Two truths about Trae Young that have emerged during Sooner slide

Oklahoma's Trae Young, right, tries to get past Baylor's Jake Lindsey, center, and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. during a Jan. 30 game in Norman. Young has faced a lot of double teams and other junk defenses recently. [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN]NORMAN —

Very little sense can be made of Oklahoma men's basketball these past few weeks.

What was up is down. What was good is bad. This Sooner slide has turned everything on its head.

But even as the world goes topsy-turvy on the crimson and cream, two things have come into clear focus: it is less likely Trae Young will sweep Player of the Year honors and more likely he'll leave OU for the NBA after this season.

Those two ideas might seem at odds — a guy…