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Went off tonight! 42 points 17 boards 13 blocks 8 steals. 20-22 at the line. Those are big boy numbers I don't care who you are playing!!

Those are impressive numbers for sure regardless of competition level. The most impressive number to me just may be the 20 - 22 at the line....A big man that can make free throws is a huge asset.

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Went off tonight! 42 points 17 boards 13 blocks 8 steals. 20-22 at the line. Those are big boy numbers I don't care who you are playing!!

 

Who were they playing... the Washington Generals??? ;)

 

Very impressive stat sheet... anyone know what he shot from the field?

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Hammond is, based on Rivals, the best recruit Nebraska has had in what, 20 years? First ever top 150 recruit.

Yet based on this board, the expectations are extremely low.

I think we all will be pleasantly surprised next year.

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Hammond is, based on Rivals, the best recruit Nebraska has had in what, 20 years? First ever top 150 recruit.

Yet based on this board, the expectations are extremely low.

I think we all will be pleasantly surprised next year.

Honestly I think it's more based on the fact not many bigs can make the transition smoothly in year one unless they are extremely special. Plenty of bigs, even when ranked in the 150, redshirt or play limited minutes in year one so the expectations I think are more tempered for that reason. They are like OL in football to me. Takes some time for the ROI.

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Hammond is, based on Rivals, the best recruit Nebraska has had in what, 20 years? First ever top 150 recruit.

Yet based on this board, the expectations are extremely low.

I think we all will be pleasantly surprised next year.

Honestly I think it's more based on the fact not many bigs can make the transition smoothly in year one unless they are extremely special. Plenty of bigs, even when ranked in the 150, redshirt or play limited minutes in year one so the expectations I think are more tempered for that reason. They are like OL in football to me. Takes some time for the ROI.

This. Good post.

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Hammond is, based on Rivals, the best recruit Nebraska has had in what, 20 years? First ever top 150 recruit.

Yet based on this board, the expectations are extremely low.

I think we all will be pleasantly surprised next year.

Honestly I think it's more based on the fact not many bigs can make the transition smoothly in year one unless they are extremely special. Plenty of bigs, even when ranked in the 150, redshirt or play limited minutes in year one so the expectations I think are more tempered for that reason. They are like OL in football to me. Takes some time for the ROI.

Exactly, if he plays it will be limited minutes 3-10 a game? It will be off the bench or for match ups.

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I don't think we really have any idea how much he will play. He could easily beat out Leslie by conference play for major minutes. Our staff knows how to help big guys get better, the proof is in the pudding

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I don't think we really have any idea how much he will play. He could easily beat out Leslie by conference play for major minutes. Our staff knows how to help big guys get better, the proof is in the pudding

 

Vooch is the one big man who's been here his entire career and we can't even get him on the court to eat up fouls.

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I don't think we really have any idea how much he will play. He could easily beat out Leslie by conference play for major minutes. Our staff knows how to help big guys get better, the proof is in the pudding

 

Vooch is the one big man who's been here his entire career and we can't even get him on the court to eat up fouls.

 

vooch is an anomoly...an outlier..ill bet money that our staff can help big men out with the progress, Pitch has made in developing in the post on defensive end, and when smith is on, he is smooth...ill take my chances with them developing

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I don't think we really have any idea how much he will play. He could easily beat out Leslie by conference play for major minutes. Our staff knows how to help big guys get better, the proof is in the pudding

 

Vooch is the one big man who's been here his entire career and we can't even get him on the court to eat up fouls.

 

vooch is an anomoly...an outlier..ill bet money that our staff can help big men out with the progress, Pitch has made in developing in the post on defensive end, and when smith is on, he is smooth...ill take my chances with them developing

 

 

Sure, Pitchford has gotten better defensively in the post, but he's absolutely awful offensively in the post. The same goes for Rivers. Smith is OK.

 

I don't want this to be a knock on Miles and his staff, I just don't believe we've proven we can develop big men just yet. If they had turned Vooch into a rotational big then I'd agree. I'm just not there yet, though.

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I'd be surprised if Hammond plays much next year.  He doesn't play against good competition now and he looks pretty skinny to me.  He'll need time to develop and adjust to Big Ten Basketball.  Then there's this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Even first-round NBA draft picks like Meyers Leonard need a full year to become useful players. As a freshman he averaged 8 minutes per game, and he's far more talented than Hammond. 

 

I'm going to keep my expectations low for Year 1.

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