Daily Bullets (June 29)

Barn Burner in Steel Country

OSU at Pitt looks like a lock for the Big 12’s best game for week three.

This will be a better game than Texas-USC, and it might rank as the Cowboys’ biggest hurdle to an 8-0 start and Bedlam craziness at home on Nov. 4, with major College Football Playoff implications in the balance. [ESPN]

In comparing the Pitt game to USC-Texas, OSU and USC are playing the “conference contender” role while Pitt and Texas are looking to play spoiler. With the game in Pittsburgh, you really could see the OSU game being a better option.

Maximum Utility

Marcus Smart’s value in the NBA is limited by his deep ball but upped by his versatility.

Smart also added he would not have been concerned had the Celtics taken Markelle Fultz or another point guard.

“I can play multiple positions, that’s the uniqueness about me,” he said. “It makes me a pretty good player that I’m able to do that. Danny and those guys like what they see and I think that’s why they drafted me.” [Boston Globe]

That’s the Smart conundrum for teams: he’s perfect if you’ve got a point guard that loves to shoot from deep more than drive – as Smart doesn’t space the floor well. He doesn’t fit the spacing of the NBA today but his stockiness and length make him perfect for how switchy defenses are.

OSU and NCAA Notes

NCAA looking at lightening transfer rules (possibly as early as an April vote)….Ogbah is one of a handful of Nigerians taking over the league….Rickie helps surprise a family with their dad returning from service….Football never really died at UAB

Sinor don’t mess.

After being left off the Ray Guy Award list in 2016, @ZachSinor29 is thinking big this year. Real big. #Sinor4Heisman #okstate #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/htS0eZPtVs

— Cowboy Football (@CowboyFB) June 28, 2017

🙁

I hope Jawun Evans soaked up all five days of that Chris Paul mentorship.

— Pistols Firing (@pistolsguys) June 28, 2017

Phil and Miles Simon go DudePerfect on GIA.

Congrats to @milessimon for joining the @Lakers coaching staff. We'll miss him calling games and goofing around at GIA this year! #okstate pic.twitter.com/lWWGpMphWw

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) June 28, 2017

My kinda’ people.

@OKStateProbs if you liked those check these out. My Grandparents honeymoon was a @okstate football game in 43' I believe..that's theta pond pic.twitter.com/RAa4ppsD7r

— Chris Torres (@BirdmanTorres15) June 28, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Boone ranked the Cowboys most likely to win the Heisman
• What the CP3 trade means for Jawun Evans
• Porter and Carson catch up with Boone and talk recruiting
• How the recent surge of safety commits will impact the team
• How one big position change on defense will impact 2017

Other Stuff I’m Reading

This guy makes the morbid argument OKC Thunder fans (myself included) don’t want to hear (33 mins to 49 mins)….Zach Lowe makes sense of the CP3 trade