Holmes has bee TERRIBLE since he came back from injury. I don't understand what Barnes is thinking. He is giving Holmes huge minutes and is reluctant to pull him, although he pulls Turner, Ridley, Yancy, and others for the slightest misstep.
In the past few games we have seen Holmes be given the last second buzzer shot, and seen Holmes get multiple touches and miss multiple shots in the closing minutes which caused Texas to either lose the lead or allowed the other team separation. Against KU going late into the second half, Holmes was 0-5 shooting with three fouls and without a single positive contribution, yet he was in the game with minutes to go jacking up 3s.
Texas chances at the tourney are a long shot at best at this point, but they have absolutely no chance if Barnes is going to keep leaning on Holmes when the guy is clearly struggling. Sometimes you just have to realize when a guy doesn't have it and take him out.
In the past few games we have seen Holmes be given the last second buzzer shot, and seen Holmes get multiple touches and miss multiple shots in the closing minutes which caused Texas to either lose the lead or allowed the other team separation. Against KU going late into the second half, Holmes was 0-5 shooting with three fouls and without a single positive contribution, yet he was in the game with minutes to go jacking up 3s.
Texas chances at the tourney are a long shot at best at this point, but they have absolutely no chance if Barnes is going to keep leaning on Holmes when the guy is clearly struggling. Sometimes you just have to realize when a guy doesn't have it and take him out.