BillySee58

Yeah, that has not gone well at all but it's has been overshadowed because Benny inherited a much better situation that Pete. Not that Pete inherited a bad situation, but compared to the roster we has set going into last year in men's basketball. Well, you get it.

How do people who mix up the word "then" and "than" have jobs? See how easy that is? You're taking these arguments too personal. The Walton thing was a much-needed joke to take away some of the stress of the dumpster fire that was last season. You can dissect each game and ask "how can we get better," but it's becoming more apparent each game that we aren't and those improvements are not coming as long as Benford is here. They're actually just getting worse. That's coming from a guy who really gave him a chance. He still has time to change my mind, but he really hasn't done anything to earn that.

What happens first? 10 wins or 10 losses? 10 wins or 15 losses? The schedule looks pretty daunting going forward.

I don't know, I disagree. I don't think White has the gamebreaking speed that some on here think he does. He's a lot more impressive when it comes to elusiveness than pure top end speed. I really think Ivery is faster. Also, I really hope we keep Garrett Davis. He would be a really good fit in our defense and I think he'd be a really good cornerback on the far side of the field and Andrew Jones (our other cornerback) would be a really good short side of the field cornerback. Davis has the athleticism, size, and strength to play either really.

Yeah, a big man with a foot injury is a dangerous proposition. We could really use an effective Gaines on this team. Obviously that's far from our only problem.

Interesting. I never found much about his time at OU when I looked into TJ when we first got him. But yeah, him being our James Harden could be a good role for him. He sees the floor pretty well even if he isn't a true point guard. He definitely needs the ball in his hands. We can't be going multiple offenses stretches at a time without getting him the ball when he's in. Especially with the way Benford subs guys out, we need to make the most of TJ when he's in.

You're right. ESPN had him classified as a point guard but they don't classify players' positions based on what colleges are recruiting them as. A lot of times it's more for them to say "we have a 6'3" guy rated this high, with an early departure potential grade because he's a point guard." True for Taylor, as he was not recruited as a point. Maybe a guy who could play point or bring the ball up the court, but not a true point. That being said I would like to see him at point, not for long stretches but a times to just put the ball in his hands and let him make things happen. But yes, he's a 2 and that's where the majority if his minutes should be at.

It is illegal if they are boosters. Other than that, no.

MTSU beat UAB 89-84 in Murfreesboro. Two pretty good teams.

Wow. Unless we turn this around big time we'll have some problems winning against anyone in this conference.

Then we may have to forfeit that game against Wayland Baptist. But one thing that I just remembered is that while we counted the game as a win, they did not count it as a loss. It was an unrecorded game if I remember correctly.

If I had a nickel for everytime someone asked him if he was doing a bit, I'd buy out Benny's contract.

If we can't pull out a road win on Thursday against a not-that-good Marshall team then we will come back to Denton 9-9 and having to face 2 pretty solid teams in UAB and MUTS.

Two road games coming up then MUTS and UAB at home. Ruh roh raggy

2 of their big 3 are having a good game. Usually a bad sign for the opposing team (us). The third is only 1/8 from the field but is still 8/10 from the line.

Off topic, but have you seen this? http://kotaku.com/cosplay-brings-south-parks-most-famous-nerd-to-life-1461164805

Interesting stat: each team has a total of just 2 assists at halftime. Both of ours belong to TJ Taylor. Gonna predict that the winner of this game is the team that finishes with more assists.

Wow we needed that run. Looking forward in our schedule, this game looks like a must win. Come out this half like we finished the last!

They have a big 3 of Dabney, Stark, and Hook. All guards, all 15+ points/game. Usually if you can keep 2 of a team's big 3 in check you can handle them. Let's hope we do just that. Also, need a big game from the big guys today.

It wouldn't be surprising at all, but that has no bearing on how many we can sign. We'd be able to sign at least 26 guys this class, not including the walkons that we put on scholarship that count towards this class. We can only sign 25 per class, assuming that we signed 25 the year before (which we did, counting the walkons that we put on scholarship in the class).

Yes, that's what it would be and that's all we'd need, as long as he's playing the 4. Especially in our high-low game. My point was you can't just turn him into a guy who can knock down outside shots or handle the ball with consistency to be a 3. But yes, a consistent threat at the elbow from Combs would be just great.

Okay, but I wouldn't expect him to be able to make 3-point shots, or be allowed to take them for that matter. Maybe be able to make more 12-15 footers, not 3s.

Cooley confirmed that Combs is not a small forward. If you watch any of his highlights you can see all of his points come inside and he doesn't handle the ball much. I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but you can't turn a senior in high school into a wing player if he isn't already. You can increase Combs' range, but you aren't going to turn him into a sharpshooter from deep. You can work on his ball handling but he isn't going to be a guy you want bringing the ball up a lot or leading a fast break. Roger tried to turn himself into more of a perimeter player but the truth was he was a post. Combs should just be left at the 4 IMO. He can contribute immediately there and we have the guards to play three at a time, plus a guy like Wesley who does have small-forward skills. Either way Combs is a great addition.

The rule about bringing in extra players is that you can bring in as many in excess of 25 as you were under 25 the year before. As long as you bring at at least the excess number at mid-term. For example, if you sign 22 one year (3 under 25) you can sign 28 (3 over 25) the next year as long at least 3 of those signees enroll in the spring. That doesn't work for us because we signed 25 last year if you count the walkons we put on scholarship, so we get just 25 this year.

The numbers he's putting up are ridiculous! Especially when you consider that he is only 6'7" and doesn't shoot 3-pointers. He must have really good ups and skill set, because it's not like he's a 7 foot or even 6'10" high school kid outrebounding and scoring over 6'5" posts. 31 rebounds is ridiculous regardless of competition.