Texas Basketball: 3 players that must step up in March
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As one of two senior leaders for the Longhorns on this list that is having some issues maintaining any relative level of consistency in his game throughout the Big 12 slate is starting guard Marcus Carr. This might be the player that the Longhorns have relied on most this season to shoulder the load on offense.
It feels like there are times when Carr is doing it all by himself. And that is not going to be a winning formula for the Longhorns. They’ll need to get the ball movement flowing around the perimeter to allow the team’s top shooters such as Andrew Jones and Jase Febres to get to their spots. That will also open things up on the inside for the likes of Allen, Christian Bishop, Dylan Disu, etc.
Carr sparking the offense with both ball movement and smart shot selection will help this team make serious strides entering the postseason, though.
The good news with Carr is the fact that there are some signs that he is improving his game as the season moves along. He’s gone from averaging points in the single digits in the first two months of the season to sitting at more than a dozen points per game since the start of Big 12 play.
In February, Carr averaged roughly 13 points per game, two rebounds, three assists, and one steal while shooting a season-high 41 percent from the field and 29 percent from beyond the arc. It’s good to see the scoring from Carr come along, but it would still be nice if the shooting efficiency could improve during the postseason.
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Carr has logged the heaviest minutes for the Longhorns this season. He’s also involved in roughly just over half of the offensive possessions for the Longhorns when he’s on the floor this season (which as we mentioned before is very often). There aren’t any other Longhorns players that can really say that this season.