MBB Transfer Portal Thread: Moser Year 4

colston15 said:
It’s 2024, 2-point shooting percentage is nearly irrelevant. Elvis shoots 3s well and can defend.

He’s a good pickup so long as he’s our third or fourth scoring option, which he should be if we land Pedulla and Garrison and Moore is back.
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A guy who has never cracked double digits in a lesser league (not a bad league, by any means, but not nearly the SEC) and who is mainly just a catch-and-shoot guy can’t be your third or fourth option. That type of player, on a good roster, would be able to play a very specific role: make 40 percent of your wide open threes, and on a good team, you’d get plenty of those shots because of the talent around you. On a bad roster, you don’t get nearly as many of those looks.

As for two-point FG percentage, I don’t want guys shooting midrange shots, but guards need to be able to finish layups. We sucked at that last season. Good guards finish through contact, play off two feet, and aren’t out of control or indecisive when they drive.
 
CoachTalk said:
He is a scoring option. He can be a 10-12ppg guy all day. Is he ISO option nah. not his game.
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He isn't a guy you can post up regularly and throw the ball to.

He isn't a guy that can shoot. Not from 3. Not really even from 15 feet.

I don't consider rim running, pick-and-roll, and put-backs a "scoring option." If that the case, literally every basketball player is a scoring option. He won't average 12ppg next year.
 
WichitaSooner said:
As for two-point FG percentage, I don’t want guys shooting midrange shots, but guards need to be able to finish layups. We sucked at that last season. Good guards finish through contact, play off two feet, and aren’t out of control or indecisive when they drive.
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Yep. Less open looks from 3 when the other team is going to force you off the line because you are "smaller" and struggle to finish inside the 3. Not rocket science. It's why I'd prefer he come off the bench, but I really don't see that happening. He is likely your/our starting 2 guard next year. Just not sure he is dynamic enough to fill that role in the SEC on a good team.
 
Florida and Louisville are the tops for Max Shulga...sorry SB
 
TEvans4Three said:
My personal opinion...he is somewhere between Joe Bamisile/Le'Tre Darthard.

His frame gives me Bamisile vibes, but he has better handles. He takes care of the ball better and drives consistently. Not as explosive as Joe B, but more put together. He hit some deeper 3s though @ Dayton, which is a nice idea.

Similar to Le'Tre's athleticism, similar to Joe Bam's build. Not as defensive as Le'Tre.

His catch and shoot 3pt% though...😁 (72nd in eFG%, which is 99th percentile)

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He would be a good bench player for me. I hope he doesn’t have to start.

The team to this year was not great 1-5, but their 1-8 was better than most. That is probably the recipe again because we aren’t likely to land the big fish with our baby NIL game.
 
I think Elvis would be a good add ... he is a power 6 basketball ( now power 5) level guard as far as defense and ball handling goes .. he has a good ast to turn ratio ..

and can make the 3 .. he is not a top 3 option but he is more then serviceable ..

now if he is a lead option that is not good ..


Scott to me is a back up piece .. he can shoot and has ok size .... but he to me is more of a 8th man type player ..
 
WTSooner said:
We literally sat guys healthy enough to play in the Big 12 Tourney.

Coaching blunder of the season right there.
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Lol that isn’t true. It’s a common narrative for porter haters. They is nothing to substantiate that except message board fodder
 
WTSooner said:
Garrison is not a "scoring option".

Elvis needs to be coming off the bench. I doubt he does/will. That said, we need to pair a VERY good starting 3 man with him. Elvis is a catch and shoot 3 point shooter. He isn't going to add much else offensively in the SEC. Would like a 3 man that create for himself/teammates, so Pedulla isn't the only one that can/does in the starting lineup.
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The insinuation that Elvis can’t create offense for his teammates isn’t true.
 
steverocks35 said:
What is true however is that he played an already injured Soares late in a blowout loss to Texas and got him further injured.
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And the original injury occurred late in the blowout in Waco. So our best player got injured and reinjured because our head coach had him on the floor in the dying minutes of blowouts.
 
cmdsooner said:
The insinuation that Elvis can’t create offense for his teammates isn’t true.
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Elvis APG: 3.5

Would make him 2nd on OU's roster, right behind Uzan and ahead of McCollum.

Edit to add: Pedulla is 4.6 APG
 
WichitaSooner said:
And the original injury occurred late in the blowout in Waco. So our best player got injured and reinjured because our head coach had him on the floor in the dying minutes of blowouts.
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Well he probably wanted us to full-court press with 30 seconds left. You know, teaching moments.
 
cmdsooner said:
The insinuation that Elvis can’t create offense for his teammates isn’t true.
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Wow! A great/elite three point shooter. We shouldn't be worried about his 2 point FG percentage. More than capable of creating for his teammates. And willing to come to OU to play for free.

Edit: Great defender too!

We're so lucky.
 
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BoulderSooner said:
I think Elvis would be a good add ... he is a power 6 basketball ( now power 5) level guard as far as defense and ball handling goes .. he has a good ast to turn ratio ..

and can make the 3 .. he is not a top 3 option but he is more then serviceable ..

now if he is a lead option that is not good ..


Scott to me is a back up piece .. he can shoot and has ok size .... but he to me is more of a 8th man type player ..
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But that's just it, Elvis and Scott aren't being recruited to be backup pieces (I DON'T THINK).

Just based on the names I've seen, I'd guess at least one, if not both, end up starting. If I'm reading your comment correctly, you wouldn't think that to be a good thing, right?
 
TEvans4Three said:
Elvis APG: 3.5

Would make him 2nd on OU's roster, right behind Uzan and ahead of McCollum.

Edit to add: Pedulla is 4.6 APG
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Dayton also plays at a super slow pace so per game numbers are low.

Uzan assist % - 26.0
Elvis assist % - 24.2
McCollum assist % - 21.4

Uzan TO % - 17.4
Elvis TO % - 14.4
McCollum TO % - 14.2

I mean, I hope he’s a bench player too because that would mean we also signed someone better. But in my opinion, Pedulla/Elvis would be an upgrade from what Uzan/McCollum were this year. I’m probably lower on Uzan than most here though and think he’s overrated as a defender and creator.
 
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