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Max Bielfeldt

Da Coach said:
Do you think Torres is a difference maker?
His only offers, besides Green Bay, were Bradley, NIU, Chicago State, UIC, and SIUE. The fact that Geno wanted him, makes me really wonder, since he has misjudged on almost every kid he recruited.

I have never seen him play, but we are already overstocked with marginal D1 big men. I'd rather have someone who can make a difference.

Here is a video- he is a big kid (6'8", 250 pounds) who appears to have limited offensive skills like most of our big men-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLmaNJfSZmk

What are the chances Green Bay would release Torres? And if they did, would they exclude him going to Bradley?
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Great questions regarding the potential for his release. Working under the assumption that they would, I'd like for Coach Wardle to be able to bring in a player or 2 that he recruited.
 
Da Coach said:
Do you think Torres is a difference maker?
His only offers, besides Green Bay, were Bradley, NIU, Chicago State, UIC, and SIUE. The fact that Geno wanted him, makes me really wonder, since he has misjudged on almost every kid he recruited.

I have never seen him play, but we are already overstocked with marginal D1 big men. I'd rather have someone who can make a difference.

Here is a video- he is a big kid (6'8", 250 pounds) who appears to have limited offensive skills like most of our big men-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLmaNJfSZmk

What are the chances Green Bay would release Torres? And if they did, would they exclude him going to Bradley?
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I agree we are overstocked with marginal D1 big men . Now the good news ,He only missed one layup in the video and that is a huge improvement over our bigs.
 
By edited, I meant that it was not a continuous game video. Like all "highlight" videos on YouTube, someone edits video from games, and picks only the shots that go in.
You aren't suggesting that the video was not edited?
 
Da Coach said:
By edited, I meant that it was not a continuous game video. Like all "highlight" videos on YouTube, someone edits video from games, and picks only the shots that go in.
You aren't suggesting that the video was not edited?
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Not at all. All I said was it only showed him missing one.
 
wily coyote said:
I agree we are overstocked with marginal D1 big men . ..
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Here's the irony...

in 2009, Louisville offered BOTH Wayne Blackshear and Mike Shaw at the same time - (both were "TOP 50")
some thought that Louisville wanted a "package deal" (and both Shaw & Blackshear said they were marketing themselves as a "package" - LINK) but in the end Louisville was happy to get at least one of them - as Shaw chose Illinois.
http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/louisville.html

Blackshear leads them to the Elite Eight - Shaw never developed...
 
tornado said:
Here's the irony...

in 2009, Louisville offered BOTH Wayne Blackshear and Mike Shaw at the same time - (both were "TOP 50")
some thought that Louisville wanted a "package deal" (and both Shaw & Blackshear said they were marketing themselves as a "package" - LINK) but in the end Louisville was happy to get at least one of them - as Shaw chose Illinois.
http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/louisville.html

Blackshear leads them to the Elite Eight - Shaw never developed...
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This is something I have said for a long time and that is the fact some kids want to improve and work really hard and some rely on their HS laurels. This was a perfect example of two players going in different directions. Can MS improve? That is a question that we will know more come next year. Sometimes it is the coaching staff that doesn't get the best out of a player and sometimes it is a case where the player just doesn't put forth the effort needed to improve.
So now we have a new coach and now we will see can this staff develop MS (and the other seniors) into better players which will make the team better.
Can it happen? YES! Will it happen? We will know come next season.
 
actually for the first couple years Blackshear was at Louisville he showed great flashes of potential but no consistency....
(2 ppg as a freshman and just 7, then 8 ppg as soph & junior)
..there was a little grumbling by Louisville people that Blackshear was NOT a hard worker and was not developing...
or that it was sure taking a long time (4 years) for Blackshear to "reach his potential"...

PLUS - there was a little grumbling reported that Blackshear might be unhappy and lack of playing time and wanting to leave..

but now that Blackshear is a senior he is a very solid player and he had some good post-season games.
 
tornado said:
actually for the first couple years Blackshear was at Louisville he showed great flashes of potential but no consistency....
(2 ppg as a freshman and just 7, then 8 ppg as soph & junior)
..there was a little grumbling by Louisville people that Blackshear was NOT a hard worker and was not developing...
or that it was sure taking a long time (4 years) for Blackshear to "reach his potential"...

PLUS - there was a little grumbling reported that Blackshear might be unhappy and lack of playing time and wanting to leave..

but now that Blackshear is a senior he is a very solid player and he had some good post-season games.
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That's my exact point. He stuck it out and he worked at getting better. Was that completely on his own? I really doubt it. I am sure it was a combination of coaches that got him to learn to play to his strengths and himself willing to learn, and work hard, to get to that point.
Can Mike Shaw, or any of our other players get to that point? Again we will find out how much this coaching staff can teach starting today and how much the players will bye into it and do the work necessary to improve.
 
I would love to see Max in a BU uniform, even if only for his remaining one year. I think he would help the team in both tangible and intangible ways. But mostly, I think Max -- being local and known to area fans -- would help in an area the program now finds itself needing help: putting people (especially young people) in the seats.

Max, if you want to be an instant fan favorite and make lots of people in your hometown happy, come to Bradley!
 
Michigan finding room for frosh big man

Michigan finding room for frosh big man

BUSongwriter said:
I would love to see Max in a BU uniform, even if only for his remaining one year. I think he would help the team in both tangible and intangible ways. But mostly, I think Max -- being local and known to area fans -- would help in an area the program now finds itself needing help: putting people (especially young people) in the seats.

Max, if you want to be an instant fan favorite and make lots of people in your hometown happy, come to Bradley!
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I read today that Michigan may find room for 6'10 big man Michael Edwards as a late recruit.....apparently a later bloomer

If Michigan has room for Edwards, my guess is that there is no scholarship for Max

The Michigan site 'Mgoblog' seems to think Michigan is ok with letting Max leave.

As an aside-I note in the link below that Edwards already has an offer from Illinois St and just read that Notre Dame visited him yesterday

http://247sports.com/Player/Michael-Edwards-72178

Sure would like to see Max back in Peoria for a season at Bradley-especially since there seem to be more than a few scholarships available as of today:)
 
Yes, I have heard that Max will not be getting a scholarship for next year. The chances he will transfer are very high.
 
That would be nice, and I suspect he'll consider Bradley. But Max is a good quality player who shoots the ball very well for a big man. He will have other schools recruiting him, and most will be schools that are better than what Bradley will be next year. If one of Max's priorities is playing for a winning team or having a chance at an NCAA experience again, he'll probably land elsewhere.
 
It would appear with this morning's reports we have....er....some room on our roster for Max. His experience would be invaluable in mentoring what is looking to be a very young team next year and being a part of re-establishing Bradley's basketball tradition of success.
 
I kinda got the same impression---and IF Max leaves--I would agree that he would likely want to plat his last year on a winner---and unfortunately that will not be the case here:oops:
 
CubbieBear said:
I kinda got the same impression---and IF Max leaves--I would agree that he would likely want to plat his last year on a winner---and unfortunately that will not be the case here:oops:
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Looks like your helmet is wearing off. They might surprise us next season. Who knows.
 
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