GAME 28- OKLAHOMA (13-14) vs AUBURN (15-12) 8:00pm CST on ESPNU

[TEvans4Three]

I think Davis has been, by far, the biggest bust of the four transfers. We knew who Pack was -- a good/great shooter who would struggle defensively and not be a factor on nights when his shot was off. Brown, for the most part, has done very well. He has had several poor games but overall has been as good as you could hope offensively after making the leap in competition. Reid has not been spectacular and I don't watch him and immediately think "wow, this guy is a future NBA stud, no wonder he was a McDonald's AA," but he is a solid player for a guy playing his first healthy season.

Davis has been a disappointment. Numbers down from last year. Obviously Moser's preseason hype about his defense has proven to be comically inaccurate, which either shows yet again that Moser is clueless when it comes to evaluating his players, or that Moser was just incapable of getting Davis to play with the effort necessary to unlock his potential. And his offense is so streaky. His shot is horrible, and the rest of his game comes and goes. There are times when he is invisible for long stretches, and I don't think he is nearly the athlete Moser and others claimed. I said within the first week or two of the season that contrary to what Moser and Coach and the beat guys were saying, this roster doesn't have as much athleticism as the team two years ago, and I think that has been proven beyond any doubt.

Id argue Reid...

 

[mict085]

It's 5 games to win it, unless you think winning 4 gets them back in the at-large discussion (I haven't looked closely, but I wouldn't think it does).

No, I thought it was 4 to win it. We would have to win the conference tourney auto bid to make it in so that’s not happening.

 

[WichitaSooner]

No, I thought it was 4 to win it. We would have to win the conference tourney auto bid to make it in so that’s not happening.

I think it is five since we will finish in the bottom 4. The tourney starts on Wednesday and ends Sunday, so for the losers like OU, it takes five wins.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Id argue Reid...

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Yikes, I had no clue his numbers were that bad. Maybe I just had higher expectations for Davis as a senior than I did for Reid, who only played about half of last season. But how on earth can he be that bad defensively?!?

 

[WTSooner]

No, I thought it was 4 to win it. We would have to win the conference tourney auto bid to make it in so that’s not happening.

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[hoopsaustin]

Speaking of coaches who won’t pan out. Nepo baby hire Pearl won’t.

Warning for kellen Sampson idiot fans..

 

[WichitaSooner]

Warning for kellen Sampson idiot fans..

I always find it interesting watching the bench dynamic during Houston games. Kellen clearly is more active than most assistants, but it always appears to me that he is kind of just trying to play a character -- like he is mimicking Kelvin's behavior and personality. And Kelvin does listen to his input most the time, but occasionally you can tell that he wants him to just get out of his ear lol.

Who knows whether Kelvin will turn out to be any good, but I think he has taken a risk by not going after a head job at a smaller school. He is in his 40s now, so he isn't all that young. I would have thought that after several years on his dad's staff, he would have tried his hand at being a head coach and then coming back to Houston when Kelvin retires or looking for another power conference job. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Yikes, I had no clue his numbers were that bad. Maybe I just had higher expectations for Davis as a senior than I did for Reid, who only played about half of last season. But how on earth can he be that bad defensively?!?

Reid like most younger players is much more up and down .. like you i expected davis to be better and more consistent ..


Jones on the other hand has been as advertised .. he is the best wing/guard defender on the team (and he plays hard) and it is mind blowing that porter cut his min at any point this season ..

 

[hoopsaustin]

I always find it interesting watching the bench dynamic during Houston games. Kellen clearly is more active than most assistants, but it always appears to me that he is kind of just trying to play a character -- like he is mimicking Kelvin's behavior and personality. And Kelvin does listen to his input most the time, but occasionally you can tell that he wants him to just get out of his ear lol.

Who knows whether Kelvin will turn out to be any good, but I think he has taken a risk by not going after a head job at a smaller school. He is in his 40s now, so he isn't all that young. I would have thought that after several years on his dad's staff, he would have tried his hand at being a head coach and then coming back to Houston when Kelvin retires or looking for another power conference job. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

He is a dork. I doubt Houston even honors their plan of hiring him after Kelvin.. But even if so, he won't have as big of a leash as he thinks he will imo. Hes trying to jump the line to a job he doesn't deserve bc dada. People won't respect it and it rarely works..

Look at Kevin kruger.. his dada got him the unlv job and he was canned there after 4 failing seasons.

I don't blame them.. id be trying to be handed a multi-million dollar job too right out of the gate. But imo, it does them a disservice. I refuse to let OU fall into that trap and hire kellen. But kellen would be too scared to take it anyway luckily..

 

[WichitaSooner]

He is a dork. I doubt Houston even honors their plan of hiring him after Kelvin.. But even if so, he won't have as big of a leash as he thinks he will imo. Hes trying to jump the line to a job he doesn't deserve bc dada. People won't respect it and it rarely works..

Look at Kevin kruger.. his dada got him the unlv job and he was canned there after 4 failing seasons.

I don't blame them.. id be trying to be handed a multi-million dollar job too right out of the gate. But imo, it does them a disservice. I refuse to let OU fall into that trap and hire kellen. But kellen would be too scared to take it anyway luckily..

