Nebraska (13-8) vs. Illinois (6-15) Game thread

[PimpMario]

Just now, Huskerpapa said:

James is shooting the ball from the side giving it a rotational rather than a back spin.  What the heck?

Maybe he's tired from shooting so much?

[PimpMario]

Just now, hhcdave said:

I highly doubt we even make the NIT. even with Copeland we were still going to be an NIT team. Even if not in year seven you have to have freaking depth. 

 

I think you gotta be .500 to make the NIT, don'tcha?

[hhcscott]

Just now, huskerbaseball13 said:

Our offense is almost laughable...nothing better than the Tim Miles special...stand around no movement thrown up a prayer at the shit clock. 

In Tucson, I watch Arizona run a lot of the same sets, but it seems to work better (not this year) with McD All-Americans than it does with the Huskers

[tcp]

team is just all over the map. almost so many thing go wrong at once that it's really hard to pinpoint exactly what it is. they fix one leak, two more spring up. 

 

 

[hskr4life]

At this point it’s not coaching or lack of shooting drills.  Guys just need to get out of their own heads.  My goodness.  Threes, FTs, layups.

[PimpMario]

We got this game... Right?  Illinois is bad

[The Polish Rifle]

Just now, hskr4life said:

At this point it’s not coaching or lack of shooting drills.  Guys just need to get out of their own heads.  My goodness.  Threes, FTs, layups.

That’s part of coaching.

[HuskerFever]

I think the worst part about this entire season is that it took a turn so quickly that I haven't had the time to decide what to change my avatar to next season. Because that's going to happen. No doubt about it.

[tcp]

mental focus is a core component of coaching. anything, incidentally, not just sports. 

 

Probably my biggest responsibility as a trainer in the Army was keeping troops heads on. That's the one thing I expect from coaches and teachers. 

[jdw]

4 minutes ago, PimpMario said:

I have no beer in my fridge.

You don't need beer I went to the liquor cabinet.

[HuskerFever]

4 minutes ago, huskerbaseball13 said:

Our offense is almost laughable...nothing better than the Tim Miles special...stand around no movement thrown up a prayer at the shit clock. 

 

Hey! What did the clock ever do to you??

[Red Don]

Half Time Stats:

 

[hhcscott]

I love how we always enable some average player to have a career game against us. Nichols hadn't scored in five games. 

[jdw]

1 minute ago, HuskerFever said:

 

Hey! What did the clock ever do to you??

Ran out

[tcp]

focus is regularly not knowing what time is on your shot clock, and not having an on court leader taking charge of that information. 

 

this team really does have a serious player leadership deficit. just no one out there to round up the puppies and keep them present. 

 

they really play like a gaggle of talented but really easily distracted cats. 

 

sorry for all the mixed critter analogies here, but I'm in my happy place thinking of cute, small mammals. 

Edited February 2, 2019 by tcp

[colhusker]

Hhcdave when were you are East?

[NeeandMe]

7 minutes ago, hhcdave said:

I highly doubt we even make the NIT. even with Copeland we were still going to be an NIT team. Even if not in year seven you have to have freaking depth. 

This team would never accept an NIT bid.  Senior-laden team, lame duck coach, there is zero reason to accept that bid.  Don't think Moos would allow even if Tim decided to try it.

[PimpMario]

2 minutes ago, Red Don said:

Half Time Stats:

 

 

Watson and Allen are 1-9!  Yikes.  

[Red Don]

4 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

At this point it’s not coaching or lack of shooting drills.  Guys just need to get out of their own heads.  My goodness.  Threes, FTs, layups.

 

I think this is right on!  I remember the last run to the Tournament.  When we got FTs, it seem like nobody ever missed.  They just seemed to Know they were Going to Make it, as if it were Destiny.  This team won't make it unless they can develop that attitude!

[tcp]

25 percent from 3. Again. And those three were early with Palmer's personal counter-run. We just take bad shots, miss the good ones, and basically a team that looks and plays like it fully expects its losing streak to continue. 

[HuskerFever]

Little did we know that the biggest turning point for Nebraska was Craig Smith leaving.

[aphilso1]

I don't know how we can look so poorly prepared for a team that we've already seen this year.  Especially since they're doing the exact same things as the first time we played them.

[Fullbacksympathy]

Outscored 17-2 by their bench in the 1st.  Mind blowing.  

[hskr4life]

7 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said:

That’s part of coaching.

 

Then please explain what we do?  More drills?  Tell them to have confidence?  There’s only so much a coach can do.  A coach can put them in a position to succeed through a solid offense.  I’ll agree with y’all there.  But when it comes to putting the ball in the hoop... what more can a coach do?

[HuskerFever]

Just now, LK1 said:

Outscored 17-2 by their bench in the 1st.  Mind blowing.  

 

Wait... we're allowed to have a bench?