Last 5 minutes of regulation and OT

[152219]

Here are OU's offensive possessions.

Last 5 minutes
TY layup
TY layup
TY missed 3 point shot
CJ offensive rebound
Doolittle missed shot
TY layup
TY 3 pointers (to take the lead)
Odomes missed 3 point shot (bad shot?...he was wide open)
Doolittle charge (awful move)
TY 2 FTs (to tie the game)

OT
TY shot block/got the ball back ("offensive rebound")
TY 2 FTs
Odomes 1-2 from the FT line
TY missed 3 point shot (this was an awful shot and felt like a shot he took to be a dagger)
TY missed 3 point shot (he was open and not a terrible shot IMO)
CJ turnover
Doolittle has shot blocked (nice pass by TY in the lane to get him open), Doolittle got the ball back ("offensive rebound")
CJ turnover
McGusty made jumper
McGusty missed 3 pointer
TY layup
McNeace dunk


TY willed his team back to OT. He did have 1 ill advised 3 point attempt (some will say 2, but I would argue it was only the first one which was early in the shot clock). His teammates didn't really help either with CJ and Doolittle in particular not playing well.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Here are OU's offensive possessions.

Last 5 minutes
TY layup
TY layup
TY missed 3 point shot
CJ offensive rebound
Doolittle missed shot
TY layup
TY 3 pointers (to take the lead)
Odomes missed 3 point shot (bad shot?...he was wide open)
Doolittle charge (awful move)
TY 2 FTs (to tie the game)

OT
TY shot block/got the ball back ("offensive rebound")
TY 2 FTs
Odomes 1-2 from the FT line
TY missed 3 point shot (this was an awful shot and felt like a shot he took to be a dagger)
TY missed 3 point shot (he was open and not a terrible shot IMO)
CJ turnover
Doolittle has shot blocked (nice pass by TY in the lane to get him open), Doolittle got the ball back ("offensive rebound")
CJ turnover
McGusty made jumper
McGusty missed 3 pointer
TY layup
McNeace dunk


TY willed his team back to OT. He did have 1 ill advised 3 point attempt (some will say 2, but I would argue it was only the first one which was early in the shot clock). His teammates didn't really help either with CJ and Doolittle in particular not playing well.

I thought our second OT possession was arguably the turning point. Up two, Trae made a nice pass to RO for a potential and-one. If he finishes the layup, we are up either 4 or 5 depending on whether he makes the free throw. Instead, he didn't convert, then only made one of the two free throws. If we take a 5-point lead there, it wouldn't have guaranteed anything, but definitely would have put us in the driver's seat. I will say, it would have been nice to see Trae be a bit more aggressive in driving during OT -- that was largely what got us back in the game late in the second half. His drives either resulted in layups or made free throws, as your summary shows.

 

[152219]

I thought our second OT possession was arguably the turning point. Up two, Trae made a nice pass to RO for a potential and-one. If he finishes the layup, we are up either 4 or 5 depending on whether he makes the free throw. Instead, he didn't convert, then only made one of the two free throws. If we take a 5-point lead there, it wouldn't have guaranteed anything, but definitely would have put us in the driver's seat. I will say, it would have been nice to see Trae be a bit more aggressive in driving during OT -- that was largely what got us back in the game late in the second half. His drives either resulted in layups or made free throws, as your summary shows.

I should have written that out a bit more in regards to his pass to RO, which I agree should have been an And-1. And I agree that TY should have driven the ball a bit more, in particular his first 3 point attempt, which I said I thought was an attempt at a dagger (still an awful shot). They couldn't stop him driving and he settled. His teammates also didn't step up offensively when given the chance, but he gets all the blame by many on here.

 

[oudna]

Odomes missed 3 point shot (bad shot?...he was wide open)

Yes. Bad shot.

 

[OUGenius]

What I recall is the part where Odomes took the 3, then Doolittle drove the lane and got called for charging, back to back, at a key time in regulation. Though we came back from it, we just could not get it done. That RI game was so winnable. But in college ball, you're only as good as your weakest links, and that proved the case for us this year. The supporting cast has its moments but all in all the team was not good enough on either side of the ball. It's easy to criticize Trae but these possession charts make it clear how badly we needed him to "do it all" for us this year. He will be badly missed.

 

[opsooner]

No margin for error with this team plus no patience, not enough toughness, and guys trying to be heroes when they don’t need to be. That includes almost everyone. Coaches need to get back to basics next year and get guys moving on offense, drilling on finishing at the rim, and fighting for rebounds.

We won’t have enough talent to be real good but we have a lot of opportunity for individual improvements with the guys returning. I will be happy if I see that happen.


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[Ghost of Gar Heard]

I really think there were 4 bad possessions in there. The Odomes 3 is, in my view, one of them. Though he was wide open, there was less than a minute and a half on the clock. Wide open or not, an Odomes 3 in that spot is not the shot. Obviously, the Doolittle charge was terrible. And then in OT Trae jacked up bad 3 point attempts on back-to-back possessions. You just can't have low percentage plays like that in a tie game in OT.

