Nebraska (7-16)(2-10) vs. Maryland (19-4) (9-3) Game Thread

[rr52]

3 starters a combined 1-17 from the field...ouch

 

[Husker Hoops Penitent]

...and I would add to colhusker's statement: where 2 pt. & free throws go to die as well. 27.3% & 57.1% respectively. F*****n' "A". I'm nearly dead (having suffered through the slop that has passed for a basketball program since the mid-70s and I cannot remember a team nearly as rotten as this one. Staggering! Nevertheless, I think Hoiberg will get it done, though the near-obsession w/ guards does frighten me. NU needs to be a place where giants can come and develop and thrive too. We need recruits like Sanogo from Jersey, and I would love to see them land the giant from the Philippines, Sotto. This kind of ball is way too risky. Anytime there is an off night shooting, which in our case is every night, we are screwed.

[B-town hoopsfan]

14 minutes ago, khoock said:

Swear i have seen about 5 of these same types of games. He is very hot and cold. Hopefully consistency will come as he grows and develops.

Well he is a freshman that didn’t come in highly regarded and plays out of position every night....

[hhcmatt]

Liking what i'm seeing from Mack and Cross thus far in the 2nd half

[Cazzie22]

Cross hasn’t seen a shot he doesn’t like.

[Handy Johnson]

Here come the Huskers & boy are they pi**ed!

[Bugeaters1]

 

[HB]

Defense optional for Jervey 

[Coaches kid]

Like this start to the second half. Seriously, with Fred's offensive schemes, this team is gonna be way better with a few guys who can finish at the rim or shoot - Allen, Banton, Stevenson et. al, hopefully. Glad we haven't laid down. 

[B-town hoopsfan]

4 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

Cross hasn’t seen a shot he doesn’t like.

They are wide open shots that he has to take in the way our offense is currently structured. Just unfortunate they aren’t going in tonight.  If only Roby woulda ever let it fly at the rate cross does

[hskr4life]

I am happy with how we have come out this half!  This is something that wasn't expected!

[brfrad]

I want to see what we can do if we can play even 30 minutes like we did the 1st 6 minutes of the 2nd half.

 

We have seen the perfect storm.  One of the worst Nebraska teams playing in the deepest conference.  Nebraska and Northwestern legitimately could be the only 2 teams not in the tournament. 

[hskr4life]

Thor is an undervalued all-around basketball player.

[Handy Johnson]

Mack trying to keep Jahlan Smith off the block, that’s a TALL order (pun intended)

[hskr4life]

COVER BABY COVER

[hskr4life]

Kavas has been a pleasant surprise.

[Faux Mike Peltz]

Kavas putting the ball on the floor - actually didn’t think he had it in him.

Probably effective since the scout on him reads: stationary slow release shooter.

 

But No More!!!!

[Coaches kid]

1 minute ago, hskr4life said:

Kavas has been a pleasant surprise.

He even battled on defense a few times

[hhcmatt]

All 5 on Smith

 

[hhcmatt]

 

[hskr4life]

Maybe we should just start benching all players for 2 games at a time.  They seem to come back with more fire after the benching.

[Coaches kid]

Can you imagine what a team with several Thor-like basketball IQ's would do in Fred's system? 

[Cazzie22]

 Aaaaauuuuugggghhhh! BAD adjustment to their zone.

[Handy Johnson]

Cross with the bullshit call against him...

[hskr4life]

Cowen really knows how to play the sneaky game to get calls.