I love the freshman guards that Oklahoma is putting on the floor. they all show a high level of intensity especially on defense. Hield will be quite the player here during his time. To me he already looks like the best player on the team on both sides of the ball, at least tonight. He also displayed a lot of vocal leadership out on the floor. I'm excited about the players that Kruger has brought in, we are definitely going in the right direction.
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I think Hield will be a fan favorite very soon. Plays with a ton of energy and personality out there.
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Very impressive. All 3 looked really good. Just too careless too often.
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Freshmen are doing this to coaches all over the country!
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Great bump. I remember one of those early non-conference games from Buddy's freshman season...I think he scored 15 pts in a row by himself or something like that. I remember thinking to myself, this guy could be really good.
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No doubt about it, Buddy, Isaiah, Ryan and Jordan set the stage and the example for others to follow.
I think you will see that continue in the years ahead, as some of our younger players appear to be cut out of the same mold. That's a product of the time and effort our coaches put in to evaluate recruits that not only fit OU's needs as players, but to make sure they fit what is expected of them on a personal level.
I think you will see that continue in the years ahead, as some of our younger players appear to be cut out of the same mold. That's a product of the time and effort our coaches put in to evaluate recruits that not only fit OU's needs as players, but to make sure they fit what is expected of them on a personal level.
It was easy for me to envision Buddy becoming an All-Big 12 kind of player early on. But who could've imagined this?
On the other hand, Cousins, I thought he had nothing as a freshman. Career back-up. But Kruger put him in the starting line-up over Hornbeak and I was quickly proven wrong his sophomore year. Seton Hall game, he lit it up. His homecoming!
On the other hand, Cousins, I thought he had nothing as a freshman. Career back-up. But Kruger put him in the starting line-up over Hornbeak and I was quickly proven wrong his sophomore year. Seton Hall game, he lit it up. His homecoming!
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You weren't alone. A number of posters on this board thought Buddy would make a mistake if he did not come out last year. I wasn't one of them, but I have to admit that I didn't expect him to go from a mid to late second round pick to being in the conversation as a lottery pick.
The Cousins at the point guard experiment his freshman season was pretty much a failure. He was turnover prone and he made too many questionable decisions. Remembering that, some questioned Kruger's wisdom to put him in charge of running our offense this season.
We already knew Buddy and Isaiah's work ethic was off the charts. Thus, we should have known they would do everything they could to improve and to prove everyone wrong. We should also have known better than to doubt Coach Kruger. He knows more than any of us will ever know about coaching.
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I love what the freshman are bringing to the table this year. I'd like to see a little more James and a little less Walker in games when Walker isn't providing much like the LSU game. We've got to find a way to get some bench production before March or the starters are going to be running on empty.
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I told my brother the first time I saw Buddy Hield (intrasquad scrimmage at the Field House) that he would be a star. POY? No, but a star. He had it, whatever IT is.
I had reservations about Cousins. But the first practice I attended his sophomore year eradicated those concerns. The work he'd done on his body was incredible. And his perimeter defense, before our staff backed off due to the new rule "changes", had Woodard absolutely bamboozled.
It's a shame Hornbeak wasn't wired like Isaiah and Buddy. He could've been a part of something special. His loss, not ours.
I had reservations about Cousins. But the first practice I attended his sophomore year eradicated those concerns. The work he'd done on his body was incredible. And his perimeter defense, before our staff backed off due to the new rule "changes", had Woodard absolutely bamboozled.
It's a shame Hornbeak wasn't wired like Isaiah and Buddy. He could've been a part of something special. His loss, not ours.
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