Petteway Impressed with Newcommers

[HuskerFever]

Here's the article: http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/life-in-the-red/nu-hoops-notes-newcomers-impress-petteway/article_813e410c-f0db-11e3-aea3-001a4bcf887a.html

 

I wasn't sure whether this was supposed to be on the basketball thread or the "Fall Sports" thread... this kind of threw me off :

 

"...picks Nebraska to finish second in the Big Ten this season, behind Wisconsin."

[Norm Peterson]

Good article.  Thanks for posting.

[Cookie Belcher]

Liked the LJS one and went and sought out the Gary Parrish one which was good too.

[bobcat402]

scary thought that Tai has gotten a lot bigger... i mean just naturally he was a big pg coming in...but now..yeesh if its as extra muscle and bulk to add to those drives to rim, with some returned confidence good gracious lord almighty we could see some highlights. 

[Norm Peterson]

scary thought that Tai has gotten a lot bigger... i mean just naturally he was a big pg coming in...but now..yeesh if its as extra muscle and bulk to add to those drives to rim, with some returned confidence good gracious lord almighty we could see some highlights. 

I hope it's improved his explosiveness and his quicks.  Not that he was slow or unexplosive before, but just adding weight for the sake of adding weight usually just benefits centers and offensive linemen.  The other thing is that, along with all the effort he would have obviously had to put in while working out, I hope he's put in that much or more work improving his shot.  I know there was a blurb that he and Petteway were doing a lot of shooting, but working on your shot involves more than just doing a bunch of shooting.

 

The old adage was "practice makes perfect."  But Jack Nicklaus always said "Practice makes permanent; only perfect practice makes perfect."  It's not enough to just go in there and shoot and shoot and shoot if what you're doing only serves to reinforce bad habits.

[bobcat402]

 

scary thought that Tai has gotten a lot bigger... i mean just naturally he was a big pg coming in...but now..yeesh if its as extra muscle and bulk to add to those drives to rim, with some returned confidence good gracious lord almighty we could see some highlights. 

I hope it's improved his explosiveness and his quicks.  Not that he was slow or unexplosive before, but just adding weight for the sake of adding weight usually just benefits centers and offensive linemen.  The other thing is that, along with all the effort he would have obviously had to put in while working out, I hope he's put in that much or more work improving his shot.  I know there was a blurb that he and Petteway were doing a lot of shooting, but working on your shot involves more than just doing a bunch of shooting.

 

The old adage was "practice makes perfect."  But Jack Nicklaus always said "Practice makes permanent; only perfect practice makes perfect."  It's not enough to just go in there and shoot and shoot and shoot if what you're doing only serves to reinforce bad habits.

 

im hoping that he's gotten bigger, but in the since that like Jeter, he was still fast, and quick just ridiculously large for a PG. if that is the case it could help in the event that his shot isnt falling, when you look at guys who big physical strong guards, like Jeter, Marcus Smart, and various NBA guys, when their shot isnt dropping they just drive and overpower you, at times last year he wanted to do that, but Tai just didnt have the physical build yet. im hoping for the best. 

[colhusker]

Does bigger mean a better shooter?

[AuroranHusker]

Does bigger mean a better shooter?

 

Competent perimeter threat would be a nice addition to Tai's game, wouldn't it?

[Dicemanhusker]

In order for our motion offense to be as explosive as possible, we need 4-5 guys on the floor that can knock down perimeter jumpers. I'm sure Tai realizes his ticket to minutes requires a signs ant improvement in that area. I would expect him to make a significant jump in year two (as long as he doesn't have more confidence issues).

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[Dean Smith]

In order for our motion offense to be as explosive as possible, we need 4-5 guys on the floor that can knock down perimeter jumpers. I'm sure Tai realizes his ticket to minutes requires a signs ant improvement in that area. I would expect him to make a significant jump in year two (as long as he doesn't have more confidence issues).

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Except we didn't run that much motion offense this past year. Hopefully as the players are here longer they will be more effective in that system and they can spend more time in the motion.

[Huskerpapa]

 

In order for our motion offense to be as explosive as possible, we need 4-5 guys on the floor that can knock down perimeter jumpers. I'm sure Tai realizes his ticket to minutes requires a signs ant improvement in that area. I would expect him to make a significant jump in year two (as long as he doesn't have more confidence issues).

