KSU vs UT Jan 1st at the Bram

[Sir Ocelot]

The FT shooting has been poor which would be characteristic of a poor-shooting team. Last night, our guys were 7 - 14. The rotational players that seem to have underperformed so far this year are McGuirl, Diarra, Sneed and Trice.

I'm trying to not get too happy when our team wins or too unhappy when we lose. I can't do anything about it and there are much more important things in life and in the world.

I'll even let the coaches and players worry about next year too. I don't understand the point of writing off the rest of this season AND next season. However, if anyone wants to wallow in misery, feel free to do so.

[pipe95]

On the bright side, the guys only lost by 20, unlike the girls who lost by 38.............woof woof

[hilltopwildcat]

I sit there and watch and think exactly like Richard, this looks like a Snyder 2.0 offense. Is the goal to score or merely run clock so the opponent doesn't have it for 30 seconds?

I find it entirely possible that we beat UT with Dean and Stokes although I wouldn't guarantee it. They had size to counter Dean. Kam runs hot and cold so who knows for sure? As for Shaka, well......

As someone who screams for Dean to shoot the ball 40 times a game, I would also like to see this team run. I do think we make layups and with a little space are more than adequate drivers. And who better to distribute the ball, run up the floor and finish than Dean Wade?

[kswildcat]

I agree, hilltop. It's often like watching our past football teams play "not to lose". We play tight and we think way too much.

[powercat95]

I don't know why this team is shooting so poorly. The mid-range shots were just awful, I was there sitting in the rafters and you could tell many of the shots were off as soon as they were released. One strange thing is that we actually shot better % from 3 than inside the arc (32.4% vs 33.3%). Of course Texas shot MUCH better from 3 than from 2.


It was absolutely maddening when we were down about 10 with about 3 minutes to go to watch us run clock and repeatedly pass up open 3 pt shots. It appears none of our players want to shoot-I wonder if it is a confidence problem or something else. I mean, shoot the damn ball-if we hit a couple we have a slim chance. If we hold the ball we have 0% chance. Anyway, very frustrating.

[epicsnyder]

On the bright side, the guys only lost by 20, unlike the girls who lost by 38.............woof woof

The guys will lose by 38 to KU if they keep the current state of affairs going. No doubt.