Riley

[4everwarriors]

Guess Bumstead didn't have any use for this homegrown traditional, hey? Maybe he didn't have a "story" or play with a chip on his shoulder? Starts for Vandy and leads the SEC in freshman scorin'. But we don't need no shooters, ai na?

[We R Final Four]

no ' chit, ai na?

[wadesworld]

Burt and Bo missed the boat.

[brewcity77]

He would look very good in Blue and Gold.

[The Lens]

And he wanted to be here.  I love Buzzard but this, ugh.

[WarriorPride68]

Burt and Bo missed the boat.

Tim Maymon of a father. Anyone else heard this?

[VegasWarrior77]

Jerry Meyer ‏@jerrymeyer247  2m2 minutes ago
Vanderbilt is really going to be good next year. Wish they had a quick point guard who could penetrate and set up all the shooters.

Jerry Meyer ‏@jerrymeyer247  6m6 minutes ago
It's going to be fun to see how much tougher this Vanderbilt team is next year. Players mature and develop under Stallings.

[MU82]

He would look very good in Blue and Gold.

I agree. We missed a good one.

Unfortunately for him and Vandy, though, he looked like he was wearing the Blue and Gold of Jake Thomas tonight!

[shoothoops]

Vanderbilt was the 4th or 5th youngest team in the country this year. They will not only be an NCAA team next year, they will be a strong one.  they have a good class coming in.

They will need to replace the athleticism and rebounding of Siakim.  

Lateral quickness and having guys who can take their defender one v one off of the bounce creating their own shot has long been an issue at Vandy.  They often have good length and size for position, well coached, well developed.  

LaChancehad one of his worst games of the year vs Stanford and seemed tired in his final handful of games, but he had a very strong first season.  

[KenoshaWarrior]

Tim Maymon of a father. Anyone else heard this?

Who cares how the kids' father is.
LaChance can play and it was a massive recruiting mistake.  As much as I like Buzz it still was not a smart move not to even explore that option. 
But than again he is going to Vandy which is a damn good school

[Litehouse]

Who cares how the kids' father is.
LaChance can play and it was a massive recruiting mistake.  As much as I like Buzz it still was not a smart move not to even explore that option.  
But than again he is going to Vandy which is a damn good school

I assumed the Maymon comment was a joke.  I thought both his parents were MU grads and his Dad was a big MU fan.  The kid was raised a Warrior and wanted to come here.

Edit: Maybe WarriorPride68 is his Dad?  That would make it the greatest comment in the history of Scoop.

[NYWarrior]

I assumed the Maymon comment was a joke.  I thought both his parents were MU grads and his Dad was a big MU fan.  The kid was raised a Warrior and wanted to come here.

Edit: Maybe WarriorPride68 is his Dad?  That would make it the greatest comment in the history of Scoop.

Riley's father, Tommy, is an MU grad & was a walk-on during the 89-90 season under KO.  I think that was Tommy's senior year at MU.  He's a good guy - was quite a tough player.

[MUfan12]

A lot of MU alumni in that family. It's a shame Buzz was so dismissive of them. Gave him an offer, but next to no time to decide. Riley basically had to accept on the spot if he wanted to play at MU.

Have heard whispers about him being homesick, but nothing lately. I would think if he does decide to leave, MU and UW would be heavily involved.

[Goose]

Definitely a lot of MU connection with the family. I had heard that Dad was against him going to MU, even if recruited. Not sure if bad blood or just wanted son to go out of state.

[Freeport Warrior]

Who cares how the kids' father is.

Bo Ryan

I assumed the Maymon comment was a joke.  I thought both his parents were MU grads and his Dad was a big MU fan.

Tom LaChance runs hot, for sure. He is beyond intense, but IMO he is a great basketball mind, but can certainly rub people the wrong way. Both parents are Brook Central and MU grads. MU was always Riley's dream school for bball.

LaChance can play and it was a massive recruiting mistake.

