Stopped pushing the tempo

[BigTime]

You have to keep attacking in a game like that. Very little push from the 12 minute mark on.

 

[SKSooner]

You are right. Creighton did a good job smothering us, though. When we struggled, I wish we would have gone in there to Thomas and Spangler in the post. Why didn't we?

 

[BigTime]

You are right. Creighton did a good job smothering us, though. When we struggled, I wish we would have gone in there to Thomas and Spangler in the post. Why didn't we?

I think that's the future...

 

[BigTime]

You are right. Creighton did a good job smothering us, though. When we struggled, I wish we would have gone in there to Thomas and Spangler in the post. Why didn't we?

I also saw us stop pushing in defensive boards which had nothing to do with their defense. Just got complacent. Very correctable.

 

[SKSooner]

We just got into a funk in that second half, and it was the perfect storm. It was just painful. We would beat them 8/10 in that gym!

 

[BigTime]

We just got into a funk in that second half, and it was the perfect storm. It was just painful. We would beat them 8/10 in that gym!

Reminded me of the KU game at Phog during Hollis' junior year (?). It was very painful.

 

[Seymore Cox]

They need to figure out how, to get it to Thomas. He's a run stopper

 

[ChongoChingi]

They got too out of control to push the tempo. Wiscy was beating us at that game and the half court game.

 

[usedtobe1]

We just got into a funk in that second half, and it was the perfect storm. It was just painful. We would beat them 8/10 in that gym!

Do you really believe that??

 

[AltSooner33]

Do you really believe that??

I was going to ask this same question. I'm not downing our guys at all, we just got beat by the #2 team in the country who basically returned everyone from a final 4 team. We just were too sloppy with all the unforced turnovers, couldn't hit shots, best player didn't show up, and still just haven't figured out how to work with thomas yet. That run to open the 2nd half killed us. I'm proud of the boys, it just didn't happen today. We will get better and hopefully by conference it will all be clicking. But I really don't know what would make you think we win 8/10 right now.

 

[BruinSooner]

Do you really believe that??

I got the sense he was referring to Creighton, not Wisconsin

 

[AltSooner33]

Oh I'm sorry. Didn't realize this thread was brought back up, I thought it was made after the Wisconsin game. On another note Creighton just lost at home to ole miss. That blown loss stings even more now

 

[pnkranger]

Was a ole miss

We beat them by 25 in norman

 

[AltSooner33]

Was a ole miss

We beat them by 25 in norman

I guess it was in neither. Looks like it was in Florida in a tourney. Everything I saw said @ Creighton, and It didn't show they played tomorrow so I assumed it was at their home. That makes it a little better I guess. No doubt we whoop them in norman, should have still got them there too though.

 

[SoonerinNC]

We will continue to play up tempo but we need to stop taking those bad shots when penetrating. And stop turning the ball over because we are driving into traps. Have to find the open man.

I don't think we have worked on offense nearly as much as we have on deffense. The offense should come around.

 

[SilliSooner]

I hate to see us turn into a team that turns down shots. We have open shots early in the shot clock but seem to be following the "Hoosiers" rule of five passes have to be made before someone puts up a shot.

When the opposing team has a major height advantage on us, we're not going to dominate inside. So we're either going to have to beat them down the floor or hit our outside shots.
Part of being a good three point shooter is getting your shot off square, quickly and in rhythm. The idea of hesitating in order to find a better shot dampens confidence and it used to be a Kelvin Sampson weakness. Spangler turned so many shots or pump faked so often it made you question ever using him as a stretch four.

 

[KBaden145]

I hate to see us turn into a team that turns down shots. We have open shots early in the shot clock but seem to be following the "Hoosiers" rule of five passes have to be made before someone puts up a shot.

When the opposing team has a major height advantage on us, we're not going to dominate inside. So we're either going to have to beat them down the floor or hit our outside shots.
Part of being a good three point shooter is getting your shot off square, quickly and in rhythm. The idea of hesitating in order to find a better shot dampens confidence and it used to be a Kelvin Sampson weakness. Spangler turned so many shots or pump faked so often it made you question ever using him as a stretch four.

We need to be stepping into more shots (catch and shoot) and creating less shots. Throwing it into the post, forcing double teams, and kicking to shooters is the best offense in basketball.


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