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  1. Steveh4

    This year team

    New to the chat and just wanted to say thanks for having me. Wanted to get some insight on this year team that I’m not too familiar with so I found this. As always, #GBR ~Steve Harley
    18 points
  2. Steveh4

    Outlook for '19-'20

    take it easy my brother. I played hard every night ~Steve Harley
    8 points
  3. Brice is the one guy on the team where can shoot whatever we wants and over the course of a season it's going to fall in about 40% from 3 and 50% from 2. In a lot of regards his production is remarkably consistent. I think the frustration boils down to him just going Toney McCray at moments and throwing the ball to the other team or some other random brain fart thing you don't want to see from the guy who is supposed to be your best player.
    6 points
  4. Steveh4

    Outlook for '19-'20

    That was all Doc, he’s a defensive coaching genius. With the lack of size we had we had no choice but to be scrappy on defense.
    5 points
  5. Steveh4

    Outlook for '19-'20

    This message board told me a lot that I didn’t even know about myself.
    5 points
  6. A few thoughts here from someone who generally observes reactions on this board but rarely comments. For long tenured Nebrasketball fans this is kicking into "the sky is falling" mode rather quickly. The team has some issues to sort out, for certain, but there is a base of talent and coaching to work with here that give me more confidence than in the past. The compare to '14-'15 is apples to oranges in opinion. The nucleus of that Miles team was in tact from the prior season. This year's team is pieced together from the portal (like many this day and age) and will hinge upon its ability for the potential of its talent to show itself. I think that can happen, but it's likely going to take more than two games for us to see it. The two teams we've faced so far haven't had top tier talent, but seeing them both up close; they played hard and scrapped defensively. They were a bit helter-skelter schematically and possibly the most important piece...They didn't lack for athletes. Those two teams played their asses off and that should be recognized. I think some of the perceived lack of effort here is the two teams you played ran around with their hair on fire. Our inability to hits shots consistently is an issue. Though the 3pt misses I think even out over time, I'm far more concerned about the growing trend of not finishing at and around the basket. Last year's team had plenty of early issues with hitting from outside consistently (2-22, anyone?). But the past two seasons 13 and 51 could settle everything down and get a bucket on the block when needed, or facilitate for someone else who could. I haven't seen that yet, but it looks like Berke and Morgan both have that type of potential as they get rooted in the offense. Berke, specifically has huge potential. Braxton is a worker and I expect there will be games where his ability to impact possessions on defense are lauded here. He will never be the centerpiece of an offense and I agree the game slows down significantly when we play through him. But these first two games are incredibly valuable reps for him to grow for when he has to do it later, because that day is coming. The same thing can be said for everyone else who's two games in (Rollie, Gavin, Connor and most of all Berke). You don't like the rotations? I'm guessing Fred doesn't either at times. They're figuring it out in these first three non-con games because when are they going to get a chance after that? The vitriol around Brice is surprising. Dude went for 27 and 5 out the gate then had an off night with everyone else on Saturday. He may not lead or carry himself like Sammy G or whomever you want him to be, but this team is going as far as he takes them. I have a pretty decent view of the floor and I don't see the "body language" issues. He's just playing ball and that's how he carries himself. He looks the same as he did last year when they were upsetting Purdue and Wisconsin from my vantage.
    5 points
  7. After we beat Creighton in 2018, I heard Chris Heady argue adamantly on a podcast that Miles was better vs. Creighton than Doc ever was because Doc never beat Creighton. Doc was 3-3 against Creighton. Having a job covering Nebraska basketball for the biggest newspaper in the state does not require you to know much about Nebraska or basketball.
    4 points
  8. Yes, I’ll be at the Maryland game.
    4 points
  9. I agree with the Brice “body language”. He isn’t a rah rah or overly vocal type of guy. I remember that we often get uhh frustrated with the guys who shoot arrows and make the too small gestures. But also have trouble with a guy who shows no emotion but is arguably best player.
    4 points
  10. So much good discussion in this thread!!! I'm anxious/excited to get back on the court tomorrow night. Then we are making the trip down the South Dakota to watch the Men/Women's games. Very excited to see how we do and excited for the venue. Another thing to remind some that are hitting the "panic" button. Bad games are going to happen. They just are. Basketball is just such an "odd" sport in the sense that sometimes for whatever reason the ball doesn't go in the hoop. Its why upsets in basketball happen ALL the time! I was watching scores last night. Alabama, ranked #2 in the entire county gets by McNese State by EIGHT points! This is the #2 team in the country, how can that happen? Maybe they played down to the level of the opponent, maybe they were missing shots and McNese got hot? Who knows. Purdue....gets by Yale by EIGHT points. Again...who knows? Marquette gets past Central Michigan by EIGHT points.... Rutgers beat 0-3 Saint Peters by 10 points. Oklahoma was trailing Northwestern State by 6 at the 1/2. They ended up winning big, but again. Point being. Do we have some issues to fix...absolutely! Are the fixable? I'd like to think so. I remember Fred in the pre game talk with Kent/Jake was talking about how already 3 Big East schools have lost to "buy in" teams and you always hope to win those games. To this point, we haven't lost yet and last year we did a great job of avoiding the "buy in" loss. Its a LONG season. I'm excited to see how this team gels as the year goes on. I do think we have a shot to be a very good defensive team which that alone will at least keep us in games. Hopefully tomorrow we look much more "clean" and have some flow to the game offensively and get some good mojo going into the weekend vs Saint Mary's.
    3 points
  11. Huskerpapa