This team took a lot of bad shots all year long. Teams that win in March minimize those. Those bad shots act like turnovers when the team needed good shots. They needed to get plays going to the bucket or open 3's off penetration from good shooters like James, Manek, or McGusty. Go inside to McNeace for a jump hook or penetrate for the alley-oop. This team too often didn't know the difference between a good shot and a bad shot.

 

[TheMont]

The two plays that stood out to me were CJ's back-to-back turnovers. He's a very emotional player who struggles to "forget the last play". Early in the season, his confidence was high, and he was able to make clutch plays for us late in close games. When the cards are stacked against him (like the fouls called against him in the RI game) and his shots aren't falling, it seems like he's much more mistake prone.

 

[WTSooner]

OU lost this game when they had the lead up to what, 8 late in the first, and didn't hold it or extend it, then let RI go on a run early in the first. We had them on the ropes, and we let them up. I knew we'd most likely lose the game then.

Lead was 8 with about 2:30 left in the first half, down to 4 at HT, back up to 7 a seconds into the 2nd half, then tied roughly 4 minutes into the 2nd half. We stopped doing everything that worked in the first half during the first 4-5 minutes of the 2nd half. Defensive effort declined. Ball movement stopped. Intensity dropped. This team, for much of the year, just couldn't put together a full game of effort/intensity/good play.

 

[DenverSooner]

My perception is Doolittle was a huge problem this year. It really surprised me when Kruger put him in the starting lineup. Obviously the guy is a talented athlete but it does not seem like he did much well this season.

 

[sperry]

My perception is Doolittle was a huge problem this year. It really surprised me when Kruger put him in the starting lineup. Obviously the guy is a talented athlete but it does not seem like he did much well this season.

I agree. It was clear that Manek was hitting a wall big time so I understand wanting to make a move, but Doolittle was terrible all year.

 

[oudna]

My perception is Doolittle was a huge problem this year. It really surprised me when Kruger put him in the starting lineup. Obviously the guy is a talented athlete but it does not seem like he did much well this season.

He was terrible offensively but at least could play some defense and rebound better than Manek could offer

 

[Ghost of Gar Heard]

Doolittle definitely got better as the season went along and was 1 of the team's best players last season as a freshman. Next year he'll either start or play significant minutes off the bench and be a solid Big 12 player. He definitely had a down year and will be much improved next year. It would be a mistake to give up on him because he had a down year this year.

 

[skyvue]

He was terrible offensively but at least could play some defense and rebound better than Manek could offer

Manek averaged five rebounds per game. There's nothing in the world wrong with that for a skinny freshman who is not a pure paint player.

 

[oudna]

Manek averaged five rebounds per game. There's nothing in the world wrong with that for a skinny freshman who is not a pure paint player.

Nothing wrong just simply not as good as Doolittle in that regard

 

[sperry]

Doolittle definitely got better as the season went along and was 1 of the team's best players last season as a freshman. Next year he'll either start or play significant minutes off the bench and be a solid Big 12 player. He definitely had a down year and will be much improved next year. It would be a mistake to give up on him because he had a down year this year.

I don't mind him as a garbage man off the bench, but he is one of the least offensively skilled players I've ever seen at OU. There's a reason he shot sub 40% in both of his seasons here.

 

[WTSooner]

I don't mind him as a garbage man off the bench, but he is one of the least offensively skilled players I've ever seen at OU. There's a reason he shot sub 40% in both of his seasons here.

That's a little misleading.

If he makes just 3 of the 39 shots he missed this season, he shoots the same percentage from the floor that Trae "I Can Do No Wrong" Young did. Just 3 shots.

 

[sperry]

That's a little misleading.

If he makes just 3 of the 39 shots he missed this season, he shoots the same percentage from the floor that Trae "I Can Do No Wrong" Young did. Just 3 shots.

I'm guessing you're not really this dumb, you're just being difficult.

 

[WTSooner]

I'm guessing you're not really this dumb, you're just being difficult.

Nah, I just don't like the use of stats in a poor manner. If he had made 2-3 shots during they year, and had a shooting percentage just north of 40%, you'd still be complaining, you just wouldn't be able to use that stat.

I thought he looked good as a freshman, and had a lot of potential. Obviously he wasn't very good this year. I'm going to see how he looks next year before I completely write him off. But keep bashing him like somehow he was anywhere near our biggest problem this year. He wasn't. Not even close.

 

[152219]

Nah, I just don't like the use of stats in a poor manner. If he had made 2-3 shots during they year, and had a shooting percentage just north of 40%, you'd still be complaining, you just wouldn't be able to use that stat.

I thought he looked good as a freshman, and had a lot of potential. Obviously he wasn't very good this year. I'm going to see how he looks next year before I completely write him off. But keep bashing him like somehow he was anywhere near our biggest problem this year. He wasn't. Not even close.

Actually, Doolittle getting kicked out of school for academic misconduct was a very big problem for this team.