uneblinstu’s postgame chatter: vol 11, ed 11 - Oklahoma State in Sioux Falls

[Huskerpapa]

I am a bit confused about the negativity towards Isaiah Roby.  And this is not meant to be disrespectful towards those with these views.  But I guess I look at him and his role much differently.  He is not scoring at high levels, granted.  But is that his role this year?  When the starting five is on the floor, he likely is the 4th or 5th option.  He does not bitch and moan about it, rather, he does his assigned jobs.  He does get some cheap fouls, some earned, some are head scratchers; but he also makes plays when plays are necessary.  Here are other things he does well:

- he is setting good screens and he takes his defender out of the paint which opens up the lane for his teammates;

- he blocks shots and intimidates the opponent with his wing span and jumping ability;

- he rebounds well;

- he can handle the ball out on the perimeter, and yes, he sometimes dribbles into a turnover when passing up an outside shot while attempting to take it to the basket;

- he passes the ball well, often finding open teammates or making that one additional pass that is necessary for a clean look;

- he is an exceptional help defender, he moves well and can switch and defend all positions;

- he is a very good free throw shooter;

- he can score at all three levels;

- he is playing out of position, and you never (ever) hear a complaint...unlike a few other unnamed players in recent history;

- he is a selfless and great teammate.

 

I am sure I missed other things he does exceptionally well.  We have players this year who seem to fully understand and embrace their roles.  This is important for team success.  Isaiah is doing the things that help make the Huskers good this year.  His box scores are littered with things that help make us successful.  I also acknowledge that there are some things he can strive to improve...silly fouls, inane turnovers and not taking the open shot (on occasion) when it is available are three that stand out to me.

Edited December 17, 2018 by Huskerpapa

[hskr4life]

Roby is 100% the definition of a team player.  He doesn’t need to “get his.”  We have 5 starters this year who can score.  What makes us dangerous is that our guys, especially Roby, don’t play like they need to shoot every time they touch the ball.  Part of me was worried there wouldn’t be enough shots to go around this year.  That subsided after about the 2nd or 3rd game.

[hskr4life]

Not often talked about, but our 3 point D is amazing!-- We held them to 2 of 15-- 13.3%

 

"The Cowboys entered the game shooting 42 percent from 3-point range."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082519

[Tallbaby21]

Well that was fun. We should play Iowa State there every year. 

[Norm Peterson]

It's so nice not having to read people blaming Jim Molinari for our defense this year.

[hhcmatt]

11 hours ago, 49r said:

 

 

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Dude is legit

 

[49r]

8 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

 

Dude is legit

 

 

He could sell that T-Shirt and make a fortune....and then get sued by the U for trademark infringement.  

[Norm Peterson]

12 hours ago, hskr4life said:

I love love love this team.  One of the best 9-2 starts I can remember.  Our only two losses are both Quad 1 games away from home.  We’ll be fine I think.  

 

- Palmer was a man amongst boys tonight.  OSU had no answer and no one who could guard him.

 

- Our starting 5 (including Allen) is probably one of the best all around in the country.  I firmly believe that.

 

- Should be 11-2 heading into conference play #2.  Don’t even tell me you were going to be upset with that.  I would’ve taken that any day of the week before the season.

 

- Need to take care of business in these next two.  CSF isn’t great but they aren’t terrible.  

 

- Kudos to Tim for beefing up our non-con. That win tonight is a hell of a lot better than beating some SWAC team with no students in PBA.

 

- A 10-1 Non-Con lays a solid foundation for the conference season.  Go 1-1 to start January play and we’ll be talking seeding.  I’m already almost to the point of talking seeding.

 

I'm old enough to remember that year we took a beating with a tough non-con schedule thinking we'd have the services of He Who Shall Not Be Named, III.

 

Too many heartbreaking, tough losses with a young team and a tough schedule and they ran out of bounce-back.  And the team that beat Indiana and Maryland on the road at the beginning of conference play tanked at the end.

 

Imagine what that season could have looked like if we'd had the roster we expected we'd have when Miles put that schedule together.

 

It's one of the reasons I've begun to loathe some people who can't see the exigent circumstances beyond the win/loss record.

 

"Miles has only really had 2 good months in seven years."  Shut up, jerk, and finish installing the wiring for my new jacuzzi.

[49r]

1 minute ago, Norm Peterson said:

exigent

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, the @Norm Peterson word of the day!

[HuskerFever]

24 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

 

Dude is legit

 

 

He seems to have forgotten to draw a gun and a middle finger on the front of his shirt though...

[atskooc]

17 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

He could sell that T-Shirt and make a fortune....and then get sued by the U for trademark infringement.  

