From: clancy@cs.utexas.edu (Daniel J. Clancy)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Texas Longhorns.  Any news ?..
Date: 19 Nov 1992 13:24:39 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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In article <2B0BB381.23428@news.service.uci.edu> jayakris@translab.its.uci.edu (R. Jayakrishnan) writes:
>
>
>  Why is there nobody from Austin posting anything about the running'
>  horns ?..   Hey guys, we are in the top-25 in most polls... Please
>  post some news on how things are going, down there !
>
>  I heard that the red-white game was pretty interesting. I also
>  heard that Sheldon Quarles didnt do that well. Does this mean we are
>  going to be another donut team this year too (you know, nothing inside
>  but great stuff outside..) ?

Well, I didn't go to the Orange and White game, however, prior to the season 
I played with the team off and on in Gregory Gym.  It appears to me that this
will very much be a donut season.  None of our inside players have made 
any big strides over the summer.  Here's my evaluation of some of the players:

  Albert Burditt	Still a jumping and dunking machine, but he has not
			developed any real offensive moves.  in pick up
			games most of his points came off of rebounds, fast
			breaks and interior passes where he was in position
			to dunk.  He will rebound very well and play great
			defense, but I do not think that he will be able
			to create his own shot.  In particular, it would 
			have been great if he could have developed some 
			moves that would have required the other team
			to double team him.  Unfortunately, this has
			not been the case.

			When playing pick-up, he generally wouldn't make
			that many moves against the likes of Al Segova and
			and Sonny Chapman.  He will be facing much better
			defensive players than these two.

			With all that said, he is still far and away the
			best inside player we have.  It is a real shame that
			he has not received more coaching because he has
			the talent to be areal NBA prospect.  He still shoots
			the ball very low which makes it difficult for him
			to get a consistent turn around jump shot.
			From talking to Hank Dudek (played the last
			two years), it seems that Penders spends almost
			no time working on interior moves for the big men
			in practice.

   Gerald Houston	He is hitting his outside shot and playing well but
			nothing outstanding.  He should get more playing time this
			year and is probably in position to start at power forward.

   Corey Lockridge	Same as always.  Tall and skinny.  Will play the same role as
			last year.  He will come in and alter some people's shots,
			but he is not much of a rebounder.  he has a good
			outside shot, but does not seem to have the confidence
			to take it in a game.

   Sheldon Quarles	At the beginning of the year, I was very unimpressed with 
			him.  He was only a little bigger than lockridge and
			didn't seem to play all that strong.  From what I have heard
			from the team, he is playing much better lately.
			There is a chance that he might come on during the season.
			Penders has said that he has been playing strong
			which is important.

   Al Segova		I don't know why he was a big recruit.  He has not impressed
			me in pick-up games.  I have played defense against him
			a number of times and he does not use his size that well.
			I will be surprised if he makes abig impact.

The strength of our team are the guards and things are looking good this year.
BJ and Tony Watson seren't playing pick-up in the fall because of injuries, but
Watson scored 43 in the Orange and White scrimmage which is very promising.

I expect the starting lineup to look something like:

	PG:	BJ Tyler
	SG:	Terrence Rencher
	SF:	Richarson (or Watson)
	PF:	Houston
	C:	Burditt

Richarson has been playing very well this fall and he plays very strong.
While he is only 6'3'' or 6'4'' he is a better rebounder than alot of
our inside players.  On this note, I should mention that when Tony Watson scored 43 points
he was being guarded by the likes of Al Segova.

The problem is that both Watson and Richardson are small for small forward.
I don't think that any of the bigger players are quick enough to play
small forward and defend against a good small forward.  They also don't offer much
offensive fire power.

I should also mention that I have heard good things about Al Coleman.  I would not be
surprised to see him getting some playing time this year.

The good news for next year is the transfer from Louisville (sp?).  I
don't know his last name, but his first name is Trumain (sp?).  During the
summer he impressed me as a great athlete who never played hard and wouldn't
amount to much.  As the fall progressed, he started playing extremely well.  
He played guard at Louisville and can hit the outside 3 pt shot.
He is about 6'5'' or 6'' and his built like a brick.  He is a great
athlete (much better than Benford was) and can rebound very well.
If he were playing this year, I would expect him to start at small forward and
be a force.  He has a great deal of potential.

Dan Clancy  (clancy@cs.utexas.edu)