#5 OU at #6 Kentucky 3pm 1/11

[inoref]

Kentucky was the better team

 

[22dupree]

Chemistry is everything.
We were a Sweet 16 team last season with players like Reyna Scott, Liz Scott, Neveah Tot and Audrey Joens. None of them were uber-talented, but played in a way that allowed oxygen to flow through the veins of an offense and score 85-90 points per game.
Amassing talent is great, but those players need to be able to co-exist and play off of each other and compete together.
And that’s not knock any one player … I’m just not sure how a team wins without strong coaching, an unwavering standard and mentally sharp players who understand how to play.

 

[Tom4OU]

There’s plenty of volume shooters on college teams. I don’t like her shooting percentage but I think it’ll get better. Everyone says we paid millions. I’ve yet to see the proof.

The proof is in her 4 cars and the house they built. Her dad said 1.5 million a year in the One3 interview. That’s not including the brand deals. Other teams may have volume shooters, but they don’t have a Beers. You all may want to blame others, but this is on the coaches. We have talented kids. They failed in the portal and thought freshmen would be ready. Bet she’ll blame them to the media again too. So much for leaving the varsity in garage minutes instead of putting bench in for good minutes. Any good coach would know it’s not sustainable to play your best player 40 minutes in the SEC.

 

[MsProudSooner]

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Offensively, we needed more production from Sahara and Zya. They combined for 5 points today. Overall, the effort was better than the previous game. Payton was more productive. But we miss having a shooter like Lexy or a tough as nails interior player like Liz Scott when Beers is on the bench.

When our starters are on the floor, we have 14 years of experience - Beers 4, Verhulst 4, Williams 3, Vann 2 and Chavez 1 . Coming off the bench, we have 3 true freshmen, 3.

Last year our starters were Tot or Scott (4 or 3), Skylar 4, Williams 2, Verhulst, 3, Beers 3. That's 15 or 16, depending on which point is playing. But coming off the bench we had Keys 4, Culliton 3, KJ 3, Jones 4, Scott 4. That's 18 years of experience. Like it or not, experience counts. The bench players have improved a lot over the course of the season but they are still as green as grass.

 

[Tom4OU]

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Offensively, we needed more production from Sahara and Zya. They combined for 5 points today. Overall, the effort was better than the previous game. Payton was more productive. But we miss having a shooter like Lexy or a tough as nails interior player like Liz Scott when Beers is on the bench.

When our starters are on the floor, we have 14 years of experience - Beers 4, Verhulst 4, Williams 3, Vann 2 and Chavez 1 . Coming off the bench, we have 3 true freshmen, 3.

Last year our starters were Tot or Scott (4 or 3), Skylar 4, Williams 2, Verhulst, 3, Beers 3. That's 15 or 16, depending on which point is playing. But coming off the bench we had Keys 4, Culliton 3, KJ 3, Jones 4, Scott 4. That's 18 years of experience. Like it or not, experience counts. The bench players have improved a lot over the course of the season but they are still as green as grass.

That does make a huge difference. I think that’s why we’re so frustrated not picking up in the portal.

 

[jdizzle34]

We start 4 McDonalds All Americans. How many other teams can say this. I think this is probably the only OU team to have 4 McDonalds AA at the same time. But this team is terribly frustrating to watch. I was expecting great things this season.

Then is Jennie the problem? No. Not all McDonald's all-Americans are equal. Ours happen to be woefully unathletic and/or lack decent basketball IQ, compared to other SEC rosters. Either of which is a recruiting problem, which is a coaching problem.

Chavez will be a Gamecock or Horn next year if we don't stop losing games like this.

 

[MsProudSooner]

That does make a huge difference. I think that’s why we’re so frustrated not picking up in the portal.

I don't believe for a minute it was for a lack of trying. The player who went to UCLA scheduled that visit last which tells me that was always her first choice. If it was an NIL problem, that's on the BMD. Jennie can't manufacture NIL $$$ in the bowels of the LNC.

 

[Tom4OU]

Then is Jennie the problem? No. Not all McDonald's all-Americans are equal. Ours happen to be woefully unathletic and/or lack decent basketball IQ, compared to other SEC rosters. Either of which is a recruiting problem, which is a coaching problem.

Chavez will be a Gamecock or Horn next year if we don't stop losing games like this.

No she won’t. But she may go home to Tech. But. In my opinion, that’s always been the plan. She’s getting everything she wants here.

 

[TheMont]

We are an incredible scoring team and defensive rebounding team. But not when it matters. It felt like that was the case last year too. Giving up 3 offensive boards on one possession with 2 minutes to go was a backbreaker. And we didn’t make a single bucket in the last 4:37 of the game.

Not an excuse, but that game was so unbelievably poorly officiated.

After the Miss St game, I thought this team had really turned a corner, but alas the sweet 16 remains the ceiling. Sigh.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Not an excuse, but that game was so unbelievably poorly officiated.

 

[Tom4OU]

Yes it was. That’s extremely hard to overcome.

 

[61sooner]

Should there be more feed to Beers in the post? She seems deadly when she gets inside position.
This should have been our year to take a step forward but we may be going backwards. No way ay this rate will OU host a 1st round regional.

 

[Tom4OU]

Should there be more feed to Beers in the post? She seems deadly when she gets inside position.
This should have been our year to take a step forward but we may be going backwards. No way ay this rate will OU host a 1st round regional.

Yes!