Texas at OU

[SoonerNorm]

I've seen you post long enough to know where you stand in terms of Sherri Coale's coaching abilities. You don't need to say anything explicit for me to know where you stand. The fact that you routinely question her coaching decisions and her team's fundamentals speaks volumes.

Texas couldn't score in the first half, so whatever she was doing in the first half looked good in my books, too.

If you were coaching, Gioya Carter would never see the floor because she turns it over. Well guess what? Some players turn it over a lot, no matter how well coached they are. But Gioya Carter can make a difference, and that's why Sherri has never given up on her. It's not because Sherri likes turnovers. Though I know you think she does.

I will take this one step at a time to show how silly you look. First, I have always said I think Sherri is a good coach. I don't agree with every decision she makes but, other than you, neither does anyone else on this board as far as I know.

If you think this team always uses good fundamentals then you know nothing about basketball. Do you ever pay attention to what Rocjunkie posts? He talks about fundamentals a lot and he has coached the game...probably more than you have.

If turnovers don't bother you, then I'm sure we won't see you complain when they cost us games, which they have. I have never said Sherri likes turnovers. I have said I don't think she loses sleep over them. Why do you think DRob had high turnovers at OU and suddenly stopped having high turnovers when she got to San Antonio? Do you think coaching had anything to do with that?

If you want to add something worthwhile to this board, we all would be interesting to hear what you have to say. If your mission is to just criticize others, why don't you take a hike?

 

[sybarite]

SK is saying what many have said. Think about it and show a bit more perspective.

There is a difference in recognizing that there is a problem, and placing an excessive amount of attention on that problem. I have consistently shown that the NCAA statistics demonstrate clearly that women have more turnovers than men. The game is different. Women don't play above the rim. I have also demonstrated time after time that the teams that are in the top ten at the end of the year are not necessarily those with low turnovers, but that the correlation that is dominant is field goal percentage. Turnovers result from attempting to get better shots. Despite seeing this, there are several on this board, not just Norm, who insist that turnovers are THE stat, and that Sherri lacks fundamentals because we have high turnovers. In reality, we don't really, as compared to women's teams. We are a young team, and yet we have a positive turnover margin.

There are things for which I respect your contributions, but the berating of Sherri is not one. I do respect rocjunkie, but I don't know that his criticism has appeared derogatory and biased.

You don't get to be where Sherri is unless you have recruited pretty well and know a great deal about basketball. I suspect that she is very highly-regarded for her knowledge of fundamentals. That doesn't mean that players always execute them properly. How many times has she been to the Sweet Sixteen? How many times had OU been before she took over? But, she doesn't know fundamentals?

 

[BanjoCharley]

...why don't you take a hike?

Norm, a couple of weeks ago you said I was slamming a poster when I said the same thing to him. Is it you can and I can't?

 

[SoonerNorm]

Norm, a couple of weeks ago you said I was slamming a poster when I said the same thing to him. Is it you can and I can't?

I don't recall what you said. If you will post a link to the tread I will gladly take a look.

 

[SoonerNorm]

I have never seen the girls post this much about a win. They are very proud of their accomplishment as well they should be.

 

[SKSooner]

I have no mission. I just got tired of hearing the same stuff over & over and decided to speak up.

I've always felt Sherri coaches a very aggressive style of offense. She encourages her players to take risk and play freely. It can result in turnovers, and we can lose games because of it. But aggression & risk who Sherri Coale is, and it's how her teams play. It's why we've been to multiple Final Fours.

Stacey Dales turned the ball over more than anybody. Her jersey is hanging at LNC for a reason. She was phenomenal, and a large part of that was because Sherri Coale gave her the freedom to be a star.

Yes, we really need to eliminate the stupid turnovers. They drive me crazy. But when her teams get in a rhythm offensively, they are really, really good. And it's because she lets them make plays.

Sherri Coale is a great offensive basketball coach & always has been. She teaches her team how to play, and then she gets out of the way & lets them be free. More often than not, it's worked out pretty well for us. Just look at the banners.

 

[sybarite]

The most pleasant surprise is that we have a lot of posts after a win. Usually, with both the men's and women's boards, you have to lose to get this much activity.

 

[SoonerNorm]

I have no mission. I just got tired of hearing the same stuff over & over and decided to speak up.

I've always felt Sherri coaches a very aggressive style of offense. She encourages her players to take risk and play freely. It can result in turnovers, and we can lose games because of it. But aggression & risk who Sherri Coale is, and it's how her teams play. It's why we've been to multiple Final Fours.

Stacey Dales turned the ball over more than anybody. Her jersey is hanging at LNC for a reason. She was phenomenal, and a large part of that was because Sherri Coale gave her the freedom to be a star.

Yes, we really need to eliminate the stupid turnovers. They drive me crazy. But when her teams get in a rhythm offensively, they are really, really good. And it's because she lets them make plays.

Sherri Coale is a great offensive basketball coach & always has been. She teaches her team how to play, and then she gets out of the way & lets them be free. More often than not, it's worked out pretty well for us. Just look at the banners.

I agree with most of what you said. I don't really buy into the argument that we turn the ball over because we are too aggressive but, I can see why you might feel that way.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

Alert! Alert! The judges of all that is right and all of what is not have spoken!

Ignore them, Norm.


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[Mark]

I agree with most of what you said. I don't really buy into the argument that we turn the ball over because we are too aggressive but, I can see why you might feel that way.

