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It sure is hard to argue that Coach Terry doesn’t deserve the permanent job.

After the Beard fiasco, it was almost expected that the Longhorns would completely fall apart. Instead, Terry’s ability to motivate and focus the Texas players has been terrific, and the team has exceeded almost every achievable goal so far.

In fairness, I think a lot of credit also goes to the leadership in the locker room and the player’s’ ability to ignore the obvious distractions and focus on basketball. Would that have happened without Terry? It’s hard to say, but he’s certainly made the most of it, and his in-game decisions have generally been solid.

Do you think the Longhorns’ performance in the NCAA tournament will influence Delconte’s decision?

I could see a scenario where Terry moves on if the Longhorns crash out of the first round of the tournament, notwithstanding the regular season and Big 12 tournament success.

If Texas makes the Sweet Sixteen or progresses even further, though, I don’t see how Delconte doesn’t remove the ‘interim’ tag.

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