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One of the great benefits (sarcasm intended) to be derived from reading sports message boards like this is an increased level of stress and increased blood pressure over potential problems and potential benefits for a sports team . . . that never materialize. Over the holiday season we've collectively agonized and/or thrilled over the prospect of Hawkins transferring to A&M, Fuller not traveling with the team to Cincinnati, Biggs not traveling to Cincinnati, Webster going pro, someone else leaving Nebrasketball, Agau transferring back home, a kid from Utah St. transferring here, a kid from Georgetown transferring here--none of which materialized, other than the no-big-deal events of two guys not traveling to Cincinnati. But it's great entertainment and fun nonetheless . . .

The kid is from Omaha, recruited from Nebraska, and went to Louisville. I don't understand anyone's rational who thinks he would want to come back when he already had the chance to be here. You don't see the logic behind a kid going a long ways from home, deciding he wants to play closer to home, and then coming home to do that? Seems like it is fairly straight forward logic and happens a lot. I don't see the logic in thinking the dude is going to transfer here because he was suspended for a few games when he hadn't given any indication (that I know of) that he was unhappy and wanted to leave. Completely different issue. I have no reason to believe he wants to leave either. But if one makes an assumption that a kid does want to leave, it is a logical deduction he would consider wanting to play closer to home IMO. You have no reason to believe he wants to leave, but assuming he wants to leave makes sense? I got the feel from several posts in this thread that people were making more of this than a hypothetical. Maybe I read it wrong. If wishes were trees, trees would be falling

This sounds awfully similar to the "Will we make the NCAA tournament in 2013-2014" discussion last year.

Hawkins is transferring? Fuller and Biggs are moving on? Webster is going pro? There's another person leaving the team? Agau is transferring? What ever are we going to do? Source: message boards.

It's an expectations deal. Is he a top 5 player in the country when healthy? Probably not. Is he a great center that could start for almost every team in the country. Yeah. This is a big loss for Michigan.

There is a lot more season left

For reference: this is Crean's 3rd and 4th years at IU: 2010–11 Indiana 12–20 3–15 11th 2011–12 Indiana 27–9 11–7 5th NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Somewhere in America, Akoy Agau still twerkin'

See in movies the guy always walks away like crap they are back together and we see that it was actually her ex that forced the kiss. She then slaps him and walks away leaving all of us to go "you dummy!" Should of stayed there!

"Good down the stretch last year" is not a very good argument for the kid's ability. If you watched Michigan last year, other than "down the stretch" highlights, or watched them this year, you'd know he's talented but not an All-American. He benefited GREATLY from teams trying to lock down MU's guards. He is good, I'd love to have him in red, but he is ridiculously over-hyped. Either way, he would've given Nebraska huge problems this year and with him out Nebraska now has a legitimate chance to win this game.

Big time recruit out of Canada visiting this weekend. Bridget Carleton the dynamic 6'1 wing out of Chathum Ontario was in town and had to like what she saw this afternoon! And yes, both future Huskers Jess and Maddie Simon were in attendance.

