uneblinstu's postgame chatter: vol 11; ed 17 - @ Indiana

[Bugeaters1]

We have won 7 of our last 10, so all is not lost as some would have us think.

[Keenan9595]

1 hour ago, Huskerpapa said:

Man, we sort of curb stomped them in retrospect.  We got up early, was able to fight off a couple of runs, we beat a good Indiana team on the road.  

- A lot of people, a lot, gave up on this team.  Good grief, get a grip.

- Roby is playing better and better.  Man he got hit with a couple phantom fouls again tonight.  

- A lot of people were sort of bashing on Cope.  He had a very good all-around game tonight.

- Tanner...atta baby!  What a tough S.O.B.  That may be his best game of his career.

- Brady is over-matched, but we knew that was going to happen, right?  

- James had an okay game.  Nothing great, other than that dunk at the end of the first half.  That got us the momentum going into the half.

- Glynn was a stud tonight...flat out stud.  That steal from his stomach was amazing.

- Nana is rusty.  We need you my man, get your shot back.

- Tom was quietly fantastic tonight, obviously on offense, but he had a very good defensive night tonight.

- Bad offensive stretch in the first half...the good news is that we fought through it PLUS we played defense during the period.

...and oh yeah, GREAT job rebounding tonight, and GREAT job on the defensive end.  

 

Hey Mr. Moos, thanks for being there.

Palmer has 11 points, yes okay for him.  But his 9 RB, 7 assists and 3 steals were great.  I’d still say he played really well even though it didn’t show in the points column.  I’d prefer he got more assists, the team plays better and his individual drive and shoot game get better when the rest of the team is involved.

[khoock]

This has probably got to be one of the strangest successful seasons from a fan perspective. 

 

The two game losing streak put a lot of fans on edge (reason why i havent been on here the past week or so). Hopefully this reminds those fans that its a LONG season. Dont live and die by every game... or half... or possession for some of you lol.

 

I was hoping to split this week. If we come out 2-0 idek what I will do! GBR

[Huskerpapa]

Just now, Keenan9595 said:

Palmer has 11 points, yes okay for him.  But his 9 RB, 7 assists and 3 steals were great.  I’d still say he played really well even though it didn’t show in the points column.  I’d prefer he got more assists, the team plays better and his individual drive and shoot game get better when the rest of the team is involved.

He also had five turnovers.  The ball is in James hands a lot, so we can anticipate some turnovers, but a couple of them were somewhat reckless; that is why I said he played okay.  He also played good defense.  So perhaps I should have said he played good...not great, but good.

[Bugeaters1]

 Nebraska ended the Hoosiers 26-game home winning streak in its last trip to Assembly Hall in December 2016. And then we ended a 10 game home win streak tonight.

[49r]

 

[cjbowbros]

1 hour ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

Will this be televised on Instagram live? I want to here about his defensive switching strategy while this problem is being solved!

[Dean Smith]

2 hours ago, HolyBobpilgrimage said:

Yes. This has had me really worried the past few weeks; can we please run the rotation as deep as possible? It angers me when we don't even try to fake more than 6. C'mon. We're too easy to gameplan and it's not good for the long run obv playing guys nearly 40 minutes

Harris lost 20 pounds and needs time to recover, Nana has been sick for a while now, and we still happen to be the 15th team in the nation in offensive efficiency. We have five guys who can put it on the floor and shoot the long ball as well as four guys that can post up their position. We have one of the best starting fives in all of college basketball. Talk to any opposing coach. They will tell you we are a nightmare to game plan for and we are good enough that even when they come upon a good game plan, it won't always be enough as we still can get the win. That's how talented those 5 guys are. As players get healthy they will play more minutes. Until then sit back and enjoy what we are able to send out on the floor.

Edited January 15, 2019 by Dean Smith

[49r]

1 minute ago, Dean Smith said:

Harris lost 20 pounds and needs time to recover, Nana has been sick for a while now, and we are still happen to be the 15th team in the nation in offensive efficiency. We have five guys who can put it on the floor and shoot the long ball as well as four guys that can post up their position. We have one of the best starting fives in all of college basketball. Talk to any opposing coach. They will tell you we are a nightmare to game plan for and we are good enough that even when they come upon a good game plan, it won't always be enough as we still can get the win. That's how talented those 5 guys are. As players get healthy they will play more minutes. Until then sit back and enjoy what we are able to send out on the floor.

 

I can't like this hard enough.

 

We're fine folks.  13 wins in mid-January is pretty freakin' remarkable.

[cjbowbros]

1 hour ago, Huskerpapa said:

Think about this little tidbit.  We haven't come close to having each of our players playing well during the same game.  Last game it was Isaiah.  Tonight it was Glynn.  We still have a lot of room to grow this season.  That my friends is exciting!

The closest game would be vs Creighton if you want a better game than that? Well I think this team is great but that was an incredible performance.

Edited January 15, 2019 by cjbowbros

[Bugeaters1]

Just now, 49r said:

 

I can't like this hard enough.

 

We're fine folks.  13 wins in mid-January is pretty freakin' remarkable.

I think KP said that harris had gained 10 of the 20 he had lost.

[49r]

Just now, cjbowbros said:

The closest game would be vs Creighton if you want a better game than that I think this team is great but that was an incredible performance.

 

Clemson was a pretty complete performance.

[Huskerpapa]

4 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

Clemson was a pretty complete performance.

