Pitchford not playing next year....

Bummed to see how far he fell this year. He just didnt ever seem that interested in it.

I am happy he realizes this and is moving on as to not hurt the team.

I also think this bodes well for Petteway being back. I dont think him and pitch were on good terms.

Look out coeds

Any idea how this affects APR?

Any idea how this affects APR?

It doesn't as long as he graduates which he plans to.

Can't say I'm surprised.  He looked disinterested most of the year.

I think you should have stopped after wishing him luck in his future.

 

Good luck Walt.  Thanks for the role you played.

Well, I, for one, am a little pissed.  The best thing that can be said about this is that he makes his decision in time that we can still try to pick up someone on the transfer market.

I think you should have stopped after wishing him luck in his future.

 

Good luck Walt.  Thanks for the role you played.

I agree.  For better or worse, he gave three years to the program and he will always be a Husker.  Good luck Walt.

It will be okay Norm.  He wasn't making any progress and didn't seem to have the intestinal fortitude required to make it happen this year.  I have met the guy and even had a couple of beverages with him.  Likeable kid.  He was a very confident young man back then(little over a year ago).  Wish it worked out much differently, but he seemed to lose that swagger.  Tough deal, but at this point I don't think it will hurt our basketball team very much.  

It will be okay Norm.  He wasn't making any progress and didn't seem to have the intestinal fortitude required to make it happen this year.  I have met the guy and even had a couple of beverages with him.  Likeable kid.  He was a very confident young man back then(little over a year ago).  Wish it worked out much differently, but he seemed to lose that swagger.  Tough deal, but at this point I don't think it will hurt our basketball team very much.  

This is a fair and balanced analysis IMO, Royal.  We'll see if it's true we "won't miss him".

I would have liked Walt to have been a tougher player physically and mentally.  We all would.  I think some here have interpreted that lack of toughness as being lazy and disinterested.  Sorry, I don't buy that in the least.  There's a difference between toughness and work ethic.  You'd like all your players to have both.  But just because you aren't tough, doesn't make you lazy.

Well said HuskerCager.

Also does he come out for the Huskers Legends Game next year?

Im interested to see who we get to replace him.

For as bad as he was this year, I struggle to definitively say we are better without him.   But I can also see how if we find a guy who can play in the post and knows his role, that we would be much better off.

I'm leery of our post situation next year.   While I'm not writing Hammond off, it's awefully tough to feel good about him next year.   Everyone else is a true frosh who is going to be lacking some size at this point.

Well...bummer.  We are not yet done either.  Hope we can get studs as replacement(s)

I hope we can pick up a JC player who can rebound and play some D with intensity. Also he needs to be able to catch passes in the post for the kick out on three's.

If he can pass and score a little it will be a bonus.

As for Pitchford I really do not have patience for anyone who has gifts and does not use them but I sincerely wish him well and thank him for opening up space for someone else.

He has gifts and he used them. He also has some other gifts and now he plans to use them. Good for him and good luck to him. The recruiting class of this year came in part from our Pitchford and Petteway transfers and their success last year. If they both move on then we say thank you and keep building.

I wonder if there is more to this story that we will never know?

Anyways, I wish Pitch the best in all his future endevours. He was a lot fun to watch from behind the arc when he was hot! Good luck to you Walter P.....

As mentioned before. I have heard we are in on 2 bigs and 2 players were leaving. Pitchford is one, I sill expect one more. Will be interesting who the coaches supposedly have lined up to fill the spots.

Best of luck to Walt!

I thought he flashed some great potential but couldn't find that consistency for whatever reason. It's interesting that we did play our best game (Mich St) without him.

Best of luck to him, he will always be a Husker!

Surprised and yet not surprised.

If ya ain't got the passion, then ya ain't got the passion. 

I am sad.

Well this was news I wasn't expecting to sit down to this eventing.  As of right now I'd have to say this pretty much sucks for us.  I was optimistic that Walt was going to regain his touch next season and even develop more of an inside game.  Let's see what Tim and crew can do.  Hopefully this will work out in the long run. 

I wish him nothing but the best, and I commend him for making what must have been a hard decision.  If you heart is not in it, and there's no shame in admitting that, then you do what is best for yourself and the team. 

I am sad as well. Walt has talent I was excited to see him harness again next season. He gets bashed on here quite a bit and his play wasn't what this years team needed, but he has two things that Nebrasketball lacks recently, height and experience. I really liked Walt as a person. He was good with the kids while signing after the scrimmage and one other occasion. I wish him the nothing but the best.

Surprised and yet not surprised.

My sentiment as well... hope Pitch gets his degree & NU gets their 'big' too.

#UsAlways

Best Wishes for your future success Walt! Thank you for taking a chance by transferring to Nebraska under a new Coaching staff and helping to make our NCAA tournament run a reality last year!

Edit:  I didn't realize that Walter had made the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (for the second year running) so in that light his decision may make a little more sense.