Huskerpapa Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Multiple tweets are indicating that Duby is now a Husker. Welcome to the fold young man. This provides depth in the post! Now we can turn to a PF and a sniper. Things are truly looking much better. colhusker, Jsindel2, Thattimeofyear4 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cowboy Kermit Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 I like it.. I like it a lot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thattimeofyear4 and WestOHusker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Well if this off-season isn't EKGesque, I don't know what is. Thattimeofyear4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cipsucks Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 There is something cosmic about him committing to the Huskers on what would have been Roy Orbison's 81st birthday. Welcome home! GBR! Silverbacked1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Word is they were going to announce this on 4/20, but thought better of it. Norm Peterson, Busch Light, REDZONEDAN and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhusker Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 I like the gets Jordy the back up we needed. Thattimeofyear4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerFever Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 13 minutes ago, colhusker said: I like the gets Jordy the back up we needed. We really could have used some depth in that position for the last 10+ years too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazzie22 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Should be a nice addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uneblinstu Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 #CallRickBarry hal9000 and hhcmatt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhusker Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, HuskerFever said: We really could have used some depth in that position for the last 10+ years too. Well that's true too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykc Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 It's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FredsSlacks Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 this was a necessary pickup, but 26% from the FT line is pretty scary. hopefully he can at least get to 50% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 minute ago, TimSmiles said: this was a necessary pickup, but 26% from the FT line is pretty scary. hopefully he can at least get to 50% Hopefully he just doesn't get fouled. Or better yet, get an "and 1" so he only has to shoot 1 freethrow but already has 2 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredsSlacks Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, hskr4life said: Hopefully he just doesn't get fouled. Or better yet, get an "and 1" so he only has to shoot 1 freethrow but already has 2 points. i'd be concerned with hack a shaq, but i don't think duby will be on the floor in crunch time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerpapa Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 huskerball0741 and HuskerActuary 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 I vote that we have Norm work with him on his shot. That free throw percentage will go up considerably if he does that. jayschool and Swan88 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredsSlacks Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 he shot 55% from the ft line as a freshman. if he can get to that 55% and keep his fouls down, he will be a big asset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 I tell you, his highlights video make him look like we're getting Shaquile O'Neal. I needed to see some full length Winthrop games to see what he looks like on offense and defense in the coarse of a full game. Didn't take too long, because you just skip to when he's in. Here's my take: On defense, first and foremost he is a shot blocker/shot alter-er. He wants that block, he'll challenge almost everything. He has good blocking instincts, and there were multiple times when he didn't get the block but still made the guy to miss. Still, it can get him in trouble, i.e., you can get him off his feet with a good shot fake. He hedges well, and moves his feet well on defense. Blocks out pretty well, though there were a few times he got beat on the boards. As part of the Winthrop offense, he simply just was not featured at all, hence the 2 pts / game. He was a starter, but in the offense they ran, it was a guard oriented, motion offense, with them taking lots of threes. Keon Johnson being the main threat. Okeke's role in the offense was to set up along the baseline, then come out and set a screen up top, then roll back down low on the opposite block, taking his defender with him and opening a lane for the driver. The only time the guards looked to him was when they penetrated off the dribble and dished it to him when his man left him to commit to the drive. He hardly ever sealed his man up and posted down low, and even when he did the guards never passed it in. In tight games down the stretch like Illinois (Winthrop to Illinois was like Gardner-Webb to us) Okeke was on the bench, or, they subbed him in for defense. It will be interesting to see how he fits in our offense. But in short, how I see Duby Okeke is that he is the player I hoped Moses Abraham would be but never was, which is a quicker athletic big who rebounded, blocked or altered shots, and occasionally got some points off misses. Guy can seriously dunk if you give him the chance. I'd love to see our guards throw up some passes for the ally-oop with him. He can go get it. And maybe, maybe, in the short time he is here he can develop a few more offensive moves, or, better free throw mechanics, cuz...damn. hhcmatt, AuroranHusker, Nafreksuh and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Don Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 2 hours ago, TimSmiles said: this was a necessary pickup, but 26% from the FT line is pretty scary. hopefully he can at least get to 50% Lack of Practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, Red Don said: Lack of Practice? 2 hours ago, TimSmiles said: this was a necessary pickup, but 26% from the FT line is pretty scary. hopefully he can at least get to 50% I'd be all right with zero percent under the right circumstances.... and I'd be perfectly fine with 100 blocks added on to that. Thattimeofyear4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cipsucks Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 2 hours ago, HB said: I vote that we have Norm work with him on his shot. That free throw percentage will go up considerably if he does that. Norm would do a good job. However, I think someone who has a proven track record with 5th grade girls might be the way to go. Silverbacked1, Ron Mexico and jimmykc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalfan Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 hhcmatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Truly excited that I am the first one to post a 90s Bud Ice commercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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