Daily Bullets: Marcus Smart says ‘OSU is back’

Hoops

Smart: “OSU is back. We had our little losing streak, we were down. But you know what? We’re coming back up, we’re showing America we’re the Oklahoma State we were at the beginning of the season.” (Sports Illustrated)

The victory over Kansas might be enough to get the Cowboys back in the tournament with an at-large berth. It is certainly enough to get them back in the conversation among members of the selection committee. (Yahoo)

Marcus Smart (or someone) made up a quote about Bill Self after the game. Self responds. (Rock Chalk Blog)

Oklahoma State rises to No. 6 in Ubben’s power rankings. (Fox Sports SW)

I really, really love Markel Brown’s career. (O’Colly)

A series of GIFs from Saturday, including one of KD and Russell checking their phones. (Tumblr)

OSU as a No. 10 seed against UMass. That would be perfect, right? (CBS Sports)

But March allows for atonement. At their best, few teams are as dangerous as Oklahoma State, because this team boasts one of greatest guards in the game, and it’s been that way most of the season. (CBS Sports)

The 10 most memorable moments ever in GIA. (NewsOK)

Couple of things here. First, Smart does care what people think. I promise. Second, here’s a real Travis Ford quote on Smart: “In games like this, you have to keep believing. I told him after he missed three or four 3s, ‘Keep shooting, you’re going to make them at some point, and we’re going to need them in this game.’” (O’Colly)

If OSU gets into the tournament they’re sure going to have a really strange seed. Nobody will know what to do with them in the first two rounds (including us). (NewsOK)

Here are some unbelievable photos from Saturday night. Quite a night. (Flickr)

Marcus will be honored on senior night. (NewsOK)

Tom Dirato says he maybe spent more time in GIA than in his own home. (NewsOK)

Shannon Spake’s interview with Smart after the game. (ESPN)

Bilas on Markel: “He’s a good defender. If he weren’t playing on the same team as Marcus Smart, you’d see him as the lead dog, a guy who would be all-Big 12..” (Tulsa World)

Markel: “We pressured them Cowboy style and with our press. It is always great beating Kansas and Marcus attacking the basket helped a lot.” (Scout)

More Ford on Smart: “After the game, I told him he’s a piece of work. You have to stick with him because he’s going to make plays. He’s a competitor.” A piece of work? (ESPN)

Wichita State’s season was awesome. If we don’t get there I hope they play Creighton for the title. (Yahoo)

Bob Kurland used to live under GIA! (NewsOK)

10 thoughts on OSU-Kansas. (PFB)

Football

Let’s just distribute Texas Tech QBs all over the United States! (CBS Sports)

On the QB battle. I think Walsh definitely wins, but what do I know.. (ESPN)

Weeden: “He’s kind of like my son that’s not my son. We’ve gone through a lot a lot together. We’ve spent a lot of time together.” (NewsOK)

Other

Gina Mizell reflect on her time covering Oklahoma State sports. (NewsOK)

Cowwomen have their final game tonight. I’m excited to see what they do in March. (okstate)

We won a Big 12 title in track over the weekend, in case you missed it. The Freek was huge. (O’Colly)

McConaughey was nutty last night. Bruce Feldman said it on Twitter but he’s really the Les Miles of Hollywood. (Gawker)

John Axford was 18 for 18 on Oscar predictions, which is pretty great. (Deadspin)

Highlights of OSU-Kansas.

Ford’s press conference.

Goodness, Gerald Green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQx_nklNidU

Probably one of the five best shots I’ve ever seen live.

Here’s the Freek’s 60.