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Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 10:12 AM
We're getting Colorado/Mizzou here in Rio Rancho tonight. I would prefer the Nebraska/Texas game just cause I'm disappointed in both teams this year...but it could be a good game...but I think I can listen to that one and watch CU/MU.
Anyway...I've looked at Pick em and it appears most believe Texas and Baylor will easily win tonight and I certainly agree since both have home courts to defend and both are playing well. But OU and Nebraska both stand a great chance of staging the upset and at the very least making Texas and Baylor work hard for their wins.
OSU and KU could be terrific game too. OSU is playing better all the time and KU is also improving...
What do the rest of you think?
brolewis
02-09-2005, 11:06 AM
I've looked at Pick em and it appears most believe Texas and Baylor will easily win tonight and I certainly agree since both have home courts to defend and both are playing well.
We DID defend our home court. Now we're playing at OU. I do think that OU will put up a fight but think that Baylor will win in the end.
Moooooo
02-09-2005, 12:16 PM
I'm not quite sure what to think of Baylor's performances on the road. They lose at Nebraska, which will be tough for everyone. They have a more difficult time than anyone could have imagined at Stillwater. Then they go win in Lubbock.
As for the game itself, OU played pretty well in Waco from what I remember, so I'll go on record as saying OU will give Baylor a few problems tonight, especially on the perimeter.
Bob_Ballew
02-09-2005, 12:54 PM
The Baylor/OU game will be televised on Time Warner, cable channel 15 in Waco tonight at 7:00 p.m. according to the Waco Tribune-Herald.
swok34
02-09-2005, 01:01 PM
OU will give Baylor a few problems tonight, especially on the perimeter
Did you happen to see the OU/Nebraska game on TV, Moooo? :(
It all depends on Sooner Magic and the basketball gods ;) Please go through the hoop tonite little ball........for :ou:
Moooooo
02-09-2005, 02:41 PM
swok,
While every game lends different pros/cons, it's pretty widely agreed that Baylor's weakness is their backcourt. Reverse the ball, make the guards play defense, and have Higgins and Welch take their best shot (pun intended). If the shots aren't falling, dribble penetration . . .
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 02:55 PM
I would suggest that the Burnt Orange Reich should concern themselves more with team that their women shall face tonight.
If Brainfadus Longhornius shows up, my lasses will win the evening.
Contrary to the tripe Connie Yori tried to sell the Lincoln Journal Star on Tuesday, this is a must-win for us.
It is time for a road win against a team that is a level above, and this is an opportunity.
Merely competing well is not an option. And I have feeling Texas fans have taken this one for granted. I'm sure Carey and Co. have not.
They are in trouble if they have.
carolann
02-09-2005, 05:23 PM
Hello Chipper! I expect a tough game from Nebraska but yes, I do expect a Texas win. The Longhorns are at home and I don't think they will be complacent.
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 05:54 PM
"The Longhorns are at home and I don't think they will be complacent.
It doesn't matter where the game is. Our mission is clear: We win it, period. We hurt our NCAA chances if we don't and I expect us give 100% approach towards an optimum result. Anything less is failure.
BenEClone
02-09-2005, 06:31 PM
Chipper, I don't understand your concern and urgency. You've got Yori, not Sanderford. You're 14-7; 6-3 with a favorable remaining schedule. Worse case you go 4-3 in the remaining regular season. At that point you're 18-9; 10-6 with all but 1 loss to top 25/27 teams. You end up 5 or 6 and play 11 or 12 in the tournament and can expect at least one more W. And, you could do better than 4-3. Those are good credentials.
BenEClone
02-09-2005, 06:32 PM
Chipper, I don't understand your concern and urgency. You've got Yori, not Sanderford. You're 14-7; 6-3 with a favorable remaining schedule. Worse case you go 4-3 in the remaining regular season. At that point you're 18-9; 10-6 with all but 1 loss to top 25/27 teams. You end up 5 or 6 and play 11 or 12 in the tournament and can expect at least one more W. And, you could do better than 4-3. Those are good credentials.
I think Chipper is concerned about their 3-7 record against top 100 teams, and how the selection committee will look at that.
I look at it quite a bit differently from Chipper. First, there's the validation win over Baylor. There's a team that is very likely to be one of the top 12 teams in the tournament, and even though it's just one win, it's really BIG win, even when playing at home.
And the makeup of those losses is a little deceiving. They lost at current RPI #4 Notre Dame by 16 in the second game (PWNIT) of the season, but if you've been watching Notre Dame, that's no shameful loss. Just days ago Notre Dame whacked UConn on the road, and a week before that beat Rutgers by 16.
They lost to current #25 NC State at the Paradise Jam by 10 in late November. They lost at #5 Ohio State in a spanking by 25, and a week later suffered a loss one point loss at #54 Creighton, which is the lowest ranked team that NU has lost to all season long.
