2018 C Brady Heiman - LOI -> South Dakota

[Navin R. Johnson]

I think Nebraska is really intrigued by this kid.

 

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Nebraska and Drake were in to see 2018 Platteview C Brady Heiman today. #Nebrasketball #Huskers #MVCMBB

 

Brady Heiman and Platteview BBball

Edited August 7, 2017 by Navin R. Johnson

[Dean Smith]

Granted it was the beginning of last season but when I saw him play he was wasn't solid NAIA material. 

[Navin R. Johnson]

I have heard the same thing from others, but there must be something about him that coaches see.

[Jugular]

They see that he's basically 7'0 and is fairly athletic. He'd be a great RS candidate.

[Chuck Taylor]

40 minutes ago, Jugular said:

They see that he's basically 7'0 and is fairly athletic. He'd be a great RS candidate.

I haven't been that impressed watching him in high school, but he's tall and can move. Everybody needs bigs who can move their feet with so much high screen and roll these days. He also can shoot.

 

 

I'm not sure how he fits into what we run. We seem to play a more traditional 5 both on offense and defense. Heiman might be more effective for a team that pressures out on the floor and likes to run, which might be why MInnesota's looking at him. He's already passed the threshold for Summit teams to offer. 

[Norm Peterson]

9 hours ago, Dean Smith said:

Granted it was the beginning of last season but when I saw him play he was wasn't solid NAIA material. 

 

 Lots of people thought the same thing about Justin Patton. But then, when we didn't recruit him… 

[jimmykc]

If I am not mistaken, David MacFarland, the Husker's first 7 foot recruit, was also from Platteview.

[HB]

45 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

If I am not mistaken, David MacFarland, the Husker's first 7 foot recruit, was also from Platteview.

 

Plattsmouth.  

[Jugular]

If we have openings, I'd have no problem signing a kid with his size. He needs to put on weight but if you can redshirt him, I'd take that chance.  And they like his upside.

[jimmykc]

I stand corrected, HB. An honest mistake for a Kansan, you must admit.

[colhusker]

1 hour ago, jimmykc said:

If I am not mistaken, David MacFarland, the Husker's first 7 foot recruit, was also from Platteview.

Was Mike Heck 7 foot?

 

Oops just realized he was a bluebird.

Edited April 20, 2017 by colhusker

[HB]

24 minutes ago, colhusker said:

Was Mike Heck 7 foot?

 

Oops just realized he was a bluebird.

 

I think Mike Heck got to be 7'2".  I first saw him when he was a 6'10 sophomore playing on the Papilion JV team.  

[colhusker]

43 minutes ago, HB said:

 

I think Mike Heck got to be 7'2".  I first saw him when he was a 6'10 sophomore playing on the Papilion JV team.  

I assume Cip recruited him?  One of the older guys here might know this.

[HB]

I don't know if Cip tried to recruit him.  He was a project, but kept growing and improving.  Ended up being an effective player for Creighton.  

[Dean Smith]

6 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

 Lots of people thought the same thing about Justin Patton. But then, when we didn't recruit him… 

I don't root against anyone and his high jump height shows he has some athletic ability. ...but. There is a huge difference between where Patton was and where this kid was at the beginning of last year. I'm sure he has to have improved since then because at that time he didn't have the strength to hold a position or even catch the ball. And if he did catch it, he had no post move at all. He always turned to his left shoulder. So I can root for him to succeed, it's just from last year to being a big 10 player would be quite a journey. 

[Silverbacked1]

All I remember about him (Mike Heck) was watching him collapse under the basket as the ball went in on the shot that become know as "The Miracle on Vine"

 

and then waking up and hearing on KFOR that he was found dead in his dorm room. 

Edited April 20, 2017 by Silverbacked1

[Silverbacked1]

Also here is "The Miracle on Vine" show:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24zU5GWTVJo

 

And I now see that I am wrong about that being Mike Heck getting beat in this game.

 

Man do I hate getting old...

[colhusker]

1 minute ago, Silverbacked1 said:

All I remember about him was watching him collapse under the basket as the ball went in on the shot that become know as "The Miracle on Vine"

 

and then waking up and hearing on KFOR that he was found dead in his dorm room. 

Ahhh I remember "The miracle on vine" - Ball to Samelson, to Copple

[Norm Peterson]

3 minutes ago, Dean Smith said:

I don't root against anyone and his high jump height shows he has some athletic ability. ...but. There is a huge difference between where Patton was and where this kid was at the beginning of last year. I'm sure he has to have improved since then because at that time he didn't have the strength to hold a position or even catch the ball. And if he did catch it, he had no post move at all. He always turned to his left shoulder. So I can root for him to succeed, it's just from last year to being a big 10 player would be quite a journey. 

 

I'm not doubting your assessment at all.  You see what you've seen and I respect that your assessment is probably correct.  But if we don't recruit this kid and he goes somewhere else and blows up, the MMQA (Monday Morning Quarterbacks Ass'n) will issue a statement condemning whoever the coach is for failing to accurately forecast how good the kid would end up being.

 

To me, it's like this:  If Nick Fuller had been from Nebraska, we would still have offered him a spot.  And he'd still see spot duty for 3/4 of his career before transferring somewhere else for his senior year.  We CANNOT afford to offer every single Nick Fuller that comes out of Nebraska just so that we don't miss out on the one in fifty or so Nick Fullers who turns into a Mike Daum.  We especially cannot afford to offer the 100 or so kids in the next tier down from Nick Fuller ... just in case.

[Chuck Taylor]

8 hours ago, jimmykc said:

I stand corrected, HB. An honest mistake for a Kansan, you must admit.

Not to pile on, but his name was MacFarlane, not MacFarland. But he was 7 foot!

[jimmykc]

And had hammer toes

[hhcmatt]

Unofficial to Nebraska today

 

 

[aphilso1]

21 hours ago, hhcdimes said:

Unofficial to Nebraska today

 

 

 

Don't want him.  I mean, look at that ring finger on his right hand.  It's broken in multiple places.  And he doesn't have a thumb either.  How in the world is he supposed have soft hands with only 3 1/2 fingers?!?  This makes post players with knees bending the wrong direction seem much more appealing.

[Norm Peterson]

On ‎7‎/‎1‎/‎2017 at 9:26 AM, aphilso1 said:

 

Don't want him.  I mean, look at that ring finger on his right hand.  It's broken in multiple places.  And he doesn't have a thumb either.  How in the world is he supposed have soft hands with only 3 1/2 fingers?!?  This makes post players with knees bending the wrong direction seem much more appealing.

 

At least he has better hands than #32 in that pictures.  How does #32 shoot with conjoined hands like that?  Or dribble.  It'd be like double dribble every time, right?

[hhcmatt]

http://www.omaha.com/neprepzone/recruiting/boys-basketball/recruiting-report-colleges-taking-notice-as-platteview-s-brady-heiman/article_7e0b83e4-6cd1-11e7-ae3b-4f7eb766573e.html

 

Is it just me or with our philosophy of not using all of our roster spots because 'we're not going to need 13 guys'  does it seem like if Heiman has the potential to be a starter for you at some point in his career (even if it's only as a redshirt senior) isn't he a no-brainer offer?   Once again I'll bring up the fact that his father was a college athlete as pointing toward him being at least a Div 1 contributor vs a guy who never develops at this level.