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It’s Oklahoma (3/21/25 @ 9:25p on TNT)

Deepster said:
Paging OKLAHOMA ERIC.
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We got this...
 
This may be a good game where both Samson and reed can both play extremely with rebounds, easy lob and dunks. If our guards keep their hands up and not get blown by we can do very well.

I would still love to see Samson and Reed combo on the court. But we have to have guards that box out and grab rebounds.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
This is completely indistinguishable from every other press availability he does. We’re really searching for reasons to be miserable here.
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I'm wondering when we see the first Fire Hurley thread.
 
navery12 said:
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Looks like for whatever reasons, OK takes and makes a bunch of left-corner 3's. They look fairly inefficient at the rim.

Do they play really good perimeter D? Opponents shoot well below-average almost everywhere around the 3pt line...

Though I've always appreciated the value of our high-hedge, this year it can leave us more vulnerable to switch-related corner 3's. Something to look out for (thank god the coaches and players read all these threads ;) )
 
The negative nannies are going to be miserable this week
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
This is completely indistinguishable from every other press availability he does. We’re really searching for reasons to be miserable here.
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Oh the hyperbole. No one is searching for misery. Stop being such a drama queen.

Would have loved an inkling of a more spirited vibe, instead lots of talk about how bad the defense is and that we are young and not physical. Yeah we know Dan, so what are we gonna do about it? We aren’t getting older and bigger in the next 4 days.
 
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Digging a little further...

Interesting that OK allows nearly 25 3pt attempts/game (#288). I'm sure some of this is a product of their competition in the SEC with the run-n-gun pace of many teams.

They are #23 in Opp 3pt % (30.5%). Some of this is because there are actually some pretty lousy 3pt shooting teams in the SEC (SC, LSU, Vandy, TXAM, Ark, MSST are all well below-avg 3pt shooting teams in the 30-33% range).
 
RuffRuff said:
Body language. A bit too defeated the day of the bracket release for my liking.
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I didn't notice him being any different than all the other media availabilities. I guess I'm not very perceptive.
 
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JustbrewitMan said:
Digging a little further...

Interesting that OK allows nearly 25 3pt attempts/game (#288). I'm sure some of this is a product of their competition in the SEC with the run-n-gun pace of many teams.

They are #23 in Opp 3pt % (30.5%). Some of this is because there are actually some pretty lousy 3pt shooting teams in the SEC (SC, LSU, Vandy, TXAM, Ark, MSST are all well below-avg 3pt shooting teams in the 30-33% range).
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We should be looking at lots of Tennessee tape to see how their slower pace impacted outcomes in the SEC. I know they do a lot more of it defensively but key is taking these teams that run up and down all year out of rythym and not letting them catch streaks of momentum.
 
HooperScooper said:
I didn't notice him being any different than all the other media availabilities. I guess I'm not very perceptive.
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Could just be tired or not revealing too much. Nothing to read into, just would have thought bracket day would incite a little more enthusiasm.
 
HooperScooper said:
I didn't notice him being any different than all the other media availabilities. I guess I'm not very perceptive.
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It’s not your lack of perception. It’s people reading way too much into 15 meaningless minutes.
 
RuffRuff said:
With you - I think we match up pretty well in this one. They play small. As a comparison they may feel a little like Xavier. They are a terrible rebounding team. If we can keep pace on our side, leverage our size inside and play our game, stay decent defensively on the perimeter, it’s a very winnable game. If they run out and we let their guards loose, could be a loss. This is the kind of game I think we can push our style.
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Totally agree. UConn has hit the boards hard and should have the rebounding and interior advantage. Pound the ball into Reed and let Diarra try to take on Fears. Key in the game will be Diarra not getting into found trouble. They are a bit Xavier light, as they don't have bigger guards Xavier can roll out. They are a bit like Georgetown in the backcourt in terms of size. I mean I look a them in game against the better teams in that league and with the exception of Kentucky, who I don't think is great, they got absolutely pummeled by any of the heavy weight teams. UConn will need to come and play like they did against Marquette, going hard from the start. They do that, the should pull away. Speaking of Xavier, they got Texas in the play-in game. That should give us a gauge on how good the bottom of the SEC is.
 
RuffRuff said:
Our only chance with Florida would be to slow it down to about glacial pace as possible, and try to pull the whole execute our sets approach to 25 seconds and try to numb them into a stupor. Take as many tips from their loss against Tennessee as we can.

