After almost a week, No. 7 texas longhorns Back to hardwood on Sunday afternoon.This time cardinal stanford It will take place at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas as part of the Pac 12 Coast to Coast Challenge.
For the Longhorns, of course, the lengthy break between games meant that the team under current head coach Rodney Terry had to adjust their footing after the arrest of Chris Beard for felony domestic violence charges, and he was forced to give up. I was able to give it time to rebuild.
“We always talk about not going too high or too low,” Terry said after Texas’ overtime win over Rice. “The next game is the biggest game and I repeat that kind of thing to my players. We did a great job for each other this year.They have a lot of pride.I have a lot of pride.I love this place and I want to win a national championship here. , I clearly had a chance to return to this institution.
With just a week to go before the reset, the Longhorns continue to advance their title ambitions by climbing I-35 and facing a Stanford team that has struggled quite a bit this season.
The Cardinals entered just 4-6 after dropping three of their last four contests. Offense has been their Achilles heel so far. According to KenPom, Stanford ranks just 111th in adjusted offense, and in six of 10 games he has failed to exceed 70 points.
Led by Spencer Jones (PPG 11.7) and former five-star Harrison Ingram (PPG 9.8) and Michael Jones (PPG 9.7), Stanford features rotation-worthy mid-level contributors, No one really contributes consistently. According to KenPom, it will probably prove true against the Texas team, which is ranked fifth in coordinated defense. That said, Stanford’s size and girth, led by 7-foot-1 center Maxim Raynaud, can pose some problems for the smaller Texas guard.
To that end, Marcus Kerr continues to lead the Longhorns offensively and has emerged as a big Texas hitter and maker this season, leading the team with 15.4 points after scoring 28 points against Rice. doing. On the other hand, given the current adversity Texas is facing, in the last few games he’s scored just 9 total points on 33% shooting. can benefit from This he-two makes life a lot easier for the rest of the team, and the Texas veteran’s depth really shines through.
But certainly, as Hunter struggled, Timmy Allen got off to a slow start, true freshman Dillon Mitchell continues to impress as a highly efficient fourth or fifth choice, and Sarjabari Rice, Christian Bishop, Brock Cunningham has been successful. Their bench role these days. Out of the 175 points Texas has scored in the last two games, that handful of Horns added 103 points in total, as Texas continues to be a factor in the outlook.
That could prove to be the case again on Sunday, as Texas goes right 10 deep against Stanford. Cardinals can be interesting if they can make incredibly good use of their size. If guys like Jones, Ingram and Jones can go, Texas absolutely needs to go out and win this game.
But if Texas plays that game and the Longhorns can’t beat themselves, Stanford may not be able to do it.
Viewing method
time: 12:00 Chubu
tv set: ESPN2
wireless: Longhorns IMG Radio Network
live stream: Watch ESPN, Sling TV
odds: Texas has a 10 point advantage DraftKings Sportsbook
