They are 3-0, having beaten Campbell, Central Arkansas and New Orleans and scored over 100 points in each of those games. I don't know if there is any TV for this game so may need to head to a sports bar. Anyone know what the TV status is?
Oklahoma State
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Ok st is small, doesn't play d, doesn't board & wants to run this is a great matchup to get this season on track.
Need I remind you that Wagner and Northeastern also used smallish teams and neither seemed like a rebounding juggernaut but both beat UConn on the scoreboard and on the boards.
OSU averaged 107 points in its first 3 games and it's safe to conclude they will try and run as much as they can and from that standpoint stylistically it should be a better matchup for UConn. But a team like than can play zone defense against UConn (they would be foolish not to) and hide individual defensive weaknesses.
OSU averaged 107 points in its first 3 games and it's safe to conclude they will try and run as much as they can and from that standpoint stylistically it should be a better matchup for UConn. But a team like than can play zone defense against UConn (they would be foolish not to) and hide individual defensive weaknesses.
Man, I wish I lived in Vegas, I don't bet but it'd be very tempting the last few games to bet the house against Uconn from what we've seen so far.
So at least that would temper my frustration since Uconn is 0-2 vs. point spread and I don't expect anything to change from this confused group.
I think it could get ugly tonight.....Vegas must be catching on quick since the line has made a huge jump since it opened... right now it's moved
up a couple of points to OK St now by 3 1/2 or 4. CBB Vegas odds .....meaning everyone is betting against Uconn....
We defiantly have a chance it just comes down to limiting their chances on offensive rebounds and closing out on 3's. Gilbert being out will defiantly be a big blow for our team but we just need to take one play at a time. Hoping for the best! #LetsGoUConn
After Players-Only Meeting, UConn Men Hope To Have It Figured Out
" One thing the Cowboys don't do much is play zone defense. "Zone? Zone? … Zone?" Underwood kidded. "About 96 percent of my possessions at Stephen F. Austin were man[-to-man]. We have the zone, but it's not what we do."
" One thing the Cowboys don't do much is play zone defense. "Zone? Zone? … Zone?" Underwood kidded. "About 96 percent of my possessions at Stephen F. Austin were man[-to-man]. We have the zone, but it's not what we do."
Based on what we have seen it would be dumb for them to not play any zone. This is a team that could be playing into UConn's hand but the fact he was asked these questions probably has him looking carefully at the scouting report on UConn which is "play zone cuz they look disorganized as hell against it and are shooting 23% on 3s."
Very true, my HS FR coach at Windsor refused to allow us to play it...ever......he said I'm not allowing my team to sit back in a comfortable zone all game and then have to rush out to a man to man if we get behind. But the guy was a defense fanatic. I remember we were all proud of our selves coming back on a road trip when we scored 100+ pts one game. The next day in practice he had his whistle out making us run suicides until we dropped...our big mistake ??? We scored 100+ but gave up 79 points ....but I guess you can't argue with a coach who always plays with man-to man pressure, especially when his teams never lost more than 1-2 games a season for years.
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Blades, that was because y'all had athletes, and when you play the slower teams with a zone defense, teams that all they can do is shoot with no speed at all, it's silly to play zone defense. You are doing them a favor. However Oklahoma State does not have better athletes than UConn does.
I hope your right but if they are scoring 100+ a game, we shall see....
They also have no length, which is important for a zone. Small, quick teams might be better off playing man, ok st plays 4 guards at times, that lineup will not be playing any kind of zone.
Better athletes my ***, Uconn's getting pressured all over the court while KO has them running the same weak *** offense that moves the ball away from the hoop not towards it. And they telegraph passes into pressure and no one even moves to the ball to catch a pass ....same time as these "better Uconn athlete's " leave their guys wide open all over the court...these guys are a joke like the coaching staff who's improved no one...
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Yeah, Uconn is soft as ice cream in July, but WTF is up with these zebra's....OSU has their hands all over Uconn and they been bumping them all over the court...
then Uconn breathes on somebody and it's a foul !!!
then Uconn breathes on somebody and it's a foul !!!
It's been 4 consecutive really bad games by UConn. Their offensive stats are horrible across the board, as bad as I can remember a UConn team starting, and they have not even played a top 25 team!!!!!!
And KO still doesn't have an in-bound play that doesn't have stolen written all over it....actually does he know what one is except a lob pass to a guy standing still....
Com'n Canolee, I know we look desperate , but 2 Duke guys is going overboard...LOL !
The latter part of the second half was not bad, UConn kept playing, but the amount of TOs this game was ridiculous, too many free points for OSU.
OK BOB DIACO....there's nothing to be happy about when you get run into the ground out of the gate......
this has been vintage KO in to many games....his only teaching moment should be ..... " Do you like the hurt ???....then play like you did
in the 2nd half for 40 minutes against everyone... this is F#&KING UCONN you came to men...there's no moral victories or if's and but's !!! "
I will give you a #4 though...the refs didn't do Uconn any favors !
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The loss hurts as usual but the one positive thing is that we know Jalen Adams is capable of taking over games. If we played like we did in the second half for the entire game, it would have been a different story. A lot of mistakes still being made and the offense just comes and goes (with the defense as well) which will be our ultimate demise. Purvis finally needs to know his role as to attack the basket and draw fouls instead of sitting on the three point line all day. 1-3 is a shameful start for us and with Larrier possibly being out some time, we will need to step it up more than ever.
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