I somewhat agree, although I think James had a little better college career than you think. He was the perfect college player, in that he wasn't so good where he was going to leave early for the draft, but he did average 18 pts and 10 reb a game as a senior and ended up being a 1st round draft pick...although he didn't play in the league but for a few years. I would compare his college career to Ryan Humphrey's. Hump thought he was a wing, but transferred to ND, only to find himself playing the same position he did at OU. Hump had a nice college career as well..and ended up getting drafted in the 1st round as well...so got that guaranteed contract.
I respect the heck out of painter and what he’s done at Purdue. I wish we had that kind of toughness and success, which is very possible at OU. ZONA is just too much but Purdue has played their asses off.
It's hard to fathom that prior to today, OU had been to the Final Four TWICE since Arizona last made it there (2001). That was a gorilla they just got off their back today. I believe they're going to cut down the nets for the second time.