2021 SG Hunter Sallis ->Gonzaga->Wake Forest

[Art Vandalay]

Hunter (and Saint) played lunch ball with us today. Was decked out in WF gear so that was disappointing but obviously makes sense with the commit. Good kid, wish him well but that jumper needs a lot of work

[Fullbacksympathy]

1 hour ago, k3s3i said:

i think sallis is closer to bandoumel than he is to verge/mack

He’s a less refined Bando for sure.  Very apt comparison.  And I loved having Bando here. 

[Norm Peterson]

On 4/1/2023 at 4:51 PM, Norm Peterson said:

I don't care. He's going to go somewhere else. I'm not just not getting my hopes up, I am affirmatively saying I don't care. Let him be somewhere else. I'm not interested.

 

Not sour grapes. I called this. I don't care. He was already dead to me.

[basketballjones]

1 hour ago, k3s3i said:

i think sallis is closer to bandoumel than he is to verge/mack

Oooof... Man I disagree. I just don't think we gotta see what this kid can do. 

[basketballjones]

2 hours ago, FredsSlacks said:

would have been nice to have him, but he's simply not that good. he's delano banton but 4 inches shorter. 

Eeessh... You guys are killing me with these comparisons, I couldn't disagree more. 

HS woulda made us GO next year. Perfect for getting up and going, and perfect for being unselfish in the half-court to get KT and JL looks. 

[millerhusker]

2 hours ago, cornfed24-7 said:

I guess I'm in the minority here. I don't really care we missed on him. After having a year with a Nebraska kid that bleeds Huskers red I don't really have a palate for Nebraska kids that have to be coaxed here. 

Agree with this, but it sounds like it's more some members of his immediate family who needed to be convinced that Nebraska is a good place to be. 

 

I wanted Hunter to be a Husker, but not because he grew up in Omaha. Simply because of how our roster is currently constructed. 

 

I want Tominaga and Lawrence to be on the court - off the ball -  together. A lot next year. Like Griesel, Hunter would've allowed us to do that. I'm telling you, the way guys like JL and KT play strikes more fear into opposing coaches (yes, I said that) than any 7 footer does. Relentless off-ball movement, combined with absurd confidence and legit skill level. It's a nightmare to try to get defenders to stay disciplined and chase two of them around for 28+ minutes. At times last year it reminded me of watching NBA defenders trying to chase around Steph and Klay. Neither are particularly athletic, but they have that innate feel of angles, changing speeds, changing directions. And ridiculous confidence. 

 

I think having a bigger, longer guard would also give you the ability to play Williams at the "4" which would be great for spacing. Like a better version of CJ the last 1/3 of this past season. 

Maybe Ramel will end up being our point guard and allow all of this to happen. I'd be ok with that. But having an unselfish, athletic 6'5" lead guard who's a bulldog on defense would've been great for this team IMO.  

End of rant. For now

Edited April 26, 2023 by millerhusker

[colhusker]

3 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

Toronto Raptors, as Banton was their 46th draft pick in 2021.

 

 

Yeah, I know, just thought it was a silly comparison.

[royalfan]

I wish he came I suppose but I wasn’t checking news every five minutes like on Williams.  As we saw last year, it is a fine line to walk if you have perimeter guys that struggle to shoot.  

[FredsSlacks]

there's no doubt he can be a good role player but if anyone thought he could come here and be the #1 option then you need to go look at his offensive numbers. he can't shoot or pass. good defender though and ok at driving to the hoop.

Edited April 26, 2023 by FredsSlacks

[HuskerDaysFan]

I knew it was a waste of time trying to recruit him

[cipsucks]

It's probably just as well. He might have a laptop or two out there...

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, colhusker said:

Yeah, I know, just thought it was a silly comparison.

 

I hear ya on that comp.

 

 

[rwhiston]

The pressure on Sallis to succeed here is more than it is at Wake. Probably the most pressure a Nebraska player would have ever had. Someone who was confidence in their game would not have cared. No pressure, no diamonds. Thank you next.

[hskr4life]

14 minutes ago, rwhiston said:

The pressure on Sallis to succeed here is more than it is at Wake. Probably the most pressure a Nebraska player would have ever had. Someone who was confidence in their game would not have cared. No pressure, no diamonds. Thank you next.

