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  1. AFAIC, we don't need that neutral site game. Seems like overreaction to an abnormal Big 10 result last year With 20 Big 10 games instead of 18 this year, we're not going to have a shortage of quality games
    2 points
  2. aphilso1

    Amir Harris is N

    I'm much higher on Davis than most. He's already experienced what most kids go through as freshmen-- learn how to live away from Mom & Dad, learn how to adapt to being a role player rather than big man on campus, etc. Because of that (plus body type and skillset) I expect him to be more adaptable and willing to do whatever the coaches want him to from day one. He appears to me to be the most versatile outside of our clear top 6 dudes, and that's exactly what you want out of the seventh and eighth guys in your rotation. I'm calling it now: barring a slow injury recovery, he's a lock IMO to be in the regular rotation. As for Nana, I didn't like his game coming out of HS and I haven't seen anything on the floor to change my mind. Thor I have no opinion on, since I couldn't make heads or tales of his HS tape and I never saw him get meaningful minutes last year. Harris' chance at decent minutes is contingent on what the coaches want to do with Allen. If Allen is allowed to settle in exclusively as a SG, then Harris should get at least 5-8 MPG as Glynn's sole backup. But if Allen still plays the combo guard role, then he'll just slide up to the 1 when Glynn rests and I don't see much time for Harris.
    1 point
  3. Looks like I may have miscalculated the denominator. So here's all the possibilities (at 3-2 or better): Nebraska goes 5-0: OSU or Illinois goes 1-4 Iowa goes 3-2 (not sure on tiebreaker, we went 1-1 in the series, but they have a better overall record) Indiana or MSU goes 3-2 Nebraska goes 4-1: Tiebreakers if OSU goes 0-5, Illinois 0-5, or Iowa 2-3 (Rutgers doesn't go 5-0) Indiana or MSU goes 2-3 Nebraska goes 3-2: Indiana or MSU goes 1-4 (Maryland or Rutgers doesn't go 5-0) Can you verify, @The Polish Rifle?
    1 point
  4. Not sure where these #'s are coming from? Seems like there are way more scenarios that can play out to me. We're 7-10. Indiana is 9-9. MSU is 9-9. If we go 5-0 and Indiana/MSU go 2-3, we would be 12-10 and they would be 11-12. If we go 5-0 and Indiana/MSU go 3-2, we would be 12-10 and they would be 12-11. If we go 4-1 and Indiana/MSU go 1-4, we would be 11-11 and MSU/Indiana would be 10-13. If we go 4-1 and Indiana/MSU go 2-3, we would be 11-11 and MSU/Indiana would be 11-12. If we go 3-2 and Indiana/MSU go 1-4, we would be 10-12 and they would be 10-13. Disclaimer: This is only relevant if B1G goes off win pct for seeds, which I would assume they would.
    1 point
  5. RedKorn

    In state kids?

    There are some very good teams playing in Council Bluffs this weekend at the Iowa Field House. The Omaha Sports Academy (OSA) teams are playing in the event which is part of the Sanford Pentagon Tournament Series. The OSA 15U's have Preston Murphy Jr who I have not yet seen play but he recently received an offer from UNLV. His team plays 3 games between 12:30 and 6:30. The OSA 16U's have several players I've followed for years including Latrell Wrightsell Jr and Jadin Booth. Jadin was rated as the top Sophomore this year by Mike Sautter and also made the all under Sr state team. They play at 2:10 and 5:25. The 17U's have Jaylin Hunter (ex-coach Hunter's son), Shareef Mitchell and a few others. They play at 1:05, 4:20, and 7:35. The 4:20 game is the best and not just because it's 4:20. The 17U's and 16Us are each nationally ranked and have each received automatic qualifiers to a national Adidas tournament in NYC in late July. The OSA program is a great program where kids truly play team basketball. For my money this is far better basketball than the regular High School games here. It is not the sloppy me-only lack of coaching that many people associate to Summer basketball. There is one other very high quality tournament where you can see the OSA Adidas programs play here locally in the 2nd weekend of July.
    1 point
  6. Jamal Crawford was a Skecher's basketball player before leaving for Adidas.
    1 point
  7. Norm Peterson

    Amir Harris is N

    I think the guy we already have (Jordy) is probably better than anyone we'll be able to pick up on the free agent market at this point. He's still learning, still developing, has stone hands, but fabulous size. His defense was improving even if his offense was a bit stagnant. I expect he'll show further improvement this year. Duby and Tanner combined for 315 minutes last year. In 33 games, that means we gave less than 10 min/game in the post to players other than Isaac, Isaiah and Jordy. If all three of those guys come back, do you really see that 10 min/game number increasing? Here's a better question that will address available minutes: Does Palmer move to the starting 2 and either Roby or Copeland to the 3? Leaving Copeland or Roby at the 4 and then Jordy at the 5? Best 5 players will start and get the bulk of the minutes. So, right now, we're probably looking to see whether Thomas Allen is better at the 2 than Jordy is at the 5. And the guys in between shift accordingly.
    1 point
  8. Navin R. Johnson

    Amir Harris is N

    Good point. Probably did not need to shoot a lot when you can get to the rim. If he is that good of a slasher, he just has to be able to hit a set open 3 to keep teams honest.
    1 point
  9. royalfan

    Amir Harris is N

    He has a type of game that is a very poor man's Ben Simmons. Lot to like.
    1 point
  10. hhcmatt

    2018 PG Amir Harris - LOI

    FWIW from the Georgetown Rivals guy
    1 point
  11. aphilso1

    Amir Harris is N

    I think Jack needed to make a few more McTreys if he wanted his jersey retired.* *sarcasm post. I realize you were referring to Lue rather than our most recent #10.
    1 point
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