Then ESPN would make a 30 for 30 about him.

[Swan88]

 

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Roby is 100% the definition of a team player.  He doesn’t need to “get his.”  We have 5 starters this year who can score.  What makes us dangerous is that our guys, especially Roby, don’t play like they need to shoot every time they touch the ball.  Part of me was worried there wouldn’t be enough shots to go around this year.  That subsided after about the 2nd or 3rd game.

 

Roby is everyone in my entire fam's favorite player. Love that dude! My son is so excited to meet him tomorrow night at Nebrasketball Buddies at the Hendricks Training Complex !!! GBR !!!

 

 

[colhusker]

53 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, the @Norm Peterson word of the day!

Maybe the week!

[AuroranHusker]

2 minutes ago, colhusker said:

Maybe the week!

 

Maybe the *rest of the year!

 

[big red22]

14 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

We came out and looked like we were ill, or that we were rusty, or we studied too much; because we looked bad the first 15+ minutes.  Then we flipped a switch and played well from that point forward.

 

Okie State is not as good as I thought they would be.  They will struggle to win in the Big XII.  So it is a game we should have won by 20 to 30, and we did.

 

Big games by James, Tom and Cope.  Others did okay.  

 

I hope that we can get healthy and get back to Lincoln safely.

You know I can't let this comment slide.  I tried and I tried, but I just can't let it go!  Not one person in the HHCC picked a 20 point victory, but yet we were supposed to win by 20 or 30? 

[hhcmatt]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Not often talked about, but our 3 point D is amazing

 

This is all I've been talking about for the last two years

[AuroranHusker]

2 minutes ago, big red22 said:

You know I can't let this comment slide.  I tried and I tried, but I just can't let it go!  Not one person in the HHCC picked a 20 point victory, but yet we were supposed to win by 20 or 30? 

 

 

I just looked (briefly), and the first two posts in the HHCC deal were 20+ point victories. But, yeah, I see what you're saying @big red22 not a ton of other ppl had blowouts predicted.

[royalfan]

Best thing not discussed much are not the results of palmers shot lately, but the elimination of some of the hitch in the giddyup.  It is a much more repeatable stroke now than it was earlier in the season.  Still shoots too high for my taste, but at least it has a chance at repeatability.  

Edited December 17, 2018 by royalfan

[royalfan]

2 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

It's so nice not having to read people blaming Jim Molinari for our defense this year.

 

Absolutely!  They are playing good defense after going away from playing his version that resulted in horrific three point defense.  

[atskooc]

10 minutes ago, royalfan said:

Best thing not discussed much are not the results of palmers shot lately, but the elimination of some of the hitch in the giddyup.  It is a much more repeatable stroke now than it was earlier in the season.  Still shoots too high for my taste, but at least it has a chance at repeatability.  

Looking at the highlights (I didn't get a chance to watch the game), I was impressed that he drove with his left on multiple occasions.  Need that to continue!

 

[royalfan]

4 minutes ago, atskooc said:

Looking at the highlights (I didn't get a chance to watch the game), I was impressed that he drove with his left on multiple occasions.  Need that to continue!

 

Good point.  Makes him even harder to deal with.  

[AuroranHusker]

And, most importantly, JPJ seems to be able to score at will at every level, including his proficiency at the FT line. He's going to be tough to game plan for going forward.

 

 

[Huskerpapa]

1 hour ago, big red22 said:

You know I can't let this comment slide.  I tried and I tried, but I just can't let it go!  Not one person in the HHCC picked a 20 point victory, but yet we were supposed to win by 20 or 30? 

Once I saw them in the second half, yes.  Before the game, no.  My point was the way we defended, the way their offense performed, we should have pulled away; and we did.  Perhaps I was to harsh in the moment when I opined they would struggle in their conference, but the way they shot in the second half, does create that particular aura.

[Huskerpapa]

Here is a not too good observation regarding James.  The good news is that this "possible issue" is very correctable.  James does a good job pressuring the ball; but in doing so, his man will dribble penetrate with James hanging (figuratively) at his side.  What then happens is Cope or Isaiah provides great help defense.  But when they come to help, James is not taking the next necessary step; and that is boxing out the player that Roby or Cope was originally covering.   The shot is challenged and missed, but we are not getting the resulting rebound.

 

Last evening, especially in the first half, OSU was getting a number of second chance points as a result.  Further evidence is the lack of rebounds James has had in the past couple of games.  Am I totally off base, or is my observation correct?

 

That said, he is doing so much right, it is hard to find areas of opportunity.  Perhaps this will be something to keep an eye on as we move towards conference play.