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  1. HB

    2024 Portal Watch

    Hopefully, but these kinds of decisions are made every day at portal time. How far to go on NIL with each player/agent, figuring out what's real, drawing a line knowing that's effectively letting a guy go. I'm probably stating the obvious, but this is so much about money now, rather than a better fit at a new program, etc. And on the program end, there comes a point where the price is higher than the player is good, and you have to keep some dry powder. The good news is in the play for pay era, our new AD is totally committed to that, and will overtly support 1890 until the system changes and allows direct institutional participation or changes to an employee model. Fred is very pleased with Dannen so far. Fred has almost double what he had to work with on the pay players budget from a year ago. We're all in on the current system. We're really trying to get a visit from Payne, but the NIL demands are very, very high. We're getting a visit from Essigian, assuming he doesn't commit to Indiana on his visit there. Kyle supposed to come next weekend but concerned about Wake giving him a huge number, like they did Sallis.
    13 points
  2. Nebraska lands former Rutgers transfer Gavin Griffiths from the transfer portal. The 4 star 6'8" sharpshooter was a big commit for the Scarlet Knights but struggled during his freshman year until the end of the season. Despite the size look for Griffiths to slot at either the 2 or 3. Griffiths will have 3 years of eligibility left and is the 3rd known commitment for 2024-25. Nebraska currently has 4 scholarships remaining. View full article
    12 points
  3. hskr4life

    Keisei watch

    Someone sent me this— appears KT is engaged!
    9 points
  4. HuscurAdam

    2024 Portal Watch

    After Friedrichson, Sallis, and now Kyle, I'm starting to think Steve Forbes' recruiting strategy is just "see who Fred offers, then offer them a big bag."
    8 points
  5. HB

    2024 Portal Watch

    Didn't turn him down directly, but indirectly, we declined to dig deep and come close to what Xavier was willing to pay.
    8 points
  6. Think about this. We now have two legit point guards that are penetraters, pass first, and strong defenders. And oh yeah, Brice has shown he can play point guard; and then there is that kid named Sam.
    8 points
  7. HB

    2024 Portal Watch

    We don't need to sell our soul or completely change course, but we do need to get more athletic to successfully compete on an ongoing basis. It's not an all or nothing thing.
    7 points
  8. This. And I'm glad we're not selling our soul to just go get the most athletic guys out there just to try and beat 2024 Texas A&M that shot unbelievable from 3 and would have beaten almost anyone on that night. We have to continue doing the model that has won us Big Ten games over the last 14 months, which is smart, hard-working, unselfish, experienced dudes who can shoot and will give max effort on defense. You can't win a tournament game if you can't get to the tournament. After the A&M game, some fans seem to think we should be getting athletic freaks and that those same players will also be great shooters and super effective in Fred's 5-out offense and will also have the discipline, work ethic and attitude of a Sam Griesel/Sam Hoiberg. Newsflash: if you are all of those things you are in the NBA or getting offered by UConn/North Carolina/Kansas/Duke.
    7 points
  9. I really like this kid’s potential and think he’ll be a perfect fit for Hoiberg’s offense. I remember watching him play against Nebraska thinking I’d love to have this kid on our team. Big get IMO.
    7 points
  10. hhcmatt

    Rollie Worster is N

    Nice that we have enough PG depth that someone will have to be the backup
    7 points
  11. hhcmatt

    2024 Portal Watch

    Holy crap I hope this guy really likes Brice because dang he checks a lot of boxes in what we want to run
    7 points
  12. hhcmatt

    2024 Portal Watch

    The connection to note for Eli Rice to Penn St is that Rice was heavily recruited by VCU who at the time was coached by now Penn St coach Mike Rhodes.
    6 points
  13. And can we all agree to not get too overexcited about the token 6’11” high ceiling 17 year old we bring in this summer to be on the scout team next season
    6 points
  14. hhcmatt

    2024 Portal Watch

    Malique Ewin. We're still in the mix
    6 points
  15. hhcmatt

    Rollie Worster is N

    We have 6 more spots to fill. But if you're making this type of comparison, Keisei wasn't a PG so it's more like allick/Boogie/lawrence with worster/morgan/uhlis
    6 points
  16. Last two seasons Worster has averaged 5+ assists to <2 TO. That’s a very big deal. If he can get his 3pt shot above 30% it sure would be nice. But he gets to the rim really well in P&R and is a deadly passer. Do-it-all player everywhere else. 5rbs a game from your PG adds up and helps the team a ton in offensive transition. Great get. Put 4 other shooters on the court with this kid and it really is pick your poison.
    6 points
  17. I wouldn’t necessarily call a multiple year starting PG at Utah, a former top 25 SG, and a big man who we beat another B1G team (who was closer to home than us) underwhelming. Especially when we’ve basically upgraded/equaled out each position we’ve lost. Lawrence - Woosley Diop/Keita - Morgan Rice/Tominaga - Griffiths and we still have 3 ships to fill.
    5 points
  18. jayschool

    2024 Portal Watch

    What about a team with two point guards?
    5 points
  19. hskr4life

    Keisei watch

    Dude is an absolute legend and his fame continues to grow!
    5 points
  20. Huskerpapa

    2024 Portal Watch

    I sort of look at it this way; Keisei's replacement is already on the roster. His name is BRICE WILLIAMS.
    5 points
  21. HB

