Tai Webster...again.

[Huskerpapa]

I am so proud of this kid.  He started as a freshmen on a team that went to the NCAA tournament.  Was he a deer caught in the headlights back then?  Absolutely.  But he grew up, never quit and is now an excellent player.

 

The purpose of this topic relates to a comment made by analyst Miles Simon during the KU game.  I am paraphrasing, but I distinctly heard him say that if Tai continues to play at his current level, he will be a Big Ten All-Conference choice.  That comment sort of fell harmlessly into my cushy brain, but it grew legs today. 

 

What do you think, can Tai become first or second team all conference?  I do!  The better we play in conference, the better his chances.

[colhusker]

Second team if he makes it.

[hhcmatt]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:20 AM, huskercwg said:

What do you think, can Tai become first or second team all conference?  I do!  The better we play in conference, the better his chances.

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That depends on what this team does. They don't put guys from bad teams on the first team.

[AuroranHusker]

The (Tai) sky is the limit.

[hal9000]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:47 AM, hhcdimes said:

 

That depends on what this team does. They don't put guys from bad teams on the first team.

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IIRC Miles Simon specifically said first team all conference, but I think you're absolutely correct that he probably won't make first team if we have a losing record in conference.  I mean it's a joke that Webster didn't make the all tournament team in California.

[Blackshirt83]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:47 AM, hhcdimes said:

 

That depends on what this team does. They don't put guys from bad teams on the first team.

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Depends more on how deep the individual talent pool is this year.

 

Tim Frasier made the first team a few years ago despite Penn State being the worst team in the league mostly due to competition for the spot being soft.

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

  On 12/13/2016 at 8:50 AM, Blackshirt83 said:

Depends more on how deep the individual talent pool is this year.

 

Tim Frasier made the first team a few years ago despite Penn State being the worst team in the league mostly due to competition for the spot being soft.

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Whoa.  I was just about to bring up Tim Frazier! I'd totally forgotten this man existed, but then he dropped a triple-double off the bench in the NBA the other night, prompting me to low-key Internet stalk him.  I guess he was a D-League All-Star and even won the MVP.  Good to see he's bouncing back after rupturing his Achilles back at PSU!  Hope that he's still challenging his sister Krystal to games of one-on-one when at home in Houston.  And that his father Billy and mother Janice are...okay, I'm done.

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

  On 12/13/2016 at 5:13 AM, hal9000 said:

IIRC Miles Simon specifically said first team all conference, but I think you're absolutely correct that he probably won't make first team if we have a losing record in conference.  I mean it's a joke that Webster didn't make the all tournament team in California.

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Two of these players made the all-tournament team, one did not.  Which would you choose?  All stats with the exception of FG/3PT/FT are per game.

 

MIN    FG (%)               3PT (%)              FT (%)                REB    AST    STL    TO      PTS

31.0    17-32 (53.1%)   11-21 (52.4%)    2-3 (66.7%)        4         9.3      1         2.7     15.7

 

MIN    FG (%)               3PT (%)              FT (%)                REB    AST    STL    TO      PTS

31.3    17-40 (42.5%)   10-24 (41.7%)    4-4 (100%)         5         2.7      1         3.7     16

 

MIN    FG (%)               3PT (%)              FT (%)                REB    AST    STL    TO      PTS

32.3    20-38 (52.6%)   4-10 (40.0%)      14-19 (73.7%)    6.4       4        0.7      2        19.3

 

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

The crazy high assists and free throws give away Lonzo Ball and Tai, respectively.  The center stat line is from Isaac Hamilton from UCLA.

[hhcmatt]

  On 12/13/2016 at 8:50 AM, Blackshirt83 said:

Depends more on how deep the individual talent pool is this year.

 

Tim Frasier made the first team a few years ago despite Penn State being the worst team in the league mostly due to competition for the spot being soft.

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I'd forgotten that team was so bad. Frazier was a good PG but relatively came out of nowhere to score all those points that year in Pat Chambers first season. John Shurna from a non-tourney team also made that top 5. If we're giving a spot to great players on a bad team (if that is what Tai becomes) does he get the nod over Peter Jok?

[49r]

Probably not, the media has had a giant boner for Jok for a while now.

 

In fairness to him, he's a pretty good story.

 

 

[hhcmatt]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:06 PM, 49r said:

Probably not, the media has had a giant boner for Jok for a while now.

 

In fairness to him, he's a pretty good story.

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He's also really, really good.

[Norm Peterson]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:06 PM, 49r said:

Probably not, the media has had a giant boner for Jok for a while now.

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So, you're saying when the media has a giant boner, they need a Jok?

[RedEyedFanatic]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:34 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

So, you're saying when the media has a giant boner, they need a Jok?

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Maybe they got a giant boner because they already had a Jok?  It's the old chicken and egg problem.

[cipsucks]

  On 12/13/2016 at 3:34 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

So, you're saying when the media has a giant boner, they need a Jok?

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A Lincoln park, on a cold winter's night, will do the trick (so to speak).