Basketball
2018-19 Texas MBB Season Preview
Texas and Smart substitute star power with team depth and cohesion
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The last two seasons, Texas coach Shaka Smart built his roster, game plans and ideology around freshmen big men. And for good reason. Both were one-and-done players that became NBA first-round draft picks.
Both Jarrett Allen and Mo Bamba found their footing in December of their freshmen seasons, and both were developing quite well by March. Then, poof. They were gone; Allen went to Brooklyn and Bamba to Orlando.
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