Nebraska (4-4) vs. Creighton (6-1) Game Thread

[hskr4life]

2 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

Really? You were expecting more from this team?  It’s a transition year.

 

I expect competency... I expect to compete.  No one is saying we should make the post-season, but I think it's fair to expect to beat Southern Utah or not give up 38 points before we score 10.  These are still D1 players that were recruited to play Big 10 basketball.

[hhcmatt]

Things to build on:

 

No one transferred during the first half

[Cowboy Kermit]

Summary of the first half

[khoock]

1 minute ago, NUdiehard said:

lol. Or these players are just bad and most likely won’t ever be legitimate B1G players. 

Could be true for some. Its hard to tell when everyone/everything is new, many players are playing out of position and are taking on bigger roles than what their skill level calls for.

[Handy Johnson]

What’s MOST discouraging, (& Fred speaks to this constantly) is when we get “popped in the mouth” we’re done...

[HuskerFever]

4 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

Really? You were expecting more from this team?  It’s a transition year.

 

My expectations of the team this season aren't derived from the score of the game. 17% shooting for much of this game isn't acceptable from any Division 1 player.

[hhcscott]

Just now, hskr4life said:

 

I expect competency... I expect to compete.  No one is saying we should make the post-season, but I think it's fair to expect to beat Southern Utah or not give up 38 points before we score 10.  These are still D1 players that were recruited to play Big 10 basketball.

Yes.

 

I understand that we don't have everything in place in a transition year, but I don't understand how the NBA tanking mentality has taken hold in college. You have a set of players, you have to coach an play in way that gives you a chance to win. This idea of building for the future only works if you are developing and improving. COMPETE!

[hskr4life]

1 minute ago, hhcmatt said:

Things to build on:

 

No one transferred during the first half

 

Things to build on continued:

 

Kavas only needs two more threes this game to match is season high and is a three shy of bumping his percentage back over 30% for the year.

[NUdiehard]

2 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Things to build on:

 

No one transferred during the first half

At this point it might be a positive if all of these guys transferred. 

[hhcmatt]

We're shooting on the good rim this half at least

[hskr4life]

2 minutes ago, hhcscott said:

Yes.

 

I understand that we don't have everything in place in a transition year, but I don't understand how the NBA tanking mentality has taken hold in college. You have a set of players, you have to coach an play in way that gives you a chance to win. This idea of building for the future only works if you are developing and improving. COMPETE!

 

The other thing that I expect is improvement as you have said.  It isn't like we're playing decent to good and getting the barn door blown off.  We look as bad today as we did on night 1.

[Faux Mike Peltz]

Well fellas, this sucks. I work with a bunch of CU Alums in Omaha and work won’t be fun on Monday. I will just say this. Somewhere, somehow, Nebraska male athletes don’t compete with as much fire as other schools. I know that’s a big generalization, but look at Marcus Zegarowski and Shereef Mitchell. Those guys are playing 120% full out offensively and defensively. Their effort can’t be questioned. Most of our guys look like they’d rather go back to the “just got done with the scrimmage now waiting for Rick Ross to perform” memory.  You can say it’s a transition year or a rebuilding year all you want, but that doesn’t mean the players should come out tucked and defeated within the first few minutes. My CU alum coworkers all told me this was a massive rebuilding year for CU, I think they only have 7 available scholarship players today.

i didn’t expect to win, but I did expect more effort and fight. 

[tcp]

45 minutes ago, hhcscott said:

Can we chalk the slow start up to jet lag?

 

I hear bus lag's a thing. For realz. :)

[khoock]

5 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

5-4 Syracuse? That doesn't surprise me at all. Expectations are low on my end; even lower after the first two loses. But it's just heartbreaking. I'm not seeing any improvement from either offense or defense so far this season.

 

Would very much accept any positive signs from anyone on here if they don't agree with this. I just personally haven't seen it.

We saw the improvement throughout the first seven games when competition was poor to below average. Creighton is the first team we have played that is top 40ish. Once we play these types of teams consistently, im sure we will see improvement as well. Unfortunately that likely means 20-25 point losses improving to 10-15 point losses rn...

[NUdiehard]

7 minutes ago, khoock said:

Could be true for some. Its hard to tell when everyone/everything is new, many players are playing out of position and are taking on bigger roles than what their skill level calls for.

Name me one guy on this roster that you believe will ever be a difference maker in the B1G?

[hskr4life]

Would you... give up not winning a game the rest of this year to come back and beat Creighton today and rub it in their faces?

[hhcmatt]

2 minutes ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

My CU alum coworkers all told me this was a massive rebuilding year for CU

 

your co-workers were full of shit. They brought back a lot and were just out of the top 25 to start the season

[hskr4life]

Just now, NUdiehard said:

Name me one guy on this roster that you believe will ever be a difference maker in the B1G?

 

Guy with the most upside?  Kevin Cross.  Think he could be good in a few years playing the 4.

[colhusker]

9 minutes ago, NebrasketballJake said:

Summary of the first half

And our shots are bricks

[NUdiehard]

Just now, hskr4life said:

 

Guy with the most upside?  Kevin Cross.  Think he could be good in a few years playing the 4.

I hope you’re right, but I absolutely don’t see it with him. 

[Handy Johnson]

Looks like Doc & Fred would like to be ANYWHERE else...

[colhusker]

2 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Would you... give up not winning a game the rest of this year to come back and beat Creighton today and rub it in their faces?

We may not win another game

[khoock]

2 minutes ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

Well fellas, this sucks. I work with a bunch of CU Alums in Omaha and work won’t be fun on Monday. I will just say this. Somewhere, somehow, Nebraska male athletes don’t compete with as much fire as other schools. I know that’s a big generalization, but look at Marcus Zegarowski and Shereef Mitchell. Those guys are playing 120% full out offensively and defensively. Their effort can’t be questioned. Most of our guys look like they’d rather go back to the “just got done with the scrimmage now waiting for Rick Ross to perform” memory.  You can say it’s a transition year or a rebuilding year all you want, but that doesn’t mean the players should come out tucked and defeated within the first few minutes. My CU alum coworkers all told me this was a massive rebuilding year for CU, I think they only have 7 available scholarship players today.

i didn’t expect to win, but I did expect more effort and fight. 

Well no offense, but your coworker is an idiot lol. Didnt they return almost all of their team from a year ago that happened to make a deep run in the NIT and be in the bubble discussion most of the year?  I don't even follow Creighton and I know they were expecting to have a really good year (before injuries)

[hskr4life]

1 minute ago, colhusker said:

We may not win another game

 

That's why I would seriously consider it.  Ha!

[Fullbacksympathy]

Creighton is a good team—middle of the pack B1G caliber.  I think this is what we’re in for on the road in conference all year.  Gotta learn to defend home court this season because we are going to get boat raced on the road a lot.

 

Also, we’re very, very young and our best players are arguably sitting out absorbing this asswhooping.  Lastly, I highly doubt this staff will have difficulty recruiting from this season on.