Our play in non-conference action -- last season vs. this season

[KBaden145]

I can't claim specific first hand knowledge. But...., some people believe that he is intending to stay well beyond his current contract if health permits.

This. He is a much younger man than his age would indicate. Takes great care of himself. I can see him coaching here 9, 10, 11 more years.


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[NickZepp]

I believe he hasn't stayed anywhere for more than 5 or 6 years in his coaching career.

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[playmakr]

I believe he hasn't stayed anywhere for more than 5 or 6 years in his coaching career.

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[DenverSooner]

Yes and by that time this job should look pretty enticing to a lot of coaches, not as it was before Kruger.

This is poorly written and needs to say not as it was after Capel. When you say before Kruger you leave the possibility that the job was not attractive when given to Jeff Capel and it clearly was. He F'd up our basketball program. There is no one to blame but Jeff Capel.

 

[AdaSooner]

Think about the difference between this season and last year at the same point in the season. Last year, we had posters (well, one in particular) *****ing relentlessly about Kruger giving the freshman so many minutes and we came close to dropping a number of games against lesser teams (UT-Arlington, SFA, ORU, NW State-LA).

Even as a sunshine pumper, I sometimes had trouble feeling confident about our season prospects as I watched some of those games.

Then we had a solid conference season, and I think those early-season struggles were largely forgotten.

But we lost five seniors from that team -- given that, where would we be now if Kruger hadn't gotten our freshmen so much playing time last season?

Now, we have posters *****ing and moaning during a 15-point win on the road over George Mason.

In short, this team looks infinitely better at this point in the 2014 season than it did at this point during the 2013 season. And we owe that to coach Kruger having the confidence in his young players and getting them the experience they needed.

Great post, Sky! I'll admit I never dreamed I would agree with your assertion that this team is better before the season got underway. I didn't see anyway that five players on this year's team could possibly average in double figures in scoring. I even predicted we would have to win a lot of games by playing great defense. I still find it hard to believe we're winning games with our full court press and by scoring a lot of points. But the proof is there for everyone to see.

Like MNSooner, my biggest concern is our post depth. I'm not worried anymore about our defense now. There's still some work to do, but our D has been considerably better the past couple of games.

I love the way this team plays! They have brought an exciting brand of basketball back to OU where it belongs.