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Except we didn't run that much motion offense this past year. Hopefully as the players are here longer they will be more effective in that system and they can spend more time in the motion.

 

Perception vs. Reality...we certainly run the motion offense, but we run a lot of set plays as well.

 

"Petteway, who transferred from Texas Tech, is scoring 18 points a game in Miles' motion offense and was named first-team all-conference."

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/tim-miles-popularity-soaring-among-nebraska-fans-031014

 

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/tim-miles-popularity-soaring-among-nebraska-fans

 

http://www.syskos.com/product/333/motionoffense

 

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/basketball/article_ef73556a-5f94-11e2-8937-0019bb30f31a.html

[Dean Smith]

 

 

In order for our motion offense to be as explosive as possible, we need 4-5 guys on the floor that can knock down perimeter jumpers. I'm sure Tai realizes his ticket to minutes requires a signs ant improvement in that area. I would expect him to make a significant jump in year two (as long as he doesn't have more confidence issues).

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Except we didn't run that much motion offense this past year. Hopefully as the players are here longer they will be more effective in that system and they can spend more time in the motion.

 

Perception vs. Reality...we certainly run the motion offense, but we run a lot of set plays as well.

 

"Petteway, who transferred from Texas Tech, is scoring 18 points a game in Miles' motion offense and was named first-team all-conference."

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/tim-miles-popularity-soaring-among-nebraska-fans-031014

 

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/tim-miles-popularity-soaring-among-nebraska-fans

 

http://www.syskos.com/product/333/motionoffense

 

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/basketball/article_ef73556a-5f94-11e2-8937-0019bb30f31a.html

 

The perception is we run a lot of motion, the reality is we don't. We certainly run some motion but without breaking down all the game tapes I would feel safe saying well OVER 50% of the time on offense we are NOT in a motion. When we needed a bucket, Miles was calling a set, but most coaches want more control at those times.

[bobcat402]

 

 

 

In order for our motion offense to be as explosive as possible, we need 4-5 guys on the floor that can knock down perimeter jumpers. I'm sure Tai realizes his ticket to minutes requires a signs ant improvement in that area. I would expect him to make a significant jump in year two (as long as he doesn't have more confidence issues).

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Except we didn't run that much motion offense this past year. Hopefully as the players are here longer they will be more effective in that system and they can spend more time in the motion.

 

Perception vs. Reality...we certainly run the motion offense, but we run a lot of set plays as well.

 

"Petteway, who transferred from Texas Tech, is scoring 18 points a game in Miles' motion offense and was named first-team all-conference."

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/tim-miles-popularity-soaring-among-nebraska-fans-031014

 

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/tim-miles-popularity-soaring-among-nebraska-fans

 

http://www.syskos.com/product/333/motionoffense

 

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/basketball/article_ef73556a-5f94-11e2-8937-0019bb30f31a.html

 

The perception is we run a lot of motion, the reality is we don't. We certainly run some motion but without breaking down all the game tapes I would feel safe saying well OVER 50% of the time on offense we are NOT in a motion. When we needed a bucket, Miles was calling a set, but most coaches want more control at those times.

 

i would agree with this, most of points in the last minutes of each came from isolation, or some sets, very little movement. off the ball screen and rolls, or cuts, im not saying their were none, but not enought

[Nebrasketballer]

I think that Tai adding size and strength is a HUGE benefit for Nebraska. There were alot of times that Tai had no problem burning his defender and getting to the basket off of the dribble. The problem was that at times he had a problem finishing at the rim. I think that part of this had to do with the fact that Big Ten / BCS Conference Division I basketball is much more physical than what he was used to playing. I believe that Tai adding size and strength will allow him to be more productive near the rim and finish in the face of contact.

I also think most of us would agree that alot of Tai's growing pains this season were a direct result of his confidence on the court. I can't speak for Tai, but for me personally, I made significant gains is both size and strength from my freshman season to my senior season. And that size and strength gain was directly proportional to my increase of confidence.

I believe that Tai will make substantial progress from his freshman to his sophomore season and I believe this increase in size and strength will be one of many important factors in his progress.