    This year team

    Right now, good shots aren't falling. Right now, the offense being run, is pretty vanilla. Right now, we see potential; but continuity seems lacking. Right now defense is looking more advanced than the offense; with good communication and very few breakdowns. Right now free throw shooting is okay; but not great. Some struggle more than others. Bottom line, some people are panicking; but it is too early for that. Fred likes this team. A tweak here and there, shots starting to fall will fix many of the perceived issues.
    3 points
  12. It's not about his stats. If you want to win and feel this team will go as far as he takes them, then you better hope he channels some Sammy G. I guess we're just seeing different things. I know what "quiet, but lead by example" guys look like. This isn't it. I'm seeing too-cool-for-school, upset with others instead of leading, and worried more about himself/calls.
    2 points
  13. I still think about that play to this day. I WAS NOT OUT OF BOUNDS. Thanks man.
    2 points
  14. skerbball

    Outlook for '19-'20

    Steve…thank you for your years in a Nebraska jersey. That ‘08-‘09 team was truly inspiring to watch on the defensive end. Will never forget when you sprinted full court and saved that ball against Texas A&M in 2009 and were incorrectly called out of bounds. You guys deserved to dance. Go big red!
    2 points
  15. But we lost it vs. BC - We have for a long time specialized in winning the possession arrow.
    2 points
  16. What's up y'all. Last week got a little busy for me so I'm behind in the podcast game. Going to knock one out tonight. If anybody has any burning questions about the season so far or about this team going forward, let me know. Will gladly take any non-Nebraska related college basketball questions as well.
    1 point
  17. Hoiberg on the post game show "There is a lack of trust going on right now and we gotta figure it out. We're doing a lot of things in games right now that we aren't doing in practice" "We got a group of kids, I promise you that, and they're not doing anything with any kind of malicious intent and we gotta find a way and obviously get better offensive flow on the other end" To me the panic one might be feeling and the one that Hoiberg seems to be feeling is that he has a group of guys that might not meld together to their high potential. If you're concerned, you have a reason to be. On the flip side, this is game 2. We scheduled these kind of games specifically because putting this together very well might take time. If you're not concerned, you have a reason to be. College basketball, it's a beautiful game.
    1 point
  18. With SKC's season ending early I paid more attention to the start of the European leagues this year. I've kept tabs on AC Milan, Juventus, Celtic, and PSV since they all have multiple USMNT guys on their rosters. It's nice to see guys not just making European rosters, but being major contributors for Champions League sides. Celtic in particular is a blast to watch. High press, high energy, and (other than CB and keeper) a bunch of 5 foot nothin' dudes running around causing chaos. I've officially adopted them as my winter season soccer team. Which, given the less-than-inspiring start to the Nebrasketball season, may be needed. Also, how about Union Omaha! Viva Los Buhos!
    1 point
  19. Wilson Moore asked a pretty poignant question to Coach Hoiberg during his press conference yesterday. Hoiberg called it (Moore's question), "the best question he's asked in the 3 years he's (Moore) been here." It was essentially, "when do you decide to throw everything out and start with something new/when do you press the panic button early in the season/how do you decide to stick with what you're doing and just do it better?" I'm paraphrasing cause I don't have the exact question. I thought Hoiberg hit the answer out of the park, and such is the difficulty in coaching. Said he's been up all night the last couple nights pondering this question. It really is an impossible question to definitively answer, and at the end of the day you're just making an educated guess. I can't think of how many times I've gone into a half-time of a game and asked myself, "do we need to change what we're doing or do we need to do what we're supposed to be doing better?" Impossible to ever know in the moment, and only the results dictate the answer.
    1 point
  20. I'm not sure people are panicking. I'm a big believer that you should not ignore in a win what you wouldn't in a loss.
    1 point
  21. HB

