so which guard coming in next season did you not want
Doesn't have to be a guard.... and there are about 7-8 players committed to OU or playing for OU that I would take Bandoo over.
And the thing is, if we had Bandoo (assuming he even wanted to come to OU) instead of Reynolds, really how much better are we this year? Not much. Maybe instead of a 10 seed we're an 8. At most, we're probably playing 1 more tournament game and it cost us 2 years of Williams or 4 years of Hill. No, thank you.
Bandoo averages 11ppg in conference, and is a 47% 3pt shooter in Big 12 play.
Miles Reynolds averages 4.5ppg in conference, and is a 20% 3pt shooter.
The quality difference between the two is not even comparable. Also, Bandoo, like a lot of juco players, is getting better as they adjust to the speed of the game. Miles Reynolds is a 5th year senior who is done getting better, and has proven he isn't even a Big 12 player.
Bandoo will likely be a 13-14ppg player for Baylor next year, and one of the better shooters in the Big 12. The guy is hitting damn near 50% of this 3s against the best competition.
What I don’t understand is why does anyone continue to lament this mistake, even now. There’s no changing it now. Continuing to whine about it serves no purpose. Get over it and move on. At the very least shut up about it. You’ve already made your point. No need to keep beating the dead horse.
This board regularly discusses Kelvin Sampson. He hasn't coached here in like 15 years. And, I would mention that the discussion about this isn't particularly just about a single player... Its about the recruiting failures of Capel and Kruger, and is a philosophical debate about how OU should be recruiting. Bandoo is a specific example of that, but that is really what is being discussed.... is the recruiting strategy and philosophy of the current regime.
It's amazing that anyone would throw away 2 yrs of Williams or 4 yrs of Hill for 1 year of Bandoo. I would expect both of Williams' seasons to be better than both of Bandoo's & the Hill's a national top-150 guy.
Bandoo is a two year player. And, you would probably be surprised by how most freshman perform.
Bandoo (Big 12)
Bandoo averages 11ppg in conference, and is a 47% 3pt shooter in Big 12 play.
Bienemy (Big 12)
4 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds per game in Big 12 play. 39% 3pt shooter.
Devon Dotson (Kansas - Big 12)
-13 ppg, 42% 3pt shooter.
Quentin Grimes (Kansas - Big 12)
6.9 points per game on 31% 3pt shooting
Kendric Davis (TCU - Big 12)
7.5ppg on 33% 3pt shooting
These are just some examples of immediate impact of some players... I have no doubt Bienemy, Dotson, Grimes, Davis, etc are going to have incredible careers... but freshman are often freshman for most teams not named Kentucky, Duke, etc.
Quentin Grimes was the #8 player in the nation... Devon Dotson was the #20 player in the nation. Kendric Davis was a 5 star player. Bienemy was highly rated coming out Texas.
OU absolutely needs Jamal Bienemy... Brady Manek... Kristian Doolittle, etc... But we don't need these bizarre recruits when we could fill the other gaps with guys who can help you right now.
Think about it... a freaking juco transfer is out-performing the #8 player in the country out of high school, significantly. Grimes is going to probably be a monster in the future, but THIS YEAR he is not performing well as a junior college transfer from Kansas that nobody wanted until April of last year. Bienemy is good and I know he will have a GREAT career at OU, but Bandoo is significantly more valuable than he is RIGHT NOW, this year.
Yet... the question being asked on this forum is "why wouldn't you rather have Victor Iwuokar, Anyang Garang, etc for next year"..... because I would bet money those guys average like 2ppg next year and need multiple years to develop. Go get guys that can help you win and fill roles RIGHT NOW.
If our staff took Mason Jones and Bandoo instead of Lazenby and Miles Reynolds.... Its a 25 win team instead of a 17 win team. Its not a difference in 10 seed vs 9 seed... Its THAT drastic of a difference.
I don't know that our staff even thinks about that when they sign guys like Polla, Kuath, Freeman, McNease, Miles Reynolds, Ty Lazenby, etc.... "Is this guy going to help us AT ALL next year"... If they are considering that, they are the worst talent evaluators in history.
It must be exhausting to not even be able to watch other teams play without constantly using it as an opportunity to complain about our current players or incoming recruits.
I am not exhausted at all. Posting on a message board doesn't take a whole lot out of me. Maybe I am younger than you?
