{"id":117519,"date":"2026-01-10T00:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/117519\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:12:26","slug":"grant-mccasland-looks-forward-to-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/117519\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant McCasland Looks Forward to Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming off the heartbreaking loss to the No. 7 ranked Houston Cougars, the Texas Tech Men\u2019s Basketball team is set to square off with the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder this Saturday. Head Coach Grant McCasland<\/a> met with the media today to breakdown the Houston loss, and preview the matchup with Colorado.<\/p>\n

Aftermath from Houston<\/p>\n

In a hard-fought battle against one of the best teams in the country on their home court, McCasland had a lot to be proud of for his team while acknowledging there\u2019s still plenty to work on in terms of finishing the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously playing in a huge physical game at Houston, it\u2019s always a recovery game because you know it\u2019s going to take everything you got to win it. We made strides in the right direction defensively in the game. Coach Sampson\u2018s always going to have his teams ready for a good scrap and that\u2019s what they do. It\u2019s the best team in the league since I\u2019ve been in the league, and it\u2019s an outstanding college game that we didn\u2019t finish. We can play better than we did and we can improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

What areas they\u2019re seeing improvement<\/p>\n

Before heading to Boulder, McCasland looks to see how his team can take the next step defensively as far as aggressiveness and forcing more turnovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our ball screen coverage was solid over the course of the game. Probably not as disruptive as we wanted to be, we only had really one steal that led to a turnover. If there\u2019s one area we\u2019re starting to finally make some strides, I think our activity is what it needs to be. It\u2019s how well can we start to be more disruptive, and creating more advantages that can lead to baskets as opposed to just being in the right spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking to Colorado<\/p>\n

The Red Raiders will face a Colorado team coming off a difficult stretch last season. McCasland was quick to praise their turnaround in offense, guard play, and scoring.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this league you better be ready for the next one, and the next one is the most important game on our schedule against a Colorado team that\u2019s undefeated in our league. Coach Boyle\u2019s got them playing with great offense and great pace. They got great scorers and really difficult to defend. It\u2019s probably one of the biggest teams in college basketball. Their size at the wing and forward spots is just tremendous. You got to beat them from your activity, how well you move, and how you hit first. If they hit you first then you\u2019re leveraged and having a hard time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking at the parity of the Big 12<\/p>\n

McCasland knew prior to the start of the season that even the Big 12 cellar dwellers are getting stronger than they were the year before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNo question the league is significantly better. You can look at the very top and know we probably have three or four of the best teams in the country. And then I think our league is as deep as it\u2019s ever been. Colorado is a great example. Last year they were towards the bottom of the league and now they\u2019re 2-0. Coach Boyle has been unbelievable. He\u2019s had NCAA tournament teams, lottery picks, so he knows what he\u2019s doing. I think he\u2019s got a team that you can tell he loves to coach, that\u2019s got good feel and understanding. I think people look back to winning at Colorado will end up being a great win for anybody in this league. So we know it\u2019s stacked against us on this one, and we got to go compete and find a way to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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