The other losses: at #16 Kansas State, #9 Texas Tech, at #27 Iowa State. There are many teams ranked higher in the RPI than Nebraska that would not have been favored to win any of those games.
The criteria for entry into the tournament is evidence of an ability to compete on that high stage. With wins over Baylor and #39 Oklahoma they have proven that they can, but if they fall down over the stretch run they could fall into the high-bubble category. Given the quality of the top half of the Big 12, I don't think they have much to worry about unless they lose against more than one of A&M, Kansas, Mizzou and Colorado. I'm just not seeing that happening.
But we will see. If Nebraska finishes with a winning record in the Big 12, and it's overwhelmingly likely that they will, the committee will be very reluctant to exclude them if they have at least 18 wins, which is also very likely.
OU's in a LOT more trouble than Nebraska right now.
Two fouls on DJ in the first 90 seconds against Baylor.
Oh, brother...
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 07:14 PM
Two fouls on DJ in the first 90 seconds against Baylor.
but OU's keeping it close according to gamtracker 15-15
OU's up 20-18, but OU could be well ahead except for a flurry of TO's early in the game.
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 07:20 PM
OU's up 20-18, but OU could be well ahead except for a flurry of TO's early in the game.
But OU appears to be shooting just fine. ...
Texas 33 Nebraska 14 9:13 to go
Sooner's are already in the bonus with over 8 minutes left. :)
MsProudSooner
02-09-2005, 07:25 PM
Great move by Wadsworth!
I should note that Erin Higgins has 8 points in 12+ minutes, and it appears to be the coming-out game for Antoinette Wadsworth, who looked to be primed for a super career before she blew out a knee early her freshman year when DJ and AW were frosh sensations for OU. She's finally starting to show some of that amazing athleticism that she had back in 2001.
breid
02-09-2005, 07:36 PM
Well, we've got our first "T" on SC
Tough break for the Sooners. Chelsi Welch was fouled while a three was going up by Higgins, and the whistle came almost simultaneously with the shot.
No three, one of two from the line.
And they just got an IF on Niemann, and two FT's and possession! (Payback?)
elfdenmom
02-09-2005, 07:40 PM
Keep those cards and letters coming! What was the "T" for. What is the score?
walkaway
02-09-2005, 07:42 PM
links? please?
I don't understand what's happened to Chelsi, but most of her shots lately have had problems bouncing getting to the inside of the rim, much less almost going in. I hate to see that for her sake.
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 07:42 PM
Well, we've got our first "T" on SC
For what?
Gametracker shows Baylor 40 OU 35 with 2 mins to go
Texas in command 43 Nebraska 24 at half
Kansas 29 Oklahoma State 25 at half
MsProudSooner
02-09-2005, 07:43 PM
On the T, he ball went out of bounds and was awarded to Baylor. The TV didn't have a good view of what happened. They went away for a timeout or station break and the T had been awarded when they came back. Sherry either thought it was off of Baylor or that Dionnah was fouled.
walkaway
02-09-2005, 07:44 PM
gametracker, audio, anything would be great!
MsProudSooner
02-09-2005, 07:45 PM
20 seconds left in the first half. Baylor has the ball with a 43-37 lead. Shot no good. Halftime.
DblT81
02-09-2005, 07:50 PM
http://www.soonersports.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=300
Livestats or gametracker is available at each home team's website
This shortcut should get you OU's funky game stats window, which I don't like at all.
http://www.soonersports.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=300#
I'm not aware of any free audio links.
It doesn't take long to find these links at the school websites. I recommend bookmarking the www.big12sports.com main page. You can directly access every athletic site for the Big 12 from there.
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 07:57 PM
The word "embarassment" kind of comes to mind. Did Connie Yori become Barry Collier in drag? What the heck is up with putting Gerhardt and Drmanac in?
Defensively, we've gone back to being sissified in that first half. Tiffany Jackson's getting so many soft releases the next one is on the house.
C'mon ladies, What March Do You Want?
Johansen forces a turnover to start the half. Now lets get back in this game.
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 08:03 PM
Gametracker for OU
http://www.soonersports.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=300
Gametracker for UT/NU
http://www.texassports.com/live/wbb/xlive.htm
Audio (Nebraska free) -
http://www.huskersnside.com/liveEvents/audioWebcasts.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_LANG=C&DB_ACCOUNT_TYPE=USER&DB_MENU_ID=332&SPID=&SPSID=
YemenBear
02-09-2005, 08:03 PM
Audio broadcast is available at no cost on the Baylor University athletic website.
I checked the audio link, it returns "game hasn't started yet". So much for that.
walkaway
02-09-2005, 08:08 PM
got ou's, and nebraska's. thanks!
