TheTastyGreek

Nice get for them... Good for JJ and company.

I thought about doing the Thursday Saturday combo in Florida last year... Those would be much better games, though.

The driving Manhattan, not the flying one. K State fun with the forum that still hearts me for who I am.

I don't think I can do both, and I'm pretty set on Manhattan for 2 games.

I'd hit it. Repeatedly. With a bat. Until the message got through. And then I'd relocate the operation to a Dallas facility for greater institutional bat control and centralized efficiency. And hit it again and again. That's MY green light to greatness.

An even worse consequence, long term... I didn't get to buy any twizzlers. Be honest. You weren't getting a master's from Houston. You didn't have enough change for the vending machine, and I wasn't going to loan you any quarters.

He has a massive impact when he's on their bench. I don't know who the interim guy is, but there's no way he can fill Majerus's chair. When you talk about the prominent coaches on college hoops, I don't know that anyone casts a larger shadow than he does. Losing a coach like him... It leaves an enormous hole that I don't think the assistants could possibly fill. Not to be hyperbolic, but its hard to overstate the gravity of Majerus's presence on the bench. And, uh... When Majerus sits around the locker room, he really sits AROUND the locker room. Also... Fat guy. Damn. Should have stopped before the last paragraph.

I would like to apologize on behalf of my hotheaded (and insecure) friend, CarribbeanGreen. I can confirm that he's just a little bitter because he did not meet U of H's stringent entrance requirements. But, it's not entirely his fault... When we made our visit down there, he just happened to forget his sandals in the car. But, rules are rules, and even though he was wearing a shirt... They wouldn't let him in. It also bears mentioning that he was 3 years past college graduation... And we were only stopping on campus there so he could use the bathroom... But, the rejection still stings, obviously.

103 for awesomeness by association. 102 for good next door neighbors and lower row seating availability.

Definitely not an expert. And I have no idea what the problem is, other than sometimes it sounds like the microphones are cutting out and sometimes there seems to be a feedback problem. Just saying that something may have gotten confused somewhere between diagnosis and gmg post. Which is not a complaint towards kram; thanks for the original post.

Emfinger or gtfo.

I think something may be lost in translation here... The only way any cell phone transmission should interact with the wireless microphones would be interference through the physical cable connecting the mic to the transmitter on the ref's belt. And if that's the problem (like hum in your computer speakers when you get a call or text) then towers wouldn't matter, and the microphones would have hum, not cut out completely. The frequency range for cell calls/data and wireless microphones are not the same. I think wireless mic frequencies are close or same band as over the air tv. But cell phones and wireless microphones are sort of like planes and cars... The traffic doesn't cross paths. Just the mic cable, and distance or insulation are the only solutions I know of there.

An eternal flaaaaaaaame?

Yes. Highest seeds that don't get to msg host a second pod, I believe. We are unseeded, will not be home games.

2nd round of preseason nit. Location and opponent depend on round 1.

Memory is so weird... I remember Wells and Johnson as the exact opposite. Tyren Johnson, I think of as a legit power forward with the accompanying size and bulk. For some reason, Wells sticks in my memory as the slimmer of the two. Google says you're right. 220 vs. 208, scales towards Wells.

Funny to think that this time last year, Taggart was 2-13 and fresh of a blowout loss (by 4 TDs!) at home to a 1-AA team.

Question for anyone who cares to share an opinion: Does his reel remind anyone else a little bit of Isaac Wells from Arkansas State? Other than the outside shooting.

