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TomEadesSucks

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Does anyone know how a team would get out the word that they were in the market for a graduate transfer big man or two?  Do you run radio ads in Lexington and Chapel Hill or what?

 

I posted something about this on craigslist, but something must've gotten messed up in the translation, and I had to change phone numbers.

TheKamdyMan

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no but Norm I believe posted about him this past fall with some highlights.  He had been getting interest and is blowing up now with offers.

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Nebrasketballer

Nebrasketballer

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I,obviously, would have liked for Nebraska to land Atewe in the 2013 class.  That desire was based more on the current lack of legit post players on Nebraska's roster, than it was on being blown away by Atewe's film.  The truth is that he is very raw and would've needed 1-2 years to develop into a legit B1G post player.  Atewe does have a solid physical frame to work with though and his chances of development are much more realistic than developing Vucetic. 

 

At this point, Nebraska finding a way to land Leslee Smith and Sai Tummala is huge.  Both players are more physically ready to come in and contribute right away.  Both have experience playing with and against Division 1 college basketball talent.  Atewe does not.  Smith would be a Jr, so his scholarship would open up for the 2015 class, which as I have said multiple times on this board is, in my opinion, Nebraska's chance to sign a legit homerun class, with 5-6 available scholarships.  A homerun class not just by Nebraska's standards, but by the standards of Nebraska's peers as well. 

 

The players that Nebraska has returning, in addition to the players that Nebraska will add to the roster in the 2013 class, will set the foundadion of winning in the new facilities, which will allow Nebraska to attract a homerun class in 2015.  Signing Smith and Tummala would go a long way towards helping Nebraska set that foundation.

 

Another possibility for Nebraska to potentially still sign 3 more players to finish this 2013 class is to add a grad transfer.as the 3rd.  I really think this would be a solid move by Nebraska.  It would bring in a player that is physically ready to play from day 1.  It would also only be a 1-year scholarship, so it would leave Nebraska with 2 available scholarships for the 2014 class.   

 

Again, I'm not trying to play it off like Atewe is a bad player, because Nebraska didn't land him.  I just think that Nebraska is in a unique position with facilities that everyone says are the best in the nation when they see them.  Nebraska is in the conference that is considered by many to be the best conference in college basketball.  Nebraska has hired a coach that has a history of taking basketball programs from the bottom of the barrel and building them into a winner.  The only thing missing from the equation is a product on the floor that can consistently win games.  If Nebraska can snag Tummala and Smith, who look to be physically ready to play from day 1, then they should be able to attract a higher level of recruit.  Nebraska has already put together a 2013 class of very solid freshmen players.  I think that getting Tummala and Smith, who look to be able to contribute right away, will go a long way towards Miles rebuilding another program into a winner.

Norm Peterson

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This is a topic we can revisit at this point.  Zylan Cheatham is a very nice player but he's not a bruising big.  Maybe Miles doesn't think he needs a beast underneath.  But, considering how things are looking with the 2013 class, you really have to wonder what we'll be going after for next year.

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