GAME 34 - ROUND 1 - OKLAHOMA (20-13) vs UCONN (24-10) 8:25pm CST on TNT

[hoopsaustin]

We've left wayyyy to much meat on the bones of this first half. Just unacceptable. And I don't think you can blame pm for hardly any of it (if you know my post history you know that's crazy for me). Missed layups. Dumb turnovers. O boards given up. Moore a total no show.

Lucky to be only down 6, but we prolly should be AHEAD with how poorly uconn played. But yet here we are, down..

 

[hoopsaustin]

When was the last made basket by Oklahoma

6-7 mins ago

 

[opsooner]

Stop stumbling and make the shots. D has been better lately. Need to start that way in 2nd half. Rebounding is naturally a problem but I have given up on that.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Here is the dirty little secret.....UCONN will foul the hell out of you. They've been doing it all year, but you have be aggressive and play through contact to get more whistles. We are doing ok in that respect, but when you have a clean look at the rim or from 3, you have to at least finish some of those as well. So far tonight....it ain't happening.

Fears knows how to sell the fouls

 

[Eielson]

Fears is gone gone. He’ll be a top 15 pick in the NBA draft.

Like I said, I expect him to leave. But we've seen better prospects return to college for another year.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Like I said, I expect him to leave. But we've seen better prospects return to college for another year.

Who?

 

[Eielson]

Who?

Blake is an easy one.

 

[SoonerBred]

We've left wayyyy to much meat on the bones of this first half. Just unacceptable. And I don't think you can blame pm for hardly any of it (if you know my post history you know that's crazy for me). Missed layups. Dumb turnovers. O boards given up. Moore a total no show.

Lucky to be only down 6, but we prolly should be AHEAD with how poorly uconn played. But yet here we are, down..

I agree, gameplan looks good, just not executing.

 

[dksooner]

Time to make some shots and win this thing

 

[hoopsaustin]

Blake is an easy one.

Well even if fears comes back, it will not be at OU for two reasons. We can't match what he'd command elsewhere and if we DID, we'd bust our whole load on 1 guy.

He needs to go pro with oklahoma next to his name period.

 

[Boom Soon]

PM has drawn up a good game plan. Now it’s on the dudes to score

 

[MercedeSooner]

Stop stumbling and make the shots. D has been better lately. Need to start that way in 2nd half. Rebounding is naturally a problem but I have given up on that.

Defense was exceptional that half, Moser has done a great job scouting them and we've played really physical out at the perimeter. Just infuriating we didn't follow through on the other side.

 

[hoopsaustin]

PM has drawn up a good game plan. Now it’s on the dudes to score

True. Hard to come back in a game where you need every single point, when we've blown so many easy layups already.

3 ball could make it up.

I'd get goodine a 3 set right out of half and see if you can get a 20 pt type game out of him still. And if not, get forysth some designed looks from 3

 

[hoopsaustin]

Someone has to help Fears. If no one steps up, we don't win

 

[WichitaSooner]

True. Hard to come back in a game where you need every single point, when we've blown so many easy layups already.

3 ball could make it up.

I'd get goodine a 3 set right out of half and see if you can get a 20 pt type game out of him still. And if not, get forysth some designed looks from 3

Need more Forsythe this half for sure. At least he isn’t scared.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Pm has to do something about Moore throwing up trash at the rim. Do something pm

 

[MercedeSooner]

GO STRONG INTO THE BODY MOORE !!!!

 

[opsooner]

Heads up from Fears to shoot that

 

[WichitaSooner]

At what point does Moore either learn his lesson or Porter do something about it?

 

[BCSooners]

Really smart play by Fears