Unathletic

[jason2486]

I know this isn't anything new, but tonite once again proved how unathletic (and lacking of a bench obviously) that we are. Not to take anything away from Wisconsin, because they're very good, but I wouldn't put them in the top half of the league athleticism-wise. Its not what lost us the game, but I am sick of watching our guys get blocked over and over and over and over going to the hoop. And it scares me somewhat that Shavon, who is my favorite players and probably our 2nd best overall player already, can't take it stronger to the rim. I have yet to see him dunk it yet. And Rivers is a similar story.

[uneblinstu]

The depth is a bigger issue than the athleticism.  The five that started are athletic enough, but there has to be more than those five or they'll hit a will pretty quickly, especially when the home team has five days off.  

 

I'm not saying they're athletic as the top teams in the league, but they're not unathletic.

[Norm Peterson]

Yeah, well, we kinda knew that going in.  I think there was an article earlier this season in the Lincoln paper where one of the guys was quoted as saying that our (three?) most athletic players were sitting on the bench as redshirts this year.  Help is coming on the athleticism front.  And it'll really help when we have an actual bench.  Our starters getting 30+ minutes a game each is taking its toll. They've got to be gassed.  Long season.

[49r]

Norm, I was about to say:

 

 

Pitchford.

Petteway.

Biggs.

Hawkins.

Fuller.

Webster.

[colhusker]

Yeah, well, we kinda knew that going in.  I think there was an article earlier this season in the Lincoln paper where one of the guys was quoted as saying that our (three?) most athletic players were sitting on the bench as redshirts this year.  Help is coming on the athleticism front.  And it'll really help when we have an actual bench.  Our starters getting 30+ minutes a game each is taking its toll. They've got to be gassed.  Long season.

It was pretty obvious tonight the legs weren't there.

[Milk]

Next opponent Illinois has a week off before they play us on Saturday too.. Unreal

[FredsSlacks]

Norm, I was about to say:

 

 

Pitchford.

Petteway.

Biggs.

Hawkins.

Fuller.

Webster.

not so sure the bottom 3 are real athletic, but they are all around players.. The top 3 are probably more athletic than anyone on the team now. Those six should mix in well.

[trickey]

Next opponent Illinois has a week off before they play us on Saturday too.. Unreal

In case anybody in the world did not get the memo...The BIG set up the Husker schedule for football and basketball so there was NO way we could win...

Why they worried about basketball, I do not know...except it helps prove the theory.

Now, our cycle will get easier...but, I am sure, in roundball, we NEED to get significantly better.

 

I trust TM to make it happen!

 

P.S. Tim Miles...Taylor Martinez...who I was talking about is up to you...GBR...GATA!  X2

[uneblinstu]

No it wasn't.  We made it to the Big Ten title game.  And, all things considered, we got a fairly favorable hoops sked his year with a home and home vs. PSU, home vs. NW and only one gm vs. Indiana and Mich.  We just aren't a good team, that's not the conference's fault.

[bison husker]

No it wasn't.  We made it to the Big Ten title game.  And, all things considered, we got a fairly favorable hoops sked his year with a home and home vs. PSU, home vs. NW and only one gm vs. Indiana and Mich.  We just aren't a good team, that's not the conference's fault.

Come on, everyone needs an excuse.