renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Jalex4141 said: Athletic bigs. Define "athletic bigs". I'm thinking there's only a small handful of truly athletic bigs playing college ball in any given year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4rowsup Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 53 minutes ago, renoskier said: Define "athletic bigs". I'm thinking there's only a small handful of truly athletic bigs playing college ball in any given year. 6'11" or over with decent hands, can slam the ball 3+ times a night when getting a rebound or good inside feed, average 10+ rebounds a game and able to protect the rim when gaurds get beat. A player you run your offense through on a regular basis. Based on past history BSU does not land this type of player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslowhiteguy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Jalex4141 said: 6'11" or over with decent hands, can slam the ball 3+ times a night when getting a rebound or good inside feed, average 10+ rebounds a game and able to protect the rim when gaurds get beat. A player you run your offense through on a regular basis. Based on past history BSU does not recruit this type of player. Those guys are hard to find. Getting them to sign is even harder. Keeping them for more than a couple of years is harder still. "Don't underestimate Joe Biden's ability to F@*k things up." Barack Obama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfan8431 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 3 hours ago, NevadaFan said: You’re late to the party. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, NevadaFan said: Nevada didn’t have a big last year. Not one. For some reason, Boise fans are obsessed with this. It's a good thing to have, but it's not necessary to be successful in today's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 52 minutes ago, kingpotato said: For some reason, Boise fans are obsessed with this. It's a good thing to have, but it's not necessary to be successful in today's game. Nevada lucked into Cam Oliver a couple years ago, he was only 6'8" but kind of fit the bill. Got to enjoy him for 2 years. Trey Porter is an athletic 6'11" but certainly isn't a player you "run your offense though". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, renoskier said: Nevada lucked into Cam Oliver a couple years ago, he was only 6'8" but kind of fit the bill. Got to enjoy him for 2 years. Trey Porter is an athletic 6'11" but certainly isn't a player you "run your offense though". For some reason some Boise fans feel it's necessary to have that, but I'll take Nick Fazekas over JeVale McGee all day every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslowhiteguy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, renoskier said: Nevada lucked into Cam Oliver a couple years ago, he was only 6'8" but kind of fit the bill. Got to enjoy him for 2 years. Trey Porter is an athletic 6'11" but certainly isn't a player you "run your offense though". Other than Nick, have we had a big we ran the offense through? Not JaVale or Pink. You'd probably have to go back to Edgar Jones. "Don't underestimate Joe Biden's ability to F@*k things up." Barack Obama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Aslowhiteguy said: Other than Nick, have we had a big we ran the offense through? Not JaVale or Pink. You'd probably have to go back to Edgar Jones. Faron “Meat” Hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, kingpotato said: For some reason some Boise fans feel it's necessary to have that, but I'll take Nick Fazekas over JeVale McGee all day every day. Javale was/is a freak athlete, there's not more a few of those guys in the country in any given year. Fazekas was not a " great athlete" but was an incredible college baller. 3 minutes ago, Aslowhiteguy said: Other than Nick, have we had a big we ran the offense through? Not JaVale or Pink. You'd probably have to go back to Edgar Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, NVGiant said: Faron “Meat” Hand! No....but only because he wasn't more than 6'5". And that's probably with his sneaks on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just now, renoskier said: Javale was/is a freak athlete, there's not more a few of those guys in the country in any given year. Fazekas was not a " great athlete" but was an incredible college baller. Hasn't Fazekas made a few million USDA playing in Japan? Pretty big star over there right? Worse fates could certainly befall a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: Hasn't Fazekas made a few million USDA playing in Japan? Pretty big star over there right? Worse fates could certainly befall a person. Yes, he's a big star over there. I believe he even became a citizen. Great player, very skilled, not a great "athlete". That's why he never really had a chance in the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, renoskier said: No....but only because he wasn't more than 6'5". And that's probably with his sneaks on. He wasn’t. But he was a big by Big West standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, renoskier said: Yes, he's a big star over there. I believe he even became a citizen. Great player, very skilled, not a great "athlete". He’s now on their national team, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslowhiteguy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: Hasn't Fazekas made a few million USDA playing in Japan? Pretty big star over there right? Worse fates could certainly befall a person. I think he's done fairly well. He was player of the year or something noteworthy. He had the best hands I've seen in college ball. But the guy runs like it hurts. 20 more pounds and he might of had a chance in the NBA. At least for a few years. "Don't underestimate Joe Biden's ability to F@*k things up." Barack Obama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, NVGiant said: He wasn’t. But he was a big by Big West standards Big like Charles Barkley.....but he couldn't jump. I think he dunked once...must have been over the back. Kind of like the point I was making regarding Fazekas, not athletic but still a great ball player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Aslowhiteguy said: I think he's done fairly well. He was player of the year or something noteworthy. He had the best hands I've seen in college ball. But the guy runs like it hurts. 20 more pounds and he might of had a chance in the NBA. At least for a few years. I think it actually did hurt. He had some pretty significant foot issues. But he was a great college player. I loved watching him play, especially when he and Paul Millsap would go at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVGiant Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, renoskier said: Big like Charles Barkley.....but he couldn't jump. I think he dunked once...must have been over the back. Kind of like the point I was making regarding Fazekas, not athletic but still a great ball player. When I was still in school and writing for The Sagebrush, Faron dominated Fresno in that NIT game. A small group of writers were invited into Tark’s office postgame to talk about the game. And Tark starts by deadpanning, “That fat +++++ can really play.” that pretty much said it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, NVGiant said: When I was still in school and writing for The Sagebrush, Faron dominated Fresno in that NIT game. A small group of writers were invited into Tark’s office postgame to talk about the game. And Tark starts by deadpanning, “That fat +++++ can really play.” that pretty much said it all. And then we turned around and got whooped at home by Nebraska and the little mother effer Tyrone Lue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...