Could Sam Griesel have played on a decent team in the Big Ten?

[thrasher31]

4 minutes ago, FredsSlacks said:

definitely can be in an 8 man rotation on a good team, but i hope we add at least 2 more high level transfers. especially if lloyd is really not coming.

Need 1 more forward that can replace Lat and another guard and I think I'll feel good. 

[Cowboy Kermit]

there it is

[thrasher31]

Massive first addition. Need to continue to build off it now. 

[49r]

So now the question @Norm Peterson is...can having Sam Griesel make us a "decent" Big Ten team?

[Bugeaters1]

Guess we are going to find out.

[Navin R. Johnson]

Tried to find a thread on Sam but we did not have one under his name.  He is in the massive "In state kids" thread going back to 2017 if anyone is interested.

[basketballjones]

Stud. Can’t wait

[cipsucks]

26 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

Stud. Can’t wait

Said the nail right before the hammer struck.   

[millerhusker]

Watched NDSU and SDSU play in the Summit League championship. Both teams were probably better than all but a few Husker teams in the last 25 years. 

Sam was really solid. Led the team in points, rebounds and assists. I believe they said he finished 2nd in voting for Summit League POY behind Scheierman. He was their full time point guard. Plays under control and unselfish. Big and strong. He wasn't tasked with guarding Scheierman at all, even though he matches up well with him physically. Hard to tell how his perimeter defense will translate to the Big Ten. I got the feeling he's a better post defender than perimeter defender. I could see us playing 4 guards, with Sam being point on offense and guarding the other team's 4 on defense. That would be an improvement at that defensive spot from this past season (Lat and CJ). 

Wish he had more than 1 year left to play, but I like the addition. 

[Huskerpapa]

He  is N.  We will now see first hand if he can play in this league!!!

[Coaches kid]

Pleased to have him aboard. It's nice that he wants to be here and represent the University. Even if he's not a game changer, I really think we need home state kids like Sam to change the culture. I saw him in high school and watched him in college and felt like he can be a solid contributor. 

[AuroranHusker]

Great news to see that Sam Greisel is back in Lincoln. Very pleased by this outcome. GBR

 

 

[Art Vandalay]

Doesn’t appear he is going back to SDSU. Put his name in the draft but guessing he will pull out and transfer. Make it happen Fred

 

Edit, Talking about Scheierman 

Edited March 25, 2022 by Art Vandalay

[49r]

8 minutes ago, Art Vandalay said:

Doesn’t appear he is going back to SDSU. Put his name in the draft but guessing he will pull out and transfer. Make it happen Fred

 

Presumably you are talking about Baylor Scheierman here??

[REDZONEDAN]

1 hour ago, Art Vandalay said:

Doesn’t appear he is going back to SDSU. Put his name in the draft but guessing he will pull out and transfer. Make it happen Fred

 

Edit, Talking about Scheierman 

He’s gonna pull an Andrew White?

[AuroranHusker]

3 hours ago, Art Vandalay said:

Doesn’t appear he is going back to SDSU. Put his name in the draft but guessing he will pull out and transfer. Make it happen Fred

 

Edit, Talking about Scheierman 

 

Wouldn't surprise me if he latched on to an NBA opportunity.... guess we'll have to wait & see. He's a bit of a unicorn, having led the Summit in both rebounds & assists, while garnering the Player of the Year and being back-to-back 1st team all conference. Wish he'd want to be in Lincoln, however, Nebraska could use more playmaking dudes like Baylor Scheierman.

 

 

[49r]

On 2/22/2022 at 9:48 AM, 49r said:

I watch a smattering of Summit League hoops on ESPN+ and I think about that all the time.  Like, could Baylor Scheierman come in for us and dominate the Big Ten like he does in the Summit?  And every time the conclusion I come to is "no...no he would not".

 

Just digging up the first reply in the thread here.  Will we get a chance to find out???

 

Also, keep in mind that @Norm Peterson did use the caveat "Decent Big Ten Team"...

[basketballjones]

Looks like it’s gonna be a big ole “put up or shut up” year for ole basketballjones

[Norm Peterson]

On 2/22/2022 at 9:33 AM, Norm Peterson said:

Here are his NDSU stats:

 

Season Averages

SEASON	TEAM
2018-19	NDSU
2019-20	NDSU
2020-21	NDSU
2021-22	NDSU
Career

 

GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
24	22	25.6	2.4-5.1	46.3	0.3-1.3	25.0	1.0-1.8	58.1	1.0	2.8	3.8	1.5	0.1	0.5	1.5	1.3	6.1
22	13	24.1	2.5-5.9	42.3	0.4-1.5	27.3	1.2-1.8	67.5	1.9	3.7	5.5	0.9	0.2	0.5	1.6	1.3	6.6
27	27	33.9	3.9-9.7	40.2	0.7-2.1	33.9	3.0-4.4	69.5	1.1	5.3	6.4	3.0	0.3	1.0	2.2	2.1	11.5
22	22	33.0	4.4-9.7	45.5	0.8-2.3	36.0	4.1-5.3	76.9	1.1	5.3	6.5	2.9	0.4	0.8	1.8	1.9	13.7
95	84	29.3	3.3-7.7	43.2	0.6-1.8	31.6	2.4-3.3	70.4	1.3	4.3	5.6	2.1	0.2	0.7	1.8	1.7	9.5

 

Yes. The answer is yes.

[49r]

Still take issue with the use of the term "decent Big Ten team" here @Norm Peterson 

[49r]

On 2/22/2022 at 9:48 AM, 49r said:

I watch a smattering of Summit League hoops on ESPN+ and I think about that all the time.  Like, could Baylor Scheierman come in for us and dominate the Big Ten like he does in the Summit?  And every time the conclusion I come to is "no...no he would not".

 

bump.

[Norm Peterson]

On 12/5/2022 at 4:23 PM, 49r said:

Still take issue with the use of the term "decent Big Ten team" here @Norm Peterson 

 

Top ~80 kenpom is a decent Big Ten team most years.

[49r]

11 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Top ~80 kenpom is a decent Big Ten team most years.

 

Depends on your definition of "decent" I guess. 

[Norm Peterson]

Big Ten has really been strong lately. But kenpom #81 would have been good enough for 10th place in the conference last season.

[49r]

I'm just using "NCAA Tournament qualifier" as my threshold for "decent" here.  KenPom #81 ain't that.