Getting Osby more involved in our offense

[AdaSooner]

Took the sub-head and quote below from the Sooner Nation article stickied at the top. I brought this up on another thread a couple of weeks ago.

I doubt if anyone will disagree that our coaches need to find a way to get Romero more shots. Most of our half-court sets in the post go through Fitz right now, and with good reason. He's shooting just under 50% from the field. He's also shooting a respectible 70% plus from the free throw line.

Still, I would like to see Osby get more touches. The question is, how do you get the ball in his hands more often? His percentages from the field and the free throw line are actually better than Fitz by a small margin. Do you accept the fact that Romero is the designated blue collar post player who rebounds misses and scores on put backs, or do you run more plays designed to get him in a position to score?

I don't believe a high-low offense would be effective, when Drew's favorite spots are fifteen and in from the baseline and wing. Romero would benefit, Fitz would not.

Thoughts, ideas to get Osby more involved in our offense? I don't think anyone will disagree that getting him more shots would be a good thing. The question is, how?

Figure out more ways to get Romero Osby involved in the offense


Osby is the Sooners' most efficient scorer (82 of 163 attempts, 50.3-percent shooting). He can score inside and outside, but the Sooners rarely run plays specifically designed to get him the ball with room to work. That needs to change.

With his combination of athleticism, toughness and desire, Osby is a matchup problem for a lot of teams. The junior can be unselfish to a fault at times -- Osby's mental approach also needs to change -- particularly when it becomes clear the Sooners' offense is struggling.

Simply put, OU needs to get Osby more scoring opportunities because he takes advantage of the limited opportunities he gets now.

 

[kbsooner]

Any chance he could develop a consistent 17-18 footer over the Summer? He could be an Ace McGhee clone. Just not sure he can develop that skill set...

 

[AdaSooner]

I think Romero is very capable of developing more of a face-up game. He has been pretty good with his shots from fifteen and in this season. He has even hit 3 treys from behind the arc, although with only 9 attempts, that's not enough to judge him one way or the other. But his touch from closer in seems to suggest that he could be a lot better if he worked hard in the off-season.

It's always nice to have a post player who can step out and hit shots. The question is, will he get that chance when we need his rebounding and scoring inside a lot more? Good question, though.

 

[25mob]

I think Romero is very capable of developing more of a face-up game. He has been pretty good with his shots from fifteen and in this season. He has even hit 3 treys from behind the arc, although with only 9 attempts, that's not enough to judge him one way or the other. But his touch from closer in seems to suggest that he could be a lot better if he worked hard in the off-season.

It's always nice to have a post player who can step out and hit shots. The question is, will he get that chance when we need his rebounding and scoring inside a lot more? Good question, though.

This is the reason the coaches cannot run a lot of plays for him. If Fitz would work harder and be more consistent on the boards, then Osby could be used to do more on the offensive end.

 

[Soonerman]

Heck, a 15-17 foot jump shot would be nice to have...but Roe is extremely athletic and strong, which is a combo none of our other big men have. I like to see him get the ball out on the wing or near the corner of the key, and work his way down. Make an athletic move, and put it up.