WBB Game # 27 @ Michigan

ugh......didn't think of senior night. from michigan's site:  http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022117aab.html

28 - 11 Michigan, end of 1st qtr.

38 - 13 now.  5:00 left until the half.

Getting clobbered in every aspect of the game.

Can't defend the three point shot.

7 turnovers ain't helping at all.

Looks like the Huskers have gave up. 

And they regress.

In fairness I'm not watch the game, watching the men in a free throw shooting contest.

44 - 26 halftime 

Nice finish to the half. Maybe pulled a "Rope a dope" on them.  

Maybe some life? 9-0 run to end the half.

 Big three by Hannah to end the half!

Keep it going!

Hear ya!  Keep it going Ladies!  

62 - 41 end of 3rd qtr.

88 - 60 Final

Just a terrible defensive effort. Too slow reacting, you gotta move your feet girls and stop that dribble drive and get a hand in the shooters face.

21 turnovers.

Gave up 33 points in 3-pointers.

Shepard and Havers with 12 points, Whitish and Simon both had 11, Nicea with a goose egg.

It will be a Quiet Plane Ride back to Lincoln Tonight!  (both WBB and MBB lost by double digits with 88 scored on each) 

It will be a Quiet Plane Ride back to Lincoln Tonight! (both WBB and MBB lost by double digits with 88 scored on each)

When you play one of the best 3 shooting teams in the league, you should prepare the defense to defend the perimeter.

Some one must have forgotten that detail.

Sigh!  

9 hours ago, redsteve said:

When you play one of the best 3 shooting teams in the league, you should prepare the defense to defend the perimeter.

 

Some one must have forgotten that detail.

matt coatney during his broadcast stated that this was not unexpected from michigan. coach williams and the huskers prepared for this earlier. wasn't really a shock this squad still had a "clunker" left in them. what was a little surprising is how bad the defensive effort was in that first half, especially first quarter. some of the passing was a head scratcher--------my gosh, riley, what were you seeing? defender glued to one side of jess and the other one practically standing right smack in front of jess and you try to throw it into jess? she didn't try a lob pass, a bounce pass? don't mean to pick on riley, because there were plenty of examples from other players. just  one that really stuck out to me. anyway, huskers just dug themselves waaaaaaaay to big a hole right from the start. clawed back to get it to 15 and whitish took a 3---in and out. even if that went in, i didn't see the huskers pulling a rabbit out of the hat, but, maybe they could have made the score a little more respectable. 

one other thing that i think really made a difference, nicea had maybe one of her worst games. ended up, this was just a season the huskers couldn't afford that to happen. 

for allie's and esther's sake, hope we don't see that on senior day. going to be tough, though. 

Somebody please explain to me why Cincore plays so many minutes. From what I can see she seems really selfish on offense, takes bad shots all the time, she gets burnt on defense just like everybody else, she has the worst shooting percentage on the entire team and her decision making is pretty poor. If she was a freshman I might understand a little better. Anytime a buddy goes to the game with me, I don't even have to say anything, they have a negative comment about her. She has started every game this season and I don't think she is deserving of it. Why would you not throw Wood or Jensen in there to start a game here and there? I get it that Wood is small but she is unselfish and makes pretty good decisions most of the time. Plus we all know she can shoot the ball.  This has had me baffled all year.  Cincore is a junior and she plays like a rookie. Like I posted in a previous discussion, it just seems like we are trying to keep everybody happy and not making any tough decisions or holding players accountable. 

Is there some reason Grace doesn't get more minutes?  She hit a nice shot early and then seemed to disappear. She always seems to give good effort.

Highlights from last night's debacle

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Attendance 2276 on Senior Night?  That late timeout, to give the seniors an ovation, left much to be desired.  Hopefully, Nebraska gives our seniors a 

better send off.  GBR

8 hours ago, Canadian4NU said:

 

Somebody please explain to me why Cincore plays so many minutes. From what I can see she seems really selfish on offense, takes bad shots all the time, she gets burnt on defense just like everybody else, she has the worst shooting percentage on the entire team and her decision making is pretty poor. If she was a freshman I might understand a little better. Anytime a buddy goes to the game with me, I don't even have to say anything, they have a negative comment about her. She has started every game this season and I don't think she is deserving of it. Why would you not throw Wood or Jensen in there to start a game here and there? I get it that Wood is small but she is unselfish and makes pretty good decisions most of the time. Plus we all know she can shoot the ball.  This has had me baffled all year.  Cincore is a junior and she plays like a rookie. Like I posted in a previous discussion, it just seems like we are trying to keep everybody happy and not making any tough decisions or holding players accountable.

 

Good point. Your post summarizes my feelings precisely which I have had for a long time.

6 hours ago, 12dozen said:

is there some reason Grace doesn't get more minutes?  She hit a nice shot early and then seemed to disappear. She always seems to give good effort.

I didn't get to see the game but from the box score it looks like Maddie must have played forward for most of her 17 minutes in relief of Jess and Allie.