Tominaga - 富永啓生

[cipsucks]

I'm running on gut feelings today. So far, so good.  

 

Mr. Tominaga will be back in Lincoln next year playing for the Huskers.

 

He'll put up All-American numbers, yet only get Big Ten Honorable Mention.  

 

It won't matter.  He will be a catalyst that takes this program where they've never been.

 

He's the Shane Komine to Husker Basketball.  Mark it down!  

 

 

[uneblinstu]

9 hours ago, CamHuskerbballfan said:

Fred also had C.J starting most of the year which is a questionable decision at best. 

Not really. He was really good last year and earned the opportunity to get an extended opportunity this year. 

[roscoe]

San is three in Japanese. I think PA guy at PBA should say that everytime KT makes one.

[Faux Mike Peltz]

An overlooked basket today was in OT, down 61-63, we needed a bucket bad. KT grabbed the board and took it up the court himself. Our. Guys fanned out, KT hesitated and blew but his guy and scored on a nice layup to tie it back up. Wisconsin didn’t score the rest of the game. He is crafty and so much more than just a 3pt shooter. And it was obvious Wiscy came out to try and physically bully him and beat him up. Didn’t work. 

[hskr4life]

26 minutes ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

An overlooked basket today was in OT, down 61-63, we needed a bucket bad. KT grabbed the board and took it up the court himself. Our. Guys fanned out, KT hesitated and blew but his guy and scored on a nice layup to tie it back up. Wisconsin didn’t score the rest of the game. He is crafty and so much more than just a 3pt shooter. And it was obvious Wiscy came out to try and physically bully him and beat him up. Didn’t work. 

Sam Hoibergs big 3.  Big Cahoonas in a big spot for a walk on. 

[AuroranHusker]

22 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Sam Hoibergs big 3.  Big Cahoonas in a big spot for a walk on. 

 

 

Our team hitting its final 6 FTs after only being 9-17 in regulation. Big-time clutch shooting from the line late.

 

 

[Nebrasketball1979]

22 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

Sam Hoibergs big 3.  Big Cahoonas in a big spot for a walk on. 

Yeah, especially after he air balled his previous attempt!  I could hear Rafferty yelling "ONIONS" after that shot!

[AuroranHusker]

3 minutes ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

Yeah, especially after he air balled his previous attempt!  I could hear Rafferty yelling "ONIONS" after that shot!

 

Kid has some stones. I love the confidence of the young guns, Jamarques L. and Sam H.

 

 

[The Polish Rifle]

The great thing I noticed about Tominaga today....is the rest of the league has also fallen in love with his energy and game. There's a 100 of these tweets by opposing beat writers today.

 

 

[hskr4life]

We finally have “that guy” in KT who other teams are like ughhhh… please don’t let him beat us.

[Faux Mike Peltz]

13 hours ago, uneblinstu said:

Not really. He was really good last year and earned the opportunity to get an extended opportunity this year. 

At some point the “extended” opportunity needed to be “ok, we are living in the current, not last year”.  Kind of like having a FG kicker go 14-16 and win conference kicker if the year and then keep having him kick the next year when he’s 4-10…

[Huskerpapa]

The painful issue for CJ and quite honestly for Keisei as well are their limitations beyond being a shooter.  Keisei has now developed his game to be a scorer as well as a shooter.  He can drive and cut to the hole and is creative around the hoop allowing him to score against the biggest of the bigs.  He has quick hands and good anticipatory skills. He lacks in lateral quickness and strength but does have decent hops and good handles.

CJ has seemed to regress in nearly every category.  He is particularly frustrating when dribbling into the crowd and literally any time he puts the ball onto the floor.  My son calls him the 2023 Lat.

I guess I still have hope for CJ, but Fred needs to use him very selectively until his game returns.  Heck, that could be against Rutgers...who really knows.  But he cannot be trusted with extended minutes at this point.  

Right now it appears the most trusted rotation may be - DW, Sam G, Keisei, Lawrence, Wilhelm, Dawson, Sam H and Blaise.

 

Edited February 12, 2023 by Huskerpapa

[HB]

13 hours ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

An overlooked basket today was in OT, down 61-63, we needed a bucket bad. KT grabbed the board and took it up the court himself. Our. Guys fanned out, KT hesitated and blew but his guy and scored on a nice layup to tie it back up. Wisconsin didn’t score the rest of the game. He is crafty and so much more than just a 3pt shooter. And it was obvious Wiscy came out to try and physically bully him and beat him up. Didn’t work. 

