Huskers in the Pros Thread

[hhcmatt]

6 hours ago, 49r said:

Replies are toxic.

 

OKC Thunder twitter is more messed up than regular twitter because they're tanking so half your fanbase is pissed if you're winning

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Huskerpapa]

Nice overall (grade) of Roby's season:

 

https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/news/thunder-end-of-season-report-card-isaiah-roby

[thrasher31]

Banton getting playoff minutes at the end of this Toronto/Philly game. I'd assume Mikki Moore was the last Husker to get playoff minutes without doing much research

[Swan88]

 

[Swan88]

 

[hhcmatt]

21 hours ago, thrasher31 said:

Banton getting playoff minutes at the end of this Toronto/Philly game. I'd assume Mikki Moore was the last Husker to get playoff minutes without doing much research

 

 

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

Call the Portsmouth PD, I've gotta report a robbery!

 

 

 

[Red Don]

Shavon!!!

 

 

[HuskerFever]

 

[Huskerpapa]

Nicely done Jack!

 

https://huskers.com/news/2022/6/9/mens-basketball-mcveigh-named-to-australia-iba-world-cup-qualifying-team.aspx

[Huskerpapa]

I sort of noticed his passive dig at last year's team...yeah they sort of underachieved last year.

 

https://huskerextra.com/news/basketball/mens-basketball/former-husker-shamiel-stevenson-is-chasing-his-basketball-dreams-around-the-globe/article_8980d9b0-062b-5f4e-ae98-155b7916a6d9.html?utm_source=huskerextra.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Flocal%2Fheadlines&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=d09b424543be8222e4a241a7937d248958c11014

[49r]

38 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

I sort of noticed his passive dig at last year's team...yeah they sort of underachieved last year.

 

https://huskerextra.com/news/basketball/mens-basketball/former-husker-shamiel-stevenson-is-chasing-his-basketball-dreams-around-the-globe/article_8980d9b0-062b-5f4e-ae98-155b7916a6d9.html?utm_source=huskerextra.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Flocal%2Fheadlines&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=d09b424543be8222e4a241a7937d248958c11014

 

 

 

[Red Don]

Shavon Shields!!!

 

 

[Swan88]

 

[Handy Johnson]

17 hours ago, Swan88 said:

 

Joins the long list of the “Husker Mafia” to be associated with the Clippers. Pike, Lue, Cookie, Palmer & now Trey! 

[Red Don]

 

 

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Red Don]

 

 

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

On 6/25/2022 at 3:04 PM, Handy Johnson said:

Joins the long list of the “Husker Mafia” to be associated with the Clippers. Pike, Lue, Cookie, Palmer & now Trey! 

 

Don't forget Mikki "The Snake Man" Moore

[Handy Johnson]

2 hours ago, MitchMcGaryMunchies said:

 

Don't forget Mikki "The Snake Man" Moore

Played with many teams, I even seem to remember he had a cup of coffee with the Timberwolves. 

[millerhusker]

Had a very good NBA career and was well respected by his peers. The time period when Mikki, Lue, Strick and Piatkowski were all legit NBA rotation players was a lot of fun. 

[MitchMcGaryMunchies]

11 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

Played with many teams, I even seem to remember he had a cup of coffee with the Timberwolves. 

 

Most definitely, he was an interesting guy and became a fan favorite at every stop because of his hard play and eccentricities.  Would love to read something recent on him and hear how both him and his pets are doing.  He used to have several snakes, alligators, and other exotic animals.  He was definitely a South Carolina country boy, I'm sure he enjoying the slower pace of his retirement.

 

I'm a long-time Clippers fan (thanks, Piatkowski ) and I hate to admit it, but one of my favorite Nebraska-Clippers anecdotes is actually a Nebraska-Lakers anecdote.  I was watching a Clippers-Lakers game a couple season's ago after Lue took over as HC.  Stu Lantz was doing color commentary and told a story about Lue...shortly after he was drafted/traded to the Lakers, Lantz had a chance to meet him and remarked that he was the second Nebraska player in the history of the Lakers and that Lantz was the first.  From that moment on, they would start referring to each other as, "Number One" and "Number Two" when they would encounter each other at the Lakers facilities.  Flashing forward many years to Lue coaching the Clippers, Lantz ran into Lue before the game and said something along the lines of, "Congratulations, Number Two!" and Lue stopped to chat and thank Number One.

 

I admire the brotherhood shared by former players, but also really cool to see that shared between two guys with a 30-year age difference because of their experiences as Huskers.

[MichHusker]

Roby gets waived today and it seems everybody on Twitter wants their team to go after him. Has a chance to be in the league for a long time

[Huskerpapa]

14 hours ago, MichHusker said:

Roby gets waived today and it seems everybody on Twitter wants their team to go after him. Has a chance to be in the leaegue for a long time

I found this a bit odd.  Perhaps there is a great explanation out there.  Last week Oklahoma City picked up his option.  This week they waived him (which is good for Isaiah as he should secure a better contract with a team of his choice). 

Does Oklahoma City somehow profit by making this move rather than not picking up his option?   Just wondering...