Many of us are disappointed in how the season turned out and looking forward with optimism or pessimism to next year, but we still have a game Friday and a chance to win and take on a No. 1 seed.
I love OU basketball, so seeing more games is always a plus.
So what do we have to do to get there?
For me, it boils down to one thing - scoring. This team reminds me of the Israelites wandering in desert on offense at times as they seem to find long periods of drought, followed by a short oasis of scoring.
I really like how the offense has evolved to run through Doo and he is a tough matchup. I often wonder if the familiarity of the Big 12 opponents make scoring even tougher, but I think we will see early on how this game will go.
Things I will be looking for:
* Is RO aggressive and will Ole Miss let him get to his left-hand early. If he scores in double digits, OU is tough to beat.
*Do Manek and James, and to a much lesser extent Freeman and Calixte, shoot the 3 ball.
*Will Jamal be aggressive getting to the glass?
*And the biggest key, to me, is can Doo force double teams and create open looks out of his post moves/drives for his teammates?
Always fun to watch OU in the Big Dance - regardless, it's where the program belongs every year!
I love OU basketball, so seeing more games is always a plus.
So what do we have to do to get there?
For me, it boils down to one thing - scoring. This team reminds me of the Israelites wandering in desert on offense at times as they seem to find long periods of drought, followed by a short oasis of scoring.
I really like how the offense has evolved to run through Doo and he is a tough matchup. I often wonder if the familiarity of the Big 12 opponents make scoring even tougher, but I think we will see early on how this game will go.
Things I will be looking for:
* Is RO aggressive and will Ole Miss let him get to his left-hand early. If he scores in double digits, OU is tough to beat.
*Do Manek and James, and to a much lesser extent Freeman and Calixte, shoot the 3 ball.
*Will Jamal be aggressive getting to the glass?
*And the biggest key, to me, is can Doo force double teams and create open looks out of his post moves/drives for his teammates?
Always fun to watch OU in the Big Dance - regardless, it's where the program belongs every year!
