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The Husker that I ain't ready to say good-bye to!

The site to watch the sites in Hampton is Conlee's. We have like a 12 inch cement floor above the basement. We can withstand a nuclear attack, baby! Also, whenever the tornado warning sirens go off, we have dollar domestic beers and 2 dollar well drink specials....

Looking more and more like #5 is heading elsewhere. Time to start focusing our attention to players who want to play for the Big Red next year.

Take it for what it's worth, but I have a strong lead from someone that says that our entire hoops staff and players will leave the program sometime within the next 50 years.

If he leaves, he leaves good on him for gettin that money. We still have ride or die huskers like Tai, Gill, Fuller, and we have plenty of young blood like Watson, Morrow, McVeigh, Jacobsen, Roby n Horne, the sun will rise on husker basketball regardless. And I see no problem going to Europe anymore the pay is pretty good in most places,and you can get scouted from anywhere if you're talent matches up. If he leaves it's jus means one more space for another kid who wants to come and change his fortunes at good ole NU, like TP5, and AW3 have

I'm not quite sure you know what you're talking about with this one.

Has decommitted from Kentucky. Nebraska had been recruiting her.

ALL good shooters should go to their off hand to get their shot off, more often. If you are a righty, your right side of your body should lead and be more towards the hoop - if you are driving, dribbling left, your body and shoulder positioning is perfect to rise and pop your shot. Going to the right (as a righty) means you typically have to turn your body in air, and bring the ball to the defender. Easier to step back going to your weakhand also.

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It's all here Norm

Pitch imperfect?!

My original name dropping of Pitchford wasn't entirely based on just Minnie's game and size

April 29-30.And is that this weekend? I'm going with "yes."Is your source someone who would know or are you just speculating?

This part of the article isn't too glowing: I can’t say I’m surprised. Despite immense talent, size, and a unique skill set, Minnie was disciplined multiple times over his short Robert Morris career. And Toole finally had enough, as he explained in the team’s postgame press conference last night. Here’s part of a Toole quote, courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Megan Ryan: “If you don’t want to be a part of the program, if you don’t want to be about what this program stands for, you can’t be here. It’s not about you. And you know what? In the short term, it probably shortens our bench a little bit. But I think we’ll be much better in the long term because of it.” Those are biting words from the man in charge as he sits in the middle of a season that has spiraled out of control. At an unfathomable 6-18, the Colonials are on the cusp of missing the NEC postseason after finishing third or better in every NEC regular season since 2011. Is Minnie’s departure the nail in the coffin? Or can the Colonials’ season somehow be salvaged? Coming into the season, Minnie appeared poised to become the first NEC player at 6’8 or taller to be selected to an all-conference team since the 2010 campaign (Wagner’s Mike Aaman was also another popular choice to break the 6’7 and shorter streak this season). The ceiling was extraordinarily high for Minnie, especially after an 11-game stretch last season from the start of February to the NCAA tournament victory over North Florida where he averaged 9.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 1.4 bpg. There’s no doubt he was a top 15 player with all-conference first team upside. Yet for whatever the reason, Minnie’s game had regressed significantly from his freshman season. Let’s start with a quick look at his offensive profile: Freshman: 111.7 ORtg, 62.3% EFG%, 8.0% offensive rebound rate Sophomore: 93.8 ORtg, 50.7% EFG%, 5.8% offensive rebound rate Without Lucky Jones and Marcquise Reed around to absorb possessions, Minnie was basically asked to become Rodney Pryor’s trusted sidekick, at least from a scoring sense. And the numbers suggest the uptick in Minnie’s possession rate (15.4% to 22.5%) essentially hijacked his offensive efficiency. Despite the notable drop in Minnie’s offensive rates though, Robert Morris was still much better at scoring the basketball when the 6’9 sophomore was on the floor during NEC play. With Minnie on the floor (498 possessions): 95.0 points per 100 possessions With Minnie off the floor (178 possessions): 82.6 points per 100 possessions The Colonials were 12.4 points per 100 possessions better on the floor offensively, which makes sense. A supremely athletic, floor spacing power forward is a nightmare to defend in the NEC, and Minnie’s presence, no matter how mediocre it may have been, surely helped a team that’s one of the worst three-point shooting teams in the nation at 28.7%. But a quick look on the defensive side of the ball likely portrays why Toole was so frustrated with Minnie to begin with: With Minnie on the floor: 99.2 points allowed per 100 possessions With Minnie off the floor: 86.4 points allowed per 100 possessions According to John Templon’s numbers, Robert Morris’ performance on the defensive end was much better when Minnie was firmly planted on the bench. With the Colonials worse off defensively with Minnie on the court, the sophomore’s overall value was a wash. Given his talent that’s simply unacceptable, especially to Toole. Minnie’s effort has always been called into question, because of his inconsistency (both in his production and apparent energy level) at Robert Morris. Add it all up — Robert Morris’ defensive struggles, Minnie’s lower offensive rebound rate as a sophomore, and his increased reliance on the 3-point shot (34.6% 3PT attempts/FG attempts as a freshman to 48.5% 3PTA/FGA as a sophomore) — and you have the classic case of underachievement due to a perceived lack of effort. There was likely off-the-court trouble as well — the violation of team rules suspension is a glimpse into that hard to decipher world — and given that Minnie openly searched for a transfer this past offseason, you have to wonder how invested the sophomore was in RMU basketball. Without the volatile Minnie on the roster any longer, Robert Morris likely isn’t any worse off, given all the data in front of us. It’s too bad – by all accounts Minnie was a good kid who was always respectful to the media and I sincerely hope he figures it out at his next college destination. He’s simply too talented not to get a second chance, but with only two seasons of eligibility remaining, the clock’s ticking on Minnie to fully realize his immense potential.

