Look - let's just get this out of the way now

[sooner333]

Probably not wrong, but the chances of getting a group of guys who don't care about playing for the name on the jersey to win basketball games is.....very slim.

I agree with that. I mean, I want to have good kids in the sense that they stay out of trouble. I also want to get them without having to hand their handler $1,000 in cash. I just want them to play well regardless of their personal motivations.

I don't know if John Wall is playing "for Kentucky" or not (and he certainly will not be next season). It's easier to say he is when they are winning and nobody is squabbling. It's easy to say he's not when he's mad and says that he doesn't listen to the coach. But, they are winning and everybody is happy. So what difference does it make when we don't even know the answer to the question?

 

[MercedeSooner]

Probably not wrong, but the chances of getting a group of guys who don't care about playing for the name on the jersey to win basketball games is.....very slim.

The problem isnt that the guys are playing for themselves nor for future draft positions. OU isnt the only team getting AA players, far from it. The onus is on a coach knowing that when you recruit this type of player you get the baggage that comes with it. Its the coach's job to make these players understand that you help yourself by winning, and winning requires team ball and playing defense. Obviously this message wasnt conveyed hard enough to our guys this year for whatever reason but you cant tell me that this group was harder to handle then say the situation Cal had at UK with the 9 AA recruits he brought in this past year.

If as a coach you're not ready for this then dont recruit these types of players.

 

[Soonermarty]

I say be bring back the "HEART HUSTLE & HARDWOOD" slogan it worked in the past

 

[colston15]

Having TMG OR WW back would be the best thing for everyone involved. Warren and Mason-Griffin cannot and will not coexsist.

I'd actually be excited about next year if one of the above mentioned return and we sign some solid JUCO's.

PG: Juco
SG: WW
SF: Cade
PF: Fitz
C: Juco

OR:

PG: TMG
SG: Pledger
SF: Cade
PF: Fitz
C: Juco

 

[Sooner Quick]

Is it wrong to say that I don't care if they play for the name on the front of the jersey or the back of the jersey, I just want to win basketball games? And I want to do it the right way in regards to recruiting.

Not totally because basically we are saying the same thing. We want guys who want to play hard and win, play as a team and win, and win games at Oklahoma. Whatever reason they chose to come here I could care less as long as they want to play for the team, play hard, give effort and leave all this drama for the daytime tv!

 

[Pizza the Hutt]

lol cade at sf...it's going to be a long year next year.

 

[quick release]

so what "impact jucos" can we even get? i know of aziz but thats far from a sure thing.

 

[sooner_15]

I want to get rid of these thugs/gangster dudes. Where are the Hollis Price's and Blake Griffin's of the world? All these tats and horrible, horrible English they speak is awful.

 

[Edmond_Sooner]

I want to get rid of these thugs/gangster dudes. Where are the Hollis Price's and Blake Griffin's of the world? All these tats and horrible, horrible English they speak is awful.

 

[coolm]

I want to get rid of these thugs/gangster dudes. Where are the Hollis Price's and Blake Griffin's of the world? All these tats and horrible, horrible English they speak is awful.

are they not stepping and fetching quick enough for you mastah?

 

[Mr.B!!!]

are they not stepping and fetching quick enough for you mastah?

+1

 

[sooner_15]

I'm not sure what that means...