Bryce Thompson Transferring

TINY said:
Oh, sweet irony!
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Yeah, this board should clearly be reserved for WT and his takes about all things related to the Sampson family, or his musings that Manek will end up at a lower level school and certainly not a place like Carolina. Lol.

As for BT, I think it’s entirely possible to believe two things simultaneously: he would have been a nice addition, but his decision to go elsewhere isn’t a devastating blow. He was a high profile recruit, but even coming out of high school, he wasn’t viewed by many as an absolutely elite prospect. He then had a very poor first season of college basketball. I can only imagine how much an OU freshman with his pedigree would have been bashed had he put up the numbers he did at KU. And while people can say that Self lied or misled him, the fact remains that Self cares about one thing above all else, and that is winning games. If he felt BT was playing and practicing well enough to help KU do that, he would have played him a lot more. Bryce may well have a very nice career for OSU, but it’s not like we just lost out on Cade Cunningham.
 
just going to leave these here

20 games 35.3% from the field 22.2 % from 3 64.7% from the line 1.5 boards 1.1 ast 1.1 TO 4.6 PPG

double digit points 3 times all season (once in the last 16 games )
 
BoulderSooner said:
just going to leave these here

20 games 35.3% from the field 22.2 % from 3 64.7% from the line 1.5 boards 1.1 ast 1.1 TO 4.6 PPG

double digit points 3 times all season (once in the last 16 games )
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I think viewing Thompson as coming in and being a polished scorer averaging 15-20 ppg is definitely far off but he is an extremely talented kid. Just need to set the expectations right because the game looked too fast for him last year and Self did not trust him especially handling the ball.

There seems to be a big disconnect between how he views himself currently and what he could be with a lot of growth and good coaching.
 
WTSooner said:
So now that he likely isn't coming, we're going to start picking him apart? lol

He's a more talented player than Noland, and yes, he would have started or he wouldn't have come here. I questioned his fit at OU, but it isn't a talent issue.
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Now that BT has made his decision, I’m going to say what I have felt for sometime and you can call it sour grapes if that makes you feel any better.

I agree with what Boulder said, except I don’t agree that he would not start at OU. I not only questioned his fit, I wasn’t as sure as some seem to be he was the missing link to a highly successful season.

It’s not like he didn’t get a chance to prove himself at Kansas. He averaged 17.1 mpg in 20 games. In those games, he averaged 4.6 ppg, while shooting 35% from the field, 22% from three and 65% from the free throw line. Rebounds, 1.5 per, assists 1.1. Freshman season or not, nothing about those numbers tells me he’ll be a star at the next level. Maybe he will, I’m just not convinced.
 
BoulderSooner said:
just going to leave these here

20 games 35.3% from the field 22.2 % from 3 64.7% from the line 1.5 boards 1.1 ast 1.1 TO 4.6 PPG

double digit points 3 times all season (once in the last 16 games )
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Harmon as a freshman:

31 games, 36% from the field, 34% from 3, 70% from the line
1.8 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists, 1.3 turnovers, 7.4 ppg

Thompson averaged 17 minutes per game. Harmon averaged 28.4.

Outside of 3 point shooting, I'd say those stats are/were pretty similar. Pretty sure we're all glad we had Harmon as a sophomore, right? Thompson had two injuries that required surgery during the season (I believe). I think he missed time due to COVID (less sure on this). But yeah, let's write off a top 20-ish type kid in the country after one injury impacted season.

We'll all wish Thompson was a Sooner a year or two for now. I'll take bets on that. It is what it is. I was never under any illusions that we were his first choice, so it's easy for me to move on. But to down play his abilities/talents is just silly. There were people on this board predicting we'd rather easily have a Sweet 16 or better type team if we landed him. But now b/c he didn't shoot it well as a freshman, we're going to bash the kid. He isn't not coming to OU because of payments or money.
 
I think this is disappointing. I would've bet that BT would've been OU's leading scorer by his Junior year. Still going to be a solid team, but he would've given a big boost in scoring ability.
 
If he chooses OSU, it’s an interesting choice.
They return PG. Likele
SG. Anderson III
SG. Walker/ Bryce Williams
F. Moncrieff
C. Boone
Thompson best chance at major playing time is beating out Rondel Walker, who had a much better freshmen season.
 
