Osby

[DenverSooner]

Here is the quote from Capel I remember (from last year):



The quote was truncated because the article is older than 60 days and I don't have the access from newsok to get the rest of the article. If I remember correctly, the quote continues on with something like "We haven't played against anyone better during practice than Osby."

EDIT:
Here is a link to an article on soonersports.com that has the full quote:

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/012211aab.html



To be fair, this quote was made on January 22 when OU had only aTm, Baylor, Texas, Tech, and CU.

Making him better than Lace Dunn, Jordan Hamilton, Triston Thompson, Corey Joseph, Kris Middleton, Alec Burks, etc. etc. Osby is a really good player but Capel overhyped the guy.

 

[DenverSooner]

I don't understand this debate on Osby. Without him and Grooms, this team would be one and four with no hope. We are lucky to have him.

What is the debate? It seems quite clear to me that everyone (or at a minimum the vast majority) thinks he is a really good basketball player. The debate is more about Capel overhyping him than anything else.

 

[Sooner04]

After seeing Romero in a Sooner uniform for several games, what are your thoughts about him?

Good player. I like that he's got some range from the basket, but that he'll also get angry down low and bang for some boards. For the season? I'd consider anything above 12/6 to be a bonus.

 

[garyeb2]

How do you know? You don't know who we might have recruited should those two have not been here.

What do you mean, how do I know? Firstly I don't know who might have been here. But, I do know who is here.

Without Grooms and Osby, we would be going with the same bunch that was on the floor last year. Haven't we already seen how that worked out.

 

[jmizzy4ou]

He has been a very solid player, and I believe he will get better as the season progresses. The thing I like most about him is that he does not force the game, he lets the game come to him. One of those smooth players that you don't realize is doing much, and you look up, and his numbers are solid across the board.

As far as hyping and overhyping: what coach doesn't hype his guys??? How many times have we seen meltdowns on the football boards because fans got butthurt when they found out that someone Wilson or Stoops hyped up, turned out to not be as good as advertised???

Billy Tubbs hyped his guys, Sampson was a little slower about hyping underclassmen, but he would hype his upperclassmen. Its all a psychological ploy, and different coaches prescribed to different methods. Some hype/overhype, while others downplay...... It's called coach speak, and I'm yet to understand why fans get so offended by it.

I will be so happy when this board can FINALLY realize we have moved on from JC, and there is no need to pull him into every thread. I remember the same BS happened when Kelvin left. Every thread turned into a what KS did bad type of thread. It took several yrs for that to stop, so I guess it will be the same with Capel. IMO, it just clutters the board.

In the offseason I was told we had nothing else to discuss. Well now we do!!!! We are actually playing games, with a new coach, yet more conversation about JC dominates the board, with the same Bitter Dozen using EVERY thread to tell everyone how much they hated JC, is glad he left, or how bad of a coach he was. WE GET IT OK????? OK???? OKKKKKK???

Can we please move on............:OUbball-logo:

 

[WaymanFan]

...... It's called coach speak, and I'm yet to understand why fans get so offended by it.

I will be so happy when this board can FINALLY realize we have moved on from JC, and there is no need to pull him into every thread. I remember the same BS happened when Kelvin left. Every thread turned into a what KS did bad type of thread. It took several yrs for that to stop, so I guess it will be the same with Capel. IMO, it just clutters the board.

In the offseason I was told we had nothing else to discuss. Well now we do!!!! We are actually playing games, with a new coach, yet more conversation about JC dominates the board, with the same Bitter Dozen using EVERY thread to tell everyone how much they hated JC, is glad he left, or how bad of a coach he was. WE GET IT OK????? OK???? OKKKKKK???

Can we please move on............:OUbball-logo:

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Why do you insist on always making sense?

Osby is definitely playing better than I expected. I generally don't pay any attention to what a coach SAYS about a player...any coach. I go by what these players have accomplished in the past. Osby averaged 4 points a game two years ago at MSU. Granted, he was a top 50 national recruit, so I expected him to be better than 4 PPG. Still, 12 PPG and 8.4 RPG is a pretty good start. I believe his PPG will be closer to 15 than 12 by the end of the year.

 

[MsProudSooner]

He has been a very solid player, and I believe he will get better as the season progresses. The thing I like most about him is that he does not force the game, he lets the game come to him. One of those smooth players that you don't realize is doing much, and you look up, and his numbers are solid across the board.

As far as hyping and overhyping: what coach doesn't hype his guys??? How many times have we seen meltdowns on the football boards because fans got butthurt when they found out that someone Wilson or Stoops hyped up, turned out to not be as good as advertised???

Billy Tubbs hyped his guys, Sampson was a little slower about hyping underclassmen, but he would hype his upperclassmen. Its all a psychological ploy, and different coaches prescribed to different methods. Some hype/overhype, while others downplay...... It's called coach speak, and I'm yet to understand why fans get so offended by it.

I will be so happy when this board can FINALLY realize we have moved on from JC, and there is no need to pull him into every thread. I remember the same BS happened when Kelvin left. Every thread turned into a what KS did bad type of thread. It took several yrs for that to stop, so I guess it will be the same with Capel. IMO, it just clutters the board.

In the offseason I was told we had nothing else to discuss. Well now we do!!!! We are actually playing games, with a new coach, yet more conversation about JC dominates the board, with the same Bitter Dozen using EVERY thread to tell everyone how much they hated JC, is glad he left, or how bad of a coach he was. WE GET IT OK????? OK???? OKKKKKK???

Can we please move on............:OUbball-logo:

I agree wholeheartedly, Mizz. It gets to the point where you wonder if the people who continually bring up JC or Kelvin aren't trolls who should be banned.

 

[Section31]

Making him better than Lace Dunn, Jordan Hamilton, Triston Thompson, Corey Joseph, Kris Middleton, Alec Burks, etc. etc. Osby is a really good player but Capel overhyped the guy.

Re-read the quote: "We haven’t played against anyone better"...he NEVER said he was better. Just that none of them were better than Ro...that's yet to be seen, but let's not change the quote to fit our opinion...