 

If by “Nebraska player” you mean from the state of Nebraska, I’d say you’re correct.  But if you mean Nebraska’s program— I’d give the title of most pressure to Bryce.  After seeing what happened with him, I think most fans are going to be more lenient to high level talent right from the get go.

[royalfan]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

 

If by “Nebraska player” you mean from the state of Nebraska, I’d say you’re correct.  But if you mean Nebraska’s program— I’d give the title of most pressure to Bryce.  After seeing what happened with him, I think most fans are going to be more lenient to high level talent right from the get go.

If we had the defensive schemes in place that Nate and Howard implemented things would have went much differently.  That is on Fred.  He waited too long to turn it over from Doc to Nate.  

[kldm64]

8 hours ago, royalfan said:

If we had the defensive schemes in place that Nate and Howard implemented things would have went much differently.  That is on Fred.  He waited too long to turn it over from Doc to Nate.  

 

That is a great point.  Honestly, Doc was dead weight the entire time he was here. Makes you wonder what things would/could have been like if Nate was 2nd in command the entire time.  He is worth every dollar NU is paying him.

[MichHusker]

5 minutes ago, kldm64 said:

 

That is a great point.  Honestly, Doc was dead weight the entire time he was here. Makes you wonder what things would/could have been like if Nate was 2nd in command the entire time.  He is worth every dollar NU is paying him.

Doc at least was an active participant in practice, unlike Matt

[Fullbacksympathy]

1 hour ago, MichHusker said:

Doc at least was an active participant in practice, unlike Matt

and he and Armon weren’t allowed to coach how they wanted to until Matt was gone.  We played pretty well after Matt left. 
 

Oklahoma will be interesting to watch this season.  
 

That said, Fred brought in some absolute masterminds and I give him full credit for that. 

[hskr4life]

I feel there is a lot of negative talk about Doc.  Personally— I like Doc and don’t think he was the main problem.  We had a lot of other issues outside of a defensive scheme— especially since that scheme works best with absolute effort, hustle, and buy in… which we didn’t have.

 

There’s a reason Doc is still in the business and it isn’t because he’s “dead weight” as much as some on here like to think he was.  We had bigger problems outside of Doc and him not being here from the beginning wasn’t going to change how things have gone so far.  

[hhcmatt]

Doesn't seem like the previous assistants were a factor in Sallis' decision this time.

[millerhusker]

Hunter had 27 points in an exhibition game against Alabama. Gonna have a big year. Other starters in that game included Parker Friedrichsen, Grant Nelson and Latrell Wrightsell. 

[Swan88]

Hunter was 11 of 20 (3 of 8 from three) and 2 of 4 from the line, in 39 minutes, with 4 fouls, 2 assists, 3 turnovers and 4 rebounds.  The other volume scorer had 18 shots.  Frederickson was 2 of 7–all from three, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, in 31 minutes.

[Art Vandalay]

16 hours ago, millerhusker said:

Hunter had 27 points in an exhibition game against Alabama. Gonna have a big year. Other starters in that game included Parker Friedrichsen, Grant Nelson and Latrell Wrightsell. 

I will be cheering for him to do well but will be surprised if he turns into an efficient scorer if he’s taking that many shots a game. Played some pick up games with him this summer and his shot is still pretty inconsistent. Very athletic and could be a defensive stopper if he commits to it.

[Swan88]

18 hours ago, millerhusker said:

Other starters in that game included Parker Friedrichsen, Grant Nelson and Latrell Wrightsell. 

Latrell had a good game for Alabama: 28 minutes, 3-5 shooting (2-2 from 3), 0-1 from the line, for 8 points; 4 rebounds, 3 fouls, 4 assists, 1 turnover and 2 steals. 

Grant: 28 minutes, 4-11 shooting (2-5 from 3), 1-1 from the line, for 11 points; 3 rebounds, 5 fouls, 1 assist, 3 turnovers.  And he finished with a +/- of -16.

Also, Wake Forest had 4 players with >30 minutes, while Alabama had none: other than Latrell and Grant at 28 minutes each, only one other Alabama player had >25 minutes.

[hskr4life]

Sallis was involved in an on court scuffle at the end of the NC ST game tonight.  He was ultimately issued a double tech and ejected from the game.  Overall, the game had 8 total techs.

 

Wake lost to NC ST 83-76.