Creighton (5-1) vs. Nebraska (7-0) Game Thread

[hhcmatt]

Kind of thought we'd see Josiah here. I wonder if he's as locked into this thing at anywhere near as much as Sam was

 

 

[millerhusker]

One thing I'd like to see us stop doing is fouling three point shooters. 

[hskr4life]

6 minutes ago, millerhusker said:

One thing I'd like to see us stop doing is fouling three point shooters. 

 

TBF there has been quite a few flops called fouls on threes this year.  However, our defense and always rotating to help the helper leads to situations where we can get a little uncontrolled on closeouts.

[throwback]

Press conf notes:

Mast
Fan on the street, always, go beat Crayton, not about Big Ten - just hearing that and hearing sold out right now, it’s going to be a fun game

Williams
Bragging rights, it’s something you can buy into, can give you energy - I haven't played in a rivalry game of this magnitude - kind of makes it more fun - bragging rights for the whole year - will be a lot of energy - we’re going to try to play hard, play with heart, and win

Mast
Everything preparation wise has been there this week

Williams
Approach is the same to every game - treat every opponent with respect - our approach is the same, our scouting is the same

Mast
They shoot a lot of 3s, one of the best in the country - big emphasis for us to stop that - Walker had a great game last year, I’ve watched a lot of film on what he did - take some of what he did and add some of my own - but we have to do it as a team, can’t beat them individually - try to play the best game I can and hope everyone else brings their A game too

Williams
Good to have some rest this week - we've had a lot of time on our legs - getting back in rhythm after a couple days off - we won’t miss a step at all - early schedule grew our confidence and allowed us to mesh - sometimes you have to grow through losses, sometimes grow through wins - but 7-0 start gives us confidence - we just want to keep it rolling

Mast
Good depth - Eli is going to have big games for us too - Sunday both teams like to get up and down, fast paced play, we’re going to need everybody 

Williams
Depth makes us hard to game plan for - can’t shut down 9, 10 players

Fred

• It’s a fun game for players - rivalry games are fun to play in, great for fan base - not as fun for coaches - well, last year was fun, past 3 years weren’t as fun
• Going to be tough - they put you in so many difficult positions by stretching the floor and with their pace - have a lot of guys returning from last year - they’re going to put us in tough spots
• You have to contest all the shots but know that they’re going to make some shots, so you can’t let it deflate you - starts in transition, must get back - we did a good job at that last year, but they may play even faster this year
• We’ll learn a lot about our team in this game - we’ll grow from it regardless of the result - our team has been resilient early on - this happens to be a ranked team, a rivalry game at home - love the sell out, going to be a great atmosphere - I've been a part of a rivalry like this a lot of ways (coach, player) with Iowa-ISU, i know what these games mean 
• Feels like we haven’t played for a month with so many games early
• They put you in a lot of tough spots - the runs they are capable of, you have to try to limit the runs they get - don’t get deflated when they make tough shots
• Our team for the most part has done a solid job of playing through runs - need to continue doing that all season
• We only had 3 guys who played vs CU last year and Keisei only played 14 minutes - both teams are different from last year - CU will be there right at the end, just like last year, thanks to all of their playmakers - all of those guys are capable of going off for big nights - can’t get deflated if things don’t go our way at times
• Just talk about going out and playing hard - take care of the ball - assist to turnover ratio is good - 3 games a row with Lawrence without a turnover - just have to compete on every possession or CU will make you pay
• Players know it’s being talked about a lot - they have smartphones in their hands all the time - great opportunity for us to see how we fare - we have a hell of a stretch coming up starting Sunday - we’ll learn a lot about ourselves
• Heavy practice Thursday with a game type load - I meet with our sports scientist to map out the week ahead for practice - go moderate today and light Saturday - got 2 quality days of rest with guys working individually a bit - we have a couple of guys with nagging injuries so rest was good - week off is good in some regards, but it’s also difficult because we were in a good rhythm heading into the week off
• Tried to address defensive rebounding - I like offensively how we are not over penetrating - defensively, we have to get back to being tough, finish with 2-handed rebound every time
• CSU is a damn good team, blew out Colorado too - they did some good things vs CU - all coaches go back and watch our opponents’ past games - CSU did a great job of limiting runs and CU just didn’t make shots - we have to contest every shot, if they make it, then they do, but we can’t give them open shots - have to contest as well as you can - don’t be surprised by how fast they play - must get back - can’t chase balls on defensive rebounds we won’t get - limit them in transition
• CU defense is impressive - they forced OSU into a lot of long 2-point shots - can’t go over him in paint - blocked shots fuel their break - they get easy baskets and 3s in transition - those are the things you have to limit - must be smart about the shots you take in the paint to avoid blocks

