huskerfrank Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 19 hours ago, Red Don said: I think I read where Nailah Dillard is out for this season because of a torn ACL she suffered recently after just returning to practice following season-ending hip surgery last season. I'm a little surprised (read disappointed) that Tatiana Popa is redshirting; we must have good depth at that position now; maybe she needs additional time to fill-out grow into her frame and develop more. Trinity Brady seems to have been in a 'news' void for about the past year. We have Issy, Bella, Anni, Alexis, and from what I understand Kendall C., at the 4 and the 5. So that is 80 minutes to be divided between those 5 players. Tatiana would not benefit from being the 6th piece of an already jammed rotation. Hopefully I'm wrong about Coley who should be a 3. So if Issy and Bella ONLY play 25 mins each, that leaves 10 minutes each for Anni, Alexis, and Kendall C., who all can do very good things. Also, I feel Bella is very underrated as she rebounds and defends like a beast, moves the ball, and can play very well without taking a ton of shots which is a rare ability. Cazzie22 and 12dozen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Don Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Thanks for the discussion @huskerfrank. We need more like it for WBB. I'm hoping Bella gets more recognition for her (ample) talents and contributions this season now that she won't be in Kate Cain's shadow. As you mentioned she's a monster defender; I think we were very fortunate to get her as a transfer. I'm thinking we are going to be pleasantly surprised by the incoming recruits this year. It seems last year's team out-performed a lot of our expectations (or we underestimated their abilities) and I'm hoping (expecting ) this year's team does too! I'm only disappointed that we won't get to see Tatiana play this season, but that may bode well for the future. Edited October 23, 2021 by Red Don Cazzie22, HUD and mwm89 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUD Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 I'm not surprised that coach is red shirting Popa. Having a year to build her strength as well as learning more in practice will benefit her future. If I remember right she was still growing not that long ago. The Big Ten is a very physical league especially for posts. This will be a big plus for her. With 16 players on the team having a redshirt or two can be a good thing. I think Coley will basically be a 3 but could be a stretch 4 in certain situations like matchups or an injury to one of our forwards. Coach has a lot of options with the depth we have. Red Don and mwm89 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopdeedoo Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 It's #SpookySzn & @whitjbrown23's takin' over! Tune in all day as she takes you through her Friday as a Husker! pic.twitter.com/qiWzxdDqwz — Nebraska WBB (@HuskersWBB) October 28, 2021 Red Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Don Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Apparently from the WBB Scrimmage vs Omaha! (Well, at least it's SOMETHING! ) HUD, mwm89 and whoopdeedoo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Don Posted November 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Flashback Alert!!! (She'll Do! ) Edited November 8, 2021 by Red Don whoopdeedoo, mwm89 and HUD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Don Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TATIANA!!! (We can't wait to see you play Next Season! ) 12dozen and whoopdeedoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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