Cincinnati Bearcats Vs. Oklahoma Sooners

[psax889906]

Vs.

Saturday

December 18th

9:00 P.M. Eastern

 

[psax889906]

This is bullcrap... I go through the hard work of putting together this pretty thread for game discussion and not a single post?

I'm disappointed in the Bearcattalk faithful.

 

[psax889906]

UC 66
OU 56

10-0

 

[cincinnati insanity]

A couple unbeaten teams lost today, who are still left.. I do know 1 and that is THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI BEARCATS!!!!!

 

[psax889906]

A couple unbeaten teams lost today, who are still left.. I do know 1 and that is THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI BEARCATS!!!!!

Check the "14" thread for an update on unbeaten's.

Wright St. beat Miami (OH) tonight.... they've reeled off four straight wins after their loss to the 'Cats and are now 7-5. That's had to have helped our RPI out some.

 

[psax889906]

Bump.

My thread will be at the top of this forum...

Everyone but Insanity- Banned.

 

[bearcat jeff]

I thought the Bearcats played really tight and forced a lot last night. Loved the effort and the Dixon dunk was sick! Gates, KP and Wright really carried the team in the second half. Bishop played like a senior and I loved his foul shooting and three point play toward the end of the game. Hitting 9-10 fts to finish the game and close it on the road was clutch.

 

[Thegreatone]

Your right Psax, we need to step our game up!

1. I will never ever complain about being 10-0

2. We played poorly on the offensive end

3. The officials were fair, but they called it tight which is hurt our size advantage

4. We went across the country

5. We won by double digits.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

They reminded me of last years team in stretches...when Yancy commands attention inside they are a much better team.

 

[JasonS]

Your right Psax, we need to step our game up!

1. I will never ever complain about being 10-0

2. We played poorly on the offensive end

3. The officials were fair, but they called it tight which is hurt our size advantage

4. We went across the country

5. We won by double digits.

1. It was obvious this team is far better with Cash on the floor.

2. Wilks is a different player this year. He is making far less stupid plays and is playing within himself. He took 2 key charges and played pretty good D.

3. SK is fearless. He is a little inconsistent right now but that is just because he is a freshman. Consistency will come and he will be a big time player.

4. Yancy played strong. He had a dumb foul to put him to the bench in the first half but he rebounded the hell out of the ball and would have had an easy double-double if not for the early foul trouble.

5. This team has struggled from the foul line except when it matters most. 9-10 down the stretch to close out a game on the road is HUGE. Cash has turned the corner from the stripe and we have done well to get the ball in the right hands at the end of the game.

6. It seemed like the officials called the game completely different in the second half than they did in the first. There were so many calls that it robbed the game of the flow in the second half.

7. Our defense on OU's top 2 scorers was fantastic. Fitzgerald really struggled to get anything going.

 

[BearcatAlum1]

1. It was obvious this team is far better with Cash on the floor.

2. Wilks is a different player this year. He is making far less stupid plays and is playing within himself. He took 2 key charges and played pretty good D.

3. SK is fearless. He is a little inconsistent right now but that is just because he is a freshman. Consistency will come and he will be a big time player.

4. Yancy played strong. He had a dumb foul to put him to the bench in the first half but he rebounded the hell out of the ball and would have had an easy double-double if not for the early foul trouble.

5. This team has struggled from the foul line except when it matters most. 9-10 down the stretch to close out a game on the road is HUGE. Cash has turned the corner from the stripe and we have done well to get the ball in the right hands at the end of the game.

6. It seemed like the officials called the game completely different in the second half than they did in the first. There were so many calls that it robbed the game of the flow in the second half.

7. Our defense on OU's top 2 scorers was fantastic. Fitzgerald really struggled to get anything going.

1. Absolutely.

2. Huge charges. I'm soooo glad to see a willingness from some of our post players to take a charge (JJ and Wilks both).

3. SK's handle is not very tight. His crossover gets him in trouble in tight quarters. He has to improve his handle. He is fearless. Huge 3 from the corner in the second half.

