Nance Family

[Cat Fan in Buckeye Land]

Good column from Terry Pluto in The Plain Dealer today about the Nance family.
http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/inde...ces_basketball_family.html#incart_river_index

 

[NJCat]

Good column from Terry Pluto in The Plain Dealer today about the Nance family.
http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/inde...ces_basketball_family.html#incart_river_index

Terry Pluto is a legend as a sportswriter in NE Ohio. As a Revere High grad ('74) myself, nice to read a feature from him on my old hometown....

 

[ubercat]

Pete Nance is 6-10 now, on a frame that "will probably rise to 7 feet." I like that part.

 

[NJCat]

Pete Nance is 6-10 now, on a frame that "will probably rise to 7 feet." I like that part.

Maybe NU will be retiring his number some day, like Frank the Tank at UW last week.....

 

[Medill90]

Thanks for finding and posting this.

Pretty excited about this recruit.

 

[Deeringfish]

Every thing I have read about this guy is that while he is sure to be OK, he has incredible upside potential. Not sure I remember any recruit being regarded so highly, yet needing a redshirt year.

Should be a fun ride for all us fans. Hope it is for him as well. He has to do the work though in spite of our great investment.

 

[Cat Fan in Buckeye Land]

Maybe NU will be retiring his number some day, like Frank the Tank at UW last week.....

I can’t believe Coach Rahas has been there 16 years! He’s an awesome guy. He and I were road roommates at CSU when, as a student manager, I got to make the road games.

 

[catstime16]

Nice article about a nice family. Only 1 nitpicking question is how can a
H.S. team with a 6'10 & 6'7 guy not be physically imposing? Hope Pete
has a tremendous NU experience/career!

 

[Hungry Jack]

Pete Nance is 6-10 now, on a frame that "will probably rise to 7 feet." I like that part.

Is he really that tall now? Or are you just messin with me?

 

[thewildcat2011]

Is he really that tall now? Or are you just messin with me?

The linked story has him at 6’10” and 215.

 

[NUCat320]

Every thing I have read about this guy is that while he is sure to be OK, he has incredible upside potential. Not sure I remember any recruit being regarded so highly, yet needing a redshirt year.

The article doesn't mention Nance intends to redshirt, does it?


About a decade ago, Brian Butch was a McDonald's All American and then redshirted at Wisconsin. He was a key player to Wisconsin's initial rise as a program, though Alando Tucker was the star.

 

[willycat]

The article doesn't mention Nance intends to redshirt, does it?


About a decade ago, Brian Butch was a McDonald's All American and then redshirted at Wisconsin. He was a key player to Wisconsin's initial rise as a program, though Alando Tucker was the star.

Don't think they allow redshirting in High School. Seriously, that decision will be made when the young man enrolls at NU and possible redshirting is discussed between him, his family and the coaching staff. Patience.

 

[docrugby1]

Don't think they allow redshirting in High School. Seriously, that decision will be made when the young man enrolls at NU and possible redshirting is discussed between him, his family and the coaching staff. Patience.

Redshirting in HS actually does occur.and rightly so. Boys mature a little later than girls . Many boys are labeled as ADD because they are fidgety or overactive when they start school .
Boys do much better if they start school a year later than currently recommended by gender inconsiderate guidelines.

_Here's a tip for future fathers-delay starting school for your sons by one year-you will probably never get the call that "junior fell off his chair " and should be medicated

 

[Eurocat]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/pag...-lakers-larry-nance-jr-almost-quit-basketball

 

[catfans5]

Redshirting in HS actually does occur.and rightly so. Boys mature a little later than girls . Many boys are labeled as ADD because they are fidgety or overactive when they start school .
Boys do much better if they start school a year later than currently recommended by gender inconsiderate guidelines.

_Here's a tip for future fathers-delay starting school for your sons by one year-you will probably never get the call that "junior fell off his chair " and should be medicated

I understand what you are saying, but then the boys who do not have ADD and can handle the academic and emotional rigors get cheated against in sports since the freshman they are competing against is 16. In our area in NW Chicago suburbs, there were 3 boys in one of my son’s grade who were held back before 1st Grade since they went to a private kindergarten. There are two girls on my daughter’s middle school who should be in a higher grade. Some families do this All these kids played sports and were bigger, stronger, more coordinated and faster than many others at their class level giving them a huge advantage and cheating others out of a chance to make a team. Think of the devastation of a kid who does not make team by losing out to a student who should be at a higher grade. Your advice is to cheat and not play by the rules which govern everyone. Now if they could be held back academically, but had to do all extra-curricular at their age level, I would agree. However, that would never happen.