We can still make a great run

[Knownothing]

We are tied for 2nd in the toughest conference in the country. We have 1 bad loss. Tech. All hope is not gone.

 

[jcisuclones]

Going to need a run similar to last year in order to make it past the first round

 

[BigBake]

We are tied for 2nd in the toughest conference in the country. We have 1 bad loss. Tech. All hope is not gone.

This team has shown little to now sign it can play tough under duress or on the road. I see no evidence we can make a run.

 

[BigBake]

...and I wish I was wrong but I don't see it.

 

[tim_redd]

We are not tied for 2nd, we are 3rd.

Edit: and after Wednesday we'll be tied for 3rd.

 

[CoKane]

Let's revisit this once the final buzzer sounds in our game @ Texas.

 

[bigdaddykane]

Of course the tourney is all about getting hot and lucky.

 

[demoncore1031]

We lost tonight, but to a really really good team. We just have to win out at home, which will be tough since it's 3 ranked teams coming into Hilton. Just got to find a way to pick up some victories.

 

[StratCY]

So much fun at home, so frustrating on the road.

 

[SWCy13]

Gonna take a lot of attitude adjusting from everyone on this team not named Hogue and McKay for that to happen

 

[BigBake]

"too many cooks in the kitchen"

 

[ojoe2317]

Fred doesn't lose in the first round of the tourney. But sweet sixteen ain't happening this year. No urgency from anyone on the team except for Hogue. I feel for that guy.

 

[ISUKyro]

We 'can' but will we?

I really wish I understood why we are so Jeckle/Hyde when we are away from home.

4 road games in a row is what we have now lost. I want us to take the conference more than anything almost. Until we can find a way to get a least half the road games I'm not sure that's even possible.

 

[timappelgate]

I like our chances in TCU's rec center gym.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Need to keep working and keep improving. I'm not sure anyone not under the influence had this as anything other than an L. KU will lose here too, mark it down.

 

[tim_redd]

"too many cooks in the kitchen"

[video=youtube;QrGrOK8oZG8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGrOK8oZG8[/video]

 

[DRCHIRO]

Until they start getting ****** on defense and start putting a body on someone and rebound, the Clones are pretenders. And I'm a homer.

 

[cyclones12321]

Hate to say it but ill believe it when we actually prove we can win on the road and dont give up anytime adversity hits

 

[State43]

We are tied for 2nd in the toughest conference in the country. We have 1 bad loss. Tech. All hope is not gone.

Of course it's not. The meltdown here is hilarious. Not sure how we got such spoiled fans all of a sudden to call our team hotheads, selfish, lazy, etc
Bunch of babies here.

 

[digZ]

I agree the team still has a great chance at an NCAA run or Big 12 tourney title, but at this point it looks like a bit of chemistry issue on defense which is worrying now going into February.

Tonight I saw a lack of trust in the help defense(maybe due to help rotating late a few times), which resulted in going under a LOT of screens, which resulted in a lot of open looks from outside. Then they start going over the top of every screen, the help comes too late, and OU gets a bunch of easy looks inside.

Gotta get the defense shored up if the team wants any chance of a good seed or deep tourney run come march. I trust Fred, but things are still looking a bit shaky away from Hilton this late in the season.

I don't want to overreact, I wanted us to win this game badly, really expected a loss, but the way the team got outplayed in the 2nd half on the defensive end was demoralizing. I think the team gets along well enough, and it's not like they all have egos they are trying to mesh, but on the defensive end something just isn't clicking as an overall unit.