*******OU-West Virginia Gameday Thread*******

[runner1182]

Well not many teams will be able to but the formula is set against our guards. Pressure and trap, until proven we can handle it.

 

[allday92]

I wouldn't push the panic button yet, but OSU is a must win now. No excuses.

While we've had close losses maybe a beat down like this is what the team needed to wake up and play smarter.

 

[psk2080]

I would imagine every single team left on the schedule will press the crud out of OU. West Virginia just showed how to annihilate this OU team.

 

[DapperDan]

The problem with OSU being a must win is that they have one of the better full court press/trap defenses in the conference..

 

[Tundrasooner]

Guard play is terrible. None of the three starting guards can even dribble. I'm still wondering if y'all still think Hield is playing in the NBA.
The collective basketball IQ of this team is brutal.

 

[stormspencer]

I'm seeing point guards for OU who flat out suck. They crumble and panic under pressure. I thought the early season losses would maybe help the team learn but it hasnt, they've only doubled-down on those failures. So instead of saying - oh hey we need to get better in the half court it looks like they said the opposite. Let's get worse. Let's run more.

Unfortunately, that is very accurate tonight. Guard play is probably the one main key you absolutely have to have in March to succeed....and outside of Hield/Cousins (who are scorers, not facilitators), we simply don't have that. If the guys you count on to protect the ball and run the offense simply go into "retard mode" when any modicum of pressure is thrown at them....then you're team is severely limited in its ability to produce offensively.

 

[OklahomaLibertarian]

Guard play is terrible. None of the three starting guards can even dribble. I'm still wondering if y'all still think Hield is playing in the NBA.
The collective basketball IQ of this team is brutal.

I'm sick of having horrible point guards

is it so much to ask to see good basketball?

Thunder suck offensively too. nobody can move the ball, there's no passing.

OU and Thunder suck.

I'm about to just go become a Spurs fan to watch a team that can pass.

/end of rant

 

[SoonerinNC]

Huggins has gone to the Gary Blair approach. He is 10 deep with strong quick guys. So they come on slashing and pushing. If the officials call it close they have 45 fouls to give and the officials will usually loosen up in that type of game. If the officials let them play then all the better. They let them play tonight.

Having said that we were slipping, stumbling and losing the ball all over the place. They clearly outquicked us all night. Also that Williams guy is legit.

Depth continues to be a problem for us.

 

[Soonerman82]

Ugh, That was painful.

 

[allday92]

Somehow, some way Lon needs to get a scholarship to open up and bring in a point guard. We have 0.

 

[SoonerDan74012]

Somehow, some way Lon needs to get a scholarship to open up and bring in a point guard. We have 0.

Not too late to promise a starting spot for Shake.

 

[papaP]

Originally Posted by Tundrasooner View Post
Guard play is terrible. None of the three starting guards can even dribble. I'm still wondering if y'all still think Hield is playing in the NBA.
The collective basketball IQ of this team is brutal.

Buddy has a pretty decent game except the 3 turnovers, wish he would go into the woodshed and work on his handles to play some point at times give the team some more options.

 

[inoref]

WVU got 16 steals????WOW Were they playing the OU women?