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Is he going to come out and average 6 and 6 his Freshman year?? Probably not....hell...he might redshirt. However, he had legitimate offers from a number of MAC schools and you can see that his body is going to get stronger. This is far from an Andy Kanzig project in my opinion. All these years later, I still never understood that recruitment. Ranks right up there with the LaFerla twins. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 10:01:16 AM  FearLeon wrote: I know there are some skeptics here, but I think Nolan isn't going to be a project. Is he going to come out and average 6 and 6 his Freshman year?? Probably not....hell...he might redshirt. However, he had legitimate offers from a number of MAC schools and you can see that his body is going to get stronger. This is far from an Andy Kanzig project in my opinion. All these years later, I still never understood that recruitment. Ranks right up there with the LaFerla twins. Were those two both TOS recruiting decisions, or was Kanzig a Larry recruit? In this case, I think Foster is going to have to play at least a little - unless they're able to snag that JUCO/Grad transfer recruit to start at the 5. I'm assuming that is the goal, but who knows? Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,128 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 1:37:40 PM  OU_Country wrote: FearLeon wrote: I know there are some skeptics here, but I think Nolan isn't going to be a project. Is he going to come out and average 6 and 6 his Freshman year?? Probably not....hell...he might redshirt. However, he had legitimate offers from a number of MAC schools and you can see that his body is going to get stronger. This is far from an Andy Kanzig project in my opinion. All these years later, I still never understood that recruitment. Ranks right up there with the LaFerla twins. Were those two both TOS recruiting decisions, or was Kanzig a Larry recruit? In this case, I think Foster is going to have to play at least a little - unless they're able to snag that JUCO/Grad transfer recruit to start at the 5. I'm assuming that is the goal, but who knows? I don't see how Foster can redshirt either with what we have on the front line now. Kanzig and LaFerla twins were all Larry recruits. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top 100%Cat General User Member Since: 1/17/2013 Post Count: 2,491 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 2:38:25 PM  FearLeon wrote: I know there are some skeptics here, but I think Nolan isn't going to be a project. Is he going to come out and average 6 and 6 his Freshman year?? Probably not....hell...he might redshirt. However, he had legitimate offers from a number of MAC schools and you can see that his body is going to get stronger. This is far from an Andy Kanzig project in my opinion. All these years later, I still never understood that recruitment. Ranks right up there with the LaFerla twins. In the video I watched of him, granted all highlight films are made shots, he had a pretty decent looking mid range stroke for a guy his size. He also looks a bit bulkier in build than Springs did as a freshman. I'm interested to see how he looks once he gets here. I withhold judgement on recruits until I see what they look like on the floor in Athens. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,118 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 2:45:16 PM  https://wwmt.com/sports/content/mattawan-duo-headed-for-d... Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 5:15:30 PM  100%Cat wrote: In the video I watched of him, granted all highlight films are made shots, he had a pretty decent looking mid range stroke for a guy his size. That is a huge ability to have for a big man who can also pass. Opens up a lot of opportunities for cuts the basket and/or open threes. Back to Top MICats General User Member Since: 4/27/2019 Post Count: 10 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 9:02:18 PM  Nolan will have a great opportunity to come in and earn playing time. At 6'10 he adds something that OU currently doesn't have...size. He will be on campus in June and needs to live in the weight room to add 10-15 lbs. If he does that look for him to get playing time this year. With him being around the coaching staff he will have 6 months to learn the system and be with the team. He has a high basketball IQ, plays good "d", and has good range out to 18 feet. I think he will surprise a lot of people come the fall! That being said he will be a freshman and as a former coach once said "the best thing about freshman is they become sophomores". Back to Top FearLeon General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 4,128 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/1/2019 9:21:44 PM  MICats wrote: Nolan will have a great opportunity to come in and earn playing time. At 