Senior Day: Peltz Starting Or Not?

[TheKamdyMan]

Start Peltz over Webster. In all reality, you're not losing any points by starting Peltz because Webster gives you almost zero points for the second half of the season game in and game out. Any Peltz can play defense as good as Webster for a couple of minutes.

Biggest game of the last few decades and you want to bench your starter for a walkon that's played probably 20 minutes all season. What??????

[huskerpower1988]

 

Start Peltz over Webster. In all reality, you're not losing any points by starting Peltz because Webster gives you almost zero points for the second half of the season game in and game out. Any Peltz can play defense as good as Webster for a couple of minutes.

Biggest game of the last few decades and you want to bench your starter for a walkon that's played probably 20 minutes all season. What??????

 

ya i couldnt agree more .......this is a bad post.....telling miles to do something because thats how collier and sadler did it is the most idiotic thing ive ever heard........ahahahahhahahahahah,  i wouldnt even let sadler wipe miles you know what lol,  sadler is a joke compared to miles

[Huskerpapa]

Sorry - you DO NOT mess with the mojo.  Same starting line-up. 

[hhcmatt]

FWIW, Wisconsin's starting 3 guards run 6'1", 6'2", and 6'3" so height-wise it wouldn't be a complete mismatch.

I'd be pretty surprised if Peltz started though I won't be upset if he does. If Peltz starts it's because he's showing enough in practice and I doubt Wisconsin has any scout on him.  Indiana had to check to make sure Hawkins was a student the first time they played.

 

Will Ray start?  I'd be surprised if he doesn't.  Wisconsin doesn't have the height out there where you absolutely need River's length.  Since Miles likes playing them together, does Parker start if Ray does?

[colhusker]

Kid plays hard but no to him starting.

[colhusker]

Start Peltz over Webster.  In all reality, you're not losing any points by starting Peltz because Webster gives you almost zero points for the second half of the season game in and game out.  Any Peltz can play defense as good as Webster for a couple of minutes.

Wow

[KZRider]

I vote for starting Peltz with instructions to foul immediately after the tip. Then he gets his name on the stat sheet and gives Miles a chance to sub in for him.

[HF_]

Absolutely not.  In a game where 1 point (or even 1 team foul that ends up causing a point later) can make the difference between us going to the Dance for the first time in 15 years or not, you start with your best 5.

 

Too important of a game to mess with silly things like starting seniors just because.

[nuled2dance]

If he does it better be for one or two possesions

[colhusker]

Had we not given the game at Penn State away.  Had Smith's tip vs Michigan gone in.  Had we got over the small hump at Purdue then yes start him.  Unfortunately for Peltz that didn't happen.  Betting he will not be to upset IF we win.

[GATA]

Biggest home game in school history? Yeah, he can play the final minute when we're up 15.

[Red Rum]

I say let him start. He's not completely inept. It's not like we're talking about starting Menke or Kye. Sorry Menke and Kye. So ya, start Peltz, take him out at the first dead ball and let the crowd cheer on the bro.

 

Also, didn't Pletz get a scholarship at the semester?

[atskooc]

I say let him start. He's not completely inept. It's not like we're talking about starting Menke or Kye. Sorry Menke and Kye. So ya, start Peltz, take him out at the first dead ball and let the crowd cheer on the bro.

 

Also, didn't Pletz get a scholarship at the semester?

Menke's had a scholarship for two years.

[hhcmatt]

 

I say let him start. He's not completely inept. It's not like we're talking about starting Menke or Kye. Sorry Menke and Kye. So ya, start Peltz, take him out at the first dead ball and let the crowd cheer on the bro.

 

Also, didn't Pletz get a scholarship at the semester?

Menke's had a scholarship for two years.

 

 

Nope.

Menke had it last year.

This year it wasn't filled in the first half.

We would have given it to Worthington from Georgetown or a mid-semester transfer.

When that didn't pan out it was give to Peltz.  He is technically a scholarship player.

[Sgt Lincoln Osiris]

If you are in his shoes would you rather tell your grandkids you beat Wisconsin to get your team to the dance for the first time in 16 years or that you played the first two minutes of the last regular season home game of your career?  I think it's a no brainer you don't mess with what is working.

[The Coach]

Hell No, you don't start Peltz for one of the biggest games in program history.

 

I remember Doc starting Ben Nelson on senior night against a bad Colorado team, and we got our butts kicked. 

 

Besides, Peltz was only here for 2 years, it's not like he gave 4-5 years to the program.

