{"id":71093,"date":"2023-03-09T19:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T19:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=71093"},"modified":"2023-03-09T19:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T19:52:24","slug":"can-texas-win-the-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/03\/09\/can-texas-win-the-national-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Texas Win the National Championship?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been a weird one in Austin. On Dec. 12, then-head coach Chris Beard was arrested for domestic violence. He was immediately suspended,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/domestic-violence-case-ex-texas-basketball-coach-chris-beard-dismissed-rcna70927\"> then fired on Jan. 5<\/a>. The Longhorns have been running with Rodney Terry as the interim ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3vR1fBhYhc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would derail a lot of teams\u2019 seasons, but Texas has stayed in the national conversation. It has been a tough close to the regular season, going 5-5 between Jan. 28 and March 1 before cruising by Kansas, 73-59, to conclude the pre-scheduled portion of the campaign. Still, Texas is in a reasonable position to make a run at the national championship and potentially win this thing for the first time in program history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last National Championship:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Final Four:<\/strong> 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023 Title Odds: <\/strong>+2000 (as of March 6, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Texas Will Make a Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Longhorns haven\u2019t been as hot over the last six weeks as they were before, but the Big 12 is a monstrosity of a conference. Even with trading wins and losses for weeks, this team has the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/bpi\/_\/view\/resume\"> sixth-best strength of record<\/a> in college basketball and 11 wins in Q1 games heading into the conference tournament. Victories over Kansas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KNtcpensbd0&amp;ab_channel=MatthewLovesBall\">Gonzaga<\/a>, Baylor, Creighton, Kansas State, Iowa State, and more prove that Texas can beat anybody in the country, and you need that ability to win a national championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This offense is well spread out. Four players score in double figures, and Texas is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/stats\/basketball-men\/d1\/current\/team\/216\"> 15th in Division I in assists per game<\/a> (16.6). Even if you limit Marcus Carr\u2019s scoring, you still have to deal with his distribution, and if you put too much emphasis on stopping him from putting the ball in the bucket, it\u2019ll open up space for the guard to find his teammates. It can be a real problem figuring out how to properly defend this Texas attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Texas Will Exit Early<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the best rebounding team out there. The Longhorns rank<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/conferences\/statistics\/team\/_\/id\/8\/stat\/rebounds\/sort\/avgOffensiveRebounds\"> near the bottom of the Big 12<\/a> in offensive rebounds per game, and they don\u2019t have much height on their roster. Dylan Disu is Texas\u2019s tallest player at 6-foot-9, followed by Dillon Mitchell at 6-foot-8 and Christian Bishop at 6-foot-7. Everyone else is 6-foot-6 and below. A showdown against an opponent with size could present problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas committed lots of fouls and gave its opponents plenty of free throws in most of its losses this season. In seven of the team\u2019s eight defeats, the opposition attempted at least 23 free throws. All those easy points added up and left the Longhorns on the wrong side at the final horn. In plenty of contests this year, Texas has been disciplined and not sent the bad guys to the line, but there appears to be a connection between when it doesn\u2019t and when it loses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What It\u2019ll Take to Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carr is Texas\u2019s premier player, and to win a national championship, you need your best player to be at his best all tournament long. You can say it\u2019s a cop out for me to state the obvious \u2013 that the Longhorns will need the most out of Carr to have a shot at bringing a title back to Austin \u2013 but it\u2019s true. Carr takes excellent care of the ball, and his mastery of the rock will be required come tourney time. He has the team\u2019s highest usage rate, has provided the most offensive and defensive win shares, and everything runs through him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">celebrating 5\ufe0f\u20e3<br><br>thank you, Marcus Carr ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zfSsrH3wMa\">pic.twitter.com\/zfSsrH3wMa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Texas Men\u2019s Basketball (@TexasMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMBB\/status\/1631701468632711188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otherwise, the Longhorns will have to rally together despite not having a long-term head coach. Reports are indicating that Terry<a href=\"https:\/\/hookemheadlines.com\/2023\/03\/05\/texas-basketball-decreasing-optimism-rodney-terry-keeps-job\/\"> will not keep the position at the end of the season<\/a>, so the future of Texas men\u2019s basketball remains in question. This uncertainty cannot be allowed to become a distraction for a team that has been forced to play with a revolving door at the helm. It\u2019s a weird spot to be in, but this roster has the talent to challenge for it all anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Texas back? Maybe not on the gridiron, but the Longhorns are suited for a run in March Madness. 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