Oklahoma is going to be a load in the Big 12

[soonertravis]

I agree with your KU friends. This team's win-loss record does not tell the whole story. Every loss except three, Wisconsin on the road and to #11 and #12 ranked Baylor and Florida at home have been close until the final minutes, with OU having a chance to win in every case. A break here or there, one less mental error or turnover, a shot that fell our way, was often the difference in adding a win to our record instead of another disappointing loss.

We're usually looking to next season about this time with a sense of dread, wondering how we'll make up for the points and rebounds we'll be losing to graduation. Not next year. Every player on this team who has been a factor in closing out the season will be back. We're also adding a solid recruiting class that includes a McDonald's All American five star point guard, a position that cost us dearly at times this season.

If you add those facts to the players we've got coming back, who will only get better, I think we have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about next year.

Remember the we led Wisconsin in the second half before collapsing in the last 10 minutes.

 

[coolm]

I'm looking forward to next year. But I'm also anxious to see if this team is ready to make some noise in the Big 12 tournament. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they do just that!

much truth there. It wouldnt surprise me if they won 2 games at the Big-12 tourney.

 

[Northbase]

much truth there. It wouldnt surprise me if they won 2 games at the Big-12 tourney.

Coolm, I go back and forth between reading that which you write, and watching Stewie dance! just sayin

 

[sooner8693]

Well most of us look at the game as a whole. And on the whole, we're losing.

I expected us to take a big step back from last year, but this season didn't even come close to meeting my expectations. For a good part of the season, this team wasn't even fun to watch. We played bad basketball, and it seemed like the same BS every game without them learning a thing from the 10 times they'd done it before then.

Yes, this season has shown that we have some talented young players who are only going to get better, and I expect us to be back dancing next year, but anybody that truly enjoyed watching this season is a masochist.

Hits nail on head.

 

[chuckb]

Well most of us look at the game as a whole. And on the whole, we're losing.

I expected us to take a big step back from last year, but this season didn't even come close to meeting my expectations. For a good part of the season, this team wasn't even fun to watch. We played bad basketball, and it seemed like the same BS every game without them learning a thing from the 10 times they'd done it before then.

Yes, this season has shown that we have some talented young players who are only going to get better, and I expect us to be back dancing next year, but anybody that truly enjoyed watching this season is a masochist.

I agree. It's been tough. You have to look for things to get encouraged about rather than looking for things to complain about. Otherwise, often I'd be turning the game off early in the game. But it's gotten better as the conference season's gone along. That's inarguable.