Huskerpapa Posted November 22, 2015 Report Posted November 22, 2015 I guess I was surprised that they did not have squirrels in Australia...but there may be certain Aussies surprised that there are no kangaroos in Nebraska Quote
TheKamdyMan Posted November 23, 2015 Report Posted November 23, 2015 I have "loved" this guy from day one when I heard we were recruiting him. There was just something about him that I felt he would be a great player for NU. We are only cutting through the first layers of the onion with a lot more to come. Hooper 1 Quote
Handy Johnson Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Posted November 23, 2015 A year at the training table and the weight room will be the best things for Jack's game. His upside is HUGE…. Quote
jayschool Posted November 23, 2015 Report Posted November 23, 2015 I don't necessarily think Tai needs to be benched...but you simply can't play him and Parker together, especially for long periods of time. Start Watson, take your lumps with him learning. Heck....you take lumps with Parker and he's a senior. Having another scorer in the backcourt only makes Tai better and less of a need for him to score. Get Parker back to the role he thrives in....spark plug defensive guy off the bench And ace 3-point shooter, based on early returns. Quote
Norm Peterson Posted November 23, 2015 Report Posted November 23, 2015 A year at the training table and the weight room will be the best things for Jack's game. His upside is HUGE…. Miles presser today included some comments about this. They've been working on Jack's running technique. With weight training, he says they can improve his agility and speed and quicks. Watch the vid that Dimes posted. He's really high on Jack, BTW. Quote
HuskerCager Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? bobcat402 and Red Rum 2 Quote
Huskerpapa Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 My understanding from those inside the program, is that teammates love Tai. I can see why. He is unselfish; he hustles his butt off; he does the dirty work; he defends; he rebounds well for a guard; he is the first to a teammate to give him a hand or high five; and so on. His issues are certainly warts, unprovoked turnovers and a wayward outside shot. Yet in practices he is not making those turnovers and he does make his shots. Hmmm. To me the glass is more than half full. I am still a believer. I believe his shot will get better and so too, will his judgment. Ummmm. Hmmm. bobcat402 and Red Rum 2 Quote
HuskerCager Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 Sounds like both bands are there. Kent says no more than 1,500 at the game. Mostly players, coaches, press, cheer teams, etc. But no fans. Quote
HuskerCager Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 Dang, guys, pull it together. Quote
brfrad Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 I guess I was surprised that they did not have squirrels in Australia...but there may be certain Aussies surprised that there are no kangaroos in Nebraska I'm surprised the Omaha zoo doesn't have any kangaroos. Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 Lincoln zoo has Wallabies that look like kangaroos. Quote
HuskerFever Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 I'll just put this right here: @huskerhoops Congrats to our kiwi on his All Tournament selection at the Barclays Classic Quote
Bugeaters1 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? Give it a game or two and they will be back to calling for his benching. hhcmatt and Silverbacked1 2 Quote
busticket Posted November 28, 2015 Report Posted November 28, 2015 This sure came out of nowhere! I know I've been hard on him; glad to have him show up the ones who have been down on him, even if it is just for the weekend. I would prefer that this was his breakout party. I really hope Tai keeps it up. If he can be a reliable 3rd cog this season we can surprise a lot of people this year. Bugeaters1 1 Quote
TheKamdyMan Posted November 29, 2015 Report Posted November 29, 2015 What he has shown in practice for a couple years finally has shown up in good games for the first time in his career. We ALL hope this becomes the norm and not the exception for Tai. Silverbacked1 1 Quote
Red Rum Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? shots fired Quote
huskerbaseball13 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? Get back to me in the middle of Big Ten play with this question. As of right now, no I don't want Miles to bench him. Tai has finally showed signs of life...if he can keep that play up we will be a very tough team. If his play in the Big Ten lean mow towards the previous two years then yes, I think he finds more of the bench. Hopefully he has turned the corner with a much needed confidence boost. Quote