CU-Mizzou is a real barnburner. Five minutes into the game it is 4-2 CU.
At that rate the final score will be 32-16 Lady Buffs...
Row6Seat10
02-09-2005, 08:10 PM
Since when does Texas get by with scheduling a high school team to play during the conference season.
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 08:10 PM
Texas is using smart passing and some very snappy shooting while Nebraska has their head in their hinds parts again.
We are going to lose, now how we will lose. So far we've gone down like a bunch of sissies. :(
Remember my lasses, DIE PROPERLY.
walkaway
02-09-2005, 08:10 PM
anybody able to see the missouri game?
YemenBear
02-09-2005, 08:15 PM
YCN,
Did you check the Baylor site? I'm currently listening to the game. go to http://baylorbears.collegesports.com/index.html
Then click on "live broadcasts" on right hand side of page.
CU-MU is on FSR and I've got it on right now. It's been a sloppy game, but shows signs of picking up.
(MU NOT NU! I'm watching OU on the internet, and as usual the video from SoonerSports is so dark I have to turn off the lights to see the game halfway well...)
I'll say this much for OU, tonight they are putting out some serious effort. They may not win, and the crowd support tonight has been horrible, but they have the ball trailing by two points with about 13 minutes to play right now.
Finally, I think they are getting that sense that they have to do it now.
I think Antoinette Wadsworth may have earned a start tonight. She hasn't been perfect, but she's been good enough for Sherry to put her in the opening five on Saturday.
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 08:25 PM
This game is so bad, I heard Matt Coatney say that Paige Sutton was checking in to the line up.
Sarah White just got a shot rejected so badly she might need therapy. Every road game against a real team, we play poorly and get destroyed. Why?
We don't even belong on the same floor as Texas tonight.
BenEClone, This is why I'm that concerned.
MsProudSooner
02-09-2005, 08:27 PM
I'm happy to see Wadsworth play well in a big game. I don't know whether her knee injury was especially bad or she had more problems with the emotional aspect, but it's good to see her playing well.
ISUbballfan
02-09-2005, 08:28 PM
What is the OU/Baylor score?
OU update - the Sooners just had a chance to take a lead, but missed and Niemann hit a three for Baylor. DJ missed a layup, Young went to the hoop and scored/fouled/missed. OU trails by 5, 61-56.
Get that small magic back girls. The moment is here. Don't let the circumstances break you. You've been playing pretty solid ball tonight, let's close with a flourish. If you don't win, nobody is going to hurt you for trying.
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 08:35 PM
Baylor 65 Oklahoma 61
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 08:37 PM
Listening to the Nebraska broadcast was just toooooo painful. I've switched to the Baylor broadcast...much better game.
D. Jackson having a fabulous 2nd half.
After 0-fer in the first half, Dionnah Jackson has been 7-9 in the second half, and absolutely looking like an AA player. The whole team has picked up on her lead, and is playing good ball now. But beating Baylor will be anything but easy. Baylor leads 67-61 with about 6 to go. OU has to learn to convert down the stretch.
Dionnah just hit a 3 and now has 20, with Rush on the bench. Now she's fouled on a break, OU's down by five an in the bonus.
This is what I've been waiting to see from the team. They are starting to get the chemistry. Maybe this time it won't blow away in the wind like last year after the Big 12 tourney.
Vastly improved effort tonight.
Truly amazing.
After an abysmal shooting first half, Dionnah Jackson has set a career high for points tonight with 26. The Sooners have called TO with the ball and exactly one minute left in the game.
And trailing by three...
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 08:51 PM
Baylor 71 OU 70 - 30 to play OU with the ball
Gigantic cutter in the lane for a layup by DJ (again!) to cut the lead to one with 40 seconds left!
Great game by both teams tonight. OU had hit a cold shooting spell, and that was their first bucket in over 5 minutes.
Back to live...
BU turnover by Whitaker! OU has the ball with 30 seconds left!
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 08:52 PM
Because Nebraska just got PUNK'D!
83-53?? And we're getting into the NCAA tournament? Not with that performance.
0-6 vs. RPI top 50 on the road, and uncompetitive in 5 of 6.
Texas beat us like a drum in The Drum. No excuses for this one. We didn't even come to compete tonight.
Where was that dynamic team that I saw in person on Sunday? We played like we expected to lose. No one played all that well except for Page and Aubry, and defensive both were the best of a weak lot.
Our guard play was disappointing. We were chasing all night, especially Kiera Hardy. Our star player was having a rough night and her entire game went into the tank.
I'm not pleased with our effort, or lack thereof.
Yes, I'm bashing. We played like a Nebraska team from three years ago tonight.
I didn't think we'd get intimidated the way we did tonight. We were scared of them it seemed.
