"I think they are good," said Self when asked about Oklahoma State. "If I'm not mistaken, they're ranked this week (No. 24), so another top 25 team we're playing. It's great for our league, but they've had an outstanding year so far.
"Certainly, that was a huge win beating Texas," he added. "It could have gone either way in Ames. They had the ball with the last possession to win or tie, so I like their team. They are extremely athletic, they seem to be really sharing the ball and certainly playing through their two guys that will both probably be first-team all leaguers, for sure. "
"OSU lost two pros (Smart and Markel Brown, Brooklyn Nets), one's a lottery pick, and they've not taken a step back. They're playing well together."
"Those two may be frontrunners for Big 12 Player of the Year. We've got to do a great job on those two," Self said.
"He has as much range as anybody in the country. We should not be surprised wherever he shoots them from because he's capable of making them from anywhere," Self said of Forte.
"He's a complete player, strong as an ox. He plays so hard, moves without the ball, is in unbelievable condition. This is when you know you can shoot ... when everybody on the defensive end is designed to make sure you don't shoot it. You get looks that have to be quick-release, where you don't get your feet set and comfortable and shoot it. I bet on open shots he gets from three with his feet set ... I bet he's shooing 65, 70 percent," Self added. "Making so many moving off balance, late clock, really make his stats even that much more impressive."
"Certainly, that was a huge win beating Texas," he added. "It could have gone either way in Ames. They had the ball with the last possession to win or tie, so I like their team. They are extremely athletic, they seem to be really sharing the ball and certainly playing through their two guys that will both probably be first-team all leaguers, for sure. "
"OSU lost two pros (Smart and Markel Brown, Brooklyn Nets), one's a lottery pick, and they've not taken a step back. They're playing well together."
"Those two may be frontrunners for Big 12 Player of the Year. We've got to do a great job on those two," Self said.
"He has as much range as anybody in the country. We should not be surprised wherever he shoots them from because he's capable of making them from anywhere," Self said of Forte.
"He's a complete player, strong as an ox. He plays so hard, moves without the ball, is in unbelievable condition. This is when you know you can shoot ... when everybody on the defensive end is designed to make sure you don't shoot it. You get looks that have to be quick-release, where you don't get your feet set and comfortable and shoot it. I bet on open shots he gets from three with his feet set ... I bet he's shooing 65, 70 percent," Self added. "Making so many moving off balance, late clock, really make his stats even that much more impressive."
