Jordan Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, TrueBlue82 said: Pokes favored by 16 with 149.5 O/U, which equates to 83-67. Not unreasonable, but I would take the OVER due to our announced intention to increase our pace. The spread really depends on how early they call off the dogs, if at all. I think that OSU will want everyone to play, which may keep the final score closer. I missed the increased pace comment. Did Mills say this? It makes sense now that theres finally a full roster and PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUJason Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 At the Fort Smith scrimmage/exhibition vs Central Arkansas, ORU played at a faster/more up-tempo pace than in past years under Mills. I think the assumption is based on that game because it is all we have to go on right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The problem with anticipating (hoping?) that OSU might "call off the dogs" is this: the Pokes may return all five starters from last year, but their new signees coming off the bench are generally considered to be more talented, just inexperienced. Pick your poison. This is a horrible match-up for ORU for a variety of reasons; perhaps the worst head-to-head disparity on the entire schedule: OSU 92, ORU 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenj Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I believe Thompson and Cunningham will both be there as Cunningham just committed there last night. Cunningham is #2 ranked player in nation this year. Amazing how that happens when OSU hired his brother this summer.:) The staff thinks they win 20 games this year. Lot of talent coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Starting lineup for tonight according to ORU website: R.J., Sam, Burns, Eman, and K.O. Good to have Eman back after missing the UCA game. Three guard lineup and all small guys (we could say three point guards). That sounds like trouble against OSU's bigger and stronger guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleManiac Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Expecting this one to be a dunk contest for the OSU squad. We'll keep it within 5 through the first 10 minutes (ORU adrenaline and OSU nerves) and then the wheels come off. ORU 59 - OSU 84. Hoping the OSU team can start making a splash this year. Still got a soft spot for Scott, and I like Mike Boynton too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleManiac Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Keenan Henderson said: Starting lineup for tonight according to ORU website: R.J., Sam, Burns, Eman, and K.O. Good to have Eman back after missing the UCA game. Three guard lineup and all small guys (we could say three point guards). That sounds like trouble against OSU's bigger and stronger guards. VERY small perimeter. Was hoping that was just for the UCA exhibition to test out combinations. We'll see how that works for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I think we will see Jones and Abmas and Lazenby - along with Lufile/Lacis inserted as the game goes along. It’s all about match ups - which doesn’t look good on paper. I want to see effort on defense and rebounding - and no injuries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU GRAD Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 After watching the exhibition game at Fort Smith, I am not as high on this team as I was on paper this summer. I understand Eman was not in the game but I just did not see much improvement except for the bright spot of Max the freshman. Going small with 3 guards is not helping my expectations. We are going to miss K Smith at the center post and Lacis, Lazenby, and Jurgens seemed unimpressive. Without D.J. Weaver in the lineup will not help matters. Lafile is a raw talent and Jones seemed good on defense but did not see much offensive production and not much playing time. We may end up a good team but this will take some time and some games under our belt. Don't expect too much tonight. We will lose by 20 plus. I hope I am wrong. 98-75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 After reading all of the above comments... TheEagleman is doubling up on OSU and the Over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Lazenby coming in before Francis? Unless there are some disciplinary problems that's really odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglefan 21 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Francis was injured in practice yesterday. Radio pre-show didn’t make it sound too serious. Still no mention about weaver but he is suited up I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 5 pt game with under five minutes to go! Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleFan21 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 New to the forum, but impressed w/ the ORU showing down in Stillwater. Showed a lot of fight and character. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, EagleFan21 said: New to the forum, but impressed w/ the ORU showing down in Stillwater. Showed a lot of fight and character. Welcome in 21. I was only able to watch the ESPN tracker on my phone down the stretch; hard to believe the good guys were in it all the way till the end! Hopefully a good sign of things to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU GRAD Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 8 hours ago, ORU GRAD said: After watching the exhibition game at Fort Smith, I am not as high on this team as I was on paper this summer. I understand Eman was not in the game but I just did not see much improvement except for the bright spot of Max the freshman. Going small with 3 guards is not helping my expectations. We are going to miss K Smith at the center post and Lacis, Lazenby, and Jurgens seemed unimpressive. Without D.J. Weaver in the lineup will not help matters. Lafile is a raw talent and Jones seemed good on defense but did not see much offensive production and not much playing time. We may end up a good team but this will take some time and some games under our belt. Don't expect too much tonight. We will lose by 20 plus. I hope I am wrong. 98-75 Well, I was really wrong. if we could have hit the threes we would have won this game. Eman came back after a slow first half with 16 pts. Obanor was knocked all over the place and out most of the second half with four fouls. I am proud of the way we fought. Burns 21 tonight and Abmas 14. We will get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleFan21 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Looking forward to the home opener vs. HBU. We need to take this experience tonight and play some better ball on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, EagleFan21 said: Looking forward to the home opener vs. HBU. We need to take this experience tonight and play some better ball on Friday. So true. Neither team played very well tonight, but we showed a lot of grit to stay in the game until the final minute. Proud of the effort. Now, we need to improve on Friday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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