start Miles McBride, Sean McNeil, Taz Sherman, Gabe Osabuohien and Derek Culver vs. Northeastern Tuesday. It's time for Oscar Tshiebwe to have a view of things from the bench, then jump in to see what he can do. Tuesday's game is all about getting ready for Oklahoma, because that will be a challenge Saturday. ESPN right now projects Oklahoma with a 60% chance of winning, and Oklahoma swept us last year (thank God Dolittle is gone).
Next Saturday, we should give Gabe the task of erasing Brady Manek. Texas Tech held Manek to two points, and zero three-pointers. You give Gabe that task and he will do it. If Emmitt Matthews Jr. guards Brady Manek, then Manek will look like Larry Bird, literally and figuratively.
Anyhow, start those five and tell them to play full bore until the media TO, then the second wave of Jordan McCabe-Kedrian Johnson-Jalen Bridges-Emmitt Matthews Jr.- Oscar Tshiebwe come into the game. At that time, we go full Press Virginia and they are instructed to speed up the game, create turnovers, crash glass.
Ultimately, the goal Tuesday is to play Johnson-Bridges and Isaiah Cottrell beaucoup minutes in the second half. But, also, we should be prepping for Oklahoma, where Miles McBride will be given the task of shutting down Austin Reaves and Gabe should be the sole guy responsible for Manek.
Still bitter about how poorly we looked vs. Lon Kruger's OU teams last season. Still bitter about how poorly we played in that second frame at Kansas. We should turn up the intensity notch, give the press some run as a change-of-pace, shake up our starting lineup to allow our most productive stat-sheet-filler to start the game and max out his minutes, and give Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Oscar Tshiebwe perhaps some extra motivation to play better/smarter/harder.
Next Saturday, we should give Gabe the task of erasing Brady Manek. Texas Tech held Manek to two points, and zero three-pointers. You give Gabe that task and he will do it. If Emmitt Matthews Jr. guards Brady Manek, then Manek will look like Larry Bird, literally and figuratively.
Anyhow, start those five and tell them to play full bore until the media TO, then the second wave of Jordan McCabe-Kedrian Johnson-Jalen Bridges-Emmitt Matthews Jr.- Oscar Tshiebwe come into the game. At that time, we go full Press Virginia and they are instructed to speed up the game, create turnovers, crash glass.
Ultimately, the goal Tuesday is to play Johnson-Bridges and Isaiah Cottrell beaucoup minutes in the second half. But, also, we should be prepping for Oklahoma, where Miles McBride will be given the task of shutting down Austin Reaves and Gabe should be the sole guy responsible for Manek.
Still bitter about how poorly we looked vs. Lon Kruger's OU teams last season. Still bitter about how poorly we played in that second frame at Kansas. We should turn up the intensity notch, give the press some run as a change-of-pace, shake up our starting lineup to allow our most productive stat-sheet-filler to start the game and max out his minutes, and give Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Oscar Tshiebwe perhaps some extra motivation to play better/smarter/harder.
