Lattin's stat line only had one blemish | The Oklahoman

[OUHoops]

http://newsok.com/khadeem-lattin-stat-line-only-had-one-blemish-a-missed-free-throw/article/5470804

 

[soonerfud]

The 2 or 3 times he left his man on the offside block wide open down the stretch didn't help tho!!! He has some tools, but still has a lot to learn!!

 

[WTSooner]

Has to get stronger with the ball. He had some solid scores late, and his defense was really good later in the game, but early he got the ball knocked away a couple of times. Gotta finish strong.

 

[AdaSooner]

Khadeem is not a finished product yet, but I'm not going to nitpick the weaknesses I see in his game at this point of his career, especially when I could do the same thing with the seniors on this team.

I don't think anyone will disagree that he has come a long way since the early part of the season. He's averaging right at 6 points and 6 rebounds through the first 13 games. He has also blocked 25 shots, an average of just under 2 per game, and that doesn't count the number of shots he changes.

I'd dare say if someone had said before the season started, Khadeem Lattin will be a solid defender in the paint and average 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, none of us would expect a lot more with all of the players who can score on this team. Khadeem has to work for every point he gets, because we don't run many plays for him. If he continues to improve, I think that will change.

 

[opsooner]

No complaints. I watch him play now vs last year and it is a world of difference. He will definitely keep improving but cannot happen over night.

 

[Larry72]

His improved confidence is obvious. He knows that he belongs as a starter. I have stated this before, but he is incredibly quick off of his feet. I hope he can use that unique ability more on the offensive glass.

 

[918sooner]

I think he's doing great. Improving quickly.

 

[DenverSooner]

He is going to be an all conference player before he leaves OU.

 

[TheGimper]

He is going to be an all conference player before he leaves OU.

So you're saying Mitchell Solomon will be an All-American?

 

[chuckb]

The guy's just a sophomore, not halfway through the season, who averaged about 6-8 minutes a game as a freshman. He has made leaps and bounds over where he was last year and has improved considerably since the season began. Of course he makes mistakes. He takes shots he shouldn't take, shoots 52% from the free throw line, and fails to box out sometimes. Occasionally he's out of position defensively because he's trying too hard to block shots. But he's become really good and makes far more plays than he doesn't make.

We have to accept that he's a young player and will make mistakes but we're not close the other night without his contribution. He's what...19? Don't expect him to be perfect!

Finally, I know he missed that big free throw and, if you want to be unnecessarily harsh, you could say it cost us the game. But that was a huge free throw, tons of pressure, for a guy who's never been in that situation. That wasn't Buddy or Woodard who are used to having the ball in their hands at the end of the game. And he missed that FT, but he missed it long, not short. He wasn't scared by the situation, the environment, the pressure. If he was, which he would have had every right to be, he'd have banged it off the front rim. He didn't. That impressed the heck out of me. It matters that he's not afraid of situations like that and will be helpful in other games where there's as much, or more, pressure.

 

[Larry72]

He has a good shot, just needs more experience.

Cousins needs to do what Woodard did. Penetrate and lob to Lattin for 2-3 dunks a game.