If last year's team played this year's team 20 times ...

[Nebrasketballer]

This thread made me wonder what this year’s team would look like with Mack at the PG spot (assuming he was able to play in every game).

[Handy Johnson]

3 hours ago, HB said:

Wrong.  Banton is no point guard.  

I’ll take 6’9” over 5’10” all day, everyday...

[huskerbill85]

2 hours ago, HB said:

Couldn’t disagree more.  We’re not remotely close to being a good team.  Not in a “good spot” at all.  One 5 star Wing isn’t enough to change the trajectory.   

A volume scorer and better post play and this team is absolutely better.  We'll have both of those things next year and a solid core group of players where we wont be starting off with a brand new team for the first time in 3 years. 

[Chuck Taylor]

Too early to tell. Last year's team at this point had wins over Washington State, Purdue and Iowa. We were 7 8 and 2-2 in the BIG. 

Let's see if this year's team can pull its head out of its sneakers.

[hhcscott]

I'm unable to vote because the single most common characteristic of Nebraska basketball over the years is our ability to beat ourselves, so it's one of those "immovable rock vs. irresistible force" situations.

[HB]

10 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

I’ll take 6’9” over 5’10” all day, everyday...

 

That's like saying you'd take 6'0 over 7'2 at the post.   Come on, man.  

[HB]

8 hours ago, huskerbill85 said:

A volume scorer and better post play and this team is absolutely better.  We'll have both of those things next year and a solid core group of players where we wont be starting off with a brand new team for the first time in 3 years. 

Maybe.  We'll see who comes back.  

[OmahaHusker]

Cam Mack’s speed and passing ability would give this years team issues. Fortunately for them tho he’s more of a head case than Teddy. 

[Handy Johnson]

18 minutes ago, HB said:

 

That's like saying you'd take 6'0 over 7'2 at the post.   Come on, man.  

That’s EXACTLY what I’m saying & why it’s a valid point. 

[HB]

34 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

That’s EXACTLY what I’m saying & why it’s a valid point. 

 

Ok.

 

That explains a lot. 

[atskooc]

On 1/2/2021 at 4:35 PM, Dead Dog Alley said:

I'd just be interested to see if Yvan could score against himself.

He already defends himself pretty damn well!

[royalfan]

It is much closer than I thought possible.  We really miss the speed of some of those guys.  We are not getting as many easy ones this year.  

[Fullbacksympathy]

I'm glad most of us voted correctly.

 

The team that played MSU would butcher last year's roster every night.  

Edited January 4, 2021 by LK1

[HB]

8 minutes ago, LK1 said:

I'm glad most of us voted correctly.

 

The team that played MSU would butcher last year's roster every night.  

 

Come 'on, go back and read your last 2 months of koolaid posts, and quit telling others what "correct" is.   We caught MSU at home while it was in  a big slump.   Playing them within single digits after trailing double digits much of the night doesn't make us world beaters.  

[hskr4life]

48 minutes ago, HB said:

 

Come 'on, go back and read your last 2 months of koolaid posts, and quit telling others what "correct" is.   We caught MSU at home while it was in  a big slump.   Playing them within single digits after trailing double digits much of the night doesn't make us world beaters.  

 

Honestly though... that was probably one of our more winnable Big 10 games this year and we still tanked.  Was happy with the fight, but it isn't like things get easier when we play NW, Rutgers, and Penn State this year.

[AuroranHusker]

This is a sad tale. That is all.

 

 

[Fullbacksympathy]

5 hours ago, HB said:

 

Come 'on, go back and read your last 2 months of koolaid posts, and quit telling others what "correct" is.   We caught MSU at home while it was in  a big slump.   Playing them within single digits after trailing double digits much of the night doesn't make us world beaters.  

Sorry if the humor was lost on you.  Seriously, it wasn’t meant to be snooty—calling an opinion poll answer correct is pretty sarcastic.  
 

The team that beat Indiana last year could get some wins.  That wasn’t the team for very much of the season.  
 

Not sure I’ve been any more of a Kool Aid guy than any other fan.  We’ve looked exactly how I thought we’d look minus making shots.  I thought we’d make more.  I was wrong.  Hopefully that trend changes and we win some games.  We have the athleticism to beat anyone if we make shots.  

[Handy Johnson]

On 1/3/2021 at 10:34 AM, HB said:

 

Ok.

 

That explains a lot. 

Mack was a better ball handler & passer than Banton, we could agree on that couldn't we HB? So, based on that assumption, do you think Delano would be receiving a wiff of interest from the NBA if he was 6 feet tall? 

[hal9000]

If two get-right teams play each other in a forest, will either them win?

[hskr4life]

Just now, hal9000 said:

If two get-right teams play each other in a forest, will either them win?

 

If two teams that struggle shooting and scoring play each other... will either of them hit 30?  

 

Seriously though-- someone needs to come up with a computer simulation that let's you compare different teams through the years.

[Handy Johnson]

2 hours ago, hskr4life said:

 

If two teams that struggle shooting and scoring play each other... will either of them hit 30?  

 

Seriously though-- someone needs to come up with a computer simulation that let's you compare different teams through the years.

Didn’t Doc win 20 games in 07/08 with the “shortest” team in D1 Basketball? Where’s that kind of fight? That resolve...It seems like we trot out the same excuses yer after year now...

[hhcmatt]

2 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

Didn’t Doc win 20 games in 07/08 with the “shortest” team in D1 Basketball? Where’s that kind of fight? That resolve...It seems like we trot out the same excuses year after year now...

 

That was the 08/09 team made up mostly of guys who had played for Sadler the year before.

You can overcome talent with experience and you can overcome experience with talent.  That's a big part of why we're most likely going to go consecutive years with single digit win totals.

[hskr4life]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

Didn’t Doc win 20 games in 07/08 with the “shortest” team in D1 Basketball? Where’s that kind of fight? That resolve...It seems like we trot out the same excuses yer after year now...

Loved this team!

[millerhusker]

3 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

That was the 08/09 team made up mostly of guys who had played for Sadler the year before.

You can overcome talent with experience and you can overcome experience with talent.  That's a big part of why we're most likely going to go consecutive years with single digit win totals.

What an awesome team that was. Doc took this group of guys to an 18-13 record (8-8 in conference play). Our top 8 were: 

Cookie Miller - 5’7”

Steve Harley - 5’11”

Brandon Richardson - 6’0”

Paul Velander - 6’2”

Sek Henry - 6’3”

Ryan Anderson - 6’4”

Ade Dagunduro - 6’5”

Toney McCray - 6’6”

 

And we were one of the best defensive teams in the country.

 

 

[REDZONEDAN]

4 minutes ago, millerhusker said:

What an awesome team that was. Doc took this group of guys to an 18-13 record (8-8 in conference play). Our top 8 were: 

Cookie Miller - 5’7”

Steve Harley - 5’11”

Brandon Richardson - 6’0”

Paul Velander - 6’2”

Sek Henry - 6’3”

Ryan Anderson - 6’4”

Ade Dagunduro - 6’5”

Toney McCray - 6’6”

 

And we were one of the best defensive teams in the country.

 

 

If only we didn’t lose to UMBC (I think we win if Cookie plays) and Texas A&M on a last second three..........What could have been.