I honestly think we will be better next yr

[AdaSooner]

Could it be any worse?

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That is one good reason to believe we could be better. There is also something to be said for players who understand that basketball is a team sport.

If we can add at least two more players (a point guard and a post) to the kids we have coming in next season, we definitely have a chance to be better. If Tiny comes back with the right attitude, those odds go up appreciably. The question is, will they come in next season with a determined effort to bust their tails on defense and play as one unit, not for themselves? If they do, and we can develop the team chemistry and leadership missing from last year's team, there is no reason why we can't be better.

I realize there are lots of IFs in my response. But I don't believe an improvement over last season is that big of a hill to climb, providing a few of those question marks fall our way for a change.

 

[NickZepp]

I think next year comes down to how good we'll be on defense. If we keep playing defense like we did this year we won't be near as good as we were last year because we won't be able to score.

 

[seniorsooner]

Very true.

 

[soonerbms]

forget the sweet 16, do you think OU will win 16 games next year?

If we win 16 games next year, Jeff Capel should be the national coach of the year.

 

[luckyc1423]

If tiny comes back I not only believe we will be better but I think we can make the tourny

1) tj Taylor vs.tmg --- much better dEfensively, much better rebounder, can play above rim.... We will loose offense

2) davis vs. Davis -- this year he will be playing with confidence all year long

3) Clark vs. Crocker -- I believe this is an even matchup no loss or gain

4) gallon vs. Gallon -- should be in better shape and be a much better offensive player

5) fitzgerald vs Fitzgerald -- better shape, more athletic, better lateral quickness

6) pledge vs. Pledge -- same thing as Fitzgerald

7) Neal vs willis -- Neal should be a better rebounder and defensive player

 

[BanjoCharley]

8) unknown vs. WW --- unknown is not the player WW was hurt or healthy

 

[bgrch1350]

How can any of you possibly know how good we are going to be next year when we don't even have our full roster yet.

So many teams this past year you could have said were going to have a bad season and they didn't and so many you thought were going to have a really good year didn't.

It sucks losing Warren, but who cares about losing TMG, Crocker, Wright, Willis, and Allen. TMG was cancer, Willis and Allen wouldn't have contributed much more than Beau Gerber. Wright and Crocker were hard workers but just like Marcus Dove was for OSU, they are very replacable.

All you guys are doing is throwing out your own hypothetical beliefs/predictions/B.S. and throwing out your worse case scenarios.

"Were not going to be good were not going to be good...blah blah blah"...How do you know? We don't have everyone on our team yet and the big 12 isn't going to be that great this year. ISU down, OSU down, Col down, Tex down, KST slightly down, Baylor down, KU slightly down, Neb down, Mizzou up, Tech up, aTm down.

 

[luckyc1423]

8) unknown vs. WW --- unknown is not the player WW was hurt or healthy

WW missed alot of games last year that is why I left him out....of course we will not be able to replace his offensive fire power, but whomever we replace him with should be better on defense

 

[FaithfulSooner]

romulus I also recall you saying on another board that our coach wouldn't be with us past tax day. Bud I think you should stop with the predictions that you want to happen because you aren't doing too good. BOOMER SOONER BABY!!!

 

[sybarite]

We will be better if for no other reason that we will be putting a legitimate foundation forward rather than what we had.

 

[buttermaker1]

If tiny comes back I not only believe we will be better but I think we can make the tourny

1) tj Taylor vs.tmg --- much better dEfensively, much better rebounder, can play above rim.... We will loose offense

2) davis vs. Davis -- this year he will be playing with confidence all year long

3) Clark vs. Crocker -- I believe this is an even matchup no loss or gain

4) gallon vs. Gallon -- should be in better shape and be a much better offensive player

5) fitzgerald vs Fitzgerald -- better shape, more athletic, better lateral quickness

6) pledge vs. Pledge -- same thing as Fitzgerald

7) Neal vs willis -- Neal should be a better rebounder and defensive player

1. TMG was super most of the season I don't see this happening, he didn't play like a freshman. Might have been the best true freshman PG behind Wall. He played 35-40 minutes a game. The kid was great most of big 12 play.
3.Dude are you kidding me, 3 year starter, a seasoned sr vs a true freshman? You call this even?
4. If Gallon is on the roster yes he will be better.
7. Again you are counting on a true freshman to come in and be better than a guy that had a year in the program. Willis didn't show much I agree but he never was really given a chance.

Tiny wearing a OU uniform is a big key, still need to add 3 more impact types to be better. I just don't see it we haven't had inpact type juco juice want to play for us.

We lose WW, TMG and Crock and you think we are going to be better?

 

[NickZepp]

1. TMG was super most of the season I don't see this happening, he didn't play like a freshman. Might have been the best true freshman PG behind Wall. He played 35-40 minutes a game. The kid was great most of big 12 play.
3.Dude are you kidding me, 3 year starter, a seasoned sr vs a true freshman? You call this even?
4. If Gallon is on the roster yes he will be better.
7. Again you are counting on a true freshman to come in and be better than a guy that had a year in the program. Willis didn't show much I agree but he never was really given a chance.

Tiny wearing a OU uniform is a big key, still need to add 3 more impact types to be better. I just don't see it we haven't had inpact type juco juice want to play for us.

We lose WW, TMG and Crock and you think we are going to be better?

If we play good team defense we'll be better. If we don't we will be a lot worse.

 

[Max Power]

1. TMG was super most of the season I don't see this happening, he didn't play like a freshman. Might have been the best true freshman PG behind Wall. He played 35-40 minutes a game. The kid was great most of big 12 play.
3.Dude are you kidding me, 3 year starter, a seasoned sr vs a true freshman? You call this even?
4. If Gallon is on the roster yes he will be better.
7. Again you are counting on a true freshman to come in and be better than a guy that had a year in the program. Willis didn't show much I agree but he never was really given a chance.

Tiny wearing a OU uniform is a big key, still need to add 3 more impact types to be better. I just don't see it we haven't had inpact type juco juice want to play for us.

We lose WW, TMG and Crock and you think we are going to be better?

It was already stated we lose on the offensive end, however TMG was a total liability on the defensive end, and my 11 year old niece is as tall as him at 5'7"