Coach Miles Radio Hour - Jan 27

throwback · January 28, 2014

Starts at 7 pm - they're at Wings & Rings across from the arena tonight if anyone wants to attend - and there's only one of those in Lincoln, so no chance of Coach going to the wrong location

hal9000 · January 28, 2014

Miles: It's only been 2 1/2 months since we've had an ally-opp. :lol:

throwback · January 28, 2014

Great effort by NU vs Minnesota, fun game to watch

Played well in 1st half, had nice lead
Played well early in 2nd half, nice to stretch the lead, something we haven't been doing
We gave some of it back, but never let them get the lead
Minny has some nice wins
Ind & Mich next, no easier, this league is brutal

Petteway?

35 pts, 2 assists, 10 of 15 shooting, made 11 FTs
So critical when a guy like him has that going
I thought only two of his misses were bad shot decisions, one make was a bad decision, even though it was late in the shot clock

Lob pass?

Only been 2 1/2 months since we completed a lob dunk
Funny in film today, I still said, Benny you still threw one out of bounds over Petteway's head, he didn't remember that one

Crowd?

The more we can get the crowd going when we're on defense, the harder it is for the opponent
When I was at CSU we played at New Mex, they would scream the entire TV timeout
We'd have to take whiteboard and write words on it because players couldn't hear us
That's what I want PBA to be, be loud, with good sportsmanship, make it tough on opponents
Need that vs Ind

Defense vs Minn played well, just had a hot shooter

We did a good job on Mathieu, 9 turnovers
Doubling him off ball screens was something that others haven't done
However that let Smith get open a couple of times early & he got hot
At the same time it was worth the tradeoff
Can't let Mathieu get going, did a nice job
We were very active, stuck to game plan, Coach Hunter had the game plan/scout & did a nice job
We ran a lot of guys at him
Sometimes the big body guys were able to deflect some of his passes

Minny's inside players, Walt pulled them away from the basket

I thought he did a good job, hit 3 3s
We hurt Minny with Walt playing outside
He had 2 assists too, moved the ball, made extra pass
19 assists was our best effort of the year, need to do more of that
Fun kid to deal with, has a lot of talent, will continue to improve

Rivers?

We just needed more length
Also gets Shields to wing more often
Gets Shields and Terran more rest by using Rivers
Shields still had 35 min & Terran 31 last night
Rivers had been doing a lot of scout team stuff until he started playing more
He had no rust at all, picked up our offense right where he left off

Webster, played especially well vs OSU

Best aggressive play of the season
Did a good job creating for others and himself
He's a combo guard, like him both at point and as off guard
He's going to get better and better
He did struggle vs PSU especially defensively though

PSU, great guards

Great leadership from Frazier & Newbill
That game, we led the whole way and just made mistakes
Had a rebound with 2 hands on it, gave it away for 2 pts
Then dribbled into pressure, gave away 3 more pts
Both happened in final minute so we really blew that game
Hopefully we've learned from it and can move on

nuled2dance · January 28, 2014

Biggs status?

doc1394 · January 28, 2014

Says he likes the Michigan matchup next week, but might have to eat his words.

throwback · January 28, 2014

Phone, Tom: 1, tempo played during OSU game, seemed to slow pace, will you continue that going forward? 2, Smith's knee injury, something that will be dealt with in off season?

Slower pace worked vs OSU, but didn't at PSU
Last night I said, let's keep attacking, share ball
Scored most points in a BIG game
We were at a point vs OSU where we were taking bad shots with turnovers so needed to slow it down
The more you trust the players, the more I'll let them play fast
Team has been an EKG in terms of what we do, but getting better

Smith bruised a hand/thumb
He struggles to catch the ball anyway
When Smith is thinking about an injury, he runs with a limp
But I think his knees are OK
He works hard, expends a lot of energy
We didn't work him hard today, let him recover, trying to get him some extra rest

Phone, Drew: Webster seems to have an open lane to rim a lot, but he seems to pass it more than he should - struggling with FTs too

He's a true frosh, and there's some adjustment to the speed of the game
Last year he could easily get that layup
But against teams like OSU, it gets blocked at times
I just tell him to play, try not to overcoach him
Want him to stay aggressive
His FT shooting has been quite a bit better lately vs early in the year, until those 2 misses late last night
I've seen improvement out of him, need to continue to see it

Phone, Dave: Didn't think there was any way we could win an 80 pt game, so please forgive me

Thanks you're forgiven

Sharpe asking questions now: Would you like to be a certain style of offense

I like the winning style
You can't control how some teams will try to influence the pace
Minny wanted to play faster, so we were able to get them going a little faster & they took some poor shots, let us get out and run
I want shots early in the shot clock when they're open, want to get to the rim late in the clock
There are times that I don't want to see us in the 80s
For example I wouldn't play Iowa in the 80s
Indiana will try to run us off the floor, they go faster than anyone else in the BIG
I just want a winning style, fast or slow

Minny vs Indiana?