6'10 he adds something that OU currently doesn't have...size. He will be on campus in June and needs to live in the weight room to add 10-15 lbs. If he does that look for him to get playing time this year. With him being around the coaching staff he will have 6 months to learn the system and be with the team. He has a high basketball IQ, plays good "d", and has good range out to 18 feet. I think he will surprise a lot of people come the fall! That being said he will be a freshman and as a former coach once said "the best thing about freshman is they become sophomores". I'm on board. Would love to see him get the weight to 240 by the start of the season. #BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/2/2019 10:27:29 AM  MICats wrote: That being said he will be a freshman and as a former coach once said "the best thing about freshman is they become sophomores". The one constant for freshman bigs is almost without fail they struggle with foul trouble. Back to Top RSBobcat General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,401 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/2/2019 10:44:13 PM  OUVan wrote: MICats wrote: That being said he will be a freshman and as a former coach once said "the best thing about freshman is they become sophomores". The one constant for freshman bigs is almost without fail they struggle with foul trouble. Adjusting to the D1 pace/speed of play - and reaching/position etc. But knocking down a few 3's, hitting FT's, etc. can make up for that eh? RS Bobcat Back to Top The Better Ohio Bobcat General User Member Since: 3/28/2017 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 196 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO SIGNEE    Posted: 5/5/2019 8:31:09 PM  https://twitter.com/mattawan_bball/status/112801473415705... Last Edited: 5/13/2019 8:22:47 PM by The Better Ohio Bobcat Back to Top The Optimist General User Member Since: 3/16/2007 Location: CLE Post Count: 5,552 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/20/2019 9:54:03 PM  FearLeon wrote: I know there are some skeptics here, but I think Nolan isn't going to be a project. Is he going to come out and average 6 and 6 his Freshman year?? Probably not....hell...he might redshirt. However, he had legitimate offers from a number of MAC schools and you can see that his body is going to get stronger. This is far from an Andy Kanzig project in my opinion. All these years later, I still never understood that recruitment. Ranks right up there with the LaFerla twins. Love the optimism, but if you redshirt then YES you’re a project... that’s nothing to be ashamed of... 6-10 dudes are 99.99% projects... Humans don’t understand coordination at that height. It takes time to put it all together... this kid probably won’t be an immediate contributor but he’s well worth the chance. Let’s see if he cannot grow into his body and learn how to handle a basketball I've seen crazier things happen. Back to Top The Optimist General User Member Since: 3/16/2007 Location: CLE Post Count: 5,552 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/20/2019 9:57:25 PM  Ppl forget lots of #MACtion friends didn’t believe in KVK until they saw him on the cover of USA Today I've seen crazier things happen. Back to Top The Better Ohio Bobcat General User Member Since: 3/28/2017 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 196 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/20/2019 10:00:47 PM  From videos I’ve seen he has almost no athleticism. I still think he can be good because he has good skills and decent size. Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,047 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/20/2019 10:39:24 PM  Not sure I agree about the lack of athleticism. Coach Boals is emphasizing his talent on defense, which requires some quickness laterally. Back to Top The Better Ohio Bobcat General User Member Since: 3/28/2017 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 196 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/20/2019 10:44:25 PM  Jeff McKinney wrote: Not sure I agree about the lack of athleticism. Coach Boals is emphasizing his talent on defense, which requires some quickness laterally. He might not be that slow but he isn’t fast. He can’t jump at all though. Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/21/2019 9:18:07 AM  The Optimist wrote: Love the optimism, but if you redshirt then YES you’re a project... that’s nothing to be ashamed of... 6-10 dudes are 99.99% projects... Humans don’t understand coordination at that height. It takes time to put it all together... this kid probably won’t be an immediate contributor but he’s well worth the chance. Let’s see if he cannot grow into his body and learn how to handle a basketball I seriously doubt he redshirts. We have a huge need for minutes from bigs. They have to work so hard that you can't ride a couple of guys for very long. Back to Top allen General User Member Since: 1/24/2006 Post Count: 4,630 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 5/21/2019 11:06:55 PM  Boals will have to make a decision on whether you want a 6’10” guy that is slower and has little to no lift or a 6’7” or 6’8” guy that can move and is quicker off his feet. He seems set on getting 6’10”guys, we play in an athletic conference, you better make sure that the 6’10” guys can move. I looked at foster’s tape again and I like his effort, but he looks like a project, so now we have two projects (foster and springs). Let’s hope he can find a play right away and be affective guy and not just a guy that he looks up at. Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes Back to Top . General User Member Since: 2/3/2005 Post Count: 2,949 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 6/21/2019 5:24:47 PM  I've given up on trying to project big men. Guards? Forwards? I can spitball it. Big men? No earthly idea who is going to pan out and who isn't. The process is so incremental that unless you're in practice with them every day I can't imagine being able to proclaim someone a project who will blossom or future 12th man. I'm not sure the coaches even know, given what I read in Tom Haberstroh's recent article about the NBA Draft and scouting basketball players. Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,042 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 6/21/2019 9:09:27 PM  Having watched highlights of Foster as well as a lot of the recent NBA playoffs, I have to say Foster's game reminds me of Leonard . . . . . . not Kawhi, but Meyers (of Portland). And I'll be ecstatic if Foster ends up anywhere close to matching Meyers Leonard's game. Back to Top allen General User Member Since: 1/24/2006 Post Count: 4,630 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 6/21/2019 11:33:34 PM  bobcatsquared wrote: Having watched highlights of Foster as well as a lot of the recent NBA playoffs, I have to say Foster's game reminds me of Leonard . . . . . . not Kawhi, but Meyers (of Portland). And I'll be ecstatic if Foster ends up anywhere close to matching Meyers Leonard's game. He is not nearly as fast or athletic as leonard. He will need to work on his agility and get stronger. I found very few highlight tapes of him, but I loved one where he dead-sprinted to the opposite end to block a shot. He looks like he can be an effort guy initially and as he gets more polished he can become more of a factor. You can't take too many kids like him. He is tall, but he is slow and nonathletic, most high-quality MAC big men are under a little undersized, but they can move and they can jump ie Nick Perkins. Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,042 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 6/21/2019 11:37:55 PM  allen wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: Having watched highlights of Foster as well as a lot of the recent NBA playoffs, I have to say Foster's game reminds me of Leonard . . . . . . not Kawhi, but Meyers (of Portland). And I'll be ecstatic if Foster ends up anywhere close to matching Meyers Leonard's game. He is not nearly as fast or athletic as leonard. I compared him Meyers Leonard, not Kawhi Leonard. I thought that was clear. Back to Top allen General User Member Since: 1/24/2006 Post Count: 4,630 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 6/22/2019 3:53:40 AM  bobcatsquared wrote: allen wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: Having watched highlights of Foster as well as a lot of the recent NBA playoffs, I have to say Foster's game reminds me of Leonard . . . . . . not Kawhi, but Meyers (of Portland). And I'll be ecstatic if Foster ends up anywhere close to matching Meyers Leonard's game. He is not nearly as fast or athletic as leonard. I compared him Meyers Leonard, not Kawhi Leonard. I thought that was clear. I was talking about Meyers Leonard as well. It would be insane to compare him to Kawhi. He had a no step vertical of 30 inches and moved very well. https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.sbnation.com/platfor... Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes Back to Top Buck.Cat General User Member Since: 12/21/2017 Post Count: 365 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'-10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO INTEREST    Posted: 6/24/2019 12:43:14 PM  Foster is a signee now and not just a commit, correct? Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: 2019 6'10" C Nolan Foster (Mattawan, MI) - OHIO SIGNEE    Posted: 6/25/2019 10:54:08 AM  Buck.Cat wrote: Foster is a signee now and not just a commit, correct? As noted in TBOB's post of this tweet, yes. The Better Ohio Bobcat wrote: https://twitter.com/mattawan_bball/status/112801473415705... 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