Tom Jones

yes, I had the same opinion about LB in the 19-20 season. That season's stats show that LB, despite not starting, had the 4th most total minutes played of all players - trailing only Whitish (playing the point), Eilely (often defending opponent's best scorer), and Cain (can't sit a six foot five shot blocker). I think that LB played as many minutes off the bench as she would have as a starter. I know that there is always an element of "prestige" in being a starter, but I think what really matters is not whether a player starts but how many minutes she plays. An important factor that is unknown to those of us looking in from the outside is how not being a starter affects the morale/attitude/self confidence of the player. We can only watch for player reactions to try to get clues. From having done that, I "sense"(or guess) that AM is more content coming off the bench than was LB. But again, I am going to go to a "coach knows best" approach.

i 100% agree that AM should get as many minutes as her endurance and foul status permit. But since that number of minutes is going to be limited, I don't see that it makes any difference whether or not she is a starter. She can play as many minutes off the bench as she can as a starter. I trust that coach knows best which game situations best suit her considerable talents.

YES! that worked. Thanks to all

no. do you have a link?

thank you. i wonder why it is so tricky??? i gave up when the search function produced nothing.

anyone know the trick for finding the schedule of WBB replays? I was at the game Tuesday night but i forgot to record it and would like to watch parts of it again. I can find the highlights on YouTube but I wonder if the entire game might be available. Any help will be appreciated.

First, I love this team. The performance this afternoon was uncharacteristic of the first 12 games: shot selection, shooting, ball movement, rebounding - all were strikingly substandard. I don't know how much this has to do with the competition. But, regardless of level of competition, the effort and the hustle (except for Haiby) were substandard and disappointing. On loose balls and contested rebounds, Huskers were out hustled and out fought. Most disappointing was that in the last few minutes, the bench deep Huskers seemed like they were more exhausted and worn down than the short handed Spartans. I know that some (and maybe most) members here will disagree with my last comment, but here it is .... I watched the game a second time. I think it was a very well officiated game. I saw no evidence of bias in favor of the home team. #42, with her quickness, ability to switch from lateral movement and straight ahead motion, and quick hands is very difficult to guard w/o fouling and that, not the officiating, accounts for the difference in number of fouls called.

starting five played great. Scoggins is one of the most improved players I have seen at NU. Last year, she was a shooter, and adequate distributer, but questionable defensively. This year she retains her shot of course, the presence of Shelly as another distributor cause defenses to not be able to focus on her, and she seems to me to be a step faster/quicker on defense. Reduction of minutes and consequent rest might also contribute to her ability to defend aggressively. For the first time this year, the bench didn't contribute much. Markowski, with the ball in her hands under the basket, seemed seemed hurried - I think she missed five. Weidner, perhaps bc her minutes are limited might be trying to do too much - make something happen immediately - and gets a little wild. Her one bullet pass to a teammate under the basket was unexpected and too hot to handle but would have been a thing of beauty had it been caught. I thought Coley would be better defensively on #40, but no one was able to stay with her explosive first step toward to hoop. Having the benefit of one conference game against better-than-so-far competition playing fierce defense .... that might turn the next three games into better learning experiences for the freshmen. Jazz Shelly ....what a find! Might develop into the best Husker player of the last decade

i also enjoy their analysis and commentary. I do get annoyed at Jeff's excessive criticism of the officials - which is weighed way heavily in criticizing calls and no-calls that go against the Huskers

i do not hear anything that sounds like basketball on 105.3. Anyone know if there has been a change?

i VERY MUCH hope that CU comes out with an aggressive FCP. I think that among Shelly, Weidner, and Sam* handling the ball and our bigs being on receiving end of passes to the paint, NU will shred a pressing defense. *Actually Izzy as well - she has shown good ball handling skills

i found it .... the menu for all the rest of the games ..... https://www.pinnaclebankarena.com/plan-your-visit/food-beverage

yes, it is for the women's games. only boosters for the men's.

Does anyone know how to find out in advance what type of food will be available at the PBA pre-game buffet? I find it to an enjoyable place to find a meal, but the appeal of the food from game to game is inconsistent. I guess I can always assess it after I arrive and do the hot dog/runza retreat if the buffet doesn't appeal to me, but it would nicer to know ahed of time. Any help will be appreciated.

i want to see more of Alexis' shots go in. She had some bad luck misses last game and would hate to see her lose her confidence and start wondering if she can take all the paint play from HS to D1

Well, that was fun! No question in my mind that there was more talent on the NU bench than was present during any of Amy's previous years. I did not see any player with too little talent to play at this level or any player not giving a great effort. I have been hoping to see #3 Weidner play the point for four years. I was disappointed to see #1 Shelly start at that position instead. That disappointment lasted about 3 or 4 minutes after which I could see how smooth, athletic, and court savvy Shelly is. Looks as though we have two excellent natural points compared to some seasons past when we had none. Feels good! One question for all of you. Did anyone else notice the intensity of the lights in the corners? We sit in 9th row and by middle of 3rd quarter had headaches bc the lights were so intense. I couldn't see the court well without shading my eyes by holding my hands on my forehead. Did anyone else notice this or was it just my aging eyes playing tricks on me?

I don't recognize Weidner

it's not just the 2022 recruiting class that gets disadvantaged by the extra year option. With last year's seniors being next year's seniors (same for all classes) it's going be more difficult for 2021 freshmen to compete for playing time. There are more older and more experienced players ahead of them than was true of any other class. The reality is that for the next four years there will be the same amount of playing time available as there always was, but more players competing for that time. Thus fewer minutes per player. The advantage of the way it was decided is that, absent the no count year, all of the adverse effect of games lost to covid would have been absorbed by one class (last year's seniors) whereas now the adverse effect is spread over several classes. Seems fairer to me

I hope not. She would compete for playing time at the position so well occupied last season by Cravens. And she, having only one year of eligibility remaining, would not be part of a long term solution. I think we have enough players and adding more from the outside might well cause attrition from within.

Cazzie et.al. , Yes, I saw EXACTLY the same thing. When I got up this morning, I was thinking about writing something similar to your OP, but I thought that my impression would be so far out of the mainstream that I would look uninformed and naive. I mean how can a casual observer question the ability of BF to prepare a team for the tourney? But now seeing what others have said, I don't feel stupid and alone anymore. In the closing seconds I remarked to my wife that the MD players seemed shell shocked - almost as if someone had just told them that their university had decided to end the WBB program at midnight. In addition to what others have said, I thought that the last few 3s they threw up at the basket seemed like Hail Mary's rather the confident, practiced, disciplined approach to shooting that i saw in the first half. Not at their loss but at their last minute of the game, I was in shock that they were in shock.

CG will be nothing but a nemesis for us until she goes on to terrorize the WNBA. Greenway is six years away. We should all start praying now that in 2024 we will see this budding superstar in a Husker jersey.

About Iowa's Clark .... let's hope she can early out from college and just go to the WNBA next month. Thinking about playing against her for the next 3 years ... it's a nightmare!

i am pretty sure that I saw Ruby Porter in the bench area during the Colo game. if it was she, she was not on a scooter and was being pretty active. I couldn't see if she was wearing a boot,

is anyone else having problems with choppy video on FloHoops? For me, it's like every other step a player takes is missing