There have been a few teams that have underperformed to start the season. It's a short list, but at this point, Shaka Smart's Texas group is on it. Sure, all the attention is on the football program's issues right now, but the basketball team has some soul searching to do.

The Longhorns, the only ranked team that entered this week's Brooklyn-based Legends Classic, will fly home without a win. UT went 0-2. First, a baffling 19-point Monday night loss (77-58) to Northwestern. On Tuesday afternoon, a lackluster effort that ended with a 68-54 loss to Colorado. Two losses by double digits? This was not the Texas team we were promised.

In fact, UT never had the lead in the Colorado game, and now we're left wondering if we overrated Texas coming into the season.

Here are three takeaways on the past 28 hours for Texas, which will certainly feel the effects of these non-conference losses come Selection Sunday.

1. The Longhorns don't have a capable point guard yet.

This could be problematic for a long while. Losing Isaiah Taylor to early NBA Draft entry opened a hole for Smart that he can't close this season. Texas combined for 26 turnovers -- compared to just 10 assists -- in the two Legends losses. Smart's built his reputation on frenzied and relentless defenses, but a pillar to most of his good teams has been having a really good point guard. Joey Rodriguez, Darius Theus, Briante Weber, Taylor -- all really good. Right now, freshman Andrew Jones is on a steep learning curve.

2. There is talent, but it's young talent.

In terms of experience, UT ranks 337th out of 351 teams, according to KenPom.com. Listen, I love what freshman big man Jarrett Allen brings to the floor. I'm not sure if he'll be a one-and-done player or not, but he's got the capability to become an All-American down the road if he stays. For now, he's still getting his sea legs. The encouraging part is, Allen scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, yet watching the game, I felt he could've done so much more. Allen, Jones, Jacob Young and James Banks are all frosh. Tevin Mack, Eric Davis and Kerwin Roach, Jr. are sophomores. That's an enticing septet, but it's still too raw -- and clearly not ready for major-conference opponents. UT's three wins came at home against Incarnate Word, Louisiana Monroe and Eastern Washington.

3. We're going to get a very good idea of who Texas is in the next three weeks.

The schedule isn't daunting, but it isn't simple. Next up, on Nov. 29, is a home game against UT-Arlington, a mid-major team that's favored to win the Sun Belt. Decent test there. After that, on Dec. 2, Alabama goes to Austin. That's a game Texas should win by double digits. Four days after that, on Dec. 6, Texas plays at Michigan. Won't be easy, but a win there would do good in negating some of the damage from going 0-2 in Brooklyn. Going 2-1 in the next three is minimally what the Horns need to do. Anything less than that and we can start examining even further if this team will have the personnel and ability to be NCAA Tournament-caliber this season.