We'd better our heads together quick, because Iowa State has the advantage right now. They've proven they can destroy us, and they weren't afraid of Texas when they played them.
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 08:54 PM
Jackson gets the bucket, then Young knocks down an long shot with .04 secs to play... BU by 1
Oh my!
OU took the lead with just seconds left 72-70, and Sophia Young hit a three in the last second from the top of the key to put Baylor ahead 73-72 with less than one second remaining.
Win or lose, I'm proud of how the team competed tonight. Baylor played anything but a slouch game, and OU has been in it right to the end.
Let's build on the one, girls. Very well done.
Bball Girl
02-09-2005, 08:55 PM
Baylor 73 OU 72 - welcome to the 4 way tie for 1st place in the Big 12
Kudos to the Baylor broadcast team!
OSU beats KU 57 - 54
ISUbballfan
02-09-2005, 08:56 PM
What is the score of Kansas/OSU?
breid
02-09-2005, 08:58 PM
Wow.......what a shot by Young!! Great game OU really put it to BU tonight. BU was lucky to get out of Norman with a win.
elfdenmom
02-09-2005, 08:59 PM
Great effort OU. I was really pulling for you to pull it out. A real heartbreaker. Great game for DJ and SY.
YemenBear
02-09-2005, 09:04 PM
Dionnah Jackson was Ms. Everything for OU. What a game!
These back-and-forth nail biters are tough on the nerves. It's 5:15 a.m. local time. How on earth am I supposed to get back to sleep?
I'm glad Baylor is walking away from Norman a winner. Turnovers, particularly in the closing minutes, just frustrate the devil out of me. Sure wish we would get those out of our system.
This is how dangerous Dionnah Jackson has become as a player. She couldn't get a rebound or a shot in the first half, and at the break was something like minus 8 or 9 in Hoopla! points.
She finished at around plus 26. How does 34-35 Hoopla! points in 20 minutes sound?
Dionnah beat her previous career high in points (25) with 30 tonight. She finished 55% from the field after starting 0-6.
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 09:13 PM
Connie Yori isn't sugarcoating it.
"Texas is better than us. And we have to collectively play better."
"I really felt like our inability to collectively rebound all five of us was the difference tonight."
"We have a couple of kids who I benched for a while because we had a couple of kids who couldn't rebound."
But I don't like this.
"We have to get the game that are more logical to get right now."
EVEN OUR OWN DARN COACH THOUGHT WE COULDN'T WIN TONIGHT!
Every darn game is logical for us to get coach Yori?
OVERALL OUTLOOK: You get an "F" for tonight ladies.
14-8, 6-4 in league play...and yet another uncompetitive outing against a team in the upper division on the road.
This was so hard to watch, I think I'm gonna need a drink. :mad:
Chipper, I beat you there. But mine is in grateful thanks that I finally saw the Sooner team I've been looking for all season long tonight.
After seeing the Sooners tonight and the way they played in the razor-close loss to Baylor, I'm pretty sure your team has a good resume to get into the tourney this year.
I'd certainly vote for you.
Baylor shot 50.9% from the field tonight to become the first team that the Sooners have faced this year that hit 50% or better for the game.
(Emily Niemann just killed us outside...)
TXSNOS
02-09-2005, 09:26 PM
If there was ever a team that needed names on the backs of their jerseys, it's this Nebraska team. Half the team looks alike. If I hadn't had a program I wouldn't have had a prayer of knowing which player was doing what.
Page, Aubry, and Hardy (sp?) are a good foundation to build on. I know you Husker fans don't want to wait, but you do have some good players that can even get better if they continue to develop.
Nebraska is going to be a VERY good team next year.
2005-06 is going to be the funnest year in the Big 12 since at least 2001-02.
ChipperF1
02-09-2005, 09:30 PM
YCN, that would be a ballgame worth something because it looks like that where we are both going.
Tonight was a joke. This was not the same Nebraska team I saw against Oklahoma.
As for the resume. That Baylor win is nice, but we need to string together some wins against the top teams, against tournament teams. We haven't proven we can put up a consistent effort....oops, I made a mistake with that statement. We've proven we can play consistently bad against good teams.
Saturday night, its Iowa State, and the Nebraska team I saw tonight will not win that game.
Coach Yori, get this kids back to the business of competing. I saw sissified play tonight, plain and simple.
wcbfan
02-09-2005, 09:38 PM
It wasn't pretty but it's still another win on the road. Oklahoma played a good game till the finish. Oklahoma was ready for BU tonight.
The word escaped comes to mind when I think about the last two games. :eek: As long as we can play better than the other team, a win is a win no matter how you get it.
Chipper, that team that lost at Frank Erwin Center tonight has a lot of room to go, and unless my memory is failing me the conference leader ISU lost at USA yesterday by a score of 89-62.
