2021 PG Bryce McGowens - LOI

[FredsSlacks]

he's very good. reminds me of brandon roy. he's a little thin though. hopefully he can add some strength before next season.

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, FredsSlacks said:

he's very good. reminds me of brandon roy. he's a little thin though. hopefully he can add some strength before next season.

 

I like the comparison, Brandon Roy could have been an all-time great if it weren't for the myriad injuries.

 

[hhcmatt]

On 11/5/2020 at 3:53 PM, hhcmatt said:

Looks like we have a backup plan if McGowens doesn't come through

 

 

 

Turns out plan A and plan B hit in this case

[Navin R. Johnson]

Heart went thud for a second

 

 

[hhcmatt]

 

[Fullbacksympathy]

2 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

 

LET'S F-ING GOOO.

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[49r]

Why does the banner at the top say "State Boys Soccer Announcement" I wonder?

[Dean Smith]

I loved Fred’s congratulations reminding Bryce he was an athlete as well. 

[throwback]

Heard Sipple on the radio today - he said Bryce is "raising eyebrows" among the coaches already. Pure shooting stroke, professional attitude and work ethic, off to a better start than they could've hoped in the first few days.

 

Not sure how truly dialed in Sip is to the hoops program, but I'm choosing to take all of his statements as gospel because I want to.

 

[Go Big Fred]

26 minutes ago, throwback said:

Heard Sipple on the radio today - he said Bryce is "raising eyebrows" among the coaches already. Pure shooting stroke, professional attitude and work ethic, off to a better start than they could've hoped in the first few days.

 

Not sure how truly dialed in Sip is to the hoops program, but I'm choosing to take all of his statements as gospel because I want to.

 

The only hoops scoop of his I remember off the top of my head was how much the staff loved Banton during his sit out year

Edited June 12, 2021 by Go Big Fred

[49r]

I'm inclined to take anything Sipple says (especially positive) with a massive grain of salt.

[throwback]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

I'm inclined to take anything Sipple says (especially positive) with a massive grain of salt.

Awwww, that's no fun. 

 

Let's put Sip in the engineer's seat on the hype train instead!

[Huskerpapa]

Interesting takes on Sipple.  I guess a columnist, if good, is always going to have opposition as they provide factoids and opinions.  Those opinions will split the readership.  

I personally enjoy his columns.  I don't always agree with him, but hey, that's what makes the world go around.  Right? 

I trust his reporting on Bryce is pretty accurate

[Dean Smith]

Somewhere around the 12:20 mark Trey says they are both going in the draft after this season.

 

[49r]

1 hour ago, Dean Smith said:

Somewhere around the 12:20 mark Trey says they are both going in the draft after this season.

 

 

Hell Yeah!  Hope it happens for them!

 

(even though selfishly I hope we can get Bryce to stick around more than just one year)

[cornfed24-7]

On 6/15/2021 at 2:54 PM, 49r said:

 

(even though selfishly I hope we can get Bryce to stick around more than just one year)

Actually, I think its even MORE selfish to want him to be drafted. Because if we create a one and done the flood gates will open to all the 5 star recruits...RIGHT!?!

Also, it probably means we just had one hell of a year!

Edited June 17, 2021 by cornfed24-7
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[49r]

1 hour ago, cornfed24-7 said:

Actually, I think its even MORE selfish to want him to be drafted. Because if we create a one and done the flood gates will open to all the 5 star recruits...RIGHT!?!

Also, it probably means we just had one hell of a year!

 

I think it's only natural to want to follow up a Final Four with winning the natty the next year.

[atskooc]

2 hours ago, cornfed24-7 said:

Actually, I think its even MORE selfish to want him to be drafted. Because if we create a one and done the flood gates will open to all the 5 star recruits...RIGHT!?!

Also, it probably means we just had one hell of a year!

Did that happen with LSU and Ben Simmons?

 

Or am I missing some hopeless optimism?

[cornfed24-7]

3 hours ago, atskooc said:

Did that happen with LSU and Ben Simmons?

 

Or am I missing some hopeless optimism?

Couldn't even have told ya Ben Simmons went to LSU

[aphilso1]

On 6/17/2021 at 5:19 PM, atskooc said:

Did that happen with LSU and Ben Simmons?

 

Or am I missing some hopeless optimism?

 

Solid point.  That '15-'16 LSU squad was preseason top 25 and yet failed to make the NCAA Tourney field. Their coach got fired a year later.

[49r]

On 6/17/2021 at 6:19 PM, atskooc said:

Did that happen with LSU and Ben Simmons?

 

Or am I missing some hopeless optimism?

 

Ben Simmons probably did open the doors a bit for 5* guys at LSU.  So did a few "strong-ass offers".

[hhcmatt]

17 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

Ben Simmons probably did open the doors a bit for 5* guys at LSU.  So did a few "strong-ass offers".

 

BTW Simmons went there in part because his godfather was an assistant there.

[millerhusker]

3 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

BTW Simmons went there in part because his godfather was an assistant there.

And he got that job in part because he was Ben Simmons’ godfather. 
 

(I have no idea if that’s true, but it’s LSU, so...)

 

I remember when Simmons was probably 15 and we had a connection to him through Chris Harriman. Dante Exum, too. That was around the same time Jahlil Okafor and crew visited. The future lineups I put together in my head would’ve won a national championship. 

[jimmykc]

Just wondering: Were stars given to prospects when Shaquille O'Neal played for LSU? He didn't exactly open the floodgates for the Tigers either. Or maybe he wouldn't have rated 5 stars back then? I saw him play in the fateful NCAA in Minneapolis when Xavier ruined Danny Nee's legacy and wasn't impressed. (And they had two starters over 7 ft. then).