49r Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 I'm not gonna MS Paint this one but you get the idea... The Polish Rifle, hhcmatt and jayschool 3 Quote
AuroranHusker Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 OWH on Elijah Wood: https://www.omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/teams/mens-basketball/nebraska-fills-roster-spot-vacated-by-kobe-king-with-combo-guard-elijah-wood/article_f5dbd157-125b-55c0-820e-deb25a10d702.html Quote
AuroranHusker Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 LJS on NU going from Kobe to Elijah in a matter of hours---his Husker offer is from May 1st: https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/huskers-lose-uw-transfer-king-add-commit-from-high-school-guard-elijah-wood/article_09fb072e-6a75-5e5f-88eb-dbdd3cdf4c3e.html Cazzie22 1 Quote
49r Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: Looks like a Hoiberg guard Are you sure we aren't watching highlights for Elija Wiseman? (listen to the PA announcer at the 0:40 mark). Quote
hhcmatt Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, 49r said: Are you sure we aren't watching highlights for Elija Wiseman? (listen to the PA announcer at the 0:40 mark). I guess it depends on whether or not Wood uploaded someone else's highlights to his instragram account https://www.instagram.com/301elijah/ 49r 1 Quote
RedEyedFanatic Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 Plus, he can just pop that ring on and disappear. That's gotta be worth a couple easy steals and layups per game Shawn Eichorst's Toupee, BigTate, jimmykc and 1 other 1 3 Quote
RedEyedFanatic Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 And that sword of his can tell him when Iowa is in town Ashfan, jimmykc and BigTate 3 Quote
jimmykc Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 And not only is he a bit short, but finding him shoes that fit will be problematic. Quote
Handy Johnson Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 At Nebraska we don’t Re-Build we “Reload”...! Quote
REDitus Posted June 19, 2020 Report Posted June 19, 2020 Wow. Things change quickly these days. Welcome Elijah! Things I like about this sudden twist. 1) We signed another ball handler who can play multiple spots. 2) He is a freshmen instead of a Junior. We had 6 Juniors and 1 freshmen? Now it's 2 freshmen and 5 Juniors so that is a slightly better distribution. Norm Peterson, Handy Johnson and roscoe 1 2 Quote
GATA Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 Not to be a downer, but all this turnover in college athletics has me losing interest. There is no growing and building as a team in high-major basketball. I find myself not even caring when we get a recruit, particularly freshman-to-be. I feel like they’ll be out the door before I know it. NUtball, Ashfan and LNKtrnsplnt 1 2 Quote
hhcmatt Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 4 hours ago, 49r said: Are you sure we aren't watching highlights for Elija Wiseman? (listen to the PA announcer at the 0:40 mark). I did spend some time watching an Elijah Wood video where I kept wondering why this guy was attempting running layups until I figured out I had the wrong dude. That particular EW was a good shooter though. Quote
49r Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: I did spend some time watching an Elijah Wood video where I kept wondering why this guy was attempting running layups until I figured out I had the wrong dude. That particular EW was a good shooter though. I was just having a laugh because the PA announcer seemed to be having trouble with names. (understanding completely that he's probably gotta deal with hundreds of guys' names at what appears to be some summer AAU event, so he's checking his sheet each time, or not, and just picking out a name at random that kinda at least starts with the same initial) Quote
Fullbacksympathy Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 Good looking player. Interesting skill set—looks like a fantastic defender at 6’6” with elite passing skills and good ball handling. I doubt he’s much of a scorer initially but he has all the looks of a glue guy—a legit one. I’m pretty excited about this pickup. hugh42 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 Further investigating and his outside/FT shooting seems suspect. Basketball IQ and the ability to pick up Hoiberg's offense are going to be paramount to his success here; getting here ASAP would be part of that as well as trying to add some more bulk to his frame. Cazzie22 1 Quote
Chuck Taylor Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 3 hours ago, GATA said: Not to be a downer, but all this turnover in college athletics has me losing interest. There is no growing and building as a team in high-major basketball. I find myself not even caring when we get a recruit, particularly freshman-to-be. I feel like they’ll be out the door before I know it. I hope to feel differently tomorrow morning, but this is exactly the way I feel. How can you get excited about anything right now? Quote
TourneyBound Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 I hope he is open to redshirt this year but that’s probably not gonna happen. Quote
cornfed24-7 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, ConkintheCorner said: I hope he is open to redshirt this year but that’s probably not gonna happen. I really don't know the answer to this question. But, could he? As in is there enough depth at the position(s) he is projected to play vs. his perceived talent? An aside - I do miss the days of knowing the team backwards and forwards going in to the next season. This last 2 years has left me with very little knowledge of the team we have going into this season. Quote
tcp Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Chuck Taylor said: I hope to feel differently tomorrow morning, but this is exactly the way I feel. How can you get excited about anything right now? it's all a mercenary enterprise. people wanted everything to be like a "business". Well, we got our wish. Enjoy. Quote
49r Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Just for comparison sake, I linked Kobe's recruiting rankings from his commitment thread here (click on the diagonal arrow to get redirected to that post): Here are Elijah's: Rivals: https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2020/elijah-wood-208681 Scout: https://247sports.com/player/elijah-wood-46041472/ ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/241089/elijah-wood So...Elijah is clearly not as highly regarded as Kobe was coming out of High School. But...he wants to come to Nebraska and that, I suppose, is worth something. Also of note is the fact that Elijah has a much more impressive list of offers than Kobe did. But I'm not sure just how much that is worth really. Edited June 20, 2020 by 49r Quote
OmahaHusker Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 I hate myself for thinking this, but this recruit screams leaving after one year fill him with a 2021 transfer type of player Quote
TheKamdyMan Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 14 hours ago, ConkintheCorner said: I hope he is open to redshirt this year but that’s probably not gonna happen. Hoiberg has said he doesn’t like the redshirt process unless it’s required due to transfer or injury. I don’t like it for basketball myself either. You only get so many roster spots you don’t want to waste them with a guy you don’t think could play for you today. 49r 1 Quote
49r Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, OmahaHusker said: I hate myself for thinking this, but this recruit screams leaving after one year fill him with a 2021 transfer type of player Let's just hope we get a bit more than a Samari Curtis worth of time out of him. OmahaHusker and Cazzie22 2 Quote
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