I am going to live in my own little world and believe we have only seen the tip of the iceberg - 

[49r]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

I am also not sure how Glynn got that turnover while laying on the floor.  But that, my friends, is a game winning play.

 

 

[kleitus]

1 hour ago, khoock said:

This has probably got to be one of the strangest successful seasons from a fan perspective. 

 

The two game losing streak put a lot of fans on edge (reason why i havent been on here the past week or so). Hopefully this reminds those fans that its a LONG season. Dont live and die by every game... or half... or possession for some of you lol.

 

I was hoping to split this week. If we come out 2-0 idek what I will do! GBR

 

Enjoy being ranked again.

[hhcdave]

GREAT to see Nebraska respond tonight on both the defensive end and glass. The EFFORT we didn't see the last couple of games was clearly there - especially from the start. This team came out hungry, with fire and READY TO GO on the defensive end.

 

Of course, starting 3-3 helps bring energy on defense, but I think it was more than that. This team look VERY prepared. Miles and staff deserve a lot of credit here.

 

Palmer played like a man possessed on the glass and distributing the basketball. Still takes dumb three pointers in second halves of games when we are up with 15+ on the shot clock when he is chasing points, but his positives WAY outweight his negatives.

 

Borchardt was nails. Watson the same. Allen some big shots. I think watson is my POTG tonight.

 

I said the other day that some of our defensive woes from downtown were bound to even out. They did with a good team missing shots.

 

I also said we'd finish 10-10 in league but more likely 11-9. This win all but guarantees 10-10 (barring injury) and a win over MSU all but guarantees 11-9 (if not 12-8).

 

GBR!!!

[jimmykc]

Never been so happy to be so wrong on a prediction. If the teams' results had been reversed, this board would have been on fire with comments on how badly we had been outcoached and how our team had just given up on the coach at the end of the game. I find reading the board tonight to be rather refreshing.  G'night all.

[cjbowbros]

4 minutes ago, kleitus said:

 

Enjoy being ranked again.

That should happen either way. In my book we are already ranked 13th before this game. Hoping for a top 10 match Thursday.

[HuskerFever]

15 minutes ago, cjbowbros said:

That should happen either way. In my book we are already ranked 13th before this game. Hoping for a top 10 match Thursday.

 

A Quad 1 record of 1-4 doesn't really scream a #13 team.

 

But with that win, we're now 2-4 which is moving us in the right direction. Still many more opportunities to improve on that.

[kleitus]

1 minute ago, HuskerFever said:

 

A Quad 1 record of 1-4 doesn't really scream a #13 team.

 

But with that win, we're now 2-4 which is moving us in the right direction. Still many more opportunities to improve on that.

 

3-4 is plenty good for a top 15 team

[rr52]

My mood is much more upbeat than what I expected before the game.

Refs were terrible and still got a road win.

[basketballjones]

That was one of the best games I’ve ever seen Glynn play. I died when he got that steal from the floor.

 

If things go well this year, Allen is our unsung hero. 

 

Classic 8.5 minute scoring drought during the first half.

 

We were really struggling during the first half scoring drought, Copeland looked at everyone and slammed his hand on his chest - everyone got out of the way - Palmer punched the D, kicked to Copeland and he cashed a 3. Thats senior leadership. Next possession, Palmer ends the half with a man drive. Glynn leads us all game. Bortchard plays like a fantastic game under pain. Senior leadership.

 

We have to get more from the bench. Did Palmer or Watson come out of the game? Did Tom Thibedeau take over our squad?

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, HuskerCager said:

A no-return conference road win against a top 25 team?  It doesn't get any better than that.

 

Nebrasketball is 6-4 against the Hoosiers since NU joined the Big Ten. That's pretty, pretty, pretty good.

 

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, jason2486 said:

What a great win! One of the best parts is we beat the zebras also! They were awful. I can't believe the man crush the stripes had for him. Phantom calls on Roby, Palmer, and Cope! Even though the game was over, that out of bounds call on Roby was AWFUL. Surprise, surprise, the call favors Romeo. Also, Cope's 4th with 4:30 to go was trash as well.

 

But enough complaining, what a hell of an effort! Such a fun game (and team) to watch. Let's keep it going. Thursday just became that much bigger!!

 

Totally agree. Makes it even sweeter to curb-stomp IU at Assembly Hall.

 

LET THE PLACE BURN TO THE GROUND!

[TZAHL]

TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, FROM HIM MUCH IS EXPECTED

Reading some posts......

 

I don’t know if anyone ‘gave up’ on this team.   Expectations are high and should be. As you saw tonight we can be awesome. So when we lose then I think people have the right to ask why (most of the last 20 years the answer has been that we aren’t as good as our opponent....not the case this year). Pretty ballsy effort by Miles’ crew after our last two games (although Iowa may actually be really good).  GREAT WIN!!!

 

It is a LONG season. Most of our games will be a dog fight. ‘We before me’ needs to be our motto every possession. We aren’t there yet. We can be.   Matt Painter’s comments after Purdue miss to Norte Dame a few weeks ago 

 

https://twitter.com/andrewpogar/status/1074074179643760640?s=12

 

I want to have expectations of making a run in the tourney like back in the days of Derek Chandler and Tony Farmer. Not just making the dance and crossing my fingers at an outside shot at a W. 

 

I expect us to win win at home against Michigan St.  We will shut hem down in transition and their big boy will be sitting on the bench in foul trouble early. We will guard the 3. That’s what should happen. I’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t because I expect it from these guys