MBB TPT2 TRANSFER PORTAL THREAD 2

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We our first transfer… German kid leaving.
 
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Soonerinkc said:
We our first transfer… German kid leaving.
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Watch the spin-game that now occurs. Wasn't anybody on this board that wasn't overly excited for him last year. And you can include me in that group as well.
 
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As far as bigs go...

1) we're just getting started...barely on the road
2) have to see who all is leaving/staying....players AND coaches
3) more contact has probably happened but Moser prefers to try and move silently when it comes to the portal. Without talking to OU sources in the program, you're left guessing or getting minimal info (from national guys, etc)
 
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WTSooner said:
Watch the spin-game that now occurs. Wasn't anybody on this board that wasn't overly excited for him last year. And you can include me in that group as well.
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For the record, i was NOT excited about him at all. I said something to the effect of "i am refusing to get excited about any foreign players until we ever have one thats even decent.." check my posts

But this solidifies that his was a huge recruiting blunder that likely wasted extra resources (idk maybe foreign kids have less competition and its just a matter of convincing them to come over).
 
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I thought Shroeder had a great upside. He came in injured and never got a chance to learn the system. He was excellent in Europe. I don't have much hope that Porter will be able to bring in hardly anyone our of the portal.
 
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Of course we were excited about Benny...he was being essentially hyped by NBA draft experts on ESPN and his commitment was covered as somewhat of a big deal. It's too bad he couldn't sniff the floor...whether that was due to injury, increased competition, or something else. I guess we'll find out more when we learn his next destination and then how he plays there. Wish it could have worked out like we hoped.
 
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Speedy17 said:
I thought Shroeder had a great upside. He came in injured and never got a chance to learn the system. He was excellent in Europe. I don't have much hope that Porter will be able to bring in hardly anyone our of the portal.
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Lol. You don’t think he’ll bring in anyone?
 
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Speedy17 said:
I thought Shroeder had a great upside. He came in injured and never got a chance to learn the system. He was excellent in Europe. I don't have much hope that Porter will be able to bring in hardly anyone our of the portal.
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I loved Benny's tools/potential. I would actually sit there and watch German games (live) when they'd air. Good athlete, shooter, etc. Really looked like a kid who could develop into a starter.

Sad but such is life.
 
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sooner333 said:
Of course we were excited about Benny...he was being essentially hyped by NBA draft experts on ESPN and his commitment was covered as somewhat of a big deal. It's too bad he couldn't sniff the floor...whether that was due to injury, increased competition, or something else. I guess we'll find out more when we learn his next destination and then how he plays there. Wish it could have worked out like we hoped.
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Same song was sang about Matt Freeman "if he was in the states, hed be a five star" - Fran Franschidiot :)
 
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hoopsaustin said:
Same song was sang about Matt Freeman "if he was in the states, hed be a five star" - Fran Franschidiot :)
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To be fair college basketball is full of guys from overseas that are having success. OU's misses, to date, have been pretty minor (meaning a small number of them).
 
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I remember posters, A few years ago, say Uwakor was going to be a stud. We he isn't. So I guess we're all entitled to bad take about a player's potential. This may be mine:

Losing Shroeder is bad. Reason 1: Moser went to freaking Europe to get him. And now it's just an absolute waste. And that's not the kid's fault. At least get SOME return on the investment. Play the kid enough to see what he really can do. Maybe he was like Oweh and just needed consistency.
Reason 2: Moser is supposedly "building" using freshman. Well, one just left. Now Moser has to go to the portal to replace him. And Moser's track record with the portal is bad. I actually think he's pretty good at evaluating high school talent. Portal, not so much. I trust that he saw something in Shroeder's game when he recruited him. Why shouldn't you do everything you can to keep him around? And that is most likely playing time.

Reason 3, and the reason that ties it all together: 6'7 guard that plays above the rim... with three years of eligibility left. My goodness. Even if he's not polished, you can't coach that. How badly did OU need length at the guard position this year? Not everyone will agree with me, but I think he should have got more minutes as Oweh got more. I think he would have greatly improved and would be an important part of the team next year. Imagine having Shroder, Uzan, and Oweh, PLUS the incoming freshmen on the same team next year. That would be the athleticism we fans have so desperately wanted for years. Again, he didn't have to be super polished yet. Oweh and Uzan aren't.

I may be wrong on Shroeder. He may end up being a bust. But I honestly would rather have him be OU's bust then watch him tear it up at another school in the next few years.

I think what makes this more painful for a fan like me, is Moser played Noland and Jacob Groves for so long even when it was so obvious they weren't going to cut it this year. I have zero faith that Moser has any clue what he is doing with the roster.

Now, if someone has insider info that can refute anything I said I am more than willing to be completely wrong.
 
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I don’t really get how most agree that next year is a HUGE year for Moser and we are in need of a BIG talent increase, then guys transfer out that probably weren’t going to make that big of a leap next year, and people get upset about it.

I get not wanting a bunch of roster turnover normally. But this isn’t normally. This is a coach literally coaching for his job, knowing he has to upgrade the talent big time. This isn’t an offseason where you want to just “retain talent” because it’s good for the program.

He has to completely revamp the roster with talent, or he won’t be here in a year, and these players that a lot of people are bummed about transferring out now, will be transferring in a year.

Literally the only players that need to stay in my opinion is Uzan, Oweh, and Godwin (Hill is leaving by all accounts, so I’m not including him in this). If literally ANYONE else on the roster decides to leave, I don’t think the program will be hurt NEXT YEAR, and that’s all Moser should be caring about right now.
 
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Longcat tweet and I apologize lol.

Are we sure anyone's working at OU right now? Maybe they're on vacation.

(not being completely serious FWIW but Timberlake and Austin are two kids I would at least contact)

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/ThePortalReport/status/1635354120805818370[/TWEET]
 
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I think I mentioned this kid on Scoop before I left. Not due to any contact by OU...but simply because he's a kid that I thought would portal.

He's good. Shot 44% from 3P.

Mike Mitchell Jr

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/TravisBranham_/status/1635354499140427776?s=20[/TWEET]

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/i/status/1592718263758499842[/TWEET]
 
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WTSooner said:
To be fair college basketball is full of guys from overseas that are having success. OU's misses, to date, have been pretty minor (meaning a small number of them).
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Not as to foreigners. Were batting like 0.000. Polla, ahmed, freeman, schroeder..
 
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