Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Oklahoma State Cowboys game thread

[zone2poke]

A quick look at the box score reveals the same recurring problem I am seeing over and over again with this team. With 1:34 in the first half and OSU down 41-37, they are 13-21 on 2 point shots (61.9 percent) and 2-12 from 3 (16.7 percent). If they would get the ball down low and take higher percentage shots they would be up by a dozen. They insist on jacking 3s when the 3s aren't falling.

Coach has said he wants the team to shoot around 20% to 30% threes. I expect he means good threes in rhythm.

 

[Tulley]

This team confuses me mightily. The defense sucks.

 

[MO_CalfRoper45]

Defense is terrible. Playing way too far off 35.

 

[zone2poke]

We tend to play really well coming out of the halftime break. We need to again tonight.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Hate the body language right now

 

[Stargazer]

Sam Houston is simply out-hustling every single OSU player and it's not even close. Not good.

 

[zone2poke]

I'm glad it's not a foul fest.

 

[Tulley]

Going forward we have to feed Parsa WAY more and I don’t just mean tonight

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Foul with 1 second on shot clock my gosh

 

[SanditeCowboy]

This is ugly basketball. Good news is SHS will not continue to shoot the 3 like they did in the first half. The Cowboys do need to tighten up the d.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Another nice start to the 2nd half

 

[JRod]

This ref can’t blow his whistle just once. Every time it’s two or three tweets per call.

 

[InChristAlone]

Accounting for the fact that 3s are worth more points than 2s and that 33.3% from 3 is equal to 50% from 2, let's analyze the data for each game this far.

Oral Roberts-51.1% on 2s, 48% eFG% on 3s
Texas A&M-62.5%, 40.4%,
Prairie View A&M-50%, 54%
Texas A&M-CC-70.6%, 31.2%
South Florida-64.3%, 75%
Nichols State-59%, 60%
Northwestern-51.2%, 41%

For the year, OSU is shooting 57.7% from 2 (which is outstanding!) and 32.9% from 3 (eFG% of 49.4%). That is a difference of 17.2 points per 100 possessions better on 2 point shots than 3 point shots.

OSU also shooting 76.6% at the FT line and would get there more often attacking the rim.

 

[zone2poke]

Another nice start to the 2nd half

Are you at the game, COTB?

 

[zone2poke]

The defense is extending to the logo.

 

[zone2poke]

That would be a T.

 

[LA-Poke]

I hate refs

 

[zone2poke]

Live by the 3, die by the 3.

 

[Stargazer]

Fallah may be our most important player this year.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

I hate refs

That was ridiculous. He wasn't even angry, just kind of bounced the ball like "ah dang" and gets Td up.