Nick Thompson a Sooner

[bigredrl]

Barry Honore is not on the team. I think he was off the team at semester.

 

[Krugerfan52]

If OU signs Josh Watkins I will feel pretty good about next year...

PG: Josh Watkins/TJ Taylor
SG: Cade Davis/Stephen Pledger
SF: Cameron Clark/Stephen Pledger/TJ Taylor
PF: CJ Washington/Barry Honorore
C: Andrew Fitzgerald/Nick Thompson

I totally agree. I this is the roster next year I will feel good about things. This will be a lot older, and hopefully more mature team than this one full of freshman that we just had. We will still have 3 freshmen, but not 4 freshmen that were asked to start nearly every game. Really, Capel wouldn't have to start any freshmen if he didn't want to.

PG - JUCO PG - Junior
G - Stephen Pledger - Sophmore
G - Cade Davis - Senior
F - CJ Washington - Junior or Fitz
F - Nick Thompson - Junior or Fitz

 

[Big Old Booger]

I've heard OU is trying to find a substitute for Maui. OU went one year under Kelvin when OSU backed out and asked if OU wanted to play there. Hopefully that happens and OU gets a couple gimmes in place.

That is the 2nd best OU basketball news I've heard all day. Surely another Big 12 team would rather go to Maui and play the big guns. We need to schedule some games against the lesser teams from the Big West, Horizon league, or the Colonial AA.

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

who? That name means nothing to me now.

 

[Big Old Booger]

I agree, but I think OU just needs someone to run the team, score a little and play defense. I think this team will already be better defensively. TMG and Gallon were abused defensively, Fitz and Pledger will be improved just w/experience and a whole year of conditioning, TJ is young but prides himslef on defense. With just a little D, OU would've beaten Baylor at home, TT (2x), KSU, and Houston. That's 5 wins and OU's 18-13 and in the NIT. The complete lack of defense at the point just killed OU last year. TMG got beaten so bad that the help didn't even have a chance to get there even when the actually knew when and where to help.

Don't know who that is either. Did they actually play for us at some point last year?

 

[Krugerfan52]

We don't need a playmaking PG we just need enough of a PG that can play at all. Right now outside of TJ Taylor we have TJ Franklin.

Maybe there's a third PG out there named TJ? Then Capel could just keep rotating the TJ"s and Bob Barry could be forced to retirement.

 

[j2d2]

Let's see if we can get some info from him re: when he will be here and what his thinking is. It would be great if he could be here this summer for classes, conditioning and get acquianted pick up games.

 

[Sam]

Let's see if we can get some info from him re: when he will be here and what his thinking is. It would be great if he could be here this summer for classes, conditioning and get acquianted pick up games.

I saw an interview where he is scheduled to graduate from East Utah in early May so I am only going to hope/assume he will be in Norman for Summer Classes and pick up.

 

[BigTime]

I've heard OU is trying to find a substitute for Maui. OU went one year under Kelvin when OSU backed out and asked if OU wanted to play there. Hopefully that happens and OU gets a couple gimmes in place.

That would be a great move by Joe C and Coach Capel if we can find a sub. This team would benefit a lot more by playing a few gimmes or scheduling a road game against TCU, Rice, SMU etc...

 

[brumFTW]

Don't know who that is either. Did they actually play for us at some point last year?

I think that horse may be dead.

 

[Darwin]

Congratulations Nick:OU-logo:

Could not be happier for a kid that was an OU fan for years. I like what I have heard about his game. :OUbball-logo::OUbball-logo:

 

[jmizzy4ou]

Awesome news!!!! Welcome to the Sooner Nation young man!!! Hope your stay is very positive/productive.:OUbball-logo::OUbball-logo:

 

[waynepayne]

I think that horse may be dead.

:ez-laugh:




Welcome Nick!

 

[Tony]

Here's the press release with some quotes from Coach Capel

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042410aab.html

 

[seniorsooner]

Is there a reason that they don't list Washington as part of our '10 class? Has he signed a LOI?

 

[BanjoCharley]

Let's see if we can get some info from him re: when he will be here and what his thinking is. It would be great if he could be here this summer for classes, conditioning and get acquianted pick up games.

From the press release:

"He's going to have to put on a little bit of weight. He understands that when he gets here in June he'll have to work. That's the main thing with him -- he's not afraid of work, he's not afraid to be a part of something. He really wants to do that. I love that he really wanted to be at the University of Oklahoma."

 

[Lakefork]

Weird that at the bottom of the press release, in the summary of the recruiting class, no mention is made of C. J. Washington--i think that's his name, the guy we just signed this week from Connors.

 

[dubyac]

cj had said on wednesday or thursday that he hoped to sign on friday... but i havent seen it reported anywhere yet, that he actually signed??? just wondering...