MBB TPT2 TRANSFER PORTAL THREAD 2

[BoulderSooner]

For what it’s worth Luke was a 38-39% 3pt shooter in high school. Saw him in practice a couple of times last year and was very impressive from the 3pt range. What that will transpire to this next year, who knows.

very much so I have heard good things .. but he is a giant ?

 

[steverocks35]

i largely agree with you ..

but i will also add that last year OU was 3rd in the big 12 in shooting 3's and would have been better off shooting less of them ..

Groves had a brutal shooting season from 3 and Hill was pretty bad as well ..


now for sure they were "respected" at the 3 line especially TG ..

Well TG was respected *sometimes* but he got tons of wide open looks, especially late in the year.

 

[WTSooner]

T. Groves still had his previous season at OU that got him some respect. Especially early in the season. He shot it really well from 3 during the 2021-2022 season.

 

[TEvans4Three]

Northweather may be our secret.

Moser was always talking about how much of a knockdown shooter he is. Just needed to get caught up to D-I speed. The ankle injury to start the season int he fluffer games didn't help.

Maybe that is why we are pickier with our last schollie (supposedly)

 

[WichitaSooner]

Northweather may be our secret.

Moser was always talking about how much of a knockdown shooter he is. Just needed to get caught up to D-I speed. The ankle injury to start the season int he fluffer games didn't help.

Maybe that is why we are pickier with our last schollie (supposedly)

38 percent in high school against doesn't scream knockdown, especially since lots of people have indicated he didn't play great competition. Moser also talked a lot in the preseason about Jalen's improved shooting, and as a charter member of the Jalen Hill fan club, I'll be the first to acknowledge that that clearly didn't carry over to games. Going all the way back to Spangler and Lattin, we have heard tales of bigs who will be capable of making threes in games. Point being, if we are counting on Norweather being a shooter, we are taking a big risk.

 

[skyvue]

49/30/70 is completely reasonable and pretty good for a starting 3 man ..

Is 30% pretty good from deep for a 3? Because Hill shot 29% as a 4 and has been roasted for it by some posters on this board. I would think expectations would be higher for a 3.

 

[AdaSooner]

38 percent in high school against doesn't scream knockdown, especially since lots of people have indicated he didn't play great competition. Moser also talked a lot in the preseason about Jalen's improved shooting, and as a charter member of the Jalen Hill fan club, I'll be the first to acknowledge that that clearly didn't carry over to games. Going all the way back to Spangler and Lattin, we have heard tales of bigs who will be capable of making threes in games. Point being, if we are counting on Norweather being a shooter, we are taking a big risk.

He averaged 38.8% from three his senior season to be exact! If it had been a percentage or two higher, he might be in the “decent shooter” category. Not saying he should be counted on to burn up the nets from deep, but I don’t see him as a bad shooter either.

For some strange reason, this Northweather profile gives me hope
that he might be a pleasant surprise, especially after completing a redshirt season to work on his body and improve his skill set:

Three-star prospect by 247Sports and the No. 6 rated player from Missouri … Attended Blair Oaks High School in Jefferson, City, Mo. … 2021-22 Gatorade Missouri Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Averaged 29.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.4 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest … Shot 71.6 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from three …Led Blair Oaks to a 29-2 record and the Missouri Class 4, District 9 Championship game … Concluded his high school career with a school record 2,018 points … Named Tri-Country Conference Player of the Year twice … Scored a Blair Oaks single-game high 51 points as a senior.

 

[TINY]

He averaged 38.8% from three his senior season to be exact! If it had been a percentage or two higher, he might be in the “decent shooter” category. Not saying he should be counted on to burn up the nets from deep, but I don’t see him as a bad shooter either.

For some strange reason, this Northweather profile gives me hope
that he might be a pleasant surprise, especially after completing a redshirt season to work on his body and improve his skill set:

Thanks for sharing, Ada. Missouri has 6 classes so he wasn’t in the highest class but at least class 4 isn’t a home school classification.

This is where our strength coaches need to earn their money too. After a year of not playing, a guy like northweather should have added some much needed muscle mass.

 

[NorthCarolinaSooner]

38 percent in high school against doesn't scream knockdown, especially since lots of people have indicated he didn't play great competition. Moser also talked a lot in the preseason about Jalen's improved shooting, and as a charter member of the Jalen Hill fan club, I'll be the first to acknowledge that that clearly didn't carry over to games. Going all the way back to Spangler and Lattin, we have heard tales of bigs who will be capable of making threes in games. Point being, if we are counting on Norweather being a shooter, we are taking a big risk.

