Cousins has a hand in it as well, as
this lineup versatility strengthens
the offense for the Sooners.
They aren’t a very deep team,
with their bench playing only 22.3
percent of minutes which ranked
335th according to KenPom. They
can’t afford an injury to very many
of their rotation players, as they
don’t have the depth to have a
substitute step in for an extended
period of time. There doesn’t look
to be a high impact freshmen to
provide rotation relief, with their
best bet being three star small
forward Christian James.
In the halfcourt, they are a
balanced scoring team, not overly
reliant on any one area on the
court. They are an average outside
shooting team (34.3 percent on 3’s)
and aren’t much better inside the
arc, with a pedestrian 48.2 percent
mark on 2-pointers. One area they
struggle in is getting to the free
throw line—they shoot the ball well
when they get there, but only
shoot them 32.8 percent of
the time.
One of the reasons
they are still so strong
offensively is that the guards
protect the ball well. Sporting an
impressive 17.6 percent turnover
percentage, they make the most out
of every possession and give their
players a shot at points nearly every
trip down the floor. While Woodard
does the bulk of work initiating the
offense,
“...March is where
this team will be
evaluated.”
Tested early and often,
the Sooners will be ready