I'd say Minny is more methodical on offense, tries to hurry you up on defense
They try to discombobulate you with their defense [now an off-topic discussion on the word discombobulate... ]

How about the BIG? Only Mich undefeated

Mich makes the 1/2 courter at half to beat us, and we miss a 1-inch shot at the rim late
They beat Minny late, they beat Wiscy late
Any mistake you make on defense, they make you pay
Great offensive weapons and they play sound defense, not overpowering, but solid enough

Get another shot at Michigan in a week

I like the matchup
I may eat my words, but we'll see

Greg Eaton, video coordinator, will be a special guest coming up

His dad was an AD and former coach
Worked for Rick Pitino, then went to Arkansas
Then I hired him at CSU from Arkansas, came to NU with me
Done a great job for us
Really challenging for him to deal with the video requests the coaches make, such as 25 individual clips on how Aaron Craft plays defense for example
Video is so important for scouting and so important for TV show
Want to make your product look great

hal9000 · January 28, 2014

Should I be surprised that Greg Sharpe has not asked about Biggs, or is it because this is "Husker Radio" he's not going to go there?

nuled2dance · January 28, 2014

Guarantee said no questions on that please. Sad if true tim needs to give an update even if not finalized ignoring will just bring more questions from media

throwback · January 28, 2014

Now Greg Eaton, video coordinator

Coach Miles must me OK to work for, followed him here?

He is, but judging from my hairline, you can see how tough it can be working for him
Assistant coaches don't have much hair either

What do you do?

Self scouting, opponent scouting video
Coaches will ask for certain edits
Last week asked for look at each of our players shots
Work with each assistant coach to break down their scouts
My assistants break down tape
Then I work with assistants to organize it

Where does video come from?

A lot of film exchange
Good relationships with other BIG video coordinators
Also will record off DirecTV & TimeWarner
More difficult to find tape during non-conf games, especially early in the year
Usually find something, even if it's at the last minute

Technological changes - say a player wants to see tape, can you use Ipads, phones, etc to show video?

We can - we use Hudl
They can access video on almost any device through Hudl account
They ask for specific items and I can upload it to Hudl

Camps?

We put on a lot of different camps
Day camps for 3rd grade thru srs in HS
Little Husker camp for K thru 2nd grade
Fun to watch kids grow & learn to love b-ball
Also have some team camps & overnight camps
Great to have fans of program join us
Haven't finalized schedule for this summer, hopefully within 2 weeks, we'll have online registration thru Huskers.com

After road game, what happens with video?

I'll have game uploaded ready for coaches to watch as we get on plane
Then I do the editing of offense & defense, any specific items/plays, while we're flying

Lincoln?

Do like it here
Has a rap for being a small town, but it's not
Haymarket area is great
Having ice rink there feels like home

throwback · January 28, 2014

Should I be surprised that Greg Sharpe has not asked about Biggs, or is it because this is "Husker Radio" he's not going to go there?

Sharpe said during first hour that he would ask about Biggs, but expected not to receive an answer. I'd guess that he may have asked Miles off air how he wants to handle it, and they just decided not to bring it up. I believe his regular weekly press conference is Tuesday, so it'll be easier to handle it there with all the media present.

Sharpe & Davison discussed it in the 1st hour, nothing new unveiled. Going from memory Davison said it would be too bad if he's no longer on team, but he wouldn't be surprised at this point if that's the decision. Could be addition by subtraction type of thing, he said.

throwback · January 28, 2014

I heard Eaton say I was tough to work for, it's actually more like a vacation working for me
I see he also had his Red Sox hat on, trying to put a jab on me since I'm a Cardinals fan
I don't accept any Red Sox fan after the World Series
It's hard being a Cardinal fan, because we're always near the top

Indy here Thursday, big roster turnover

Lost 2 guys in first 5 picks or whatever
Coach Creen is rebuilding them
They're a little erratic, lose at home to NW, but then beat Wiscy
They're good at home, but a little inconsistent on road
They play at a fast pace
Curious to see how we can slow them down
They're playing more zone, and we've seen a lot of it, so that's good

Petteway, all league?

Conference call this morning, someone asked me about him whether he was underrated
I hadn't thought about it, but no one really talks about him
Last night 35 pts, been over 20 a few times
3rd leading scorer in BIG, great numbers
He's doing it against the best, and he's doing it without a real mentor like Ubel helping him
Has a chance to be all-league eventually, even this year, he'd get my vote
He's a machine out there, in the gym all the time
Ben Johnson was working with Parker & Terran all spring, so I texted him today to apologize for our win, but I wasn't sure which to apologize for first, Parker's 2 jumpers or Terran's 35
I like Ben, he's a good friend
Before OSU game, he sent me texts, telling us how we could beat them, as Minny had just done it
I'm happy for him that he's able to go back home

This week?

No practice Tuesday, big academic day for our guys
Been real tough the past week with 3 games
We'll practice Wed
Do we have Michigan on Sunday? Not till next Wednesday? Ridiculous
Not sure who's after Michigan? Northwestern there?
Got to get home games, put a string together
Hopefully 2 out of 3 becomes 3 out of 4
Let's have a big crowd, Tom Creen doesn't like noise I've heard
My daughter has a basketball game, I'm headed there now

HuskerCager · January 28, 2014

I would say that means there is no update to give on Biggs. This coach is the most openly communicative coach we've ever had for basketball. Maybe for any sport for that matter. I have no problem with him not commenting on his status for now.

twinswingohuskers · January 28, 2014

Thanks a lot for the updates throwback, much appreciated

royalfan · January 28, 2014

Well done again Throwback. Much appreciated.

nuled2dance · January 28, 2014

Very impressive throwback thanks

Norm Peterson · January 28, 2014