Treadmill. That’s the only world that the Oklahoma State coaching staff needs to say in practice nowadays after a missed box out, a defensive breakdown, a lazy play on offense, or anything that displeases the coaching staff. Coach Brad Underwood is stressing attention to detail and effort in practice nowadays, and uses the treadmill in the corner of the gym as a teaching mechanism, not a punishment.
“It’s a reminder, it’s an encouragement,” Underwood told the Tulsa World. “It’s not meant as actual punishment as it is ‘Hey, let’s focus on what we’re trying to do here.