Whitney Brown

[redsteve]

Have been really happy for Whitney. She came in as a Nebraska kid walk on, and I thought she might just start out by watching a lot of the games.

 

But because of circumstances... injuries,  covid..etc.. she was given a chance. Her sheer determination, scrappiness,  and hard work has really made me a fan.

 

Her love for the game...a Nebraska game....really shines through. She's a good ball handler, and her 3 is coming around.

 

It might be safe to say...she see a lot of floor time from here on out.  Congtrats Whitney :)

Edited January 19, 2021 by redsteve

[Tom Jones]

Amen!   She also has had a couple of timely steals and disruptions of opponents' attempts at fast breaks.  Having had a few games with only 7 players would have been games with only six (yikes!) had WB not come our way as a walk on.  

 

[BirdsOnTheBat]

She is deserving of a scholarship.  Wonder when that will happen with all the other players coming in?  Unless Cayton(sp) ends up going medical?

[Red Don]

That ankle level pass from Kate (I think) after she had stolen/rebounded the ball to Whitney streaking to the basket for a lay-up was a thing of Beauty!   She has Basketball Sense!.

 

Sorry, think it's Annika to Whitney(mis-remembering )

 

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by Red Don

[Husker34]

Give her a scholarship. (We always seem to have a few extra anyway. ☺) Her enthusiasm, hard work and consistent effort -- not to mention 3 point shooting-- helps build a winning, team-first culture.

Edited January 17, 2021 by Husker34

[Red Don]

I'm sensing that beginning next year we might start finding ourselves in a scholarship bind.  As I understand it everyone this year gets an extra year of eligibility, if they want it.  We have five highly-regarded recruits in the incoming class.  That will put us at or close to the limit of 15 schollies for at least the next couple of years.  That is without some recruits that may be starting to give us second looks if we continue our winning ways.

[HUD]

A scholarship opened up when Helms left so with the five recruits coming in next year we will still be OK with giving one to Whitney.  Even if Kate as the only senior comes back for a fifth year we would still be OK since the NCAA will increase scholarship limits for one year.  I have been a Whitney Brown fan for years but she has already exceeded my expectations.  Take a look at conference only stats and you will see see leads the team in the very important assists to turnovers ratio.  She is at 2.0 which is excellent.  No one on the team is close to that.  That included playing against some of the leagues best teams. 

[whoopdeedoo]

imo, whitney has proven she is more than capable playing at this level. she deserves to have the "walk-on" label removed.

[whoopdeedoo]

59 minutes ago, whoopdeedoo said:

imo, whitney has proven she is more than capable playing at this level. she deserves to have the "walk-on" label removed.

impressive post game interview with whitney also

[HUD]

1 hour ago, whoopdeedoo said:

impressive post game interview with whitney also

Also liked what Kate had to say.  Team motto "playing for each other".

[whoopdeedoo]

from Sipple's column:

* Amy Williams wasn't the most talented Nebraska women's basketball player in history. Far from it, in fact. I'm pretty sure she would agree.

But she was scrappy, smart and team-oriented. So, no surprise that's the way her teams play. 

Tip your cap to the Huskers (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten), who have twice beaten top-15 teams this season with no more than eight players available. 

You can't control a lot of things in life, but you can control effort. Williams' crew is playing excellent defense. Defense is mostly about effort. 

Time to make an effort to watch this team more closely. 

It's inspiring to watch hard work turn into joy.

 

 

[All About the Corn]

Brown reminds me of those walk on Nebraska football kids who would show up the out of state scholarship recruits back in the 90s. They would show them what it means to be a Husker.  She loves NE basketball and it shows. This team is taking on that type of personality. Perhaps with everything that has/is going on, this team, including it's staff is making the turn. 

[Cazzie22]

Whitney Brown has exceeded my expectations!  I like that she knows what she can and cannot do to contribute to the team. Not many players recognize how they best contribute to a TEAM.

[Red Don]

Good Article on Whitney Brown and the other Freshmen.

 

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/womens-basketball/amy-williams-short-bench-gives-nebraska-freshmen-a-chance-to-grow-up-fast/article_427b62da-59d7-11eb-ac05-13c6479cf978.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_OWHbigred

 

 

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/womens-basketball/amy-williams-short-bench-gives-nebraska-freshmen-a-chance-to-grow-up-fast/article_427b62da-59d7-11eb-ac05-13c6479cf978.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_OWHbigred

Edited January 19, 2021 by Red Don

[whoopdeedoo]

from Severe' and Benning this morning.......from their comments, sounds like sam will not be covering huskerwbb for OWH anymore. will be the above mentioned Abby Barmore?

[12dozen]

4 hours ago, whoopdeedoo said:

from Severe' and Benning this morning.......from their comments, sounds like sam will not be covering huskerwbb for OWH anymore. will be the above mentioned Abby Barmore?

Shout out to Sam.......     If you could steer Miss Barmore in our direction, it would be appreciated.   Thank You, for your contributions to this site.  GBR

[All About the Corn]

So is this due to Volleyball also running at the same time?

[redsteve]

One last note about Whitney...the injured guards on the bench right now, might well need to step it up when they get back into playing form.... to get Whitney off the floor. She has really seized the moment.  A little friendly competition.