38% isn't elite but it is VERY solid.

 

[WichitaSooner]

38% isn't elite but it is VERY solid.

It would be good in D-1, absolutely. But from the shorter line and against high school opponents, it’s obviously not the same. I’d also be curious to see how many he shot. If he only attempted a couple wide open threes a game, that won’t really translate to college since the game is much faster and open shots are much tougher to come by.

 

[BoulderSooner]

It would be good in D-1, absolutely. But from the shorter line and against high school opponents, it’s obviously not the same. I’d also be curious to see how many he shot. If he only attempted a couple wide open threes a game, that won’t really translate to college since the game is much faster and open shots are much tougher to come by.

https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/luke-northweather/39018

haven't been able to find season stats or box scores ..

the only 1 i found he was 0-3 from 3

 

[NorthCarolinaSooner]

It would be good in D-1, absolutely. But from the shorter line and against high school opponents, it’s obviously not the same. I’d also be curious to see how many he shot. If he only attempted a couple wide open threes a game, that won’t really translate to college since the game is much faster and open shots are much tougher to come by.

I agree that the HS line is closer and should be easier to make a good high school shooter will make in the mid thirties percentage-wise. I would say 40%+ is elite. This article talks about the evolution of the three.

https://ttonl.org/14310/sports/a-de...evolution-is-changing-high-school-basketball/


At the college level I had an all-american that shot 370+ threes as a junior and made 37.7% and I considered him an elite shooter. He was always a threat.

But I'm just one guy...my opinion is just that

 

[WTSooner]

It would be good in D-1, absolutely. But from the shorter line and against high school opponents, it’s obviously not the same. I’d also be curious to see how many he shot. If he only attempted a couple wide open threes a game, that won’t really translate to college since the game is much faster and open shots are much tougher to come by.

Yep. I'm guessing he was a low volume shooter that would occasionally get some wide open looks out there. That won't translate to the college game. If he finds he can shoot it in college at a good clip, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[vbdad]

Oweh could and should improve his 3 point percentage but if he does teams will begin to defend him. Last year he was never covered outside.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Yep. I'm guessing he was a low volume shooter that would occasionally get some wide open looks out there. That won't translate to the college game. If he finds he can shoot it in college at a good clip, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

he scored almost 30 PPG and was the state player of the year who was doubled all the time ..

doubt he had many "wide open looks"

my guess is he shot more than 3 3's a game

 

[BoulderSooner]

Oweh could and should improve his 3 point percentage but if he does teams will begin to defend him. Last year he was never covered outside.

which would make it even easier for him to attack the rim .. (which he already gets to at will)

 

[WichitaSooner]

he scored almost 30 PPG and was the state player of the year who was doubled all the time ..

doubt he had many "wide open looks"

my guess is he shot more than 3 3's a game

Doubled by high school kids who he probably was several inches taller than, and most of whom were not D-1 caliber athletes. We've all seen lenty of examples of guys who are just so much bigger and more talented than high school opponents that they can do pretty much whatever they want.

Who knows, maybe the kid is already a better shooter than Dirk and will come in next season and be a 7'0" Gradey Dick. I will be shocked if his 3-pt shooting is actually a meaningful boost to our game. My guess is that other teams will be more than happy if he shoots 3s, assuming he plays.

 

[WTSooner]

my guess is he shot more than 3 3's a game

Than his coach should be taken out back and beaten.

At that size, against the kind of competition I'm almost certain he faced, you put him in the post and tell him to stay there.

Surely somebody can find his numbers.

 

[Seymore Cox]

Northweather may be our secret.

Moser was always talking about how much of a knockdown shooter he is. Just needed to get caught up to D-I speed. The ankle injury to start the season int he fluffer games didn't help.

Maybe that is why we are pickier with our last schollie (supposedly)

He’s going to beat at Sam Godwin for minutes? He couldn’t do that this year.

 

[WTSooner]

I found a few highlight videos of Northweather. His shot is a little better than I thought it would be, but I just don't see him ever really contributing. Trying to say this nicely, but he's just that big skinny white kid that can dominate in HS but is too "awkward" to really make a difference at a school like OU. I just don't see it. Maybe if he sticks around, in year 4 he could contribute, but I would think he would be a major liability on the court this year unless dude is putting in WORK.

JMO.