The tweets below contains two short clips of Tech running two variations of Run-Pass Option (“RPO”) sets last year. Here is a short clip of what I refer to as “Bubble” RPO sets: And here is a short clip of what I am calling “Now” RPO sets: Oftentimes, for both the “bubble” & “now” RPOs, […]
The Best College Basketball Defense of the Century: Was it Math or Magic?
Ever since November 19, 2017, when Texas Tech made the Northwestern Wildcats look like the Flint Tropics, something schematically was different about Texas Tech’s defense compared to the rest of basketball. I wanted to call it the “the half-court Press Virginia,” but settled on pairing it with our methodical offense to give it the moniker, […]
Chris Beard Knows How to Win the Spring
Vanderbilt fired Bryce Drew last year, and this article argues that Drew was railroaded a bit (injuries derailed their season, the AD that hired Drew resigned & the new AD just fired him without a meeting). Drew was lamenting the problems he faced at Vandy, one being an admissions process that handcuffed his ability to […]
For the First Time, Beard Might Feel Some Regret
I wonder what Chris Beard told his team in the locker room in Kansas City following the cancellation of the college basketball season. I suspect it was the most difficult conversation that Beard’s ever had with a team, including the one that took place last April in a locker room in Minneapolis. Beard, as with […]
A Deeper Look into Matt Wells’ Record at Utah State
Utah State Background: Utah State became a Division 1 program in 2001 and had an 8-22 record during two years as an Independent team. Utah State then joined the Sun Belt conference for the 2003 & 2004 seasons, where the Aggies went 5-8 in conference games. The Sun Belt was, without question, the weakest conference […]
Trends in Tech Basketball – Pace of Play
Ed. Note from Seth C: Please welcome Tech Hoops Guy. You may know him from Twitter and he’s always been a fantastic follow. As a manager of the site, I’ve communicated with Tech Hoops Guy and think he’ll be a great addition to STP. Increased Offensive Pace At the beginning of the year, Texas Tech was […]