Man for man straight up at a high pace they would throttle us.

And for the fanboy comment - I was calling them out months ago and they just ran through the best conference tourney in hoops. When you actually watch teams and appreciate great players and teams, you learn a lot.
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Agree. That's a game where our offensive scheme of moving off screens and running shot clock can work to our advantage. Florida is not rugged inside, so Reed could have a big game if we can feed him the rock. Also, they are big in the backcourt either, so on offense guys should be able to get looks. Gotta work clock and get them frustrated. That's how you beat them.
 
UCfor3 said:
Fears is a nightmare. If Hass gets in foul trouble we will have a major issue. They have like 3 combo guards thst can all dribble drive. Tough cover matchup for our perimeter defenders.
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True, but you gotta make them work on the defensive end of the floor. McNeeley should be able to use his height against their smaller guards. I agree on Diarra. He has to stay away from silly fouls. Still, Oklahoma was pummeled by Florida, Auburn, Alabama, and Missouri. They regularly lost games against the top end of the SEC by 20 and struggled to beat Michigan, Louisville, and Providence non-conference. They were 1-1 v. Texas and both games were very close. Fears is very good, but that team is not great. UConn should be favored in the game, they can certainly lose, but if both teams show up with their A games, UConn will win likely going away.
 
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JB75 said:
Good that’s perfect now I can enjoy all day Thursday first round and Friday first round till later didn’t want them getting knocked off early Thursday and be depressed the whole weekend lol
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This is an underrated point.
 
Kemba15 said:
We open -4.5
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Yeah, we were favored over Creighton by 3.5 and look what happened. I also think Florida is the best team in the country so I don’t see this as a favorable draw.
 
GampelGladiator said:
UCONN vs OKLAHOMA

Q1 Non-Conference Wins

8 Gonzaga (N)
30 Baylor (H)
39 Texas (A)

12 Arizona (N)
23 Louisville (N)
25 Michigan (N)

Q1 Conference Wins

26 Marquette (A)
26 Marquette (H)
38 Creighton (A)

16 Missouri (H)
33 Georgia (N)
39 Texas (A)
40 Arkansas (A)

Common Opponents

39 Texas

76-65 (A)

73-77 (A)
76-72 (H)

100 Providence

87-84 (H)
75-63 (A)

79-77 (N)

335 East Texas A&M

81-46 (H)

84-56 (H)
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Looks pretty even, like an 8 vs 9 should.
 
HooperScooper said:
I didn't notice him being any different than all the other media availabilities. I guess I'm not very perceptive.
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JakeTheDog said:
It’s not your lack of perception. It’s people reading way too much into 15 meaningless minutes.
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I thought Dan looked and sounded fine. Seemed jovial to me.

ESPN has UConn as having 70% chance for win over Oklahoma. So, we have a chance but need to take care of business.
 
I watched OU the other night, they didn't appear to be anything we couldn't match up against. As far as having to possibly play FL game 2, look if the goal is another Natty and it should be until it isn't then we would have to beat a team of that caliber at some point so you are either good enough to repeat again or not - and if so you get by Florida.
 
sdglast said:
True, but you gotta make them work on the defensive end of the floor. McNeeley should be able to use his height against their smaller guards. I agree on Diarra. He has to stay away from silly fouls. Still, Oklahoma was pummeled by Florida, Auburn, Alabama, and Missouri. They regularly lost games against the top end of the SEC by 20 and struggled to beat Michigan, Louisville, and Providence non-conference. They were 1-1 v. Texas and both games were very close. Fears is very good, but that team is not great. UConn should be favored in the game, they can certainly lose, but if both teams show up with their A games, UConn will win likely going away.
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Counterpoint. When they were beating Michigan and Louisville early on, we were losing to Colorado and Dayton. Florida, Auburn amd Alabama would pummel us too. They played in the SEC which was a gaunlet every single game. They are battle tested against the best teams in country. It's an 8-9 game. Show up like we did against Creighton and we will checking out early. Need to play better defense. On the positive side, the lack of familiarity with our offense should help. How it's officiated will be big and so will our 3 point shooting. Need Solo, Alex and Liam to hit some shots. I'm a massive Husky fan and will be rabid come gametime, but I am realistic about this teams vulnerabilities and capabilities. There isn't a team below the 14 seed line that would be anything close to a gimme for us if we didn't play hard and play well.
 
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