North Dakota St. (0-1) vs. Nebraska (1-1) Game Thread

[Norm Peterson]

15 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Only 6 points from our bench today.  Will probably want to see that a little higher as we move forward.

 

Fortunately, we do have guys coming off the bench who can score when they get the chance. Webster, for instance.

[GATA]

Nitpicky after a win, for sure, but imagine how good this team can be once they have better ball movement to create wide open 3s?

 

And I can’t even explain how my body reacts to Allen’s shooting form. How does it get to that point?

[tcp]

almost a quarter of the way to last year's total! woo hoo!

[Norm Peterson]

I think Lat would be better as a stretch 4 if we had someone inside who could a) guard the post, b) rebound inside, and c) catch the dump-down and score.

 

I'm not sure I'm entirely sold on this 4-guard or 5-out offense just yet.

[LNKtrnsplnt]

‘Teddy allen doesn’t lack for confidence’

 

is this years ‘roby doesn’t know how good he is’

 

heard it at least 10 times this young season 

 

[MichHusker]

6 minutes ago, thrasher31 said:

I'm gonna pay close attention to him on Tuesday. He seems slow footed and I worry about him once big ten play starts playing in the middle. I still think Yvan will be the starter once big ten play starts, but I need a better look before I say for certain

I just don't see how Yvan plays big time minutes against some BIG teams. Does his post defense vs Garza or 7'4" from Purdue negate how much he stalls our offense? At least Lat can take those guys out of the paint and open driving lanes. It will be interesting what Coach Hoiberg decides to do

[thrasher31]

2 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

I think Lat would be better as a stretch 4 if we had someone inside who could a) guard the post, b) rebound inside, and c) catch the dump-down and score.

 

I'm not sure I'm entirely sold on this 4-guard or 5-out offense just yet.

5 out will work against some teams, once we every big ten play and start playing teams that have 2 6'8+ guys I worry about it. I said before the season started we'll see multiple starting lineups throughout the year and I think we will see it take effect once big ten play starts

[thrasher31]

1 minute ago, MichHusker said:

I just don't see how Yvan plays big time minutes against some BIG teams. Does his post defense vs Garza or 7'4" from Purdue negate how much he stalls our offense? At least Lat can take those guys out of the paint and open driving lanes. It will be interesting what Coach Hoiberg decides to do

I don't disagree necessarily. Other thing to consider is he's seen most of these players from last year and by the end of the year he was doing well I'd say. Issue will be we're substituting offense for defense in that circumstance. I'm worried about Yvan offensively for sure but defensively he showed he can compete last year. However that was a year ago. Also depends how Andre looks and if he is ready for big ten play. 

[skerbball]

Shon Morris loves him some McGowens defense 

[MichHusker]

2 minutes ago, thrasher31 said:

I don't disagree necessarily. Other thing to consider is he's seen most of these players from last year and by the end of the year he was doing well I'd say. Issue will be we're substituting offense for defense in that circumstance. I'm worried about Yvan offensively for sure but defensively he showed he can compete last year. However that was a year ago. Also depends how Andre looks and if he is ready for big ten play. 

Agreed. Minute distribution will be very interesting come Big 10 play, especially once Walker comes back. It does seem telling how much we doubled the post today. Might be an indication of how we will handle elite bigs which might negate the need for Yvan or walker 

[hskr4life]

6 minutes ago, MichHusker said:

Agreed. Minute distribution will be very interesting come Big 10 play, especially once Walker comes back. It does seem telling how much we doubled the post today. Might be an indication of how we will handle elite bigs which might negate the need for Yvan or walker 

 

With how quickly we rotate this year, I wouldn't mind us doubling down.  We do well when we're flying around on D.

[HB]

28 minutes ago, MichHusker said:

I just don't see how Yvan plays big time minutes against some BIG teams. Does his post defense vs Garza or 7'4" from Purdue negate how much he stalls our offense? At least Lat can take those guys out of the paint and open driving lanes. It will be interesting what Coach Hoiberg decides to do

The answer is yes, his post defense, bulk and  at least a chance at a rebound  in this league will offset the offensive deficiencies.   Unless you want to see Garza score 50.  Lat couldn’t guard Norm in the paint.   

Edited November 28, 2020 by HB

[jayschool]

1 hour ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Fortunately, we do have guys coming off the bench who can score when they get the chance. Webster, for instance.

We actually had 11 points off the bench today, not six, as @hskr4life posted.

[royalfan]

We just need some minor adjustments on shot selection to improve a lot IMO.  We are taking too many threes that we can get almost anytime we want.  Just a little more patience and we can use our talent to create more wide open ones or paths for easy drives if we are just a little more patient.  

[hskr4life]

24 minutes ago, jayschool said:

We actually had 11 points off the bench today, not six, as @hskr4life posted.

Correct.  It was only 6 at the time late in the 2nd half.  Picked up some more when things didn’t matter at the end there.

[Ron Mexico]

Sort of game related but whenever Ken decides to retire, Id be in favor of making a run at Shon Morris. Probably a long shot. Would also be in favor of Larry Putney.

[Huskerpapa]

Does Andre have to be out 21 days?

[Bugeaters1]

58 minutes ago, Ron Mexico said:

Sort of game related but whenever Ken decides to retire, Id be in favor of making a run at Shon Morris. Probably a long shot. Would also be in favor of Larry Putney.

For PBP?

[Norm Peterson]

2 hours ago, HB said:

The answer is yes, his post defense, bulk and  at least a chance at a rebound  in this league will offset the offensive deficiencies.   Unless you want to see Garza score 50.  Lat couldn’t guard Norm in the paint.   

In fairness to Lat, I do have some pretty sick post moves.

[huskerbill85]

Teddy Allen's non chalant chucking up 3s is the equivalent to Tommy Armstrongs YOLO Bombs 

[Bugeaters1]

11 minutes ago, huskerbill85 said:

Teddy Allen's non chalant chucking up 3s is the equivalent to Tommy Armstrongs YOLO Bombs 

But are they good shots?

 

[Huskerpapa]

Has anyone mentioned that Lat barfed on the sidelines during the game?   

[bkamler]

3 hours ago, MichHusker said:

I just don't see how Yvan plays big time minutes against some BIG teams. Does his post defense vs Garza or 7'4" from Purdue negate how much he stalls our offense? At least Lat can take those guys out of the paint and open driving lanes. It will be interesting what Coach Hoiberg decides to do

Yvan probably can’t play big time minutes vs. Big Ten teams cuz if my math is correct in 3 games against competition much lower then the Big Ten, he is fouling at a rate of 10 fouls per forty minutes.

[hskr4life]

3 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

Has anyone mentioned that Lat barfed on the sidelines during the game?   

Chugged an energy drink before the game.  Was fine after.

[HuskerFever]

4 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Chugged an energy drink before the game.  Was fine after.

 

Ahh... Nyquil mixers will do that to you.