Abe said:
It would be a good time to close this thread since it is not relevant any longer. This is beginning to remind me of high school guys getting turned down by the hot cheerleader and then putting her down. It is best to cut your loses, say only positive things and move on. This is all part of the modern recruiting game and I am sure that Moser probably saw what was coming long before the board did. Best to stay pleasantly surprised and positive on the coaches rebuilding this team.
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If Thompson signs with OSU and excels in that program and were to garner all-conference honors he will be trashed by some purely because of the color of his uniform. Either talent means something or it doesn't. It can be quite confusing.
 
WTSooner said:
Harmon as a freshman:

31 games, 36% from the field, 34% from 3, 70% from the line
1.8 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists, 1.3 turnovers, 7.4 ppg

Thompson averaged 17 minutes per game. Harmon averaged 28.4.

Outside of 3 point shooting, I'd say those stats are/were pretty similar. Pretty sure we're all glad we had Harmon as a sophomore, right? Thompson had two injuries that required surgery during the season (I believe). I think he missed time due to COVID (less sure on this). But yeah, let's write off a top 20-ish type kid in the country after one injury impacted season.

We'll all wish Thompson was a Sooner a year or two for now. I'll take bets on that. It is what it is. I was never under any illusions that we were his first choice, so it's easy for me to move on. But to down play his abilities/talents is just silly. There were people on this board predicting we'd rather easily have a Sweet 16 or better type team if we landed him. But now b/c he didn't shoot it well as a freshman, we're going to bash the kid. He isn't not coming to OU because of payments or money.
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This is a good post. I was very underwhelmed with Harmon his freshman year but pleasantly surprised by his sophomore campaign
 
StinkyPete43 said:
If he chooses OSU, it’s an interesting choice.
They return PG. Likele
SG. Anderson III
SG. Walker/ Bryce Williams
F. Moncrieff
C. Boone
Thompson best chance at major playing time is beating out Rondel Walker, who had a much better freshmen season.
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Good points, Pete! But assuming the reports are accurate, I think Boynton may have sold Bryce on the idea that he will be the next Cade Cunningham. I predicted that would be the sales pitch he would use, because that is exactly what I would have done.

As you correctly pointed out, Walker and Likele, both good players in their own right, might have something to say about executing the takeover plan, if indeed that’s what Boynton has in mind. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
 
SoonerBounce13 said:
This is a good post. I was very underwhelmed with Harmon his freshman year but pleasantly surprised by his sophomore campaign
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Me too. I was very vocal when we signed Harmon in suggesting he'd need a couple of years to grow into a scoring role. I was dead on his freshman year, but he made a bigger leap this past year than I was expecting. He's the kind of kid that it'd be fun to watch him stick somewhere for 4 years and grow. In that regards, it would remind me a lot of Pritchard out of Oregon. Just continued to get better and was a pretty darn good player as a senior.
 
WTSooner said:
Harmon as a freshman:

31 games, 36% from the field, 34% from 3, 70% from the line
1.8 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists, 1.3 turnovers, 7.4 ppg

Thompson averaged 17 minutes per game. Harmon averaged 28.4.

Outside of 3 point shooting, I'd say those stats are/were pretty similar. Pretty sure we're all glad we had Harmon as a sophomore, right? Thompson had two injuries that required surgery during the season (I believe). I think he missed time due to COVID (less sure on this). But yeah, let's write off a top 20-ish type kid in the country after one injury impacted season.

We'll all wish Thompson was a Sooner a year or two for now. I'll take bets on that. It is what it is. I was never under any illusions that we were his first choice, so it's easy for me to move on. But to down play his abilities/talents is just silly. There were people on this board predicting we'd rather easily have a Sweet 16 or better type team if we landed him. But now b/c he didn't shoot it well as a freshman, we're going to bash the kid. He isn't not coming to OU because of payments or money.
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and did anyone think Harmon was going to come back and be the leading scorer as a soph and then jump to the NBA??
 
BCSooners said:
I think this is disappointing. I would've bet that BT would've been OU's leading scorer by his Junior year. Still going to be a solid team, but he would've given a big boost in scoring ability.
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his junior year OU would still have tanner groves ..
 
Brandon Mahan
6’5” 200
Guard
UCF
2 Years of Eligibility Remaining

�� 12.3 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 APG

�� 2020-21 All-AAC

�� 53 Career Starts, 671 Career Points.
 
BoulderSooner said:
OU has been listing players as if it was a normal year (ie they will list harkless as a senior next season even though he is able to return)
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Ok, doesn't change that by eligibility, Bryce Thompson's Jr year will be the year after Groves Leaves.
 
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