Don't see the glaring number? Try looking at Willie Warren's line in the game. Warren had 30 points; the rest of the team had a total of 34 between eight different players. I haven't seen an offense so one-sided since the Michael Jordan days in Chicago.
Granted, the next game against Houston had five players in double-figures, but the Sooners still managed to lose 100-93. They followed their third straight loss up by going down two at the half to 0-8 Nicholls State a couple nights ago. And did we mention Willie Warren didn't suit up for the game?
Capel called Warren's absence a "coach's decision" (although it's being reported Warren was sick). Look, I'm not saying there's trouble brewing in Norman, Oklahoma. Wait...yes, I'm saying there's trouble brewing in Norman, Oklahoma.
Four of Oklahoma's eight players currently averaging more than 10 minutes per game are freshmen. And while we all know how great Big 12 freshman have been in the past, it's tough to tell how good a team really is when they've got so many guys playing big minutes for the first time in their collegiate careers.
Maybe we were all blinded by Willie Warren's brilliance, but it would appear these Oklahoma Sooners have some growing pains to deal with. It's safe to say the early season is going to be a bumpy one.
Best case scenario is the team starts to gel and the freshman class grows up in a hurry. Worst case is various players have hot and cold nights, and teams start to key on Warren, thus forcing the rest of the team to step up.
Where do the Sooners go from here? I'm not even sure Capel could answer that question. For now it's just a wait-and-see kind of season.