Daily Bullets (June 23): Marcus Smart Trade, Pressure to Win in Stillwater?

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

OSU Bullets

• Marcus Smart was traded from the Boston Celtics late on Wednesday night (PFB)

• Is transfer Dalton Cooper the answer at left tackle? (TulsaWorld)

• HCS says Mike Gundy is one of five Big 12 football coaches with pressure today – centered on the idea of changing the vibes around the program after transfers and skidding into the finish last year (HCS)

• Let’s break down Marcus Smart’s NBA value – side note: love the idea of watching Marcus Smart and Steven Adams play together.

Smart isn’t without faults (erratic decision-making, an iffy outside shot, a body that’s gradually slowing down), but replacing all he did—particularly as one of the league’s most versatile and tenacious defenders in a switch-almost-everything system—won’t be easy.

[The Ringer]

• This is kind of a bummer – LSU vacated some wins yesterday, in turn pulling Les Miles down below the total number of wins he needs to have to be HOF eligible (Twitter)

• Great summertime clip to watch – Collin Oliver bringing down Caleb Williams to clinch Bedlam (Twitter)

• Louisville in the Big 12 would have made more sense than BYU in the Big 12 (TheAthletic $$$)

Non-OSU Bullets

• 30 short habits for the top ten percent
• Hope for the slowly sanctified (faith-based)

OKC picking Cason Wallace is fine – have to imagine there’s future moves in mind with Lu Dort on the roster.

Solid tourism quote here from Wallace.