Ksu

[DenverSooner]

So who knows anything about KSU. I know they have the worst record in the Big 12 at 8-7. They have losses to Long Beach State, Arizona, Pitt (70-47), Tennessee, Texas Southern, Georgia and OSU. The losses to Long Beach State and Texas Southern really stand out. Long Beach State is 6-10. Texas Southern is 5-10. Their best wins are probably A&M, TCU and Bradley.

Williams, Gipson and Foster all average in double figures. Outside of those guys they don't seem to have much consistent scoring.

OU should have a size advantage. Williams and Gipson are not very big going 6'5" and 6'7". They appear to get the bulk of the post minutes. Nobody on the team averages more than 4.9 boards per game. I think OU might be able to hurt these guys on the glass and in the paint.

I look for Tayshon Thomas to have a big game. If Spangler can pull a post player out and let Thomas go one on one against a 6'7" or 6'5" defender, it could be long day for KSU defending the paint. They have 35 blocks on the season compared to 68 for OU.

About the only advantage I see for these guys is they shoot at a higher percentage as a team than OU on all shots and 3 point shots. OU is shooting .443 while KSU shoots .458. OU is .336 from three and KSU is .373. However this advantage is offset dramatically by the percentage given up. KSU allows opponents to shoot .456 from the field and .342 from three while OU only allows .356 and .280. KSU averages 66 points a game and gives up 63. OU averages 73.6 and gives up 58.9

I see this as a bit of mismatch. OU is clearly the better defensive team. OU has a notable size advantage. OU will have home court. Finally, OU seems to be having fun this season. I don't watch KSU much but I doubt they are having much fun at 8-7.

One other thing, OU shoots free throws much better. OU shoots .741 from the line. KSU shoots .668

 

[oSuJeff97]

I don't know what's happened to them, but they had terrible body language on the court at OSU last Saturday.

Once OSU got to a 10-point lead, they basically gave up.

 

[DenverSooner]

They benched Marcus Foster for that game, correct?

 

[jerry]

They benched Marcus Foster for that game, correct?

Foster got 23 against TCU last night.

 

[AdaSooner]

They benched Marcus Foster for that game, correct?

Marcus was in Weber's dog house before last night's game. Here's an article that will give you an idea about how bad it's been. As you'll see, the article says he scored a total of 2 points and played 38 minutes in the two games prior to the game against OSU.

http://m.nbcsports.com/content/was-wednesday-turning-point-struggling-marcus-foster-and-kansas-state

I have no idea what is going on with this kid, but it has to be serious for Weber to bench his best player. I saw part of one of those games and his body language on the bench and on the floor was horrible. Maybe it's Weber, because it seems to be affecting the entire team. Foster did play better last night, so maybe he's working his way through his problems.

 

[MNsooner]

Long Beach St played a hellish non-conference schedule. Their loses were to BYU, Xavier, UCLA, Washington, Stephen F Austin (currently 12-3), San Diego State, Texas, St Johns, Syracuse, and Louisville. They've played close to the toughest schedule in the country up to this point. They may not be very good, but they're better than their record and may still win their conference. They honestly may be favorites for it if they beat UC Davis this weekend. I can't explain Texas Southern.

Edit: Texas Southern did beat Michigan State so maybe they aren't that bad either?

 

[DenverSooner]

Who did that schedule for LBS? I wonder if the coach had any input. That is crazy difficult. They likely traveled for most of those games too. I can't imagine too many of those teams giving them a home and home.

 

[stormspencer]

Who did that schedule for LBS? I wonder if the coach had any input. That is crazy difficult. They likely traveled for most of those games too. I can't imagine too many of those teams giving them a home and home.

The same guy who did the schedule for Texas Southern:
@SMU
@Baylor
@Florida
@Gonzaga
@Michigan State (Won)
@Auburn
@Kansas State (Won)
@New Mexico State

I would imagine Texas Southern probably funded their entire athletic budget this year with the above pay days.

 

[DenverSooner]

Those schedules make the losses look a little better but KSU still lost.

 

[campbest]

Marcus Foster's body language sucked in high school for someone with that much talent. However, dude can ball when he gets going.

 

[stormspencer]

Caught this on another board. A bodily function urge...perhaps? A funny gallop to the locker room.

 

[MNsooner]

Those schedules make the losses look a little better but KSU still lost.

Exactly, I didn't mean to say a LB st loss was good. That's still a bad loss. It's just a slightly better than it looks at first glance.