uneblinstu's post game chatter: ed 6, vol 11: Arkansas St.

I'm sure it's just me but Nebraska seems to have trouble burying its opponents most of the time.

Well, yes and no. They did build a 28 point lead and every time ASU tried to make a run, they'd get five or six quick points to squelch any comeback.  ASU never really threatened.  It was similar to what Creighton did on Sunday.

I can't remember who said it on here this week so I can't give credit, but it was mentioned that whenever Pitchford hits that first 3, the team seems to start fast, and it worked again today - twice   So whoever typed that is a genius! 

Right now NU is night and day playing defense at home vs away from home - not too surprising with a young team. Of course the level of competition has been tougher away from home, but NU has been doing a pretty solid job holding teams well under their averages at PBA.

I wish we could try getting tai going into the lane more. Against fgcu in the first half he looked unstoppable. Hasn't really shown that since.

Nitpicking but we are taking too many fairly long two point shots for my taste.  That is what we need to avoid doing and try to make them do.  I much prefer taking open 3's or attacking the rim. 

Benny has done a great job this year and just provides a spark coming off the bench! I thought he did a great job today!

Still trying to figure out the technicals.  Couldn't figure it out while at the game, will watch a replay (right now) and will see what "really" happened. 

When this team goes uptempo, they are really, really fun to watch. 

Here is something I did not expect to see... Currently the Big Red is sitting at 9th in the Big 10 at 7-3... is the Big 10 down this year??  did not have a very good showing today

Playing better opponents now. Wins on the road will still be tough to come by for us anywhere this year.

Benny has done a great job this year and just provides a spark coming off the bench! I thought he did a great job today!

So has Leslie Smith.  They would be my surprise players of the year so far, both have been very productive when on the floor

Still trying to figure out the technicals.  Couldn't figure it out while at the game, will watch a replay (right now) and will see what "really" happened. 

 

When this team goes uptempo, they are really, really fun to watch. 

Biggs received one for saying something to a guy who fouled him within ear shot of the ref.  The one with Petteway was him being elbowed after a free throw attempt and then him retaliating.  That's why both players received technicals.

What's the deal with levels of technicals? I thought a technical was a technical. Everybody around me was asking what a level A technical is.

Lots of technicals this year.

I think Terran's technical was questionable.  He shouldn't have retaliated, but it's not like he shoved the guy to the ground.  Hard to tell from the angles on the boobtube, but the elbow he took looked much worse.  I think a double technical was fair. 

Biggs...why.  The ref was right there!  You just gave handed the guy the ball.  If you're going to run your mouth at least know when to do it. 

Also- failing to get the rebound on missed free throws REALLY hurt.  There were at least two times in the second half where they missed the rebound and ASU got points off of it.  One of those times we fouled them on the put back giving them a quick 4 points. 

OK, I get trying to keep inflammatory speech off the court and make it a more gentle sport more like a cricket match. If that is the goal then why doesn't the NCAA pass a rule against foulmouthed coaches? Brady would have gotten teed up plenty in that case according to my lip reading skills.

Here is something I did not expect to see... Currently the Big Red is sitting at 9th in the Big 10 at 7-3... is the Big 10 down this year?? did not have a very good showing today

Low post defense is a problem. Give Van Slyke credit for being a good player, but we made him look like an All-American. How many "All-Americans" centers will we play this year?

I'm happy to say that I didn't really have a problem with any of the shots taken. Tai forced a couple but he was trying to get it going and I don't really fault him for that. Other than that, I didn't see indications of selfish play. Some mistakes in shot selection by various players but mostly while in attack mode trying to be aggressive and I think most coaches can live with a little of that.

Biggs lived up to his rep of turning the ball over while trying to make the spectacular pass. But give him credit for being unselfish.

Big applause for Rivers getting into the game, but he proceded to show why Miles hasn't been giving him minutes.

They put the Creighton loss behind them right off the bat. Showing some resilience, which was very good to see.

Overall, liked what I saw, with a couple of exceptions.

The technicals are a problem if they continue...it is the discipline issue that we visited about a couple of weeks ago.  I do not want to overstate the issue, but it is a continuing issue.  You have to learn to turn the other cheek so to speak.  There is a line that cannot be crossed.  If it is crossed at the wrong time, it may cost us a game.

I thought shot selection was fine.  I did see a couple of moves to the basket where the shot taken was...well, okay it was just Walter's, what the heck was that???  Did anyone catch the crowd as the game went on and Petteway was heading to the basket...the crowd noise went up significantly in anticipation of the dunk...now that is special.

Anyone still questioning why Hawkins is not redshirting???

Unless we double team the post, we are going to struggle with interior defense all year.  Try as he might, Walter does not have the strength to stop that interior game.  It is pick your poison...I thought Coach Miles was doing their darndest to stop the exterior game of Ark State...and they did that very well.

Speaking of interior shots...we once again missed a lot of chip shots.  If we ever get those to fall, we will be looking good.

BTW, Pitch had a double-double and Webster didn't score.

Benny Parker quietly had a good game on both ends with his 16 minutes.

Here is something I did not expect to see... Currently the Big Red is sitting at 9th in the Big 10 at 7-3... is the Big 10 down this year??  did not have a very good showing today

I think it's just the fact that a lot of big ten teams are going through quite a bit of turnover and a lot of them play very tough non conference schedules.  It's hard to say it's "down," but it's certainly not as strong as last year (last year was an incredible year for the big 10 though).