OFFENSE: D+ Nebraska scored a season low 59 points and shot just 36% from the field. The biggest issue for the Huskers was an inability to get to the rim and finish or for that matter, even getting to the rim and getting fouled. When the Huskers DID get to the line, they were excellent - going 10-11. However, the Bearcats attempted 30 free throws, or NINETEEN MORE than NU (scoring 15 more points than the Huskers at the line - or, the difference in the game). As touched on in the previous paragraph, and as noted by Tim Miles after the game, NU showed no ability to pump fake, go up strong with two hands or pivot. They tried to score "off of one foot" and it led to six blocked shots and probably another five that were disrupted. Shavon Shields has got to figure out a way to get going. I've put this on Miles a couple of times this year but certainly not today, as Shields did attempt 11 shots (making one) and it seemed as though there was a concentrated effort within the offense to get him the ball in situations to slash and score. Our Player of the Game is once again Terran Petteway, who put in a game high 22 points after being mainly nonexistent in the first half. DEFENSE: C I really didn't think Nebraska was that bad defensively, as the Huskers held the Bearcats to 42% shooting and a respectable 74 points (it would have been 70 had NU not fouled at the end). As mentioned above, Nebraska fouled WAY too much, but much of that was due to their deficiencies on the boards (noted later). I liked the variety of looks NU ran, including a little mini-press, some zone in the first half and tough, hard nosed man to man defense. Still, one other negative - NU really tried to pack the lane and make Cinci gun it from downtown, but the Bearcats found ways to get into the lane, get easy shots and get fouled. That certainly was disappointing. REBOUNDING: D+ We knew coming in that Cinci held a big edge on the boards and boy, did they ever, finishing +10 (40-30) including FIFTEEN offensive rebounds that led to numerous second chance points, both from the floor and the free throw line (officially TWENTY ONE second chance points). I feel like a broken record, but Walter Pitchford has GOT to figure out a way to grab 5-7 rebounds a game and not get completely dominated in the post on the defensive end. I'm fully aware he's a stretch 4 and likes to think of himself as more of a "3" on the offensive end, but somebody his size and with the way Nebraska is set up HAS to at least be mediocre defensively and on the boards. He is nowhere close to that (finishing this game with disappointment after disappointment on both - a line of 2 points, 3 rebounds and blown defensive assignment after blown defensive assignment in 21 minutes). BALL HANDLING: C+ 12 assists, 11 turnovers. Solid considering 59 points. Disappointing to not have Deverell Bigs for this one as he would have helped out, perhaps giving Tai Webster (4 turnovers, 2 assists) more of a rest, even if he had played the "2" much of the contest as Coach Miles has mentioned he will be doing. COACHING: B I thought Nebraska came out and (to use a Doc Sadler word) "competed" really well, both defensively and on the boards. The shots weren't falling, but they came out and looked ready to play, which is something we've been harping on NU for NOT doing throughout much of this season. In the end, NU wasn't good enough to win this game, if we're being honest with ourselves, but it didn't have anything to do with Coach Miles' in game coaching or motivation. OVERALL GRADE: C+ Nebraska lost by about what Las Vegas thought they would (the spread closed at 12.5) and competed for 30 of the 40 minutes. They are still 1-2 bigs short and 1 Biggs short but the effort was there today, as was the focus, and that's something to be hopeful for heading into Big 10 play. PLAYER OF THE GAME: TERRAN PETTEWAY 2013-2014 PLAYER OF THE GAME RESULTS: TERRAN PETTEWAY - 6 TAI WEBSTER - 2 WALTER PITCHFORD - 2 LESLEE SMITH - 1 SHAVON SHIELDS - 1 This post has been promoted to an article

2001-02 (Sophomore) Conklin was fourth on the team with 9.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while ranking among the league leaders in three-pointers made per game (2.3) and three-point field-goal accuracy (43.3 percent). He added 24 assists, 14 steals and 10 blocked shots while averaging 25.3 minutes per game, which ranked third on the team. Conklin worked hard to get inside the paint more often during the season, but as one of the team's best shooters from outside the arc, found better success from the perimeter against many opponents. Conklin's 65 treys during the season broke the NU sophomore three-point record of 62 set by Cary Cochran in 2000. In conference play, Conklin picked up the offensive pace by averaging 9.9 points per game and hit 44.4 percent from the floor with 2.8 rebounds per game. Conklin hit an amazing 47.9 percent (46-of-96) from three-point range against league competition, ranking fourth in the league in three-point percentage and sixth in three-pointers made per game (2.9). While he only attempted 10 shots from the free-throw line, he made each attempt count as he hit nine. He also had seven of his 10 blocked shots against league competition. During the season, Conklin was in the starting lineup 20 times, including in the first nine contests of the year before John Turek was inserted prior to conference play. Conklin joined Turek in the lineup against Texas and came off the bench only once in the final 12 games of the year. In the games he started, Conklin averaged 9.8 points with 3.8 rebounds. Conklin scored a career-high 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting in a loss at Iowa State, with all six of his made shots coming from behind the arc. His six treys were just one off the then-NU single-game three-point record. That contest was one of 11 games Conklin reached double-figure points, including five straight late in the season. In one of his best all-around games of the season, Conklin hit 5-of-7 shots from the floor, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, to score 15 points against Kansas State in Nebraska’s 99-82 victory. He added four rebounds with one assist, three blocked shots and two steals vs. the Wildcats. Conklin was the most efficient shooter for the Huskers over the final nine games of the regular season. During that stretch, he averaged 11.6 points per game while hitting a team-high 50.0 percent (34-of-68) from the floor. He was even more dangerous from the perimeter during that span, as he hit 52.7 percent (29-of-55) from three-point range. Off the court, Conklin was named a first-team academic All-Big 12 selection. He was one of two Husker honorees, along with Cary Cochran, as NU had two first-team academic all-league selections for just the fifth time in school history and the first time since 1996. He was also selected to the 2001 Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll.

