Poise

[kougar24]

Remember when we'd get up 5-7 on the road earlier this year and then crumble when the opposing team made a run?

[kso_FAN]

This has been big, and more of what I have come to expect from Martin coached teams. Good to see the guys turn it around.

[kougar24]

The parallel is crazy. Every time they kept us scoreless for a stretch, we kept them scoreless in the following stretch. Every time they went on a little spurt, we matched it. Even in the final minute with our FTs negating J'Covan's prayers.

[kso_FAN]

6% TO rate in the 2nd half.

[michigancat]

UT went over 4 1/2 minutes without scoring to start the second half.

[kso_FAN]

UT went over 4 1/2 minutes without scoring to start the second half.

True. They were at like 11% eFG% and .5 PPP at one point. Sic.

[kougar24]

UT went over 4 1/2 minutes without scoring to start the second half.

Yeah, enabling us to build our marginal lead with which we would keep Texas at arm's length for the rest of the game without faltering. Incred.

6% TO rate in the 2nd half.

With Southwell handling the ball quite a bit too. Jeezus.

[Acceleration Man]

Excellent point Kougs. We've been doing this consistently of late, and I believe its absolute concrete evidence of the turnaround in mentality of the team. This is what strong, winning teams do. Complete 180 from the first 2/3 of the season.

[Emo EMAW]

Anyone else a lot more comfortable with Spradling handling the ball?  Seems to be making better desicions.  He no longer is doing that baseline drive thing where he jumps over the line and throws the ball back in like a loco.

[CNS]

Anyone else a lot more comfortable with Spradling handling the ball?  Seems to be making better desicions.  He no longer is doing that baseline drive thing where he jumps over the line and throws the ball back in like a loco.

I am, except bringing it up against a press.  Still looks a little shaky here and there during that.  Really hate the front foot jab, then retreat, that he does during the press break.  Would like him to actually follow that foot jab with rounding the corner and breaking the man press now and again.  I guess that will come. 

He has exceeded all my expectation for a white frosh from OP.  Well done will.

[michigancat]

Anyone else a lot more comfortable with Spradling handling the ball?  Seems to be making better desicions.  He no longer is doing that baseline drive thing where he jumps over the line and throws the ball back in like a loco.

I would actually like to see him do more jump out-of-bounds passes and just be more aggressive in general. But he is definitely a lot better at handling aggressive on-the-ball defense in the backcourt.

[kso_FAN]

Anyone else a lot more comfortable with Spradling handling the ball?  Seems to be making better desicions.  He no longer is doing that baseline drive thing where he jumps over the line and throws the ball back in like a loco.

He's handling the ball well. He just needs to "jump up and hit some shots"* more consistently and find better/new ways to compensate defensively.

*Another under appreciated Frank-ism.

[kougar24]

Anyone else a lot more comfortable with Spradling handling the ball?  Seems to be making better desicions.  He no longer is doing that baseline drive thing where he jumps over the line and throws the ball back in like a loco.

I would actually like to see him do more jump out-of-bounds passes and just be more aggressive in general. But he is definitely a lot better at handling aggressive on-the-ball defense in the backcourt.

Yeah, he's being far more patient in the backcourt. Before, he would try to go straight up the sideline, and if he got trapped, he wouldn't wait for help; he'd just try to throw immediately over the top, and usually got it picked off.

I also don't mind the baseline jump-pass dealio. It makes the tucks nervous, but it resulted in an open look from the corner or a feed to a big under the basket the majority of the time. Morningstar does that crap all the freaking time for uk, usually with the same positive results.

[Stupid Fitz]

Anyone else a lot more comfortable with Spradling handling the ball?  Seems to be making better desicions.  He no longer is doing that baseline drive thing where he jumps over the line and throws the ball back in like a loco.

I would actually like to see him do more jump out-of-bounds passes and just be more aggressive in general. But he is definitely a lot better at handling aggressive on-the-ball defense in the backcourt.

I would like him to stop missing the front ends of 1 and 1's at crunch time. 

[williamthewildcat]

As long as he handles those open looks from the 3pt line and keeps the ball moving on O, I'm more than satisfied with Sprads.

[Pett]

I don't know about our team but I was about to meltdown after TT's free throws kept hitting the backboard and every part of the rim then in.

[nicname]

This team is locked in.  That's about all there is to it.  They are serious right now, so sincere.