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We also just are not that damn good. That is part of the problem on offense. We are a shooter short with Rey going through this.

Illinois is playing good defense to be fair. The paint not particularly easy to get into. We have to find a way to create some driving angles.

Get a stop here and be thankful we are not down much.

I hate this zone

Yeah no kidding.

looks like BTN2go. I am pretty sure that sucks.

Wow, that is two minutes I will never get back. I remember why I rarely listen to local radio sports programming.

This Throwback fella is a sharp dude.

Speaking of chants it might be kind of nice to get the NBA like MVP chants going when Petteway goes to line against NW.

This is about creating energy in our building which has seemed to help create defensive energy. It is a pro Nebraska cheer. Not a derogatory one. That should be considered okay at any time that is not the National Anthem or when we are at the line imo.

Someone needs to tell that old hag that it probably is not out of line if our coach is tweeting videos of it.

Hopefully this trip has a happy ending.

Lets face it. RPI is kind of a joke. Granted Miles understands how to control it to our benefit. Doesn't mean it is a good tool to use by the selection folks.

He should pry come off bench to add spark:)

That line is what it is. Tread carefully Husker fans. This is a tough spot. I wish I were more confident we will win. Points are going to be hard to come by I am afraid. I can see more scenarios we get blown out than win this game comfortably. Lets hope like hell I am wrong. I don't have a strong opinion either way though and will not be participating in the betting one side or other. Probable large under wager depending on line when it comes out.

I thought it would be 3 or possibly 2.5. Not usually off by a point or more this time of year. Be interesting to see what it opens at offshore when you can actually wager on it later this evening. Seems a touch high from what I expected. Looks like a game I will be passing on, aside from possible under play depending on line.

Last ten does seem to matter, at least a little bit, or they wouldn't have it on the report.

When looking at that, our horrific road and neutral court record sticks out like a sore thumb. Thank goodness we got one at Michigan St, or we are probably dead. We need to get another one on the road badly to make that look less awful. Lose those and it all of a sudden turns into 2-9. That doesn't look good at all.

Do we know if they use any "sheet"? Something called the nitty gritty report is right in front of each member. Here is link. http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2014/nitty-clear

Amazing how guys with good instincts on defense seem quicker. Hopefully, he will develop these instincts as time goes on and he gets used to the speed of the game.

I hear Vegas gets real crazy come March Madness. Have you ever been there when all of that goes down? It is chaotic. There every year for big baseball drafts.

I think it is a lock if we do that. I think there is a reasonably good chance with one less win than this as well.

I'm just waiting for the day that Terran passes on a transition play. I mean he makes it most of the time so I'm not complaining, but when it is 2-1 or so, he is not passing the ball He is so good at using his body in those situations though that it may be less efficient to pass when he has full steam. I don't think it is selfishness, but generally competitiveness. It is a fine line though.

We are doing it smart also. Not doing it just to do it, but generally doing it when it is there.

Lets find a way to get in the damn thing. We are a better team than the George Mason bunch a little while back. There is not a ton of separation these days between the best team and the worst at large team. And we would have the best player on the court against a whole bunch of teams. Lets get in the dance and then dance. A young team that will all be a season older by the time that thing starts. Need to win a few more games. Defense will translate on neutral courts of the dance. Lets get there.