Get on the Floor

I have never been to one of their practices, but I am certain the Sooners regularly do a hustle drill. Balls rolling, bodies diving after them, teammates in each other's faces. I remember the hustle drill. Different sport, but same thing.

The players receive the most encouragement when they get on the floor and hustle after a loose ball. More so than for a bucket or a rebound. The drill translates directly to the game. Doesn't matter if the ball is out of bounds, or if he gets called for a foul, or if his pants fall down. Get on top of the ball.

In the game against Colorado, during a stretch where the guys relaxed a little up by I think 8, a loose ball rolled a couple feet without a Sooner body hitting the floor. An immediate time out from Capel. He told them to get on the floor.