Practice today at 2 in Lloyd Noble

[ChongoChingi]

Thanks to veterans day I get to go!

 

[ChongoChingi]

Akolda is practicing full on

 

[OUsky]

Good to hear...

 

[BigTime]

Good news. Looking forward to your thoughts on the practice.

 

[jerry]

Akolda is practicing full on

Great news!

 

[ChongoChingi]

Well Akolda practiced for about half the time and then left... I don't know what was up with that but while he was out there he looked to be going full speed. I'm not an expert on breaking down basketball players so I don't think I can be very insightful. Per player this is what I noticed:

Buddy- Doesn't miss very often.
Cousins - Looked to be the point guard most of the time.
Woodard - Made some jump shots and drove to the basket well.
Spangler - Same old Spangler. He got after Lattin one time for being in the wrong spot. It was fun to see his leadership.
McNeace - Liked watching him play. Lot of energy and a lot of smiles.
Lattin - Looks a little bit beefier this year. Still has a lot of energy. Made a few baskets around the rim which I liked.
Bufford- Shot wasn't going down as much as I thought it would today.
James - He seemed most like the freshman. Worked hard but made some errors.
Rashard - He played very well. Made some nice buckets and nice moves. He was pretty light hearted and joked around. He looks like he will get some playing time this year.
Akolda - He is so much bigger than everyone else. His size is something OU could definitely use. Could be a major shot blocker.
Walker - Looked good. Had a few steals when working on the press.

You could tell a lot of the younger guys were getting to be good friends. Joking around and you could tell they enjoyed their time in practice.


As an aside. CBS had a crew there working on a documentary to show during a game in January. They had been all over the country videoing teams and doing interviews. They interviewed 3 of the guys that are apparently regulars to the practices.

 

[usedtobe1]

Thanks for the recap CC. Appreciate all your comments.

 

[BigTime]

Thanks CC

 

[runner1182]

Thanks CC for the recap!

 

[StatGeek]

Good job C^2

 

[Larry72]

Well Akolda practiced for about half the time and then left... I don't know what was up with that but while he was out there he looked to be going full speed. I'm not an expert on breaking down basketball players so I don't think I can be very insightful. Per player this is what I noticed:

Buddy- Doesn't miss very often.
Cousins - Looked to be the point guard most of the time.
Woodard - Made some jump shots and drove to the basket well.
Spangler - Same old Spangler. He got after Lattin one time for being in the wrong spot. It was fun to see his leadership.
McNeace - Liked watching him play. Lot of energy and a lot of smiles.
Lattin - Looks a little bit beefier this year. Still has a lot of energy. Made a few baskets around the rim which I liked.
Bufford- Shot wasn't going down as much as I thought it would today.
James - He seemed most like the freshman. Worked hard but made some errors.
Rashard - He played very well. Made some nice buckets and nice moves. He was pretty light hearted and joked around. He looks like he will get some playing time this year.
Akolda - He is so much bigger than everyone else. His size is something OU could definitely use. Could be a major shot blocker.
Walker - Looked good. Had a few steals when working on the press.

You could tell a lot of the younger guys were getting to be good friends. Joking around and you could tell they enjoyed their time in practice.


As an aside. CBS had a crew there working on a documentary to show during a game in January. They had been all over the country videoing teams and doing interviews. They interviewed 3 of the guys that are apparently regulars to the practices.

The report that AK could be back 3 weeks must have meant to full capacity.
Did he limp or favor his bad foot ?

 

[furge]

Rashard - He played very well. Made some nice buckets and nice moves. He was pretty light hearted and joked around. He looks like he will get some playing time this year.

So glad to hear Odomes is more than holding his own. His stats and measurables were fantastic coming out of high school and his adjustment to a more athletic game from a smaller school seems way ahead of even optimistic expectations.

 

[ChongoChingi]

The report that AK could be back 3 weeks must have meant to full capacity.
Did he limp or favor his bad foot ?

No, I didn't notice much