It's not often that any team can win on the road against one of the elites of the Big 12, and Texas isn't just elite, they have players enough to win the whole fandango this year.
Give it time. Your team is good and is improving despite your protests. They will bounce back and play well down the stretch, I guarantee it.
It's simply not a bleak as you make it seem. You played a team that is just hitting their stride on a night when they were hot and your team was not. NO, I'm not saying the Huskers are as good as UT right now, but few teams are. They beat Tennessee by 15 earlier this year before losing their way in the forest, and they just found the meadow a few games ago.
It's not something to be ashamed about.
ISUbballfan
02-09-2005, 09:47 PM
Looks like Missouri might win @ CU. Mizz 55 Col 53 :26.8
ISUbballfan
02-09-2005, 09:48 PM
Colorado just tied the game. Missouri ball 9.7 seconds left. Missouri time out.
ISUbballfan
02-09-2005, 09:51 PM
Missouri won on a last second shot. Wow what a finish. Cindy Stien wasn't at the game. They said she was in Illinois with her sick father.
Tied at Boulder with 9.7 seconds left.
Veronica Johns-Richardson rolled down the left of the lane for a clutch layup. There should have been a foul on Mizzou before the shot, however, as there was constant hand contact on Richardson by the MU defender (Bond, I think) for over two seconds before the shot.
And the very same LaToya Bond who got away with the foul hit the three AT the buzzer to give MU the win!
Skerfan
02-09-2005, 09:59 PM
Any one have a nice big helping of crow I can eat. Jeeesh the Huskers looked like they could have been beat by a good high school team tonight. Kudos to Texas. They looked like the same team that beat us by about the same margin last year in Lincoln.
I expected us to lose this one, but I expected better play.
catladyok
02-09-2005, 10:14 PM
What a GAME!!! It was high octane from the opening tip to the final seconds. Ou played better than I've ever seen them play this season - I mean, shots were actually going in for a change. And other people besides Dionnah were grabbing the rebounds. And believe it or not, the two teams actually looked like a good match. But there was just too much Sophia Young and Emily Niemann for our kids to handle (fortunately, the ranked teams are having trouble stopping them, also.)
And I was almost afraid to go to the game tonight! Was afraid the whole thing would reach blow-out proportions by the 10 minute mark in the first half. But no, OU hung tough and just didn't crawl away. Antoinette Wadsworth really kicked butt tonight! I was so proud of her! And Dionnah made three of the wildest 'layups' I ever saw in my life - impossible shots that went in anyway just because of her determination.
It's too bad that the game wasn't on TV 'cuz this is the OU team we have been waiting to see out there on the court. And I do hope that this will give them the confidence that they've been needing all season!
You know, right at the end I thought that the Sooners were going to get a couple of t-shots after KMR went running toward the center of the court. She thought the game was over but there were still .4 seconds left to play. But the officials just put the time back on the clock and OU attempted a long pass down the court - which was hustled by Baylor.
I'm still not sure why Coach Coale got the T, but it must have been something she said to the official. I'm sure that we'll get the scoop on that one eventually.
BTW, it was great to see Chanelle Fox playing again! I was watching that game in Austin when she went down with a torn ACL and it was just horrible! Keep up the rehab, girl - you're looking GOOD!
Anyway, congratulations to the Lady Bears - and to the Baylor fans!
catladyok
02-09-2005, 10:17 PM
Any one have a nice big helping of crow I can eat.
I don't have any crow, but I have half a bag of Oreo cookies left over from my private post-ISU-game pity party. And I'll share ... :)
Bob_Ballew
02-09-2005, 10:18 PM
I think there were 14 stupid Baylor turnovers in the second half alone. Baylor could have won this game by double digits if they could have taken care of the ball. Chelsea Whitaker's efforts on defense don't make up for her screw ups on the offensive end of the court in my opinion. The Lady Bears won't get far in the post season if they can't make a simple lob pass to the open post players. And it just wasn't Whitaker. Steffanie needs to move to the ball. I think she expects a perfect pass and that no effort needs to be exerted to get the ball. :mad: I hate to be so critical, but they need to wake up! Dionnah (Spider Woman) Jackson almost pulled off a big win. If any one of the other OU players had stepped it up just a little bit more, the outcome would have been different. I was beginning to wonder when another defender would help out when she decided to drive down the right side to the basket. I could certainly see it coming from where I was sitting. I really wish it hadn't been televised in Waco.
Zo, OU could have won the game by double digits if even half the team could shoot straight.
Let's get real here. Baylor had the ball in the hands of their soon-to-be AA player in the last second, and OU didn't.
Baylor became the only team this year to shoot over 50% against OU, and it took an amazingly composed 3-pt shot just before the buzzer by (surprise!) Sophia Young for Baylor to escape with the win.
