Depaul vs. Pokes

[OULad]

Depaul is terrible, OU is terrible, OSU is avg to below avg.

 

[Sam]

So poke fans, what is the story on the two Louisiana freshman guards? Haven't watched a whole lot of osu basketball but based on the boxscores I've seen they haven't had much impact yet. Is the backcourt a weakness this year?

 

[blankenship4]

So poke fans, what is the story on the two Louisiana freshman guards? Haven't watched a whole lot of osu basketball but based on the boxscores I've seen they haven't had much impact yet. Is the backcourt a weakness this year?

I believe Brian Williams is redshirting and coach ford is just bringing markel on at the level they want to bring him on at. He said the other day he expects big things from markel this year. He showed flashes of it against nichols state the other day.

 

[jrich02]

In case you guys didn't believe Sawyer and I about DePaul, check the score vs Cal St Northridge. Northridge up 55-28 in 2nd half.

 

[Seymore Cox]

Cmon OSU. Only 51 pts???? Cade Davis can put that up by himself.

 

[thebigabd]

I dont know what Ford is doing with his lineups and rotations.. He ALWAYS (100% of the time) has Gulley and Sidorakis starting and in at the same time. 3-4 minutes to start the game and second half they get nothing on offense because these guys are terrible.

There isnt one thing on a basketball court that Sidorakis does better than Olukemi, but he starts both halves over him? He only played 10 minutes today (Nick), but he pretty much plays the first 5 minutes of each half. Why not start out the game and second half with much better players?

But, they lost today because Keiton Page couldnt hit anything.

 

[Seymore Cox]

I dont know what Ford is doing with his lineups and rotations.. He ALWAYS (100% of the time) has Gulley and Sidorakis starting and in at the same time. 3-4 minutes to start the game and second half they get nothing on offense because these guys are terrible.

There isnt one thing on a basketball court that Sidorakis does better than Olukemi, but he starts both halves over him? He only played 10 minutes today (Nick), but he pretty much plays the first 5 minutes of each half. Why not start out the game and second half with much better players?

But, they lost today because Keiton Page couldnt hit anything.

Ford always piddlefarts at the beginning of the season with his coaching then gets an epiphany during conference

 

[HoHum]

I dont know what Ford is doing with his lineups and rotations.. He ALWAYS (100% of the time) has Gulley and Sidorakis starting and in at the same time. 3-4 minutes to start the game and second half they get nothing on offense because these guys are terrible.

There isnt one thing on a basketball court that Sidorakis does better than Olukemi, but he starts both halves over him? He only played 10 minutes today (Nick), but he pretty much plays the first 5 minutes of each half. Why not start out the game and second half with much better players?

But, they lost today because Keiton Page couldnt hit anything.

Penn and Olukemi need to be starting over Gulley and Sidorakis. But, this game was lost because Pilgrim missing some absolute bunnies and the complete pissing of themselves when VT brought the trap the last 2 minutes of the game.

I still feel pretty good about this team, I don't think the offense will be this bad all season. And, they're playing pretty good defense to start the season off.

I'll say 9-7 in conference, and a 10 seed.

 

[thebigabd]

Penn and Olukemi need to be starting over Gulley and Sidorakis. But, this game was lost because Pilgrim missing some absolute bunnies and the complete pissing of themselves when VT brought the trap the last 2 minutes of the game.

I still feel pretty good about this team, I don't think the offense will be this bad all season. And, they're playing pretty good defense to start the season off.

I'll say 9-7 in conference, and a 10 seed.

Pilgrim missed 2 dunks and a layup, with NOBODY around him. One of the dunks he was stuffed by the rim and fell on his back, lol.

Moses missed some bunnies too, and OSU missed a ton of front end opportunities at the line.

They really should never have lost that game today.

 

[HoHum]

Pilgrim missed 2 dunks and a layup, with NOBODY around him. One of the dunks he was stuffed by the rim and fell on his back, lol.

Moses missed some bunnies too, and OSU missed a ton of front end opportunities at the line.

They really should never have lost that game today.

And that's what is keeping me pretty optimistic about them. They are playing really hard and are doing well on defense with not a whole lot of breakdowns, and I just can't imagine the offense staying this bad as the season progresses. And until a Ford team doesn't improve greatly at the end of the season, I've got faith.

 

[Seymore Cox]

Penn and Olukemi need to be starting over Gulley and Sidorakis. But, this game was lost because Pilgrim missing some absolute bunnies and the complete pissing of themselves when VT brought the trap the last 2 minutes of the game.

I still feel pretty good about this team, I don't think the offense will be this bad all season. And, they're playing pretty good defense to start the season off.

I'll say 9-7 in conference, and a 10 seed.

Olukemi is nice and will start by season's end. Their pg situation is at a stalemate. you have three guards who are just ok at the pg. They're looking at pgs in the spring. They almost got Nurideen Lindsey, the juco pg out of Redlands that's one of the best pgs in the nation.

 

[HoHum]

Olukemi is nice and will start by season's end. Their pg situation is at a stalemate. you have three guards who are just ok at the pg. They're looking at pgs in the spring. They almost got Nurideen Lindsey, the juco pg out of Redlands that's one of the best pgs in the nation.

They really need another outside shooter. One with a bit of size would be nice, Lindsey would have been awesome to have though. Losing D'Angelo Harrison, especially when the staff thought they had him, was a killer. Swinging and missing on him messed everything up. They dropped Hinds, and put them behind the 8 ball on anyone else they have a shot with.

Todd Mayo, OJ's little brother, is supposed to visit soon, according to scout.

 

[Seymore Cox]

And that's what is keeping me pretty optimistic about them. They are playing really hard and are doing well on defense with not a whole lot of breakdowns, and I just can't imagine the offense staying this bad as the season progresses. And until a Ford team doesn't improve greatly at the end of the season, I've got faith.

OSU went from a team of midgets with no bigs to a team of bigs with just ok guards.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

I think Paige is 0 for California from 3 point land. He has to score from the perimter to justify his playing time.

Og course, no one else has stepped up to the plate either.

 

[Seymore Cox]

I think Paige is 0 for California from 3 point land. He has to score from the perimter to justify his playing time.

Og course, no one else has stepped up to the plate either.

It's a little different for Page since he's not going to be so open with the departure of JA. He'll adjust and shoot better. Is Cobbins playing? What about Shaw and Franklin? I now Dowell isn't playing.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

It's a little different for Page since he's not going to be so open with the departure of JA. He'll adjust and shoot better. Is Cobbins playing? What about Shaw and Franklin? I now Dowell isn't playing.

Franklin has been hurt but palyed a few minutes along with Shaw today. Cobbins hasn't seen the floor. The freshman that seems destined for substantail playing time is Brown. He is obviously one of the best athletes on the court when is in the game. He has a ways to go on his BB skills though.

PG is a prob lem at the moment. Penn can't handle the pressure in the backcourt and Gulley hasn't been able to run the halfcourt offense. My suggestion, let Gulloey bring the ball up the court and call time out and insert Penn.:facepalm

 

[jrich02]

Is it just me or does Pilgrim look overweight and out of shape? I think that's why he's having a hard time finishing.

 

[Max Power]

Is it just me or does Pilgrim look overweight and out of shape? I think that's why he's having a hard time finishing.

just saw this on espn (paraphrasing due to it being from espn insider)

Ford told Jimmie Trammel the Pilgram is at around 60% right now due to missing the preseason because of his suspension. He is only playing 15 min a game due to early fatigue.