Huskerbb73 34 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Now that Deng Deng and Cornish are off the board, where does NU go now? Is there anyone else that has Nebraska on their radar. Is Dwight Smith an option for a Sr transfer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norm Peterson 9,681 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Open tryouts at Mable Lee Hall. Who's in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huskerpapa 4,722 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I still have eligibility. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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#GOT IT 24 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I’m going to be that guy I guess – this offseason has been really disappointing. You would have thought we would have capitalized a little bit better than what has transpired. Hooper and Donkey 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
golfer3 127 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Keep the door open for several more weeks. Perhaps something willl fall our way. Smith can be Plan B. Meanwhile start settting players up for 2015. We HAVE to hit next season early. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huskerpapa 4,722 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 We have guys coming in that will help. We will be better than last year. I am more worried about life after Petteway/Pitch/Shavon...so next recruiting class becomes critical. NeHoops, HuskerCager, Neebraska and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GATA 515 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I’m going to be that guy I guess – this offseason has been really disappointing. You would have thought we would have capitalized a little bit better than what has transpired. Agreed. We're obviously well ahead of schedule, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. We're in on some good players, but we haven't proven to be closers just yet. Hopefully another good year and a trip to the Sweet 16 will change things. NeHoops 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MandRHusker 172 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 We have guys coming in that will help. We will be better than last year. I am more worried about life after Petteway/Pitch/Shavon...so next recruiting class becomes critical. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nuled2dance 130 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 The bond with he and rashad was to strong to overcome it happens.Moving on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uneblinstu 2,492 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I’m going to be that guy I guess – this offseason has been really disappointing. You would have thought we would have capitalized a little bit better than what has transpired. Agreed. We're obviously well ahead of schedule, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. We're in on some good players, but we haven't proven to be closers just yet. Hopefully another good year and a trip to the Sweet 16 will change things. We've covered this ground before, but NU's success largely came after most of the top recruits had signed back in November. The success we had this year should plough the ground for recruiting improvements in November. If you look at the places we've lost players to, it's not mid majors. It's always a bummer to see a player pick another school, but Deng went to a school coming off a sweet 16. Cornish is going to a school that's had a lot of recruiting success and has a track record of success. We were right in that mix. It might not be the progress we want to see, but it is progress. This isn't an instant gratification deal, but we should see a little more fruit of the labor of this season over the summer and in the fall. Stay the course, fellas, don't get downtrodden, it's way too early for that. NeHoops 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FredsSlacks 944 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 in- fuller, smith,hammond, moses out- ray, peltz, hawkins. I think the 'in' guys are upgrades over the 'out' guys. I'd like to see us add a senior transfer, and regular transfer that has to sit out a year. Norm Peterson and hhcmatt 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GATA 515 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I’m going to be that guy I guess – this offseason has been really disappointing. You would have thought we would have capitalized a little bit better than what has transpired. Agreed. We're obviously well ahead of schedule, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. We're in on some good players, but we haven't proven to be closers just yet. Hopefully another good year and a trip to the Sweet 16 will change things. We've covered this ground before, but NU's success largely came after most of the top recruits had signed back in November. The success we had this year should plough the ground for recruiting improvements in November. If you look at the places we've lost players to, it's not mid majors. It's always a bummer to see a player pick another school, but Deng went to a school coming off a sweet 16. Cornish is going to a school that's had a lot of recruiting success and has a track record of success. We were right in that mix. It might not be the progress we want to see, but it is progress. This isn't an instant gratification deal, but we should see a little more fruit of the labor of this season over the summer and in the fall. Stay the course, fellas, don't get downtrodden, it's way too early for that.As I said, we're ahead of schedule, so there's a lot to be excited about, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be disappointed in how things have turned out since our tournament run ended. I'm not an "instant gratification guy" per se. I didn't expect us to land all of our targets, but we're right there at the end with some pretty good prospects and we aren't closing the deal. It's OK to admit that it's not all puppy dogs and ice cream. That's just how things go sometimes. It doesn't mean Miles is failing or the staff is failing. But it does mean that they have some work left to do. I believe they'll get there.Obviously there are transfers out there to be had, so hopefully we snag at least one who can play right away. Norm Peterson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKamdyMan 1,315 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 This (2014-15 signing period) is the make or break recruiting cycle I believe going forward. Its the one that replaces and back builds the current lineup of the future. If they miss on their top guys it could be a tough season in a couple years. Norm Peterson and HuskerCager 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uneblinstu 2,492 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I’m going to be that guy I guess – this offseason has been really disappointing. You would have thought we would have capitalized a little bit better than what has transpired. Agreed. We're obviously well ahead of schedule, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. We're in on some good players, but we haven't proven to be closers just yet. Hopefully another good year and a trip to the Sweet 16 will change things. We've covered this ground before, but NU's success largely came after most of the top recruits had signed back in November. The success we had this year should plough the ground for recruiting improvements in November. If you look at the places we've lost players to, it's not mid majors. It's always a bummer to see a player pick another school, but Deng went to a school coming off a sweet 16. Cornish is going to a school that's had a lot of recruiting success and has a track record of success. We were right in that mix. It might not be the progress we want to see, but it is progress. This isn't an instant gratification deal, but we should see a little more fruit of the labor of this season over the summer and in the fall. Stay the course, fellas, don't get downtrodden, it's way too early for that. As I said, we're ahead of schedule, so there's a lot to be excited about, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be disappointed in how things have turned out since our tournament run ended. Obviously there are transfers out there to be had, so hopefully we snag at least one who can play right away. But that's just it, I don't think there's anything to be disappointed