ORUTerry Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Couple of quotes of interest from Pauly the Portal Prince in an otherwise boilerplate Tulsa World artcle re: the two new transfers: ORU coach Paul Mills said the Golden Eagles needed help defensively. "And both of these guys are elite at their individual package at what they do on that end of the court," Mills said. “Demari (Williams) can guard multiple positions, one through four, defensively, and Connor (Vanover) can really rim protect." --- ORU is at 12* scholarship players headed into next season. “And we’ll get 13 here soon,” Mills said. *To paraphrase Granville Oral: "WHO IS THAT TWELFTH MAN??" I don't think it's Francis...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Kuddos for the Oral Roberts (sort of) quote/paraphrase Original: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Old Titan said: "WHO IS THAT TWELFTH MAN??" But, seriously, aren't the "twelve on scholarship" that Coach Mills refers to: Max Issac Trey Cam DJ Carlos Kareem Demari Connor Sir Issac Patrick Eli Which leads to the bigger question - who is that THIRTEENTH man??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUalum Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 9 hours ago, ORUTerry said: good luck w/that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, TrueBlue82 said: Which leads to the bigger question - who is that THIRTEENTH man??? Waiting for ORUTerry to break the news, he’s our resident WOJespn 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 1 hour ago, ORUalum said: good luck w/that The toothpaste is out of the tube.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleManiac Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 51 minutes ago, ORUTerry said: The toothpaste is out of the tube.... True - no stopping it now. But they can at least stop the weirdly public compensation demands. After only one year of NIL, things are already far worse than the NBA free agency market. At least the NBA enforces their tampering rules and players are locked in for several years at a time. Let's keep all the shenanigans under the table so the STUDENT-athlete illusion is still there for us fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 7 hours ago, TrueBlue82 said: But, seriously, aren't the "twelve on scholarship" that Coach Mills refers to: Max Issac Trey Cam DJ Carlos Kareem Demari Connor Sir Issac Patrick Eli Which leads to the bigger question - who is that THIRTEENTH man??? I was referring to the latest roster listed a little earlier in the thread, which showed 11 currently on scholarship, with one walk-on, but no Max yet. The current twelfth scholarship player that Coach Mills alluded to is presumably Francis or Max; I'm saying I bet it ain't Francis (meaning, "it's Max"). Looking forward to confirming who BOTH the 12th and 13th "men" are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I spoke with Francis Lacis at graduation and he was definitely going back to Europe to play basketball there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 TheEagleman was in the audience for that Fourth Man Sermon shown above almost 50 years ago......i was sitting not far behind Evelyn shown up front..... 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keenan Henderson Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 Now that the transfer portal is pretty much closed, it feels good that none of the core members of the team transferred. Whatever Max decides, Coach Mills has done a good job of bringing back the main guys from last year: Lufile, Weaver, McBride, Jurgens, and Thompson. That is a starting five that could be strong and then add bench players: Trey, Sir Isaac, Patrick, and Connor and ORU has a bright future next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansforever Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 1:37 PM, Keenan Henderson said: Now that the transfer portal is pretty much closed, it feels good that none of the core members of the team transferred. Whatever Max decides, Coach Mills has done a good job of bringing back the main guys from last year: Lufile, Weaver, McBride, Jurgens, and Thompson. That is a starting five that could be strong and then add bench players: Trey, Sir Isaac, Patrick, and Connor and ORU has a bright future next year. I agree. Although it's sad to lose players who didn't get a chance to contribute this past year, I'm so glad we have these guys coming back. Fingers crossed that Max is here, but ultimately, I hope he achieves his dream. He deserves the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansforever Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Very nice article about Connor. https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2022/may/06/vanover-set-a-great-example/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglefan 21 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Looks like UMKC signed a giant of their own. 7'2 Sidy Diallo out of Senegal. He's even thinner then Connor at 200 lbs and is likely pretty raw. Hopefully we can see them guard each other in the battle of the "thin" towers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Eaglefan 21 said: Looks like UMKC signed a giant of their own. 7'2 Sidy Diallo out of Senegal. He's even thinner then Connor at 200 lbs and is likely pretty raw. Hopefully we can see them guard each other in the battle of the "thin" towers. There's going to be some size on Summit rosters this upcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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