I also thought Kesei played his best defense as a Husker yesterday.  

[uneblinstu]

2 hours ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

At some point the “extended” opportunity needed to be “ok, we are living in the current, not last year”.  Kind of like having a FG kicker go 14-16 and win conference kicker if the year and then keep having him kick the next year when he’s 4-10…

Which is why he got removed from the starting lineup and had his minutes reduced…

[uneblinstu]

1 hour ago, Huskerpapa said:

The painful issue for CJ and quite honestly for Keisei as well are their limitations beyond being a shooter.  Keisei has now developed his game to be a scorer as well as a shooter.  He can drive and cut to the hole and is creative around the hoop allowing him to score against the biggest of the bigs.  He has quick hands and good anticipatory skills. He lacks in lateral quickness and strength but does have decent hops and good handles.

CJ has seemed to regress in nearly every category.  He is particularly frustrating when dribbling into the crowd and literally any time he puts the ball onto the floor.  My son calls him the 2023 Lat.

I guess I still have hope for CJ, but Fred needs to use him very selectively until his game returns.  Heck, that could be against Rutgers...who really knows.  But he cannot be trusted with extended minutes at this point.  

Right now it appears the most trusted rotation may be - DW, Sam G, Keisei, Lawrence, Wilhelm, Dawson, Sam H and Blaise.

 

Except Lat never had a season like CJ did last year…

[FredsSlacks]

if jimmer couldn't hang in the nba then tominaga is not even close to an nba player. 

 

jimmer actually had handles too. 

 

if he could avg 20ppg next year an nba team might put him on their roster for a while just to sell jerseys.

Edited February 12, 2023 by FredsSlacks

[basketballjones]

2 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

The painful issue for CJ and quite honestly for Keisei as well are their limitations beyond being a shooter.  Keisei has now developed his game to be a scorer as well as a shooter.  He can drive and cut to the hole and is creative around the hoop allowing him to score against the biggest of the bigs.  He has quick hands and good anticipatory skills. He lacks in lateral quickness and strength but does have decent hops and good handles.

CJ has seemed to regress in nearly every category.  He is particularly frustrating when dribbling into the crowd and literally any time he puts the ball onto the floor.  My son calls him the 2023 Lat.

I guess I still have hope for CJ, but Fred needs to use him very selectively until his game returns.  Heck, that could be against Rutgers...who really knows.  But he cannot be trusted with extended minutes at this point.  

Right now it appears the most trusted rotation may be - DW, Sam G, Keisei, Lawrence, Wilhelm, Dawson, Sam H and Blaise.

 

Wilhelm has shown me nothing that Blaise can’t arguably do better. And Blaise doesn’t try to do anything else he can’t do. Hope he’s healthy the rest of the way. 

[Norm Peterson]

34 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

Wilhelm has shown me nothing that Blaise can’t arguably do better. And Blaise doesn’t try to do anything else he can’t do. Hope he’s healthy the rest of the way. 

 

OMG yes.

[Bugeaters1]

 

[hskr4life]

That is... just... amazing!

[uneblinstu]

Keisei is shooting .444 (28/63) over the past 9 games.

[cipsucks]

6 hours ago, uneblinstu said:

Keisei is shooting .444 (28/63) over the past 9 games.

I'm into biblical gematria.  The number 444 proves Keisei will be back with the Huskers next year.  John 4:44--For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.  

[hhcmatt]

Believe this is Keisei as an 11 year old, probably hanging out with his father, going through a mock 3pt shooting contest in a Kobe Bryant Jersey

 

[PimpMario]

On 2/10/2023 at 11:03 AM, The Polish Rifle said:

This seems like a good thread for a Tominaga nugget I saw this morning…Per Robin on another other site, Tominaga was in discussion with Pro Teams in Japan last off-season. He was getting offers as high as $500,000. He will have those same discussions this off-season. Keep in mind he has no NIL opportunities in the states. 
 

 

 

Why no NIL?

 

I donate some money

[AuroranHusker]

12 minutes ago, PimpMario said:

 

Why no NIL?

 

I donate some money

 

Foreign student-athletes are ineligible for N.I.L. deals.