2019 PF Kadin Shedrick -> Virginia

[Navin R. Johnson]

6'10 Kadin Shedrick of @HSHSMensBball has received an offer from University of Nebraska !! @GRoadBBall @garnerroad !!

[rwhiston]

Love seeing us go after another big guy! His frame looks similar to that of Nate Roberts with that long wingspan that makes Jay Bilas salivate. Not a ton of video of him on YouTube but what I saw was a guy who can shoot from a variety of places on the court and has a rim game that isn't just dunking. Obviously he could use some more lbs but he's only a junior. The one thing I noticed was he's not a high energy guy and takes what is given to him. Not always a bad thing if he's make smart decisions but I don't want another JBD down low

Edited October 20, 2017 by rwhiston

[Norm Peterson]

Garner Road.  Same program as Thomas Allen.

 

 

Edited October 20, 2017 by Norm Peterson

[hhcmatt]

1 minute ago, Norm Peterson said:

Garner Road.  Same program as Thomas Allen.

 

That's where I saw it first

 

 

[Huskerpapa]

He looks like he needs some weight and strength.  Sort of a blank canvas at this point.

Edited October 20, 2017 by huskercwg

[Navin R. Johnson]

Watching Norm's clip, he did not look overly impressive...until the pass up for a dunk.  Real nice catch and finish.  I would agree with the blank canvas comment, but looks like a big with potential.

 

 

[Swan88]

Here's a clip from Robin Washut:

 

 

[Dean Smith]

1 hour ago, rwhiston said:

Love seeing us go after another big guy! His frame looks similar to that of Nate Roberts with that long wingspan that makes Jay Bilas salivate. Not a ton of video of him on YouTube but what I saw was a guy who can shoot from a variety of places on the court and has a rim game that isn't just dunking. Obviously he could use some more lbs but he's only a junior. The one thing I noticed was he's not a high energy guy and takes what is given to him. Not always a bad thing if he's make smart decisions but I don't want another JBD down low

I would love to have another JBD down low. His last year's stats weren't as good as his second year because of the feet problems, but we haven't had any post since be able to put up numbers like that second year. Almost 2 blocks a game his last year is better than any  rim protector we have had since. 

[Swan88]

I always thought Jorge Brian Diaz performed well for Nebrasketball when healthy, and I’ve never understood the disrespect he’s endured from these greatest fans in college sports.

But back to Mr. Shedrick, it looks like he has some skills to go with his height.  

Edited October 20, 2017 by Swan88

[49r]

@Swan88 I think most of it stemmed from his visible lack of emotion.  He didn't display a lot of it, and people interpreted that as passivity.

 

Or at least that's my theory.  Also, he seemed to be allergic to dunking the ball.  Lots of folks didn't like that about him either.

[49r]

IIRC, the very FIRST game Diaz played in (against Mizzou) he broke a tooth.  I don't know if it had anything to do with it, but I kind of felt like maybe ever since that point he just didn't have any fire.  Or he was gun shy or something.

 

But it could also just be totally unrelated.

[Swan88]

Yeah.  Expressing emotion is often confused with having fire in the belly.

Tom Osborne expressed little emotion but had lots of fire.

Bo Pelini expressed lots of emotion.  But Tom Osborne > Bo Pelini.

Brian Jorge Diaz is more like Tom than Bo: he played hard and well.   

[Dean Smith]

On 10/20/2017 at 3:29 PM, 49r said:

@Swan88 I think most of it stemmed from his visible lack of emotion.  He didn't display a lot of it, and people interpreted that as passivity.

 

Or at least that's my theory.  Also, he seemed to be allergic to dunking the ball.  Lots of folks didn't like that about him either.

Part of the no dunking thing was the painful feet.

[basketballjones]

IMO, if that kid played out west for Sandhills-Thedford, and we just watched that video - most of you would say "thanks but no thanks." No ill-will intended. Just my observation.

 

Obviously only a junior, with limited video there. Hope he improves and we found a gem. 

Edited October 24, 2017 by basketballjones

[Norm Peterson]

19 hours ago, basketballjones said:

IMO, if that kid played out west for Sandhills-Thedford, and we just watched that video - most of you would say "thanks but no thanks." No ill-will intended. Just my observation.

 

Obviously only a junior, with limited video there. Hope he improves and we found a gem. 

 

He's tall.  Like Mike Daum tall.

[hhcmatt]

We didn't make the final 8 for the guy that most of us forgot we offered 10 months ago

 

 

[hhcmatt]

Virginia

 

 

[rwhiston]

Good for the kid. Congrats on going to a program who has been consistently near the top in recent years. I know they win and winning is good, but I find Virginia's brand of basketball painful to watch. It reminds me of Sadler's style on offense but with better players.

[hskr4life]

Well that was a quick narrow down from 8 to 1

[colhusker]

3 hours ago, rwhiston said:

Good for the kid. Congrats on going to a program who has been consistently near the top in recent years. I know they win and winning is good, but I find Virginia's brand of basketball painful to watch. It reminds me of Sadler's style on offense but with better players.

Thinking the same thing.

[cjbowbros]

7 hours ago, rwhiston said:

Good for the kid. Congrats on going to a program who has been consistently near the top in recent years. I know they win and winning is good, but I find Virginia's brand of basketball painful to watch. It reminds me of Sadler's style on offense but with better players.

Great defensive teams don't do well in the tournament. Or at least that's the criteria I use when I fill out my perfect bracket every year. 

[trickey]

On 8/22/2018 at 7:01 PM, cjbowbros said:

Great defensive teams don't do well in the tournament. Or at least that's the criteria I use when I fill out my perfect bracket every year. 

 

How many times have your teams won?

 

 

 

 

Me Neither!

 

 

Edited August 27, 2018 by trickey