(02-10-2013 08:31 AM)cmadler Wrote: Sorry, I need to see a few more games like that out of Riley before I'll give him that much credit. Over the prior three games he was running steady at about 4 points, 4 rebounds per game. That's a one-game explosion, not "blossoming in recent weeks", and certainly not one of the best big men in the MAC.
I have to admit I frequently disagree with my EMU fans about how to evaluate and rate talent.
The kid in Iowa who scored over 100 points in one game is almost certainly a fluke. He'll never do it again.
Riley has blocked 4 or more shots a number of times this season. Is that a fluke?
I don't think so.
Standing behind the 3 point line and making 18 of 20 ONCE in practice might be a fluke.
But certain things are not flukes.
If a track athlete who normally runs a 4:20 mile runs a 3:55 and say I guess I was lucky and feeling good. Ain't going to happen.
I guess I'm trying to say is when one sees an athlete repeatedly do something it is no longer right to call it a fluke.
Riley has shown more offensive moves, assertiveness, etc.
Maybe it is his coming out party. Just watch!
I'm more interested in predicting the future than reciting the past.
EDIT: I think Riley is ready where a player just starts to come on. The best example I can remember in EMU sports is the way Bronson Hill (EMU-FB) came on during the 2nd half of his sophomore season. Fans were wondering where was he????