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Qvale

BelierPeaux

BelierPeaux

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I haven't been able to watch him yet, but seeing the early season stats has got me thinking, especially his line from the SDSU game. Is he really as fun to watch and, for a lack of a better term, dominant as these stats make him look? He really seems like the real deal. Perhaps challenging for BSC rookie of the year? I know, I know, it's early, but still.
 
PeauxRouge said:
I haven't been able to watch him yet, but seeing the early season stats has got me thinking, especially his line from the SDSU game. Is he really as fun to watch and, for a lack of a better term, dominant as these stats make him look? He really seems like the real deal. Perhaps challenging for BSC rookie of the year? I know, I know, it's early, but still.
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good chance
 
Qvale is LEGIT

He's huge, he's mobile, and he has great touch and timing. He had a couple huge swats. Had good hands with catching passes in traffic. I was more than impressed.
 
Agree on him being legit. I wouldn't be surprised to see him starting towards the middle of conference play and having an impact similar to what cam did last year.
 
PeauxRouge said:
I haven't been able to watch him yet, but seeing the early season stats has got me thinking, especially his line from the SDSU game. Is he really as fun to watch and, for a lack of a better term, dominant as these stats make him look? He really seems like the real deal. Perhaps challenging for BSC rookie of the year? I know, I know, it's early, but still.
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I think Howard from MSU will give him a run this year for rookie of the year.
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlen7yLyeL8&eurl=http://www.egriz.com/GrizBoard/topic28449.php[/youtube]

This is a better video IMO
 
SwiLLSaysKobe4MVP said:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlen7yLyeL8&eurl=http://www.egriz.com/GrizBoard/topic28449.php[/youtube]

This is a better video IMO
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Yeah that was a cool dunk too, at least the St. Mary's dude actually tried to defend it! Qwally looked like a deer in the headlights. I'm sure he never got to see that in Williston!
 
Swilly, that video doesn't even feature Qvale. Let's try to keep it on topic.

But since you wanted to bring it up:
Boy, it's sure is nice that JH and TD play basketball instead of 'who gets pulled over with the least amount of drugs'. You guys probably woulda beat us at that game. Lucky for us though, GU signs guys to basketball scholarships and UM must sign guys to 'who can get pulled over the least amount of times' scholarships.

Unless it's a bb coach, of course; or a fb player. Then UM is beatable in the 'who gets in less trouble with the law' game.
 
No idea about Howard, to be honest, or his playing time potential, but the ONLY thing that will prevent Kwale from being Frosh of the year is playing time. Kyle Sharp will get lots of time (deservedly), but Kwale is our future to the big-time. He is the first and only legit D-1 Center we've ever had.
 
Zirg said:
.........but Kwale is our future to the big-time. He is the first and only legit D-1 Center we've ever had.
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What the heck were Shrouder (Sp?), Larson, McBride, Vanek, Engelent, and Seyfert? Under the category of I am getting so old I can not remember names, Angela Biebers husband, and the 6-10 JC Kid from the late 90's. The one thing the Griz have had a great reputation for is it's big men, and I am not counting Tinkle, Strait or Larry K. as centers.


Who am I missing from the 80's forward?

BTW: You do know it is spelled Q-v-a-l-e
 
Mslacat said:
Zirg said:
.........but Kwale is our future to the big-time. He is the first and only legit D-1 Center we've ever had.
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What the heck were Shrouder (Sp?), Larson, McBride, Vanek, Engelent, and Seyfert? Under the category of I am getting so old I can not remember names, Angela Biebers husband, and the 6-10 JC Kid from the late 90's. The one thing the Griz have had a great reputation for is it's big men, and I am not counting Tinkle, Strait or Larry K. as centers.


Who am I missing from the 80's forward?

BTW: You do know it is spelled Q-v-a-l-e
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Brent Smith was an athletic and skilled big man and absolutely belongs on any list of legit D1 centers who played for the Griz. I believe he ended up with a try-out with the Celtics. Also, Wayne Tinkle seems to have been overlooked by Zirg. Wayne came very close to making a regular season NBA roster and had a long and productive professional hoops career.
 
