OU fans after last year's Portal - "Porter is doing things in HS recruiting that we haven't done in decades, and this Portal class is great. JM has an NBA game, as does Uzan. Hugely was great when healthy in Pittsburgh. Blah, blah, blah....."
You know what is more annoying? Constant gross hyperbolic exaggerations by 2-3 posters
I didn't exaggerate anything. That's exactly how it was from then to now.
Those are coaching issues. Understand who you are recruiting. Understand if you are the right coach to motivate them. To put them in a position to succeed. To get the most out of them.
I don't get what you are saying?
Not every administrator says that. I’m guessing most of you who claim to know so much about NIL didn’t listen to the podcast I linked a couple weeks ago where an actual AD talked about it in great detail. One of his main points, which he has also made in other interviews, is that NIL is most important when it comes to retention, not initial recruitment. I don’t think we have lost many, if any, players to big dollar offers. We lose guys who haven’t improved, or need to transfer down to get playing time.
Perhaps don’t bring in a ball dominant guard who views himself as future NBA stud if you already have a PG on the roster who also wants the ball in his hands a ton if chemistry is a concern. I also find the entire Los/JM chemistry theme interesting. I didn’t see a single post from anyone all season about that. Perhaps I missed one, but it simply wasn’t a thing all season. Now, some of our so-called insiders act as if their relationship was broken and a big reason things fell apart. That info would seem much more credible if shared during the season rather than as an excuse to take blame off Moser after the season.
It was a coaching issue. All Moser's fault. He recruited the problem and didn't develop them. PM should have benched Trae if there was a problem.
Not to be that guy, but that team made the tourney
Would love to get Larry, but not feeling great about him. If we grabbed Ezra, are we bumping Moore to the 3? Or is he coming on as a bench guy? Would love to start getting some news about actual confirmed visits from portal targets (sans Pedulla).Transfer Portal Intel: The latest on Aaron Bradshaw, Cade Tyson, Carey Booth, and more
On3's Jamie Shaw discusses the latest recruiting intel with top prospects in the college basketball transfer portal.www.on3.com
PG Julian Larry, Indiana State
INTEL: Julian Larry started 108 games over his four seasons at Indiana State. The 6-foot-3 lead guard who is originally from Frisco, Texas earned first-team MVC All-Defense for the second consecutive season this year. He finished second in the league with 188 assists and he led the MVC in steals with 59. I am told Larry will take his first visit this weekend, and Texas will get the visit. One source told me that the visit is worth monitoring. Larry, who shot 46.2 percent from three on the season, has also heard from programs like Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and others. His Indiana State head coach Josh Shertz was recently named the head coach at Saint Louis. I am told that he will go through the recruiting process, so continue to see where he sets visits.
PF Ezra Ausar, East Carolina
INTEL: Ezra Ausar averaged 11.4 points and 4.7 rebounds this season after earning AAC All-Freshman honors the year prior. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Ausar has been a popular name since entering the Transfer Portal. The sophomore forward has already set his first official visit, which will be with Georgia Tech. Ausar played his senior high school season with Charlotte (NC) Liberty Heights Academy, but he is originally from the Atlanta, Georgia area. Georgetown, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Utah, and Ole Miss are among the other schools that have reached out to the former On3 four-star prospect.