Oklahoma State Post Game Thread

[navery12]

It is? 85% would be A LOT better

And 100% would be even better. But 73% is better than the majority of D1 teams. And 85% would be the best season in NCAA history by a wide margin

 

[Waquoit]

And rightly so. Coach needs to get Adama to fix that.

They're on it. The coach talking on the radio post-game brought it up unsolicited.

 

[Waquoit]

I think part of it was to find out exactly where the fatigue point is for those players against a high level opponent.

I going to duck before I say; Geno does stuff like that.

 

[August_West]

I am confused about the announcers for tonight‘s game. They were discussing basketball and the game itself. Shouldn’t they have been talking about trees, or rivers, or concerts? So weird.

That’s why we didn’t cover spread

 

[navery12]

That’s why we didn’t cover spread

We covered, it was UConn -9 and we won by 10. I know some people did get in early at -11.5 though

 

[August_West]

We covered, it was UConn -9 and we won by 10. I know some people did get in early at -11.5 though

I didn’t touch it so no harm, and I’m making a mojo joke about Walton here. But no one got -9. If you did show me . That spread was 10.5 mostly give or take .5 either way . I’ll take a a 10 point win over B12 team every day of the week, which is why I don’t bet that.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Double digit, Quad 2 win on a meh night. Sign of a solid team. Now for our first true road game.

Ok. State is 33 in Kenpom so this could end up being a Q1 win if they can get to 30 later in the year (and stay.) Having said that, the nice thing is that the number of Q1 wins probably won’t matter as much this year as in years past since the team is so good and should be comfortably in the tourney with a high seed come March.

 

[mhshuskies]

Some fans were a bit critical of Karaban, but he had to work his butt off defensively.

 

[CTBasketball]

Some fans were a bit critical of Karaban, but he had to work his butt off defensively.

Karaban probably had 6-10 pts left on the table because Sanogo just eats the rock, then chucks up a bad shot.

 

[Huskyforlife]

And 100% would be even better. But 73% is better than the majority of D1 teams. And 85% would be the best season in NCAA history by a wide margin

You know what they say about UConn fans and high expectations.

 

[nomar]

Bad nights for every new guy not named Joey and it was never close in the 2nd half. That’s nice. The first half was really fun to watch.

I’ve kinda given up on Alleyne and I’m about ready to give up on Diarra. Their D may be fine but they’re minus on offense. At least Diarra sets people up from time to time, but I fail to see what Alleyne does out there to earn the minutes he’s getting.

 

[CTBasketball]

Bad nights for every new guy not named Joey and it was never close in the 2nd half. That’s nice. The first half was really fun to watch.

I’ve kinda given up on Alleyne and I’m about ready to give up on Diarra. Their D may be fine but they’re minus on offense. At least Diarra sets people up from time to time, but I fail to see what Alleyne does out there to earn the minutes he’s getting.

I think Alleyne will be fine, just needs to find his shot. He’s hit a good clip of 3’s in his career. Slashing/3 and D guy, no more.

 

[Rocktheworld]

It was disappointing to see the wide open passes Sanogo again ignored

People tried to drag me for pointing this out like 3 games ago

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I didn’t touch it so no harm, and I’m making a mojo joke about Walton here. But no one got -9. If you did show me . That spread was 10.5 mostly give or take .5 either way . I’ll take a a 10 point win over B12 team every day of the week, which is why I don’t bet that.

I got it at -8.5 and total points over 134.5 at 1pm

 

[superjohn]

They're on it. The coach talking on the radio post-game brought it up unsolicited.

What did he say?

 

[nomar]

I think Alleyne will be fine, just needs to find his shot. He’s hit a good clip of 3’s in his career. Slashing/3 and D guy, no more.

The problem is, it’s all he’s ever done. Shooting 24% from 3 when that’s all you do is bad. Obviously he’ll pick it up but does this team really need a shorter Polley? Don’t we have enough talent?

 

[Fatroony5]

Weren’t ready for this level of competition? OSU wasn’t as good as any of the teams they played against in Portland OR.

OSU is definitely better than Oregon, or at lest the Oregon team UConn played. Those MTE games are a lot different then the grind of a regular season game. OSU had awhile to scout and develop a game plan, whereas those MTE games are often back to backs or a quick scout game. You could tell OSU wanted to attack Karaban in the post, quick shows on Sanogo, attack certain guard looks etc etc. Cisse getting in early foul trouble changed the game and it got away from them. OSU looks like a solid team, that two big line up is tough to play against if you don’t have a potent offensive line up. Reminds me a little bit of UConn last year, rock fights.

What we saw tonight is what we’ll probably see going forward. Bench shrinks a bit, rotations get tighter, roles more defined. Hopefully they can cut back Karabans minutes, 35+ is too much.

 

[CTBasketball]

The problem is, it’s all he’s ever done. Shooting 24% from 3 when that’s all you do is bad. Obviously he’ll pick it up but does this team really need a shorter Polley? Don’t we have enough talent?

Good point. Sometimes too many cooks in the kitchen is a bad thing. But we’ll need Alleyne at some point, he just needs a confidence boost. He has had 2 bad games, dwindling minutes, and lost his starting job.

Still showed up better than the students tonight. My god that was brutal.

 

[willie99]

That’s why we didn’t cover spread

8.5

 

[caw]

The problem is, it’s all he’s ever done. Shooting 24% from 3 when that’s all you do is bad. Obviously he’ll pick it up but does this team really need a shorter Polley? Don’t we have enough talent?

If he can get his shooting up again, he is a shorter Polley who can play defense. That's a solid piece.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The problem is, it’s all he’s ever done. Shooting 24% from 3 when that’s all you do is bad. Obviously he’ll pick it up but does this team really need a shorter Polley? Don’t we have enough talent?

He’s a much better defender than Polley and, honestly, much more dynamic with the ball in his hands. Polley was pretty much the definition of a one trick pony. With a really attractive mom.

 

[August_West]

He’s a much better defender than Polley and, honestly, much more dynamic with the ball in his hands. Polley was pretty much the definition of a one trick pony. With a really attractive mom.

Pics please.

 

[BleedHuskyBlu]

I didn’t touch it so no harm, and I’m making a mojo joke about Walton here. But no one got -9. If you did show me . That spread was 10.5 mostly give or take .5 either way . I’ll take a a 10 point win over B12 team every day of the week, which is why I don’t bet that.

I didn’t touch it so no harm, and I’m making a mojo joke about Walton here. But no one got -9. If you did show me . That spread was 10.5 mostly give or take .5 either way . I’ll take a a 10 point win over B12 team every day of the week, which is why I don’t bet that.

 

[Jimdish255]

Karaban probably had 6-10 pts left on the table because Sanogo just eats the rock, then chucks up a bad shot.

Yep and he really got bounced around and was unlucky in some of those fouls called. But what you said is true. Sometimes Sanogo still gets a little tunnel vision and bulls himself into a tough spot. He needs to establish but we don't need to ride one guy every night. Was a little surprised we got very little Clingan. On the whole last night could have been a slip up game after the PK but we had enough good runs to get us through pretty much wire to wire. Some inconsistent play but why peak too early? The potential is there.

 

[Umami Zen]

Ok St is not a pushover .They're a tough physical team. I would say that the NBA scouts got their money's worth tonite with the Big Three.. They put on a show ..Almost like they were auditioning and were all putting their strengths and potential on display. Fun to watch.

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