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As soon as I got through all the Dutch oven memes on Ohio State's final score post on X, almost every post was some form of "fire Holtmann"

Most of this has been focused on his offense (which has been great, to be sure), but I feel like his defense has also improved since last year. He feels like a lot less of a liability out there. He's got a big enough body to really fit in well with the scheme and has been part of some of the runs where we've clamped down. Would be interested in other's thoughts on this as I know a lot of you see way more of what's happening than I do. Now we just need Eli Rice to take a page out of that playbook and earn himself some more minutes.

Air Bud isn't even going to get mentioned??

I think I’m having a tougher time judging this team because it’s different than most of the past Nebraska teams I’m used to watching. We seem to usually pull away in games like this mid- to late second half but this team is up by twenty at half time both games so far. I wonder if that contributes to some of the “issues” that come up. Are we trying some different things to see what works? We obviously have some major pieces out right now so I’m hoping that things are in a sort of sandbox mode right now and the best is still yet to come. Overall I think we’re doing what we should be doing so I’m happy.

Agree that Hoiberg needs to be higher. He is on the court because of things that can't be measured.

Well then here's to making ourselves a bigger fish this year!

Is Kent telling us something??

I don't know a lot about Cale but I've always imagined him to be very Ryan Anderson-esque. Maybe a little more of a true guard type and a lot less of a musician.

This is the reason that Sam has a big edge over Jacobson in terms of seeing the floor this year. Sam proving himself last year makes the leash much shorter for all the other guards.

Agreed. I think the big differentiator will be who shots the long ball better. That will determine who is starting at the end of the year.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9c/1c/22/9c1c2280ea5c94c1a5508a3a8fa411e2.jpg I always think of this one [emoji23]

Thank you!

Are there any videos floating around out there from the other night? I can't find anything outside what was posted to @huskermbb x account.

Totally agree. Curious what you would attribute his growth to? I didn't think he showed much in his limited opportunities early in the year but I was totally sold on him by the end. I just glanced through some old rosters to see if anyone stuck out as taking as big of a jump as JL and Sam Hoiberg did and the only person was maybe Thor. And that could probably be attributed to system as much as development.

Anyone know if this will be streamed?

Nebraska is synonymous with the Masters. the football team is no good an Nebrasketball is looking elite in hype videos. A tradition unlike any other. but still....INJECT IT IN MY VEINS!!!!!

I don't think Mast makes it into the top three scoring wise. I think Keisei is the top scorer, no doubt, but I think JLaw will be the biggest beneficiary of Keisei's presence. I'm actually hoping that Mast and Williams have way more assists/rebounds and that our top three scorers will be Keisei, JLaw, and CJ. I probably have rose-colored glasses on but I think Keisei will be the focus of all opponents this year and will score in spite of it, which will lead to real good looks for the other guards.

I like the Palmer comparison but see even more Shavon Shields in him (from the little bit of YouTube I’ve watched). Seems solid but where he can be really valuable is at the end of the shot clock or in situations where we just need to find a way to get a bucket.

I think this will be the group that determines how long Fred will be coaching here. He's got the pieces that seem to fit for the league so now he needs to coach them up.

If we don't spend the entire offseason working on ways to give Keisei a chance to average 25 ppg I'll be disappointed for both what could make us successful and make those games darn fun to watch. The only person that should keep Keisei from being in the mix of the league's top scorers is himself.

I'd rather have the best of both worlds

Tominaga is the first guy off the bench?

They are (if you're talking about the Torvik list). Oleg -0.2 and Dawson -0.9. You have to expand the list at the bottom to get to them or sort other ways.

I also just snagged a couple in 317. Took some years off when I started having kids but now looking forward to bringing them along!