I think Kruger was a little different because he at least spent multiple seasons as an assistant at two schools where his dad wasn't coaching. And UNLV wasn't exactly thriving when he got the head job. Kellen getting the keys to a top 5 program (like you, I am not certain it will happen, especially if Kelvin keeps coaching for another few years) in the best basketball league in America would be a huge gamble.

 

[WTSooner]

He is a dork. I doubt Houston even honors their plan of hiring him after Kelvin.. But even if so, he won't have as big of a leash as he thinks he will imo. Hes trying to jump the line to a job he doesn't deserve bc dada. People won't respect it and it rarely works..

Look at Kevin kruger.. his dada got him the unlv job and he was canned there after 4 failing seasons.

I don't blame them.. id be trying to be handed a multi-million dollar job too right out of the gate. But imo, it does them a disservice. I refuse to let OU fall into that trap and hire kellen. But kellen would be too scared to take it anyway luckily..

Dork? Dada?

What the eff is wrong with some of you?

I guarantee you Kellen will have a better career than Kevin Kruger or Pearl's kid. But if he does, you'll just use the excuse of him taking over a great program that Kelvin built, as if Pearl didn't just take over a pretty good program too.

And Kellen will definitely get the job. Unlike you, there are a lot of folks around the country that think he's going to be a good HC.

It's fine that you don't think that, but the constant criticism and name calling, its giving "it's personal" vibes.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Dork? Dada?

What the eff is wrong with some of you?

I guarantee you Kellen will have a better career than Kevin Kruger or Pearl's kid. But if he does, you'll just use the excuse of him taking over a great program that Kelvin built, as if Pearl didn't just take over a pretty good program too.

And Kellen will definitely get the job. Unlike you, there are a lot of folks around the country that think he's going to be a good HC.

It's fine that you don't think that, but the constant criticism and name calling, its giving "it's personal" vibes.

So to be clear: you don't think it is okay for Hoops to make a comment about Kellen because it is "personal," but when you disagree with a point I make, it is okay to directly insult my intelligence? Pot, meet kettle.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Dork? Dada?

What the eff is wrong with some of you?

I guarantee you Kellen will have a better career than Kevin Kruger or Pearl's kid. But if he does, you'll just use the excuse of him taking over a great program that Kelvin built, as if Pearl didn't just take over a pretty good program too.

And Kellen will definitely get the job. Unlike you, there are a lot of folks around the country that think he's going to be a good HC.

It's fine that you don't think that, but the constant criticism and name calling, its giving "it's personal" vibes.

Opinion noted. Well see.

 

[Final fOUr]

Anyone at the game last night? My first one of the season and I can confirm the in game experience was as bad as advertised. The screaming hype girl and idiotic time out games were insufferable, especially the one where the blind folded kid was spun around ten times then expected to somehow find a debit card that was placed at the other end of the court in 30 seconds. Who the hell comes up with this crap? Most embarrassing was the fan cam that clearly highlighted how pathetically empty the arena was . One guy at the game solo was shown at least 4 times just sitting there in an empty section. As for the student section, there literally could not have been more than 20 students there not counting the band. I will give a solid thumbs up to the guy and his dog that provided the HT entertainment. No Red Panda but certainly solid.

 

[rolandv]

Another post game thought - why has Moser been so committed to this same starting 5 all season? If you’re #1 and undefeated, sure, that’s something to hang your hat on. But when you’re in the bottom 25% of the conference and lost 9 straight…

 

[hoopsaustin]

Anyone at the game last night? My first one of the season and I can confirm the in game experience was as bad as advertised. The screaming hype girl and idiotic time out games were insufferable, especially the one where the blind folded kid was spun around ten times then expected to somehow find a debit card that was placed at the other end of the court in 30 seconds. Who the hell comes up with this crap? Most embarrassing was the fan cam that clearly highlighted how pathetically empty the arena was . One guy at the game solo was shown at least 4 times just sitting there in an empty section. As for the student section, there literally could not have been more than 20 students there not counting the band. I will give a solid thumbs up to the guy and his dog that provided the HT entertainment. No Red Panda but certainly solid.

I mean they have to try something. Its their jobs. And I think it'd be more awkward if we just gave everything up bc porter sucks..

 

[SunshinePumper]

I mean they have to try something. Its their jobs. And I think it'd be more awkward if we just gave everything up bc porter sucks..

Earning a paycheck I don't blame them. Put together a better team and better in-conference performance and you'd have at least 50-60% capacity daily.

 

[Final fOUr]

I mean they have to try something. Its their jobs. And I think it'd be more awkward if we just gave everything up bc porter sucks..

I'm not following your point. I didn't advocate giving up anything. Just stating that it's a horrible in game experience and it needs to be improved upon.

 

[pnkranger]

Does 6-1 down the stretch (Auburn + next 3 wins) + 2-1 in SEC tournament put us on the bubble?

 

[cvangild]

Does 6-1 down the stretch (Auburn + next 3 wins) + 2-1 in SEC tournament put us on the bubble?

Probably puts us on the bubble..but I would think we would need to go at least 3-1 in the SEC tourney...which will be a VERY tough task for this group. Unfortunately, I think this teams needs to be hitting on all cylinders offensively to win games...and don't see us being able to do that enough to finish out the season going 6-1 or 7-1 the rest of the way.