GAME 2 - OKLAHOMA (1-0) @ #21 GONZAGA (1-0) (Spokane) 9:30pm CST on ESPN2

[WichitaSooner]

I think he means April, as in the first weekend and Monday night in April, in Indianapolis.

Oh I know what he meant. It just is so far from feasible to be talking about this team playing in April, and acting like our concern is "peaking" at the right time. No one is expecting us to be in midseason form right now. But what we have seen so far isn't an issue of a team not peaking yet. It is flat-out bad basketball.

 

[MJSooner]

Oh I know what he meant. It just is so far from feasible to be talking about this team playing in April, and acting like our concern is "peaking" at the right time. No one is expecting us to be in midseason form right now. But what we have seen so far isn't an issue of a team not peaking yet. It is flat-out bad basketball.

Agree for the most part. I wouldn't say everything is flat-out bad basketball. In the second half of each game, I think the team has played pretty well. In each game, the movement and passing were better in the second half, defense was tighter, and we got out in transition more. That is how the team needs to be playing.

I agree, though, the first half of each game has been ugly. Twice against bad teams. Even my wife commented on it last night. The Gonzaga game showed what happens when they play that way against a good team. And while the SEC may be down compared to last year, we will have similar outcomes if we don't find a way to fix it by January.

Nice to know they can turn it on. Too early to know if it's their identity. But to your point, if they don't get it corrected, March basketball will be very disappointing.

 

[One More Rebound]

Outscored the jays over the first 13 minutes of the second half 36-7…. Certainly don’t look like the 19th best team in the country.

Per Brody Lusk, The Zags are number two in Ken Pom. Two two two!

 

[Skeeter1]

Zags beat rated creighton by close to 30 points. Boomer