Texas gets beat,

[1highhog]

The Longhorns go down and worse yet on a halfcourt buzzer beater to end the game.  Another big upset today on a two day stretch of upsets, but this one feels just a little sweeter.   

[Breems]

Beautiful ending. It's been a wonderful first round of March Madness.

[alohawg]

I tuned in to the last 3 minutes and saw it live. Best moment so far and there have been several. 

[Sivad]

Beautiful ending. It's been a wonderful first round of March Madness.

It WAS nice.

[1highhog]

Beautiful ending. It's been a wonderful first round of March Madness.

Agreed Breems.  Since we're not in the Tournament nothing like seeing a bunch of higher seeds get beat and some rather handily.

[Captain Morgan]

Agreed Breems.  Since we're not in the Tournament nothing like seeing a bunch of higher seeds get beat and some rather handily.

West Virginia looked like Arkansas vs SFA. Trapping 30 feet from the basket. Pressing way too much. Taking contested shots and their coach being stubborn and arrogant in his style. Brad Underwood broke that press down and dominated. Your seeing with West Virginia and Texas that the full court press base defense is a style of the past.

[Hogimus Prime]

West Virginia looked like Arkansas vs SFA. Trapping 30 feet from the basket. Pressing way too much. Taking contested shots and their coach being stubborn and arrogant in his style. Brad Underwood broke that press down and dominated. Your seeing with West Virginia and Texas that the full court press base defense is a style of the past.

It's not a style of the past. You just have to be a smart enough coach to know when to pull back the press and try something else.

[bigyellowdog]

Always a good day when the whorns lose.

[1highhog]

Always a good day when the whorns lose.

Amen.

[hoglady]

Beautiful ending. It's been a wonderful first round of March Madness.

Oh yes it has been.
Lots of parity in college basketball and most likely some pretty poor seeding by the committee - has led to some early exits by some big dogs.

[gmarv]

Always a good day when the whorns lose.

yes,yes it is.

[Justifiable Hogicide]

Always a good day when the whorns lose.

Add in football and there have been many days of wine and roses.

[lc480]

Maybe the big 12 is not as bad as they thought they were.LOL

[fineswine]

I love watching these one-trick pony coaches (Huggins, Smart) that live and die with the "pressure defense" get smoked.  Anderson needs to wake up and see that the style has outlived its usefulness.

[TomBigBeeHog]

I love watching these one-trick pony coaches (Huggins, Smart) that live and die with the "pressure defense" get smoked.  Anderson needs to wake up and see that the style has outlived its usefulness.

Louisville won a national championship a couple years ago. 

[RazorPiggie]

I love watching these one-trick pony coaches (Huggins, Smart) that live and die with the "pressure defense" get smoked.  Anderson needs to wake up and see that the style has outlived its usefulness.

Yeah I'd hate to be that one trick pony that makes it to the dance every year.

[Hogimus Prime]

Someone needs to tell Izzo his slow down, grind it out, tough in your face defense halfcourt game doesn't work.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Someone needs to tell Izzo his slow down, grind it out, tough in your face defense halfcourt game doesn't work.

I love watching these one-trick pony coaches (Huggins, Smart) that live and die with the "pressure defense" get smoked.  Anderson needs to wake up and see that the style has outlived its usefulness.

So let's see.  Pressure defense doesn't work anymore.  And slow down halfcourt doesn't work anymore. 

Here's a clue - having the most talented players normally works. 

[Hogimus Prime]

So let's see.  Pressure defense doesn't work anymore.  And slow down halfcourt doesn't work anymore. 

Here's a clue - having the most talented players normally works. 

I was being sarcastic.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

I was being sarcastic.

Too early in the morning for my sarcasm meter to be working properly.  My bad.

[Hogimus Prime]

Too early in the morning for my sarcasm meter to be working properly.  My bad.

It's cool. 

The OP needs to remember it's the NCAA tournament. System, talented players don't matter. You have a bad night shooting, come out flat, have a player out. One bad night, hell if a career night and you're done.

[PonderinHog]

[opineonswine]

So let's see.  Pressure defense doesn't work anymore.  And slow down halfcourt doesn't work anymore. 

Here's a clue - having the most talented players normally works.

"If you ain't got no animals, you ain't hardly got no circus"....Yogi Berra.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

"If you ain't got no animals, you ain't hardly got no circus"....Yogi Berra.

