Grooms question

[Krugerfan52]

for those in the know. Sorry if this has already been answered.

Why did Sam Grooms go to juco?

He says he's like Ty Lawson with the ball and takes care of business in the classroom. I know thats just a kid talking, but if both were true I'm sure he would have gone to a bigger school out of HS.

 

[CoachTalk]

JUCO doesnt mean you dont take care of your business in the classroom. Maybe he was lightly recruited out of HS, wanted to sharpen his skills and get a major d1 offer.

 

[CMSOONER]

He was only a 2 star recruit coming out of high school. Maybe he just needed some time to develope.

 

[Big Old Booger]

JUCO doesnt mean you dont take care of your business in the classroom. Maybe he was lightly recruited out of HS, wanted to sharpen his skills and get a major d1 offer.

Seems like if he were a good student (in high school), then he would have gone to a prep school instead of JUCO, but maybe my understanding of the 2 is wrong.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Looking around the net, I saw where Grooms was listed at 5'10" as a high school senior. He is now listed at 6'1".

It could be that he has grown physically and gained maturity.

Anyway, we shall see. Grooms seemed to be the available PG that Coach K wanted.

:OUbball-logo:

 

[AdaSooner]

Seems like if he were a good student (in high school), then he would have gone to a prep school instead of JUCO, but maybe my understanding of the 2 is wrong.

Prep schools usually have their pick of high school recruits, so it's not likely a two star recruit like Grooms would have had that option coming out of high school.

Judging by the wave of interest the past few weeks from schools like UNC, Louisville and others, Sam appears to be one of those kids who developed late, and OU is the recipient for a change. Players like him usually end up at a low or mid major program, where we get to see them in a post season tourney down the road and wonder how in the heck did high major schools miss out on a kid like that?

 

[CoachTalk]

Seems like if he were a good student (in high school), then he would have gone to a prep school instead of JUCO, but maybe my understanding of the 2 is wrong.

A lot kids dont have the opportunity to go to prep school. Costs, close to home, etc...

I was just throwing that out there.

 

[AdaSooner]

A lot kids dont have the opportunity to go to prep school. Costs, close to home, etc...

I was just throwing that out there.

Beat you by one minute. It's good that we've got that "great minds" thing working, though.

 

[Big Old Booger]

A lot kids dont have the opportunity to go to prep school. Costs, close to home, etc...

I was just throwing that out there.

I understand...as was I (throwing it out there that maybe he wasn't a great student since he didn't attend prep school).

As Ada and you pointed out, not many have the opportunity to attend prep schools, so maybe he was a good student but didn't want to play at the level his talent deemed out of high school.

Seems like most of the better players these days go to prep school as opposed to JUCO, but as we've seen JUCO still has some good finds. The problem is finding them.

 

[boutaroust]

Grooms, in one of his post-committ statements, made the effort to thank a couple of people, that I assumed were instructors at Chipola JC, for showing him the importance and how-to of being a good student, which meant to me that perhaps he was lacking in those skills coming out of HS, but has them now.

Kinda unusual for a kid like that to give kudos to those who helped him with his academic pursuits, as opposed to his athletic progress.

No special insight, but sounds good for his maturity and character.

 

[coolm]

I actually like Florida's JUCO system better. It's more like Tech school is around here. To me this meets a community need better.

 

[AdaSooner]

Grooms, in one of his post-committ statements, made the effort to thank a couple of people, that I assumed were instructors at Chipola JC, for showing him the importance and how-to of being a good student, which meant to me that perhaps he was lacking in those skills coming out of HS, but has them now.

Kinda unusual for a kid like that to give kudos to those who helped him with his academic pursuits, as opposed to his athletic progress.

No special insight, but sounds good for his maturity and character.

Good post. I noticed that, too.

Grooms appears to be a good kid who is grateful for the opportunities he's had. That speaks well of the kind of young man Coach Kruger is bringing in to run our offense next season. I'm anxious to see him play.