Kobe Webster is 'N'

3 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

Can we quit calling Yvan 6’9” tho? That’s a lie hahahaha

 

and will he start over Walker?

Hey, he turns 18 this week. He may be 6-9 by next year. Start? Toss-up, but Walker will be four years older with two years of P5 experience under his belt, so ...

1 hour ago, Bugeaters1 said:

u sure he will be a Huskers?

 

 

He claims he wants to play “close to home” & Omaha’s a LOT closer to Lincoln than Lawrence or Lexington (KY). Plus, I can already picture him in the Road Reds...

24 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

He claims he wants to play “close to home” & Omaha’s a LOT closer to Lincoln than Lawrence or Lexington (KY). Plus, I can already picture him in the Road Reds...

Sallis sure does look good running up & down that court with a script 'Huskers' at midcourt. I hope he's 'N' in the end. Would be a huge boost to Hoiberg's recruitment locally.

7 hours ago, basketballjones said:

The only two on that list who I consider a guard are King and Webster. Neither are here yet and one we don’t know the eligibility on. However, maybe I would have been more accurate if I said, “were severely missing quick, slashing, ball-screen manipulating guards.”
 

-Banton, sure, I get it. But completely unproven.

-Allen, not a guard in my opinion. Literally playing the 5-ish spot at WNCC, and will play a 3-4-5 like Kevin Cross (but waaaaaay better, don’t get me twisted now). Also, high risk player here. 

-Thor, this board hasn’t seemed to be in agreement with me on this, but he’s not very good. He gave a valiant effort on the worst team in Nebraska basketball history, and I applaud him for that. 

Green not make the list because you don't think he will be here or you don't think highly enough of him?

5 hours ago, Husker Hoops Penitent said:

We need two more bigs who are athletic. I hope for H.S. Center Sanogo and someone else- either Clemence or a high-quality grad. transfer. It looks like Whitt will be in the class w/ Sallis. Wouldn't it be great to get those two!

2 more?  There are 7 new players next year if King is eligible.  That leaves Ivan, Cross, Thor, Green as contributors if they stay.  11 players with 8-9 spots available.  

I hope Green sticks around, should be a nice wing coming off the bench & some “instant offense” Not having the burden or the perception of being the MAN I think will benefit him greatly. Just a contributor on a WINNING team...!

2 hours ago, jayschool said:

Hey, he turns 18 this week. He may be 6-9 by next year. Start? Toss-up, but Walker will be four years older with two years of P5 experience under his belt, so ...

Ouedraogo is Walkers senior by 250ish minutes in terms of actual playing time FWIW. In half the years of eligibility, albiet on a much worse team.

2 hours ago, basketballjones said:

Good post. Hard to disagree with you I suppose.

 

Can we quit calling Yvan 6’9” tho? That’s a lie hahahaha

 

and will he start over Walker?

I don't think either are particularly good, and I expect a healthy dose of a 5-man small lineup that doesn't include either of them on the floor.

5 hours ago, Husker Hoops Penitent said:

We need two more bigs who are athletic. I hope for H.S. Center Sanogo and someone else- either Clemence or a high-quality grad. transfer. It looks like Whitt will be in the class w/ Sallis. Wouldn't it be great to get those two!

You may get one big

This is a very good addition.

I’m still intrigued with a bully ball lineup of:

Banton (6’8”)

King (6’4”)

Allen (6’5”)

Mayen (6‘9”)

Yvan (6’9)

Free throw:  

Webster (80% ft)

King (70% ft)

Allen (90% ft)

Stevenson (60% ft)

Mayen (80% ft)  

3pt:

Webster (33%)

Thor (37%)

Allen (40%)

Mayen (35%)

Stevenson (35%)

Small Ball/Ball Skills:

Webster

King

Allen

Benton

Stevenson
 

Webster makes our lineup WAY more diverse because we can move Banton around.  

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

 

Green not make the list because you don't think he will be here or you don't think highly enough of him?

Both?

5 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

Both?

On 3/14/2020 at 1:04 PM, NUdiehard said:

Blah

Interested in your thoughts on him if you've seen him play

It would seem Webster is able to transfer because he had enough credits to be a sophomore when he started school and he graduated in 3 years.  

Webster’s numbers remind me a bit of, well, Websters.  More of a scoring/shoot first PG, just based on his stats.  Looking forward to what he’ll bring to the offense.

13 hours ago, hal9000 said:

Webster’s numbers remind me a bit of, well, Websters.  More of a scoring/shoot first PG, just based on his stats.  Looking forward to what he’ll bring to the offense.

The Kobe/Tai connundrum.

14 hours ago, hal9000 said:

Webster’s numbers remind me a bit of, well, Websters.  More of a scoring/shoot first PG, just based on his stats.  Looking forward to what he’ll bring to the offense.

Just guessing off the limited tape I’ve seen of him, I expect him to be an upgrade from Mack in terms of scoring and shooting.
 

But, he won’t be as good of a distributor. I think Mack was pretty special in that regard so no surprise there. 

1 hour ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

The Kobe/Tai connundrum.

 

That's OK. I used to call Nate Johnson "Magic."

1 hour ago, jayschool said:

That's OK. I used to call Nate Johnson "Magic."

He was magic on the court, I concur. My friend who played with him at NU also agrees with that assessment as well.

16 hours ago, hal9000 said:

Webster’s numbers remind me a bit of, well, Websters.  More of a scoring/shoot first PG, just based on his stats.  Looking forward to what he’ll bring to the offense.

Kobe as a freshman was shooting at a higher rate than Tai did in his senior year.  How much is he willing to cut down on that to look for high percentage shots for him or his teammates? Kobe jacking up contested mid-range twos isn't going to fly with this team.

FWIW as a guy who was the focal point for a bad offense his entire career he is experienced in creating and taking the tough shots you might need at the end of a game. I think maybe that was Burke or Mack this year but it didn't really feel like we had someone that great for this.

i completely missed this pickup. been a lot in the news lately. this is a very good pickup. very efficient scoring point guard.

kobe

kobe

teddy

dalano

y'van

i'd say that's an improvement over our starters this year.

bench is not bad either. could use 1 more solid guard.

- thor,shamiel,lat, walker,cross?, akol?,

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Scout’s take: “He’s gotten better each year, and has the ultimate green light. Scores at all three levels. Prefers to play off the bounce to pull-ups. Bad-shot taker, and bad-shot maker. Really good in ball-screen actions and in transition. Played hard and with a purpose.”

https://watchstadium.com/top-20-college-basketball-transfers-who-can-play-in-2020-21-03-24-2020/

Seems like a guy who we could rely on to take a tough shot with a low shot clock or the game on the line. Also seems like a guy who could drive Hoiberg nuts taking low percentage shots.  

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

 

https://watchstadium.com/top-20-college-basketball-transfers-who-can-play-in-2020-21-03-24-2020/

 

Seems like a guy who we could rely on to take a tough shot with a low shot clock or the game on the line. Also seems like a guy who could drive Hoiberg nuts taking low percentage shots.  

So, that sounds a lot like Dachon Burke, then.

3 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

So, that sounds a lot like Dachon Burke, then.

 

Although Webster described himself as a score first point guard, hopefully he has some play making ability too.