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I thought Cousins did some good penetration and dishing off. He also seemed to use good judgment and made good decisions.
A thought regarding Cousins running some point
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Winning post. Quite possible that Lon wants more options than a short PG with limited scoring ability (Not trying to knock him)
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I think you guys are overstating. Woodard has started at the point for two years, and we have been a solid offensive ball-club. If Cousins is running point now, it's either A) to get him comfortable as a back-up before the season starts or B) a specific set we want to run with Woodard as point off the ball.
Woodard is our PG. Cousins is our 2 guard.
I would argue if Cousins is the 1, then Woodard should NOT be our starting 2 guard. We have better offensive players from the wing that Woodard.
Woodard is our PG. Cousins is our 2 guard.
I would argue if Cousins is the 1, then Woodard should NOT be our starting 2 guard. We have better offensive players from the wing that Woodard.
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He doesn't have to play Cousins at the pg spot over Woodard to accomplish that. Cousins was the backup pg last year, but to start games, he was the 2 guard. If that is the only reason Lon made the change, he didn't really have to do that.
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Agreed. From a recent interview, I'd say Woodard still thinks he is the pg as well.
“I have to keep everybody involved. We have so much experience with our three seniors, so I have to make sure they’re getting the ball."
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=210484599
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I am not really following you hear? How do you leave Woodard at PG and have the option of more height or scoring? Surely you don't want to sit Cousins given his 3 point shooting percentage. I think it is clear Buddy isn't sitting much.
How about this lineup: PG Cousins (6'4"), W Hield(6'4"), W Odomes (6'6"), PF Spangler (6'8"), C McNeace (6'10"). That is a pretty big college lineup. Myself, I prefer Woodard on the floor. He has proven he can handle the job against good competition.
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My point is, if you are going to start Woodard, you might as well start him at PG. There is no reason to start Woodard at SG, and Cousins at PG, with the reason being that you MIGHT want to replace Woodard with a larger SG at some point. If you want to do that, simply slide Cousins to PG and bring in the new SG at that point. Personally, I want Woodard to play quite a bit. Especially if he is shooting it better.
LK doesn't need to see how Cousins handles the point, he knows. Cousins played every backup PG minute last season.
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That's a decent lineup.
My thoughts are OU is going to have Buddy and Isaiah on the floor as much as possible. The same goes for Spangler in the post. That leaves 2 other positions. If they want to go "bigger" then Odomes or Buford at the wing gives us much more size. I don't think it matters much if it's Lattin or McNeace in the post. Actually, Manyang might beat both of them out if he were healthy. Any of those 3 is more of a defensive presence opposite of Spangler.
There is no question that Woodard will play a lot of PG this year. He has experience running the offense. He's never been a great offensive player but he was much better last year than he was his freshman season. They know what Woodard can do.
We got abused at times last year because of our lack of size (and depth). Spangler is an undersized post, and when your guards are 6'4", 6'5" and 5'10" it limits you. I just think Kruger is giving Isaiah the PG responsibilities in the non-conference games to give him experience and confidence..... if he goes on to play pro ball, he will probably have to be a PG.
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Why do you say Woodard is 5'10"? He is listed at 6'.
I'd contend there's a strong chance we'd lead the conference in turnovers (in a bad way)
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History would lead you to believe that but guys can improve...
Because a college basketball player's listed height is rarely ever reality.
We're not really talking about whether a guy can improve...we're talking about a guy going from HORRIBLE to great. That's how I would describe Cousin's ballhandling when under pressure. For the team's sake, I hope he's the next coming of John Stockton...I just think it's a little late to expect such a turnaround
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I guess we will see. He has improved every year. I wouldn't call it horrible last year (freshman year - yikes).
No reason to not get the guy some confidence in the early games. Never can have too many ball handlers with teams that pressure such as Texas and WVU.
I agree completely. I just think there's a good number of people who don't really get how difficult it is to break pressure when guarded by average to elite D1 competition. Jordan is a solid PG and is a proven commodity.
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I agree here on all points.
I stood next to him this summer. He's got a strong build but he isn't 6'. Maybe comes close in tennis shoes with extra arch support and thick socks. Nothing wrong with that.
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