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23 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

This is Rich King erasure and I will not stand for it.

I remember how excited everyone was when Rich King committed to NU. We were all dancing in the streets (exaggeration alert for those who weren't born yet)!

11 minutes ago, huskercabby said:

Jorge Diaz was the last dominant 7 footer we’ve had. He would run circles around this Meah guy.

The softest dunker I've ever seen. Good memories.

22 minutes ago, huskercabby said:

Jorge Diaz was the last dominant 7 footer we’ve had. He would run circles around this Meah guy.

Jorge wasn’t 7 foot either.  Looking back we have had very few 7 footers who weren’t stiffs.  We have had some good bigs over my lifetime but they were all in the 6’9” to 6’11” range.  King was probably the last one and I never felt he was dominant even though he was a first round pick.  
 

All that said, I don’t expect Meah to be dominant either.  But a big who can block some shots and throw down some love would be most welcome.

16 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

The softest dunker I've ever seen. Good memories.

Did he dunk at all? I don’t remember any rim rocking going on with him.

8 minutes ago, huskercabby said:

Did he dunk at all? I don’t remember any rim rocking going on with him.

 

They were the dunk version of "meh" 

16 minutes ago, busticket said:

Jorge wasn’t 7 foot either.  Looking back we have had very few 7 footers who weren’t stiffs.  We have had some good bigs over my lifetime but they were all in the 6’9” to 6’11” range.  King was probably the last one and I never felt he was dominant even though he was a first round pick.  
 

All that said, I don’t expect Meah to be dominant either.  But a big who can block some shots and throw down some love would be most welcome.

247 Sports list him at 7’0” in their prospect info. Though on the same page they list him at 6’11” under Athletic Background. I guess we can both be right.

24 minutes ago, huskercabby said:

Did he dunk at all? I don’t remember any rim rocking going on with him.

 

Jorge Brian Diaz dunked. He was a good player. I will never put up with any of that JBD hatin', and neither would @Norm Peterson.

17 hours ago, hal9000 said:

Are there tea leaves here to be read with regards to Rienk?

I don’t think so. We desperately need size. 

45 minutes ago, huskercabby said:

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

 

The softest dunker I've ever seen. Good memories.

Did he dunk at all? I don’t remember any rim rocking going on with him.

When he went up for a dunk, he would fluff a pillow and then tuck the ball into bed before laying the ball into the net.

Jorge Brian Diaz is an interesting comparison to Braxton Meah.

• Braxton can dunk in many different ways (e.g., from finishing the break with a flush to a backward dunk from a standing jump)--
  • Jorge could dunk . . . barely
• Jorge could score in many different ways--
  • Braxton is limited beyond the dunk;
•  Braxton is very athletic for a seven footer--
  • Jorge . . . not so much 
• Jorge had a long professional career (though much derided as a poor-man's poor man during his Husker days)--
  • Braxton . . . remains to be seen.

1 hour ago, huskercabby said:

Did he dunk at all? I don’t remember any rim rocking going on with him.

 

Me neither.  Jorge had a great post move that other players had a hack of a time stopping when he got to his spot.  If I remember right he had some foot issues which limited him here which was too bad.  I like him and Standhardinger when Doc would actually have them on the court together.

2 hours ago, 49r said:

 

This is Rich King erasure and I will not stand for it.

Big whiff by me. Likely wasn't caffeinated enough.

Quote from Hoiberg

“Braxton gives us a different dimension for our system with his skill set and athleticism,” Hoiberg said. “He puts a lot of pressure on defenses with his ability to get to the rim and finish around the basket. Defensively, he’s led Washington in blocked shots each of the past two years and was on the Pac-12 all-defensive team in 2022-23. He has the size and length to be an effective rim protector.”

1 hour ago, Swan88 said:

Jorge Brian Diaz is an interesting comparison to Braxton Meah.

• Braxton can dunk in many different ways (e.g., from finishing the break with a flush to a backward dunk from a standing jump)--
  • Jorge could dunk . . . barely
• Jorge could score in many different ways--
  • Braxton is limited beyond the dunk;
•  Braxton is very athletic for a seven footer--
  • Jorge . . . not so much 
• Jorge had a long professional career (though much derided as a poor-man's poor man during his Husker days)--
  • Braxton . . . remains to be seen.

He had bad feet. He always played in pain and the being explosive on the dunk hurt like hell when he landed so not that many dunks. Incredibly skilled player who had a long and productive pro career. still playing in the top Puerto Rico league today at 34. 

19 hours ago, hal9000 said:

Are there tea leaves here to be read with regards to Rienk?

I don't know if this signing constitutes tea leaves, but regardless, I would not hold out hope that Rienk is playing next season.  

And who can forget when 6’ 6” Andre Smith was Big 8 POY at Center, 1980. 

6 hours ago, LincecumFan said:

I remember how excited everyone was when Rich King committed to NU. We were all dancing in the streets (exaggeration alert for those who weren't born yet)!

Then the last shot he took in high school was rejected by a 6'3" kid fron Norfolk and that excitement waned a bit

6 hours ago, LincecumFan said:

I remember how excited everyone was when Rich King committed to NU. We were all dancing in the streets (exaggeration alert for those who weren't born yet)!

Everyone knows you're exaggerating... Streets weren't invented back then!

1 hour ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

 

Then the last shot he took in high school was rejected by a 6'3" kid fron Norfolk and that excitement waned a bit

Price admits to fouling him but I’m with you it was a clean block.

3 hours ago, HB said:

 

I don't know if this signing constitutes tea leaves, but regardless, I would not hold out hope that Rienk is playing next season.  

If this is true, then we still have a lot of work to do in the portal. 

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

 

Everyone knows you're exaggerating... Streets weren't invented back then!

Dirt hadn't even been invented back then! 

56 minutes ago, nustudent said:

If this is true, then we still have a lot of work to do in the portal. 

How many guys is a lot of work?

12 minutes ago, Swan88 said:

 

Notice the difference in "ADJUSTED NIL VALUE".  Efficient and thrifty.

20 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

How many guys is a lot of work?

Exactly.  

One stretch 4 maybe?  Another banger in the post?  I'm not certain Griffiths can't be a stretch 4.  I'd guess he'll roll out at about 210 next year, so two inches taller and 10lbs lighter than Gary with the same athleticism.  

But...

Worster/Ulis

Essegian/Janowski

Williams/

Gary/Griffiths

Meah/Morgan

That's 9 deep already and probably another tourney team.  

The recruiting has been amazing.