2024 Pre-Season

[Huskerpapa]

Playing time will be earned.  That is what separates the elite from the also-rans.

[AGHANSEN]

I was watching Connor Essigan's 22-23 highlights. 

Wow, he is an elite shooter.

He moves really well without the ball. 

He has a lot of Tominaga in him. 

He should thrive in our offense. 

[thrasher31]

17 hours ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

 

If Nick Janowski doesn’t see the court, wow. Absolute beast mentality. Relentless. High energy. Elite shooting ability. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is going to be my favorite thing to follow this year. I've said he's going to be hard to keep out of the rotation, and if he works as hard as Brice mentioned and you say, I have a tendency to agree. Getting him up to speed with PG skills in this league will help him see the court. Ulis and Connor both will have him breathing down their necks for PT

[Fullbacksympathy]

14 hours ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

Rollie is sneaky athletic.  Wouldn’t compare him to Sam G. Sam had a lot of length and long strides, I’d think Rollie will be more than OK in conference play defensively. 

I think Lance Jeter might be a decent comparison.  Probably a little better passer but definitely a similar bully build getting to the rim.  

[Huskerpapa]

 

[AuroranHusker]

On 7/2/2024 at 4:36 PM, Faux Mike Peltz said:

Early notes:

 

Rollie has established himself, along with Juwan, as a vocal leader. That isnt surprising.

 

Showed better than average ability to defend on the perimeter.

 

Taller than expected. Appears 6’5” Not much difference between Rollie and Brice height wise. 

 

Meah is head and shoulders taller than anybody else. Dunking any and everything around the rim.

Fluid for his size.

 

Morgan may be the sleeper of the offseason. Showing some nice post moves, pretty mobile as well.

 

If Nick Janowski doesn’t see the court, wow. Absolute beast mentality. Relentless. High energy. Elite shooting ability. 
 

Connor is an elite shooter. 
 

Gavin can be special, shows flashes at times but also still needs some seasoning. 
 

People probably have overlooked the role of Cale. Brings experience and could be called on for his versatility and defensive fouls. Heady player. 
 

That is all for now. Everyone have a great 4th of July!!! 

 

 

Came here to say HECK YEAH! And, to all, a Happy Independence Day!

 

[Handy Johnson]

On 6/30/2024 at 9:43 AM, millerhusker said:

If everyone was healthy and available, who wins a round robin with these three groups?

 

PG – Rollie Worster

G – Sam Hoiberg

W – Braden Frager

F – Juwan Gary

C – Andrew Morgan

 

PG – Ahron Ulis 

G – Nick Janowski

W – Gavin Griffiths

F – Justin Bolis

C – Rienk Mast

 

G – Cale Jacobson

SG – Connor Essegian

W – Brice Williams

F – Berke Buyuktuncel

C – Braxton Meah

The Fact you can Draw Up THREE Squads like that speaks for itself, & one of them isn’t called the “Bench Mob” (God Bless Them) 

[hhcmatt]

6 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

The Fact you can Draw Up THREE Squads like that speaks for itself, & one of them isn’t called the “Bench Mob” (God Bless Them) 

 

The very funny thing about that is Jack McVeigh might end up being the most successful pro from that roster.

[Art Vandalay]

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

 

The very funny thing about that is Jack McVeigh might end up being the most successful pro from that roster.

Sam Vecenie has been advocating for him to get an NBA contracts for months now.

[Handy Johnson]

2 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

The very funny thing about that is Jack McVeigh might end up being the most successful pro from that roster.

True, but I’d rather have a Johnny Trueblood Game Worn Jersey. 

[AGHANSEN]

 

[hhcmatt]

Oh crap I'm overhyped on July 10th

 

 

[49r]

42 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Oh crap I'm overhyped on July 10th

 

 

 

 

Am I the only one getting Aaron Craft vibes here??

[thrasher31]

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

Oh crap I'm overhyped on July 10th

 

 

He says all the right things as a freshman. Word is he's picking up PG skills, which raises his ceiling here imo. Really high on this kid. 

[Fullbacksympathy]

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

Oh crap I'm overhyped on July 10th

 

 

Oh he’s way different.  Very rare personality.  This is gonna be a fun run with him.  

[Faux Mike Peltz]

He’s got a different mentality, that’s for sure. 

[Shawn Eichorst's Toupee]

Nice touch with the country flags hanging in the back of the gym at the very end of the video. I'm assuming Italy is for Luca Virgilio, unless I'm forgetting another player's nationality?

[49r]

2 hours ago, 49r said:

 

 

Am I the only one getting Aaron Craft vibes here??

 

By the way, this was meant as the ultimate compliment.  Craft was the consummate college basketball player and as much as I hated playing against him I also was very jealous he wasn't on our team.

[Huskerpapa]

[Cowboy Kermit]

I think Lance Jeter might be a decent comparison.  Probably a little better passer but definitely a similar bully build getting to the rim.  

And to top it all off, they both played football.

[49r]

Don't know where the best place to put this is and I didn't want to start a new thread but it appears that PBA is going to move up one spot in the arena capacity standings this off-season:
 

 

[LincecumFan]

https://huskers.com/news/2024/7/12/buyuktuncel-to-play-in-fiba-u20-eurobasket

[Handy Johnson]

On 7/10/2024 at 6:21 PM, 49r said:

 

By the way, this was meant as the ultimate compliment.  Craft was the consummate college basketball player and as much as I hated playing against him I also was very jealous he wasn't on our team.

He’s Jimmy Chitwood 

[Nighthawk]

20 hours ago, 49r said:

Don't know where the best place to put this is and I didn't want to start a new thread but it appears that PBA is going to move up one spot in the arena capacity standings this off-season:
 

 

Lead to another interesting board post.  As of last month Gonzaga was still trying to figure ticket prices but gave their fans warning of what was to come. https://www.guboards.com/forum/bob-zag-s-house-the-home-of-gonzaga-basketball-talk/bz-s-field-house/2260451-a-warning-shot-across-the-bow

[Cazzie22]

3 hours ago, Nighthawk said:

Lead to another interesting board post.  As of last month Gonzaga was still trying to figure ticket prices but gave their fans warning of what was to come. https://www.guboards.com/forum/bob-zag-s-house-the-home-of-gonzaga-basketball-talk/bz-s-field-house/2260451-a-warning-shot-across-the-bow

Eventually, disposable income will run out for people to continue to support the “benefits” due athletes whether they generate revenue or not.  The college scholarship should mean something to the recipient but in the era of student loan forgiveness, apparently not.