Up grade in talent, down grade (right now) in GATA.

We need a 6'7", 250lb power forward

this seems just a wee bit harsh. not starting him or not playing him in the game seem to be more appropriate. Assume it was a prepatory film session not a showing of Anchorman. Those are important and not to be missed.

If I'd known I could read this much preaching on Husker Hoops Central I would've skipped church this morning. I wasn't planning to comment on this thread until I started to read the broken locker room stuff. Is there potential trouble brewing? Sure. But there's almost always "potential trouble" in every program, and it usually turns out fine. We know Biggs made a bad decision with the DUI. Not condoning it, but it's a decision millions make every year and fortunately/unfortunately depending on how you look at it, he got caught. He did his "time" for the program and was welcomed back. We know he was late for a film session. For all we know, he dozed off studying and woke up late. A bad mistake that was punished with a one game suspension. We know he hasn't lived up to much of the hype. This is his first year in DI, most jucos - even with a RS year - take til the start of conference play to hit their stride. Most of the stuff people are freaking out about is speculation. If you look at the facts and only the facts, there really isn't a whole lot to see here. And can we stop with the Webster going overseas to play ball. The kid's 18 (I'm guessing) and has played 12 games in a new country. At least wait til the offseason for that kind of speculation. Wow. This was always going to be a long process. Sit back, watch a 12 win season, and enjoy the subtle things that point to a changing program.

I do not mean to pile on Deverell. He likely is a good kid and kids make mistakes. I go back to his earlier mistake and his formal comment on the situation: “I want to apologize to my teammates, coaches and fans for my actions,” Biggs said in the statement. “I understand the seriousness and the consequences of my actions, have learned from the situation and worked hard to move forward. I look forward to representing Nebraska in a positive manner on and off the court.” In my previous response, I asked if this is strike two...sorry Dimes, this indeed is strike two. It will be interesting to see how Coach Miles approaches the next minor, or not so minor incident that Deverell may become involved with. This is part of the discipline issue that was referenced earlier this season. It relates to the technical that he received after he was fouled a couple of games ago. People can shake their heads and ignore this if you wish, but little issues tend to build into big issues if they go unchecked. That said, Coach Miles is not ignoring these smaller issues, Deverell is once again paying the consequenses of his actions. We need Deverell to understand that there are right ways to do things and wrong ways. We need the type of talent that Deverell brings to the court; so we need Deverell to start living up to the statement he made above. Walk the walk my man! I heard stories about some of Danny Nee's recruits. A couple of the players were, ahem, less than honorable with some of their actions. He surrounded those players with high character players and then charged those players with keeping the, ahem, others in line. I am not necessarily saying that Deverell needs that sponsership, but I am saying that Deverell's little issues are costly to our team...yes I am a bit concerned.

I did, but it seems you didn't, or don't have a very good eye for what you are watching. He was tremendous down the stretch last year. You would have to be biased or a very bad basketball evaluator to think otherwise. And anyone that is saying Andre could do what he was doing, certainly cannot be taken seriously any longer in a reasonable discussion about basketball. That is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard on here.