**Official OU vs Cincinnati game thread**

[NickZepp]

So if Newell had played all the minutes that Blair did tonight, we would've won?

I don't think anyone is saying that either. I'm just saying we need to go with the young group and get them ready to go for the future.

 

[Max Power]

So if Newell had played all the minutes that Blair did tonight, we would've won?

We will never know, he had one possesion, had a turn over, then was pulled. If Blair was pulled at one turnover then it might have been a different game.

 

[outest]

Dennis Rodman's rebounding numbers from 1991 till 2000
12.5
18.3
18.9
17.3
16.8
14.9
16.1
15
11.2(in only 23 games)
14.3(in only 12 games)

That from a guy that was 6-7 220 lbs.

NickZepp,
My point with Dennis Rodman is to play the post you don't have to be a scorer. You need to be able to be athletic enought to defend, rebound, and put back. Fitz can be a reliable post scorer, but he really needs help rebound and defend. Capel did have Fitz, CJ, CAM, Pledger, and Blair at the end of the half for a few minute. They were able to defend Cinci, drew within 2 points closer. Suddently Capel got out of that line-up the rest of the second half. Sometimes Capel substitute and rotation pattern really confused me.

 

[OUhoops11]

I don't think anyone is saying that either. I'm just saying we need to go with the young group and get them ready to go for the future.

Right, which would be really smart considering Newell and Blair are only a year difference in eligibility

 

[NickZepp]

Dennis Rodman is more than athletic enough. He was a different level athlete. We had one of those types a few years back.

 

[Max Power]

NickZepp,
My point with Dennis Rodman is to play the post you don't have to be a scorer. You need to be able to be athletic enought to defend, rebound, and put back. Fitz can be a reliable post scorer, but he really needs help rebound and defend. Capel did have Fitz, CJ, CAM, Pledger, and Blair at the end of the half for a few minute. They were able to defend Cinci, drew within 2 points closer. Suddently Capel got out of that line-up the rest of the second half. Sometimes Capel substitute and rotation pattern really confused me.

I think they confuse all of us