After nearly a week away, the No. 7 Texas Longhorns were back on the hardwood on Sunday and came away with a 72-62 win over Stanford.
Here are a few quick thoughts from the win.
This isn’t the same Texas team without Chris Beard. Not yet at least. Nearly a week after needing overtime to escape Rice, Texas again found themselves fighting to the end against a Stanford squad that entered two games under .500. It was to be expected that Beard’s absence would impact the Longhorns, and through two games without him, they often seem to be out of sync and can’t find a rhythm, they aren’t playing as crisp and decisive offensively or overwhelming teams defensively, and generally, they don’t seem to…
