Their outside game is definitely better than last year. Man they are powerfull in the interior. Brown is going to give many coaches headaches before he is done.
All that being said, I think UT is a sweet sixteen type team. Barnes consistently recruits better than anyone in the big 12 but never seems to get that far in post season play for the type of talent he fields.
Pittman looks like he might be in the best shape of his career. Having him more minutes should help them considerably.
I think UT will be good enough from the perimeter that teams can't sag off like last year.
That last line is exactly what I believe. They don't have to be very good from deep, just good enough. That's why I keep saying they'll be just fine.
As far as what he gets from his recruits his players never stick around. Pittman and James had no choice but to come back and get better. But Barnes hasn't got his players to stick around like Self has at KU.
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