**********OU-Gonzaga Pregame Notes/Game Thread**********

[steverocks35]

Nobody is writing the season off, at least I'm not, I'm just reporting what I see on the court right now.

 

[Navy2004]

Agree, Zags are pretty good!!

 

[bgrch1350]

It's going to take some time for this group to gel but tonight is pretty bad.

Guys, M'Baye has been a huge disappointment. I know it takes guys some time to get acclimated after sitting out a year but he's really struggling.

Better times are ahead, they have to be.

I hate to say i'm right...but I sure got tired of you guys telling me I was wrong about him. The kid wasn't a winner at Wyoming and they won over 10 more games without him. He shot 16% from beyond the arc at Wyoming and he thinks he can shoot 3's.

 

[WTSooner]

Get ready for another tough season. I hope I'm wrong...

What did you expect? The best predictions I saw from anybody were a bubble team, or a low, low end NCAA Tournament team. Of course this season is going to be tough. We may not play 5 games this season against teams as tough as we're facing tonight. And experienced, deep, well-coached, ranked team. You expected to win or something?

 

[Soonerman]

Thats the problem...these freshmen aren't that good. Why are they getting major minutes.

Amazing how you can write them off after a few games. You should be a scout.

 

[Navy2004]

This might be one of those things where LK had to fill the roster with the best available players!!

 

[mict085]

This is hard to watch. Ugly bball. I didn't think OU would win but I thought they'd compete and play better. This is bad. I know Gonzaga is a good team, but this is bad.

 

[cfin5256]

Gonzaga has the makings of an elite 8 team imo.

Their size is hard to handle, especially with Harris in the lineup.

 

[Soonersized]

I don't like that the offense is all one on one. I actually wouldn't be too worried if all the misses were coming off passes and in offensive flow. There is zero ball movement. Looks like Sampson's infamous "no offense, offense" that he would always put in play when OU had a 13 pt lead.

 

[Soonerman]

I hate to say i'm right...but I sure got tired of you guys telling me I was wrong about him. The kid wasn't a winner at Wyoming and they won over 10 more games without him. He shot 16% from beyond the arc at Wyoming and he thinks he can shoot 3's.

You sure about that? You sound pretty smug that he hasn't lived up to expectations and seem to enjoy putting him down.

 

[steverocks35]

Osby has been our best player by far tonight. He has 3 baskets. Brutal.

 

[Navy2004]

Kinda feel for Osby, he we can get a good PG that can start getting him the ball in good positions I really believe the sky is the limit. He can only do so much.

 

[jmizzy4ou]

I hate to say i'm right...but I sure got tired of you guys telling me I was wrong about him. The kid wasn't a winner at Wyoming and they won over 10 more games without him. He shot 16% from beyond the arc at Wyoming and he thinks he can shoot 3's.

I'm going to say this as respectful as I can. I know you were a big supporter of Capel. So was I!!!!! I made it clear I wanted him to get another year. He didn't, past time to move on.

I enjoy you as a knowledgable hoops poster, and I have never seen you muddy up the board with personal/childish attacks or anything like that. With that said, it seems like you have become somewhat of a bitter poster who almost wants the team to fail.

If I'm wrong then I apologize, but the last 2 seasons I have seen nothing positive in your postings, when I knew you to be very supportive of JC, just as I was, when we were struggling big time. What gives????

 

[bgrch1350]

Amazing how you can write them off after a few games. You should be a scout.

I'm not writing them off after a few games...i've been saying it b4 they started playing games. They are going to need 2 or more years b4 they deserve the minutes that they are getting right now.

 

[BigTime]

Fraschilla jumps over the table.

 

[Navy2004]

This will be a good practice tool after this tourney is over. If we can come out of here winning 2 of 3, I would be pleased. If we comeback strong on Sunday it would even be more pleasing.

 

[usedtobe1]

I never understand it when people say things like this. Of course we'll be better in a month, but so will everyone else!

Get ready for another tough season. I hope I'm wrong...

I'm saying OU will improve more than a lot of teams. They're playing 3 true freshmen and a transfer who sat out a year in the top 8 player rotation. Experienced teams like Gonzaga will improve, too, but probably not as much IMHO.

 

[Navy2004]

Just wondering, did we ever get beat this bad when Coach Capel was here???

 

[WTSooner]

Nobody had OU winning this game. Not before the season. Not this week. Don't let the final score get you down. We have some work to do, but I still think the potential is there. Too many guys not doing much of anything though. Cam. M'Baye. Grooms to a lesser extent. Where was Hornbeak tonight?

 

[bgrch1350]

I'm going to say this as respectful as I can. I know you were a big supporter of Capel. So was I!!!!! I made it clear I wanted him to get another year. He didn't, past time to move on.

I enjoy you as a knowledgable hoops poster, and I have never seen you muddy up the board with personal/childish attacks or anything like that. With that said, it seems like you have become somewhat of a bitter poster who almost wants the team to fail.

If I'm wrong then I apologize, but the last 2 seasons I have seen nothing positive in your postings, when I knew you to be very supportive of JC, just as I was, when we were struggling big time. What gives????

I really don't want us to fail. I want the best players out there and Fitzgerald coming off the bench is killing this team. I wish M'Baye was this great player..but I saw him play at Wyoming and I knew that he wasn't going to be. This 5 on and 5 off wasn't good for this squad.