Art Vandalay

That was my exact same thought. And now two hours later I won't be able to live without him! 😂

We sat right in the middle of the Xavier section and cheered for Kansas, they were not happy

It looks like his rebounding picked up with his shooting when he started getting regular minutes the last 7 games. 3-6 boards a game, think that will improve as he gets stronger. Looks like maybe the light went on for him at the end of the season, excited to see what he brings

Shoot-- if we can just leap to where we were last year, that would be a huge plus.

I hope and am assuming his role has been discussed. With Gary and Brice gone there will be wing minutes to be had in 25. Might be why he came in early. Give everyone a chance to see what he has for a full year and decide if he can be relied on for PT when they are gone.
 
I am personally pretty high on him. Good size, strength, and athleticism. Believe he is going to shoot it at a high level to, always happy to beat out the blue team for an in state guy.

Agree and we beat Illinois the first time, #$@# refs

I have a feeling when late October rolls around we're going to be hearing that Nick Janowski has been surprising people in practice. 

Worster is crafty and physical, particularly in P&R.  Gets in the paint and sprays it around at will.  Just not a great outside shooter.  He is a true primary ballhandler and creator.  A lot of his 10ppg are at the rim/line.  
 
I think the incoming shooters really help Brice/Worster with space.  Morgan is very good off the dribble for a 5.  I expect another big jump from Gary with his ballhandling in 1v1.  GG is a good leaper and willing finisher if he puts on some weight.  
 
The kid that might fit your description best could very well be Janowski.  He is a problem 1v1 - great shooter, physical, and extremely crafty in drawing contact.  Might not be textbook quickness drives from the wing, but his midrange post iso game is very impressive.  Three level scorer.  

No worries, I agree that is the mindset they should all have. I have to believe Fred was very upfront with him in that he wants to have at least a 3 man rotation at the 4/5 and he would probably be the one starting on the bench unless we miss our other targets. He only played like 23 minutes a game in ND so it will not be a shock for him. I think part of the reason we targeted him is him being open to that role.

As for Morgan. I think we went after him early because he is a solid all around big guy who is willing to come off the bench. Most of those guys want starting roles. I think he is perfect as long as we get 1-2 more starter types.
 
In all it appears to me we are getting much more athletic and increasing our skill as well. We are not going to be Tx AM athletic but we should be stronger and more athletic than last year.
 
The one piece I wanted to see was a lead guard who could get in the lane and create for others. Maybe Ulis / Rollie can but I wanted to shoot high for that spot. We might have settled here for consistency over dynamic.
 
Overall if we get Kyle / Milicic (at least 1) I am going to be very happy and feels like we can be better than last year. Assuming they play for each other like the last two years.

-We're trying hard to get William Kyle, who would be one of if not the best athletes on the team.  
 
-If you watch Milicic tape, he's got a lot more to his game than Allick did and he is not unathletic in the least. Based on his frame and shooting numbers you might assume he's Brian Conklin, but that he is not. He blocked 35 shots last year. Our highest on the team was 21 (Brice and Juwan). We haven't had a player with 35 blocks since 2018-19 (Roby had 66). 
 
Those two guys would be instant, huge upgrades and impact players. Now looking at what we already have: 
 
-Griffiths is more athletic and 6-8 compared to  Keisei's "6-2" and, try as he might, was a big liability on defense. Griffiths blocked 13 shots in 571 minutes last year. For comparison, Allick blocked 12 shots in 785 minutes. Keisei and Lawrence each blocked 1 shot in 800+ minutes. 
 
-Eli Rice and CJ Wilcher were not athletic. Essegian isn't Lebron James but he's no stiff out there. 
 
-Morgan is more athletic than Mast, especially if Mast is hobbling out there. 
 
-Ulis and Worster will give us way more at the PG spot than Lawrence did. 

We haven't added any high fliers or anything but I think sneakily we've gotten more athletic, and if we can get Kyle and Milicic (please!!!), I will be expecting us to be a Top 25 type of team throughout the year. 

Agree and we beat Illinois the first time, #$@# refs

As for Morgan. I think we went after him early because he is a solid all around big guy who is willing to come off the bench. Most of those guys want starting roles. I think he is perfect as long as we get 1-2 more starter types.
 
