**********OU-Iowa State Game Thread**********

[Hollisp]

I like Kruger and he clearly knows more than me but I don't understand not taking a timeout during that run and claming the guys down. He ended the game with 3 Time Outs in his pocket.

Disliked this all year. He hates to use TO's.

 

[McG78]

Seniors have no one to blame but themselves. With the shot clock, at some point it is just a matter of making smart decisions and not turning it over.

 

[snydrosooner]

I like Kruger and he clearly knows more than me but I don't understand not taking a timeout during that run and claming the guys down. He ended the game with 3 Time Outs in his pocket.

He has done that in a few losses this year. I not sure why he does not call timeouts. Its frustrated me watching that no time out was called.

 

[Soonerspiff]

Lon Kruger is the best coach eva!

As pissed as I am, I wouldn't trade him for both T Ford and Smart. I'll take our future yearS of success rather than the one Ford has mustered in his tenure.

 

[opsooner]

I thought Hornbeak and Grooms needed to take and make a few 3s in that second half. Grooms took 1 and missed badly. We were too hesitant. I'd rather see us shoot the open shots and have a chance for offensive rebounds. That's what they did. We had some offensive rebounds too, when we were shooting it confidently and our bigs were in position to get them.

 

[McG78]

To feel safe that we are making the NCAA tournament, we need OSU to blow out Baylor.

 

[WTSooner]

If OSU fans are going to show up after a game like this and run their mouths, consider me VERY disappointed if they aren't shown the door. Just how much slack do they get? Anything short of tub girl pictures is okay?

Come on.

 

[DenverSooner]

Disliked this all year. He hates to use TO's.

I sort of understood in nonconference play setting the tone that you have to play through this stuff but this was a big game and I really think he should have taken a TO when it was down to 5 points. Advance the ball past half court and then take a TO. Draw up a great play, get the bucket and it could end ISU's run. Takes the emotion out of the crowd (even if you don't score), lets your guys catch their breath. I see nothing but positives in this situation.

 

[IndySooner]

Credit to ISU. They clamped down on us in the 2nd half. We really aren't difficult to defense. It shocks me that we've had as much success on that end of the floor all year as we've had. Lock down Pledger, and double off of Grooms on Osby, and we struggle to score.

Not hard to lock down Pledger when he just stands in the corner.

 

[ousooners1baby]

I think I may stroke out!

 

[treebranch]

If OSU fans are going to show up after a game like this and run their mouths, consider me VERY disappointed if they aren't shown the door. Just how much slack do they get? Anything short of tub girl pictures is okay?

Come on.

Seconded. I'm all for inclusion, but not of uninspired, barely literate trolls.

 

[McG78]

Lon Kruger is the best coach eva!

Spoken like a true aggie. Even in a year when you have a legitimate shot to win the Big 12 tournament and make some noise in the NCAA, you have to comment on OU. The inferiority complex runs so deep with OSU fans.

For the most part, I couldn't care less what happens in Stillwater. OSU isn't our equal. Similarly, I don't judge the US Economy based on a comparison to Cuba's.

 

[DenverSooner]

Am I the only one that thought Ejim traveled? I didn't think he did watching live but on the replay I thought he did and I thought it was a pretty easy call for the official to make.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Not hard to lock down Pledger when he just stands in the corner.

-this.. he also sags off his man to allow 3 pointers from the top 3 pt shooting team pretty dang well too

 

[Options]

Well you talk about a bunch of chokers we have em

 

[DenverSooner]

Not hard to lock down Pledger when he just stands in the corner.

That is what the coaches are asking him to do. I promise he is not being told to do something else and ignoring the coaches.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Spoken like a true aggie. Even in a year when you have a legitimate shot to win the Big 12 tournament and make some noise in the NCAA, you have to comment on OU. The inferiority complex runs so deep with OSU fans.

For the most part, I couldn't care less what happens in Stillwater. OSU isn't our equal. Similarly, I don't judge the US Economy based on a comparison to Cuba's.

you have to laugh.. that this tool came to our message board, created an account here, just to rub stuff in our face ha
what a pathetic existence

 

[tsou89]

As bad as the offense was the last 6 minutes the defense and rebounding was worse. Way too many offensive boards and zero stops.

 

[CompOUnder]

As pissed as I am, I wouldn't trade him for both T Ford and Smart. I'll take our future yearS of success rather than the one Ford has mustered in his tenure.

To be fair Ford has 3 better seasons out of 5 than either of the two Lon has so far.

 

[Cleavon Little]

I hope it's just my kneejerk frustration, but I don't think we are a lock at all. The numbers may look good on paper but we have done very little over the past few weeks to make any objective observer think we deserve to be in.