**********OU-Kansas Pregame Game Thread**********

[WTSooner]

We gotta get Pledger more shots. And take better care of the ball.

 

[DenverSooner]

That call was a gift. That was closer to an offensive foul. If a big lowers his should into a guy like that it is always an offensive foul.

You. Ean like Fitzgeralds 3rd foul. That was a total flop

 

[SoonerinNC]

Horrible call. No one touched anything but the ball. Also some questionable charges on the Sooners.

Hanging tough. We are a couple of players away from being very good.

 

[DenverSooner]

I'm pretty pleased that we have been playing with KU up to this point. KU went on a big run and we didn't let it get away from us. If we get our TOs under control in the second half we'll have no trouble hanging with them.

I agree OU missed some easy shots and little went OU's way (like cam not getting that steal) but they hung in their.

 

[Bk2X]

We are playing as the better team. Correct the turnover issues and we will take the lead.

 

[opsooner]

Hope we have a better start to the 2nd half than the one in Norman.

 

[MNsooner]

Hope we have a better start to the 2nd half than the one in Norman.

We just put ourselves away for them in that game. I think we are a different team. We have become tougher mentally. At the beginning of Big 12 play Mizzou just jumped on us and we gave up, then we hung with Kansas for a half and they jumped on us and put us away. Since then we made Baylor play us to the wire and proved we can win on the road. I'm really hoping that keep churning away and find a way to take it to the wire.

 

[opsooner]

We just put ourselves away for them in that game. I think we are a different team. We have become tougher mentally. At the beginning of Big 12 play Mizzou just jumped on us and we gave up, then we hung with Kansas for a half and they jumped on us and put us away. Since then we made Baylor play us to the wire and proved we can win on the road. I'm really hoping that keep churning away and find a way to take it to the wire.

Same here. I really like the effort in the first half. Made some bad mistakes but really worked hard on both ends.

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Did you expect anything less at Allen Fieldhouse?

As far as AFH screw jobs go it's about a three. The stories I could tell you about some of the homering that's gone on there.

Nice for the half to come so I can quite holding my breath. I honestly thought we were done at 30-19. Nice job by us - especially on defense. With the turnovers and KU not scoring for six minutes it could have been worse. Hopefully we can take care of the ball and keep Robinson in check. If they are going to hit threes like that there's nothing we can do but they don't usually do that. Here's to winning the first five monutes.

 

[JBaker]

Same **** different day.

 

[MNsooner]

Flashback

 

[OUHoops]

KU up 40-31 with just over 18 to go.

 

[BigTime]

Well that couldn't have started out any worse...:facepalm

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Don't think Pledger has touched the ball yet.

Well Blake is on at 9:30.

 

[pnkranger]

At times we look intimidated by KU's pressure. We probe, don't get something, then make awful decisions. We've got to have more patience. If we get KU in a half-court game, we can play with them. Otherwise, we're going to get ruined.

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Osby has been worthless on the offensive end. Ku smelling the blood.

 

[JBaker]

Good to see the team caught the early flight home at halftime...

 

[MNsooner]

Wow. That was an uncalled moving screen.

EDIT: Withey basically sets moving screens against help side defenders on penetration plays.

 

[OUHoops]

KU up 46-33 with 16:01 to go.

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Our bigs. Turnovers, getting stuffed. Theirs. Blocked shots, inside hoops, hammer jams. Not a good minute and a half.