Tulsa comes to Norman on Saturday

[BigTime]

Brothers Woodard clash at the LNC.

Hope we can get some fans at the game...

 

[BigTime]

Hope they promote the game hard around Norman as the students will be gone.

They promoted the heck out of the girls game today!

 

[CoachTalk]

Tulsa doesn't = DUKE.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Tulsa doesn't = DUKE.

Tulsa is currently 2-6.

 

[WTSooner]

I'm sure Duke has been 2-6 at some point.

 

[sheepdog]

They like to play musical chairs w/their rotation and are rather poor freethrow shooters.

 

[MNsooner]

They like to play musical chairs w/their rotation and are rather poor freethrow shooters.

A lot of bad teams will do this. You're constantly searching for something that works and often having to sit guy as teaching moments.

 

[WTSooner]

I think Manning is going to flame out there. He hasn't shown he can recruit well enough to overcome the fact that at this point, he is a rather mediocre teacher and game day coach. You can't be below average on both, and have a good team. I think folks thought he would be able to recruit, and that hasn't shown up yet.

 

[brettromar]

I also think they have passed on some local kids who could have helped there.

 

[thebigabd]

I think Manning is going to flame out there. He hasn't shown he can recruit well enough to overcome the fact that at this point, he is a rather mediocre teacher and game day coach. You can't be below average on both, and have a good team. I think folks thought he would be able to recruit, and that hasn't shown up yet.

This. I really thought Tulsa should have made a run at Bob Hoffman. Oklahoma guy, very good basketball coach, has won a lot at the low level, mid major, and was a great assistant for OU.

 

[tycat947]

I think Manning is going to flame out there. He hasn't shown he can recruit well enough to overcome the fact that at this point, he is a rather mediocre teacher and game day coach. You can't be below average on both, and have a good team. I think folks thought he would be able to recruit, and that hasn't shown up yet.

Totally agree! I think TU laid all their eggs in 'he would be able to recruit' basket. Big mistake IMO.

 

[BigTime]

I think Manning is going to flame out there. He hasn't shown he can recruit well enough to overcome the fact that at this point, he is a rather mediocre teacher and game day coach. You can't be below average on both, and have a good team. I think folks thought he would be able to recruit, and that hasn't shown up yet.

This appears to be the case so far - still a bit early thought to make that definitive of a statement/judgment.

 

[Topdog]

Woodard and Smith (6'7" forward) are TU's best players. Woodard plays the 2 or 3 and is very streaky. He's also their leading rebounder. Smith is an athletic forward who can hit a perimeter jumper as well as slash to the bucket. TU hasn't gotten anything out of the center position and are a poor shooting and rebounding team. Spangler should have a big game.

OU 83
TU 69

 

[CoachTalk]

Clarkson leaving killed this team. Avg 16-17+ at Missouri.