When Oso gathers the ball after an opponent's made basket.....he often never establishes himself oob before he throws it inbounds....usually to Tyler. Butler game i saw it twice. Today I saw it once. Saw it earlier in the season as well.
He grabs the ball out the net...jumps towards the baseline, but passes out before he's established a position. Hope it continues to go unnoticed.
NARC!
Yes. Have noticed. It was really blatant at least once in the Butler game.
It's his tribute to Kurt Rambis.
Davante Gardner, Davidson comeback, after giving up a lay up.
Quote from: tower912 on March 04, 2023, 09:23:01 PM
Davante Gardner, Davidson comeback, after giving up a lay up.
Incredible foot work on that after getting smoked. Almost as good as the dribble, post-Davidson TO
Quote from: lostpassword on March 04, 2023, 09:15:57 PM
Yes. Have noticed. It was really blatant at least once in the Butler game.
It's completely unnecessary....and hope we don't get a deek ref who decides to call it.
Quote from: tower912 on March 04, 2023, 09:23:01 PM
Davante Gardner, Davidson comeback, after giving up a lay up.
Lazar Nightmares awoken
I did notice today that Oso doesn't look at the rim on his FTs until the very last second... very
Quote from: Ellenson Guerrero on March 04, 2023, 09:42:25 PM
I did notice today that Oso doesn't look at the rim on his FTs until the very last second... very
Yes he. Looks down then up when he will start to release. But got 4 critical ones today!
Quote from: Daniel on March 04, 2023, 09:51:59 PM
Yes he. Looks down then up when he will start to release. But got 4 critical ones today!
Oso missed early this season on FTs. Whatever 50%. Shaka said....watch hes a good FT shooter. Boom.
What concerned me the most was when Jop held the ball and went to the line......I wasn't feeling it. 0-2.
Coupled with Tyler's 0-2 .......
Quote from: Daniel on March 04, 2023, 09:51:59 PM
Yes he. Looks down then up when he will start to release. But got 4 critical ones today!
He was really clutch.
So disappointed in Joplin. I suppose he just hasn't shot many with the game on the line, but still those were awful.
Quote from: We R Final Four on March 04, 2023, 09:12:58 PM
Hope it continues to go unnoticed.
Id rather it gets called at a non-critical portion of a game. Then its a quick "hey make sure you do this" correct from Shaka or an assistant, and on we go. Otherwise its Lazar v Missouri 2.0
Quote from: HutchwasClutch on March 04, 2023, 10:41:55 PM
So disappointed in Joplin. I suppose he just hasn't shot many with the game on the line, but still those were awful.
Joplin has hit a couple 3s over the course of the season, out of rhythm or when he's not totally dialed in, that created or turned momentum completely. I'll let him slide for a couple of FTs today. He's the guy who I think can turn into a huge leap 2nd team All-BE caliber player next year.
Chanting "MVP" at Kolek totally threw him off his game at the line late.
Exactly. Should have been 'P-O-Y'. Though that can lead to naughtiness from opposing fans. I imagine that would amuse TKo.
Quote from: We R Final Four on March 04, 2023, 09:41:11 PM
I was a crossing guard as a kid.....rules are rules!
Catholic school, right?
Quote from: The Thing on March 05, 2023, 12:26:19 AM
Chanting "MVP" at Kolek totally threw him off his game at the line late.
Didn't affect him in Indy when we chanted it.
foot work's never been a problem for oso, but an effective mid-range jumper would really open some things up
Quote from: rocket surgeon on March 05, 2023, 09:28:43 AM
foot work's never been a problem for oso, but an effective mid-range jumper would really open some things up
No one is taking mid range jumpers in this offense.
didn't want to start a whole separate topic on this, but "you ever notice..."
yesterdays refsReferees:
Lamar Simpson
Paul Szelc
Jeff Anderson
which one seems to like the show? he acts likes he's buds with everyone, fist bumping whatever, but what were student/fans saying to him which caused him to halt things briefly? i had the basket getting in my way, but he ws clearly irked. didn't notice anyone being removed but security took more notice over there after that.
