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2007 BU commitment- Rashad Austin

Lakeview Brave said:
patrick_o'brian said:
This dude is a man. He could possibly step in and dominate. A Top 100 prospect in high school means he has to have a bigger B-ball IQ than Zach. Zach is a ton when he is out of fould trouble, but he could play smarter and foul less and score and rebound alot more. I just hope he is as good a person and athlete as Zach and then we could possibly be getting an animal. GO GET EM COACH!
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I dont know about "step in and dominate" as even POB didnt do that...However if he can step in and give us 13 and 7 every single night plus guard the other teams bigs well then, that may be all we need for the TEAM to dominate. Two things I like is that he plays in an "uptempo" system and he can score with his back to the basket. One thing i am worried about is that he doesnt seem to be a shot blocker which is something we sorely miss this year and probably wont have next year. I have a feeling next years team will do allot more pressing and trapping to create turnovers so maybe a shot blocker wont be as important, still I would like one.
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Great points. However, I believe next year's big guards will lead the team in blocks and steals. I'm confident that the overall 6'4"-6'7" size and athleticism of the other four starters (besides Ruff) will be sufficient for the college game and, more importantly, give us an overall size advantage in the MVC.
 
I have more info on Rashad and will be letting you know.
Rashad Austin had a monster game in NJC's semi regional win,
29 points!! as NJC beat Northwest Wyoming 79-72.

In the quarter finals NJC beat McCook 77-51.
Rashad had 13 pts, 10 rebs.

In the prelims, NJC beat Miles CC 74-48, Rashad scoring 11.

Northeastern then went on to win their Regional. (Region IX)
last night...stats are pending.
 
29 points and 7 rebounds. Great game by Rashad Austin.
Rashad proved he can score if needed. The Northwest Junior College Plainsmen now become one of 16 teams to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas, March 20-24.
They play the winner of Region 15 (Mississippi & Louisiana) in a 1st round game at 6:30 on Tuesday, March 20.
 
mexicobufan said:
The kid reminds me somewhat of Mike Williams as far as build???
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Your memory must not be very good. Mike was much bigger, taller and his shoulders were significantly broader. The only resemblance between the two would be that they both have arms, legs, a head and a torso. I'm not trying to take anything away from a kid that looks to be a perfect fit for our team, but Mike Williams? Thanks for the early morning laugh and have some more Kool-Aide! :wink:
 
Thanks for the updates on this recruit.

If the guy can rebound consistantly, I want him in a BU uniform. I think there will be plenty of scorers in the mix next year.
 
Is anyone else ready for 'Stone Cold' Rashad Austin? I want 'Austin 3:16' shirts and chants of 'Austin, Austin, Austin' ringing throughout Carver next year!
 
BradleyBrave said:
Is anyone else ready for 'Stone Cold' Rashad Austin? I want 'Austin 3:16' shirts and chants of 'Austin, Austin, Austin' ringing throughout Carver next year!
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Or Rashad "Steve" Austin - the $6 million dollar man - LOL!! I can almost hear the student section making that special effect noise they would make every time he zoomed in with his bionic eye!!
 
mexicobufan wrote:
The kid reminds me somewhat of Mike Williams as far as build???


"Your memory must not be very good. Mike was much bigger, taller and his shoulders were significantly broader. The only resemblance between the two would be that they both have arms, legs, a head and a torso. I'm not trying to take anything away from a kid that looks to be a perfect fit for our team, but Mike Williams? Thanks for the early morning laugh and have some more Kool-Aide!"

If you will notice I put two question marks after my statement because when Mike played at BU I was young enough that everyone looked big to me. I dont know if its the waiting on the NCAA bid or what but some folks seem a little tense. I am glad I made you laugh but next time try to understand what a question mark means and maybe it will help you understand its a question!!!
 
BradleyBrave said:
Is anyone else ready for 'Stone Cold' Rashad Austin? I want 'Austin 3:16' shirts and chants of 'Austin, Austin, Austin' ringing throughout Carver next year!
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Don't give the pa guy any ideas?? Zach attack makes me puke every time i hear it...
 
Braveman said:
BradleyBrave said:
Is anyone else ready for 'Stone Cold' Rashad Austin? I want 'Austin 3:16' shirts and chants of 'Austin, Austin, Austin' ringing throughout Carver next year!
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Don't give the pa guy any ideas?? Zach attack makes me puke every time i hear it...
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Hopefully you'll never have to hear it again. :)
 
Braveman said:
BradleyBrave said:
Is anyone else ready for 'Stone Cold' Rashad Austin? I want 'Austin 3:16' shirts and chants of 'Austin, Austin, Austin' ringing throughout Carver next year!
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Don't give the pa guy any ideas?? Zach attack makes me puke every time i hear it...
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Bayside is a school that's cool and you know that it's true! (know that it's true!) :lol:
 
mexicobufan said:
mexicobufan wrote:
The kid reminds me somewhat of Mike Williams as far as build???


"Your memory must not be very good. Mike was much bigger, taller and his shoulders were significantly broader. The only resemblance between the two would be that they both have arms, legs, a head and a torso. I'm not trying to take anything away from a kid that looks to be a perfect fit for our team, but Mike Williams? Thanks for the early morning laugh and have some more Kool-Aide!"

If you will notice I put two question marks after my statement because when Mike played at BU I was young enough that everyone looked big to me. I dont know if its the waiting on the NCAA bid or what but some folks seem a little tense. I am glad I made you laugh but next time try to understand what a question mark means and maybe it will help you understand its a question!!!
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I put a "wink" after my comments. Next time try to understand what a "wink" means before you get upset at a response. Since we cannot see each other, some posts can seem to be too harsh or out of context. I got mad at a response Tornado gave to one of my posts the other day and I should not have because he did not mean it to be mean-spirited. To make it known that I was just having some fun I put the "wink" icon there so you would know it was all in fun. Sorry if I offended you. I'll take someone like Tolliver as I believe DaCoach mentioned he was built like. (Bad sentence structure, huh?)
 
I stood right next to Rashad Austin when he visited here for a Bradley game, and I talked very briefly with him.
He had a baggy sweatshirt/hoodie so I obviously couldn't see his muscle development, but here is my description....and I think it'll match Da Coach's.

I thought Rashad could very well be a body-double for Jason Faulknor, but maybe a smidgen bigger.
I judged him to be 6'8 and fairly strong, not an ounce of fat on him.


Here are a couple recent pics of Rashad
He is listed several places as 240 lb, and nobody on BU's roster currently (except Sam Singh) is over 225 lb.

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He sounds like the type of player we need; a good rebounder and has the ability to score; we don"t need a center that is a big scorer but one that is a threat so it opens up our guards a lot more when you have a good post player.
 
Here is an interesting comment from Rashad Austin's head coach...
That the guy keeping stats at that last game failed to credit Rashad with numerous rebounds...

When he viewed the game film, Rashad really had 28 points/17 rebounds.

http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2007/03/09/news/sports/sports1.txt

???‚¬?“Rashad carried us through the tournament,???‚¬?? Trenkle said. ...if you watch the film...
he actually had a 28-point, 17 rebound performance."
 
Right now, there is not an available scholarship. But every year 1 or 2 open up unexpectedly, so I would expect the liklihood to be high that Bradley will continue to recruit and offer a scholarship to a juco player like Austin. But they are recruiting other kids, too.
 
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