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And I'll say it again:
Last year, Blake saved our butts several times, and IMO, made Capel appear a bit better than maybe he really was. Go check a few of the box scores, especially in conference play. Some of you may say that Blake was the best player, so he should get most of the points/touches. And there is some truth to that, but there are alot of games where he absolutely had to go off on the other team, and play like few players have ever played at OU, for us to win by 5 or 6.
We don't have a player like that this year, and we may not for another decade or two. To me, seasons like this show what kind of coaches we have, and where they are at. I kind of relate it to football. Kelvin Wilson is the same OC that he was last year, this year. He just has a different level of talent to work with. So.....is he as bad as some fans say he is, or as good as we was last year when he called plays for the top college offense of all time? Hard to say, but since most years we aren't going to have the talent that we had last year (in both sports), I'd rather have a coach that can coach up a roster that isn't loaded with talent.
Long post, but the short of what I'm trying to say is that I think we all overvalued what exactly Capel was doing as a coach last year b/c of the talent of Blake Griffin. Of course we'd miss him this year, but my point is, the secondary players, alot of times, played inconsistent and poorly last year as well. This year, we just don't have a guy like Blake to save our bacon.
Last year, Blake saved our butts several times, and IMO, made Capel appear a bit better than maybe he really was. Go check a few of the box scores, especially in conference play. Some of you may say that Blake was the best player, so he should get most of the points/touches. And there is some truth to that, but there are alot of games where he absolutely had to go off on the other team, and play like few players have ever played at OU, for us to win by 5 or 6.
We don't have a player like that this year, and we may not for another decade or two. To me, seasons like this show what kind of coaches we have, and where they are at. I kind of relate it to football. Kelvin Wilson is the same OC that he was last year, this year. He just has a different level of talent to work with. So.....is he as bad as some fans say he is, or as good as we was last year when he called plays for the top college offense of all time? Hard to say, but since most years we aren't going to have the talent that we had last year (in both sports), I'd rather have a coach that can coach up a roster that isn't loaded with talent.
Long post, but the short of what I'm trying to say is that I think we all overvalued what exactly Capel was doing as a coach last year b/c of the talent of Blake Griffin. Of course we'd miss him this year, but my point is, the secondary players, alot of times, played inconsistent and poorly last year as well. This year, we just don't have a guy like Blake to save our bacon.