What's Wrong With The Sooner Basketball Squad

by Jubanator14 on Feb 24, 2008 6:29 PM CST in Basketball Comment 3 comments

With the Sooners dropping another game to Texas this year, 62-45, many questions will be brought up about what the Sooners need to do so they are able to stay competitive and win these big games that they need to. Well there are a few key things that the Sooners need to do so they will beat the teams they need to beat, Colorado, Kansas St, USC, S.F. Austin, and beat the top tier teams, Memphis, Kansas & Texas.

They need a true point guard. Austin Johnson is an alright ball player. However, he is not a very good point guard. He is a shoot first guard with a decent shot. Getting a point guard should be tops on Coach Capel's recruiting priority.
Tony Crocker needs to step up and be the outside to Blake Griffin's inside. Getting a guard to consistently hit outside shots will force teams to not double or triple team Blake Griffin. Willie Warren will help take the load off of Crocker next season, but in these remaining games, Crocker needs to show that he can step up and be the man more consistently.

Those are two of the biggest things that the Sooners need to do to take that leap from very solid team to a great team.

I think what Coach Capel has done with the group of kids Sampson left them has been amazing. Developing Longar into a very good player after Sampson gave up on him gives all OU fans hope because Capel is a very good developer of talent. I think year three will be the year that the Sooners finally make that leap back to the Elite of the Big 12.

I am curious to hear what Sooner Nation thinks needs to happen for the Sooners to get back to being one of the Elite teams in the Big 12.

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Adding Willie Warren

Will be a huge help for next season! Along with having Blake Griffin back.

by ccmachine on Feb 24, 2008 8:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Crocker

Crocker shoots 45 percent from the three point arc. I understand that he could certainly improve his consistency, but I don't think Crocker making three or four treys a game gets Oklahoma past Kansas, Memphis, Texas or even USC. They just have more talent and more depth that OU can put on the floor, even with Blake Griffin. Like you said Capel seems to be a pretty good recruiter and talent developer and next year depending on whether Augustine declares for the draft, OU could be the best team in the South.

by SoonerDutch on Feb 24, 2008 9:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Crocker

I picked him as needing to be more consistent because he is the best guard on the team. He has had some very good games but he has also disappeared in many of the losses this year. 2-11 against Texas, 3-10 against Colorado, 0-4 against S.F Austin, 1-7 against USC, 2-6 against Memphis.

It isn't more so making a few more threes a game as it is, if he is hitting his shots then Blake can get more one on one down low and other guards will be able to get more open looks with teams having to focus more on Crocker and Blake.

by Jubanator14 on Feb 24, 2008 11:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs