I think all but 3 OSU points in second half off free throws that changed but more from free throw than not
I wish we’d go up tempo more often. Half court offense was lousy today. Rebounding was even worse. We had no answer to 7’ + Cisse. Credit to the Cowboys though: They hustle They play D They grab the boards They’re physically tough Tough conference—this Big 12
We don't appear to be very efficient or talented. Maybe we can win enough games to sneak into the tourney.
I just can't figure this team out. It feels like it should be a lot better than it is. Maybe it's sloppy stretches of offense, not having guys that you can depend on to step up and hit shots consistently. Maybe it's just not having a strong enough presence inside - we have some pretty good offensive players inside, but I don't know how good the defense is, and this team is supposed to be built around defense. Basically we still haven't beaten a good team this year. That's discouraging.
Shoot….thought we’re we’re gonna pull that one out. Then the free throws shanka’d and we end up losing by a dozen. Fahk.
On a bright note—this may be the best defense we face all year. If not, then they’re really close to the best.
I don’t know the numbers, but at times it sure felt like it… You know those football games when you want to throw stuff at the tv and you shout TACKLE!!!? It was like that at times in the second half, but with GRAB THE REBOUND!!!
This reminds me of my Mavericks, who turn pedestrian players into all-world on offense: Keylan Boone These season stats: Turned into this today:
The Big 12 has 4 teams in the top 20. Three of them lost conference games today. This conference is really good. When one of our top inside players is out, and we can’t get to the free throw line, we are going to struggle to win. And that’s true for most all the teams except BU.
I think the extremely weak out of conference schedule was a really bad idea. Now the team will have to figure out how to beat really good competion with conference games. I do not understand why the team played such a weak out of conference schedule.
I know, I know. A few non-conference cupcakes are nice to have, but we also need plenty of non-conference meat and potatoes. Gets us ready for conference play. Not a slate of 8-10 Gonzaga’s, but a bunch of middle of the pack teams from power conferences. Even some lower middle teams (and lower) from power conferences. You know, a bunch of Stanfords, Rutgers, Miss States, Arizona States, Iowas, Minnesotas, Clemsons, NC States, etc. Only a few College of The Incarnate Words and UT-RGVs. Okla State is a lower middle of the pack Big 12 team—although their defense makes them especially dangerous even for better teams.
Twitter exchange between Ketch and Penders. I love Tom P and don’t usually agree with Ketch. But in this case I think he’s pretty accurate.
+1 the inside game was non-existent. Ball passed around the perimeter without being able to get close in looks. OSU played great D, but we just couldn’t get it down close to the big fellas.
Clearly a sub-par offensive effort down low. But there are reasons particular to this opponent and this game. 1. Mitchell was out 2. Cisse is a stud interior defender, shot blocker, and rebounder. 3. They came down and doubled really well when we fed it inside. This is probably the best defensive team we’ll face. While we’re still #1 in scoring D, OSU’s defense is probably a bit better. 4. They are super physical and tough down low. I don’t recall seeing us get pushed around like this.
If Tceh could find a way to score 200 against Texas in Lubbock, they would be disappointed if they only score 100.
