If I’m a big guy, I’m running, not walking, to get away from OU. This staff has produced four years of the worst collection of bigs in the Big 12 and SEC. It’s amazing anyone would want to come here, so signing them in the first place was a small miracle.
This is something I won't let you have. I have been the king of wasted schollie cryers on this one. I will let you have all your other negativity but not this one. He's mine.
Was it effort, though? It certainly didn't look like it. Guys were out of place for many of those rebounds because they came off the rim funny - or didn't even hit the rim. They were fighting for position and getting beat. I don't see that as much as of effort as just getting beat.
Jalon has progressed quite nicely imo. He's not a traditional big and has been forced to play the 4...although not sure he's really a 3 either. He's a tweener, and they may hurt him at the next level. I hope he lands on a roster in the NBA next year, but it certainly isn't automatic. If we do end up making a coaching change...typically it's rare to see kids stick around. That's what stinks...I really think Rogers will end up being a good player, yet we may never see him play here. Who knows, maybe the new guy could keep him..you just don't see it much. You just got to hope the new staff cand land some quality bigs in the portal.
The narrative that rebounding is ‘all about effort’ is false.
I don't get this comment, especially in this game thread. OU was expected to lose to A&M by 8-9 points, and we lost by 7 and were within 4 with 30 seconds left. Like everyone else, I was shocked at how poorly OU was out-rebounded and how poorly Fears played, but I had a similar opinion to WS and Boom Soon going into the game, i.e. didn't expect to win.
You don’t get it? It’s not about this one game. It’s about the state of the program. We were a perennial tourney team and have made the final four within the last 10 years. We were a top 25 program. Now, we’re dead with no momentum or support. It’s not about this one game. It’s about the annual **** show that is this program under moser and the lack of leadership and support from the AD and donors.
I thought you meant from the current roster. I'm dying for rogers. I hope he comes regardless of anything.
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This guy gets it
It certainly is both. But it's like 70-80% effort.
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One component that doesn't get mentioned with respect to rebounding (if you're using good technique/footwork/body angles) very often is that you will likely draw fouls by guys either coming over your back or trying to go through you to get to the ball. It all goes hand in hand.
Two things, those guys being the top rebounder on a team that almost out rebounded us by 30 speaks for itself. And also, who was in charge of building a roster not capable of rebounding with those guys? If we don’t have the players to do it, it’s Mosers fault. If we don’t have the effort to do it, it’s also Mosers fault. He’s been here 4 years. It’s his team.
And on the other hand, not blocking out leads to being out of position, which leads to defensive fouls. So we are hurting ourselves in every possible way.
Send it in, Jerome! It was just the anniversary of that famous Bill Raftery call.
