Postseason Hoops

[AuroranHusker]

 

[HuskerFever]

When it's March 19 and there's no March Madness:

 

[jimmykc]

For those of you marooned at home who feel the need for a basketball fix, I would recommend this book:                                                                                                                                  https://journalstar.com/entertainment/books/review-the-dawn-of-the-big-dance/article_ec50b079-68a8-5a2a-a7dc-dff4ad654d47.html

Edited March 19, 2020 by jimmykc

[Handy Johnson]

I heard some sports channel(s) are airing old Tournament games, one in particular perked my ears. Magic/Bird I in the ‘79 Title game. That’s for many the BC-AD moment for not only College Basketball, but for Basketball writ large...

[Cazzie22]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

I heard some sports channel(s) are airing old Tournament games, one in particular perked my ears. Magic/Bird I in the ‘79 Title game. That’s for many the BC-AD moment for not only College Basketball, but for Basketball writ large...

I wouldn’t mind seeing the 1976 Indiana team play.  Maybe I need the plaid sport coat fix!

[Dead Dog Alley]

1 hour ago, Cazzie22 said:

I wouldn’t mind seeing the 1976 Indiana team play.  Maybe I need the plaid sport coat fix!

 

Indiana won 18 fewer games in 1977 than 1976...I can't believe Knight kept his job...

[AuroranHusker]

2 minutes ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

 

Indiana won 18 fewer games in 1977 than 1976...I can't believe Knight kept his job...

 

 

Hoiberg won 12 fewer games in 2019-20 than Nebrasketball had during its prior season, I can't believe Freddy's still employed. 

 

 

 

Edited March 21, 2020 by AuroranHusker

[Dead Dog Alley]

10 minutes ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

Hoiberg won 12 fewer games in 2019-20 than Nebrasketball had during its prior season, I can't believe Freddy's still employed. 

 

 

Unless we have one of the top 5 single year improvements in wins in school history, we will win 14 or less next year.  (The other time we redshirted a Piatkowski it was +16.)

 

Season	Conference	W	L	Win Improvement
1990-91	Big 8	26	8	16
1919-20	Ind	22	2	12
2017-18	Big Ten	22	11	10
1965-66	Big 8	20	5	10
2003-04	Big 12	18	13	7
1977-78	Big 8	22	8	7
1935-36	Big 6	13	8	7

 

[AuroranHusker]

12 minutes ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

 

Unless we have one of the top 5 single year improvements in wins in school history, we will win 14 or less next year.  (The other time we redshirted a Piatkowski it was +16.)

 

Season	Conference	W	L	Win Improvement
1990-91	Big 8	26	8	16
1919-20	Ind	22	2	12
2017-18	Big Ten	22	11	10
1965-66	Big 8	20	5	10
2003-04	Big 12	18	13	7
1977-78	Big 8	22	8	7
1935-36	Big 6	13	8	7

 

 

DDA, boy howdy, that "bolded" part sparks some good vibes.... but, yeah, I'm not seeing it; maybe half of that +16 to get to a 15-win season. That's progress, right?

 

 

[49r]

12 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

I heard some sports channel(s) are airing old Tournament games, one in particular perked my ears. Magic/Bird I in the ‘79 Title game. That’s for many the BC-AD moment for not only College Basketball, but for Basketball writ large...

 

NCAA has uploaded a bunch of old tournament games you can watch in full

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXCWZ2G0LOavdqSs58wZ7Mx2YohF9fYEK

 

Here's the Magic/Bird game from '79

 

[49r]

Watching that game brings out an interesting side note.  Man, those non-breakaway rims were UNFORGIVING!  Can you imagine what today's shooters' percentages would go down to if they had to play on those rims?

[AuroranHusker]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Watching that game brings out an interesting side note.  Man, those non-breakaway rims were UNFORGIVING!  Can you imagine what today's shooters' percentages would go down to if they had to play on those rims?

 

Yep. And no three-point line. Imagine, for instance, how many points "Pistol" Pete Maravich would have scored from the land of plenty?!

[49r]

Also, the College Basketball subreddit is conducting a virtual NCAA Tournament (College Basketball 2K8)  on YouTube.

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWlkSkTdyqer6PJvy4JO3w/videos

 

Next game comes on at 1:30 today.

 

More info here:

 

[Cazzie22]

1 hour ago, 49r said:

Watching that game brings out an interesting side note.  Man, those non-breakaway rims were UNFORGIVING!  Can you imagine what today's shooters' percentages would go down to if they had to play on those rims?

Send it in Jerome!

[OmahaHusker]

56 minutes ago, 49r said:

Also, the College Basketball subreddit is conducting a virtual NCAA Tournament (College Basketball 2K8)  on YouTube.

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWlkSkTdyqer6PJvy4JO3w/videos

 

Next game comes on at 1:30 today.

 

More info here:

 

 

This is actually way more entertaining than you would think. The live fan interaction during the games on youtube is hilarious. 

[49r]

the Devaney Center is one of the regional sites, LOL

[Silverbacked1]

2 hours ago, Cazzie22 said:

Send it in Jerome!

 

Greatest line ever after a great happening!

[49r]

Florida vs Michigan is live

 

 

[AuroranHusker]

2 hours ago, Cazzie22 said:

Send it in Jerome!

 

Every time I hear that saying, I can picture it happening all over again. Love college basketball.

 

 

[Handy Johnson]

I was at the 1990 Olympic Festival Tournament, Williams Arena when 18 year old Shaquille O'Neil's South squad took on Eric Montross’s East team. Shaq was already 7’ tall & 3 bills, he threw down a dunk SO hard, he didn’t bend the rim, he  dislodged the entire “standard” & backboard...

[AuroranHusker]

Just now, Handy Johnson said:

I was at the 1990 Olympic Festival Tournament, Williams Arena when 18 year old Shaquille O'Neil's South squad took on Eric Montross’s East team. Shaq was already 7’ tall & 3 bills, he threw down a dunk SO hard, he didn’t bend the rim, he  dislodged the entire “standard” & backboard...

 

 

So, basically just like Jason Dourisseau did at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 

 

 

[Dead Dog Alley]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

I was at the 1990 Olympic Festival Tournament, Williams Arena when 18 year old Shaquille O'Neil's South squad took on Eric Montross’s East team. Shaq was already 7’ tall & 3 bills, he threw down a dunk SO hard, he didn’t bend the rim, he  dislo dged the entire “standard” & backboard...

 

Shaq played at the 4 for 15 minutes a game as a freshman with Stanley Roberts at center, and averaged half as much as LSUs leading scorer Chris Jackson. And that team didn’t even make the sweet sixteen.

 

[49r]

I can't believe how entertaining these NCAA Tournament simulation games are

[hskr4life]

Good to see Creighton is in March form losing in the round of 32.  Really though, they can’t even make the Sweet 16 in a fake game.  

[Handy Johnson]

4 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

 

So, basically just like Jason Dourisseau did at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 

 

 

Jason had the whole thing “collapse” on him, Shaq BENT where the glass is attached to the framework... The Big Aristotle!