    2024 Portal Watch

    We have moved on from Joseph. Griffith got the nod over him. Joseph rebounding stats poor.
    5 points
  22. Goggles 2, Electric Boogaloo.
    5 points
  23. Good luck to Jamarques. I’ll be rooting for him.
    5 points
  24. I really like his potential
    5 points
  25. The more I read about and watch this guy the more I think he may actually be our starter this season. But we need to get some shooters. I didn't realize CJ ended the year 50-127 (39.4%) and Brice ended at 50-129 (38.8%). Nearly identical. Would not have guessed Brice was as accurate from 3 as CJ was, but CJ did struggle quite a bit down the stretch. Keisei was only 37.6% (76-202). Milicic was 56-149 (37.6%). We need at least 1, ideally 2 shooters. I want that to be Milicic and Griffiths.
    5 points
  26. Adding a 2nd PG, whether Worster starts or not is not terribly relevant in my mind, frees Brice Williams to play more like the scoring threat he can be without the responsibilty of running the offense. The fact that Worster seems pretty productive in the PG role is just icing on the cake. Happy to have him!
    5 points
  27. Say what you will about recruiting rankings, but Griffiths was a top 40 recruit by Rivals, by ESPN, by 247 Sports and by ON3. He played one season of college basketball and has three years remaining and is a 6-8 shooter. If Fred helps this kind find his stroke (which he will)...
    5 points
  28. Here's her stats. Has played quite a bit in her 3 years at Florida, and will be a seasoned player. ....but is not the high minuets like Jaz usually played. Has good percentage at 3's, but doesn't look like she might go off for 20 pt. game, ....in the Gator system anyway. In ours it could be a different story, Looks to be a perimeter guard. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4898610/alberte-rimdal VIDEO https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/39552712
    5 points
  29. They had real good players last year, too.
    5 points
  30. Wouldn't think so until we dot our i's and grapheme our c's
    4 points
  31. Tominaga shouldn't be listed as he is out of eligibility, whereas Rice made a choice and I wish him the best of luck at PSU. As for Rice over Griffiths, I have to disagree there as GG's ceiling is a lot higher than ER's IMO. He has a better overall skill set, can defend multiple positions and has better length. He was pretty impressive at times in our game at home against Rutgers, especially when he was matched up with Gary. Blocked Gary's shot twice when he tried to take him to the bucket, rebounded over Williams down low and drew a foul and scored over a taller defender taking the ball to the basket making a difficult finish look easy. I think we really got a good one.
    4 points
  32. hhcmatt

    2024 Portal Watch

    If you can get PGs that can hit 3s or post players that can hit threes, great. However at some point it's important to value defending and rebounding as well given they're factors to winning. As long as Fred has self-starting guys, he's more than capable of adjusting his gameplan.
    4 points
  33. Griffiths reminds me of former Terp Kevin Huerter. And that's meant as a compliment.
    4 points
  34. Helpful to reference who we have G Ahron Ulis - 6'3" - SR G Rollie Worster - 6'4" - SR G Brice Williams - 6'7" - SR G Sam Hoiberg - 6'0" - JR G Gavin Griffiths - 6'8" Soph G Nick Janowski - 6'3" FR F Juwan Gary - 6'6" - SR F Rienk Mast - 6'10" - SR F Andrew Morgan 6'10" - SR F Braden Frager 6'6" - FR ------------------------------ Gary, Juwan Ahron Ulis Williams, Brice Mast, Rienk Worster, Rollie Morgan, Andrew Griffiths, Gavin Janowski, Nick Frager, Braden Seems like prioritizing guys who might be here past next season should be highly considered.
    4 points
  35. We can agree (as I know that I will not uphold this agreement when we sign some 7’1 young man from England by way of Nigeria, and I blow his highlights way out of proportion, and talk myself into him being all conference in 3 years, as I forgot all prior evidence that these rarely stay 3-4 years)
    4 points
  36. Good luck to Lawrence. I enjoyed watching him play for the Huskers.
    4 points
  37. Woodson can use all the NIL money he wants. Fred coached circles around him though this season.
    4 points
  38. Ullis at 6'3 and Worster at 6'4" is decent height at the PG spot.
    4 points
  39. Yep. He’s far more productive than Ulis.
    4 points
  40. I was gonna give him “Props” for Rockin’ the McCathorn Clayton Jersey.
    4 points
  41. HuscurAdam

    2024 Portal Watch

    If Mast has to be sit out either way, he is better of staying at DONU on our "payroll" and taking advantage of our world-class sports medicine.
    4 points
  42. Kyle completes the starting 5. We need some Meh's too though.
    4 points
  43. Didn't have Chucky transferring to UNO on my bingo card though. LOL
    4 points
  44. HuscurAdam

    2024 Portal Watch

    If Hoiberg can land Milicic, William Kyle, and Connor Hickman we're not just talking about going to the tournament and winning a game...we're talking about more. Potentially *much* more!
    4 points
  45. 4 points
  46. HB

    Transfer portal watch

    No P6 league for one thing.
    4 points
  47. Got to think Kyle would like our on-court pitch. The Josiah Allick (++) role. But more ideally for Fred and William, the Jameel McKay role. Very similar players. 6'9", long, bouncy, defensive-minded. Fred's last year at Iowa State McKay was the Big 12 DPOY and 3rd team all-conference. The 3-4-5 on that team was Hogue-Niang-McKay. Hogue looks and plays an awful lot like Juwan Gary. Hoiberg has talked a lot about how he uses Mast in the same way he used Niang in the offense. The point guard on that team was Monte Morris (c'mon Chucky).
    4 points
  48. caveman

    Transfer portal watch

    I'd also snap up von Oelhoffen from OSU
    4 points
  49. hhcmatt

    The Cloud Nine Thread

    Happy to announce that despite various openings and opportunities out there that Husker Hoops Central will remain at Nebraska for its 20th season. Just got this puppy today.
    4 points
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