustration is that acies a senior, aggy knows its their year, they can go deep in the tournament, but do they expect joe jones NOT to foul out? remember when damion james pinned that law layup against the glass, thanks kelvinn







and lamarcus bryant last year

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper657/stills/44funoel.jpgporque?, !por que ES la LEY!

[johngateswhiteley]

the guy plays rugby, what did you expect :lol

he's dumb as a mortar brick

well, i have taken some vicious shots to the head...more than i can count, thats for sure. but i still have my wits about me....i think.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The last thing I'll say here is that it's great to have this level of basketball in Texas at this time of the year. Not on the East coast, or the West coast, or in the Southeast.....in TEXAS. It really shows how far this state has come in regards to college basketball on the national scene. Props to both teams and both of them making a run in the big dance. :toast


best college forum post of the month (im counting it as feb)


this is somethign i wanted the entire forum (the 99% t hat is texas team based) to join together and realize that this state is movin up as a whole


dude i'll root for agg if they go up against any yankee or west coast team on the board.....but they gotta bitch about weak shit

durant is basically lebron james forced to go to college, so what did ya'll fucking expect

its like bitching about something everyone knows about but have long accepted.....get over it.....just be happy texas as a whole is kickin ass, and hopefully will make some major damage in the tournament

[samikeyp]

The last thing I'll say here is that it's great to have this level of basketball in Texas at this time of the year. Not on the East coast, or the West coast, or in the Southeast.....in TEXAS. It really shows how far this state has come in regards to college basketball on the national scene. Props to both teams and both of them making a run in the big dance.

Well said. :toast

[SrA Husker]

Well said. :toast


Texas sucks. :smokin

[Mr Dio]

I have to say that I have way more respect for the ags on the court than the ones on the field.
The ags on the court are SOLID. VERY tough comp on any given day vs ANY comp, anywhere in the nation.
Damn, I'm still bleeding internally from that game last night. Can you die from ulcers?

The other ones play wayyyy over their heads vs UT/Tech/ou and show their true self vs other than UT/Big 12 comp.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

i dont think he might enter the draft.

AK will be in the draft. RC and Billy are good friends :hat I'd love for the Spurs to take their annual 'euro' flyer on him in the second round.

[samikeyp]

AHF...you think Law has moved up to Lottery pick status yet?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

One thing I can say about Antanaus Kavalauskus is that he fucking schooled the shit out of durant in the first half, and Conner Atchley in the second half.

Whether or not that is Spurs-worthy or not I will not say but he did school the fuck out of them.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

AHF...you think Law has moved up to Lottery pick status yet?



I think after last night he is out of spurs reach no matter what--but the buzz in the spurs forum is that spurs 'always trade to trade up but never succeed' so basically we can get excited but probably the spurs will get Reynaldo Beoulve out of France and never use him in the actual NBA.

[Mr Dio]

dude i'll root for agg if they go up against any yankee or west coast team on the board.....but they gotta bitch about weak shit

I'd have to admit the same.
For the court ags only. :lol

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.....just be happy texas as a whole is kickin ass, and hopefully will make some major damage in the tournament

Damn, can you imagine the shit the rest of the nation would talk if they were both Elite 8 or at least 1 in the Final 4? That is like the 90's Duke and North Carolina BOTH making a BCS bowl the same yr in football.
Longshot I know, but...........