Honestly, I can't feel bad for either team. Both played well enough to win. If you don't want turnovers, don't play OU in Norman when they have everything to gain, and nothing to lose.
swok34
02-09-2005, 10:27 PM
Wow.......just wow.
Sherri thought Dionnah got pushed out of bounds......that's why she got the technical.
Good lord, who in the heck were those officials. That first half was just flat out horrid.....I kept trying to tell them we didn't come to see them :mad: Was much, much better the second half. I hate when referee's are so much the focus of a game that you don't feel like you've seen a whole 20 minutes of a game.
Just couldn't ask anymore of Dionnah....KMR said in the post-game conference that they planned to cover the perimeter and take away the 3 pointer's. They pretty much had Erin Higgins bottled up, especially in the second half. Dionnah was just absolutely heartbroken........ :(
Wow........that was the jumping Antoinette I saw 4 years ago before she tore her ACL........'Nette was getting UP. We saw here play a couple of games before she tore her ACL and her MCL and her vertical was incredible....
it is so good to see that part of her game back.
Great job.....'Nette.
I don't think you could have asked for a better basketball game......
AND there will be no Texas hangovers come Sunday. Sherri mentioned in the post game that these KIDS are heartbroken, and she would let them BE heartbroken for a few hours; all the way up to practice tomorrow!!.....you know, some of these media people are about the biggest assinines I believe I've ever heard.........
Asking some of the stupidest questions......how do YOU think this team felt tonite? I don't know why they bother, it's not like they write a bevy of articles or could care less about either of the women's Big XII teams in the state of Oklahoma.
Ok, enough ranting about that.......
that was SOONER FIGHT at it's best Great Job, Sooners!!! You know if you look at the shooting percentages, Baylor should have beaten us by a great deal more than a last second shot. And they fought with their hearts........that's what matters when the lights go off.
Baylor: FG Game: 50.9% 3 pt Game: 45.5% FT Game: 93.3%
OU: FG Game: 40.7% 3 pt Game: 28.6% FT Game: 83.3%
Congrats to the Baylor Bears!
Swok, seeing the team tonight was like hanging out along the Pacific rim waiting for an island volcano to erupt. Wait and wait and see what happens.
I think the girls finally have it. I'm looking to see some real growth for the rest of the season. We lost, but how can you feel bad about what happened? You and I both know that celebration is the story of the game. It wasn't close to the best women's game I've seen, but it was pretty damn good and my Sooners are on the canvas.
Finally.
brolewis
02-09-2005, 10:35 PM
And congrats to Oklahoma as well. Yes, it was a loss. Yes, it was a heartbreaker. Yes, they could have won by double digits.
However, regardless of those fats, Oklahoma played phenomenally. They came out ready to win and proved that they are a team to be reckoned with. Any time you can have a player outscore an AA candidate in ONE HALF, you should hold your head high. Any time you can come within one point of a Top Ten ranked team, you should feel a great deal of pride. Any time you can play that well when "everyone" expected you to lose, you deserve a great deal of respect.
I wish Oklahoma the best for the rest of the season. If they continue to play the rest of the season like they did tonite, they could finish with a winning seaon and maybe even a bit. I'm not saying the road is easy (with K State, Tech, and Texas remaining), but it is definately doable and I'm a believer after tonite's game.
swok34
02-09-2005, 10:39 PM
you know, I've been wondering if the Big XII will get 6 teams into the tourney....that would be my question. 5 Solid, but not sure about that 6th team.
UNLESS, CHIPPER
They win the whole shabang in KC........ :) And I'll make good on my promise of last year, should that happen.
I don't know, there's still a WHOLE lot of basketball left yet to play; there's no telling what could happen in the next month.
And brolewis, your team is very solid. Probably not solid as in NCAA title contender, because I think your perimeter players are probably a year or so away, but you are definitely one of the best teams in the land.
I'm just glad that OU forced SY to prove why she's an AA with an incredible three-pointer to win the game.
To me, it was a win-win for both teams.
I wouldn't be calling out any kind of preconceptions about either team after tonight, though. Baylor is only recently on a winning streak against OU, and I can just about guarantee that streak is about to end.
Gator
02-09-2005, 11:05 PM
...Antoinette Wadsworth really kicked butt tonight! I was so proud of her! ...I'm still not sure why Coach Coale got the T, but it must have been something she said to the official. I'm sure that we'll get the scoop on that one eventually.
A couple of notes: 1) Wadsworth was WONDERFUL!
2) I was looking at the OU bench when the T was called and I could swear it was Jan who got T'ed! Right in front of us there was a pile of folks scrambling over a loose ball and KMR RUNNING towards the ref calling TO. She got it. Jan was screaming something and the ref near that end shot a "T" quickly!
