Nebrasketballer

Thought it would be nice to have a thread for the twitter handles of Nebrasketball prospects. So, if you are interested in following along as these guys get closer to making a decision, you know one place you can look.

Is it realistic to expect Deng to play next season, or is he likely to have to redshirt to continue to recover from his injury? I could see positives for both scenarios...just curious if anyone had come across any recent insight from BR or Washut or someone with some inside info.

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GTFO, troll. We're not the ones posting on the message board of another team...Go back to your Creighton site to talk about your mid-major newBigEast basketball team and worry about how the teams in the Big Least Conference are going to fall even further behind the big boys, now that the NCAA is going to remove financial restrictions, which will allow the power conferences to spend what they can afford to spend on athletics... If you're going to take the time to blast someone, make sure you do your homework. Dude's name is "Central". He typically posts about Central kids and has been nothing but pro-Huskers on this board.Why is it his fault if you guys read Creighton boards and get pissed about it? Seems like he has a pretty good point. I've never read a Creighton message board, so, sorry....Not sure what your point was with that...As far as him being "pro-Huskers" on this board...that very well may be and if so, more power too him...but I feel like it's a little ridiculous for you to act like it isn't a reasonable assumption to make when someone posts "Just worry bout winning a damn game in the tourney for once!" If he is a husker fan, then I guess I was wrong, but in my opinion, it didn't come off like something that most husker fans that I know would say.

GTFO, troll. We're not the ones posting on the message board of another team...Go back to your Creighton site to talk about your mid-major newBigEast basketball team and worry about how the teams in the Big Least Conference are going to fall even further behind the big boys, now that the NCAA is going to remove financial restrictions, which will allow the power conferences to spend what they can afford to spend on athletics...

I guess I just disagree. But even if Ayegba doesn't start at the 5-spot...I would put my money on Fuller cracking the starting lineup as a wing before I would bet on Cornish starting as a wing from day 1...

I would be absolutely shocked if Ayegba didn't start next season (unless Nebraska is able to land another "rim protector" with D1 experience in this class). Nebraska played very good defense for most of the second half of the season and many times held the opponent to a low shooting percentage, but that was negated, because they allowed the opposing teams to get multiple offensive rebounds. Ayegba specifically addresses that need. Unless Nebraska is able to land a more capable rim protected/rebounder in this class (or unless Smith develops into that), then Ayegba will start next season. He addresses a specific need and he does that without "requiring shots".I think I remember Miles saying that something that helped Rivers get onto the floor is that he "doesn't require shots". (This is why I am not bothered at all by the fact that Ayegba isnt much of a scoring threat). Ayegba isnt going to require shots either, so Petteway, Pitchford, and Shilds will be able to continue to get the shots they need. So, in my opinion, Ayegba will be asked to play the exact same role that Rivers played last season, but with a 7'4" wingspan, will likely be able to play that role even more effectively.

I would say that Dirk willingly brings on that reaction from readers. He is polarizing and that means more website hits. I think he has built up a healthy number of followers that agree with most of what he writes. I also think he has built up a healthy number of followers that will read everything that he writes, simply so they can hate on him. Either way, they are still reading what he writes, which means more website traffic. I would say more people that i know take Dirk more seriously than Sipple, because (unlike Sipple), Dirk's articles/blogs don't sound like they were hand-delivered to him by the coaching staff of the team he is writing about.

I think Rivers will already be knocked out of the starting lineup due to the addition of Ayegba, so the only spot that I could see left for the taking would be Webster, so, in my opinion, Cornish would either need to be able to be the best PG on the team, or Petteway would have to be able slide over to the PG spot, in order to make room for Cornish at the 2-spot (one of the 3 wing spots).

With the addition of Ayegba, I would be shocked if Pitchford started at the 5-spot. Nebraska had serious need for a rim protector / rebounder, so they got Ayegba to fill that need. This allows Pitchford to play the 4-spot, which is his more natural spot. The only way that either Ayegba, or Smith doesn't start at the 5-spot next season, is if Nebraska is able to land another ready-made Center that is better. I think it is most likely that the starting rotation will look like this: 1- Webster/Smith 2-Petteway 3-Shields 4-Pitchford 5-Ayegba Unless Cornish would be able to play PG, or unless Miles wanted to move Petteway over to play PG, then I don't see any room in the starting lineup for Cornish on day 1.

WTF does this post even mean???

I still think Cornish would probably start for us from day 1. We bring back every single starter from the 4th best team in the B1G except for our Shooting Guard. Im confused by this. So...in that scenario are you expecting Petteway to start at PG, or do you think he would take Petteway's starting spot (in a season that Petteway will likely be a preseason All-BigTen pick)?

Has anything been announced for any of these guys? Ryan Anderson from BC Justin Martin from Xavier Stephen Domingo from Georgetown

As A Redshirt Junior (2013-14) | Game-By-Game Stats | 6.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg Improved his points per game (6.7), rebounds per game (5.1) and field-goal percentage (.663) in 2013-14 from 2012-13 … appeared in 23 games and made 21 starts after being suspended for the first 12 games of the season for a violation of team rules … set a program record by going 11-11 from the field in a win against Jacksonville on Feb. 6 … his perfect 11-11 from the field ranked second among all Division-I players for field goals made in a game without a miss … those 11 field goals led to a career-high 22 points against the Dolphins … set a program single-season record with a field-goal percentage of .663 … secured a career high with 10 rebounds against Lipscomb on Jan. 1 … led the team in rebounding on four occasions … finished the year with 24 dunks in just 23 games, tied for the second most on the FGCU roster … rejected 24 shots to finish third on FGCU in that category … scored in double figures five times and grabbed at least five rebounds in a game 15 different times. http://www.fgcuathletics.com/mbasketball/roster/2012-13/2644/eric-mcknight/

Maybe this will end up being a good thing for Nebraska trying to recruit Central... (Not trying to ruffle any feathers if someone has some sort of personal connection...just throwing it out there...) Maybe the new coach will be more active in pushing a player to Nebraska, if Nebraska is actively recruiting them.

Someone asked for his twitter handle, so here it is: @JordanCornish5_