he shouldn't be hearing any of that but it tells me he thinks more of himself than he should during the game anyway. he seemed to have a "happy whistle" though. after a failed call with shaka coming ever so close to another T, he promptly continued on down the court and blew a quick whistle on a ticky-tack just showing shaka who's boss hog
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on March 05, 2023, 09:32:58 AM
No one is taking mid range jumpers in this offense.
yes, but maybe we need an exception? players sag off him too much taking away better looks from our gunners
Quote from: rocket surgeon on March 05, 2023, 09:38:22 AM
didn't want to start a whole separate topic on this, but "you ever notice..."
yesterdays refsReferees:
Lamar Simpson
Paul Szelc
Jeff Anderson
which one seems to like the show? he acts likes he's buds with everyone, fist bumping whatever, but what were student/fans saying to him which caused him to halt things briefly? i had the basket getting in my way, but he ws clearly irked. didn't notice anyone being removed but security took more notice over there after that.
he shouldn't be hearing any of that but it tells me he thinks more of himself than he should during the game anyway. he seemed to have a "happy whistle" though. after a failed call with shaka coming ever so close to another T, he promptly continued on down the court and blew a quick whistle on a ticky-tack just showing shaka who's boss hog
Already a separate thread
https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=64431.0
Quote from: Ellenson Guerrero on March 04, 2023, 09:42:25 PM
I did notice today that Oso doesn't look at the rim on his FTs until the very last second.
Me too. It became a topic of conversation within our group.
Hey whatever works. Oso is shooting 70% from the line since Jan. 11, and he's made a number of them in late-and-close situations. I actually feel confident when he steps up there needing to make one.
He hit 74% last season, too. His 40% start at the line this season now seems like an outlier.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on March 05, 2023, 09:40:04 AM
yes, but maybe we need an exception? players sag off him too much taking away better looks from our gunners
I think the offense is just fine the way it is.
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on March 05, 2023, 09:45:03 AM
I think the offense is just fine the way it is.
It's only the 4th most efficient offense in basketball
Quote from: MU82 on March 05, 2023, 09:44:00 AM
Me too. It became a topic of conversation within our group.
Hey whatever works. Oso is shooting 70% from the line since Jan. 11, and he's made a number of them in late-and-close situations. I actually feel confident when he steps up there needing to make one.
He hit 74% last season, too. His 40% start at the line this season now seems like an outlier.
Agreed
On top of this I went through the box scores and, unless I missed something, before St. Johns he was shooting 10/13 "in the clutch" (I considered last 5 min of the game, score difference of 10 or lower). Draining 4/4 "in the clutch" yesterday puts him at 14/17... or 82%.
He's money when it counts
Quote from: TipToe Incognito on March 05, 2023, 12:56:31 PM
Agreed
On top of this I went through the box scores and, unless I missed something, before St. Johns he was shooting 10/13 "in the clutch" (I considered last 5 min of the game, score difference of 10 or lower). Draining 4/4 "in the clutch" yesterday puts him at 14/17... or 82%.
He's money when it counts
Thanks for doing that research. And they're swishes, too. Oso seems very relaxed and confident in crunch time.
Quote from: MU82 on March 05, 2023, 01:41:28 PM
Thanks for doing that research. And they're swishes, too. Oso seems very relaxed and confident in crunch time.
Of course! And agreed again, with the game on the line I want the ball in his or TK's hands. TK's 0/2 in the last minute from the line for him seems like an outlier considering past close games were he's drained them
On a separate note, I was clapping during the Creighton game when they tried the hack-a-oso with 3 minutes left in the game, they clearly just looked at his percentage, fatal error
Quote from: TipToe Incognito on March 05, 2023, 02:04:15 PM
On a separate note, I was clapping during the Creighton game when they tried the hack-a-oso with 3 minutes left in the game, they clearly just looked at his percentage, fatal error
Yes! And Creighton stopped doing it.
It made sense to me at the time, 3 minutes left, at 8 team fouls, why not put the statistically worst ft shooter on the line for the last 1 and 1? Didn't work out for them, but I get the process.