MBB Portal Thread 2

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jmizzy4ou said:
Yeah, I'm here with you. I kept asking myself all year if Hill was really an elite defender, or was just a good defender on a team with not many other good defenders with size.

I love his hustle and don't-quit attitude, but I was never sold on him being a great defender. Hopefully, we can find someone who impacts the game more on offense. If he wants to come back, that's great but I certainly wouldn't be held hostage by NIL deals if that's true.
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He is, at a minimum, a versatile defender, able to guard most (some observers say all) of the five positions.
 
TINY said:
Good stuff as always, NAIA! I’m betting Mack is a Sooner next year. I think he would be a good addition. I’d take him over hill at the 4 rn.
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Looking at the youtube clip in the post, he's not a player we need. Maybe a backup 5 in this league? The 4 man in this league needs to be in the Jalen Hill/Kristian Doolittle mold in terms of size/athleticism.
 
NAIA All-Star said:
Some intriguing names in the portal (or have announced intentions) so far (it's early)...

Guards/Wings

Nick Timberlake (Towson)

6'4 shooter. Great stroke. 17.7 ppg, about 4 rpg. Decent defender. My opinion is somewhat due to recency bias (watched him this week) but I feel like he's the type of player that would help OU tremendously. His averages would likely go down in a (much) better conference but he's still a kid who'd take pressure off other players (like Uzan/Cooper) by forcing defenses to respect/guard him closer/not help as often. If they don't, and leave him open, he can hit open shots. Sadly, he'll be a target for some big-time programs and would be a hard target to land. 1 year to play.



Nate Calmese (Lamar)

6'2 combo guard type. 17.6 ppg as a true frosh. A bit erratic but with 3 years to play, plenty of time to learn/mature. From Arizona. A lot of potential. Another kid who could be recruited by some high majors.



Kevin "Boopie" Miller (Central Michigan)

6'0 point guard. Averaged 13 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.6 apg as a true frosh in '21-22. Was a MAC all-freshman selection. Only played in 4 games this season due to (a foot) injury. The assumption is that he'd get a injury RS granted and be eligible to play 3 more years. From Chicago.



Bigs

Josh Cohen (St. Francis PA)

6'10. Averaged 21.8 ppg and about 8 rpg. He reminds me of Nikola Jokic, somewhat. He's not imposing athletically but is cerebral/is effective. Not sure how he'd translate in a league like the B12. 2 years to play.



Fardaws Aimaq (Texas Tech)

Obviously a player we've all seen and a player Moser/staff recruited last offseason. I think he gained some bad weight due to his foot injury and needs to shed some of it. It really limited his mobility. I saw a Tech fan call him Fardaws Bigmaq. I laughed (because I'm a grown child). But it's easy to see that Tech's season improved with Aimaq in the lineup. If healthy from the start of the season, Tech is probably a tourney team...even with a head coach who wasn't 100% coaching/bought in (affair, etc...his firing wasn't due to the stuff that's been reported, not entirely anyway but it was used to show cause). About 11 ppg/8 rpg. Should have 1 year to play.



BJ Mack (Wofford)

6'8 245. Wofford is the school OU plucked Godwin from, Mack/Godwin are, reportedly, friends. 16.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg...his shooting numbers took a dip this year but Mack has the ability to pick/pop/stretch the floor. 1 year to play.



Chris Ledlum (Harvard)

6'6 225. Wing or Big...I'll call him a stretch big. OU is one of like 40 schools to reach out already. Due to the Ivy League rules about not being able to play 5 years, Ledlum has 1 year to play elsewhere. Ledlum was the Mass Gatorade POY and had numerous high major offers coming out of HS. 4 star/top 100. 18.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg this season. Needs to improve his shooting numbers from 3P.

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Calmese is good. Really good.
 
Posted about Boopie Miller earlier. Decided to search him out and if this Twitter account is to be trusted, OU has been engaged.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/happypistonfan/status/1633144609789431809?s=20[/TWEET]
 
Timberlake has heard from...

Auburn
Clemson
UConn
Xavier
Iowa st
LSU
Memphis
LMU
UMD
URI
Umass
Loyola Chicago
BC
West Virginia
Penn state
 
NAIA All-Star said:
Posted about Boopie Miller earlier. Decided to search him out and if this Twitter account is to be trusted, OU has been engaged.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/happypistonfan/status/1633144609789431809?s=20[/TWEET]
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I support bringing in a guy named Boopie.
 
NAIA All-Star said:
Posted about Boopie Miller earlier. Decided to search him out and if this Twitter account is to be trusted, OU has been engaged.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/happypistonfan/status/1633144609789431809?s=20[/TWEET]
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Small sample size this year obviously but stats were pretty good (except for the 9 TO game he had against marquette). Freshman stats were solid all around with much better assist to TO ratio. Reel suggest he is very comfortable going to left or right and also finishing with the left/right. 3 years eligibility is nice, as well. I would be ok with boopie for noland (I might prefer boopie honestly).

The Chicago connection has to help OU’s chances if we decide to go after him. I bet Moser already has a relationship with him since coach was recruiting Chicago his senior year. I would also assume that ou is going to be patient here and try to get some high major guys too.
 
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NAIA All-Star said:
Posted about Boopie Miller earlier. Decided to search him out and if this Twitter account is to be trusted, OU has been engaged.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/happypistonfan/status/1633144609789431809?s=20[/TWEET]
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Good FT shooter, very high assist rate.

I approve.
 
I've not been one to care too much what other programs are interested in/have offered a player, as long as our coach wants him, but since I don't yet trust Moser's player assessments, I can't help but notice that Miller's list of interested programs isn't exactly stellar.
 
[TWEET]https://twitter.com/adambarto20/status/1634240863613140993?s=20[/TWEET]


[TWEET]https://twitter.com/SeanPaulCBB/status/1634240231946977282?s=20[/TWEET]



Roberts is from the Chicago area. Benson is from Austin.

Both would probably struggle in the Big 12, though. I'd probably look into Roberts a little more and pass on Benson.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/OnThe_ClockBB/status/1623419349913460737?s=20[/TWEET]
 
skyvue said:
I've not been one to care too much what other programs are interested in/have offered a player, as long as our coach wants him, but since I don't yet trust Moser's player assessments, I can't help but notice that Miller's list of interested programs isn't exactly stellar.
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I'm not sold Boopie is a big fish, but if Moser finds a guy he likes, I wouldn't wait for better programs to finish their season and take notice. I'd rather our season not be over, but since it is, we might as well reap the small benefits.
 
Top 100 recruit in '22. Offers from Memphis, Louisville (duh), Kansas, Auburn, Maryland, Marquette, Syracuse, etc.

Only averaged 6 ppg as a frosh but has a lot of potential. I would at least try.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1634254755127017473?s=20[/TWEET]
 
Another intriguing guard/wing.

Jace Carter (Illinois-Chicago)

Getting some attention from high majors already.

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/TravisBranham_/status/1634268761619329024?s=20[/TWEET]
 
[TWEET]https://twitter.com/jakeweingarten/status/1634268954507071490?s=20[/TWEET]


Still no Oklahoma. I'm sad. There will be a lot of others hitting the portal in the next week+ but Timberlake is a baller man and worthy of contact/being recruited.
 
NAIA All-Star said:
[TWEET]https://twitter.com/jakeweingarten/status/1634268954507071490?s=20[/TWEET]


Still no Oklahoma. I'm sad. There will be a lot of others hitting the portal in the next week+ but Timberlake is a baller man and worthy of contact/being recruited.
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It feels like Moser is prioritizing athleticism even more after a couple years in the best conference in the country.
 
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