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Too bad can't transfer points between teams.

Well, I'll think about it.

Guys and Gals, we are freaking 5-0

Good atmosphere here. Crowd is into it.

Guys… how… who… where… what the hell just happened? How is this Nebrasketball?

This escalated quickly

Mast has developed a bit of nasty, maybe Juwan Gary's prowess has helped him see what it should look like !

When SH comes in, D intensity definitely comes up.

Two goals. Both in the final minute of each half. Winner.

I don't care whether a player looks stoic or overexuberant as long as he hustles, performs up to his natural ability, and is a good teammate. Demeanor is irrelevant when compared with on-court results. Appearing to have too much disinterest or too much pizzazz Is often in the eye of the beholder.

Final Stats:

And there goes the I gotta leave early crowd.

69 on the Beavers

Finishing the weekend with killing 3 rodents would be nice though.

I think NU can provide us a clean sweep this weekend. Volleyball's already won a B1G title, and soccer advanced to the sweet 16 with another match on Sunday afternoon. Let's keep it rollin'! GBR

What took Fred so long to get a team like this?

Crowd is amazing and really into it. Would be nice to get a semi big name here.

What I like is that we are deep enough, which will help keep up our defensive intensity and allow us to crash the boards.

Are you sure?

The defense to offense has been beautiful in this 20-0 run. GBR

Most of 'em need to work the ball around before crankin' it up !

Dang...got some guys that love to rebound.

Sorry, I was talking about my replies being with play I'm commenting on.

Guys need to figure out who really has a green light on 3's... everybody thinks they're a gunner !

Shoot the free throw and we up 16.

This is fun.

Foot to throat. That is all.

this is kinda fun. winning is fun.

I kinda like this Hoiberg kid!

OSU 74 NEB 68 3

I'm jealous of all you guys who will be there. I have fond memories of Sioux Falls since my eldest son's wedding was there a couple of decades ago. Drive carefully and enjoy the game. And this thread reminds me of how much more I hate peacocks than beavers.

They are just 9 points (or 3 possessions) away from being 1-10 (0-8) on the season. Meanwhile, we are 3 possessions away from 8-2.

I heard it was a high ankle sprain. BUT, please don't take that to the bank. I heard that information from a friend, who heard it from someone in the know. So there is a chance that info and a dime won't buy you a cup of coffee.

Nebraska has 1 main three-ball threat, and a bunch of guys who think they're "shooters" at the moment. They need to figure out who has a green light and who needs to work the ball.... the trajectory of the season's success hangs in the balance based on how they respond to their designated roles going forward. I think Juwan Gary coming back in a big way might just show the rest of the guys that it's okay to be who you are & not try to be heroic in their efforts. Collective good play will win a lot of ballgames, but that can all go awry when the guys don't accept who they are in the system. Just look back at the first 3 seasons under Hoiberg, it's not hard to figure out what went awry with "Hero-Ball." I think this season could go either way, let's hope it's a good trajectory in the next few weeks for Hoi-Ball. GBR

Face value was high - quite a bit higher than I remembered them being the last time we played there. $48 on the ends and $77 on the side court I think for most of them. But yes I am going also.

Who's ready?

Remember, this is gonna be a team battling Washington St for the Pac12 Crown.

This is complete over simplification on my part but I don’t care what shots we take as long as we make a decent percentage.

I have a better feeling after the Jays lost to Wisconsin-Green Bay. We need a great performance from all.

Also yes

For me, I don’t care what the ratio is at should change game to game based on what the defense is giving you. What needs to change is somewhat challenged treys early in the shot clock. We need to hunt easy layups or wide open threes the first 18-19 seconds. We can typically get a partial contested trey in the last ten seconds if we need to. We are going to be mediocre at best if we don’t figure this out soon.

Also yes

Yep

I-State beat Iowa last year. They made Iowa play a half court game and utilized their 6’6” center inside. You have to control the pace to beat Iowa.

I don’t have a good feeling about the Creighton game. Hope we can keep it respectable.

There are some packline principles at play in this defense with a few differences like forcing baseline as many have pointed out. Packline (see Virginia) is basically a matchup zone with heavy on-ball closeouts where you force your man into help/bad shots. The anticipation of rotation is a very good thing. Most teams--even elite ones--aren't going to have elite passing. Forcing opponents into the worst shot in basketball (long baseline 2s) is definitely a good ethos. Running people off threes and into already-rotating help is totally doable and a real PITA if you have smart, hard-working players. Hoiberg's first few years' rosters wouldn't have dreamed of being able to execute this defense properly. Now that he has more coachable, hard working kids, the only way to really dismantle them is with coachable, unselfish, hard working kids on the other side, which will be rare. When you think about last year's group of guys like Bando, Griesel, Gary, etc. they were probably a Top 25 team before injuries. Absolute dogs on defense. It certainly looks to me like defense will be non-negotiable moving forward. I don't see any dropoff. Offense will sort itself out.