He doesn't have to be the savior. He can play the Shaq Carter role his freshman year. The adjustment to Big Ten play is much harder for big men. So now he can develop without a ton of pressure.
Having Myles here will really help Cliff
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Absolutely. It’s a perfect situation for Cliff.
Would like to see them battle each other in practice. Can only help both players develop. Also in the classroom.
Gonna help myles a lot too, he won't have to play on a leash, get pulled after a quick foul, etc
Come in off the bench play his game, match up against opposition's bench guys, focus on solid play, but make a bigger impact when he feels he has a mismatch, which could be quite often.
Wonder if we won't go against the trends a bit and go with 2 big's at times.
They will be a good duo to have at the 5. Shaq Carter was a fine player but we are upgraded at the 5 for next year. Reiber can totally redshirt next year.
I’m just imagining geo and Mulcahy giving ally oop jams
He has no pressure next year either. Just fit in the same way that Mulcahy fit in this year
another recruiting point. In the last 3 recruiting classes pike scored on his primary target
2018 was Mathis
2019 was Mulcahy
2020 was cliff
I guess pike already scored on his 2021 guy?
I’m just imagining geo and Mulcahy giving ally oop jams
He has no pressure next year either. Just fit in the same way that Mulcahy fit in this year
another recruiting point. In the last 3 recruiting classes pike scored on his primary target
2018 was Mathis
2019 was Mulcahy
2020 was cliff
I guess pike already scored on his 2021 guy?
My guess is Mag will redshirt, Reiber probably won’t because they don’t have another player on the roster like him. It’s not like he will have a bigger role next year, only seniors will be Geo, Young, Kiss, and Duke
Article says Cliff has a 7 5 wingspan. That sounds like a lot to me. What is the wingspan of the average center?
It’s huge. Most guys are generally as tall as they are, maybe a couple more inches. 6’10” with a 7’5” wingspan is a yuuuge disparity.
With that body and that wingspan, he’s built for blocking shots and being a dunk machine.
Check out his highlights, he has a ton of length.
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If Mulcahy and Cliff come in together as a 2nd unit? The highlights are going to be unreal.
First glimpse of his game(didn't chk him out till now) makes me think he and Mulcahy were born to play together.
First glimpse of his game(didn't chk him out till now) makes me think he and Mulcahy were born to play together.
Agree, this is going to be fun! Mulcahy was very good at getting MJ the ball in great spots this year. He must be thrilled he now has two guys like that to pass to.
I think cliff can do really well with a few diff wet guys on the floor
Geo has been great get getting in the lane too and putting up passes to mj for ally oop dunks. I can see that working with cliff too
Mulcahy. Obvious
I can see cliff being a good complement to young and Mathis as they like to drive to the paint but they leave behind many put backs. If Mathis ever learned to drive and dish to cliff, it would be awesome.
Geo has been great get getting in the lane too and putting up passes to mj for ally oop dunks. I can see that working with cliff too
Mulcahy. Obvious
I can see cliff being a good complement to young and Mathis as they like to drive to the paint but they leave behind many put backs. If Mathis ever learned to drive and dish to cliff, it would be awesome.
I think Reiber will play. He might be the #2 center the next season if Cliff goes pro after 1 year
Cliff is much too raw to leave after one year. He’s a three year player at least IMO.
And Miles offensive game is not really catch and finish, he does have great hands, but he's not a big time athlete so he is not getting up in the air to catch passes, or catching a pass a little off his spot but able to explode up and finish anyway.
Where as Cliff looks to do those things exceedingly well.. Haven't seen enough to know how good his hands are, don't look quite as good as Miles, but given his rating I figure they are more then good enough.
Actually when they are in the game together, and there is not enough minutes for them not to play a fair amount together, I think Cliff could be on the finishing end of a quite a few Miles passes as well.
In today's game an old school prototype pf could play a fair amount of center when a team wants to go small.
I don't know about 3 years(not that I'm against it), but I agree, he doesn't look like a one and done guy.
He isn’t an old school PF. We could never play with him as a center against a big ten team. Maybe against Caldwell we could.
I was going to include in my post that I don't really know Reiber's game.
Just checked some clips(and actually I have watched him before) and I see what you are saying, he's not a physical down low player.
That said, we see teams go small all the time, we see the matchup problems a big man who can shoot presents to opposing teams with plodding big men. We also don't know how Reiber develops, get's stronger, get's acclimated to B1G basketball. So I wouldn't be shocked if 3 years from now we see a lineup where Reiber is at the 5 spot for stretches.
Reiber and Omoruyi are the same height/weight coming out of HS (6-10/230). A year of S&C, and I'd expect the weight/strength to go up for both.
I don't know how accurate this is, and I know he is much bigger and taller than the measurements they list him as.
https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/dean-reiber/JIqSkGGbEea-8KA2nzwbTA/basketball/stats.htm#year=19-20
https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/dean-reiber/JIqSkGGbEea-8KA2nzwbTA/basketball/stats.htm#year=19-20
Not to doubt Cliff’s potential but from what people who know NBA quality Cliff is not going pro after 1 year and maybe not until year 3..defensively he might survive but offensively he would be a liability
He would have to make a Daniel Oturu type jump from freshman to sophomore in order to be a two and done. Impossible? No, and I hope he becomes that good. Potential is there, Oturu went from good freshman to a monster. Let’s watch Cliff develop at his pace and enjoy the ride.
Will be really interesting to see what Reiber's actual measurements are when the roster is released:
MaxPreps: 6-7, 170
ESPN: 6-9, 200
VerbalCommits: 6-9, 200
Rivals: 6-9, 205
247: 6-10, 230
PrepHoops: 6-10, no weight given
That's a pretty wide range.
MaxPreps: 6-7, 170
ESPN: 6-9, 200
VerbalCommits: 6-9, 200
Rivals: 6-9, 205
247: 6-10, 230
PrepHoops: 6-10, no weight given
That's a pretty wide range.
https://scarletknights.com/news/2019/11/14/dean-reiber-signs-with-rutgers-mens-basketball.aspx
Well, as far as sk.com is concerned, he's apparently 6-10/230, and Pike is quoted calling him 6-10.
And, fwiw, sk.com has Palmquist at 6-8/210 and Mag at 6-7/215.
I could see those. As far as next year goes, I think players to help earliest will be Cliff, Mag, Oskar, Dean Reiber.
I think he will really help Myles improve in practice, banging against each other.
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Not much chance of him going pro after one year. As of right now he doesn't have Power Five offensive skills. I think he's with us for at least three years, plus, engineering is important to him and his education is most important to his family from what I hear.
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Cliff will be a beast inside for us. He will need to learn how to play D with his hands up. He seems to have good hands inside on O, and our guards are going to find him.
Man if our bigs stay out of foul trouble next year, we will really be able to spread the floor. All of our wings can shoot, drive and pass. If you ask me it is only about getting more consistent, finding the open guy and hitting high percentage shots. I don't think I have ever seen an RU team that is this well balanced and deep.
Man if our bigs stay out of foul trouble next year, we will really be able to spread the floor. All of our wings can shoot, drive and pass. If you ask me it is only about getting more consistent, finding the open guy and hitting high percentage shots. I don't think I have ever seen an RU team that is this well balanced and deep.
Has anyone seen Cliff foul shooting? If so, does he have a nice stroke or is he a poor foul shooter?