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Texas Basketball: Why Greg Brown makes Longhorns a 2020-21 title threat

By Jason Kinander

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Courtney Ramey #3 of the Texas Longhorns reacts during the second half of their game against the California Golden Bears at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Courtney Ramey #3 of the Texas Longhorns reacts during the second half of their game against the California Golden Bears at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /
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2. The Longhorns were lacking star power

Texas’ huge run to end the regular season cannot be attributed to any single player. Rather, it was the contributions of the team as a whole that caused the Longhorns to get so hot.

Perhaps the reason why it took such a monstrous run in order to get in the Tournament conversation is that Texas never had a true superstar, a necessity in college basketball.

In season’s past, this had also been an area of weakness for the Longhorns. Texas has had several good players come through the program, but in the Shaka Smart era, nobody has been a true superstar.

Luckily for Texas, Brown has the potential to be just that. As an ultra-athletic power forward who excels on offense and is a major disrupter on defense, Brown will improve the Longhorns drastically on both ends.

Brown is the type of player who possesses the innate ability to take over the game at any point. Brown will ignite Texas with highlight-reel dunks, blocks, and showcases of one-of-a-kind athleticism.

Every championship-contending team has a superstar. For Texas, it is Brown, whose talent will be on display all throughout the season in Austin.

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