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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from Cazzie22 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I'm going to be very specific. The comment was that "I also thought from the minutes he got in close games that rice would be a dude for us in coming years though."
     
    The response to that was "YA no way Frager is better than rice."
     
    And my reaction was, actually, yes, there is a way Frager could be better than Rice. I don't think it's anywhere near a foregone conclusion that Rice, long-term, would be better than Frager. And I don't think it's necessarily a foregone conclusion that Rice would be a rotation piece next year, either.
     
    But we won't know because, for whatever reason, he's chosen to leave.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from Swan88 in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 34- Texas A&M   
    OK, guys, hear me out here:
     
    I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
     
    In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
     
    In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
     
    For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
     
    So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
     
    My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
     
    And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
     
    That's who we lost to.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from HuscurAdam in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 34- Texas A&M   
    I went through the play-by-play. It surprised me, too. I thought it was only 4. But 3 of them were uncontested, point-blank misses. And I'm not blaming Josiah for the loss. I'm only pointing it out to make the point that the teams were a little more evenly balanced than the score. The hit a bunch of shots they ordinarily miss and we missed a few that should have been near 100% makes.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from HuskerBB in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 34- Texas A&M   
    OK, guys, hear me out here:
     
    I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
     
    In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
     
    In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
     
    For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
     
    So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
     
    My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
     
    And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
     
    That's who we lost to.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from NUtball in 2024 Portal Watch   
    For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
     
    Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from millerhusker in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 34- Texas A&M   
    I went through the play-by-play. It surprised me, too. I thought it was only 4. But 3 of them were uncontested, point-blank misses. And I'm not blaming Josiah for the loss. I'm only pointing it out to make the point that the teams were a little more evenly balanced than the score. The hit a bunch of shots they ordinarily miss and we missed a few that should have been near 100% makes.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from Cazzie22 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    For the sake of completeness, I present the On3 #268-ranked portal transfer.
     
    Carter Whitt - Furman Paladins - Point Guard (on3.com)
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from lang in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 34- Texas A&M   
    OK, guys, hear me out here:
     
    I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
     
    In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
     
    In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
     
    For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
     
    So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
     
    My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
     
    And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
     
    That's who we lost to.
  9. Haha
    Norm Peterson reacted to jayschool in Rice in the portal   
    We should require our volleyball players to read "Lysistrata" regarding how to deal with where their boyfriends play hoops.
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    Norm Peterson reacted to Chuck Taylor in 2023-2024 KenPom Rankings Thread   
    Metrics guys take a lot of heat, but KenPom had 13 of the Sweet 16. Missed on SDSU, NC State and Clemson (instead of Auburn, Kentucky and Baylor). Better than my bracket.
     
    Here's the pre-tournament probabilities:
     
    https://kenpom.substack.com/p/ncaa-tournament-win-probabilities
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    Norm Peterson reacted to millerhusker in 2024 Portal Watch   
    From Wisconsin site: Frankie will visit nebraska later this week and Wisconsin this weekend. Moving quickly. Alabama is after him too. Nearly their entire rotation is made up of mid-major transfers.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from busticket in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 34- Texas A&M   
    OK, guys, hear me out here:
     
    I know that you can't do the "what if" stuff and it works both ways, BUT ...
     
    In the first half, they waived off a Keisei bucket and clearly incorrectly called him for travelling. Count that basket. Now, we're only down 12 at half.
     
    In addition, Josiah Allick missed 5 layups in the first half. Point blank. If he makes just 3 of those, now we're only down six.
     
    For the game, they shot an unbelievable 13 of 23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc. Let's say they just shoot a torrid 40%, which is still 12% better than their average and 5% better than they shot against Houston. That's 9 of 23. That's 12 points difference. Maybe they get a couple of offensive rebounds off those misses and get 2-point put-backs. That's still 8 fewer points on their end.
     
    So, instead of losing 83-98, that puts it at 91-90, good guys on top.
     
    My point is we weren't as bad as the final score made us look AND the game really came down to them being way uncharacteristically hot from deep.
     
    And to add to this point, that same team, shooting a more ordinary 35% from deep, just took a #1 seed to OT.
     
    That's who we lost to.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from NeeandMe in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from Neebraska in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
  15. Haha
    Norm Peterson reacted to Chuck Taylor in 2024 Portal Watch   
    Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from Lifetimesker in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from HuskerBB in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from hskr4life in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from HuscurAdam in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from cornfed24-7 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from cornfed24-7 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    Meh. If he was as good as we needed him to be, he would have been in the rotation commanding minutes all season long.
     
    We'll see what kind of offers he gets, but I'd bet he's moving down a level.
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    Norm Peterson reacted to thrasher31 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    This is how I feel. Very much doubt he ends up at a HM. He could very easily score a lot at a mid major, and I think that's where he ends up. 
     
    Loss for the wing room, but he's by no means irreplaceable 
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from thrasher31 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    William Kyle is an NBA player if he can develop a 3-point shot.
     
    His  FT% isn't suggestive of that happening,  but hard work could get the job done.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from thrasher31 in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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    Norm Peterson got a reaction from millerhusker in 2024 Portal Watch   
    I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.
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