3) Three different times in the second half magic happened before my eyes. D at at the top of the FT circle bobbing and weaving with the ball and suddenly, the green sea parted and SHE HAD A STRAIGHT SHOT TOWARDS THE BASKET! 3 - COUNT 'EM THREE - TIMES - there was no one where there had been a sea of great before. Amazing. Of course, D being D, put it in each time.
4) In the after game interview, Coale said something about needing to keep the team focus on how wonderfully they played rather than sinking into a "funk" (not the word she used - but ...) like they did after the Texas game. However, she sounded as down as she did after the Texas and ISU games. Is it just my lack of history or is this in fact the first time one of her teams has seriously played below her expectations? She is such an up/positive person, it is almost scary to hear her so down! Is this “truth” better than “coach speak” false bravo? mmmmmmm I hope BOTH she and the team can really focus on which “feels” like a return to the OU team I had expected earlier in the year.
5) And, oh yes, DJ is FANTASTIC!
swok34
02-09-2005, 11:15 PM
This game was supposed to be televised here in Norman and OK City.....
and what I got was a last nite rerun of a HS game I watched last night :mad:
Dang.....I always like to go back and watch, especially when I am at odds with the officiating.
catladyok
02-09-2005, 11:18 PM
And speaking of the officiating: from the way the crowd acted tonight it might be safe to say that Michael Price is becoming this season's Charles Gonzales. :D
Are we nasty fans OR WHAT????
uglyrat
02-09-2005, 11:47 PM
i would rather see texas tech dismantle cu than the game tonight. At least when tech wins you know they are a good team. Can't say that tonight. CU has a power forward that is soft. Send her back to europe. We have a crap shoot as to what player will actually play well. Two weeks ago it was illic. This week it is law. It would be nice if somebody played well two weeks in a row. How many minutes do you have to play before you start maturing into a good player? Escalara is starting to develop into a servicable player and Richards is doing all right. I think post play is the toughest for freshman because of the size and physicallity of the game. Even though she had a tough game she was the one who looked to score at the end of the game with confidence. Vj's final shot was nice but she got to be more dominant throughout the game. I am excited for next year mainly because the seniors will be gone. I have no more faith in them. Law will probably be more healthy and the rest of the team can not be any worse. I do not know what is worse 33% fg shooting or 36% free throw shooting. When your seniors are at the line at the end of the game they have to make the shots. Maybe we can switch to the sun belt conference
spooky
02-10-2005, 02:13 AM
My last two times in Norman:
* a great competetive game - check
* refs putting a few tenths of a second back on the clock - check
* heading out for a 4-hour drive home with a lump in my throat - check
At least this time it was a good lump.
My first thoughts on leaving were that Baylor didn't deserve to win the game.
Then I heard the stats - 51% from the field, 45% from BTA, and 94% on free throws, and I realized where I was wrong. It wasn't that Baylor didn't deserve to win it, it was that OU didn't deserve to lose it.
THere wasn't a whole lot of defense going on by either team, that is until about 6 minutes into the second half when OU decided they'd start playing some. It made a big difference. Then Baylor tried to replicate its' game ending turnover fest from Austin, but was smart enough to have gotten a lead before doing so, unlike against UT. And in the end it was two warriors taking their teams on their backs to step up when it was needed. Sophia just happened to have the ball last.
Dionnah was amazing. Sherri said it perfectly after the game that there's not many players in the league, if any, that can guard her one on one. We chose not to have anyone drop down and help, and she made us pay. Wadsworth looked great as well. The both have that little turn-around fade shot from about 5 feet that works so well when they have one on one situations.
I was sad to see the old "Bad Chelsea" show up again. THe last three games she had ad something like 18 assists to 4 turnovers, but tonight was a little deja vu.
I believe YCN mentioned in another post the crowd support. Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. Anyone know what the deal was? Smaller crowd than I expected, and almost funereal for a good part of the game, except when the refs needed a good booing. Hopefully the fans as a whole up there haven't given up yet.
Moooooo
02-10-2005, 06:56 AM
Chipper,
Saw that you were questioning why a Texas fan was worried about the Baylor game instead of our game versus your Huskers. I would have used the word "interested" moreso than "worried". I knew OU would give Baylor fits, and I was right.
Honestly, even though we lost in Ames on Saturday, I am very happy with how we are playing, and had every confidence that we'd come out very intense and focused. I don't think Jamie and Heather have been left so wide open all season. I missed the first half of the game, so I'm not sure what kind of defense NU was playing, but letting Jamie and Heather choose their shots is suicide.
It's no fun to play a team after they've just lost. That's why I think Nebraska will come out very strong and take it to the Cyclones this weekend. Well, at least I'm hoping for it to go down that way . . .
ChipperF1
02-10-2005, 07:13 AM
After the way Nebraska played last night, I would worry too much about us either.
