Teddy Allen no Longer with the Program

[hhcmatt]

Per Nebraska Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg, Teddy Allen is no longer with the team.

 

 

Teddy Allen

“I would like to thank Coach Hoiberg and his coaching staff for allowing me to come back to Nebraska and have the opportunity to play basketball in the best conference in the country. I appreciate the support I’ve received from everyone in the program. I am thankful for the love I have received from my teammates and the relationships we have built over the last year. I also want to give a special thank you to the Husker fans for their encouragement and support."

 

“After a lot of thought over the last few days, I have made the decision to focus on getting fully healthy in preparation for the next step in my basketball journey. I will continue to stay at Nebraska for the spring semester and work toward graduation. I am looking forward to what the future holds, as I explore my options.”

 

HC Fred Hoiberg

“I enjoyed the opportunity to coach Teddy over the past year, we will support him as he finishes the spring semester and wish him nothing but the best going forward.”

 

It's often been speculated here that Teddy might decide to go pro after a year and this announcement certain points towards that possibility.  Allen had been dealing with a wrist injury over the last couple of weeks that possibly factored into the decision to shut it down early.  Allen played in 22 games for the Huskers this season, averaging 16.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. He had 20 or more points eight times, including a career-high 41-point performance against Penn State on Feb. 23.

 

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[The Polish Rifle]

Taking time to rehab his injuries and prep for pro ball - wherever that may be. Best of luck Teddy. 

[Silverbacked1]

If you like roller coasters it was a fun ride.  But now maybe everybody can exhale an go on with their lives.

 

Good Luck Teddy.

[B-town hoopsfan]

Dam what a bummer. Atleast for his sake he plans to stay and get his degree in the spring it sounds like. 

[bigred4]

Not too surprising, he would get benched, while others would do similar things and not.  Wasn't sure if he was going to try professional after this year anyways.

[HuskerFever]

I wonder if he'll start the AWIII boxing training program before he looks to move on to the next stage of his playing career?

[bb33ch]

Sucks big time but not too surprising after the initial shock.

 

Good luck Teddy!

[colhusker]

13 minutes ago, bigred4 said:

Not too surprising, he would get benched, while others would do similar things and not.  Wasn't sure if he was going to try professional after this year anyways.

Do tell.

Banton was playing poorly and got sat down a couple times. Stevenson has played poorly and sat.  So it must be something else you're referring too?

[bigred4]

11 minutes ago, colhusker said:

Do tell.

Banton was playing poorly and got sat down a couple times. Stevenson has played poorly and sat.  So it must be something else you're referring too?

Referring specifically to Saturday, Teddy shoots the 3 in transition and Fred immediately yanks him and never goes back in.  I think you need to live with your best 3 point shooter doing that occasionally.  Shamiel back to back possessions drives and throws up something in traffic and he was back in at the end of the game.  Not having Teddy in at end of game for free throws didn't make sense unless his wrist was hurt more than is being let on which could be or Fred was sending a message to Teddy that has been received.

 

[Handy Johnson]

To paraphrase Richard Milhouse Nixon: " I guess we won't have Teddy Allen to kick around any more."

[Vinny]

16 minutes ago, bigred4 said:

Referring specifically to Saturday, Teddy shoots the 3 in transition and Fred immediately yanks him and never goes back in.  I think you need to live with your best 3 point shooter doing that occasionally.  Shamiel back to back possessions drives and throws up something in traffic and he was back in at the end of the game.  Not having Teddy in at end of game for free throws didn't make sense unless his wrist was hurt more than is being let on which could be or Fred was sending a message to Teddy that has been received.

 

Wonder what Teddy said about getting pulled that got him benched for the rest of the game?

[Tallbaby21]

Efficient Teddy was a joy to watch toward the end of the year. He's got the game to play a lot of years in Europe. 

[basketballjones]

20 minutes ago, bigred4 said:

Referring specifically to Saturday, Teddy shoots the 3 in transition and Fred immediately yanks him and never goes back in.  I think you need to live with your best 3 point shooter doing that occasionally. 

 

Not if you've specifically told them not, and he still does it. 

[jimmykc]

I enjoyed watching Teddy and wish him the best in the future.

[bigred4]

15 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

Not if you've specifically told them not, and he still does it. 

If he's told Teddy that, then I would hope he's told Shamiel to stop going 1 on 3 because that doesn't end well either.

[REDitus]

I didn't get to see the game so I am not sure about time&score which is huge deal. 

 

 A couple of negatives that I personally fell about transitions 3's... I like it when jump shots are taken when you have rebounders in play, 2nd chance points.

 

Driving into traffic is not so good but at least you have a chance of drawing a foul.  Time&score matters here as well.

 

 And finally I think jacking up a lot of 3's in transition can be frustrating to teammates as it's a lot of running for nothing.   If you do it to often it leads to standing around.  I have no idea if that's what is happening here, it's just my opinion of when to take 3's.   

[Bugeaters1]

43 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

To paraphrase Richard Milhouse Nixon: " I guess we won't have Teddy Allen to kick around any more."

Yeah, it's back to Thor bashing.

 

[basketballjones]

12 minutes ago, bigred4 said:

If he's told Teddy that, then I would hope he's told Shamiel to stop going 1 on 3 because that doesn't end well either.

He has, and they've worked on that and emphasized that. He's been pretty clear about that. Also, Shamiel doesn't start and gets yanked often. 

[colhusker]

11 minutes ago, bigred4 said:

If he's told Teddy that, then I would hope he's told Shamiel to stop going 1 on 3 because that doesn't end well either.

not saying you're wrong, I have no inside information but maybe Fred did tell Shamiel to stop and he did.  I really hope Teddy finds what he is looking for and finds happiness in what sounds like a dreadful life for a good part of his youth.  I hope he gets to live out his dream playing basketball at the next level. That said, the team showed Saturday night and several times this year we can be okay with out him.

 

[ConkTrifecta3]

This is a system program. Bottom line. You either conform and do what your asked- or you are out.  Its the right decision. Addition by subtraction. 

[hhcmatt]

4 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

He has, and they've worked on that and emphasized that. He's been pretty clear about that. Also, Shamiel doesn't start and gets yanked often. 

 

Played 7 minutes vs Penn St.

 

It seems more like we're changing our rotations at all points based on what is working or what isn't working.  Shamiel can pull some Shamiel plays if he's generally locked in or providing us good defense.  What happens after Teddy might come in and jack up a 3 was completely dependent on the situation. 

[HuskerCager]

This program is all about turnovers, right?  With the ball on the court, and with the roster off the court.

[ConkTrifecta3]

Its about recruiting to the system. Gonna land, gonna miss. The key is to never stray from the system. We took a chance on a kid early in Fred’s tenure and it didnt pan out. The great thing is we have a core of players that do fit, and three coming in that all add something to the current roster. We will be fine. 

[hal9000]

My guess, Teddy Buckets needs Teddy ducketts.  He's got mouths to feed, see him playing overseas.  I don't blame him, and wish him nothing but the best.

 

God speed, Theodore.  

[TourneyBound]

I realize we have a 2021 and 2022 Juco recruit but man we are pretty much 0-2 with these Juco's the last 2 years..  Wouldn't hurt my feelings to not recruit anymore in the near future.