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Post by damd4lyfe on Oct 7, 2017 15:34:21 GMT -8
Ethan Thompson will wind up being one of the best players this year for OSU and in OSU basketball history (not GP status though)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 21:21:44 GMT -8
Ethan Thompson will wind up being one of the best players this year for OSU and in OSU basketball history (not GP status though) thats quite the leap from one of the best players this year to one of the best in OS history. Wow
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Oct 7, 2017 21:39:47 GMT -8
I'll be thrilled if he can become the next Rocky Smith.
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Post by damd4lyfe on Oct 7, 2017 21:42:45 GMT -8
Ethan Thompson will wind up being one of the best players this year for OSU and in OSU basketball history (not GP status though) thats quite the leap from one of the best players this year to one of the best in OS history. Wow To be fair I wasn't around to watch the greater days of basketball so I admit my limitations, but I really believe in ET. I lived in southern Cal the last few years and he was always being talked about beating 5* players head to head. He is a winner
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Post by baseba1111 on Oct 7, 2017 22:05:22 GMT -8
thats quite the leap from one of the best players this year to one of the best in OS history. Wow To be fair I wasn't around to watch the greater days of basketball so I admit my limitations, but I really believe in ET. I lived in southern Cal the last few years and he was always being talked about beating 5* players head to head. He is a winner Unfortunately it's not head to head... he's going to face TEAMS full of 4/5* players. Unless he gets play from his teammates he'll be a have not. PS- heard the same about "Berto the Ineligible"
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Post by 411500 on Oct 8, 2017 7:39:22 GMT -8
damd4lyfe---I hope you're right abut ET - Actually, everyone on this board hopes you are right because if what you say is true then the Beavs have one of their greatest ever, and who wants to disagree with that. For now, I'm chalking up your comments to pre-season enthusiasm with the hope, without any meaningful evidence to support your point of view, that you are exactly correct. The Beavs desperately need good news, so here's hoping' ET is it.....
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Post by jdogge on Oct 8, 2017 9:40:02 GMT -8
To be fair I wasn't around to watch the greater days of basketball so I admit my limitations, but I really believe in ET. I lived in southern Cal the last few years and he was always being talked about beating 5* players head to head. He is a winner Unfortunately it's not head to head... he's going to face TEAMS full of 4/5* players. Unless he gets play from his teammates he'll be a have not. PS- heard the same about "Berto the Ineligible" What, do you own a wet dishrag distribution company?
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Post by baseba1111 on Oct 8, 2017 9:59:19 GMT -8
Unfortunately it's not head to head... he's going to face TEAMS full of 4/5* players. Unless he gets play from his teammates he'll be a have not. PS- heard the same about "Berto the Ineligible" What, do you own a wet dishrag distribution company? Nope... hoops is a team game last time I looked. Even GPII had help at times. And ET can have all the skills but unless he has unbelievable drive and heart the courts are littered with talented nobodies. So until he actually plays in D1 games and shows/ develops the intangibles he's like all the rest of the untested elite recruits... except he's ours!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 10:19:31 GMT -8
What, do you own a wet dishrag distribution company? Nope... hoops is a team game last time I looked. Even GPII had help at times. And ET can have all the skills but unless he has unbelievable drive and heart the courts are littered with talented nobodies. So until he actually plays in D1 games and shows/ develops the intangibles he's like all the rest of the untested elite recruits... except he's ours! Roberto Nelson had his moments but he was too slow of foot to get his shot off consistently. The thing is, ET is a 2, like Stevie, right? This team needs Stevie to be always on the court as an outside threat. Where will ET's minutes come from? Will he play some 3?
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Post by jdogge on Oct 8, 2017 10:20:37 GMT -8
What, do you own a wet dishrag distribution company? Nope... hoops is a team game last time I looked. Even GPII had help at times. And ET can have all the skills but unless he has unbelievable drive and heart the courts are littered with talented nobodies. So until he actually plays in D1 games and shows/ develops the intangibles he's like all the rest of the untested elite recruits... except he's ours! I have hope and so should you. Jaqouri did pretty well last year -- development wise -- considering he was thrust into a roll he hadn't yet learned and playing with some guys that shouldn't have been on the court with him. He made mistakes, faltered toward the end of the season, and grew as a player. I expect the same from ET. Perhaps I have more faith in WT's ability to evaluate talent when recruiting.
