aphilso1 1,292 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 On thing appears pretty clear to me with the combo of Dalano, Kobe, Teddy, and Trey -- even if we don't have an elite ball handler and distributor, we have enough guys that are comfortable handling the ball to be very dangerous when breaking a press. That plus Fred's desire to push tempo tells me opposing defenses are going to sit back in half court against us. thrasher31 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huskerpapa 4,747 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 I simply love the idea of NOT having to get the ball to a specific player in order to initiate your offense. Those wasted few seconds allows a defense to get into better position to defend. With the players we have, any number of them can "run" the offense and also defend multiple types of players. LK1, cornfed24-7, Vinny and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LK1 1,633 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Huskerpapa said: I simply love the idea of NOT having to get the ball to a specific player in order to initiate your offense. Those wasted few seconds allows a defense to get into better position to defend. With the players we have, any number of them can "run" the offense and also defend multiple types of players. This. There will be a ton of shots going up early in the shot clock this season simply because the defense won’t be fully set. First, we’ll more rebounds and steals, and second, there won’t be many guys who need to hand the ball off. HolyBobpilgrimage 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huskerbill85 46 Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Would love to ne a fly on the wall during these practices. Position battles galore. HolyBobpilgrimage 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Husker Hoops Penitent 79 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 I submit my starting five: Banton McGowens Allen Stevenson Mayen I think the surprise of the roster will be the effectiveness of Stevenson. Now let's hope McGowen's plays well and little brother wants to join him. jason2486 and jayschool 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKamdyMan 1,320 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 15 hours ago, Husker Hoops Penitent said: I submit my starting five: Banton McGowens Allen Stevenson Mayen I think the surprise of the roster will be the effectiveness of Stevenson. Now let's hope McGowen's plays well and little brother wants to join him. I don’t see how Stevenson starts over a much improved Yvan. thrasher31, LK1 and Hooper 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LK1 1,633 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Banton McGowans Allen Mayen Yvan Bench: Kobe, Thor, Stevenson Deep Bench: Walker, Andre, Arop, Bench clearing: Wood and the WOs. My .02. HolyBobpilgrimage 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKamdyMan 1,320 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 hours ago, LK1 said: Banton McGowans Allen Mayen Yvan Bench: Kobe, Thor, Stevenson Deep Bench: Walker, Andre, Arop, Bench clearing: Wood and the WOs. My .02. Walker is a big team leader. He will be the first big man off the bench. colhusker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LK1 1,633 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 11 hours ago, TheKamdyMan said: Walker is a big team leader. He will be the first big man off the bench. That's good news! How many minutes do you think Yvan will average? Probably depends on matchups, but I'm still very curious about the possibilities of Banton, McGowans, Allen, Thor, Mayen... I just think they'd be deadly with Mayen at the 5 and positionless basketball. Art Vandalay and HolyBobpilgrimage 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKamdyMan 1,320 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 8 hours ago, LK1 said: That's good news! How many minutes do you think Yvan will average? Probably depends on matchups, but I'm still very curious about the possibilities of Banton, McGowans, Allen, Thor, Mayen... I just think they'd be deadly with Mayen at the 5 and positionless basketball. Average, probably anywhere from 20-24 minutes per game, but that will fluctuate depending on the team they are playing. I could see a game with 30 minutes and then a game with 15. I think thats the point of Fred's scheme is the ability to throw out something different every game depending on your matchups. LK1 and HolyBobpilgrimage 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HolyBobpilgrimage 402 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 11:38 AM, LK1 said: This. There will be a ton of shots going up early in the shot clock this season simply because the defense won’t be fully set. First, we’ll more rebounds and steals, and second, there won’t be many guys who need to hand the ball off. On 10/10/2020 at 9:50 AM, Huskerpapa said: I simply love the idea of NOT having to get the ball to a specific player in order to initiate your offense. Those wasted few seconds allows a defense to get into better position to defend. With the players we have, any number of them can "run" the offense and also defend multiple types of players. Yeah, I think we'll be fine and score points regardless, which by itself is a huge sigh of relief for husker fans after the last few years. And we finally have some size, although its swiss army size (as fred likes to build his teams; he finally has the construction he likes[and I like]) and not 7 footers. The difference between being good and Great this year will hinge on how we attack in the half court and scheme teams... because I think most of the time we will have the fast break on lock down. damn, I cant wait to see that first teddy-delano-trey fast break!