In all it appears to me we are getting much more athletic and increasing our skill as well. We are not going to be Tx AM athletic but we should be stronger and more athletic than last year.
 
The one piece I wanted to see was a lead guard who could get in the lane and create for others. Maybe Ulis / Rollie can but I wanted to shoot high for that spot. We might have settled here for consistency over dynamic.
 
Overall if we get Kyle / Milicic (at least 1) I am going to be very happy and feels like we can be better than last year. Assuming they play for each other like the last two years.

Why is most of their good players leaving? Offense sucks and they were a mess chemistry wise last year down the stretch. Unhappy players leave.

As for Morgan. I think we went after him early because he is a solid all around big guy who is willing to come off the bench. Most of those guys want starting roles. I think he is perfect as long as we get 1-2 more starter types.
 
In all it appears to me we are getting much more athletic and increasing our skill as well. We are not going to be Tx AM athletic but we should be stronger and more athletic than last year.
 
The one piece I wanted to see was a lead guard who could get in the lane and create for others. Maybe Ulis / Rollie can but I wanted to shoot high for that spot. We might have settled here for consistency over dynamic.
 
Overall if we get Kyle / Milicic (at least 1) I am going to be very happy and feels like we can be better than last year. Assuming they play for each other like the last two years.

Hausen standing around the line is in a big part because of Novas offense. They pick the mismatches and everyone els spreads the floor. Might be why he is moving on.
 
i hope Jano is better than both and think he will be at some point. However I want to win now and not taking any chances if we don’t have to. We have room, let’s fill it up with proven guys and make a run

Per Washut: William Kyle canceled his visit to Iowa State. Still visiting Wake Forest Sunday-Monday, then back in Lincoln for spring game weekend. Nebraska staff visited him again earlier this week. 
 
Milicic decision coming as soon as this weekend. 

They would role players here on hopefully a real good team, exactly what we want. I hope Jano can do it too but those guys are experienced high level shooters in major conferences and we have plenty of room. Better safe than sorry, get talent here and go from there.

Absolutely will have to agree to disagree on that, I think they are both well above average shooters.

You can’t replace Keisei but Griffiths and Essigan / Nova kid would be an upgrade in my opinion.
 
if Mast is out and we get Milicic and Kyle (or some other rim protecting 4/5)  
 
I’d call that a 3 run homer

I'm with you. We really just need Kyle and Milicic and then the other spots do not matter much to me because then you're already looking at Nick Janowski and Sam Hoiberg being guys 9 and 10 (that's with Mast being out) and if Janowski and Hoiberg are your 9 and 10 then you're in good shape. 

Hausen standing around the line is in a big part because of Novas offense. They pick the mismatches and everyone els spreads the floor. Might be why he is moving on.
 
i hope Jano is better than both and think he will be at some point. However I want to win now and not taking any chances if we don’t have to. We have room, let’s fill it up with proven guys and make a run

Both Hausen and essegian would be filling a movement shooter role that departed with CJ and Keisei. Very comparable and honestly it's a toothpick difference. 
 
Personally like Hausen quite a bit. He has some *shit* to his game I think. And I mean good shit. As far as janowskis role, beat one of those two OR ulis out for minutes. Ie, be rollies sub and trade off initiating offensive sets with Brice. He's going to be hard to keep out of the rotation though. I've said that for a while, and I'll continue to say that. 

Tominaga shouldn't be listed as he is out of eligibility, whereas Rice made a choice and I wish him the best of luck at PSU.
 
As for Rice over Griffiths, I have to disagree there as GG's ceiling is a lot higher than ER's IMO. He has a better overall skill set, can defend multiple positions and has better length. He was pretty impressive at times in our game at home against Rutgers, especially when he was matched up with Gary. Blocked Gary's shot twice when he tried to take him to the bucket, rebounded over Williams down low and drew a foul and scored over a taller defender taking the ball to the basket making a difficult finish look easy. I think we really got a good one.

Griffiths reminds me of former Terp Kevin Huerter. And that's meant as a compliment.