uneblinstu's postgame chatter: vol 12; ed 28 - vs. Northwestern

Just now, colhusker said:

You not coming to class reunion?

It's up in the air. If we do it as a whole class, I'm guessing Stivrins wins easily.

Does that include the volleyball player and the internist?

13 hours ago, hskr4life said:

We’ve took our fair share of teams beating us this year.  However, we’ve had our fair share of us beating us too.  That is the most frustrating part.

Exactly! That's been the hardest thing to deal with. 

1 hour ago, jimmykc said:

Does that include the volleyball player and the internist?

Just Dr. Stiv, I hope. Lauren would crush us all.

15 hours ago, jayschool said:

I'm going to drag my 58-year-old self to the campus rec center in Iowa City tomorrow, check out a basketball, do no warmups to loosen my arthritic hand and knees, or my nerve-impinged shooting shoulder, and I'm going to shoot 30 free throws. If possible, I'll get some Iowa students to yell at me while I shoot, but that's unlikely. 

 

If it takes me 30 attempts to make eight free throws, I'll stop complaining about Nebrasketball. Forever.

OK. I went to the rec center. No warmups, shooting shoulder inflamed, arthritic knee acting up, etc. I asked a custodian who was sweeping the floor to keep track so as to provide some pressure (it's not 15,000 fans, but what else can I do?). I'm embarrassed to report I made only 15-of-30, only the second time I've touched a basketball since June 2017.

20 minutes ago, jayschool said:

OK. I went to the rec center. No warmups, shooting shoulder inflamed, arthritic knee acting up, etc. I asked a custodian who was sweeping the floor to keep track so as to provide some pressure (it's not 15,000 fans, but what else can I do?). I'm embarrassed to report I made only 15-of-30, only the second time I've touched a basketball since June 2017.

I'd make more than 8 of 30 if I were blindfolded.

23 minutes ago, jayschool said:

OK. I went to the rec center. No warmups, shooting shoulder inflamed, arthritic knee acting up, etc. I asked a custodian who was sweeping the floor to keep track so as to provide some pressure (it's not 15,000 fans, but what else can I do?). I'm embarrassed to report I made only 15-of-30, only the second time I've touched a basketball since June 2017.

Did you miss 3 in a row?  

1 minute ago, HB said:

 

Did you miss 3 in a row?  

Yes. I actually started reasonably well, and was 8-of-13, but No. 9 didn't come until four shots later. 

2 minutes ago, jayschool said:

Yes. I actually started reasonably well, and was 8-of-13, but No. 9 didn't come until four shots later. 

Well, you're still eligible to play point guard then!  

Just now, HB said:

Well, you're still eligible to play point guard then!  

The only thing left is to laugh at NU's FT futility (*although I wasn't laughing yesterday*).

As impressive as the rebounds were for Yvan against a Northwestern team that struggles to rebound I'd have to say that blocked shot he got stood out the most. Not sure if I've ever seen him block one that high before

3 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

 

Just for reference, it only takes 3 missed free throws to be the worst in the country.

Finally an obtainable goal for this team.  Heck, that's one Cam Mack shooting foul on a three.

One last thing I realized

22nd loss on the year

22 missed free throws

It. Won't. Stop.

The fans of this shit-show deserve to be recognized as among the best fans in all of American sport. Over fifteen-thousand show up to watch the home team puke and piss themselves every game. Is there a better fan base (including those other disasters, football & baseball). It has been a dreadful spell but I have been dragging this sack of cement up hill since the early 70s. I wouldn't even know how to stop rooting for them even if I wanted to. I feel a kinship w/ many on this board much like someone who survives a disaster with another. Go big red!

2 minutes ago, Husker Hoops Penitent said:

The fans of this shit-show deserve to be recognized as among the best fans in all of American sport. Over fifteen-thousand show up to watch the home team puke and piss themselves every game. Is there a better fan base (including those other disasters, football & baseball). It has been a dreadful spell but I have been dragging this sack of cement up hill since the early 70s. I wouldn't even know how to stop rooting for them even if I wanted to. I feel a kinship w/ many on this board much like someone who survives a disaster with another. Go big red!

maybe it's true what they say. maybe there just really is nothing else to do here. 

9 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

After blowing a 17 point lead vs Maryland, MN took another kick in the nuts yesterday losing by 2 in Madison. FWIW these next two games are BOTH Senior Days...

Nothing like finishing up you schedule on the road with 2 senior games. 

20 minutes ago, Husker Hoops Penitent said:

The fans of this shit-show deserve to be recognized as among the best fans in all of American sport. Over fifteen-thousand show up to watch the home team puke and piss themselves every game. Is there a better fan base (including those other disasters, football & baseball). It has been a dreadful spell but I have been dragging this sack of cement up hill since the early 70s. I wouldn't even know how to stop rooting for them even if I wanted to. I feel a kinship w/ many on this board much like someone who survives a disaster with another. Go big red!

Misery loves company...

Towards the end of the game fans in our section where wondering if we could just opt to take the ball out of bounds instead of shooting FT's.

Almost ever single missed free throw was to the left, which coincidentally  was where the player was lined up. Take a half step to the right and those are made FT's.

In high school I volunteered to help out with girls varsity basketball practice. Our job was to be physical in scrimmages. The coach as a pressure move would, at the end of practice, have the whole team running lines except for one girl who would shoot FT's with guys lined up verbally district the shooter. She had to make 7  out 10 before the rest of the team could stop running. lines. That team never shot worse than 75% in a game.

This might sound REALLY stupid, but two of the best ways to learn how to shoot free throws is playing Pop-a-Shot, or on a Nerf hoop. It requires a deft touch on those little rims, & it’s the same muscle memory over & over & over again...

4 hours ago, dustystehl said:

 

Misery loves company...

Porter Waggoner

In adding insult to injury in my head I felt the season was over but in fact we have two more games before the B1G tourney

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

In adding insult to injury in my head I felt the season was over but in fact we have two more games before the B1G tourney

And both are Senior Day extravaganzas.

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

In adding insult to injury in my head I felt the season was over but in fact we have two more games before the B1G tourney

Get to bed early Saturday night. Springing forward for a BTN big noon Sunday game in Minneapolis. 

2 minutes ago, skerbball said:

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

In adding insult to injury in my head I felt the season was over but in fact we have two more games before the B1G tourney

Get to bed early Saturday night. Springing forward for a BTN big noon Sunday game in Minneapolis. 

Is it possible to spring forward more than an hour on Sunday? Maybe spring forward 242 days?