cowboysooner
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One of my best friends graduated from Miss State and is a huge state basketball fan on the level that we all are here. I asked him about Osby and he said he is a complete mystery. Said he everyone thought he and vanardo (s) were the best two athletes and players on the team, but for some reason Osby never played much and didn't seem to do much when he played.
He said he is a legit "big" man (he says at least 6'8) that is a perimeter man with perimeter skills. He thinks he can play the 3 at OU. He said he comes across as smart and really hustles when he plays. He said that he and his buddies could never figure out why he wasn't more productive and why he didn't play more. Their theory was that the coach wanted him to be a back to the basket interior player and Osby didn't want to be that or refused to be that.
He said he didn't know what his stats were but that he can absolutely shoot lights out from the 3 and generally has great offensive skills, not that he seemed to use them much. Bottom line is that he is sorry to see him go and will always wonder why he didn't pan out for them. They were sure excited when he signed with them.
So all in all, this probably doesn't add much to what everyone knows but just thought I would add it to the mix. Frankly, I really don't know what to think about his transfer. Sounds like he has some potential, but may not be the good "inside" player I had hoped for. I'll just trust Jeff on this one and hope he pans out. By all accounts, he is a very good kid that will play hard.
He said he is a legit "big" man (he says at least 6'8) that is a perimeter man with perimeter skills. He thinks he can play the 3 at OU. He said he comes across as smart and really hustles when he plays. He said that he and his buddies could never figure out why he wasn't more productive and why he didn't play more. Their theory was that the coach wanted him to be a back to the basket interior player and Osby didn't want to be that or refused to be that.
He said he didn't know what his stats were but that he can absolutely shoot lights out from the 3 and generally has great offensive skills, not that he seemed to use them much. Bottom line is that he is sorry to see him go and will always wonder why he didn't pan out for them. They were sure excited when he signed with them.
So all in all, this probably doesn't add much to what everyone knows but just thought I would add it to the mix. Frankly, I really don't know what to think about his transfer. Sounds like he has some potential, but may not be the good "inside" player I had hoped for. I'll just trust Jeff on this one and hope he pans out. By all accounts, he is a very good kid that will play hard.