hhcmatt Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? We have a deep enough team where we can play Tai 30 minutes or 10 minutes, depending on which Tai Webster shows up. Here is to seeing more of 30 minute Tai Webster. Red Don, Silverbacked1 and Norm Peterson 3 Quote
49r Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? We have a deep enough team where we can play Tai 30 minutes or 10 minutes, depending on which Tai Webster shows up. Here is to seeing more of 30 minute Tai Webster. This is beginning to sound like a DirecTV commercial. "Hi, I'm Tai Webster, and I have DirecTV" "I'm '10 Minute' Tai Webster, and I have cable" bobcat402, Red Don, bball23 and 3 others 6 Quote
Huskerpapa Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? We have a deep enough team where we can play Tai 30 minutes or 10 minutes, depending on which Tai Webster shows up. Here is to seeing more of 30 minute Tai Webster. A comment that could/should apply to every player on our team Quote
hhcmatt Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Well. Time to review this thought - does anyone want to bench Tai now? We have a deep enough team where we can play Tai 30 minutes or 10 minutes, depending on which Tai Webster shows up. Here is to seeing more of 30 minute Tai Webster. A comment that could/should apply to every player on our team Pretty much anyone who isn't Shields or White. Quote
OurDecay Posted December 7, 2015 Report Posted December 7, 2015 Tai Webster, last 6 games:SELA: 20 mins; 13 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 to, 2 stl, (5-7 FG, 1-1 3pt, 2-2 FT)ARPB: 23 mins; 4 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 to, 0 stl, 1 blk (1-3 FG, 0-1 3pt, 2-3 FT)CINCY: 29 mins; 21 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 to, 0 stl, (7-12 FG, 2-3 3pt, 5-5 FT)TENN: 36 mins; 18 pts, 2 reb, 0 ast, 3 to, 1 stl, (7-13 FG, 1-3 3pt, 3-4 FT)MIAMI: 30 mins; 9 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 to, 1 stl, (4-11 FG, 1-2 3pt, 0-0 FT)ABCU: 37 mins; 10 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, 0 to, 1 st, 2 blk (5-12 FG, 0-1 3pt, 0-2 FT) TOTALS: 175 mins (29.2 mpg), 75 pts (12.5 ppg), 31 reb (5.2 rpg), 10 ast (1.7 apg), 10 to (1.7 tpg), 5 stl (0.8 spg)29-58 (50.0% FG), 5-11 (45.4% 3PT), 12-16 (75.0% FT) 2015 TOTALS: 550 mins (18.3 mpg), 118 pts (3.9 ppg), 57 reb (1.9 rpg), 35 ast (1.2 apg), 39 to (1.3 tpg), 21 stl (0.7 spg) 2014 TOTALS: 729 mins (22.8 mpg), 126 pts (3.9 ppg), 66 reb (2.1 rpg), 63 ast (2.0 apg), 58 to (1.8 tpg), 24 stl (0.8 spg) Quote
49r Posted December 7, 2015 Report Posted December 7, 2015 So we've seen a lot more of DirecTV Tai then is what you're saying? Quote
Norm Peterson Posted December 8, 2015 Report Posted December 8, 2015 Tai Webster, last 6 games:SELA: 20 mins; 13 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 to, 2 stl, (5-7 FG, 1-1 3pt, 2-2 FT)ARPB: 23 mins; 4 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 to, 0 stl, 1 blk (1-3 FG, 0-1 3pt, 2-3 FT)CINCY: 29 mins; 21 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 to, 0 stl, (7-12 FG, 2-3 3pt, 5-5 FT)TENN: 36 mins; 18 pts, 2 reb, 0 ast, 3 to, 1 stl, (7-13 FG, 1-3 3pt, 3-4 FT)MIAMI: 30 mins; 9 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 to, 1 stl, (4-11 FG, 1-2 3pt, 0-0 FT)ABCU: 37 mins; 10 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, 0 to, 1 st, 2 blk (5-12 FG, 0-1 3pt, 0-2 FT) TOTALS: 175 mins (29.2 mpg), 75 pts (12.5 ppg), 31 reb (5.2 rpg), 10 ast (1.7 apg), 10 to (1.7 tpg), 5 stl (0.8 spg)29-58 (50.0% FG), 5-11 (45.4% 3PT), 12-16 (75.0% FT) 2015 TOTALS: 550 mins (18.3 mpg), 118 pts (3.9 ppg), 57 reb (1.9 rpg), 35 ast (1.2 apg), 39 to (1.3 tpg), 21 stl (0.7 spg) 2014 TOTALS: 729 mins (22.8 mpg), 126 pts (3.9 ppg), 66 reb (2.1 rpg), 63 ast (2.0 apg), 58 to (1.8 tpg), 24 stl (0.8 spg) I'm looking forward to Tai keeping this up if for no other reason than to put to bed forever the argument that a kid who didn't put up great numbers his freshman and sophomore years must therefore suck and will always be bad. Go Tai. Red Rum 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted December 8, 2015 Report Posted December 8, 2015 You'd still like to see him draw a little more contact but his 25% 3pt to 75% 2pt shot selection ratio is a big part of his success this year. He's been attacking the basket and has been more aggressive rebounding as well. Quote
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