0 Bench Points against the Pokes

[ChongoChingi]

That's no good. Starters need help in a tournament. Who is going to step up tomorrow?

 

[Delta Sooner]

Booker. He will play better tomorrow night, after getting his feet wet tonight. But, I think he was punished for something tonight because he didn't play at all in the first half.

 

[usedtobe1]

Booker is the only reserve who gives us any offense. I cringe every time I see Lattin take one of those baseline jumpers. It needs work in the off-season.

 

[chuckb]

That's no good. Starters need help in a tournament. Who is going to step up tomorrow?

Hopefully Booker. Our bench is weak. We only go as far as our starters take us.

 

[slappy in OP]

My gut feeling is that the bench (and the starters) will be much better tomorrow night. I think they can make a positive difference for us. I can't wait for the game.

 

[BigTime]

Paging Frank Booker

 

[ocugolfsooner]

Hope Booker gets his head right. Need his offense off the bench badly the rest of the way.

 

[IndySooner]

Booker brought some energy when he was in there. I'm not a huge Booker fan, but he helped tonight.

 

[MercedeSooner]

APB on Frank the Tank.

 

[stormspencer]

 

[Sooner04]

That's no good.

Good enough to win.

 

[DenverSooner]

Good enough to win.

good enough to win by 15 in an environment that likely slightly favored OSU. The fans of other schools were likely pulling for the upset.

 

[ChongoChingi]

Good enough to win.

"That's no good. Starters need help in a tournament."

I don't think it's good enough to win the big 12 tournament.

 

[DenverSooner]

"That's no good. Starters need help in a tournament."

I don't think it's good enough to win the big 12 tournament.

I agree with that. OU will likely need some bench production to win the Big 12 Tournament.

 

[Zimwillett]

Am I the only one dissatisfied with Dinjiyl Walker's play lately? I recognize that his role is limited, but the guy hasn't scored a point in 4 games, and frankly, has looked really bad at times. I see no coincidence in the fact that the offense totally stagnates virtually every time he enters the game. Going forward, even a small contribution from Dinjiyl would be nice.

 

[jackson_supersooner]

Am I the only one dissatisfied with Dinjiyl Walker's play lately? I recognize that his role is limited, but the guy hasn't scored a point in 4 games, and frankly, has looked really bad at times. I see no coincidence in the fact that the offense totally stagnates virtually every time he enters the game. Going forward, even a small contribution from Dinjiyl would be nice.

Yeah I was very excited about him early on. He was racking up points in the Bahamas...but now that we've seen a full season it's pretty obvious he's not real great. Good ball handler and goes strong to the basket. But he's definitely a downgrade from hornbeak.

 

[CMSOONER]

It helps that osu only got 2 points from their bench. That won't happen tonight.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Yeah I was very excited about him early on. He was racking up points in the Bahamas...but now that we've seen a full season it's pretty obvious he's not real great. Good ball handler and goes strong to the basket. But he's definitely a downgrade from hornbeak.

He needs a year to calm his game down to an organized D1 style. He has plenty of talent and can play well at this level but it's hard to know what you're gonna get from him and he just is too wild at times.

 

[usedtobe1]

Walker is aggressive and physical, but he isn't much of an offensive threat. Couple that with the realization he really isn't a PG either, so Cousins plays the backup to Woodard role. If Walker is subbing for Buddy or Isaiah, then that leaves us with Woodard, Walker, and Spangler all on the floor and none of those guys creates their own shot very well. It means we don't run our offense with enough scoring options.

Really the same thing happens with Lattin in the game. The opposing defense can cheat off of him and help out elsewhere.

Booker at least makes the other defense play honest.