Faux Mike Peltz

Seeing some nice tributes from some former Husker players who played for him….Conklin and Jake and others 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

Seeing some nice tributes from some former Husker players who played for him….Conklin and Jake and others 

Seeing some nice tributes from some former Husker players who played for him….Conklin and Jake and others 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

Tominaga was draining threes during pre game and looked normal to me. Was even bouncing along to the music at times.
 
The biggest thing that I liked is we kept increasing the lead and didn’t have a “we let the opponent get back into the game or go on a sizeable run” that we have allowed so many times against pre conference teams.
 
Allick was a nice surprise. Looked stout, active, hustled, and had better fluidity than I imagined. He’s gonna be a factor on both ends. He looks like a taller version of his sister with his hair. Or his sister looks like a smaller version of her brother….
 
Mast is a tall presence that hit a nice top of the key three and also had a better post up game than I was led to believe. His off the ball movement was good as well. Will definitely help us.
 
Hoiberg was much much better than the stats indicated. He impacted the game so much defensively. Had a lot of deflections and steals and factored into some opponents turnovers. He was also assertive offensively and his shot looked fluid. Biggest difference is he’s playing like he belongs. I actually think he takes a lot of Rice’s minutes as the 4th guard next to Lawrence, Tominaga, and Wilcher. 

JL had a couple of nice threes but also missed a couple of layups that he would’ve made last year. I agree with a previous commenter- it did appear he was pressing a bit. But he will be fine.
 
CJ looked like CJ, although I felt like he had a bit more confidence and comfort out there tonight. 
 
Will withhold my full assessment of Brice because he played out of position for a while. When Mast and Allick were out he would play the 5, his shot was off tonight  but I still have high hopes for him.
 
Rice looked like a true freshman. Had the ball knocked out of his hands on a couple of rebounds and forced up a few contested shots. Still, 6’8” is 6’8”
 
Boogie is a poor man’s Bonzi Wells. Ok, probably not. But he did all right and he had some good moments. I’m sure he’s still finding his groove playing a pass first role. 
 
Cale got some good minutes and does show some potential out there. He’s pretty heady and he frankly looked more comfortable to me than Rice did. 
 
Halftime performer deserved a bigger crowd. Made a 6 minute non stop jump rope routine look super easy. Did acrobatics and jumped rope. 99.7% of that arena would’ve needed oxygen and a wheel chair after that routine…
 
Be back Thursday…..
 
 
 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

SH had a 3/4 length pass to CJ in traffic that would’ve given Matt Rhule a linden sized wood 

Even with everyone healthy, SH could crack the top 8
 
Starters:
1. Lawrence
2. Keisei
3. Williams
4. Gary
5.  Mast
 
Bench:
6. Allick
7.  CJ
8 . Hoiberg
9.  Boogie
10.  Rice
 
Until my eyes tell me otherwise, I am perfectly comfortable with Sam taking minutes over Boogie.  Sam is small, but a much better athlete than most think (IMO he is FAR quicker than Cale for instance, and he is definitely quicker/faster than Boogie).  Sam also THINKS the game at a very high level, and as long as he is not completely over-sized, he is a very good defender and creates havoc on that end.  I could even see him occasionally getting some of JL's minutes in a pinch, because Sam is probably more of a natural PG than anyone on the team right now. 

I’m not so sure SH isn’t our best defender.  He creates havoc on the defensive end, is probably our best passer on offense and shot 40.9% from 3 last year.  He isn’t just a feel good story, he’s a feature.  I’d probably feel comfortable with him taking a clutch 3 over anybody other than KT.
 
The combined hustle and energy between him and Allick is noticeable.   You have to have at least one of them on the court at all times to drive urgency IMO.
 
Tons to love from what we saw tonight.  Second chance points via hustle and rebounds will be huge if it continues.

idc whos on our team they arent keeping hoiberg of the court. played a hell of a lot better than jamarques

Tominaga was draining threes during pre game and looked normal to me. Was even bouncing along to the music at times.
 
The biggest thing that I liked is we kept increasing the lead and didn’t have a “we let the opponent get back into the game or go on a sizeable run” that we have allowed so many times against pre conference teams.
 
Allick was a nice surprise. Looked stout, active, hustled, and had better fluidity than I imagined. He’s gonna be a factor on both ends. He looks like a taller version of his sister with his hair. Or his sister looks like a smaller version of her brother….
 
Mast is a tall presence that hit a nice top of the key three and also had a better post up game than I was led to believe. His off the ball movement was good as well. Will definitely help us.
 
Hoiberg was much much better than the stats indicated. He impacted the game so much defensively. Had a lot of deflections and steals and factored into some opponents turnovers. He was also assertive offensively and his shot looked fluid. Biggest difference is he’s playing like he belongs. I actually think he takes a lot of Rice’s minutes as the 4th guard next to Lawrence, Tominaga, and Wilcher. 

JL had a couple of nice threes but also missed a couple of layups that he would’ve made last year. I agree with a previous commenter- it did appear he was pressing a bit. But he will be fine.
 
CJ looked like CJ, although I felt like he had a bit more confidence and comfort out there tonight. 
 
Will withhold my full assessment of Brice because he played out of position for a while. When Mast and Allick were out he would play the 5, his shot was off tonight  but I still have high hopes for him.
 
Rice looked like a true freshman. Had the ball knocked out of his hands on a couple of rebounds and forced up a few contested shots. Still, 6’8” is 6’8”
 
Boogie is a poor man’s Bonzi Wells. Ok, probably not. But he did all right and he had some good moments. I’m sure he’s still finding his groove playing a pass first role. 
 
Cale got some good minutes and does show some potential out there. He’s pretty heady and he frankly looked more comfortable to me than Rice did. 
 
Halftime performer deserved a bigger crowd. Made a 6 minute non stop jump rope routine look super easy. Did acrobatics and jumped rope. 99.7% of that arena would’ve needed oxygen and a wheel chair after that routine…
 
Be back Thursday…..
 
 
 

Not arguing that. Though Hoiberg and Gary aren't competing for the same minutes. It's more so to the posts I saw on here that said we'd be in trouble if Hoiberg was playing meaningful minutes. And I think that is BS. I predicted Hoiberg would end up with the 9th most minutes on the team. If for some reason it's higher, say 7th or 8th, we'll be just fine. 

I was really impressed with Allick! 

Does anyone remember that reality show Knight School where guys tried out to be a walk on at Tech??? 

Does anyone remember that reality show Knight School where guys tried out to be a walk on at Tech??? 

So Gary violated team rules? Does he still have his Blackshirt?? 

So Gary violated team rules? Does he still have his Blackshirt?? 

So Gary violated team rules? Does he still have his Blackshirt?? 

So Gary violated team rules? Does he still have his Blackshirt??