And the defense we played? There was no defense.
I saw the Texas kids I got used to seeing in the past, and I saw the Nebraska team of the past, too. Both were equally difficult to watch. The Longhorns played up to the potential and Tiffany Jackson was on her marks, Heather was on her marks, and Jamie Carey's 10-years of collegiate cunning really beat us up.
If Texas plays like that for the rest of the season, they'll make the trip to Indianapolis and won't need tickets.
My lasses hurt their tournament hopes last night, and given our recent record against Iowa State, I'm not very confident about the weekend game at all unless this team gets after it, and we don't get after it against consecutive next level opponents. :(
Bob_Ballew
02-10-2005, 07:34 AM
Well, I thought I would feel better this morning about the rash of turnovers that the Lady Bears had last night, but I was wrong. It sucks. I wish Dionnah Jackson was a Lady Bear. We really would be hard to stop. :)
schooner2
02-10-2005, 07:38 AM
I believe YCN mentioned in another post the crowd support. Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. Anyone know what the deal was? Smaller crowd than I expected, and almost funereal for a good part of the game, except when the refs needed a good booing. Hopefully the fans as a whole up there haven't given up yet.
Wednesdays are always the lowest turnout nights for OU. But I don't know how Wednesdays have been so far this year. Yes, I wouldn't doubt fewer are showing up because OU has struggled a bit this year.
Am I the only one who hates Wednesday games? I sure wish they would stick to playing on Tuesdays. Thursdays would be hard with weekend games. Yet the guys play a lot of Saturday-Monday combos.
swok34
02-10-2005, 09:00 AM
I think the attendance was actually probably about average as what it has been so far this year. The past couple of years, I've seen just a couple of thousand for the exhibition and then seen the attendance steadily grow through the Big XII season. This year....it's been pretty steady.
Announced attendance: 4788
Previous Wednesday games:
vs OSU Attendance: 5832
vs Texas Attendance: 5289
A Saturday TAMU game: Attendance: 5003
Iowa State was the game with the elementary kids, so it's skewed a little with over 10,000.
So, I wouldn't say anyone's given up.......though I will say I believe most of them think they are there for a tiddlywinks contest. I just won't even say what I think about the OU crowd and believing that NOISE does make a difference. Whomever the arena guy that's controlling the jumbotron has a lot to do with it.........in the second half, it was much better, because he flashed MAKE NOISE. He didn't do that the entire 1st half....and so, I guess that means, you have to tell these OU fans what to do, otherwise they don't seem to have a clue. It was amazing when the crowd was loud, more times than not last night, Baylor turned it over. Not saying that it affects Baylor, but I think it means something down there to those kids that wear Oklahoma on their jersey's.
I go to maybe one football game a year........and I do not recall at any time, sitting on my butt for 4 hours....so why is basketball different? I haven't a clue. :mad: But it's always been that way for some reason.......and I have four empty seats behind me to prove that I STAND and I YELL.
Row6Seat10
02-10-2005, 07:25 PM
Well, it sure was hard pulling my head out of the sand after that fiasco I witness last night. :( Congratulations to the Longhorns on the victory last night. I just hope the Huskers get things back together before Saturday and get back on the winning side.
On the attendance issue you have to remember yesterday was also Ash Wednesday, most all churches have services the same time as games are scheduled. Whether or not that effects the attendance or not I'm not sure. A die hard fan though wouldn't dare miss a home game would he?
swok34
02-10-2005, 08:19 PM
A die hard fan though wouldn't dare miss a home game would he?
There were ashed foreheads at the game last night.
BearLady
02-10-2005, 08:29 PM
Well, I'm a little tardy, but I give a BIG TIME STANDING O to Dionnah! To actually view her perforprmance last night would have been fantastic. Unfortunately (or fortunately, from the BU perspective) I was not fortunate enough to see it.
Kudos also to Sophia! I can only hope that my pulse has returned to somewhat of a resemblancy of 'normal' by tonight.
I continue to have the highest of respect for Coach Coale and just have the feeling that she will still find the right 'buttons' to push to propel the Sooners well into the Big 12 Conference tourney. :) and :confused:
:bu:
#1OUWBBFAN
02-11-2005, 08:40 AM
I also do not like the Wednesday games. We have a number of season tickets and keeping the seats filled on Wednesdays can be tough. I believe that if you have season tickets, that you owe it to the team to be there for every game and if you happen to be on your death bed, then it is your obligation to see that someone goes in your place. We are an hour and 20 minutes from the stadium so you are not home until 10:30 or so. That pretty much leaves anyone with children out of consideration. Of course that problem is there on any school night. Many of our friends go to Church on Wednesday night ( which is where we normally are) so they also are not available. I don't know what the answer is but Wednesday's are tough.
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