My Take On the Kansas Game

[cowboysooner]

First, great game and great effort by the kids.

Second, buddy and Woodard have improved more than anyone I have ever seen. Speaks well of them and the coaching staff.

Third, the officiating didn't match up to the play of the teams. And although not generally biased, we were victimized far more than Kansas. They missed two blatant goal tending calls. Both times, they called fouls but we only hit one of two. Cost us 4 points. On one, the kid put his arm straight through the goal. And on the other, the block occurred off the glass. How in the world do you miss those.

Only gripe, Lon played his starters too long and Bill substituted more, and it showed late.

all in all, terrific game and congrats to the team and coaches.

 

[campbest]

IMO, the two goaltending calls were the biggest gaffe's in the game against OU. I thought the play selection on foul/no foul was pretty solid. The second GT call was difficult, however, the 1st should have been automatic.

This game came down to war of attrition, our guys had to play more minutes collectively and it showed. For as great as Buddy was, he had two very costly turnovers in that 3rd OT, i'm sure most of that was fatigue. OU can't manufacture points in the paint, so it's pretty amazing they scored 106, jump shots aren't sustainable, especially on tired legs.

Great game to watch if you love basketball.

 

[inoref]

I thought Lon played starters way too much. So much that could show up down the road.
I would guess that Kansas backups are little better than what OU has..dunno
Fouls I think were about even 22 each team or there abouts.
good game to watch

 

[BoulderSooner]

First, great game and great effort by the kids.

Second, buddy and Woodard have improved more than anyone I have ever seen. Speaks well of them and the coaching staff.

Third, the officiating didn't match up to the play of the teams. And although not generally biased, we were victimized far more than Kansas. They missed two blatant goal tending calls. Both times, they called fouls but we only hit one of two. Cost us 4 points. On one, the kid put his arm straight through the goal. And on the other, the block occurred off the glass. How in the world do you miss those.

Only gripe, Lon played his starters too long and Bill substituted more, and it showed late.

all in all, terrific game and congrats to the team and coaches.

the best 2 players on the Kansas team ellis and mason played 53 min of 55

graham played 46 selden because of foul trouble in the first half played 43


buddy played 54 Jordan 50 spangler 51 ...

it wasn't much difference ..

 

[campbest]

the best 2 players on the Kansas team ellis and mason played 53 min of 55

graham played 46 selden because of foul trouble in the first half played 43


buddy played 54 Jordan 50 spangler 51 ...

it wasn't much difference ..

To an extent, but Buddy is having to work HARD to get looks, and then elevate to shoot. It's a lot different when the other team has multiple options to score or can throw it inside for a bucket. If OU had an inside presence, Ellis fouls out long before the third OT or at least forces Self to play some of his other bigs he doesn't want down the stretch. OU doesn't have the horses to force his hand.

 

[BoulderSooner]

ellis was 11-28 ..

both teams had 4 guys in double figures ..

 

[campbest]

ellis was 11-28 ..

and Mason was 5-20, KU still shot 43 & 50% as a team...they have multiple options to score. OU had two last night.

 

[DenverSooner]

Third, the officiating didn't match up to the play of the teams. And although not generally biased, we were victimized far more than Kansas. They missed two blatant goal tending calls. Both times, they called fouls but we only hit one of two. Cost us 4 points. On one, the kid put his arm straight through the goal. And on the other, the block occurred off the glass. How in the world do you miss those.

I don't think the officiating is why OU lost but I was not happy with it. KU got 13 free throws to 0 in that final OT. The two goal tending calls were bad. Buford and Lattin got absolutely mugged on the "good blocks" where they didn't score. Buford's was ridiculously bad. The KU player falls to the floor with the ball no traveling, OU gets called (probably correctly) for a travel after a rebound. Ellis takes Woodard's legs out from under him on a drive (he passed to Lattin who scored) no foul. Ellis goes down the court and has minor contact with Lattin and gets a call. Someone took an OU players legs out from under him (I think it was Woodard) on OU's defensive end and no call.

It is really difficult to win in triple PT when the other team is getting easy opportunities at the line and you have to work for everything.

 

[sheepdogs1]

The bench for Kansas amounted to 24 points worth of scoring. We need that type of production to get over the hump for we are close, but not quite there yet.

 

[BoulderSooner]

The bench for Kansas amounted to 24 points worth of scoring. We need that type of production to get over the hump for we are close, but not quite there yet.

bench players pretty much everywhere play better at home than on the road