basketballjones

My reverse Lat jinx is finally paying off. He clearly is getting more confident and figuring things out. Hope he stays around and continues to develop. Last night was one of the better defensive performances I've seen from a Husker squad in a while. They were in a match-up zone a lot, especially if it came from a BOB (Baseline Out of Bounds). Great close-outs, switches, communication, etc... Would be great if it were coming from our 4 man. But he has not played well in a while. Hasn't gotten deep with this drives, not finishing well, not getting the ball kicked ahead to advantages. Seems kinda lost and unsure of himself right now. Last night, the story was really our unforced, silly, lazy turnovers. Really the difference in the ball game. I don't understand how Division 1, major conference basketball players do things like we did last night (maybe the answer lies somewhere in that statement?).

There was some super promising stuff from last night. Kind of gave me some encouragement. But you could also make a lowlight clip of all of our turnovers. Embarrassing. Also, TA needs to sit.

NU 52 WI 69

My reverse jinx’s are gifts

“Nebraska looks like a team that hasn’t played in a month.... don’t forget they also used to look like a team who hadn’t played for a month.”

Lat Mayen must just be INCREDIBLE in practice because I have yet to see what value he brings to the court outside of the idea of hitting a 3.

It's only just begun.

MU 78 NU 61

We need to move on from Teddy Allen.

It's Virginia or Oklahoma. If NU won out, some serious, serious relationship building and work was put in. Creighton, similar.

I don't know why, but I can definitely see this guy being a good player, just by looking at him.

While playing I think it's pretty silly. Especially if these guys are getting tested a lot. Seems like most transmission is coming from face to face contact for an extended period of time. It makes a lot of sense on the bench, huddles, and in the locker room. But, obviously, masks = good.

MSU - 90 NU - 67 3

Not to be sarcastic, but it's not really rocket science. None of those places are testing.

I'm at this point too. At least for individual teams.

Mary 76 NU 65

GREAT there goes the season!

It's gotta be a short list though, right?

That was fun way to recap. Couple things: 1. I really liked it when Teddy Allen got the outlet after missed baskets. He pushed it nicely and got it either kicked ahead or attacked early. It also got the ball out of his hands early so he couldn't take a bad shot. But could get it later in the possession. 2. Walker adds a physical dimension and ability that has to be accounted for. You saw it on all our rolls, where shooters were more open for shots (Lat). 3. Walker adds a more physical dimension and ability on defense, that I am disappointed our coaches did not take more advantage of. STOP DOUBLING THE POST 4. Why not continue to foul with fouls to give at the end of the 1st half? Thor picked the ball up, who cares if he gets one? Would have more than likely negated the tip-in. 5. Rebounding and FTs baby.

Has any team with a top 20, 5-star NOT made it to the NCAA Tournament? Ben Simmons at LSU?

I think the big thing that helped was that he missed his first one... But then on his second one, it's like he took a deep breathe and said, "Good Lord I do not know what is going on, but please for the sake of all that his good in this world please let this one go in."

WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS ONE NU 79 IL 75

Think how much better this offense would be if it was ran through Kevin Cross. Edit: In all seriousness, Teddy needs to buy into the system and run what is asked of him. He might not be the leading scorer at the end of the day (or he even might), but we will all have way more success. Teddy needs to let the game come to him and then make tough shots late when we need him.

I mean, we're 131st nationally in Offensive efficiency with Allen as our leading scorer and leading shot taker from 2pt and from 3pt, with the most turnovers on the team... The one thing I did see that I really liked last night, was ironically Allen at the point, especially after missed buckets. Of course, that was because it basically forced the ball out of his hands to start a possession. But he does have a knack for finding open guys on the move in transition, and getting it pushed ahead. I agree that Walker made this offense move a little bit better because he's an actual threat to score on the role or dump down. Also, Lat simply making shots helped.

I wouldn’t say he’s good on offense. I’d say He’s good at scoring, in a vacuum. But the cumulative effect of how and when he gets his shots hurts us more than it helps us.