Final possession

bob the nailer said:
That Nolan Johnson game was perhaps one of the best bedlams ever, it was the last game in Gallagher hall before the renovation, and Nolan stole the Aggies heart and soul that night.
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I remember that. They had the crowd make a lot of noise and pretended to capture it in a ridiculous urn. Then we beat them and there was no more noise, just like last Saturday.
 
opsooner said:
I remember that. They had the crowd make a lot of noise and pretended to capture it in a ridiculous urn. Then we beat them and there was no more noise, just like last Saturday.
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yep they "captured" the spirit of the old GH and then released it in the new GIA
 
The No. 21 Sooners got a season-high 21 points from Nolan Johnson and overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the 13th-ranked Cowboys 59-56 on Saturday night.

It was the final game for Oklahoma State's six senior regulars, and the last game in Gallagher-Iba Arena before the 62-year-old building is expanded. Yet the Sooners came through to end OSU's streak of 16 straight home victories dating to last season.

"Our program is built on toughness, and I thought that that was what this game was about," Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson said. "We really had a solid game plan. We knew what we wanted to do."

Johnson, a junior college transfer, scored 12 points in a 23-6 run that allowed Oklahoma (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) to overcome a 46-33 deficit. He also put the clamps on Desmond Mason, who failed to make a field goal and finished with just six points, 12 below his average.

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No. 21 Men's Hoops Edges Bedlam Rival Oklahoma State, 59-56 - University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma made for a rude guest at Oklahoma State's farewell party. The No. 21 Sooners got a season-high 21 points from Nolan Johnson and overcame a 1...
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BoulderSooner said:
The No. 21 Sooners got a season-high 21 points from Nolan Johnson and overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the 13th-ranked Cowboys 59-56 on Saturday night.

It was the final game for Oklahoma State's six senior regulars, and the last game in Gallagher-Iba Arena before the 62-year-old building is expanded. Yet the Sooners came through to end OSU's streak of 16 straight home victories dating to last season.

"Our program is built on toughness, and I thought that that was what this game was about," Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson said. "We really had a solid game plan. We knew what we wanted to do."

Johnson, a junior college transfer, scored 12 points in a 23-6 run that allowed Oklahoma (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) to overcome a 46-33 deficit. He also put the clamps on Desmond Mason, who failed to make a field goal and finished with just six points, 12 below his average.

soonersports.com

No. 21 Men's Hoops Edges Bedlam Rival Oklahoma State, 59-56 - University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma made for a rude guest at Oklahoma State's farewell party. The No. 21 Sooners got a season-high 21 points from Nolan Johnson and overcame a 1...
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the quotes here are great

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OSU Men's Basketball Falls To Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University Athletics

March 4, 2000 Recap ?|? Box Score Postgame Notes Tonight's game was the 743rd contest in Gallagher-Iba Arena history. OSU i...
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Contrast that last possession for Houston to last week. Kelvin said they were not going to take a shot outside five feet because their objective was to give themselves three chances: make the shot, get fouled, or get an offensive rebound. They had less time than we did and had to go 94 feet, yet they got the ball to the basket and had enough time to get a second shot.
 
WichitaSooner said:
Contrast that last possession for Houston to last week. Kelvin said they were not going to take a shot outside five feet because their objective was to give themselves three chances: make the shot, get fouled, or get an offensive rebound. They had less time than we did and had to go 94 feet, yet they got the ball to the basket and had enough time to get a second shot.
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Dude just sthu wow
 
WichitaSooner said:
Contrast that last possession for Houston to last week. Kelvin said they were not going to take a shot outside five feet because their objective was to give themselves three chances: make the shot, get fouled, or get an offensive rebound. They had less time than we did and had to go 94 feet, yet they got the ball to the basket and had enough time to get a second shot.
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The process behind both plays was the same. Get the ball to your best one on one scorer and have them iso. Houston didn't run any other action for Shead. OSU did a better job containing Javian's initial drive than Soares did last night.
 
allday92 said:
The process behind both plays was the same. Get the ball to your best one on one scorer and have them iso. Houston didn't run any other action for Shead. OSU did a better job containing Javian's initial drive than Soares did last night.
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This. Plus Shead is an NBA level guy. Everything looks easy for him. He would make any coach look like a genius.

The best contrast is how much better Shead is than any of OU's guards. Nobody on OU's roster should even sniff the NBA draft.
 
allday92 said:
The process behind both plays was the same. Get the ball to your best one on one scorer and have them iso. Houston didn't run any other action for Shead. OSU did a better job containing Javian's initial drive than Soares did last night.
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Except JM isn’t our best one on one scorer. He is too small and slight to finish with any regularity. More often than not, when he tries to drive, he ends up failing to get to the rim and settling for a step back. Every now and then it works if he has a full head of steam, but the way we ran that play, he didn’t have any momentum going. He stood and wasted too much time before he attempted to drive. The other difference is that Houston actually ran the play as intended and got the shot off with enough time to get a rebound and win the game.
 
WichitaSooner said:
Except JM isn’t our best one on one scorer. He is too small and slight to finish with any regularity. More often than not, when he tries to drive, he ends up failing to get to the rim and settling for a step back. Every now and then it works if he has a full head of steam, but the way we ran that play, he didn’t have any momentum going. He stood and wasted too much time before he attempted to drive. The other difference is that Houston actually ran the play as intended and got the shot off with enough time to get a rebound and win the game.
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He's our best one on one scorer. He may be small, but he has the best answers/counters if a defender takes something away. He can get to his stepback and that's a better counter than any other shot from any other player on this team. What exact play was Houston running? Watch the play again, they're not running a play. It's literally a Shead iso from the top of the key. It was easier for him to get downhill cause OU was guarding the full length of the court. Soares recovered and contested the shot well, but OU just couldn't fall on a 50/50 ball.

A key difference between the two plays is that OU was down 1 point vs OSU and tied vs. Houston. If you're down a point, it doesn't make sense to get a shot off just to get a shot off, so that you have time for a rebound. You need a bucket or you lose. JM throwing a shot up for a chance at a rebound is worse than him getting to a shot he's comfortable with in his step back. Since the Houston game was tied, a miss just likely meant OT, not them losing the game. Therefore, they could go early and give themselves a shot at a rebound.

If you think there was some massive difference in the process between Kelvin and Porter on those two end of game possessions, you're wrong. We get it, you don't like Porter, but you're clutching at straws now.
 
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