This is a perfect example of revisionist history. Almost everyone thought Riley was not athletic enough and didn't have the lateral quickness to be a high D1 player. I watched 50+ of his games in high school and I still can't believe his success. But almost everyone -- including his coaches and those close to him -- had him pegged for a mid-major.  Then had an amazing AAU July and a few better offers popped up and he took them. Best mid-range game for a hs kid I have ever seen.

It's a shame Buzz was so dismissive of them. Gave him an offer, but next to no time to decide. Riley basically had to accept on the spot if he wanted to play at MU.

100% accurate

[GGGG]

A lot of MU alumni in that family. It's a shame Buzz was so dismissive of them. Gave him an offer, but next to no time to decide. Riley basically had to accept on the spot if he wanted to play at MU.

What was the time frame here?  Was this in July 2013 when he basically gave him a few days to accept otherwise he was going to take the Cohen commitment?

[Litehouse]

So if we took Riley would we have lost Sandy?

[MUfan12]

What was the time frame here?  Was this in July 2013 when he basically gave him a few days to accept otherwise he was going to take the Cohen commitment?

That sounds right. I know it was after Noskowiak committed, so he thought Riley would be redundant.

[GGGG]

So if we took Riley would we have lost Sandy?

That's what I am trying to figure out.  Why did Buzz give him such a short time frame?

Was it because he promised Sandy (or someone else) something by a certain date?  Was it because he wanted to say he made the offer, but knew that a limited time frame meant he knew it would be rejected?

[MUfan12]

I don't think it had much to do with Sandy. I think it was him putting in a token effort on a local kid. He thought Noskowiak was a better player at a similar position, so he didn't make Riley a priority.

[GGGG]

Speaking of Nick, has there been any word regarding where he might be going?

[Freeport Warrior]

Why did Buzz give him such a short time frame?

I don't think anyone will have the answer to this other than Buzz. Even those heavily involved still don't understand.

[Dawson Rental]

Speaking of Nick, has there been any word regarding where he might be going?

It's interesting how right after the decommit there were a lot of names popping up, and now it's quiet.  He'll definitely be playing somewhere.

[MUfan12]

Speaking of Nick, has there been any word regarding where he might be going?

Haven't heard much of anything there. He has enough baggage that it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up as Buzz's next project at VT.

Still think it would be in his best interests to take a prep year away from home, and join the 2016 class.

[MattyWarrior]

My son played at BC 4 years ago and I saw Riley play a ton, he was a good player but small with no physical presence
and I thought he would end up at South Dakota or UWM, I never felt Buzz was interested..

[GooooMarquette]

I'd love to see Riley in blue and gold too, but if Buzz missed on him, so did Bo.

Other than Vandy, 24/7 lists offers from Mizzou, Baylor, Iowa, Minnesota and a couple of others, but any interest by MU or UW-Madison must have been limited because they aren't even mentioned.  looks like Izzo and Crean also had a bit of interest, but no mention of an offer.  Late bloomer that Stallings jumped on perhaps?

[schubert33]

Tim Maymon of a father. Anyone else heard this?

Tom LaChance is my sons AAU coach on Ray Allen Select.  I couldn't ask for a better coach, mentor for my son.

Great man, who cares a lot about the kids.

[MU82]

Tom LaChance is my sons AAU coach on Ray Allen Select.  I couldn't ask for a better coach, mentor for my son.

Great man, who cares a lot about the kids.

Oh, you and your first-hand experience and facts and other silly stuff.

Don't you know that rumors and innuendo rule in these parts?!?!

[Freeport Warrior]

I'd love to see Riley in blue and gold too, but if Buzz missed on him, so did Bo.

Other than Vandy, 24/7 lists offers from Mizzou, Baylor, Iowa, Minnesota and a couple of others, but any interest by MU or UW-Madison must have been limited because they aren't even mentioned.  looks like Izzo and Crean also had a bit of interest, but no mention of an offer.  Late bloomer that Stallings jumped on perhaps?

