tmh8286 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 ORU is now very well represented at Texas Tech. ORU has become Texas Tech Prep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 KO and his team have a chance to make history this week by knocking out Duke and thus ending Coach K's career. Never a big fan of Duke but Coach K is the best coach in college basketball since John Wooden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU40 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Keenan Henderson said: Never a big fan of Duke but Coach K is the best coach in college basketball since John Wooden. Just to put Coach K's success into perspective: If coach Mills were to win 25 games a year (he has yet to have a 20 win season) for the next 40 years he would still be over 100 wins behind coach K's carrier wins total!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Coach K over 41 years: 1,196 wins (29.2 per year) and 365 losses (8.9 per year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis 83 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Kevin continues to get positive press coverage. Dallas Morning News - MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT | West Region: 3. Texas Tech (27-9) vs. 2. Duke (30-6) 8:39 p.m. Thursday (Ch. 11)Senior doubles as Mr. March https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=5a825c6e-2aba-44a3-8076-c4898c14dc88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttowncount Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-tech-red-raiders/2022/03/22/hes-a-dog-kevin-obanors-march-madness-double-double-streak-has-propelled-texas-tech-to-sweet-16/?outputType=amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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titansforever Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 That is so cool! I wish Obanor the best in tonight's game. Go, TT! Win it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Send Coach K home crying, Kevin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, vcboy2000 said: Send Coach K home crying, Kevin! I would love to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 KO off to a nice start for Texas Tech vs. Duke tonight: couple of long threes and several strong rebounds. ORU getting lots of run tonight from broadcast crew of Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, and Grant Hill, with Arkansas toppling No. 1 Seed Gonzaga, sparking mentions of the Hogs' hard-fought win over ORU in the same spot last year, and with Obanor appearance in another Sweet Sixteen match-up, riding his 5-game NCAA double-double streak. Hill, you might recall, was a last-second replacement for one of ORU's tournament games last year when color man Jim Sparnarkal was out due to COVID protocol. He is noticably impressed with Obanor, even if it is at the expense of his beloved Blue Devils. Just called him "Mr. March". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORob1 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 So...After transferrring and making it back to the Sweet 16 again but doing so with rougly 60% the playing time and stats, did KO improve his stock for potentially playing at the next level? I'd suggest an argument could be made either way. He certainly got more exposure and big time game experience with Tech, but would he have averaged 25+ and 12+ in the Summit League? And how many assists would he have in 35 min/game kicking it out to a more open Max, McBride and Company? How much pressure would have been taken off of our great shooters with him inside? By the end of the season, how would ORU have done in the conference tournament with teams trying to guard Max, McBride, KO AND Elijah? We'll never know but it might be fun (and a little gut-wrenching) to think about and possibly debate...Of course, I think he should have stayed but I'm a "homer". I suppose most of you agree with Kevin that he did the right thing by transferring. After all, the grass is always greener... Go Big Blue! Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 KO played a decent game last night in a tough loss to Duke....TheEagleman for one is tired of seeing Coach K....here's hoping that the Hogs (can't believe I am saying that) send the Blue Devils and their whining coach back to Durham, NC.....last thing I need to see is another week of pushing Coach K for Pope in his retirement..... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oruvoice Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 45 minutes ago, ORob1 said: So...After transferrring and making it back to the Sweet 16 again but doing so with rougly 60% the playing time and stats, did KO improve his stock for potentially playing at the next level? I'd suggest an argument could be made either way. He certainly got more exposure and big time game experience with Tech, but would he have averaged 25+ and 12+ in the Summit League? And how many assists would he have in 35 min/game kicking it out to a more open Max, McBride and Company? How much pressure would have been taken off of our great shooters with him inside? By the end of the season, how would ORU have done in the conference tournament with teams trying to guard Max, McBride, KO AND Elijah? We'll never know but it might be fun (and a little gut-wrenching) to think about and possibly debate...Of course, I think he should have stayed but I suppose most of you agree with Kevin that he did the right thing by transferring. After all, the grass is always greener... Go Big Blue! Rob For his NBA dreams, the transfer didn't/won't make a hill of beans difference. For the short term, he did play on some big stages, much bigger crowds, more TV exposure, and more media attention. And, made in to another Sweet 16. Honestly, I can't blame him. I mean yeah, if he'd have stayed, he'd have bigger personal stats, but playing home games in front of 10,000 as opposed to 2,000 (actual ORU home attendance average) and playing road games at Big 12 arenas as opposed to Western Illinois and Omaha had to have been pretty enjoyable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORob1 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 34 minutes ago, oruvoice said: For his NBA dreams, the transfer didn't/won't make a hill of beans difference. For the short term, he did play on some big stages, much bigger crowds, more TV exposure, and more media attention. And, made in to another Sweet 16. Honestly, I can't blame him. I mean yeah, if he'd have stayed, he'd have bigger personal stats, but playing home games in front of 10,000 as opposed to 2,000 (actual ORU home attendance average) and playing road games at Big 12 arenas as opposed to Western Illinois and Omaha had to have been pretty enjoyable. I know better than to argue with Voice but as for attendance this year, I'm pretty sure the two games I attended late in the year (SD & SDSU) were at least 4000+. But you're right, TT probably had twice the attendance, if not more. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oruvoice Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, ORob1 said: I know better than to argue with Voice but as for attendance this year, I'm pretty sure the two games I attended late in the year (SD & SDSU) were at least 4000+ but you're right, TT probably had twice the attendance, if not more. Rob For a crowd of 4,000+ in the Mabee Center, that means every single seat in the lower bowl is full, along with every courtside seat, and every seat in the luxury boxes. Not trying to be argumentative. Just being honest. Original Mabee Center capacity was 10,500, with the lower bowl seating about 5,000. But, there have been hundreds of seats removed from the lower bowl over the years due to where the band is, where press row is, and where the luxury suites are. The lower bowl at Mabee Center holds about 4,000. Actual attendance for the final weekend was around 2,500-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 KO had six double doubles in his past two NCAA tournaments. Must put him in pretty rare company. Now he can go play in Europe for a few years and see the world. Good for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORob1 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, oruvoice said: For a crowd of 4,000+ in the Mabee Center, that means every single seat in the lower bowl is full, along with every courtside seat, and every seat in the luxury boxes. Not trying to be argumentative. Just being honest. Original Mabee Center capacity was 10,500, with the lower bowl seating about 5,000. But, there have been hundreds of seats removed from the lower bowl over the years due to where the band is, where press row is, and where the luxury suites are. The lower bowl at Mabee Center holds about 4,000. Actual attendance for the final weekend was around 2,500-ish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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