no one wants to see nat leave. with her now visiting oregon st and asu, odds are pretty high not much to try and mend in lincoln. it is a real bummer.

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A right handed shooter that goes to his left a lot. That's interesting to me...

So Andrew White's decision to either play pro ball somewhere or come back here for another year, degree in hand, is primarily a reflection on the coaching staff? That's certainly one view. In regards to Andrew White insisting on going pro despite what scouts are telling him, why does he need to buy into what they're telling him? You've made an inference that White leaving is an indication of problems with the staff and almost everyone disagrees with you. So you're right in the face of disagreeing opinion but White isn't? Finally, if he does think he's going to get drafted and doesn't pull out of the draft, he can't come back regardless of whether or not he gets drafted. If he ends up playing in Europe because he overestimated his NBA value he won't be the first nor the last player to do so.

Man, I aspire to get fired as head coach from a major college basketball program with multiple years left on my contract.

Here's another favorite early Prince song of mine: Sound quality isn't the best, but it's what I got to work with.

And I'm saying your source is wrong.His source has an agenda.

I hope Andrew comes back... No reason for him to go play in Europe over a final year in B1G.

Good for them... More money is always a nice thing... When hard work meets opportunity good things can happen. Row6Seat10... Nice icon picture... Who is that?

And I'm saying your source is wrong.Usually crazy has the info I like to hear. We will see what happens a month from now. By that time we should have 2 commits as well..

If AW3 didn't put his name in the draft, go through the workouts and combine or whatever he goes through and didn't give his full effort and energy into making it onto an NBA roster, something that's been a life long goal, to play at the highest level of his sport, I'd be really disappointed. Of course he's going to give it his full attention and energy. It'd just be a waste of everyone's time if that wasn't his goal. He's got a pretty dang good scenario to come back to if he's not quite there.

There's some smoke out there, beyond the radio show. Hope there turns out to be no fire.

Ok I lied. I went ahead and listened to the podcast. Those guys ruined it for me at the very end of the podcast when they were asking everyone to ponder Andrew White being gone. And then one of them said something about 38 to 36 games. What???

Well shoot. Now that's gonna put me over the ledge. Are you comfortable sharing who your source is? Is it someone within the program and are they considering leaving too?

I'm not saying he is pulling a Yori. Guys AW isn't on Draft Express top 100, if he chooses to go to Europe over a final year, especially when he wont be considered old like Terran was. I've stood and backed up him when he took shots on assistants and guys leaving but this would push me over the ledge. Go listen to Sharp and Sipple this AM, they talk about the White situation. He would be the #1 player on a Big Ten roster, leaving for the Europe at best right now.

Yes, I said it. 1. I don't think Andrew is getting drafted, but I think he might make the decision to leave. 2. I have a source who told me their is more smoke to Andrew possibly leaving than what meets the eye. Andrew would be the cherry on top of all the reasons people bring up with the coaches leaving etc. So yes, if a guy leaves who in everyone's eyes isn't ready for the NBA I will few that our administration take a closer look at the head coach.

You'd jump off the Miles train because he brought in someone good enough to go pro early? Really???

Shatel is a miserable pandering jaysker hack and I can't stand reading him any more. He is literally the worst.

TBD

Wow, they're gonna play that TBA team a lot this year, huh?

Was there ever a time that anything Nebraska-related lost an online poll?

My source is/was more than a radio show. I'd love to lose guys to the NBA if they were NBA ready guys. I will still go to all the games.... If he does leave for Europe, questions need and should be addressed...