Yeah I did.

Aaaaand there's a big win. Don't tell me the season is about to turn around on a big road win ala LSU in 2017?

Aggies2009 said:

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Aaaaand there's a big win. Don't tell me the season is about to turn around on a big road win ala LSU in 2017?

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MissSt is a big win?

Yes, winning a league game on the road is tough, winning a league game on the road as an underdog is a "big" win.

Beating the 77th ranked team by 1 is huuuuge!

Wins a win.

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We are pretty much bottom of the barrel right now of the power conference teams

Not impressed at all with Buzz so far

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You're not paying attention. What he did last year was impressive. Little bit of a rough start this year but you you can see that he is constantly pushing and teaching, and the team is getting better.

You are going to see a big leap next season. I feel pretty confident in that.

And... I'd add to that... if you are going to crap on a coach partially through his second season, then you should forfeit the right to celebrate with him when he's dancing in the future.

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Maroon Dawn said:

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Tired of "watch the improvement" and "watch a fun team" "watch a young team grow"

They're all just euphemisms for a team that's not winning any titles, hardware or a deep run in the dance

And this current team is an abomination

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So you make a thread ****ting on the baseball team and they promptly go to Omaha.

You make a thread ****ting on the football team and they promptly turn the Orange Bowl around and win it.

If I were a betting man, I'd put tons of $$$ on our basketball team to turn the season around.

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How's regional Rob done since he lucked into Omaha through better teams falling to worse ones?

How's the season going since that magical win over Mississippi freaking State?

Sounds like you're the one who has no clue what's going on

NyAggie said:

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Team is unwatchable at this point

Give buzz a little time to get things going

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Good post. I think there is frustration that we see other programs in Texas having success and don't understand why we can not match it. Hopefully Buzz will bring improvement to the point we can discuss if we are ready to compete for championships. Right now we all wonder if we will have more turnovers than made shots.

I believe in Buzz but I think it is going to take some time.

For starters, the region is saturated with quality programs and coaches right now so recruiting isn't easy. We are competing against Beard up in Lubbock, Scott Drew in Waco, Shaka + new facilities in Austin, Sampson + new facilities in Houston, Will Wade $$$ in Baton Rouge, and TCU/SMU both have decent programs right now as well.

Patience is key here. This isn't going to be a one and done program and in the long-run that is a good thing. Buzz recruits for system fit and most of his players will be on campus for four years. I fully expect his teams to be competing for NCAA tournament births once his recruits are upperclassmen (year 3 or 4). Playing with experienced juniors and seniors is how we will compete and beat the premiere basketball programs in the SEC and beyond.

Facilities, facilities, facilities. Reed Arena is as good as stale bread right now. Renovations are a near term must for this program. Regional hoops rivals such as UT and UH are playing in brand new basketball facilities. I know a lot of people on this board do not like when the basketball facilities get brought up, but I'm sorry, if UH has far superior facilities than us, that is a problem.

So what is your suggestion? Fire Buzz after year two?

You don't dump a coach with a good track record after two seasons. I'll start worrying after year 4.

If Buzz can find a way to get the talent that Billy Kennedy got on campus, we will win multiple SEC Championships. Recruiting was never issue for Billy Kennedy. Billy recruited well and then rolled the ball on the court and said go play. Buzz runs a system and it is going to take some time. If you watch the games, you can see that the defensive side of the ball is there for Buzz but the offense is very much a major work in progress.

UH doesn't have far better facilities than us. Their arena is newer, but smaller. Sure, the concourses are probably nicer, but the seating doesn't exactly leave Reed in the dust. The players rarely see the concourses anyway. That is a fan experience issue,
not a quality on the court one. The practice facilities, locker rooms, and training facilities are not a bit nicer than ours.

tu is building a nicer venue right now. No question. It'll be one of the nicer ones in all of college hoops.

Reed is approaching 30 years old. It'll be time to take a serious look at expansion or replacement about the time that Buzz is in his 4th year and the program is starting to really click. Until we can fill it up with some degree of regularity, replacing it or any major rework is going to be a hard sell, unless a donor or group of donors step up big time with the bulk of the $$$$ needed. When Buzz has the program hitting on all cylinders, that will be much easier.

The Fertitta Center and UH basketball facilities are superior to A&M's facilities. I support both programs and it's really not a question. Sure the practice facilities and locker rooms are comparable but the Fertitta Center blows Reed Arena out of the water. And yes Reed holds more fans but for what? Most of those seats are empty if we are not playing Kentucky. If a recruit attends a game at both venues, odds are they are going to have a better experience at the Fertitta Center.

If a recruit attends a game at Reed, and Buzz has our team playing at a very high level against top competition, and Reed is packed to the gills with the 12th Man rocking, that recruit is going to remember the atmosphere inside Reed and the game experience more than the venue. Any shortcomings of Reed that you perceive won't matter compared to the game atmosphere.

UH has a relatively new facility. Of course it's going to look nicer. I'll grant you that, but the look of the empty arena is probably not the most important factor in most recruits minds.

Cameron Indoor Stadium isn't particularly impressive as a basketball facility, but it doesn't keep Duke from being successful. Anybody who sees a game there will tell you it's the atmosphere the crowd generates that makes it memorable. Recruits say the same thing.

Baylor plays at the Farrell Center, and it's a dump compared to Reed, but I don't think average Joe hoops observer would believe their facilities have kept them from high level recruiting or competition/results.

Reed is not keeping us from being great as a program. I'd like to see something better, but it's not going to happen anytime soon without some big cigar alumnus suddenly and unexpectedly writing a huge check, or Buzz getting us in a sustained high level, multi season run to get the attention on updating Reed. That would have been the case BEFORE Covid19 hit. Now, you'll need at least 2 normal years added to any hypothetical timeline just to get us back to 'normal' financial footing.

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AggieHoopsGuy said:

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The Fertitta Center and UH basketball facilities are superior to A&M's facilities. I support both programs and it's really not a question. Sure the practice facilities and locker rooms are comparable but the Fertitta Center blows Reed Arena out of the water. And yes Reed holds more fans but for what? Most of those seats are empty if we are not playing Kentucky. If a recruit attends a game at both venues, odds are they are going to have a better experience at the Fertitta Center.

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Build this and connect it to the south side of the McFerrin Center.



Seats 8700 and was built for basketball. Put some modern concourses and NO suites. The game should be the focus. That way when the usual 5000 show up, the building will have some energy because its over half filled. In our history, I think we have had only had 3 seasons where we averaged over 9000, so 8700 seems like a good number. If we get good again, the place will be the place to be and students will camp out again, regularly.

Reed can be used for concerts, trade shows, and graduations.

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Probably shouldn't mention the no suites thing when asking the BMAs to cut a check for the new arena.