ESPN analyst Doug Gottlieb told the Austin American-Statesman that Texas coach Rick Barnes is a better recruiter than game manager.
"I don't think Rick's a great X and O guy," Gottlieb said. "He's not an offensive savant. But his staff is competent and they seem to care about the players and their development. There are a lot of guys out there who run beautiful (offenses) but don't recruit well. They get fired because all they want to do is coach, and they can't get players."
A college coach, who was not identified, told the Statesman that while Barnes had terrific athletes this season, they did not always seem to mesh.
"They are just not cohesive," the coach said of this season's Longhorns. "I don't know if they are a motion team, a set play team, a fast-break team."