Braxton Meah is N

  On 4/30/2024 at 8:27 PM, Silverbacked1 said:

IS THIS TRUE?  IF SO THINGS ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW !

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Absolutely.  Got word this morning he was committing.  

Great job by the staff getting him. His junior year highlights / stats when he was healthy are pretty nice.

9 pts, 8rbs, 2blocks, 70%+ fg%.

Those stats are very comparable to Cliff Omoruyi or Aidoo from Tennesse and people would be jumping for joy if we got them.

Happy about this one for sure.

Here's a paragraph from a Washington basketball site called "Huskieswire":

"Meah’s loss is a big one for Washington’s frontcourt, as he was an integral piece of the team’s defense under coach Mike Hopkins. Over his two years with the Huskies, he averaged 7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while also recording 77 blocks."

  On 4/30/2024 at 6:23 PM, basketballjones said:

A ton of holes in this guys game, but he does some things we just simply have not had in quite some time (ever?) and will certainly fill a role on our team. Absolutely not a Walker/Mast stretch 5 guy, or a guy to put it on the floor and drive. It's all drop down's and lobs. But he plays hard, knows his role, has great instincts on drives, etc... 

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UConn had that dude Samson Johnson who would come in for 10-15 minutes and basically dunk the ball, grab a few boards, block a few shots and make a few fouls.  

At worst, Meah can offer that for us. He is an explosive jumper for his size. Worster is an elite passer. I can see a couple pick and roll lob dunks coming every game. 

I like this addition a lot, assuming he is not in our starting lineup. 

Interesting that we have two former Pac-12 rivals and an Iowa and a Wisconsin guy all coming in to play for us next year.  I wonder if this will be the most "we used to be rivals and now we're teammates" team in the country next season?

Are there tea leaves here to be read with regards to Rienk?

  On 4/30/2024 at 9:14 PM, 49r said:

Interesting that we have two former Pac-12 rivals and an Iowa and a Wisconsin guy all coming in to play for us next year.  I wonder if this will be the most "we used to be rivals and now we're teammates" team in the country next season?

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Don't forget Rutgers.  We might be the most booed team on the road in conference games.  And, we still have two more scholarships available.  

Don’t know much about Meah but if he is a fit then it’s all good.

This addition is like if you took everything Allick did sneaky and unexpectedly well, and eliminated them, BUT, then took the things we needed Allick to do well, and exaggerated them. 

anybody else catch the nit championship jersey?  are those new?

Does anyone have a better former Nebraska basketball player comp than Kimani Ffriend?

  On 5/1/2024 at 1:16 AM, hhcmatt said:

Does anyone have a better former Nebraska basketball player comp than Kimani Ffriend?

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Nno.

When's the last time we had a rim protector? I think that really stood out as a weakness in the tournament game for example 

  On 5/1/2024 at 2:20 AM, huskerbill85 said:

When's the last time we had a rim protector? I think that really stood out as a weakness in the tournament game for example 

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Isaiah Roby. Otherwise, it was Ffriend

  On 5/1/2024 at 2:53 AM, hhcmatt said:

 

Isaiah Roby. Otherwise, it was Ffriend

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What is this? Have we all forgotten Duby Okeke?

The last 7’+ tall NU player with legitimate P6 talent was: _________

  On 5/1/2024 at 1:16 AM, hhcmatt said:

Does anyone have a better former Nebraska basketball player comp than Kimani Ffriend?

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Mikki Moore came to mind immediately when I watched his clips.  Numbers when healthy are almost identical.  

  On 5/1/2024 at 4:15 AM, OurDecay said:

The last 7’+ tall NU player with legitimate P6 talent was: _________

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Probably Hoppen unless Oleg was and we are just bad at developing bigs

  On 5/1/2024 at 4:15 AM, OurDecay said:

The last 7’+ tall NU player with legitimate P6 talent was: _________

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Matthew Nicholson?

  On 4/30/2024 at 5:51 PM, B-town hoopsfan said:

An underclassmen PF away from this being a really fun and LONG roster. Not sure when the last time was we could roll out 2 6’10” plus guys and 4-5 6’6” plus guys was 

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Not all at the same time, mind you. That'd be 7 guys on the court to "roll out..." 

  On 5/1/2024 at 4:15 AM, OurDecay said:

The last 7’+ tall NU player with legitimate P6 talent was: _________

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Aleks Maric, and yes, I know he's listed at 6'-11", that's certainly rounded-up to 7'-0" in America. 

  On 5/1/2024 at 12:46 PM, hhcmatt said:

 

Probably Hoppen unless Oleg was and we are just bad at developing bigs

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This is Rich King erasure and I will not stand for it.

Jorge Diaz was the last dominant 7 footer we’ve had. He would run circles around this Meah guy.