I like this Texas team, too, ELVIS. Being from Big 12 country, you just have to root for for your own conference, especially since so many people think it was down this year. Maybe it was down a little as a whole, but the teams that got into the Dance are very tough and I think they will continue to make nice statements, like Texas tonight. Too bad, Tech got ousted today.
You have to play defense in the Big 12 to be a top-tier team. That is what separates the pretenders from the contenders. ACC is a much different brand of basketball, I guess. Roy Williams obviously hasn't been able to get it through his guys' heads this year that defense wins championships. UNC sure has a long way to go on D and it was again apparent tonight. Not since UNLV, almost ten years ago, has a team been able to win a championship runnin' and gunnin'. Isn't recent history enough for teams to figure out that they need to focus their energies on the defensive side of the court?
BTW, there is nowhere else Klotz should be on the floor, but posted up in the paint. He can't shoot outside of 6-7 feet. OSU has used this to their advantage each time they beat them. Nobody even follows Klotz unless he is down low. Once he gets a pass outside, they get their feet set because they know he is going to bowl down the lane in order to get inside his range..... viola, offensive charging foul. Having said that, I did actually see him sneak one over the rim tonight from almost the free throw line. Maybe he is getting better?? Go Big 12!
Good Luck to All,
-JC