 

[doc1394]

[LNKtrnsplnt]

2 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

Kind of thought we'd see Josiah here. I wonder if he's as locked into this thing at anywhere near as much as Sam was

 

 

So far he isn’t playing up the I’m from Lincoln angle nearly as much as Sam. Not saying that’s good or bad. Maybe he wasn’t a huge husker bball fan growing up like Sam was. 

[kldm64]

3 hours ago, The Jazz Huddle said:

Is the No Sitter official yet? If not I think it would be best to get that talk going. (Despite what my knees think)

 

No Sit was never a thing for this game.  And you just can't recreate that as it was a one time deal with a game that got us in the tournament.  It was the perfect storm for that to happen.  

[The Jazz Huddle]

51 minutes ago, kldm64 said:

 

No Sit was never a thing for this game.  And you just can't recreate that as it was a one time deal with a game that got us in the tournament.  It was the perfect storm for that to happen.  

Gotcha. Reason I asked was because of the Husker Red Zone tweet. It seems like there is momentum building for something along those lines that’s all.

https://x.com/huskerredzone/status/1730337002325791098?s=46

[cipsucks]

17 hours ago, ConkintheCorner said:

Question is does the week off help us or hurt us….??

 

The week off is a blessing.  It gives KT more time to get that ankle closer to 100%.  When I saw the photo of the sprain, my first thought was this is a minimum 4 week recovery.  That kid has guts!  I think you'll see him come out Sunday with an extra spring in his step.  Also, the break gave extra time to prepare for Creighton, with some prep for Minnesota and Michigan State, too.  This team will not come out flat Sunday!

[AuroranHusker]

 

[hskr4life]

1 hour ago, The Jazz Huddle said:

Gotcha. Reason I asked was because of the Husker Red Zone tweet. It seems like there is momentum building for something along those lines that’s all.

https://x.com/huskerredzone/status/1730337002325791098?s=46

I don’t think it’s a bad idea to encourage people to be on their feet as much as possible in big games.  Not sitting for a big game is a great idea, but it’ll probably never be like it was on that fateful day years ago.

 

i like the idea of a no Sit day for big games… even if it’ll never be as good as the first.

[royalfan]

8 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

Kind of thought we'd see Josiah here. I wonder if he's as locked into this thing at anywhere near as much as Sam was

 

 

That would be hard to match, listening to him on the Scarlet Shootaround Pod. 

[Bugeaters1]

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by Bugeaters1

[royalfan]

2nd semester grad transfer?  

[Bugeaters1]

 

[hskr4life]

I would have taken being the last Big 10 undefeated at the beginning of the year.

[basketballjones]

Did Williams say "Eli" will have a big game Sunday? Rice? 

[hugh42]

7 hours ago, basketballjones said:

Did Williams say "Eli" will have a big game Sunday? Rice? 

 

Mast was answering a question regarding Nebraska's depth and he mentioned that Eli could have a big game sometime this season. Basically saying that there are guys that haven't been playing as much lately that are capable of having a big impact.

[Vinny]

Yeah, I think he said “someday” not Sunday.

[49r]

37 minutes ago, Vinny said:

Yeah, I think he said “someday” not Sunday.

 

But if you make a Venn diagram of "Sunday" and "someday" the Sunday circle would fit entirely within the someday circle, so we have that going for us...which is nice.

[doc1394]

Creighton opens -2.5

[Handy Johnson]

Something tells me Gary is going to be the difference tomorrow, either on the glass or shutting Scheierman’s Big Yap. 

[cornfed24-7]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

Something tells me Gary is going to be the difference tomorrow, either on the glass or shutting Scheierman’s Big Yap. 

I'm going with KT catches absolute fire and scortches them! 

[hskr4life]

Red V Blue tomorrow!

[AuroranHusker]