Disclaimers: I don't believe I've seen Wesley play in person. And I'm not a coach. I think this is a very nice pickup, but I think it makes it obvious that a verbal will not equal a scholarship player in 2013. More on that at the end. Wesley seems like a taller, less explosive Soma Edo, with all the pluses and minues that entails. Not really built to play forward, not enough of a shooter to be a pure wing. But athletically gifted and definitely a valuable asset for a non-power conference school. The biggest relief to me is that we landed a well regarded Metroplex recruit for the first time in this class. National scope is nice, but I was getting anxious that out of 4 verbals, none of them came from the area that has developed to be our bread and butter source for talent. My concern is that, as a couple of people have mentioned, he doesn't seem to shoot from the outside. The rest of what he does makes up for that, but it seems to establish even more clearly that Benford will recruit and run a system where the 3 is a post who faces the basket, instead of a shooting wing. We're fortunate in that the personnel on hand allow for that transition pretty smoothly (guys like Patton and Jordan). The worry is that there's a reason that 2 posts and 3 guard/wings is the usual floor configuration in college. It's harder to bring in the talent you need to make an NBA style lineup work. And the parts/philosophies aren't interchangeable. Think back to the struggles we had when we had to make our system run despite guard injuries or ineligibility the past two years. Or, if you're a football fan... Think of it as a shift from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4. A coaching change or a few recruiting misfires, and we could be in for some painful transition years in the near future. Anyway, Wesley's complete lack of outside shooting highlights is, ignoring his other skills, a worry to me. Especially because those highlights are from AAU and not from his high school team. If you guys think back to Clarke Overlander's highlights, we saw him playing a lot under the basket for his high school team... But his AAU choices put him in a position where he was an outside shooter. You could clearly see that he had range and accuracy. But even Wesley's AAU team uses him as a post, and I don't think (unless he puts on some size) that's his intended purpose for us. If you're going to run a system with a 3 that tilts more towards the post side than the wing side, and the guys for that position aren't respectable 3 point threats... Your 1 and 2 guards need to be very good 3 point shoooters to keep the defense from just collapsing to clog the inside. Ours (speaking generally) are not. Also, you need to have very well designed and executed interior offensive plays. Generally, college players aren't as adept at making that sort of offense work as their professional counterparts. And, perhaps most importantly... You have to play in a league where physical post play doesn't draw quick fouls. Anyone who watches Big East conference games probably noticed that, compared to SBC action, interior play looks like a street fight or a mugging. If your system is dependent on banging around inside for points, and the defense can keep 3 guys hovering around the lane (instead of the outside) because of the minimal threat of a 3 point basket... It could get very physical. Playing in a league (and next year, another league) where that isn't really the norm... We could have to fight through a lot of foul trouble. The other thought based on this verbal is that we obviously aren't going to see everyone that has verbaled in a North Texas uniform next year. 5 out of 6 (possibly 7 or 8, but that's still to be determined) expected open scholarships have verbals to match them now. Only one of those 5 has an outside shot. Two of the five seem like the exact same sort of player (raw, wide bodied post with limited offensive skills, rebounding hustle, and questionable physical conditioning). And the last one has been jokingly referred to as Niko Braziliovic (or, Howerton in a man-thong). Wesley and Norris aren't going anywhere else without a fight, but I wouldn't be surprised if only one or maybe two (depending on academics) of the others actually suit up for us next year. The pieces just don't fit.

Depending on level of competition and roster construction, there are two general categories of guys who play at the 3. In the NBA and at a lot of power conference schools, a 3 is the traditional small forward. Not quite as large or physical as true post players, but usually with a much better outside shot. Not as good as a true wing player, though. Good examples for casual Mavs fans would be Shawn Marion and recent draftee (and Benford alum) Jae Crowder. Both around 6'6"-6'7", college 3 point percentages around 30-35%, rebound averages at or near double digits. The other general category of 3s is oversized (or not) second shooting guard. Faster, not as thick or well built for under the basket play. This is what we've had under JJ for most if not all of his coaching tenure. Guys like Tristan, Adam McCoy, and Brandan Walton... 6'4" to 6'6", 3 point averages around 40%, more like 4-6 rebounds per game (or less). This tends to be a little more common in college, because finding NBA-style players (at any position, but particularly at one that involves shooting, mobility, AND size) is hard enough for the NBA, much less 340+ Division 1 colleges. Bobby Cremins used to build his teams the same way... The first time I can remember really noticing that college basketball was very different from the NBA was watching pregame for Georgia Tech's Final Four game in 1990 and being confused how they could start 3 guards at the same time and why they didn't have a center.

From Sean Bass:

It went to ulm. Another $20 and they'd have renamed the stadium after her.

Tell that to Brian Piccolo.

Lucky for you, that bail bondsman really wanted some iPhones.

The funny coincidence is, NT03 and I got to be such good friends over a craigslist ad, just like this guy's. Helpful craigslist ad hint: a football game is a pretty casual get together. But it's the sort of encounter that can introduce you to wonderful new people and potential superfriends. Good luck with the sale!