about. On a micro level, perhaps, but anything bigger than that, I don't think there is at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rum 542 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I understand people being disapointed but I disagree with the offseason being a disapointment. We've upgraded our roster with solid palyers. They aren't big named blockbusters but no one on our roster was when they came in. Except maybe Tai and that might have been partly our fault for throwing so much hype on the poor kid. Norm Peterson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GATA 515 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I’m going to be that guy I guess – this offseason has been really disappointing. You would have thought we would have capitalized a little bit better than what has transpired. Agreed. We're obviously well ahead of schedule, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. We're in on some good players, but we haven't proven to be closers just yet. Hopefully another good year and a trip to the Sweet 16 will change things. We've covered this ground before, but NU's success largely came after most of the top recruits had signed back in November. The success we had this year should plough the ground for recruiting improvements in November. If you look at the places we've lost players to, it's not mid majors. It's always a bummer to see a player pick another school, but Deng went to a school coming off a sweet 16. Cornish is going to a school that's had a lot of recruiting success and has a track record of success. We were right in that mix. It might not be the progress we want to see, but it is progress. This isn't an instant gratification deal, but we should see a little more fruit of the labor of this season over the summer and in the fall. Stay the course, fellas, don't get downtrodden, it's way too early for that. As I said, we're ahead of schedule, so there's a lot to be excited about, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be disappointed in how things have turned out since our tournament run ended. Obviously there are transfers out there to be had, so hopefully we snag at least one who can play right away. But that's just it, I don't think there's anything to be disappointed about. On a micro level, perhaps, but anything bigger than that, I don't think there is at all. I guess I'm not the optimist you are. And I don't want anyone to take this as doom and gloom or that I'm being a Chicken Little, it's just disappointing that we couldn't capitalize on the opportunities we had to add some extremely talented players to our program. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooper 338 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I like the players we've signed so far, and especially Tarin Smith, who I believe will start at the point next year. Hammond is a good developmental prospect who needs a redshirt season, and Ayegba brings experience, physical strength and a guy who can protect the rim. However, the class has to be evaluated in the context of the spots available, and in that regard it's a pretty major disappointment when you only fill 3 of 5 available scholarships by the end of the late period. They just can't keep coming up short like this in filling scholarship numbers. Obviously, they may find 1-2 late transfers in the coming weeks/months, but it really shouldn't have come to this IMO. I for one am concerned about recruiting with this staff, but I'm honestly not sure how much the staff is at fault. At this point, I blame most of their difficulties on the program itself. The Nebrasketball brand just doesn't have the cache yet that all of us wish it did, and the program's abysmal history makes it very tough on any staff. I'll repeat what I said earlier, however, which is that I believe Craig Smith was a huge recruiting loss. Go back and look at how many guys he's brought in over the past two years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GATA 515 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I understand people being disapointed but I disagree with the offseason being a disapointment. We've upgraded our roster with solid palyers. They aren't big named blockbusters but no one on our roster was when they came in. Except maybe Tai and that might have been partly our fault for throwing so much hype on the poor kid. I'm not trying to rain on the parade. I think the class of Hammond, Smith and Ayegba is solid, but certainly nothing great in the B1G. I think Fuller should be able to help out next year. We had a great opportunity to take advantage of some positive momentum from March on, and we basically struck out. In Miles I trust, but that doesn't mean I'm pleased with how things have gone since our season ended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nuled2dance 130 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Uneblinstu is exactly right. If Vaughn is not a recruit there we get him. Some bonds can't be broken. We were in the mix ...still feel he will get caught up in the wrong things and distractions. Sad to see a brother martin brother make a iffy decision I do hope he does very well though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nuled2dance 130 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 When's the last time we had a hat on the table like that for hoop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OurDecay 166 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Pretty disappointing IMO...we haven't seemed to have been seriously pursuing any of the other available transfers (see the Transfer thread). It looks like we put all our eggs in the Deng and Cornish baskets, and didn't pursue some transfers in parallel. So now we are starting all over it appears. If our intent all along was to pursue transfers i would hope we've been doing that all along, not only after Cornish and Deng fell through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GATA 515 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 https://twitter.com/RobinWashut/status/468848450629828608Pretty disappointing IMO...we haven't seemed to have been seriously pursuing any of the other available transfers (see the Transfer thread). It looks like we put all our eggs in the Deng and Cornish baskets, and didn't pursue some transfers in parallel. So now we are starting all over it appears. If our intent all along was to pursue transfers i would hope we've been doing that all along, not only after Cornish and Deng fell through. A lot of transfers are teams' Plans C and D, so they're waiting to see how things shake out. Hopefully we snag a guy soon enough. Petteway was a late addition, no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rum 542 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I understand people being disapointed but I disagree with the offseason being a disapointment. We've upgraded our roster with solid palyers. They aren't big named blockbusters but no one on our roster was when they came in. Except maybe Tai and that might have been partly our fault for throwing so much hype on the poor kid. I'm not trying to rain on the parade. I think the class of Hammond, Smith and Ayegba is solid, but certainly nothing great in the B1G. I think Fuller should be able to help out next year. We had a great opportunity to take advantage of some positive momentum from March on, and we basically struck out. In Miles I trust, but that doesn't mean I'm pleased with how things have gone since our season ended. That's what I was saying. You have every right to not be pleased with how things have gone since the season ended. But saying the offseason was a disapointment is a leap in my book. We missed out on some guys yes, but its because of last season that we were even in the discussion. Additionally, I'm not saying you said it was a disapointment. If it wasn't you I'm sorry I made it sound like you did. I don't remember who said it. I was speaking in broad terms. Norm Peterson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hskr4life 6,463 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 So we sign two other one or two stars and fill the scholarships? Welcome to the big boys game where you don't just have to beat the likes of Georgia State and Akron for recruiting. We all wanted to be here, now I'm reading posts that make me think people just want to sign to sign and fill scholarships. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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