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Post by baseba1111 on Oct 8, 2017 11:09:56 GMT -8
Nope... hoops is a team game last time I looked. Even GPII had help at times. And ET can have all the skills but unless he has unbelievable drive and heart the courts are littered with talented nobodies. So until he actually plays in D1 games and shows/ develops the intangibles he's like all the rest of the untested elite recruits... except he's ours! I have hope and so should you. Jaqouri did pretty well last year -- development wise -- considering he was thrust into a roll he hadn't yet learned and playing with some guys that shouldn't have been on the court with him. He made mistakes, faltered toward the end of the season, and grew as a player. I expect the same from ET. Perhaps I have more faith in WT's ability to evaluate talent when recruiting. WT is fine... and recruiting sites are fine for what they are. But, my point stems from... we're talking 5-27 and the mental fortitude of some of our players. Injuries or not, ET is not a "savior" or yet on the path to any sort of greatness. For anything close to that to happen the team needs to make great strides... as a team. Hence, any prediction that an influx of talent alone makes this team tourney bound, or an untested frosh coming in to be a super star is far too premature... IMHO.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2017 14:05:46 GMT -8
Ethan Thompson will wind up being one of the best players this year for OSU and in OSU basketball history (not GP status though) Which prediction do you stand believe in more: that Thompson will be one of the best in OSU hoops history, or the football team going 3-3 the rest of the year?
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Post by thetruebeav on Oct 8, 2017 14:12:52 GMT -8
I have hope and so should you. Jaqouri did pretty well last year -- development wise -- considering he was thrust into a roll he hadn't yet learned and playing with some guys that shouldn't have been on the court with him. He made mistakes, faltered toward the end of the season, and grew as a player. I expect the same from ET. Perhaps I have more faith in WT's ability to evaluate talent when recruiting. WT is fine... and recruiting sites are fine for what they are. But, my point stems from... we're talking 5-27 and the mental fortitude of some of our players. Injuries or not, ET is not a "savior" or yet on the path to any sort of greatness. For anything close to that to happen the team needs to make great strides... as a team. Hence, any prediction that an influx of talent alone makes this team tourney bound, or an untested frosh coming in to be a super star is far too premature... IMHO. I do see us a vastly improved team in wins, competitive in conference and overall depth. Just getting Tres and his flexiablity in the inside-outside game will be huge. A healthy Tres makes all the difference in the world. I'm a bettin man and I think we will all be happy to see that last your was a blip on the radar. I don't think it's unrealistic that making an NCAAA berth run would be the ceiling and a lower NIT etc should be expected. Coach T & the players sure wouldn't except anything less
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Post by jdogge on Oct 8, 2017 16:25:51 GMT -8
I have hope and so should you. Jaqouri did pretty well last year -- development wise -- considering he was thrust into a roll he hadn't yet learned and playing with some guys that shouldn't have been on the court with him. He made mistakes, faltered toward the end of the season, and grew as a player. I expect the same from ET. Perhaps I have more faith in WT's ability to evaluate talent when recruiting. WT is fine... and recruiting sites are fine for what they are. But, my point stems from... we're talking 5-27 and the mental fortitude of some of our players. Injuries or not, ET is not a "savior" or yet on the path to any sort of greatness. For anything close to that to happen the team needs to make great strides... as a team. Hence, any prediction that an influx of talent alone makes this team tourney bound, or an untested frosh coming in to be a super star is far too premature... IMHO. Oh, I don't think any of these kids a "savior." But add ET to a back court with ST and Jaqouri ... is worlds above ST, Jaqouri backed by Ronny Stacey et al. And if Reichle can hold his own to give the others a breather ... you've got to admit THAT is worth 5-6 wins alone. Now, if TT returns full strength, Eubanks has grown up, and the big men are serviceable, i.e. 15 pts 15 rebs a game ... But, yeah, I agree; can't anoint ET nor should we even try.
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Post by bennyskid on Oct 8, 2017 17:45:53 GMT -8
I remember WT talking last year about Jaquori simply needing to "grow up" - physically, that is - to deal with the grind of the Pac-12 season. I'd expect the same of Ethan. I expect that he will make a vital contribution to a much-improved team, but I don't expect him to have even close to the impact that GPII - who was older and more physically ready - had.
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