Tonight. 9pm. EspnU.
Tonight becomes a pivotal game in the John Brannen Era imo. Two bad teams. One fan base on edge. With the season essentially being a wrap. John needs this win more than anything.
Line is currently +2.
Gifted them a big early lead in the first game and by the team we recovered to tie the game with 1:30 left we ran out of gas to get the stops necessary to win the game.
Rachal went for 25 and 13 last time so we'll have to defend him better.
They don't shoot 3s well but they have athletic guards/wings that finish strong at the rim.
Quiet the noise and win.
Winning cures everything. Let’s finish strong and build some momentum
The difference in our first matchup was definitely inside the three point line. Tulsa was 20-26 on 2pt shots, compared to 15-42 for us. They were 13-16 at the rim, which shows how bad our rim protection is. But we actually made 12 shots at the rim, just on way more attempts since we outrebounded them by 13 on the offensive glass. The real difference is they were 7-10 from midrange, which doesn't seem repeatable.
This is the kinda team a 2-3 zone would be great on. It will protect the paint and make them jump shooters. And maybe protect us from foul trouble
This, at this point I care more how we respond and look than the score. If players not on board, I wouldn’t even let them dress. Plenty talent out there that love all minutes we go have next year.I don't think a single win is going to quiet a lot of noise unless we boat race them. Going to have to be a continued theme of more cohesiveness and better play. I will be interested to see if any players that would typically get minutes are limited because of attitude towards the overall plan. Or if coach gets them all on board and all in.
I don't think a single win is going to quiet a lot of noise unless we boat race them. Going to have to be a continued theme of more cohesiveness and better play. I will be interested to see if any players that would typically get minutes are limited because of attitude towards the overall plan. Or if coach gets them all on board and all in.
A win streak starts one game at a time. If we win tonight then finishing out the season strong is still in the cards.
I'd rather see us win out the rest of the way if we can because I do think it will help moral and momentum going into the offseason.
If we won out the rest of the way... We would be national champions. And justin would be having a rough rough time on the bearcattalk