throwback Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) World Herald put together an all-decade team: Watson Palmer Petteway Shields Roby Webster Jeter White Copeland Ubel I assume the first 5 names are the first team - I'd agree with those. (EDIT: I see now there is text just under the names in the slide show for first and second teams.) White doesn't belong on 2nd team though - I'd go Talley or Pitchford. Maybe DIaz. Hell, I'd take Spencer over White, if we're going for guys who were here one year. Slideshow: https://www.omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/teams/mens-basketball/s-nebraska-basketball-all-decade-team/collection_46b3d909-b65f-5485-8554-35db4cf1d9e3.html Analysis: https://www.omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/plus/heady-s-had-ups-and-downs-but-nebraska-basketball-all/article_102e2eb3-fe88-5436-a51d-5a5bf60edd69.html Edited December 30, 2019 by throwback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Biggest disagreement is White. To me, a guy like Pitchford was much better. Even if he had a bad 2nd year. Nebrasketball1979 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebrasketball1979 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, hskr4life said: Biggest disagreement is White. To me, a guy like Pitchford was much better. Even if he had a bad 2nd year. When Nebraska was rolling down the stretch in 2014, Pitchford was such a vital part of the team's success. My memory is fuzzy now but it literally seemed like every game he would start the game off with a three from the top of the arc and set the tone. He was the most underrated player from the big 3 that season. NUtball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Is there any former Nebraska basketball player as disliked as Andrew White? ReidStag and hskr4life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 21 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: Is there any former Nebraska basketball player as disliked as Andrew White? I think Danny Nee was not a big fan of Jose Ramos. Ron Mexico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 By the way, I love the pic they used for Palmer. Looks to be from last year's Creighton game. In the crowd you see nothing but Husker fans with their hands up cheering, except that one dude in Creighton blue with his arms folded, thinking to himself, "Aw, crap!" Handy Johnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 hours ago, hhcmatt said: Is there any former Nebraska basketball player as disliked as Andrew White? Is there any former patriot as disliked as Benedict Arnold? Ron Mexico and throwback 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustystehl Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 The all-decade team was a fun thing to do. But as a Nebrasketball fan, it's hard no to lament a bit, too. Of the ten names on the list, 4 of them were on the team the past two seasons, which resulted in a 1-2 NIT record. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Dog Alley Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 hours ago, hal9000 said: I think Danny Nee was not a big fan of Jose Ramos. I don't think he mentions that name much at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Recency (i.e. past 2-3 years) definitely played a part in naming that "All Decade" team. And, not sure how one could leave off one-year wonders, so both AW-III & Bo Spencer would have made the list. I'd likely have had Lance Jeter on the 1st team instead of Roby, who had a decent 3-year run, but Jeter was far more integral to the team's success when he was playing. And I hope the next decade it will be hard to decide because of all the Big Dance success !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Can’t say I have any big disagreements, I’d have Diaz over Ubel for sure or maybe Copeland over Shields , but an 0-1 NCAA run hangs over ALL of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerFever Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 16 hours ago, hhcmatt said: Is there any former Nebraska basketball player as disliked as Andrew White? Andrew White had about just as much success in his postseason NCAA career as he has in his professional boxing career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackshirt83 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 I was gonna be like where the hell is Maric and then I realized he played over a decade ago. God I'm getting old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDitus Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Maric was awesome. This decades team lacks an all-star first team frontline brusier. That defines the last 10 years. It's not short on wings though. I like Copeland as a first team PF and tempted to put Jeter in over Watson. I suppose I'd have to slide Roby to center. Shields would be the famed 6th man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphilso1 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 I'd put either Tai or Lance over Glynn. Glynn stayed four years but was never "The Man" nor did he play on a Tourney team. Lance didn't give us many years, but was easily our best player while here. Tai was both a solid role player on our most productive team of the decade, and was our best player in his senior season. I'd probably go with Tai among those three choices, but could be convinced to give Lance the nod instead. Glynn is a second teamer in my book. Ubel and Roby are pretty close to each other, but I think they got it right going with Roby. The other three first teamers were locks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thought it would be fun to do an All-Under-appreciated team of the decade as well... here’s what I got... Benny P Thor Ray G David Rivers Tanner B Honorable Mention Dylan Talley Caleb Walker Nebrasketball1979, dustystehl, Red Don and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustystehl Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 30 minutes ago, hskr4life said: Thought it would be fun to do an All-Under-appreciated team of the decade as well... here’s what I got... Benny P Thor Ray G David Rivers Tanner B Honorable Mention Dylan Talley Caleb Walker I'd put Leslie Smith ahead of Tanner and Rivers. Red Don, Mr. Red and aphilso1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 hours ago, dustystehl said: I'd put Leslie Smith ahead of Tanner and Rivers. Thought about including him. For some reason I remember him having knee issues that kind of held him back though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustystehl Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, hskr4life said: Thought about including him. For some reason I remember him having knee issues that kind of held him back though? Smith is seldom talked about when reminiscing of the 2014 tournament team. He was injured that summer playing for his national team. At the time, the consensus was we'd still be a top-20 team. We certainly were not. His contributions were - and are - severely underappreciated. I absolutely LOVE Ray Gallegos' inclusion on your list, though! Red Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mexico Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 I want White of that list based on principle alone.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbacksympathy Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Jeter > Watson and Copeland > Shields Pitchford replaces White IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 No love for “America’s” favorite walk-on Johnny Trueblood? And as far as hated former Huskers, it was hard to think of one that rivaled White, but I know I sure was mad when Joe McCray left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustystehl Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 There should be a minimum number of games/minutes played to qualify for these all-decade teams. If last season had happened in 2012, no one on here would be mentioning Johnny Trueblood. It was cool and is fresh in our Nebrasketball memories, but his performance does not warrant even honorable mention on an under-appreciated all-decade team. I loved it, but c'mon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 {wistfully deletes Bear Jones post} Handy Johnson, Mr. Red and dustystehl 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 6 hours ago, hhcmatt said: {wistfully deletes Bear Jones post} He was HUGE in that win vs USC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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