    Outlook for '19-'20

    Winning bucket against Creighton, if I recall correctly. Haven't beat them much since.
    1 point
  22. Brice took so much heat on HHC last season. He is not changin'. I'm surprised ppl haven't figured that out by now... What I didn't like from last Sat. is that it appeared that Brice lacked focus. I hope that was just a blip.
    1 point
  23. He went to Pacific after NU. Not sure after that. We should have gone after Dru Kuxhausen, a teammate of Green at Western instead.
    1 point
  24. You were fun to watch. I miss those teams!
    1 point
  25. Someone tell Handy not to go back and re-read this thread!
    1 point
  26. As one of the younger old heads, this is a real 'Cats in the Cradle' moment for me
    1 point
  27. They should be embarrassed after that “effort.” This team isn’t “bad,” (I don’t think anyways…) - but boy do they do some atrocious things. We’re gonna get the brakes beat off of us by Creighton and St. Mary’s. Brice Williams needs to check the attitude/ego at the door. His body language is such shit. It’s clearly all about him out there, and if he doesn’t have it he’s checked out. Braxton Meah is not a good basketball player, and if he can’t figure out how to be 7’1” with a 20ft wingspan then he will be riding pine. I asked after the scrimmage, “does this team have mono?” And I’m starting to wonder if either I was onto something, or they all just hate each other. Definitely looks like 2 or 3 different teams depending on the line-ups. And certain guys play different when other guys are on the bench. Last thing I’m going to say - all I’ve heard is how smart of an offensive mind Fred Hoiberg is - when have you ever said, “damn Fred really dialed up some stuff tonight?” I can’t think of one game. His hot potato 5-out weave offense is so ridiculously easy to guard. These guys never space the floor and let actions happen/develop. No one knows how to draw two and kick, then use it. They never get solid kick-out 3’s (and if they do it’s to the wrong guys). I’m pretty fed up with what I’ve seen from this crew the first few games. Lazy, uninspired, too-cool-for-school basketball. Zero team chemistry. Get it figured out fellas
    1 point
  28. I know some people hate this thread, but when a team secures their ticket to the championship match, there's no apologies for resurfacing this.
    1 point
  29. HuskerFan86

    Nebraska Recruiting

    Updating this table after a long hiatus... NAME CLASS POS HT HOMETOWN (SCHOOL) STATUS Britt Prince 2024 G 5'11" Elkhorn, NE (Elkhorn North) Signed Kennadi Williams 2024 PG 5'4" Lincoln, NE (Southwest) Signed Amiah Hargrove 2024 F 6'2" Christopher, IL (Christopher HS) Signed Alberte Rimdal 2021 (will be a Senior) G 5'9" Koge, Denmark (U of Florida) Signed Olivia Hamlin 2025 G 5'9" St. George, UT (Snow Canyon) Committed Aubrey Shaw 2025 G 6'2" Overland Park, KS (Blue Valley North) Offered Divine Bourrage 2025 PG 6'0" Davenport, IA (North) Nebraska not in top 6 Mckenzie Mathurin 2025 G 5'10" Broken Arrow, OK (Broken Arrow HS) Committed (De-committed May 2024) Neleigh Gessert 2025 G 6'1" Omaha, NE (Millard West) Verbal to Creighton Norah Gessert 2025 G 6'1" Omaha, NE (Millard West) Verbal to Creighton Jenica Lewis 2026 G 5'10" Grimes, IA (Johnston HS) Offered Ashlyn Koupal 2026 G/F 6'3" Wagner, SD (Wagner HS) Offered Leelee Bell 2026 F 6'2" Minot, ND (Minot HS) Offered Cail Jahnke 2026 G 6'2" St. Michael-Albertville, MN (Albertville HS) Offered Finley Chastain 2027 PG 6'0" Selina, TX (Faith Family Academy) Offered Addison Medeck 2027 C 6'3" Papillion, NE (PLV South) Offered Maddie Vickery 2027 F 6'1" Topeka, KS (Washburn Rural) Offered Brinley Altenberg 2027 G 5'10" Sioux Falls, SD (Jefferson HS) Offered Khloe Nicholson 2028 G 6'1" Quincy, IL (Quincy HS) Offered
    1 point
  30. hhcmatt

    Outlook for '19-'20

    Found an interview from last year. My next door neighbor is also from Maryland and his accent is identical to Steve's so now I know what a Maryland accent sounds like.
    0 points
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