News from the 2019 Recruiting Class

[WichitaSooner]

Doesn't move the needle for 2019. Hampton would.

Only you could suggest that a top 50 recruit is insignificant. If anyone else in the league signs a top 50 player, everyone would be gushing.

 

[sperry]

Only you could suggest that a top 50 recruit is insignificant. If anyone else in the league signs a top 50 player, everyone would be gushing.

It's not insignificant. He's a guy that they should get multiple years out of and be able to develop into a really good player. He's not a guy that's going to come in and dominate from day 1. It's a great addition for them, it doesn't change the calculus for 2019.

 

[WichitaSooner]

It's not insignificant. He's a guy that they should get multiple years out of and be able to develop into a really good player. He's not a guy that's going to come in and dominate from day 1. It's a great addition for them, it doesn't change the calculus for 2019.

I agree he won't dominate, but adding a very good player who figures to get a chance for immediate playing time on one of the top teams in the league certainly has the potential to affect the league race, if nothing else. In my mind, I would say that changes the calculus, just like it would if he had signed with any of the other likely contenders.

 

[Eielson]

It may not change the calculus, but it changes the algebra.

 

[SuperHoops]

OSU got a grad transfer from UMass. He doesn't appear to be a huge difference maker but will give them some depth at the 4 or even the 3.

 

[thebigabd]

OSU got a grad transfer from UMass. He doesn't appear to be a huge difference maker but will give them some depth at the 4 or even the 3.

Cowboy basketball coach Mike Boynton added a veteran presence to Oklahoma State's top-20 recruiting class with the signing of the graduate transfer Jonathan Laurent, the A-10 Conference's top 3-point shooter in 2018-19.

Laurent (6-6, 215, G/F, Orlando, Fla., UMass) averaged 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a redshirt junior last season at UMass, including a 46.7 percent (35-of-75) clip from 3-point - tops in the A-10. He is expected to be immediately eligible and will have one year to play for the Cowboys.

Well.... when you add a really good 3pt shooter to an already existing group of good shooters (Waters and Dziagwa) it certainly can't hurt... Shooters are becoming the most valuable commodity on a team, NBA or NCAA.

 

[jaymOU]

It may not change the calculus, but it changes the algebra.

I didn't know there was math - I am out.

 

[Sooner04]

Well.... when you add a really good 3pt shooter to an already existing group of good shooters (Waters and Dziagwa) it certainly can't hurt.

There is a difference between a good shooter and being the best shooter on a lousy team.

That said, in hindsight, Waters would look really nice in crimson and cream. I know his Dad was a train wreck in the recruiting process, but that kid is a basketball player. Can't have too many of them.

 

[thebigabd]

There is a difference between a good shooter and being the best shooter on a lousy team.

That said, in hindsight, Waters would look really nice in crimson and cream. I know his Dad was a train wreck in the recruiting process, but that kid is a basketball player. Can't have too many of them.

Yea these grad transfers are risky business... They have D1 experience but that doesn't mean they are Big 12 capable, and they are essentially done improving so they are what they are.

 

[CoachTalk]

There is a difference between a good shooter and being the best shooter on a lousy team.

That said, in hindsight, Waters would look really nice in crimson and cream. I know his Dad was a train wreck in the recruiting process, but that kid is a basketball player. Can't have too many of them.

And the kid made a joke about a school shooting... with a gun.