Texas Tipoff at Gregory on Wed nite

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  1. BabHorn

    BabHorn 10,000+ Posts

    intra-squad scrimmage to take place at Gregory with doors opening at 6 pm. You need to a print-at-home ticket or request a ticket by email. Be one of the first 2500 to get a free T-shirt or one of the first 500 students to get free food. Guess they figure the exes can afford to pay for their own food. :smile1:

    BB season is almost upon us! :hookem:
    http://www.texassports.com/news/2015/10/12/MBB_1012152249.aspx
     
  2. NBHorn7

    NBHorn7 Pimp Daddy

    No LHN coverage for this opening of the new regime?
     
  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  4. majorwhiteapples

    majorwhiteapples 5,000+ Posts

    Tom Penders first practice was in 1987 and this was before we even had done anything in basketball besides 1978 and the late 1940's.......not a relevant tweet, thanks to Penders, Barnes and Shaka is the reason that there is a crowd for the first practice.

    Matter of fact it is a pretty ignorant tweet, lack of knowledge of Texas BB history, not to mention ESPN had not created all the hoopla about midnight practice first day of college basketball yet........
     
  5. Horns11

    Horns11 10,000+ Posts

    Kentucky and KU had over 15K people attend "midnight madness" practices going back to the 70s. Why bring ESPN into it?
     
  6. majorwhiteapples

    majorwhiteapples 5,000+ Posts

    Because they televised it and then all the other schools did it to get on ESPN.

    What else is there to do in Kentucky and Kansas at midnight during the week?
     
  7. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    Did anyone see the scrimmage? A report would be nice.
     
  8. Wideawake

    Wideawake 100+ Posts

  9. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    Thanks!!
     
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  11. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Impressive

     
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  12. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    Would love to hear comments from those in attendance; and see a video or two from someone in the stands.
     
  13. ronich

    ronich 100+ Posts

    Echo Caryhorn! Any Attendees have a perspective on the action?
     
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  15. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

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    Per Horns247:
    A packed house at Gregory Gym got the first glimpse of Shaka Smart and the 2015-16 Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night during the Texas Tip-Off intrasquad scrimmage.

    The on-campus crowd of 3,129 fans saw the White team top the Orange squad, 72-63, amidst a tremendous atmosphere.

    “For mid-October and a month away before our home opener, that was great to see,” Smart said. “This turnout tonight shows our team that if we give our fans a great product and play aggressive and with enthusiasm, they will support us.”

    On the floor the White team was led by a game-high 18 points and five assists from freshman guard Kerwin Roach and an 11-point, five rebound performance from junior forward Shaquille Cleare. The Orange team was paced by a team-high 16 points from freshman Tevin Mack and 12-point, 12-rebound double-double from senior post Cameron Ridley.

    “I thought about mixing up the teams during the game, but our guys get so competitive and talking that I wanted one team to come out ahead so we could use that as a learning investment.”

    Roach, Clear, freshman Eric Davis (16 points) and sophomore Jordan Barnett (nine points) were all on the victorious White team. It was a squad where the only established veterans were seniors Connor Lammert (eight points, five rebounds) and Demarcus Holland (10 points, three assists and two rebounds).

    “We heard the teams and they thought they were going to beat us because they had all of that experience,” Holland said. “I told those young guys, 'y'all want to play?' The season is right around the corner and this is where you prove that you belong.”

    “I thought thought the White team did a better job of staying connected around the plan,” Smart said. “The Orange team got down early and guys got a little bummed out.

    “The good teams respond and the good players respond,” he added. “Quite frankly, we've got some guys who need to take a jump in that area.”
     
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  16. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    watch it


     
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  17. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    Awesome! Who wouldn't love playing for Shaka.
     
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  19. SAMMCHornfan

    SAMMCHornfan 250+ Posts

    WOW! This team should be so much better than last year's team with all the new additions. Just seems to have a lot of quality depth all the way around. I think you could say it is a better version of the team the Horns had the year after Durant left. I am pumped!
     

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