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For sure. Watching the game Saturday it’s clear to see that Kalib can be very very good after he bulks a little bit. Don’t get me wrong, when Dizzy is on he’s lights out but we haven’t had a consistent perimeter game since Forte and Carroll. Walker and Keylan could change that. I think Keylan will be lethal from 3 in a couple years.
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Lon is the nicest guy ever, but he knows the lay of the land. You have to be in their ear....not always negative. But you have to be active with them. Ref are people. They don't want to admit it, but they can be influenced....and there's not a sport where they have more of an impact on the game than basketball. Mike can improve in this area.
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If you don't think MB was working the refs you either weren't at the game, you weren't paying attention or they didn't show it on TV, because he was definitely in their ear most of the game. I sit right across from the bench you CAN NOT tell me otherwise. Furthermore MB is obviously a new coach and it may be some time before he will have as much sway on what is called as some of the older more established coaches, that's just the way it works. We beat OU by 20 and the internet has found yet another reason to complain.
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Likekele driving the basket getting an offensive foul & Reeves did not. Neither was particularly pushing off....although Likekele was thumped twice before he pulled up and "supposedly" pushed off". Watch just about any highlight of Cam at the basket and see how many blows he absorbs....without the "and one" called. They may not have been aggressive offensively, but they were defensively and that should have resulted in us having more free throws.....but it didn't.
Congrats on the Bedlam win. Here's game photos and more coverage from Saturday.
Also, in Guerin Emig's latest Big 12 rankings, he speculates about the postseason possibilities for OSU...
PS: Sunday's sports cover:
Also, in Guerin Emig's latest Big 12 rankings, he speculates about the postseason possibilities for OSU...
PS: Sunday's sports cover:
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I was at the game & enjoy every win we get. The point is that there is a difference between working the refs like Lon, screaming like Huggins or Knight & reacting like Boynton does. Hopefully he will grow into something like Lon. I think part of where he is is that he tries to live up to what he preaches to the players & not overreact to things you cannot control. So when calls start to go against us he seems trapped & then reacts.
What I was saying is that Lon is proactive in how he manages the refs. He knew jump shots from Manek & Doolittle weren’t falling or going to win the game. He started conversations w each ref that would give him an ear. Then Reaves started driving the ball & they damn near crawled back in the game. That is good coaching. If I remember they were down 6 w the ball. For once our 3s went down in the 2nd half. But we should have been attacking the rim from the block with Cam & Kalib. Boynton saw this in the 1st 1/2 (good coaching) and that’s how we got back in it. We did it to start the 2nd (good coaching) and extended lead to 14.
When the game could have tightened the refs were blowing whistles on just about every dribble drive (both offense & defense). We started yanking 3s. 5 off the top of my head. When we should have been dumping the ball to Cam & Kalib. Thank goodness they went down.
Coach is making good adjustments. Always room to improve.
What I was saying is that Lon is proactive in how he manages the refs. He knew jump shots from Manek & Doolittle weren’t falling or going to win the game. He started conversations w each ref that would give him an ear. Then Reaves started driving the ball & they damn near crawled back in the game. That is good coaching. If I remember they were down 6 w the ball. For once our 3s went down in the 2nd half. But we should have been attacking the rim from the block with Cam & Kalib. Boynton saw this in the 1st 1/2 (good coaching) and that’s how we got back in it. We did it to start the 2nd (good coaching) and extended lead to 14.
When the game could have tightened the refs were blowing whistles on just about every dribble drive (both offense & defense). We started yanking 3s. 5 off the top of my head. When we should have been dumping the ball to Cam & Kalib. Thank goodness they went down.
Coach is making good adjustments. Always room to improve.
Lon gave a master class? If you mean by keeping it under 20, then I agree. And take away all those things you said and guess what: it still ain't going the other way. You wanted them try and foul Manek out in the second half? He couldn't guard Cam, he couldn't guard Yor, and he damn sure couldn't guard Boone. And he scored 2 points. Hell, I was afraid he WOULD foul out. If I was Boynton I would have lobbied for Manek being allowed to play with 8 fouls, considering half of them would have led to 'and 1' free throws.
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uo cut a double digit lead to 6 & had the ball to make it a 1 possession game. What happens to a player when they are playing in a tight whistled game w 4 fouls? Do you think they keep hacking away or do they play soft trying to stay in the game? There’s more than 1 reason to go at a player in foul trouble.
