theeagleman5 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Do we have a chance???....well....probably not but TheEagleman is hoping ORU can stay competitive vs. the Wildcats....any of our injured players expected to return?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 K-State already handled South Dakota State 91-68 on their home floor. The Eagles will need some solid defense and rebounding to stay alive in this one. The Wildcats are a good team and should be a tough out in the Big 12 this year. Their X factor is Arthur K. who is a 6'7 wing that the NBA scouts really like. I am guessing that Kareem Thompson will need to put Arthur on lockdown for ORU to have any chance on Tuesday night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle88 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Really want Springman to get his 1st signature win but KState may not be the team to do it. It really would be great to play a competitive game and continue to show improvement. Hoping at least Demari will return soon as I hear he should. Fortunately for the Eagles it appears the Summit is not overly talented this year so if we continue to improve it is not out of the question to make the NCAA again. The most recent bracketology has Texas Southern listed as a 16 seed. 2 hours ago, theeagleman5 said: Do we have a chance???....well....probably not but TheEagleman is hoping ORU can stay competitive vs. the Wildcats....any of our injured players expected to return?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, eagle88 said: Fortunately for the Eagles it appears the Summit is not overly talented this year so if we continue to improve it is not out of the question to make the NCAA again. The most recent bracketology has Texas Southern listed as a 16 seed. Agreed. In the Kenpom rankings, Texas Southern is equivalent to a fifth place team in the Summit, pretty much right in the middle. If ORU continues to improve and gets some needed depth from players returning from injury, the Eagles should contend for a top three finish in a Summit that has been severely weakened by the portal this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Texasgrip Posted November 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, TrueBlue82 said: Agreed. In the Kenpom rankings, Texas Southern is equivalent to a fifth place team in the Summit, pretty much right in the middle. If ORU continues to improve and gets some needed depth from players returning from injury, the Eagles should contend for a top three finish in a Summit that has been severely weakened by the portal this season. I made a killer graphic to celebrate what may or may not happen as it relates to ORU potentially moving up in the Kenpom.com ratings! 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 The Eagles have had a week off and some of the guys may have gone home for the holidays. It is always interesting to see how teams respond after these longer breaks. Are the guys looking ahead to Saturday night vs Tulsa? How improved is the rebounding from game to game? I think ORU needs to send all five guys to the defensive boards. At least for now it is needed but the only problem is if they did this, then the Eagles will lose some fastbreak points. This early in the season it is a trade ORU can live with. Eventually they should be able to rebound better and still get out on the fastbreak but the Eagles are just not there yet. Jones and Herron's development is still a big key and for them to step up versus K-State would be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Keenan Henderson said: I think ORU needs to send all five guys to the defensive boards. At least for now it is needed but the only problem is if they did this, then the Eagles will lose some fastbreak points. This early in the season it is a trade ORU can live with. Eventually they should be able to rebound better and still get out on the fastbreak but the Eagles are just not there yet. Jones and Herron's development is still a big key and for them to step up versus K-State would be huge. I totally agree with your concern over the lack of rebounding for this team. My only experience of playing scholastic basketball was in high school where I was a 5'11" "power" forward. We were the shortest team in the league. But one thing we did do well was when the shot went up, we found the guy we were guarding, or the one in our zone, turned toward the basket, put our butt on him, and drove him back a little to keep him there in order to get rebounds. IMHO it is inexcusable and mindboggling that we (Eagles) and so many teams do such a horrible job in this area. It is basic and coaches should sit the guys who refuse to do it effectively. Would love to hear from guys who played at this level on this subject. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 KSU is -14.5......a bit lower that I thought......Wildcats are 4-2 both losses vs. top 25 teams USC and Miami......gonna be a struggle for ORU to remain competitive tonight.... Kansas State 84 ORU 65..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idig32 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Hmm… K-State lost to USC? USC didn’t seem that impressive against OU. Of course, OU might be the real deal this year. I doubt K-State is as good as Texas A&M. If the guys can bring their A-game and K-State has some after-thanksgiving lethargy, ORU might have a shot to steal this one. If ORU is the team that has a post-thanksgiving letdown though, it’ll be a long night. I definitely have appreciated ORU’s defensive performance this year. Good defense and timely shooting by McBride, Thompson, and Weaver can keep them in a lot of games where they shouldn’t have a chance (like the A&M game). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 K=State is a good team and Joe Lundari has them as a 10 seed in his latest bracketology. The Wildcats have a 122-12 record at home versus non-conference foes in Manhattan, Kansas. So, they are usually very tough to beat at home. I do not expect ORU to win tonight but just improve and hopefully rebound the ball better. Still waiting for the bench to show up and add some value to the team. The Eagles will need the bench to step up and contribute as we head towards conference play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Best half of the season (tied at 41 after one), with still lots of room for improvement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Remarkable half, really. We're seeing the best performance of the season on the parts of several players. Still struggling with rebounding, although Adam did comment on the size deficit we're dealing with. Overall, though, I'm very pleased with what we're seeing tonight - a BIG step in the right direction. Going to be hard to repeat 80% three point shooting in the second half, though!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 the inability to rebound is astounding...second chance points are killing ORU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSmith Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Yet we are still hanging in there. The defense has been great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Overtime???? Guess ORU does have a chance... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgrip Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Refs calling it tight… Darn. Imploding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 rough overtime from McBride.....too much pounding the ball good fight from the good guys, just ran out of gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 We ran out of gas. Nice game by ORU. Good effort but need to work on rebounding. I saw good spacing and offensive flow. Especially like that we ditched the weave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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