My opening statement for this season

[Edmond_Sooner]

To begin...I just want to say I am super glad I was wrong and they decided to go another direction, away from Capel...I am a loyal guy and try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt in situations like he was going through...I also didn't think they would be able to get a guy with Kruger's track record...when he was hired, I immediately knew it would prove to be a good one...

I just can't believe how quickly they have turned the culture around in this program...and IMO that shows how inconsistent and underachieving Capel was...OU now plays with a purpose, they are scrappy and play hard...so far seem to be in good position defensively and have a flow on offense...

Rebounding is still a major weakness, but with this roster I think we all knew it would be...I guarantee they will improve though...

I'm not too high, as I realize this is still an NIT team at best and would be a successful season if we made that postseason tourney, but it is refreshing to see this type of basketball being played...I just look forward to continued development from individual players and the team overall, looks like I might be able to stomach this season after all...


Thank you Mr. Kruger

 

[Tydude]

this team could be good this year

 

[j2d2]

Before Capel was fired, I was dreading this season. Recruiting sucked, the teams whole demeanor was poor and it looked to me that this year would be worse than last year. I could see no system, no organization on offense or defense. Another year of disorganized playing and bad recruiting would have sunk us for a long time. Now look at us!

 

[Mr.B!!!]

To begin...I just want to say I am super glad I was wrong and they decided to go another direction, away from Capel...I am a loyal guy and try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt in situations like he was going through...I also didn't think they would be able to get a guy with Kruger's track record...when he was hired, I immediately knew it would prove to be a good one...

This echos my sentiments, had I known we could have gotten a guy like CLK, I probably would have been a little less in the give Capel one more year camp. The instant that we got CLK, I pretty much forgot about Capel!

 

[Section31]

This echos my sentiments, had I known we could have gotten a guy like CLK, I probably would have been a little less in the give Capel one more year camp. The instant that we got CLK, I pretty much forgot about Capel!

THIS 100%!!!

I said it when he was hired...dude is SOOO under-rated. I will ALWAYS support whomever we hire as a BB coach (or any sport at OU for that matter), but Joe C hit a HR with CLK and anyone older than 30 knew it.

We'll still struggle somewhat this year, but CLK will out-coach most of our opponents' coaches this year.