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Norm Peterson

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Surprised no one posted anything about this. Nice article. Says Miles is wide open on starting lineups and could go a lot of different ways. You might even see McVeigh with his 7 foot wingspan playing center.

Vets probably start the exhibition, though. Benny at point, Tai, Shavon, Andrew, and then either Hammond or Morrow.

Jacobson is not quite up to full speed and Bakari is out with an ankle sprain.

Effusive praise for Watson, whom Miles said is our best playmaker. Played fantastically well in the afternoon scrimmage against Wyoming, but he won't start. Why? Because Benny is really playing well and has really improved.

Miles said he could play them at the same time and would like them both to be on the floor.

If you weren't already a little geeked, go read that article and run through your mind the thought that, on any given night, there'll be five guys who didn't start who could have.

Sorry, no link. I'm on my phone.

Huskerpapa

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

HB

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

HuskerFever

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

 

 

It's actually quite the opposite:

 

(1 Nyquil chaser x # of losses) + # of games that start 8:00 p.m. or later + # of times you remember that we're lacking a true Center + (# of times Kidney or its pseudo personality posts on HHC x 5) + ((1/shooting percentage) - 1) + (10 x # of time we play Creighton) + (# of times Nebraska football or Bo Pelini is mentioned on HHC / 10) + (1/5 x # of minutes the Shim Shams are on the court)

 

It's simple math, really. ;)

hhcmatt

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

 

 

It's actually quite the opposite:

 

(1 Nyquil chaser x # of losses) + # of games that start 8:00 p.m. or later + # of times you remember that we're lacking a true Center + (# of times Kidney or its pseudo personality posts on HHC x 5) + ((1/shooting percentage) - 1) + (10 x # of time we play Creighton) + (# of times Nebraska football or Bo Pelini is mentioned on HHC / 10) + (1/5 x # of minutes the Shim Shams are on the court)

 

It's simple math, really. ;)

 

 

That checks out

jimmykc

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Can never accuse Lee of being a "homer", can we? I think that he could have moved us up 2 or 3 spaces and still been credible. But, he has a right to state his opinion just as much as Quentin Tarantino. i also have the right not to subscribe to the rag he writes for.

Norm Peterson

Norm Peterson

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

 

For the record, I never said we are "there" this year.  I don't know as I agree with Lee at 12th, but I certainly don't expect us to be in the top half of the league at this point.

 

But if we can't get "there" with this group of players (and the ones coming in) by next year, I see no reason to think this group will improve so much more by the following year to give us confidence that the right number is two years away.

 

If we're going to be able to sustain success here, with the kind of players we've brought in, we need to make the tournament next year.  I think we have the players to do it, with the possible exception of not having a stud big man.

49r

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

 

 

KenPom has us at 13th right now, so how is Lee's pick sobering?

Norm Peterson

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

 

 

KenPom has us at 13th right now, so how is Lee's pick sobering?

 

You might have misunderstood HB's point.  He might not have been saying that Lee B's pick was sobering.

 

I think he was just letting us all know that he achieved sobriety this morning.  At about the same time he discovered Lee B picked us 12th.

 

Those two events just happened to occur at roughly the same time. 

 

In fact, if anything, Lee's pick might cause one to want to drink.  (And, why not?  It's 5 O'Clock somewhere.)

HB

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It was a good article.  You can listen to the Miles presser and get the same positive vibe.  A lot left to work on.  The list of things to work on apparently looks similar to a Santa Claus Christmas list.  Can't help but to be geeked for the new season.  I predict a much more up tempo type of game.  I guess we will see.

 

Lee B. picks us 12th this morning in the Big.  Sobriety. 

 

 

KenPom has us at 13th right now, so how is Lee's pick sobering?

 

You might have misunderstood HB's point.  He might not have been saying that Lee B's pick was sobering.

 

I think he was just letting us all know that he achieved sobriety this morning.  At about the same time he discovered Lee B picked us 12th.

 

Those two events just happened to occur at roughly the same time. 

 

In fact, if anything, Lee's pick might cause one to want to drink.  (And, why not?  It's 5 O'Clock somewhere.)

 

 

Norm, you know I didn't achieve the second one.  It's friday.

Norm Peterson

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There's not a lot in that article, as it relates to this recruiting class, that hasn't crossed my mind dozens of times in the last few weeks.

 

Especially when I learned that Jacobson projects he'll hit about 6'9 1/2" before he's done growing.  It's like a complete starting lineup on its own.  A player at every position.  And not just place holders; good, solid players at every spot.  And, potentially, some real stars.

 

Remember in years past when we would lament that we were just that one player short of being pretty good?  Just missing a shooting guard?  Or, if only we had a decent power forward?

 

Well, we got one each in this class and I'd say we're set up for a solid next few years as long as we keep adding to it.

 

There's enough star power and the other guys, from what I've seen, are all more than solid enough, that we can put a competitive unit on the floor that can compete in this league.

Norm Peterson

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I think the team will surprise some folks.  Experienced depth is an issue but the starting five should be solid.

 

Top 8 finish.

If we had just a single, stud post, I'd agree.  We have a quality remainder of the supporting cast that if we had just that one big man who could start and give us even just 10 and 8 (just?) I think the rest of the team is good enough to do some damage.  Maybe even a top half finish and maybe a guarantee of being on the front of the bubble.

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