King James wrote:A lot of you may disagree with this but if i am picking a basketball team from the kids from ND i would probably take hanstad first but its tough not to take esley thorton because the kid is just a flat out winner. he willed his team to a win tonight and he had nothing left in the tank either he left it all out there. One of the best all around athletes that we have seen in the state of north dakota.
Indy5 wrote:Devin Coyle is a total stud. That was ridiculous what he did at the end of regulation and in overtime. I don't care if you tell me he played his best game of the year and normally doesn't do that good (not sure if thats true or not). But the composure for a sophmore to completely take over. First bring the ball down and stop at the NBA line because what the heck, why not? And just drain it. Then he owned the overtime. He and Esley put on a crazy show. That was just simply amazing. I guess ND class A basketball is where amazing happens, not the NBA.
King James wrote:Indy5 wrote:Devin Coyle is a total stud. That was ridiculous what he did at the end of regulation and in overtime. I don't care if you tell me he played his best game of the year and normally doesn't do that good (not sure if thats true or not). But the composure for a sophmore to completely take over. First bring the ball down and stop at the NBA line because what the heck, why not? And just drain it. Then he owned the overtime. He and Esley put on a crazy show. That was just simply amazing. I guess ND class A basketball is where amazing happens, not the NBA.
i gained a lot of respect for him tonight.. he carried the team the last 5 minutes and in OT. he is so good at using ball screens.. i believe he can carry the team the 2 next years, mandan is going to have a great backcourt for the future with him and erron collins. they might be weak inside though
roundem6 wrote:Wouldnt that be fun to watch.
King James wrote:Perimeter players tend to take over games in postseason play. Look at the NCAA tourney every year its almost always a guard carrying them in the tournament. That wasn't the case last year as BK won the tourney mvp, but coyle just took the scoring load over last night. Esley just couldn't be stopped
King James wrote:Perimeter players tend to take over games in postseason play. Look at the NCAA tourney every year its almost always a guard carrying them in the tournament. That wasn't the case last year as BK won the tourney mvp, but coyle just took the scoring load over last night. Esley just couldn't be stopped
Indy5 wrote:King James wrote:Perimeter players tend to take over games in postseason play. Look at the NCAA tourney every year its almost always a guard carrying them in the tournament. That wasn't the case last year as BK won the tourney mvp, but coyle just took the scoring load over last night. Esley just couldn't be stopped
Big men have more of an impact than guards do. You always see guards take over in the tournament because it is extremely difficult to find a great big man. That would be why the Memphis Grizzlies spent the 2nd overall pick in the draft on a kid they knew was a total project and would be no good his first 3 years. Greg Oden in his one year at Ohio State was an example that a great big man will lead you just a far or farther than a great guard.
REST OF TEAM WAS NICK NELSON TJ KLINE JESSE CROSBY AND MICHAEL WHITE THEY GOT IN SEMIFINALS AND LOST TO HOWARD PULLEY SAVAGEAU ONLY TRUE POINT GUARD ON TEAM SAT MAYBE SIX MINUTES TOTAL IN SIX GAMES HAD A GREAT TOURNEY HANSTAD DOMINATED AT TIMES AND BK WAS VERY GOOD THE REST ALSO PLAYED WELL KID WAS FROM MADISON WISC HIS NAME IS VANDER BLUE ORIGINALLY COMMITED TO WISCONSIN NOW COMMITED TO MARQUETTEballa45 wrote:roundem6 wrote:Wouldnt that be fun to watch.
2 summers ago when I played a tournament against Harrison Barnes, Royce White, etc., in a tournament in Minneapolis, this was the ECI Elite 16u team.
Joe Hanstad, Bryan Kielpinski, Nik Savageau, etc. Essentially, all 3 were on the same team.
Watching all 3 play at the same time is amazing. My parents taped a lot of Bryan's games and my games, so I will see if I can dig something up. They beat a Chicago area team with a player committed to Wisconsin at the time.
InsideMan wrote:I would be very hesitant to say that they are going to be a force at usf. Summer ball is an entirely different thing compared to D2 and bk hasn't played against anybody bigger than 6'5''. Everybody is going to be bigger, stronger, and more athletic than him. Every team has 4 6'9'' and up players. He is going to have more than his hands full because he won't be able to turn around and shoot over a smaller player like he does now.
balla45 wrote:InsideMan wrote:I would be very hesitant to say that they are going to be a force at usf. Summer ball is an entirely different thing compared to D2 and bk hasn't played against anybody bigger than 6'5''. Everybody is going to be bigger, stronger, and more athletic than him. Every team has 4 6'9'' and up players. He is going to have more than his hands full because he won't be able to turn around and shoot over a smaller player like he does now.
After a redshirt season I find this highly unlikely. It will not be difficult for him to pack on 15-20 pounds over the next 18 months. If he does this he will be fine. I look at some of the post players that I have seen play at Mary, both Mary players and players from other teams and I think he can get to the level quickly.
He has also played a lot of people his height and over, just not in North Dakota basketball.
His college career will be determined only by how hard he works. There is no doubt in my mind that they can become a force, Nik will, and Bryan will if he gets motivated.
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