4. Yancy numbers were solid, and would've been very good if not for foul trouble.

5. Couldn't have been more relieved to see Cash and Wilks knock them down. Also, Bishop 19-19 on the year. GREAT.

6. I thought there were some calls that went against us in the second half.

7. Our TEAM DEFENSE is great. We always have another player in position to help if someone gets beat. I loved it.

 

[bearcat jeff]

I thought Parker did a great job in the first half when Cash was out especially defensively. The team is better when Cash plays well but in the first half he was out of control and over penetrating. He played much better in the second half. Was a bit disappointed that JJ didn't play more but he is a liability at the line.

 

[catsfan32]

I thought Parker did a great job in the first half when Cash was out especially defensively. The team is better when Cash plays well but in the first half he was out of control and over penetrating. He played much better in the second half. Was a bit disappointed that JJ didn't play more but he is a liability at the line.

Parker gives us little to nothing in terms of offense. I really do like that he plays solid Defense and rebounds extremely well, but he is a liability on the other end. I can't wait until we get JD and GG next year to spell us at backup PG. They seem to be a bit more offensively proficient at the PG spot than Parker. I agree that I would like to see JJ play more, but in a tight game his FT is definitely a liability.

 

[psax889906]

Capel doesn't appear to be overly complimentary to the 'Cats in his post game presser...

Jeff Capel, Oklahoma head coach

On the game: “Congrats to Cincinnati. It was an ugly game from both sides. We, as a team, couldn’t make a shot. I don’t know if that was good defense or just really bad offense. It was an ugly game. I thought the first four or five minutes, I don’t if we can get better shots. If we knock down a few of them, maybe it’s a different story down the stretch.”

On Oklahoma’s effort: “I was proud of our guys for how we fought. I thought we fought throughout the game. I thought we did a decent job defensively throughout the game. We’re getting better, even with the way shot it, our three leading scorers, being a combined 8-28. It’s still a two possession game there with four or five minutes to go. We’re right there. Costly turnovers were a key point that really hurt us. We’ll keep fighting and we’ll keep working and we’ll keep getting better.”

On Oklahoma’s turnovers: “They all kind of came in a row. We had three in a row when it was a two point game and all of a sudden, it’s 10. Three turnovers right in a row. I think they’re unforced. We mishandled the ball twice trying to make a pass and not having the awareness to their switching. That’s an area we have to continue to work with our guys and we have to get better and we have to do a better job in practice of getting them to understand.”

...Just one more non believer?

 

[ready2go]

Hubert commentated on what I've been saying all season and was crucifed for saying by fellow posters ....

Can't settle for the long jumpers in Big East play even if 4/5 guys are shooting 40% because like last night they will hit a cold streak.

Big fan of Wilks ability as I've previously said.

Cash still gets out of control when driving to the paint.

Looked like Gates reads my posts because at moments he tried to rip the rim off. Now has to be more consistent.

Bishop - smart, solid game

Ibrahima - Unlike most posters on here, I'm not seeing him be a big part of this team. The rim is literally 4 inches from his reach and he can't seem to put the ball through it

Dixon - well done

 

[david aka the TYZ]

Cash's play is so pivotal to our success. As is Gates. When Cash went to bench early in second half after being elbowed in eye, we really struggled. We quickly fall into the trap of being a perimeter passing team with him not out there. The immediate second he returned we started making shots and pushed the lead back up for good.

Gates still gets lazy at times, but he is 100 percent improved over last year. He still fails to box out some and is hesitant with the ball in his hands. He needs to purposefully be aggressive when he gets the ball. I think part of the problem is Cronin's gameplan to bring him so far out to set picks on every possession. I understand that philosophy but what happens is he sets a pick and then turns for ball and he is fifteen feet from the basket. Its too easy to double or triple team him that far out and strip the ball from him or force a bad shot or the ball to go back out to be reset. Happened several times last night. When the offense is struggling (land especially when Cash is off the floor) you need to be able to pound it inside to get a few easy baskets and to open up the defense more. Oklahoma got real comfortable with their zone with us being ineffective down low. We don't need to rely on hitting jump shots to win games.

