Team mentality carries Texas into tourney

    As the No. 7 Longhorns prepare for another NCAA tournament run, they find themselves in a drastically different position from last season.     Kevin Durant owned the Forty Acres in 2007 and, while he put fans in the seats, the team failed to effectively gel around its super-stardom bound forward.     The result showed with a disappointing second round exit at the hands of USC.     This year, the second-seeded Longhorns can be truly considered a complete team.     Everyone has heard about D.J. Augustin. The sophomore point guard played a perfect second fiddle to Durant last year, but has emerged as arguably the top point guard in the country and succeeded his former partner as the figurehead for Texas basketball.     Augustin averages almost 20 points per game to go with 5.7 assists per game. He also sports a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.     A.J. Abrams and Damion James have also ... [link]