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FWST: Stingy Longhorns could make things tough for TCU
By Stefan Stevenson
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The last thing TCU needs to see is an in-your-face defense. But that's what the Horned Frogs will get at 7 tonight at Texas.
The Longhorns (9-11, 1-6) are fourth nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding teams to 36 percent shooting. The Horns are second in the nation in 3-point field-goal percentage defense at 25.8. Texas blocks more than five shots a game, second only to Kansas in the Big 12.
Meanwhile, the TCU offense is near the bottom of both categories and is averaging a league-low 54.7 points a game. It's not that TCU is necessarily the worst-shooting team in the league, because, statistically it isn't, but the Frogs are shooting less than any other team in the league -- and by a large margin.
So what does TCU need to do tonight against Texas? ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/02/01/4594140/stingy-longhorns-could-make-things.html#storylink=cpy
By Stefan Stevenson
[email protected]
The last thing TCU needs to see is an in-your-face defense. But that's what the Horned Frogs will get at 7 tonight at Texas.
The Longhorns (9-11, 1-6) are fourth nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding teams to 36 percent shooting. The Horns are second in the nation in 3-point field-goal percentage defense at 25.8. Texas blocks more than five shots a game, second only to Kansas in the Big 12.
Meanwhile, the TCU offense is near the bottom of both categories and is averaging a league-low 54.7 points a game. It's not that TCU is necessarily the worst-shooting team in the league, because, statistically it isn't, but the Frogs are shooting less than any other team in the league -- and by a large margin.
So what does TCU need to do tonight against Texas? ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/02/01/4594140/stingy-longhorns-could-make-things.html#storylink=cpy
