For the second consecutive year on the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners have started the season winning 11 of the first 12 games. While the records between then and now might resemble one another, the manner in which the two teams are constructed couldn’t be more disparate.
Since Lon Kruger has been in Norman, his most notable teams have been led by transcendent talent. As a senior in 2015-16, and in a day and age of one-and-dones, Buddy Hield showed the college basketball world the value of patience and experience. In 2017-18, it was the Trae Young Show.