Can The Texas Longhorns Win It All
It’s going to difficult for the Texas Longhorns to win it all in basketball.
Winning the Big 12 is one thing and a nice goal to achieve, but the fact of the matter is that programs like Texas are looking for the NCAA Tournament and going deep into the tournament.
That’s a difficult run to make and it will be even harder when a couple of your best players are heading off the NBA. It has not been decided yet.
But forward Tristan Thompson has decided to enter the NBA Draft. He was second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.3 points a game and led the team in rebounding, averaging 7.8 per game.
Add to that is Thompson’s friend, starting point guard Cory Joseph.
Both players went to Findlay Prep prior to joining Texas and are going to the NBA together.
If they lose those two players, the Longhorns will be starting out the season at a disadvantage.
Their leading scoring Jordon Hamilton, who averaged 18.6 points per game, is also heading to the NBA Draft.
With their best players gone, it will be difficult for the Longhorns to reload enough to win the NCAA title.
The Longhorns are a program that reloads, not rebuilds each season. But having enough firepower to win the NCAA title may be a bit much to expect from this group.
Losing their best players, it will take time to which players coming in can fill the void.