He's smarter than your average Berra.

[pigmailyen]

One would be hard pressed to find a p5 program thru the last 3 or 4 decades that's underperformed on the scale of Ticksass. Plus, the way they lost last nite brings joy to this curmudgeon.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

One would be hard pressed to find a p5 program thru the last 3 or 4 decades that's underperformed on the scale of Ticksass. Plus, the way they lost last nite brings joy to this curmudgeon.

[latrops]

It's not a style of the past. You just have to be a smart enough coach to know when to pull back the press and try something else.

And I did appreciate that Anderson pulled the players back and played more zone this season than I had ever seen previously.  I hope he continues to show more flexability going forward.  I wish I could be more confident in his doing so, but it is going to take more than one year in which the personnel was so limited that it may have forced him into doing things he'd rather not.

Regardless, the pressing style, as done most notably by Texas, WVU, Arkansas, and Louisville, didn't end up with a great year.  Of course, Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban, so maybe they would have made some noise in the tournament had they been in.  Hopefully this is just a down year for pressing teams and we have more success next year and beyond.  The emphasis on calling fouls with minimal contact on the perimeter is a definite concern.

[Captain Morgan]

I love watching these one-trick pony coaches (Huggins, Smart) that live and die with the "pressure defense" get smoked.  Anderson needs to wake up and see that the style has outlived its usefulness.

100 % agree with this statement.

"This is the we do things and we will live and die by it" concept can be beaten by better coaching. The type of coaches that adjust different styles throughout the game 

[intelligence]

Here's to hoping Indiana beats Kentucky

[hoglady]

I'm glad Texas lost - but I have to admit I was looking forward to A&M beating the tar out of them.

[SooiecidetillNuttgone]

It's not a style of the past. You just have to be a smart enough coach to know when to pull back the press and try something else.

No.
It is a style of the past.

Just like the imbeciles that keep pushing for a shot clock lower and lower, what happens is you continously define what can and will be able to win games as a style.

Bye Bye Hawgball. 
You worked in the day, bur you got legislated out of existence.

[Captain Morgan]

No.
It is a style of the past.

Just like the imbeciles that keep pushing for a shot clock lower and lower, what happens is you continously define what can and will be able to win games as a style.

Bye Bye Hawgball. 
You worked in the day, bur you got legislated out of existence.

This statement is accurate. Problem is the Anderson apologists will disagree. Although you see Texas and West Virginia losing in the 1st round.

There are thousands of different ways to play the game of basketball. One style does not overshadow all the others. A great coach using all styles available and adjusts accordingly to how the game is played.

The full court press is in 2016 six feet under and buried. 

[alohawg]

The full court press is just a tool in your proverbial coaching tool box and like any tool, it's only as good and useful as the coaches knowledge of how and when to break it out. Now, if you have a coach that only knows how to function with only one tool in his toolbox, your success will be equally as limited. Diviversify your toolbox and learn to use all of them, coach.

[DeltaBoy]

Any time a Longhorn loses another Hog fan earns his wings.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Any time a Longhorn loses another Hog fan earns his wings.

[Torqued pork]

I never felt the hate for Texas hoops like I did for Texas football. I can still remember Abe Lemons calling the Hogs after U.S. Reed's shot against Louisville and Tom Penders being helpless against 40 minutes of hell.

[Captain Morgan]

The full court press is just a tool in your proverbial coaching tool box and like any tool, it's only as good and useful as the coaches knowledge of how and when to break it out. Now, if you have a coach that only knows how to function with only one tool in his toolbox, your success will be equally as limited. Diviversify your toolbox and learn to use all of them, coach.

It's used when needed. Much like Aggies did against Northern Iowa. Pull out the full court press in desperation mode. Use it as a base defense and you don't get out of the first weekend of the tournament; or in our case not even make the NIT, CBI or Vegas 8.

[slowride]

I never felt the hate for Texas hoops like I did for Texas football. I can still remember Abe Lemons calling the Hogs after U.S. Reed's shot against Louisville and Tom Penders being helpless against 40 minutes of hell.

I have to agree with you.  I actually root for the horns in bb when they play anyone but us.  Football?  Not so much.  I think they are headed in the right direction with Shaka Smart.  Will be fun the watch.