New 2011 commit -Nate Wells

[tornado]

we are giving him a long way

[DeltaBrave03]

2 maybe 3 years? If everyone on the team now progresses we should have no need for him until at earliest his sophomore redshirt season.

[bu fan 9]

Thats what everyone said about sticks

[amckillip]

He has a long way to go before he could play in the Valley.

Thats what everyone said about sticks

Which games have you seen him play? Can you point me to the website with all his game tape? I'm assuming you've watched him play alot and evaluated his game tape to be so sure in your judgement.

[bu fan 9]

I have not seen him play but I will.

[amckillip]

I have not seen him play but I will.

So your judgment isn't based on much of anything then?

[bu fan 9]

From a friend of mine right now. But I will go up and see him play in a few weeks.

[tornado]

every coach at every level occasionally strikes out with certain kids--
we did with TCS and Saihou
Illinois did with Alex Legion and Richard Semrau
ISU did with Bobby Hill & Kellen Thornton
Even Duke did with Carrick Felix & 5-Star Taylor King who is now playing NAIA ball!

[amckillip]

From a friend of mine right now. But I will go up and see him play in a few weeks.

OK, so you don't know then? I'm not saying he's not a project. But all big men in the MVC are. I can't remember a single dominant big men that was a freshman or even sophmore really. It's the nature of the league. Before we write off a kid who is likely going to be the biggest player we've had. Let's see a game or two. I never comment on what I think a player is going to be unless I have seen film, I like SamM and JP coming into BU, but I had seen both play personally before they got here.

[bu fan 9]

I agree Tornado.What I am saying is we have spent millions of dollars to upgrade recruiting and we have 3 projects as big men in Davis,Sticks,And now Nate I don't understand why we spent all that money.

[real fan]

He is red-shirting so he can put on weight and improve his skills, players that work hard usually get better with the key words being work hard; some think they are so good that they put in their time and never get better, I would always take a chance on a kid like this plus P.O"Bryant was not suppose to be very good.

[bugregshu]

What I am saying is we have spent millions of dollars to upgrade recruiting

What? Did the thought ever cross your mind that maybe the previous athletic facilities just simply needed to be upgraded? Bradley didn't build everything simply to get better recruits, they built it because the fieldhouse was falling apart and Haussler was completely outdated. To think that the upgrades were meant entirely to lure basketball recruits is completely ignorant.

[romar]

OK, so you don't know then? I'm not saying he's not a project. But all big men in the MVC are. I can't remember a single dominant big men that was a freshman or even sophmore really. It's the nature of the league. Before we write off a kid who is likely going to be the biggest player we've had. Let's see a game or two. I never comment on what I think a player is going to be unless I have seen film, I like SamM and JP coming into BU, but I had seen both play personally before they got here.

If he can run the floor, block/alter shots, rebound and get 2-3 putbacks a game, I'd be completely stoked!!

[amckillip]

What? Did the thought ever cross your mind that maybe the previous athletic facilities just simply needed to be upgraded? Bradley didn't build everything simply to get better recruits, they built it because the fieldhouse was falling apart and Haussler was completely outdated. To think that the upgrades were meant entirely to lure basketball recruits is completely ignorant.

You said what I was thinking.

[houstontxbrave]

I agree Tornado.What I am saying is we have spent millions of dollars to upgrade recruiting and we have 3 projects as big men in Davis,Sticks,And now Nate I don't understand why we spent all that money.

Really had you never walked into Haussler or spent any time in the summer in the Fieldhouse?

The millions you speak of were not exclusively spent to bring in 5star recruits, it was to improve the quality of the athletic department and to improve the quality of the entire campus.

I have no clue why you continue to talk about the big men Les has brought in, Thompson has nothing to do with the new arena, this is his 4th year here. The others, well it is not a horrible idea to have a project that redshirts. If he works out it is a bonus to have a big man develop in each class and stay for 5 years.

But I have a feeling if Wells and Davis were 6'3 there would be an outcry as to where is the big tall recruits.

And what if Davis, Prosser and Wells pan out and are dominate by the time they are seniors? You never ever know about a recruit until his time is complete. That would be 3 straight classes of big men who would dominate. Ill be satisfied with one dominate and two quality, but with bigs it takes time and again a 5th year redshirt is not a bad idea.

BTW you are really neglecting both Remy and Stewart, both will be very complete quality players in the Valley. And I cant guarantee but am pretty sure if Bradley did not have the new arena etc Remy would not have verballed.

Please remember recruting is a process.