That was Self's first T in 3 seasons. His last 2 T's came against ISU in 2013; one in Ames, one in the Big 12 Tourney.
Oklahoma Sooners @ Kansas We Don't Boo
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That was Self's first T in 3 seasons. His last 2 T's came against ISU in 2013; one in Ames, one in the Big 12 Tourney.
CycloneErik
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My assumption is that Self was telling him something he did not like about a previous call or his performance to that point and the ref decided he was going to call something. When Mason made the play on the ball he made the call and Self knew right away the call was not made because the ref saw a foul.
It's an example of why winning in AFH is so hard. The refs get all caught up in the atmospherics and blow calls. That said, OU had plenty of opportunities to win the game. And overcoming home court advantages is part of the task. They didn't and lost.
Phil Jackson was the same way but his was a more arrogant condescending type of intimidation, "How dare you call a foul on the misunderstood Dennis Rodman for pulling down and tripping the opponent while he wasn't looking."
I haven't read this whole thread, so maybe its been addressed ad nauseum. But I thought OU made a glaring error TWICE by not going quick and trying to get 2 for 1 possessions at the end of both first AND second overtimes.
They had the ball with ~40 secs both times, and instead of letting Buddy, Cousins or Woodard try to make something happen quick (which they all can), they held the ball a while guaranteeing KU last shot. I thought they had enough time to get something quick, and still leave ~8-10 secs for a last possession, maybe that's not true. Didn't understand why they didn't do that.
They had the ball with ~40 secs both times, and instead of letting Buddy, Cousins or Woodard try to make something happen quick (which they all can), they held the ball a while guaranteeing KU last shot. I thought they had enough time to get something quick, and still leave ~8-10 secs for a last possession, maybe that's not true. Didn't understand why they didn't do that.
Probably because two 8 second possessions are rarely worth as many points as one good possession.
Tuco is probably right here. It was neat when Fred did it, but you just are not going to find many college coaches that call for a two-for-one. Possessions are just so important, and so much can happen on each one.
That's the "foul" on Mason that got Self a technical. I'll switch it to the no call on the forearm across Mason's face at the end of regulation tomorrow.
If I'm not mistaken, Hield didn't touch the ball on the last OU possession at the end of regulation, 1st OT, and 2nd OT. Seemed kind of odd to be taken the ball out the hands of an All-American . . . who could set the Big 12 single game record by making a shot!
Towards the end of something, Cousins threw up some pathetic shot on a drive. I'm thinking, WTH, this is the guy you are going with? Looked like Spangler was struggling with his leg and quit trying to score late in the game.
