The transfer portal era has created both positive and negative consequences for college sports. The good thing is it’s made it so that teams can plug some holes they have going into the next season. It also gives players an alternate avenue if their current situation isn’t working out.
But that can also be a bad thing. It also teaches players if things don’t work out, don’t wait it out and try to improve. Just hit the portal. Several teams have had to rely on the portal. Since [autotag]Porter Moser[/autotag] took over at Oklahoma, they’ve been one of those teams.
But they hadn’t had much success with the portal until this season. The additions of [autotag]Javian McCollum[/autotag], [autotag]Le’Tre Darthard[/autotag], [autotag]Rivaldo Soares[/autotag], [autotag]John Hugley IV[/autotag] and [autotag]Jalon Moore[/autotag] have seemed to fit perfectly.
Moser shared Monday about why they’ve had so much success this season. “Javian, we really needed speed, shooting at that guard spot,” Moser said. “We needed some older big wings that could defend physically against higher level athletes, Rivaldo Soares and Le’Tre Darthard. John gives us a big physical presence. So, we did well in the portal by getting the needs we have and I don’t think that you could look further than the Big 12 at a league that has done the same.
The Sooners hit a home run with their portal class. It’s a credit to him and his staff for the evaluations they did on these players and knowing they could fit together. Which has brought winning basketball back to the Lloyd Noble Center.
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