Can't recall which one, but one of them came to BC to watch him in a private workout and it was one of the only times Riley didn't shoot well. Funny thing too, Stallings never saw LaChance before offering him -- it was his assistant.
http://chrisdortch.info/hard-working-lachance-makes-quick-impact-for-vanderbilt/

[BM1090]

Good Article. I was at this game. It was the championship of NY2LA Summer Jam and the player was Melo Trimble. Both guys had 30+. Riley put on a show. Travis Ford and I think Scott Drew were both in attendance, and both offered after the game.

"LaChance doesn’t compare physically with the kind of shooting guard that might turn up at Kentucky—he’s 6-foot-2 and doesn’t possess blazing speed or explosive jumping ability—but before his high school career was finished, LaChance turned himself into an ESPN Top 100 recruit. There are numerous tales of LaChance’s exploits on the AAU circuit, in full view of recruiting analysts and college coaches.

“There was one AAU team that had a highly athletic player who had an offer to go to Maryland,” Adams said. “Riley put up 40 on him. They started changing guys off of him, but it didn’t make any difference.”

LaChance had a knack for playing to the occasion."

[BM1090]

Double Post

[MU82]

LaChance had a knack for playing to the occasion.

Obviously, Riley agrees with me that the NIT is a crappy occasion! 

[wadesworld]

Can't recall which one, but one of them came to BC to watch him in a private workout and it was one of the only times Riley didn't shoot well. Funny thing too, Stallings never saw LaChance before offering him -- it was his assistant.
http://chrisdortch.info/hard-working-lachance-makes-quick-impact-for-vanderbilt/

I know for sure Crean was at BC to watch him.  Not sure if he performed well or not then.

I saw him play many times in high school.  I always thought he would make a good fit at a mid major and probably be a career 10-15 ppg guy in the right situation.  I didn't think he'd be able to defend at the high major level, especially because BC always played their 1-3-1 defense and never played man to man.  Up through his junior year he also seemed to "disappear" (relative to what how he usually played, so less efficient but probably still 15 points or so) in bigger (high school) games against some of the better competition (although he had a huge game at Germantown when they had their best team of all the years his junior year).  His senior year I started to compare him to a 6'2" version of McDermott.  Won't wow you with speed or athleticism but if you give him a milliscecond to put a shot up you'll regret it.  Incredibly good at understanding how to space the floor and find open spaces.  What he lacked in athleticism he was able to make up for in "headiness."  Even after seeing him start to play more consistently against the best teams, I still would've never guessed he would be this good, especially this early, at an SEC level.

[Freeport Warrior]

I was at this game. It was the championship of NY2LA Summer Jam and the player was Melo Trimble. Both guys had 30+. Riley put on a show. Travis Ford and I think Scott Drew were both in attendance, and both offered after the game.

We were there too. It's times like this that his dad has gained his rep as being "intense" - to be kind. There was a bad call against RAS with about a minute left and dad LaChance lost it. Double techs, kicked out of gym -- I thought he was going to headbutt the ref. It was a bad call, and DC Assault ended up winning the game because of the techs. His dad is beyond intense, but he really does know his stuff.

[WarriorPride68]

We were there too. It's times like this that his dad has gained his rep as being "intense" - to be kind. There was a bad call against RAS with about a minute left and dad LaChance lost it. Double techs, kicked out of gym -- I thought he was going to headbutt the ref. It was a bad call, and DC Assault ended up winning the game because of the techs. His dad is beyond intense, but he really does know his stuff.

Thanks. That's why I brought it up in the first place. Just heard papa LaChance ego turned off some coaches...

[BM1090]

We were there too. It's times like this that his dad has gained his rep as being "intense" - to be kind. There was a bad call against RAS with about a minute left and dad LaChance lost it. Double techs, kicked out of gym -- I thought he was going to headbutt the ref. It was a bad call, and DC Assault ended up winning the game because of the techs. His dad is beyond intense, but he really does know his stuff.

Yep. My younger brother (same age as Riley) played for his summer league teams up until 8th grade or so. Said he's the best coach that he's had in any sport. Loved the kids, great teacher.