Purdue, 1 PM CST

[All About the Corn]

When you are this short and can not play aggressive you will not win many games.

[Cazzie22]

Can’t give McLaughlin an open 3.  NU’s turnovers and empty possess have allowed Purdue to separate.

[redsteve]

Izzy is getting better and better. Seems to have slowed down a bit and just play the game. Would take 14 more of her. Real close to the best player on the floor.

 

We're so short on talent (and defense) ...let alone short of players..   But our kids on the floor haven't given up. Kuddos to them

[Red Don]

Stats @ the end of Three Quarters:

 

Sorry internet slow, upload later!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by Red Don

[Cazzie22]

Scoggin has been more productive.  If she can limit turnovers and improve defensively she can be an asset.

[12dozen]

10 minutes ago, redsteve said:

Izzy is getting better and better. Seems to have slowed down a bit and just play the game. Would take 14 more of her. Real close to the best player on the floor.

 

We're so short on talent (and defense) ...let alone short of players..   But our kids on the floor haven't given up. Kuddos to them

Cravens is another.  Really like her hustle, especially her 'help' defense.  She and Izzy complement each other very well. 

Edited December 23, 2020 by 12dozen
typo

[Red Don]

7 minutes ago, redsteve said:

Izzy is getting better and better. Seems to have slowed down a bit and just play the game. Would take 14 more of her. Real close to the best player on the floor.

 

We're so short on talent (and defense) ...let alone short of players..   But our kids on the floor haven't given up. Kuddos to them

 

Grit; No Quit Husker Ladies!!!

 

I think they are playing good defense.   Purdue hasn't been able to extend their lead much more than 10 pts. since the half. 

Edited December 23, 2020 by Red Don

[Cazzie22]

See some better play from the ladies but let’s be clear, Purdue isn’t Indiana.

[redsteve]

We hung in there pretty well. . If we had the kids sitting inquired on the bench, but could play....we could have been competitive with Purdue........but that's an big IF and not reality. 

 

As has been said a dozen times.....It just may be a long season.  Hope our kids don't run out of gas

 

[All About the Corn]

Hoping to watch it when I get off work today. Hard to say what I will get with Dish and this storm.

[Red Don]

Final Stats:

 

[HUD]

How can Kate Cain only have one rebound.  That tells the story about why we got out rebounded so bad.

[Bugeaters1]

39 minutes ago, HUD said:

How can Kate Cain only have one rebound.  That tells the story about why we got out rebounded so bad.

Don't you remember it's coaching!!! I'm out see you next season maybe.

 

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by Bugeaters1

[Red Don]

 

[Cazzie22]

46 minutes ago, HUD said:

How can Kate Cain only have one rebound.  That tells the story about why we got out rebounded so bad.

Note that her counterpart had 17 boards.  Kate did a few good things but she is limited.

[redsteve]

1 hour ago, Cazzie22 said:

Note that her counterpart had 17 boards.  Kate did a few good things but she is limited.

Cravens had 10 rebounds, Brown at 5-7 has 1 in  a few min playing time, Scoggin's played much much better, and had 3 rebounds. One post player got blocked out pretty much all the time. 

 

Cravens and Izzy are beginning to play together more.  Nice assist to down low to Izzy....great hands by Izzy. Lots of players played lots of min. Was Ok today. Let them rest as much as possible. 

 

Actually I was kind of impressed today (in spite of the obvious problems) of how we responded and the girls played hard to the finish. Didn't seem desperate, just tried to overcome. 

 

 

[Fastbreaker]

3 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

Don't you remember it's coaching!!! I'm out see you next season maybe.

 

 

Why don't you just leave.  No need to tell us, we don't care that your gone

[swmckewon]

It’s my understanding that, when Cayton can play, she’ll be pretty good. 

[Tom Jones]

Something else that I don't understand.  I ripped on it last year and it showed up again today. I refer to our inability (or lack of intent) to execute a play when we get possession of the ball at the end of a quarter with no time left on the shot clock.  Seems like every other team I watch handles the ball protectively until attempting to get off a shot with about 5 seconds remaining in the quarter.  That way (I am playing Mr. Obvious here) the team possessing the ball either makes the shot or has one, maybe two, attempts at a put back or draws a foul while leaving its opponent with very little chance to get to the other side of the court to attempt a shot.  Just about all teams do this .... but not ours.

 

Over and over and over again last season, the Huskers would get such a ball possession and then either commit a turnover or shoot and miss early (thus giving the opponent a chance to score) or not get a shot off.  This happened today at the end of the first quarter.  Huskers took the shot with time remaining, missed it, Purdue got the rebound, advanced the ball, got a shot off in which the shooter was fouled and made a free throw.  The result was that Purdue got a point and the Huskers got a foul on a possession that should never have happened.  I think Huskers similarly failed to execute in the same situation at the end of the third quarter, but that time no damage was done.  

 

Seems like a simple thing to design, practice, and execute.  I just don't get it. 

Edited December 24, 2020 by Tom Jones
i spelled it "Perdue" SMH

[HB]

20 minutes ago, swmckewon said:

It’s my understanding that, when Cayton can play, she’ll be pretty good. 

Yeah, Connie wouldn’t have recruited her if she wasn’t good.  

[Cazzie22]

55 minutes ago, swmckewon said:

It’s my understanding that, when Cayton can play, she’ll be pretty good. 

Any help will be welcome.  Any idea when Beady and Porter return? I don’t mind Bourne out on the wing but she is effective in the post.

[Husker22]

3 hours ago, swmckewon said:

It’s my understanding that, when Cayton can play, she’ll be pretty good. 

What are the chances she stays healthy? Shes played like 3 games in the last 3 years.

[HUD]

Statistics say that sooner or later the injury situation odds will break our way.  A few of these players healing up and staying that way would certainly help.

 

Merry Christmas to all and a happier new year as well.

[All About the Corn]

Kate having only one board is not all her fault. She was up against more athletic centers and she often was not in a great position to get boards. That in part is due to how we use her. She is not fleet of foot to start with. I think she would have much better numbers if she was used in a more traditional way for being a center. That goes back to knowing what you have and getting them in a position to be successful.