Originally Posted by DX-MAN

Torque does transfer, peeps; torque from pedaling goes TO the rim from the hub, otherwise we wouldn't move. Torque transfers from the rim to the hub, otherwise we wouldn't stop.

Don't see the OP's spoke-pattern idea working for a rear hub; the tire would rub the right stays under pedaling, and the left under braking, so such a degree that it would be like isometric resistance training.