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Basketball "what if" Question - Tobi Oyedeji
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:50 pm
Anyone care to speculate on how the Ags would have fared with Tobi Oyedeji had he not been killed in a car wreck back in 2010?
6'9" power forward out of high school where he was a star and highly recruited. A program like ours has a hard time recovering from a tragedy like this. Would love to have seen Tobi for 2 or 3 years as an Aggie before heading off to a probable NBA career.
Now that season is officially in the toilet it got be to thinking what could have been...
Gigem.
6'9" power forward out of high school where he was a star and highly recruited. A program like ours has a hard time recovering from a tragedy like this. Would love to have seen Tobi for 2 or 3 years as an Aggie before heading off to a probable NBA career.
Now that season is officially in the toilet it got be to thinking what could have been...
Gigem.
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Posted on 2/18/13 at 3:12 pm to Tridentds
Hard to say but he was a good recruit and not an elite recruit. Certainly losing him was a tragedy and hurt on many levels but he was not likely to be a program changer.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 3:29 pm to aggressor
Tobi was 4 star top 100 in Rivals. He was still growing and might well have been 6'10 or taller by sophmore year.
He was an elite recruit for A&M. Maybe not for Duke or North Carolina but he was one for us.
He was an elite recruit for A&M. Maybe not for Duke or North Carolina but he was one for us.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 3:59 pm to Tridentds
I'm not trying to be disrespectful or to downplay him. Sure, he could have grown into a great player. Realistically though he was a very good player that would have helped but he wasn't a sure fire "1 and done" who comes in like Carmelo Anthony or Kevin Durant. We have had a lot of guys with similar ratings to Tobi that were nice contributors and started.
I think the emotional impact of losing him was as great as the actual loss of the talent. He was a great kid who had developed strong relationships before stepping on campus.
I think the emotional impact of losing him was as great as the actual loss of the talent. He was a great kid who had developed strong relationships before stepping on campus.
Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:17 pm to aggressor
quote:
he was a good recruit and not an elite recruit.
Not elite, but likely the best player on the team.
This post was edited on 2/19/13 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 2/20/13 at 6:33 pm to KaiserSoze99
Here's 2 more for you:
What if Antoine Wright was a senior on the 2006 squad?
What if Junior Elonu was a senior on the 2010 squad?
What if Antoine Wright was a senior on the 2006 squad?
What if Junior Elonu was a senior on the 2010 squad?
Posted on 2/21/13 at 4:37 am to CGSC Lobotomy
he transfers to St. John's too?
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