I think the difference the past few games has been Coleman starting to find a consistency groove and reducing some of DO and Roach's time on the floor to keep them fresh, hungry, motivated, etc... Fewer stupid 3's from DO and Roach has also been a big key. When Coleman, DO, AND Roach were all wallowing, we sucked. We can still win when two of those three are mentally checked out since Febres, Ramey, Long and Hamm seem to be playing fairly well.
The injury to Simms is a non-factor since he hasn't really produced boards or points all year.
I wish someone could coach up Hepa a bit more and remind him know how tall he is so he might attempt a few more options on offense and improve his positioning on defense. He's seemed on the decline a bit, but still seems positive and energetic. I hate to see him waste away into a one-trick, predictable 3-point shooting pony.
Things look a lot better than they did a couple weeks ago. A win in a trap game in Stillwater where Okie Lite has owned us with even inferior talent (on paper) moreso than not would be a good sign.
I agree we need our guards to ratchet up the three point defense a notch or two in this one.