Daily Bullets (Feb. 2): Winless Big 12 Season in Play for Frustrated Pokes

Happy Groundhog Day, otherwise known as the OSU men’s basketball 2019-20 season.

Bullets Rundown

• Is OSU going to go 0-18?
• Boynton frustrated with the year

Scores

• MBB: OU 82 | OSU 69
• WBB: Tech 109 | OSU 79

OSU Hoops

• Is … uh … is OSU going to go 0-18 in the Big 12? KenPom says no, but Marshall Scott proposes the question here.

• Everyone is frustrated at the 0-8 start, head coach included.

• On how the Big 12 has changed when it comes to hoops (you could argue the same thing for football, too, I think).

• Berry wrote about Brady Manek, and it’s tough to read.

Even the Cowboys, winless in Big 12 play, weren’t ghastly. They made 42.2 percent of their shots, which for them is like Reggie Miller against the Knickerbockers. For once, offense wasn’t OSU’s biggest problem. [NewsOK]

• I wrote about how Cade is coming, but it might not matter. How do recruits view OSU’s struggles?

• If Cade brings his friends.

The fans @WMPhoenixOpen are in line as early as 4 a.m. ?

It’s madness when the gates open. pic.twitter.com/v6UEeiRu10

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 2, 2020

OSU Football

• Adam Lunt goes deep here (+) on the best recruiters on OSU’s staff, and it’s really smart and good (which is his M.O.)

• This on OSU’s Big 12 title hopes is quite good.

Is Spencer Sanders ready to make the most of this supporting cast of skill players? He spent a fair chunk of 2019 playing with reads like, “throw to Tylan Wallace executing a double move or scramble” and “read the DE for hand-off to Chuba Hubbard or keep.” Don’t get me wrong, that was pretty effective because of the athleticism and arm talent involved in those transactions, but OSU becomes overpowering if Sanders gets closer to Taylor Cornelius in his understanding of the offense. [Sports Treatise]

• For some reason, I’ve been hollering in our forum about how Gundy and Eddie are kind of the same coach (+).

• Three questions for OSU in recruiting as Signing Day No. 2 happens next week.

• Hey, we’re still looking for our 1,000th PFB+ subscriber (who will get PFB+ for life). Currently at 996 as of the publishing of this post. More info (and half off) here.

• The eight types of football coach.

Non-OSU Bullets

• LeBron on Kobe was good. Brian Phillips on Kobe was better.

LeBron James continues to deliver. In every single moment he’s been asked to deliver since stepping into the NBA as a kid, he’s freaking delivered. You can’t ask for a better ambassador and person in your sport.

— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) February 1, 2020

• This was awesome.

Elijah Joiner breaks down in tears talking about how much it meant for his father to attend today’s game, his first visit to the Reynolds Center. Joiner had a career-best outing with 22 points and hit the game-winner for Tulsa against Wichita State. pic.twitter.com/CETRH789KT

— Kelly Hines (@KellyHinesTW) February 2, 2020

• Chiefs by two TDs.