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuroranHusker 5,296 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 Nebraska's biggest strength this upcoming season appears to be its versatility to match up with B1G teams while still providing sufficient shooting ability to compete on a nightly basis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cazzie22 1,451 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 hours ago, AuroranHusker said: Nebraska's biggest strength this upcoming season appears to be its versatility to match up with B1G teams while still providing sufficient shooting ability to compete on a nightly basis. Can we defend and rebound, offensively and defensively? colhusker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuroranHusker 5,296 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said: Can we defend and rebound, offensively and defensively? Better than last season, but *how much* better will depend on whether it's going to be a successful season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aphilso1 1,292 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Cazzie22 said: Can we defend and rebound, offensively and defensively? I don't think rebounding will be a strength, but it also shouldn't be a weakness. We've got sufficient numbers to rotate through the 5 (Yvan, DW, & Andre), so it shouldn't be a situation like last year where there was a huge size drop off just because our starting center got in foul trouble. We also have guys that, albeit lacking in either weight (Lat) or length (Shamiel), have developed reputations as willing rebounders. And then there's our guards. They're huge, other than Kobe. There's no substitution for pure size, so I imagine that teams like last year's Purdue roster will still give us some trouble on the glass. The tradeoff there is that we can get out and run when we do grab a board. Last year we were abused so heavily on rebounding that the bigger teams never even had to consider adjusting their personnel to match up. Frankly, they were getting multiple extra offensive possessions for every one fast break chance we created...it just didn't make sense for other teams to need to adjust when we were so terrible at rebounding. I just don't see that being the case this year. Edited October 21, 2020 by aphilso1 spelling hhcmatt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kleitus 251 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Size isn't everything on rebounding. See: Barkley, sir Charles. Well, he had size. Just not upward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colhusker 3,386 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 54 minutes ago, kleitus said: Size isn't everything on rebounding. See: Barkley, sir Charles. Well, he had size. Just not upward. Rodman was far from bulky compared to the guys he was out rebounding nightly. kleitus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LK1 1,633 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 6 hours ago, aphilso1 said: I don't think rebounding will be a strength, but it also shouldn't be a weakness. We've got sufficient numbers to rotate through the 5 (Yvan, DW, & Andre), so it shouldn't be a situation like last year where there was a huge size drop off just because our starting center got in foul trouble. We also have guys that, albeit lacking in either weight (Lat) or length (Shamiel), have developed reputations as willing rebounders. And then there's our guards. They're huge, other than Kobe. There's no substitution for pure size, so I imagine that teams like last year's Purdue roster will still give us some trouble on the glass. The tradeoff there is that we can get out and run when we do grab a board. Last year we were abused so heavily on rebounding that the bigger teams never even had to consider adjusting their personnel to match up. Frankly, they were getting multiple extra offensive possessions for every one fast break chance we created...it just didn't make sense for other teams to need to adjust when we were so terrible at rebounding. I just don't see that being the case this year. Agree. We also have the ability to draw fouls on bigs with Banton, Lat, and Shamiel being able to break down bigs off the dribble while being serviceable in guarding them on the other end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kleitus 251 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, colhusker said: Rodman was far from bulky compared to the guys he was out rebounding nightly. The reason I brought up Barkley was because that's who shamiels game resembles ... to me anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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hugh42 146 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 “We’ve got a lot of talent and guys are clicking also and together, we really enjoy each other and being around each other,” McGowens said. “I think we’re going to have a really good year.” I like this. Red Don, Ashfan, BigTate and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colhusker 3,386 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 17 hours ago, kleitus said: The reason I brought up Barkley was because that's who shamiels game resembles ... to me anyway. Yep I agree 100%. Was trying to just add in the other extreme to drive home the point it is more want than size some times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colhusker 3,386 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, hugh42 said: “We’ve got a lot of talent and guys are clicking also and together, we really enjoy each other and being around each other,” McGowens said. “I think we’re going to have a really good year.” I like this. This makes me smile Red Don 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norm Peterson 9,682 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, hugh42 said: “We’ve got a lot of talent and guys are clicking also and together, we really enjoy each other and being around each other,” McGowens said. “I think we’re going to have a really good year.” I like this. Hugh, it's been good to see you around more these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hugh42 146 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 41 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said: Hugh, it's been good to see you around more these days. Thanks Norm. My self imposed hiatus from posting didn't keep me from lurking. I'm a Husker hoops junkie and I always will be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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