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HuskerPower #nato73

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  1. And there it is jumped up to 84 and 17-14 8-11 But after Purdue every game is under a 10 point spread and KenPom is not yet convinced that we can protect the vault.
  2. I am two time zones ahead of Nebraska currently so it’s 1 am. And I just keep sitting here refreshing KenPom.
  3. Watching the fouls a bit and getting a little more attitude and he is there.
  4. UTSA did check in 2 KenPom spots ahead of Wofford who just won at number 5 North Carolina. Speaking of KenPom, this game really moved our stats around in some wild ways with our offense now outranking our defense (94th and 105th respectively). I am a little concerned about our defense, not because UTSA had some prayers answered tonight, but because we seem to struggle a bit with quick guards (like St. Johns and the guys tonight) and while we have length we don't have effective bulk down low.
  5. I think Jackson actually made the shot in the .gif above.
  6. That is correct. The tough thing about driving to the hoop in this situation is 1) how well Kansas rim protects and 2) refs tend to suck on their whistles in these situations. (and especially if it was Kansas) Gill was option 2 and had a good open look.
  7. Last night we shot 49.2% overall and 36.4% from 3 against the 9th best defense in the country according to KenPom. Our FG Efficiency % is currently 48.6% versus 48.3% in our last NCAA tournament year. We are turning the ball over at a pace that is 2nd least of the Tim Miles era. Our 3 point percentage is currently 36% which is the 1.3 points better than our best year under Miles and 2.7 points better than our tournament team (33.3%) Our 3 point defense is 59th in the country at 31.2%, this is versus 31.5% in our tournament year and a dramatic improvement from our 40.7% and 36.7% from the last two years. Because of our upgraded talent and perhaps the 30 second shot clock we are playing at the fastest tempo since at least 2002 when KenPom records stop. From the game last night 83.3% of our points will likely be back next year. 84.8% of our rebounds will likely be back next year. Nothing I have read of yours indicates you are a fan of Coach Miles or the team for that matter and I am not naive about our weaknesses in the post etc. With our 1st NCAA appearance of the century occurring under his watch, Miles has earned the right to see Glynn Watson through his senior year assuming this year does not completely fall apart. My expectation is post-season of some kind this year and tournament win next year. If that doesn't happen I think he has had plenty of opportunity. Last night hurt because our margin for error is thin because we don't have a great non-conference scalp. So now you you have been engaged, I'll look forward to you sharing with us all the weaknesses and "why not's" that we already know.
  8. Really good write up. Obviously a few things that you wouldn't see in a newspaper, but better information then you will get from reading a paper. Thanks for your work on these.
  9. NU 71 MIN 70 10 Three's. Struggling to shoot 2's so let's make some 3's!
  10. KenPom shows 11 of our conference games as being within 5 points or less (either wins or losses) 8 those 11 are home games. Protect the vault on these toss up games and then flip 2 others and we likely dance. The trick will be to stay upbeat and confident after the 1st 4 conference games which are all tough. We could go 0-4 and not be dead, but we may feel like it and the negativity might grow. 3 road games, Michigan State, Purdue and Northwestern and Minnesota at home. I am stating the obvious, but to me the Minnesota game if the most important of the next 4. (And believe me I hate Creighton and would love to beat them)
  11. I love the Borchardt story and feel like he has improved but I thought at the end of the 1st half he really hurt us on defense primarily. Might have been the difference between being down 12 and down 16.
  12. NU 74 CFU 63 4 Copeland, Watson, Palmer and ...... a surprising McVeigh. (I know you didn't ask)
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