Notebook: Oklahoma State-Minnesota

I posted my five thoughts here. This is the rest of my notes from last night.

• This is classic TFord. Pumping his team while somehow simultaneously playing a version of a victim.

“(Zone is) something we don’t ever play,” he said. “And our guys were intent to be able to do that on the fly. We have it available, but I bet we haven’t played five minutes of it in eight games.”

• Minnesota managed to hang with Oklahoma State during the game’s first 10 minutes despite shooting just 18 percent from the field. Is this good or bad?

• I really like Tavarius Shine (as the 8th player on a Big 12 title team)

• Doesn’t college hoops feel a lot closer to HS than college football does? College football feels a lot closer to pro football than college basketball does to the NBA.

• This was nice.

https://twitter.com/OSUMBB/status/675880901746659328/

• It is literally my job to watch OSU hoops and I found myself watching Winnie the Pooh on Netflix with my kids with OSU-Minny on my computer to the side so I can’t imagine how you guys feel. How do you watch? Why do you watch?

• OSU is going to win games (the few it does win) with defense this year. No surprises.

Minnesota has given up 80-plus points in five consecutive games. This has not been a good showing by #OKState, to say the least.

— Mark Cooper (@mark_cooperjr) December 13, 2015

• Richard Pitino looks like he made a 101 in Algebra II honors and that he could play Prince William in an independent film.

• Despite the W, I agree with this.

OSU bball makes me feel like a parent on Intervention. Love you but can't have you in my life until you stop destroying yourself

— Dylan Steen (@dylanworksblue) December 13, 2015