Nick Thompson a Sooner

[colston15]

Reported by OUInsider.

 

[BigTime]

Nice!

Welcome, Nick.

 

[thebigabd]

Yes! He and CJ Washington will help a lot.

 

[Tony]

All right! Good news. Next up, a point guard!

 

[OUHoosier]

Two bits of good news in one week for the basketball team??? Wow! Now just get a PG or two and either Jones or Ross and this would actually be a really, really good class.

 

[Max Power]

Im excited for next year. BOOMER SOONER

 

[chicubfn]

Now we need a PG. :bgriff624_jpg_xs:

 

[Tony]

 

[boksooner]

Two bits of good news in one week for the basketball team??? Wow! Now just get a PG or two and either Jones or Ross and this would actually be a really, really good class.

Even before Nick and CJ committed, ESPN had OU's class rated 25th overall.

After a tumultuous season and several potential early departures, Jeff Capel has some holes to fill at OU. He traveled to Texas -- a state in which the Sooners have had tremendous success finding talent in recent years -- for two studs. Cameron Clark (Sherman, Texas/Sherman) is a superathletic wing who is improving rapidly. He has become a solid shooter in the midrange and always has been excellent in transition. In the half court he scores mostly on slashes to the rim between defenders with a quick first step. T.J. Taylor (Denison, Texas/Denison) is a big-bodied combo guard, with great size (at 6-3). He has a left-handed, streaky shot and is very strong slashing to the basket with his big body. Taylor loves to attack the rim in transition and is able to absorb a bump and still finish or get to the free throw line. Both kids should contribute immediately. Recent addition Tyler Neal (Oklahoma City/Putnam City) is a long wing with NBA 3-point range.

 

[ousooners1baby]

Screech?

 

[luckyc1423]

Wow I am shocked...this def has helped my spirits! I think nick is a great player that will add versitility to the team....regardless of whoever else we sign I think we will be good, nick was the key piece

I mean we have options like these:

bigger overall

1) taylor -- 6'3
2) Clark -- 6'7
3) Nick Thompson -- 6'8
4) CJ -- 6'7
5) fitz -- 6'8

or traditional
1) taylor - 6'3
2) cade - 6'5
3) clark - 6'7
4) nick - 6'8
5) fitz -- 6'8

I mean we have no 7 footers...but I think overall we are tall at other positions so we should be able to make up for that...just like the thunder they have no seriously tall guys but with durant and other people being taller at their position it almost makes up for it

 

[OUHoops]

Just talked to a source who says he has already signed.

Edit: Looks like Tony's photo above pretty much confirms that.

 

[luckyc1423]

Man, if gallon had came back we would have been real real salty....nick changes some things we are able to do on the court...I believe we are a 500 team now for next year with the addition of nick

 

[Max Power]

I honestly think we are a gaurd away from the dance right now

 

[luckyc1423]

Just talked to a source who says he has already signed.

Edit: Looks like Tony's photo above pretty much confirms that.

so he never committed he just signed? How do we miss the committment information? Could have saved me a couple days of headaches

 

[AdaSooner]

Things are lookin' up. The announcement that Washington and Thompson will be Sooners has brightened my outlook for next season considerably. I'll feel even better when OU signs a point guard.

 

[Cleavon Little]

Welcome Nick!

Could anyone be so kind as to post some links to threads/pages with some scouting reports on him?

Filling the holes...slowly but surely...

 

[seniorsooner]

Awesome news!!!

 

[ousooners1baby]

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=203&f=2467&t=5847293

Just some thoughts from the Lobos about Nick befor he signed.
Yes, that pic is sad!

 

[Mr.B!!!]

Things are lookin' up. The announcement that Washington and Thompson will be Sooners has brightened my outlook for next season considerably. I'll feel even better when OU signs a point guard.

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