Sam
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Capel has to have said this quote at least a few hundred times in the past year or so to sum up Sooner basketball. By this board's association to the team he has also been summing up this message board.
This place was down right depressing from Virginia game up till the Colorado game when some light actually peaked through the clouds. The positive mojo combined with the last four wins have turned this into a bonafide "sunshine pumper paradise". Even some of Capel's harshest critics are either singing his praises or at the very least gone mute.
My only worry is now as a board we're in the "Never as good either" mode. Don't get me wrong, I've loved the 4 game win streak, I love being able to watch a Sooner game and not feel hopeless of the outcome. I love being able to read the board without the same ol anti Capel arguments playing out or one liners about Capel. Its been joyous on here.
I can't stress enough how amazing this little four game stretch has been watching this team. Even the wins this season before this had been rough with seemingly over half them full of struggles with Directional St schools and Little Sisters of the poor. Now finally in January this team has quality wins over conference opponents. Improvement has happened every game in players, on the court team concepts and the coaching staff. Hats off to all the effort that went into making that happen over the past four games.
But right now we have a problem facing this young team. This upcoming 7 game stretch would be tough even for an experienced squad NCAA tournament type squad. I'm not sure if the 2009 edition of the Sooners could make it through this upcoming stretch without a few blemishes.
2 final four type teams are coming to Norman.
Road trips to Stillwater, Columbia, Manhattan and College Station.
Then even Nebraska at home, the breather in the middle of this mayhem, could bring some issues. Doc Sadler always has his boys ready to play and this is also the same children of the corn team who nearly pulled off the upset in Lawerence. They're no slouches and they could be catching us at low and as Capel has said before "we can't out talent teams this year."
My one hope as the Sooners embark on the stretch tomorrow (beside a few upset wins) is this board doesn't go back to the dark ages of Def-Con 1 level it had been at. I know its a lot to ask of message board posters to remain rational in the face of losses but shouldn't this 4 game win streak buy us some shreds of rationality?
I know it feels wrong to say this as good as OU basketball has been over the past 25 years but this is a stretch where I just want to see effort and growth. I think I'll be happy with only one win over the next 7 as long as the team is battling, growing and staying upbeat just like over the past 4 wins.
As long as a win happens in this mess of games and the team progresses I think we could have a nice little ending to the season. The trip to Lubbock is a possible win as by then Pat Knight could be in lame duck mode and their will to win is lowered. Then of course OSU at home on Cade's senior day has the makings of a win. That would mean a 7-9 conference record and with a win in the Big 12 tournament's 1st day means a 16-16 overall record. With the way the year started I'd take that any day of the week and twice on Tuesdays.
Lets hope the team keeps their heads about them over the next couple weeks and lets try to do the same on here.
This place was down right depressing from Virginia game up till the Colorado game when some light actually peaked through the clouds. The positive mojo combined with the last four wins have turned this into a bonafide "sunshine pumper paradise". Even some of Capel's harshest critics are either singing his praises or at the very least gone mute.
My only worry is now as a board we're in the "Never as good either" mode. Don't get me wrong, I've loved the 4 game win streak, I love being able to watch a Sooner game and not feel hopeless of the outcome. I love being able to read the board without the same ol anti Capel arguments playing out or one liners about Capel. Its been joyous on here.
I can't stress enough how amazing this little four game stretch has been watching this team. Even the wins this season before this had been rough with seemingly over half them full of struggles with Directional St schools and Little Sisters of the poor. Now finally in January this team has quality wins over conference opponents. Improvement has happened every game in players, on the court team concepts and the coaching staff. Hats off to all the effort that went into making that happen over the past four games.
But right now we have a problem facing this young team. This upcoming 7 game stretch would be tough even for an experienced squad NCAA tournament type squad. I'm not sure if the 2009 edition of the Sooners could make it through this upcoming stretch without a few blemishes.
2 final four type teams are coming to Norman.
Road trips to Stillwater, Columbia, Manhattan and College Station.
Then even Nebraska at home, the breather in the middle of this mayhem, could bring some issues. Doc Sadler always has his boys ready to play and this is also the same children of the corn team who nearly pulled off the upset in Lawerence. They're no slouches and they could be catching us at low and as Capel has said before "we can't out talent teams this year."
My one hope as the Sooners embark on the stretch tomorrow (beside a few upset wins) is this board doesn't go back to the dark ages of Def-Con 1 level it had been at. I know its a lot to ask of message board posters to remain rational in the face of losses but shouldn't this 4 game win streak buy us some shreds of rationality?
I know it feels wrong to say this as good as OU basketball has been over the past 25 years but this is a stretch where I just want to see effort and growth. I think I'll be happy with only one win over the next 7 as long as the team is battling, growing and staying upbeat just like over the past 4 wins.
As long as a win happens in this mess of games and the team progresses I think we could have a nice little ending to the season. The trip to Lubbock is a possible win as by then Pat Knight could be in lame duck mode and their will to win is lowered. Then of course OSU at home on Cade's senior day has the makings of a win. That would mean a 7-9 conference record and with a win in the Big 12 tournament's 1st day means a 16-16 overall record. With the way the year started I'd take that any day of the week and twice on Tuesdays.
Lets hope the team keeps their heads about them over the next couple weeks and lets try to do the same on here.
