Transfer Portal 2025

[WichitaSooner]

I'm willing to entertain most of your negative knee-jerks, but the guy is 240 pounds jumping 34 inches with a 7'4" wingspan. Even if he only jumps once, he's going to come down with his fair share of boards.

Well we weren’t solely talking about rebounding. But even if we were, there still is more to it than that. Offensive rebounders usually have a relentless motor and a sense for how the ball will come off the rim, and they are athletic enough that they are hard to block out. Defensive rebounding requires solid technique as far as putting a body on your man. I have no clue whether he has those tools. Maybe he does. But I will say … lots of rebounds require a second jump. If a ball is contested coming off the rim, a lot of times is gets deflected and the first guy to get off the floor a second time is going to be the guys who ultimately gets possession. Think of Mo … he is athletic in some ways, but he isn’t very quick off the floor, so there are multiple times when he should have an easy dunk after catching a pass, but by the time he is able to gather, the defense has recovered.

 

[CoachTalk]

Arkansas had the donor check clear. They have gotten some top transfers this week.

We beat arky.

 

[CoachTalk]

Are we counting chickens before they hatch, with regards to Brown?

Wanna wager?

 

[Skeeter1]

Wanna wager?

Thanks coach. Boomer

 

[austing7]

 

[jdizzle34]

Wanna wager?

I never said OU wasn't going to get him, did I? Just saying to assume anything when there is this kind of money involved, isn't always a good thing.

But you're stalking me, so you had to say something.

 

[61sooner]

Negotiations for some of these guys are taking longer than trying to end a war between nations or factions.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Well there you have it -- comparing him to a guy who was the top pick in the draft after his freshman year.

Where is it written that you can't compare sizes?

Also, waiting for the guy you fact checked on "mid-teens" to light you up that chet wasn't the top pick in the draft..

 

[cbertus6]

OU football swinging their weight around in the portal right now. Basketball has definitely upped their game with NIL this offseason. Are we seeing things get back close to “on track” in real time?

 

[mict085]

OU football swinging their weight around in the portal right now. Basketball has definitely upped their game with NIL this offseason. Are we seeing things get back close to “on track” in real time?

Things seem to be trending in the right direction. Could it be, we finally have our act together? I sure hope so.

 

[Brodessd]

Looks well above the rim to me

Kinda makes some of the above comments seem a little weird LOL

 

[cvangild]

I never said OU wasn't going to get him, did I? Just saying to assume anything when there is this kind of money involved, isn't always a good thing.

But you're stalking me, so you had to say something.

Dude he put a “do not contact” label on and entered the portal the same day his step dad was announced to likely be headed to OU. You have to really try to look for any negatives there.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Things seem to be trending in the right direction. Could it be, we finally have our act together? I sure hope so.

Nagy effect

 

[SoonerMagic21]

If he does the you better open up buttercup. LOL

I just would like one OU basketball title in my lifetime

 

[WichitaSooner]

Where is it written that you can't compare sizes?

Also, waiting for the guy you fact checked on "mid-teens" to light you up that chet wasn't the top pick in the draft..

Never said he couldn’t, just think it’s silly to compare a guy who isn’t exactly a 5-star recruit to a complete outlier who was the national player of the year in high school and was elite in his only college season. There is a reason people bring up Chet and Durant so often when there is a super skinny player being discussed. There aren’t many like them.

And I was wrong about the number one pick so I should be called out on that. I have no problem getting called out when I’m wrong.

 

[daqman]

Based on history and having watched the sport for multiple decades.

Fans do this all the time, hype kids up and expect too much too soon. You also have to look at where he plays and the competition for minutes at that spot.

so really based on nothing but "no one has ever done it and i don't expect these guys to either"...
did u say the same thing about buddy? cousins?
occasionally players are good enough to contribute as freshmen. some like trae/fears/blake....others like buddy/cousins/willy/
it happens.

 

[daqman]

Well there you have it -- comparing him to a guy who was the top pick in the draft after his freshman year.

only in stature...
i see posters say it all the time....."x player needs to gain weight".
well....depends on their game....and skillset

 

[daqman]

He's definitely no Holmgren. I watched some of his tape the other day and to me, he looks like he could be everything that we wanted Northweather to be. I don't know how stiff the NBA Academy competition is, but he has a really smooth, quick release on his shot, he's a pretty good cutter, and he seems to be a decent distributor. He is never going to be a back to the basket player, but could be an okay 5 in a 5 out scheme. He's thinner and lighter on his feet/quicker than Northweather. Probably needs to bulk up a bit, but may be able to contribute in short doses this year.

if he can step out and actually make a decent % beyond the arc....and play a little defense...he can help.
northweather and freeman just couldn't make outside shots...and they couldn't do much inside either.

 

[pnkranger]

if he can step out and actually make a decent % beyond the arc....and play a little defense...he can help.
northweather and freeman just couldn't make outside shots...and they couldn't do much inside either.

He shot like 20% from 3 in the 2024-2025 season from what I can find...he's a project and Mike McGuirl was recently MVP of the league he's in. Former K-state bench player. Not strong basketball. I have more hope in Atak for sure. We know he can really shoot. Just needs to be able to stay in the game defensively.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Happy to mess around with this. Either here or in another thread. But I don’t want to clutter things, especially if it’s not something most people want.

it is great feel free in this thread