NCAA Final Four /// Oklahoma vs. Villanova /// Gameday Thread

[OUHoops]

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@JasonKingBR: Bill Self on OU-Nova: I'd lean toward Oklahoma. If Buddy hits 45 percent of his shots I think it will be hard for (Nova) to score with them.

 

[OUHoops]

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Villanova ready for Sooners, who 'waxed' them in 1st meeting: http://www.csnphilly.com/ncaa/villanova-basketball-wildcats-oklahoma-waxed-them-first-meeting

 

[OUReality]

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On his radio show, Toby Rowland said they'll have an hour and a half closed practice in NRG Thursday (I actually think it's happening right now). They'll have an off-site practice Friday morning followed by a 45 minute shoot around in NRG in the afternoon. Then they'll get another full practice session inside NRG Saturday morning.

All together, the team will get close to 4 hours inside NRG before Saturday evening.

Thanks for the info Zim. Shooting is contagious, if Buddy or Woodard starts out hot, I think the team as a whole will shoot well even in such a large venue.

 

[OUHoops]

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[OUHoops]

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Kruger having breakfast with CBS broadcast crew.

 

[OUHoops]

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OU practice at Houston this morning and Kelvin Sampson spoke to the team.

 

[skyvue]

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Nice.

 

[geeoh]

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Boy, Freeman sure looks the part.

 

[Soonerinkc]

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Boy, Freeman sure looks the part.

imagine him hitting 3's...wow. That'll be a huge plus.

 

[WaymanFan]

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OU practice at Houston this morning and Kelvin Sampson spoke to the team.

That's great to hear! I was hopeful there weren't any hard feeling about Tayshawn Thomas, and glad that none at least lingered.

In case anyone forgot or didn't know, prior to the start of the 2002 NCAA Tournament, Billy Tubbs spoke with the team that Kelvin was obviously coaching...gotta love the Sooner camaraderie!

 

[pnkranger]

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imagine him hitting 3's...wow. That'll be a huge plus.

He did not look ready in the scrimmage the other day. Grandstaff on the other hand...

 

[OUHoops]

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Dicky V loves him some Buddy.

 

[Stikboy]

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He did not look ready in the scrimmage the other day. Grandstaff on the other hand...

How did Odomes look?

 

[kbsooner]

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OU practice at Houston this morning and Kelvin Sampson spoke to the team.

Is that Renzi to the left?

 

[jackson_supersooner]

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He did not look ready in the scrimmage the other day. Grandstaff on the other hand...

Oh for real? Grandstaff looking like he could really make a difference?

 

[WTSooner]

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Oh for real? Grandstaff looking like he could really make a difference?

Dude is going to be a good player for us. No doubt.

 

[CMSOONER]

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He did not look ready in the scrimmage the other day. Grandstaff on the other hand...

Did Grandstaff make the trip? I have not seen him in any of the pics or videos.

 

[OUHoops]

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@mhouckOU: Wife just returned from team hotel workout room, said Isaiah Cousins was in there. "Doing what?" "Working on his ball handling." This team.

 

[scrybe]

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We'll all be sad if the Sooners lose to Villanova. But I, for one, will also be surprised. I seriously doubt that any players in America have worked harder than the Sooners to make themselves better and be better prepared for this moment.

 

[skyvue]

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I seriously doubt that any players in America have worked harder than the Sooners to make themselves better and be better prepared for this moment.

I'm not sure any players in the history of college hoops have worked harder than this team.