It's been the same all year, if OU's assist to turnover ratio is positive, they win. In the first meeting, OU +10 in assists, while ISU was - 2.
Every other stat was essentially the same. If you recall, ISU came out smoking from beyond the arc, in fact both teams finished the game shooting threes at a 48% clip! Dang! ISU made 14, while OU had 10 triples.
So what does OU need to do tonight to take care of the ball and tally some assists? You almost always think about guards, but it was Thomas who really made the offense go the first time around.
*Thomas had 5 assists and ZERO turnovers against ISU, as they worked the pick and roll a lot. Thomas is the key - to me, but.....
* Woodard has to be great tonight. Not at scoring, but at handling ball pressure from their guards and getting OU into either pick and roll with Thomas or the three-guard weave.
*Cousins has to play well at the point, when Woodard is getting a blow. He doesn't have to score, he just needs to get OU into whatever offensive set seems to be working
*Buddy needs to really be Buddy - like he was against the Cyclones the first time around. Points in bunches. Speed on the break, not settling for 3's.
I think it will be hard, really hard for OU to win tonight as it just doesn't seem they have been hitting on all cylinders recently. Tonight would be a good night to have everyone going!
I'll be screaming from my couch as usual!
Every other stat was essentially the same. If you recall, ISU came out smoking from beyond the arc, in fact both teams finished the game shooting threes at a 48% clip! Dang! ISU made 14, while OU had 10 triples.
So what does OU need to do tonight to take care of the ball and tally some assists? You almost always think about guards, but it was Thomas who really made the offense go the first time around.
*Thomas had 5 assists and ZERO turnovers against ISU, as they worked the pick and roll a lot. Thomas is the key - to me, but.....
* Woodard has to be great tonight. Not at scoring, but at handling ball pressure from their guards and getting OU into either pick and roll with Thomas or the three-guard weave.
*Cousins has to play well at the point, when Woodard is getting a blow. He doesn't have to score, he just needs to get OU into whatever offensive set seems to be working
*Buddy needs to really be Buddy - like he was against the Cyclones the first time around. Points in bunches. Speed on the break, not settling for 3's.
I think it will be hard, really hard for OU to win tonight as it just doesn't seem they have been hitting on all cylinders recently. Tonight would be a good night to have everyone going!
I'll be screaming from my couch as usual!
