I know this is old news but hadn't seen it discussed. I was listening to Gotleib on the Pulse blasting him for coming back, wow... Basically said it was the biggest mistake of his life and how could anyone pass up the guaranteed money...
That's really not fair. OU gets talented, athletic and muscular freshmen to come in and help right away.
Our freshmen will take 3 years to physically develope. I wish just once we could bring in someone about 6'8" and 250lbs, and just looks like a man.
It's amazing watching Big XII games and you realize physically, we don't belong.
Wasn't he blasting him because he thought Griffin, after suffering not one, but two injuries (one of which to his knee), that if you have the talent, you should get your money before being done with the NBA?
Kansas-down a little, still goodWasn't he blasting him because he thought Griffin, after suffering not one, but two injuries (one of which to his knee), that if you have the talent, you should get your money before being done with the NBA?
I obviously don't have a personal bias either way. OU will be really good next year, if they can find a consistent perimeter threat, and you gotta love when a kid wants to come back to school; but I can't blame any kid good enough to be given guaranteed dollars for the career he wants.
Having Griffin back also helps the conference, as I think the conference COULD be weaker next year depending on all defections...
Brackins and Lucca came in with pretty decent size for freshman
NBA draft express has him #1 overall next year, if he doesn't get hurt, he could gain 3-4 million dollars.The talent at Power forward is getting to be pretty deep this year. If he waits a year he may go even higher. Still hard to pass up the money now though.
That's really not fair. OU gets talented, athletic and muscular freshmen to come in and help right away.
Our freshmen will take 3 years to physically develope. I wish just once we could bring in someone about 6'8" and 250lbs, and just looks like a man.
This kind of surprises me for his attitude. Whenever I watched him he always looked like he had terrible sportsmanship and was a punk.