Scouting Villanova

[busticket]

Benny Parker (and to a lesser extent Tai) will be key to this game IMO. Villanova has excellent guard play so if Benny can make them uncomfortable with his high octane D it can disrupt what they like to do. Tall order for sure.

If White and McVeigh can have an encore performance from 3 it would greatly help. I think this will be a fun game, but I think the line on the game is about right.

[huskerbaseball13]

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

[AuroranHusker]

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

 

If Nebraska is able to keep this game within 10, that's nearly as good as expectations allow for a 2nd game with a fresh lineup. Guess we'll see how it plays out tomorrow night...

[Norm Peterson]

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

If we lose but keep it within single digits, is that a moral victory?

 

Or is a loss a loss -- a miss is a good as a mile?

[huskerbaseball13]

 

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

If we lose but keep it within single digits, is that a moral victory?

 

Or is a loss a loss -- a miss is a good as a mile?

 

 

I think so, if we can go into Philly and play Nova tough it should give some of our young/new guys a boost of confidence going forward. 

[49r]

 

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

If we lose but keep it within single digits, is that a moral victory?

 

Or is a loss a loss -- a miss is a good as a mile?

 

 

Moral victory?  No.

 

But a single-digit loss on the road against a top 10 team would do wonders for our RPI.

[49r]

Again, an interesting little interview with Nova trying to get the pulse of Husker basketball...

 

http://www.vuhoops.com/2015/11/16/9738612/nebraska-vs-villanova-basketball-preview-corn-nation-interview

 

Here's the flip side:

 

http://www.cornnation.com/2015/11/16/9742968/nebrasketball-villanova-q-a-with-chris-lane-of-vu-hoops

[King James]

 

 

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

If we lose but keep it within single digits, is that a moral victory?

 

Or is a loss a loss -- a miss is a good as a mile?

 

 

Moral victory?  No.

 

But a single-digit loss on the road against a top 10 team would do wonders for our RPI.

 

RPI doesn't consider margin of victory/loss.  A 30 point loss has the exact same impact as a 1 point loss.  A blow out win has the same impact as a 1 point win in quadruple overtime.

[Dean Smith]

On the defensive end, they play a style that attacks the gaps and is intended to create turnovers. They love to turn a team over and then convert those turnovers to easy baskets with all of their speed. Expect them to bait ball handlers into unwise passes and shots. They don't play real tight D on the perimeter, so there should be a fair amount of open threes available so shooters should be ready to fire.

Not trying to be difficult. Just trying to clarify. It may be something new but I am unaware of defenses that attack the gaps.What gaps on offense would you be referring to? I'm familiar with zone offenses attack a particular zone's gaps but not the other way around.

[AuroranHusker]

Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the FS1 broadcast. Expect hysterics.

 

[49r]

 

 

 

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

If we lose but keep it within single digits, is that a moral victory?

 

Or is a loss a loss -- a miss is a good as a mile?

 

 

Moral victory?  No.

 

But a single-digit loss on the road against a top 10 team would do wonders for our RPI.

 

RPI doesn't consider margin of victory/loss.  A 30 point loss has the exact same impact as a 1 point loss.  A blow out win has the same impact as a 1 point win in quadruple overtime.

 

 

Fair enough, the game itself is going to do wonders for our RPI then.  Keeping it close would be a big confidence builder.  Still, not a moral victory, IMO.

[49r]

 

Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the FS1 broadcast. Expect hysterics.

 

 

 

Niiice!

[AuroranHusker]

 

 

Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the FS1 broadcast. Expect hysterics.

 

 

 

Niiice!

 

 

ONIONS!

[Bugeaters1]

My brother lives on the east coast 2hrs from Philly, And he hates them.

[AuroranHusker]

Everyone in the Good Life knows that it's not Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but it is surely Sunny with Nebrasketball.

 

[Nighthawk]

http://www.vuhoops.com/2015/11/16/9738612/nebraska-vs-villanova-basketball-preview-corn-nation-interview

 

Interesting Q&A.  Responses are generally positive...only on idiot in the bunch. ​

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[jimmykc]

Interview was ok although i might have added a subtle jab by saying NU would feel about the same as Villanova would if they beat Creighton. And I wonder if Raftery remembers me? We once stood side by side at urinals in the old Bob Devaney restroom. So I always have that going for me. 

[Norm Peterson]

 

On the defensive end, they play a style that attacks the gaps and is intended to create turnovers. They love to turn a team over and then convert those turnovers to easy baskets with all of their speed. Expect them to bait ball handlers into unwise passes and shots. They don't play real tight D on the perimeter, so there should be a fair amount of open threes available so shooters should be ready to fire.

Not trying to be difficult. Just trying to clarify. It may be something new but I am unaware of defenses that attack the gaps.What gaps on offense would you be referring to? I'm familiar with zone offenses attack a particular zone's gaps but not the other way around.

 

I figured he was talking about playing the passing lanes.

[Silverbacked1]

Interview was ok although i might have added a subtle jab by saying NU would feel about the same as Villanova would if they beat Creighton. And I wonder if Raftery remembers me? We once stood side by side at urinals in the old Bob Devaney restroom. So I always have that going for me.

Reminds of a John Wayne story. The Duke was asked what he hated the most about being him and he said being at a urinal. Because he could count how many times a guy would turn to him and say "Hey, your John Wayne". Said it ruined a lot of shoes and cost a lot on dry cleaning.

[jimmykc]

I also stood at the same urinals in the bottom floor restroom at BDSC with such notables as Jay Bilas, Jerry Krause (GM of the Bulls), Matt Davison, and our own Kent Pavelka. Forgot to look at their shoes though (and Kent always wears such nice ones).

[Norm Peterson]

 

Interview was ok although i might have added a subtle jab by saying NU would feel about the same as Villanova would if they beat Creighton. And I wonder if Raftery remembers me? We once stood side by side at urinals in the old Bob Devaney restroom. So I always have that going for me.

Reminds of a John Wayne story. The Duke was asked what he hated the most about being him and he said being at a urinal. Because he could count how many times a guy would turn to him and say "Hey, your John Wayne". Said it ruined a lot of shoes and cost a lot on dry cleaning.

 

You mean for the other guy?  Good reason not to greet some celeb at the urinal.

[Silverbacked1]

No for the Duke. The other guy would turn to him and say you John Wayne, but forget what they where doing at the time.

[hal9000]

Here's a quick look at their first game

 

[Red Don]

Interview was ok although i might have added a subtle jab by saying NU would feel about the same as Villanova would if they beat Creighton. And I wonder if Raftery remembers me? We once stood side by side at urinals in the old Bob Devaney restroom. So I always have that going for me. 

 

I also stood at the same urinals in the bottom floor restroom at BDSC with such notables as Jay Bilas, Jerry Krause (GM of the Bulls), Matt Davison, and our own Kent Pavelka. Forgot to look at their shoes though (and Kent always wears such nice ones).

 

Is this what you'd call the 'pissing matches.'      (btw, who won?)

[Red Don]

 

 

 

Villanova opens as a 16.5 favorite.  Which is a VERY high line no matter the competition.  Vegas giving NU no shot.

 

Honestly...that sounds about right.  I told my friend this weekend I thought the line would be around 17.  Would be great to win...but I just want to see us play well against a good team. 

 

If we lose but keep it within single digits, is that a moral victory?

 

Or is a loss a loss -- a miss is a good as a mile?

 

 

Moral victory?  No.

 

But a single-digit loss on the road against a top 10 team would do wonders for our RPI.

 

 

"Badges!  We don't need no 'Stinkin' Badges!"   (Same for Moral Victories!  )