Tom Jones

SPEECHLESS! for the moment anyway!

and just as i say that, she hits three in a row - and on one of them draws a foul!

i wish that announcers would make it a point to tell us WHO THE FOUL IS ON

we are getting it to AM in the lane ... yes .... but that's starting to be almost like a turnover. Once she bit the bottom of the rim

it is the pregame story from today's JournalStar. The main point of the story is that in the last two games Rimdal's scoring has helped reduce the need for scoring from our main two scorers. And that this largely has resulted in her being more offensively aggressive by driving to the basket.

From the morning LJS in case someone won't otherwise see it .....https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/womens-basketball/more-aggressive-alberte-rimdal-helping-ease-scoring-burden-on-nebraskas-top-duo/article_fea147bc-a191-5e9b-83e5-196bd43cf05e.html#tracking-source=home-top-story First, no, I don't think I am smarter or more knowledgeable than the coaches. But in the shadow of that light I will say that I have wondered since the first few games why she is not turned loose - for perimeter threes of course, but especially for drives to the hoops. For those, I think she is the best we have. She has the sudden first step and then the speed to beat her defender to the hoop and, when so, can force a 2nd defender to choose between helping and just watching the drive. If 2nd defender chooses to help, that gets another husker open and if she chooses not to BR is likely to score. Sam Haiby often worked that technique successfully. So I hope we lean on her a little more.

i am even prouder than I am surprised. They looked tonight like the bunch that routed Minny. Hope they can keep it going.

it gets no easier tomorrow and this one is on the road. I would think that any problems with illness will have been resolved by then. and if the losing streak lasts all the way through this road trip, I hope we don't hear the "at this point in the season we have a lot of tired legs" explanation - as has been offered in previous years and as tho it doesn't affect opponents as well.

I don't either. From what I saw tonight, I am thinking that the rest of the season at 1 and 4 is very possible and 2 and 3 might br the more realistic. Free throw shooting and rebounding were the only aspects of decent play. I didn't think that any time on the schedule would be able to bottle up BP like Iowa did tonight. It's easy to see a 2W, 3L finish, being out of the Big tourney after one game and spending another post season in the NIT. Which would be a step backward for a team that after that will lose its top producer, three other players and has only one recruit.

yes, in opposite directions. this is a chance to find out how much deterioration there has been. We lost to a couple very talented teams who beat us with quickness. Iowa doesn't have as big an advantage in that aspect and it is, after all, a team we recently beat. If we lose decisively, I foresee the losing streak persisting the next few games and the odds against post season play getting smaller and smaller. I hope that Hargrove and Bozan get playing time - their stars have faded in the last few games.

Bella Cravens was an impact transfer. we could use a few more like her.

where were the shooters? They were circling the perimeter with a defender almost inside their shirts. Seldom could they get a screen or do a stop too quick for defender to stay alongside and then penetrate. A little time is required to stop, get two hands on the ball, start a shooting motion and then fire. Seldom did anyone have space enough to set up like that. BP can't shine like she should as a distributor bc as she brings the ball across half court scanning for someone to pass to, too often no one got available by losing their defender. Again we got out quicked in play after play in and near the paint. Frequently I find myself thinking "if we had Potts and Weidner" ...but tonight I don't it would have made enough difference. Couple of traveling calls were missed and it looked to me as tho a couple "offense vs defense" calls went the wrong way. But overall officiating was good and didn't affect the outcome. I sit below one fan and above another who very vocally criticize calls in opponents' favor all game long and repeatedly show thru their yelling that they don't know much about the game.

not only did the Huskers not have many threes go thru the hoop .... they didn't even attempt many (11). The defense was good enough that open threes rarely could be found. Ball handlers on the perimeter were closely guarded and seldom was anyone in a position clear enough to take a pass and set up for a three.

iowa leads USC 22 to 4

that's either three or four 3 pt shots against us and none in our favor. I am so tired of seeing teams struggling against 28 seconds of great defense and then throwing up a desperation three that goes in. demoralizing!

was that a Markowski air ball?

Today's assignment is more difficult than Thursday's, so hopefully the team can dial up the focus and execution to match. What I hope to see: 1) a lot of playing time for Rimdal - she is effective at ball handling/passing and i think she is one of our two best shooters - maybe even the best. 2) Hargrove and Bozan both had impressive minutes earlier in the season that we haven't seen in last several games - perhaps because of comparative quality of competition. 3) return of last year's version of Nissley ... she is due for a breakout game especially from beyond the arc.

Right. Teams seem to just stand back and let her shoot and concentrate on controlling the rebound. What is especially strange is that during the entirety of her freshman year, she hit a breathtaking 50% of her threes. I would think that she consistently hits 3s in practice - else she wouldn't have the green light. Maybe and hopefully she turns the corners soon.

OSU players, In general and by comparison, were faster, quicker, more agile, and more explosive than our own. That third quarter spurt didn't last long but hit like a bolt of lightning - quick hands and feet enabling the steal and then the speed to outrun defenders to the basket. Our players are not that far behind but far enough that there has to be some compensatory advantage in order to prevail. In our case that would to have to have been three point shooting - it wasn't there for us, and that was that. Part of that of course was OSU's defense which i thought was excellent - so many of the 3 pt attempts were closely contested. I will drop a few more tears into the spilled milk .... with Potts on the court, the Huskers would beat that OSU team three times out of four.

Just check in on 2025 recruit Olivia Hamlin. https://sports.deseret.com/high-school/girls-basketball/athlete/olivia-hamlin/274501 Don't know who "Dixie" (recent opponent) is, but jeeezz! 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 steals is a rarity in HS. And in two other games she had TWELVE and SIXTEEN steals! !!! Sixteen is one every 2 minutes!

i was one of them and am really proud of our fans for showing up like in view the conflicting and game and the brutally cold weather.

yes, me too. Tho I amazed that these two things happen at the same time, I will be at the PBA and then up way past my bed time to watch recorded FB. I just hope that no FB updates are reported at the BB game

Does anyone have an explanation for why these contests will be played simultaneously? I mean game time for the football championship was known well in advance of setting the basketball schedule. I expect the PBA tomorrow evening to be rather a lonely place. Maybe the ticket takers and concession workers will out number the fans - speaking of whom - they will have to miss the FB game in order to do their jobs. I really don't get it and will be watching BB replay at midnight.

Does anyone have an explanation for why these contests will be played simultaneously? I mean game time for the football championship was known well in advance of setting the basketball schedule. I expect the PBA tomorrow evening to be rather a lonely place. Maybe the ticket takers and concession workers will out number the fans - speaking of whom - they will have to miss the FB game in order to do their jobs. I really don't get it and will be watching BB replay at midnight.

was she in shorts such that a brace would have been noticeable?