I agree Uconn and Notre Dame are very aggressive offense teams but they don't have high turnovers. Now granted they do have better overall talent then we have but still.

 

[sybarite]

I agree Uconn and Notre Dame are very aggressive offense teams but they don't have high turnovers. Now granted they do have better overall talent then we have but still.

Possibly. But, I'm not sure that this is true. I don't see Notre Dame and UConn as aggressive. They have the talent to take advantage of a situation. They usually do play those who make the fewest mistakes, but they also have that option. I don't think they have to be that aggressive. They hit their shots. We have to work harder for ours, as do most teams.

 

[Mark]

Possibly. But, I'm not sure that this is true. I don't see Notre Dame and UConn as aggressive. They have the talent to take advantage of a situation. They usually do play those who make the fewest mistakes, but they also have that option. I don't think they have to be that aggressive. They hit their shots. We have to work harder for ours, as do most teams.

I figured somebody would say that my counter argument is Duke and Tennessee they had just as much talent as anybody probably even more than Notre Dame and Uconn. And both of them turn the ball over just as much is anybody.

 

[womenssports]

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Stacey Dales turned the ball over more than anybody. Her jersey is hanging at LNC for a reason. She was phenomenal, and a large part of that was because Sherri Coale gave her the freedom to be a star.

I think a large part of it was because she played with Rosalind Ross and Caulfield and Caton Hill. THE SAME COACH, but these young women moved without the ball and made very crisp passes.

 

[soonermike22]

Turnovers also come from the receiver of the pass not being good at positioning and catching the pass. Anything near Courtney she caught- anything low to Nicole
griffin was a turnover. This years players still working on adjusting to each other.
But we do have too many dribble into double team and lose the ball turnovers.

 

[womenssports]

The game was billed as "second screen". When the game is televised, I think they are restricted in what they can do online. There was no play-by-play with the online video. I was watching it for awhile, but I didn't want to pause the TV so that they could be synchronized.

I've had the online video for several years now. It was horrible when CBS Sports was running it. I like it a lot now. Of course I follow quite a few on the OU sports, so that makes a difference.

I did not know that. I had a subscription a few years ago and there was no problem. To have no broadcasters is crazy, I have never seen a webcast like that. I have written to see if it was an anomaly or if there was something I did not do right. I will probably contact them and ask for my money back if there is no play-by-play. It is too difficult to know why play stopped, who fouled, if there was a foul or if the ball was out on someone. Really appreciate your responding to my post. So do you use it for after the games are broadcast? I can see doing that. I did watch the webcast again about 24 hours after and it was like I was watching on tv.

 

[AustinTXSooner]

I did not know that. I had a subscription a few years ago and there was no problem. To have no broadcasters is crazy, I have never seen a webcast like that. I have written to see if it was an anomaly or if there was something I did not do right. I will probably contact them and ask for my money back if there is no play-by-play. It is too difficult to know why play stopped, who fouled, if there was a foul or if the ball was out on someone. Really appreciate your responding to my post. So do you use it for after the games are broadcast? I can see doing that. I did watch the webcast again about 24 hours after and it was like I was watching on tv.

When I first got it, a lot of games weren't televised and they would have them online with announcers in real time. Now, most games are televised, especially home games. Road games have always been a problem because OU doesn't usually have the necessary rights to them to broadcast online. I hate that because that means I've only seen highlights of the Kansas game.

As far as watching the games online, it's most useful for softball now. The deal with Fox a couple of years ago really took a lot of value out of the online subscription. But sometimes I have a problem recording the game and I need to go online to get the whole thing.

I don't see Sooner Sports Talk on Fox Sports anymore, so I watch it online.

 

[tycat947]

Here is TV schedule. Still shows Sooner Sports Talk. The only bad thing about the Fox Sports agreement is that the channels change and then sometimes a game will be broadcast in Standard Definition and not Hi Def so those are things you have to look for. The online is part of the SoonerSports TV powered by Fox Sports so they are interrelated.

http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208865577

 

[womenssports]

When I first got it, a lot of games weren't televised and they would have them online with announcers in real time. Now, most games are televised, especially home games. Road games have always been a problem because OU doesn't usually have the necessary rights to them to broadcast online. I hate that because that means I've only seen highlights of the Kansas game.

As far as watching the games online, it's most useful for softball now. The deal with Fox a couple of years ago really took a lot of value out of the online subscription. But sometimes I have a problem recording the game and I need to go online to get the whole thing.

I don't see Sooner Sports Talk on Fox Sports anymore, so I watch it online.

Well, have to admit I did enjoy seeing the game yesterday with the broadcast, (even though I knew the outcome) so will keep for a month and go from there. Having to watch my few dollars right now. Thanks again for your input.

 

[sybarite]

I have seen more than one comment that suggests that Texas was able to take advantage of the fact that nobody had seen them. Then, they were more susceptible when they got into Big Twelve play because the Big Twelve knows their tendencies and how to cope with them. I kind of thought Texas' strategy any more was to be tall. It seems that we have always been able to handle the Texas guards. Some were decent, but we seemed to be a bit better out front.

It did surprise me that we were able to take their forte away from them. They did have Enempkali, Lang, Jones, and McGee-Stafford.

 

[j2d2]

I'm screwed in Naples, FL because Comcast avoids showing OU /Big XII games in favor of most anything.