Just a thought.

[Fergilicious]

I was thinking about this today, and I'm sure it has been mentioned, but what if Blake never comes to OU. Does Capel ever make the tourney? Does he get that extension? Is he still in Norman next year?

 

[thebigabd]

I think:

PG: Austin Johnson (senior)
SG: Willie Warren (freshman)
SF: Tony Crocker (Junior)
PF: Juan Pattillo (Junior)
PF: Taylor Griffin (senior)

Make the NCAA Tournament... they dont win 30 games, but probably get in as an 9/10 seed. Probably would have finished 6th or so in the Big 12.

As for the contract extension, I dont know...

 

[zee man]

Nope. His 2 years without Blake= No tournament, barely above 500 and way below 500. Also with recruits as Orlando Allen, Ray Willis and the host of players he has thrown off the team for behavior on and off the court. I AM NOT SOLD.

 

[One More Rebound]

What if Roy Williams hadn't recruited Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough? Does he even win the NCAA title last year? Look what The Tar Heels did this year without those two players.

 

[Fergilicious]

What if Roy Williams hadn't recruited Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough? Does he even win the NCAA title last year? Look what The Tar Heels did this year without those two players.

You are going to compare Roy Williams to Jeff Capel? Really? Also, if Roy didn't recruit those guys he still would have had Wayne Ellington and Ed Davis who were pretty good players. He also may have recruited a few guys you've heard of; Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz, Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich. Also Capel has had 1 pretty bad year out of 4 at OU. Roy has at bit better ratio at UNC. He's still young and has a lot of room to grow as a coach but this past season is a definite cause for concern.

 

[Romulus]

You are going to compare Roy Williams to Jeff Capel? Really? Also, if Roy didn't recruit those guys he still would have had Wayne Ellington and Ed Davis who were pretty good players. He also may have recruited a few guys you've heard of; Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz, Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich. Also Capel has had 1 pretty bad year out of 4 at OU. Roy has at bit better ratio at UNC. He's still young and has a lot of room to grow as a coach but this past season is a definite cause for concern.

2 out Capel's 4 years have been in the gutter, can't blame him all that much on his first year

 

[MNsooner]

I think:

PG: Austin Johnson (senior)
SG: Willie Warren (freshman)
SF: Tony Crocker (Junior)
PF: Juan Pattillo (Junior)
PF: Taylor Griffin (senior)

Make the NCAA Tournament... they dont win 30 games, but probably get in as an 9/10 seed. Probably would have finished 6th or so in the Big 12.

As for the contract extension, I dont know...

That is a good team. That is a tournament team for sure. I am assuming we get to replace Blake with an average player at the center position. If that is true than that team might not even be on the bubble.

This thread seems kind of silly to me. Would any coach who had a NPOY be as successful if they hadn't? I am not sure what you are getting at other than pointing out the obvious that BG helped OU's basketball program.

 

[cfin5256]

That is a good team. That is a tournament team for sure. I am assuming we get to replace Blake with an average player at the center position. If that is true than that team might not even be on the bubble.

This thread seems kind of silly to me. Would any coach who had a NPOY be as successful if they hadn't? I am not sure what you are getting at other than pointing out the obvious that BG helped OU's basketball program.

Wait, are you trying to say that OTHER teams would be worse without a player like BG?

 

[brumFTW]

That is a good team. That is a tournament team for sure. I am assuming we get to replace Blake with an average player at the center position. If that is true than that team might not even be on the bubble.

This thread seems kind of silly to me. Would any coach who had a NPOY be as successful if they hadn't? I am not sure what you are getting at other than pointing out the obvious that BG helped OU's basketball program.

Exactly! Also, good coaches recruit good players. Everyone who seems so hell-bent on proving that Capel is a bad coach would do well to remember that BG came here because of Capel.

 

[IndySooner]

You are going to compare Roy Williams to Jeff Capel? Really? Also, if Roy didn't recruit those guys he still would have had Wayne Ellington and Ed Davis who were pretty good players. He also may have recruited a few guys you've heard of; Paul Pierce, Raef LaFrentz, Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich. Also Capel has had 1 pretty bad year out of 4 at OU. Roy has at bit better ratio at UNC. He's still young and has a lot of room to grow as a coach but this past season is a definite cause for concern.

You're going to compare UNC & KU to OU? That's like comparing UNC & KU to OU in football.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Playing the 'what if' game is an exercise in futility.

 

[Romulus]

message board posting is an exercise in futility.

fify

 

[ouatty]

Capel would have been on the just fired list and we would be looking for a coach if Blake had never played at OU. I believe Blake got Capel a contract extension and a raise. If he had never played for OU I doubt we would have ever made the playoffs.

 

[Edmond_Sooner]

Yes

 

[Romulus]

Yes because of cost
no if based on results

 

[coolm]

this thread is about as useful as a poopie flavored lollipop

 

[runner1182]

i love the "what if" game, what if hansbrough dunks on blake from the 3 point line like he tried and epic failed, would blake still gone #1 in the draft? lol

 

[AdaSooner]

I think:

PG: Austin Johnson (senior)
SG: Willie Warren (freshman)
SF: Tony Crocker (Junior)
PF: Juan Pattillo (Junior)
PF: Taylor Griffin (senior)

Make the NCAA Tournament... they dont win 30 games, but probably get in as an 9/10 seed. Probably would have finished 6th or so in the Big 12.

^
This.

The team played pretty well when Blake was hurt last year. No way they win 30 plus games. But they were definitely a tournament team.