Bryce Thompson Transferring

[CoachTalk]

He was at the day 1 practice and has been to the facility since.

Kur has been at facility as well.

 

[pnkranger]

I've rethought this post because I respect the jinx.

 

[pnkranger]

Kur has been at facility as well.

I would assume Moser works really hard to find a place for Garang at a lower tier school.

 

[mict085]

Is there a timeline on when Bryce Thompson is making his decision? Not that there’s any hurry, other than my personal impatience!

 

[CoachTalk]

Is there a timeline on when Bryce Thompson is making his decision? Not that there’s any hurry, other than my personal impatience!

Should be by early May but could be sooner...

 

[BanjoCharley]

Did you mean to say “...he could be a Sooner?”

 

[AltSooner33]

Coach or anyone that might be in the know some, have you heard anymore here? I know you said that had a great zoom. Have you heard anything else or any feeling what direction he is leaning at this point?

 

[CoachTalk]

Coach or anyone that might be in the know some, have you heard anymore here? I know you said that had a great zoom. Have you heard anything else or any feeling what direction he is leaning at this point?

Gonna call my guy tomorrow. Hate bugging but I need to know!!

Zooms are done I think. Met with several more outside the state but instate is most likely.

Just decision time now. Obviously conversations ongoing.

 

[trevahoma]

The Thompsons will privately talk it over for the next week or so and make a decision per Bob P at SoonerScoop. No more communication with coaches until a decision is made it appears.

 

[AltSooner33]

Thanks coach! I might be off, but if he’s staying in state, I have to think it’s a bedlam battle. I get the reasons why he would go to Tulsa, but man that’s just tough for me to see a player of that caliber going that route. My gut feeling has always been the pokes for some reason. I hope I’m wrong on that!

 

[WichitaSooner]

Thanks coach! I might be off, but if he’s staying in state, I have to think it’s a bedlam battle. I get the reasons why he would go to Tulsa, but man that’s just tough for me to see a player of that caliber going that route. My gut feeling has always been the pokes for some reason. I hope I’m wrong on that!

I’ve had the same thought. Don’t understand why he would want to transfer to a much weaker program in a conference that is solid but can’t hold a candle to the Big 12. If he chooses OSU, it would suck, but if he chooses Tulsa, it would be a real head scratcher.

 

[Soonerguy06]

Is OSU a weaker program than us? Is that how i'm interpreting that comment? They haven't done that much worse than we have, record-wise, and swept us last year, which hurt big time! Do they haven anyone promising coming in that they are excited about? I don't like their coach - he seems pretty mouthy, so that sweep hurt that much more for me. Fingers crossed we get Thompson, but if he goes orange I'll almost immediately root against him!

 

[OUReality]

Is OSU a weaker program than us? Is that how i'm interpreting that comment? They haven't done that much worse than we have, record-wise, and swept us last year, which hurt big time! Do they haven anyone promising coming in that they are excited about? I don't like their coach - he seems pretty mouthy, so that sweep hurt that much more for me. Fingers crossed we get Thompson, but if he goes orange I'll almost immediately root against him!

I believe WS was referring to Tulsa as the weaker program

 

[WichitaSooner]

I believe WS was referring to Tulsa as the weaker program

Definitely was referring to Tulsa. We are also a better program than OSU, but the point of my post was that Tulsa would make no sense.

 

[WTSooner]

Is OSU a weaker program than us? Is that how i'm interpreting that comment? They haven't done that much worse than we have, record-wise, and swept us last year, which hurt big time! Do they haven anyone promising coming in that they are excited about? I don't like their coach - he seems pretty mouthy, so that sweep hurt that much more for me. Fingers crossed we get Thompson, but if he goes orange I'll almost immediately root against him!

Doesn't matter. You don't transfer from KU b/c you are looking to play for the "better program". Bryce is looking out for himself. He is going to the school that gives him the best chance to "show out" for the NBA. Period. Maybe that's OU. Maybe it's OSU. Maybe it's TU. Kid can be the top gun at TU easily.

Not sure why some of our fans don't get that going to the school with the best team isn't usually number 1 on a kids list. I see it in football all the time. It's crazy. Kids have different priorities, even moreso in hoops than football it seems at times.

 

[thebigabd]

Doesn't matter. You don't transfer from KU b/c you are looking to play for the "better program". Bryce is looking out for himself. He is going to the school that gives him the best chance to "show out" for the NBA. Period. Maybe that's OU. Maybe it's OSU. Maybe it's TU. Kid can be the top gun at TU easily.

Not sure why some of our fans don't get that going to the school with the best team isn't usually number 1 on a kids list. I see it in football all the time. It's crazy. Kids have different priorities, even moreso in hoops than football it seems at times.

NFL and NBA rosters are littered with guys who played at small schools, mid-majors, etc. If he has the talent he will get to the NBA from OU, OSU, TU, Davidson, Hawaii, whatever....

OU will be loaded if he goes to OU though.

 

[WichitaSooner]

NFL and NBA rosters are littered with guys who played at small schools, mid-majors, etc. If he has the talent he will get to the NBA from OU, OSU, TU, Davidson, Hawaii, whatever....

OU will be loaded if he goes to OU though.

I’m not questioning whether he will be able to attract NBA attention. Of course he can do that anywhere; I’ve made that point a hundred times in other threads. The question is why you’d want to play with and against lesser competition if you view yourself as an elite player. There is a reason four and five star kids almost all choose to go to high majors out of high school. If he still views himself that way, why go somewhere where you have will only play a handful of games all season against elite competition, and where you likely won’t make the tournament?

 

[thebigabd]

I’m not questioning whether he will be able to attract NBA attention. Of course he can do that anywhere; I’ve made that point a hundred times in other threads. The question is why you’d want to play with and against lesser competition if you view yourself as an elite player. There is a reason four and five star kids almost all choose to go to high majors out of high school. If he still views himself that way, why go somewhere where you have will only play a handful of games all season against elite competition, and where you likely won’t make the tournament?

Yea, I don't know. My only guess is that he wants to be the man, or has a good relationship with the coach at a lower level school... like Quentin Grimes going from KU to Houston.

 

[Soonerinkc]

Yea, I don't know. My only guess is that he wants to be the man, or has a good relationship with the coach at a lower level school... like Quentin Grimes going from KU to Houston.

who was in the FF and who wasn't? :woot

(I get your point...I just had to pile on ku)

 

[WichitaSooner]

Yea, I don't know. My only guess is that he wants to be the man, or has a good relationship with the coach at a lower level school... like Quentin Grimes going from KU to Houston.

Yea, I see your point. Although the one difference is that Houston and Kelvin were/are a much higher level destination than Tulsa, but it still is possible that he just finds the situation there appealing for some reason.