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[Big Old Booger]

Or Ryan Spangler. Abercrombie and Spangler proved you don't have to be tall, jump high or be the best athlete on the floor to lead the team in rebounds. You just have to want the ball more than the guy sharing your space.

Jameel Heywood too.

A number of what were thought to be "mediocre" Sampson recruits would really help this team because they could rebound.

 

[AdaSooner]

Jameel Heywood too.

A number of what were thought to be "mediocre" Sampson recruits would really help this team because they could rebound.

Maybe Lon needs to look for the apparatus Kelvin used in his "bubble drill." Some fans thought he should spend more time working on offensive sets. But one thing is certain. KS's players knew how to box out. They also battled hard on the boards if they wanted to play.

 

[Big Old Booger]

Maybe Lon needs to look for the apparatus Kelvin used in his "bubble drill." Some fans thought he should spend more time working on offensive sets. But one thing is certain. KS's players knew how to box out. They also battled hard on the boards if they wanted to play.

Exactly. I think LK's offense is more along the lines of what Tubbs was doing. Trying to get transition points instead of trying to be physical in the lane and manufacturing points.

 

[Soonerinkc]

Absolutely.

For instance, say Lattin sizes one up real nice and swats it three rows into the stands. Great play, fine, whatever, but on the inbound we lose a guy and they get a lay-up. Not much umph in that block shot now. If you can swat it three rows deep you could just as easily deflect it toward one of your teammates.

But, on the other hand, a few possessions later Lattin just gets a fingertip on one. We corral it and head the other way for a bucket. That's a good block.

YES!!!

who cares about blocks IF they don't lead to a TO to us...

 

[oudna]

Hello! I'm the other guy of which you speak!

All I'm trying to say is that some blocks are much better than others. If O-State still ended up with 8-10 points on the possessions where Lattin got his blocks then I think the stat is misleading. The six blocks certainly didn't deter Evans from continuing to drive into the paint at will.


This is high praise! I've seen some doozies from our resident mouth-breathing knuckledraggers, but to lead the pack........well, I'm honored. I'd just rather have the ball than our opponent in-bounding the ball under our bucket.

In closing, I feel the fact that Lattin had six blocks does not sufficiently distract from the fact that he grabbed one lone rebound in 24 minutes of play. That's one more than you, and one more than me......and I'm nothing more than a 160-pound former heroin addict.

After 15 years posting, you've been diminished to "the other guy".