It’s probably fair to say both things are true. I think we accomplished a lot of things there, but we still have some work to do.” was playing a lot on the perimeter as a facilitator, as a face-up guy,” the Longhorns coach says. “Anybody that saw us play, yourself included, you understand that C.B. Not, in itself, representative of Bishop expanding his game and convincing people his range and general bounciness can compensate for a relative lack of size as a modern big.īeard, though, bristles at the idea that jump shots alone define Bishop’s progress. The standard preseason swing through Austin last fall led to at least a few conclusions, one of which was as clear as any other: Texas would play Christian Bishop on the perimeter and let him handle the ball in various ways, and Christian Bishop was very excited about the chance to showcase his abilities away from the rim. Christian Bishop, 6-7, Sr.Ģ021-22 numbers: 7.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 60 percent shooting He’ll be, for the most part, who he’s always been. He’s never shot more than 41 in a single season to date, so maybe that’s why Texas can abide this approach. “I think he’ll expand out and probably shoot as many 3s as he has in his college career this year.” “Timmy’s been really working hard on his shot,” Beard says.
He’s hit 26.7 percent of his long-range looks over four seasons. Allen took 304 shots last season and just 15 of them were 3s. So why would we talk about Allen adding to his offensive repertoire and hoisting more 3-point shots? Because that’s what we’re talking about. “The biggest thing for Timmy,” Beard says, “is winning.” To borrow a verbal crutch from Digger Phelps’ in-studio college basketball analyst days: Timmy Allen just has to be Timmy Allen. Not a lot of what’s-the-next-step narrative here. Assists per 100 possessions, per season: 5.0, 4.9, 6.6, 4.5Ī spike here and there, but Allen has generally always been the same guy.Consider, if you will, the metronomic production over the course of Allen’s entire career. He’s the sort of player who allows you to see the future. The returners Timmy Allen, 6-6, Sr.Ģ021-22 numbers: 12.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apgĪs transfers go, Timmy Allen delivered about as well as can be expected, leading Texas with 4.7 Win Shares and going straight from All-Pac-12 performer to All-Big 12 performer. Do the new arena and new practice facility and semi-new roster all coalesce into a massive step forward in 2022-23? Well, Beard broke down each of his 12 scholarship players for The Athletic, in an effort to begin to answer that. So Year 2 awaits, with a similar roster construct - holdovers, notable transfers and some intriguing newcomers - and an important distinction that half the roster has now actually played for Beard. “Then other times it takes a little bit of time.” “Other places we’ve been, sometimes we’ve just nailed it,” Beard says. It was, in Beard’s estimation, “a solid base.” Mileage may vary on what 22 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance amount to. Texas lured Beard back to his alma mater with a heap of money and equally outsize expectations, which Beard welcomed - “We came here to win championships,” he reiterates over the phone in early July - and tried to meet by assembling a FrankenTeam of coveted transfers and holdover veterans. That’s the idea, anyway, which leaves it to the Longhorns’ coach and his players to hold up their end. “The first place that any musician would want to play,” Chris Beard says, “and the last place any basketball opponent would want to come play Texas in.” Harry Styles is around for five nights, in fact, and absolutely not overstaying his welcome at the Moody Center, the new $388 million epicenter of cool on campus. James Taylor and Roger Waters, for devotees of a certain age. Post Malone and Panic! at the Disco and Michael Bublé. The Killers and Florence and the Machine. By the time Texas men’s basketball plays its first home game, said home will have hosted quite a few notable visitors.
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