Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Oklahoma State Cowboys game thread

[zone2poke]

Why are we backing off on defense and giving up easy buckets?

 

[zone2poke]

Lefty's turn to chew on Anthony Roy's ear.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Anyone know who the young lady who sits at the first seat on the bench is?

 

[zone2poke]

Sam Houston coach shaking his head. He thought he might have had one.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Well we're 8-0 and outscored them by 17 in the second half. Still some areas to work on, which is good.

 

[zone2poke]

Anyone know who the young lady who sits at the first seat on the bench is?

She's been with Lutz since his time with Western Kentucky. She's a team manager, making sure the players are where they are supposed to be, making sure they are fed, etc. She plays an interesting role during games, like an extra pair of hands for the coach.

 

[Tulley]

Lefty's turn to chew on Anthony Roy's ear.

What do you think that was about?

 

[zone2poke]

What do you think that was about?

No idea. He was hot.

 

[Tulley]

Anyone know who the young lady who sits at the first seat on the bench is?

Alannah, the Director of Basketball Ops

 

[zone2poke]

Whatever Coach says at halftime, he should say that before the game starts.

 

[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.

Sam Houston State-65.1%, 39.2%

 

[InChristAlone]

Hope we get some good news on Miller's status. He has been the backcourt catalyst this team so far along with Fallah anchoring the frontcourt.

 

[LA-Poke]

Looking around the league and A&M is still winning, beating FSU and now Pitt. Big game vs SMU next. OU killed a good wake forest team today too. Hope we handle GCU easily to give us a healthy full week of prep for OU

 

[Poke Skywalker]

These are the types of games we’d let get away the last few years. Nice job of overcoming a sluggish performance with Miller out and not sure where C Coleman was.

 

[HacklemanPoke]

Hope we get some good news on Miller's status. He has been the backcourt catalyst this team so far along with Fallah anchoring the frontcourt.

He came out of the locker room at the half. Was walking very gingerly. Took some shots but didn’t jump and wasn’t pushing off. During time outs and post game he was walking better.

Another concern is Christian Coleman. Didn’t log any 2nd half minutes and his body language was not good. Sat slumped back arms folded. Didn’t really interact w anyone and didn’t celebrate big plays.

We can critique Lefty’s shooting and continued shooting but he busted his tail on the boards (11) and a huge late offensive board and put back. He also gives effort on defense. Might not always been in the right spot but hu hustles and his length helps.

I’m also a big Curry fan. Just like the way he plays. Needs to get better on D but we are just a different offensive team w him.

 

[OSU79]

Another concern is Christian Coleman. Didn’t log any 2nd half minutes and his body language was not good. Sat slumped back arms folded. Didn’t really interact w anyone and didn’t celebrate big plays.

I've been somewhat concerned about him (C Coleman) for several games now. As you said, his body language and demeanor look like a "me first" type player, one who never gets enough minutes or shots. I hope Lutz can turn him around, as he is physically gifted, perhaps more than anyone else on the team.

 

[Tulley]

lutz said after the game that we have a long way to go defensively and the performance last night wasn’t good enough to win in the Big 12 and I’m glad he said that. 8-0 is great don’t get me wrong but it looked like a team that is destined for 7-11 in the conference. We can’t just keep coming out flat and sloppy in the first half of games.