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John Riek
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:28 pm
by MuskieGary
to UC 7'2 240
top 5 2008 prospect
yikes
Re: John Riek
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:45 pm
by tacitus
Re: John Riek
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:47 pm
by tacitus
Isn't he 2009 though? And it seems like he has a lot of developing to do. He is just so big and long...
Re: John Riek
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:33 pm
by CarlosTheJackal
Can we get a link to the story that describes him going to UC please?
Re: John Riek
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:23 pm
by rickf
We probably won't see him this year because of his surgery.
Re: John Riek
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:55 pm
by muskieman
raw talent but a wing span like a 747.
Re: John Riek
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:37 pm
by MillerTime
He was a top 5 player a year and a half ago, not anymore. Still potentially a good pickup.
Re: John Riek
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:29 pm
by MuskieCinci
I wouldn't be too worried about this kid for now. He has a lot of trouble getting eligible, he just tore his ACL and had surgery, plus he looks like he could be Greg Oden's dad. He is definitely someone to monitor, but I wouldn't worry about him for a while.
Re: John Riek
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:15 am
by Biff Tannen
I heard that he speaks somewhere between little or no English and has not taken the SAT or ACT (overheard it at a bar, so probably not a reliable source). If either one of these are true I would think the NCAA would have some sort of exception for him to be eligible. After all considering that this kid is a refugee from Sudan, I would at least hope the NCAA would show a little bit of a heart and allow him to be eligible.
Re: John Riek
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:43 am
by muskieman
Biff if the NCAA makes and exception based on those factors then don't they open a can of worms?