Our defense is relentless. I'm love watching our defense be aggressive. Capel might not want to give us our due credit, but his team struggled because our defense forces teams to rush things. They got very few easy looks. They made several shots that were tough shots and late in the shot clock to stay in the game. They are young and we took advantage of that. Inexperienced players don't perform well when they have to force everything on offense. Just look at our play the last four years. If we can find a way to score 70 every night, we will win a lot more games than we lose. There are some good teams in the Big East, but our defense is good enough to make good teams struggle.

Nice win by the Cats, that's the kind of win that helps build confidence. The players don't care how good Oklahoma really is. Its a Big 12 team on the road that they beat. That will give them confidence that they can beat Big East teams.

 

[cincinnati insanity]

Cash's play is so pivotal to our success. As is Gates. When Cash went to bench early in second half after being elbowed in eye, we really struggled. We quickly fall into the trap of being a perimeter passing team with him not out there. The immediate second he returned we started making shots and pushed the lead back up for good.

Gates still gets lazy at times, but he is 100 percent improved over last year. He still fails to box out some and is hesitant with the ball in his hands. He needs to purposefully be aggressive when he gets the ball. I think part of the problem is Cronin's gameplan to bring him so far out to set picks on every possession. I understand that philosophy but what happens is he sets a pick and then turns for ball and he is fifteen feet from the basket. Its too easy to double or triple team him that far out and strip the ball from him or force a bad shot or the ball to go back out to be reset. Happened several times last night. When the offense is struggling (land especially when Cash is off the floor) you need to be able to pound it inside to get a few easy baskets and to open up the defense more. Oklahoma got real comfortable with their zone with us being ineffective down low. We don't need to rely on hitting jump shots to win games.

Our defense is relentless. I'm love watching our defense be aggressive. Capel might not want to give us our due credit, but his team struggled because our defense forces teams to rush things. They got very few easy looks. They made several shots that were tough shots and late in the shot clock to stay in the game. They are young and we took advantage of that. Inexperienced players don't perform well when they have to force everything on offense. Just look at our play the last four years. If we can find a way to score 70 every night, we will win a lot more games than we lose. There are some good teams in the Big East, but our defense is good enough to make good teams struggle.

Nice win by the Cats, that's the kind of win that helps build confidence. The players don't care how good Oklahoma really is. Its a Big 12 team on the road that they beat. That will give them confidence that they can beat Big East teams.

The one thing i can guarantee about this years team is they have a incredible amount of confidence to go with a almost weight off there shoulders look now DV and LS are gone.
There defense is awesome, the only downfall to this years squad is the shot blocking presence in the middle I think Ibrahima can kind of take that role but he might be a little to soft for it. Cash can do whatever he wants on the court with his quickness and with all the positive publicity he is getting along with the team, they are starting to believe they are destined for greatness... They are going to be tough to beat and will have a chance to be in the top 8 of this years Big East.. If they hit the 3 ball consistently they are going to prove every one who didnt rank them and are saying stuff about them losing there top 2 scorers wrong... I LOVE IT..... I THINK UC IS COMING BACK!!!!!

 

[TheLivingLegend]

Parker gives us little to nothing in terms of offense. I really do like that he plays solid Defense and rebounds extremely well, but he is a liability on the other end.

Is it me or has parker digressed offensively?! I felt like last year he could knock down free throws and open shots. This year it has been non existant.

 

[JasonS]

Is it me or has parker digressed offensively?! I felt like last year he could knock down free throws and open shots. This year it has been non existant.

I think he is pressing a bit. Cash has really stepped up and Parker has seen his minutes diminish a bit. I think he tries too hard to make shots sometimes. You can't shoot tight if you want to shoot a high percentage.

 

[TheLivingLegend]

I think he is pressing a bit. Cash has really stepped up and Parker has seen his minutes diminish a bit. I think he tries too hard to make shots sometimes. You can't shoot tight if you want to shoot a high percentage.

GreatOne said the other day it wouldnt surprise me if Parker looked to transfer? Not trying to start a rumor or anything, but it wouldnt shock me.