GrizWhiz said:
Mslacat said:
Zirg said:
.........but Kwale is our future to the big-time. He is the first and only legit D-1 Center we've ever had.
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What the heck were Shrouder (Sp?), Larson, McBride, Vanek, Engelent, and Seyfert? Under the category of I am getting so old I can not remember names, Angela Biebers husband, and the 6-10 JC Kid from the late 90's. The one thing the Griz have had a great reputation for is it's big men, and I am not counting Tinkle, Strait or Larry K. as centers.


Who am I missing from the 80's forward?

BTW: You do know it is spelled Q-v-a-l-e
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Brent Smith was an athletic and skilled big man and absolutely belongs on any list of legit D1 centers who played for the Griz. I believe he ended up with a try-out with the Celtics. Also, Wayne Tinkle seems to have been overlooked by Zirg. Wayne came very close to making a regular season NBA roster and had a long and productive professional hoops career.
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Brent Smith was the JC guy I was thinking of. Tinkle played mostly power forward with Vanek playing center, much the same way Larry McBride played Center for Larry K.. There was a 5-6 year stretch there where the griz had their own version of the twin towers.
 
Mslacat said:
Zirg said:
.........but Kwale is our future to the big-time. He is the first and only legit D-1 Center we've ever had.
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What the heck were Shrouder (Sp?), Larson, McBride, Vanek, Engelent, and Seyfert? Under the category of I am getting so old I can not remember names, Angela Biebers husband, and the 6-10 JC Kid from the late 90's. The one thing the Griz have had a great reputation for is it's big men, and I am not counting Tinkle, Strait or Larry K. as centers.


Who am I missing from the 80's forward?

BTW: You do know it is spelled Q-v-a-l-e
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FYI: Angela Biebers husband is Nate Colville who's greatest claim to fame is the dunk that busted the backboard in a game against Idaho State.

Another FYI: It is John Stroeder, not Shrouder (of course, you already knew the spelling was wrong, but some people may not equate Shrouder with Stroeder).
Another name left out is Ken Mckenzie.
 
I thought of Ken Mckenzie, but thought that would be going back into the 70's too much, but he was a good one.

Be nice to Nate he was a great guy!
 
Wasn't there a guy named Lee Johnson who was a very good center for UM in the 1970s that Brandenburg brought in? My vague recollection is that there was a problem with his eligibility, and UM had to forfeit some games because of it, but that he was actually a decent kid and quite athletic.
 
grizonbob said:
Wasn't there a guy named Lee Johnson who was a very good center for UM in the 1970s that Brandenburg brought in? My vague recollection is that there was a problem with his eligibility, and UM had to forfeit some games because of it, but that he was actually a decent kid and quite athletic.
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He played in 1976 along with Michael Ray Richardson. Yes, he had problems and Griz had to forfeit 11 games. but, MRR and Lee Johnson were quite a pair. I think Griz would have went to the sweet 16, possibly the final 8 teams that year if it weren't for Lee Johnson's disqualification. I believe it was a transcript problem, but not sure of all the details.
 
GrizBBIsKing said:
grizonbob said:
Wasn't there a guy named Lee Johnson who was a very good center for UM in the 1970s that Brandenburg brought in? My vague recollection is that there was a problem with his eligibility, and UM had to forfeit some games because of it, but that he was actually a decent kid and quite athletic.
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He played in 1976 along with Michael Ray Richardson. Yes, he had problems and Griz had to forfeit 11 games. but, MRR and Lee Johnson were quite a pair. I think Griz would have went to the sweet 16, possibly the final 8 teams that year if it weren't for Lee Johnson's disqualification. I believe it was a transcript problem, but not sure of all the details.
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There were transcript problems and at issue as to whether by NCAA standards he was a armature. The NCAA forced him to leave UM and he eventually surfaced at a Texas D-1 school (TCU maybe) He went on to be a NBA first round draft pick. Played some in the NBA then went over to Europe. So now you know one of the more obscure Griz basketball questions out their.

Question: What year did the Griz have two future NBA first round players in their roster?

Answer: 1976
 
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