[huskerpower1988]

this is mind boggling crazy if the people wanting to start peltz are serious.....so if wisconsin comes out and gets up 8-2, or 5-0 or whatever and we have to play from behind for 10 minutes or whole first half you think it was worth it,  this isnt the ymca.......unrealllllll some of you are sayn this.......for one thing being down 6 to wisconsin is almost like being down 15 to a different team, the way they play and sit on the ball and make u defend and take high percentage shots means than get up 6 early and they will probably be ahead most of the entire first half unless they go completely cold, but they play 5 guys who can knock down shots......secondly even if you can argue peltz wouldnt "hurt us" for two minutes,  who knows how that will disrupt the rythm of they guys who normally start but are now coming off the bench.......you start your best 5,  this thread should b deleted , makes our fan base look ignorant

[huskerpower1988]

furthermore the "us always" mindset means that nothing is bigger than the team, starting on sr night is not more important than maximizing the teams opportunity to make the trny, the guys will understand.........its no guarantee we will be in this situation again nxt yr or in the near future.....so how is it fair for the guys who have earned there startn spots and helped get us to this position to be benched from starting in the biggest game in school history so someone walkon has a story for his grandkids  ,   thats funnyyyyyyyyyy ahahahahahhahaha wowwwwwwwwww  cmonnnnnnnn people

[atskooc]

 

 

I say let him start. He's not completely inept. It's not like we're talking about starting Menke or Kye. Sorry Menke and Kye. So ya, start Peltz, take him out at the first dead ball and let the crowd cheer on the bro.

 

Also, didn't Pletz get a scholarship at the semester?

Menke's had a scholarship for two years.

 

 

Nope.

Menke had it last year.

This year it wasn't filled in the first half.

We would have given it to Worthington from Georgetown or a mid-semester transfer.

When that didn't pan out it was give to Peltz.  He is technically a scholarship player.

 

Huh.

I guess since I never heard it was revoked (not the right word) that I thought he still had it.

I don't pay a lot of attention to scholly numbers, so I guess I figured there was another one (not Menke's) we didn't use and gave to Peltz.

[GoBigRed]

Lol, no. If Peltz is any sort of team player, even he would be like "No, Coach."

[ladyhusker]

A. He's not a walk-on. He started that way, but was awarded a scholarship, presumably not for having the best hair on the team. So technically, while he occupies basically a walk-on role, he is not without the validation of a scholarship.

B. He contributes more than we give him credit for. Maybe not on the court during games with points and rebounds, but Terran isn't as tough without someone tough pushing him.

C. Although there is no guarantee that we will be in this position again in the near future, I guess I would certainly hope we would be. That's the whole reason of firing Doc and hiring Miles, isn't it? To be in precisely this spot (or better)?

D. It's not a ludicrous proposition and the thread shouldn't be deleted. It's valid conversation.

 

Believe me when I say that I have just as much invested in this team as anyone here, but I also wouldn't laugh off the idea of Peltz starting, or the guys rallying around that (Us Always should extend to the bench, should it not?). Would I do it personally, if I were the coach? No, probably not. But I also don't think it's so crazy as not to consider it duly first.

 

Ultimately, it's Miles' call, and could go either way. Personnel decisions are up to the coaching staff, not us, but it's fun to talk about, much in the same way the offseason is filled with prognostications of who will start, even without seeing a single minute of in-game action. Further, civil disagreement is what makes this a great message board. Laughing at, belittling, or invalidating someone's opinion, simply because they disagree with you, takes away from that atmosphere. I thought we were above that. 

[The Doctor]

Why not start Parker over Webster if we are going to reward hard work.

I somewhat agree with this, but it feels like Benny likes coming off the bench.  Been awhile since we've had such a big spark plug to come in.  Why mess with a good thing now?

[nuled2dance]

I think mike is smart enough to say coach leave the starters the same

[Norm Peterson]

If the first sniff of big success makes you change who you are for the worse, than the 'success' isn't.

If the tradition is to start the seniors, you start the seniors. You can take them out quickly. But you don't let *any* game taint your character.

I'm not sure we've ever made it a practice to start 2nd year walk-ons on senior night.  Just out of curiosity, did Tony Wilbrand start on senior night?  Anyone know?  Because he was a 4-year guy.  Same thing with Bronson Schliep.  

 

I mean, if we're going to start walk-ons on senior night, then next year, we're looking at starting Leslie Smith, David Rivers, Kye Kurkowski and Trevor Menke on senior night.  Along with probably Terran Petteway.  Somehow, I just don't see that happening.

[aphilso1]

 

If the first sniff of big success makes you change who you are for the worse, than the 'success' isn't.

If the tradition is to start the seniors, you start the seniors. You can take them out quickly. But you don't let *any* game taint your character.

I'm not sure we've ever made it a practice to start 2nd year walk-ons on senior night.  Just out of curiosity, did Tony Wilbrand start on senior night?  Anyone know?  Because he was a 4-year guy.  Same thing with Bronson Schliep.  

 

I mean, if we're going to start walk-ons on senior night, then next year, we're looking at starting Leslie Smith, David Rivers, Kye Kurkowski and Trevor Menke on senior night.  Along with probably Terran Petteway.  Somehow, I just don't see that happening.

 

 

Wilband and Schliep both started on senior night in '06 against Kansas State.  We got in a large hole early, and ended up losing by 2.  I remember leaving the arena furious with Collier, because I thought we still had a shot at an at-large bid until that loss.