How close were we? = How close are we?

[Norm Peterson]

Someone who's good at breaking down the numbers want to share with everyone how close we came to making the dance this year?

 

Win the OT game against Purdue and what else? Win that game and we don't play Minnesota in the Big Ten tourney and, therefore, end up with no bad losses.

 

How many more games did we need to win and which ones? Or was it more of an issue of not losing by so much when we did lose?

[hskr4life]

Win the Purdue and MSU games and we might be close.

 

Then again.. have DW for St Johns, OU and Memphis and we might not need both of those.

[basketballjones]

I’ll tell ya what - if we get who I’m hearing we’re gonna get in the transfer portal - and keep who we’re all hoping we keep - we’re very close. 

[Cazzie22]

I will believe it when I see it… and at my advancing age, I sure hope to see it!!!

[HuskerFever]

The short answer is: we'll never know. The goal posts move every season either by new committee members or changing preferences in criteria.

 

Aside from that, we can try to make assumptions based on the "Last Four In" teams, but even then there's some subjectivity in there.

[The Polish Rifle]

14 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

I’ll tell ya what - if we get who I’m hearing we’re gonna get in the transfer portal - and keep who we’re all hoping we keep - we’re very close. 

DM me that info haha. I would love to hear. 

[hskr4life]

25 minutes ago, The Polish Rifle said:

DM me that info haha. I would love to hear. 

I second this— I’ll take a DM too.

[cornfed24-7]

4 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

I second this— I’ll take a DM too.

3rd

[twister31]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Win the Purdue and MSU games and we might be close.

 

Then again.. have DW for St Johns, OU and Memphis and we might not need both of those.

Small caveat, have him for OU and we win that we don't play Memphis.

[MichHusker]

1 hour ago, basketballjones said:

I’ll tell ya what - if we get who I’m hearing we’re gonna get in the transfer portal - and keep who we’re all hoping we keep - we’re very close. 

I need your connections

[twister31]

Also, that would have to be a pretty significant pickup to make us pretty close

[Nebrasketball1979]

1 hour ago, cornfed24-7 said:

3rd

4th!

[hskr4life]

9 minutes ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

4th!

How do you “Mass PM All”?

Edited March 18, 2023 by hskr4life

[omegamaulers]

I agree, we all are interested in what you know, it's what this board is all about, sharing info and conversation.  

[Vinny]

58 minutes ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

4th!

 

[Handy Johnson]

Since Fred DOUBLED his entire B1G Win Total in 1 season, the Skies the Limit. Especially if that Portal is as “Kind” as I’m led to believe…

[millerhusker]

3 hours ago, basketballjones said:

I’ll tell ya what - if we get who I’m hearing we’re gonna get in the transfer portal - and keep who we’re all hoping we keep - we’re very close. 

My straightforward question is: is Grant Nelson one of those you’re hearing about?

[Norm Peterson]

1 hour ago, omegamaulers said:

I agree, we all are interested in what you know, it's what this board is all about, sharing info and conversation.  

 

Here's a hint:

 

PG Verygood Playa

SG Keisei Tominaga

SG Jamarques Lawrence

SG Ramel Lloyd or PF Juwan Gary

C Imma Dunkonyu

[Navin R. Johnson]

I looked up Imma dunkonyu and I got this.  Cute girl, but I don't see her helping us in the paint.

 

[Handy Johnson]

1 minute ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

I looked up Imma dunkonyu and I got this.  Cute girl, but I don't see her helping us in the paint.

 

Oh…you said *Paint* 

[cornfed24-7]

7 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

I looked up Imma dunkonyu and I got this.  Cute girl, but I don't see her helping us in the paint.

 

I don't know... a lot of people under estimated Tominaga. Let's wait and see what they got when they get on the court. 

[HuskerFever]

13 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

I looked up Imma dunkonyu and I got this.  Cute girl, but I don't see her helping us in the paint.

 

 

Rumor has it, we've already got Ukrainian women coming to campus.

[hhcmatt]

5 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Win the Purdue and MSU games and we might be close.

 

These two + Minnesota and bartovik says we're in the last 4 in. 

 

[HuskerFever]

1 minute ago, hhcmatt said:

5 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Win the Purdue and MSU games and we might be close.

 

These two + Minnesota and bartovik says we're in the last 4 in. 

 

Completely get the notion, but flipping those are just as easy as us not winning OT games vs. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Maryland.

 

We needed a lot to work in our favor. And at the end of the day we probably netted out even in terms of "games we should have won" and "games we should have lost".

[unl]

5 hours ago, basketballjones said:

I’ll tell ya what - if we get who I’m hearing we’re gonna get in the transfer portal - and keep who we’re all hoping we keep - we’re very close. 

Haven’t heard anything firm. Are these player’s originally from Nebraska or no