Must See X’s & O’s of the Day – Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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January 13, 2016

Must See X’s & O’s of the Day – Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns

The Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns have some tough games in it’s Big 12 schedule. People in Austin are asking if this season can be saved after a disappointing 2-2. The Big 12 is tough stuff.

I think that you can tell that Shaka Smart is about to explode on his players. It looks like Texas Longhorns have an “aw-shucks mentality” when things go wrong. Most people knew that Rick Barnes handled his players with care. It just looks like the Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns are about to be exposed to their new coach. Most people around the program are saying that Coach Smart has reached his internal boiling point and is getting mad that no one seems mad that they have lost their

To hear Texas coach Shaka Smart tell it, that’s the aw-shucks mentality that permeates his Longhorns. He knew these players had to be handled with care. But it sounds like Smart’s reaching his internal boiling point waiting for someone to get mad having lost their last three of five games.

Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns

The Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns beat the Steve Prohm Iowa State Cyclones 94-91 in OT on January 12. They have a let up game against Oklahoma State University next who just had a close game with the University of Oklahoma. It’s going to be a tough learning curve going from Rick Barnes to Shaka Smart. Shaka Smart’s Navy Seal Pre-season conditioning and in-season practices are legendary. The Texas Longhorns are going to have to learn that it’s not the ref’s fault, not the basket’s fault, the ball’s fault, or the crowd’s fault. It’s their own fault and they need to look on the inside of their hearts and determine that doing your best is what will create winning.

Shaka Smart doesn’t seem like the type of guy that is worried about the player’s individual feelings. He is trying to change the basketball culture in Austin. That is hard to do if you are “bummed out” a lot.

If the Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns can put five guys on the floor who are giving their all into winning and not focusing on anything else. That is when you have a chance to be successful. But, if one, two or more guys start getting their feelings hurt, or they start listening to all the people taking around them, then it’s going to reduce their chances of winning.

The Texas Longhorns host Oklahoma State on saturday, it’s a big game to get their confidence going, before they go on the road to #11 West Virginia (Jan 20-weds) and #1 Kansas (Jan 23-sat).

We are about to find out about the real Texas Longhorns and if they have changed the culture and style of winning with Texas Basketball. It’s going to be a great three games coming up. I think that everyone will enjoy finding out if the Shaka Smart Texas Longhorns are for real.

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