An Open Letter to Rick Barnes

[clob94]

Dearest Richard,

We hardly knew ye. Let me start by saying "thank you" for the 10+ years you were director of basketball operations here at Texas. We were able to enjoy some sweet 16s, a few elite 8s and even a final four loss to Kansas, just down the road in San Antonio. You provided some hellified players for us to watch. Guys like TJ ford- (who doesn't remember TJ ford dunking right down the lane against Baylor on a putback of a missed free throw) LaMarcus Aldridge, arguably the best player in the game today, Mr Kevin Durant, among others.

Rick, when we sent you off to Tennessee it was for both our benefit. You see, you had lost focus and perspective as a basketball coach. You had gone away from what made us a top 25 team year in and year out, and you had devolved into building a hodgepodge program that showed little enthusiasm, little creativity, and even less results. We knew some time away from the ranch would put things in perspective for you. We understood that this "absence" as I will refer to it, was a way to motivate you. That was our grand plan all along Richard--- to help you reinvent yourself.

So congrats. It worked. Job starts May 1.

See you at the office.

 

[2300 Nueces]

He ain't coming back. Shaka con ain't going anywhere. The solution is to completely block basketball from your mind. Ignore it. It will go away.

 

[BringBackRoyal]

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

we lost to syracuse in the final four. in new orleans. i believe our regional was in san antonio that year though. i like barnes. i agree we needed to part ways for the betterment of us both. i hope he wins the national championship this year. we have not bettered ourselves.

 

[bschroed21]

Keep hope alive, keep hope alive, keep hope alive. Chance to really get heading in a better direction tonight against the conference leader.

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

we have looked better the last week and a half. if i'm gonna be critical, i should be able to acknowledge progress. and we've been playing well the last few games

 

[elcapitan009]

we lost to syracuse in the final four. in new orleans. i believe our regional was in san antonio that year though. i like barnes. i agree we needed to part ways for the betterment of us both. i hope he wins the national championship this year. we have not bettered ourselves.

lol i was like... wtf is this man in the high castle alternative history sht?

regional was in SA and we beat Mich State. Had to turn down a ticket cause I didn't have 80 bucks to go

Went to the Houston Regional where we beat the Lopez bros from Stanford and lost to the Cheating Memphis Tigers and John Wall. Bullshit ass game.

 

[2300 Nueces]

we have looked better the last week and a half. if i'm gonna be critical, i should be able to acknowledge progress. and we've been playing well the last few games

Wake me when we reach the sweet sixteen. Fyi.... we'll have a different coach when that happens.