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His freshman tape might be a better indicator of his upside.  He had a hell of a season when healthy.  I'm guessing Fred is pulling out all the stops here.  I'm not sure he's a bench player when healthy.  Pretty natural 2 guard.  

My simple wish is that KU won't have to suffer through the agony of another 23-win season. Those poor bastards.

A.  Worster and Ulis won't be on the court much at the same time.  
B.  While they aren't as good of shooters as Keisei, their ability to distribute will allow guys to more shots in catch and shoot situations.
C.  Allick is a better shooter from 3 than a Kyle, but he's hardly Dirk Nowitzki.  Kyle's ability to finish inside and at the rim will help open up more kickouts as well.  

We don't need to sell our soul or completely change course, but we do need to get more athletic to successfully compete on an ongoing basis.   It's not an all or nothing thing.

This. And I'm glad we're not selling our soul to just go get the most athletic guys out there just to try and beat 2024 Texas A&M that shot unbelievable from 3 and would have beaten almost anyone on that night. We have to continue doing the model that has won us Big Ten games over the last 14 months, which is smart, hard-working, unselfish, experienced dudes who can shoot and will give max effort on defense. You can't win a tournament game if you can't get to the tournament. 
 
After the A&M game, some fans seem to think we should be getting athletic freaks and that those same players will also be great shooters and super effective in Fred's 5-out offense and will also have the discipline, work ethic and attitude of a Sam Griesel/Sam Hoiberg. Newsflash: if you are all of those things you are in the NBA or getting offered by UConn/North Carolina/Kansas/Duke. 

Nebraska lands former Rutgers transfer Gavin Griffiths from the transfer portal. The 4 star 6'8" sharpshooter was a big commit for the Scarlet Knights but struggled during his freshman year until the end of the season.  Despite the size look for Griffiths to slot at either the 2 or 3.
 
Griffiths will have 3 years of eligibility left and is the 3rd known commitment for 2024-25.  Nebraska currently has 4 scholarships remaining.

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I was gonna give him “Props” for Rockin’ the McCathorn Clayton Jersey. 

The dude who made the winning shot for Seton Hall had been a Nebrasketball signee, Dre Davis, from Indianapolis, the hometown hero.
 
 

Yeah Milicic is an elite shooter. And 6-10. Sign me up.

If Hoiberg can land Milicic, William Kyle, and Connor Hickman we're not just talking about going to the tournament and winning a game...we're talking about more.  Potentially *much* more!

Watched him play in the Hi-Line Invitational Tournament in Havre' Montana several years ago. Crazy to see his name pop back up

Having heard one dude received $3M+ last season and then said team suffered with lack of depth... I'd say that this bloated market is due for a correction. Kind of similar to real life markets, they will find equilibrium, it's the nature of biz.

If Jamarques Lawrence is leaving, I'm guessing it's because they were honest with him and told him they didn't see him having a starting role this season. And if that's the case, I find it hard to believe they would tell Frankie Fidler he would have a starting role here. I've heard they really like Ulis more than people know and that leaves Williams/Gary and two big men (Mast + 1) as our starters. 
 
I will be shocked if it isn't Wisconsin, and I'm OK with it because I think we're about to load up in the next couple weeks. 

I was listening to Sharp's show when he announced that Fidler would name his school on Monday. He made an interesting comment about how Fidler was lucky that he had two high character local head coaches (Fred and Greg) that gave him an honest evaluation of where they see him fitting at a Power 5/6 school. He didn't elaborate but just said that the portal world was tough because you have a lot of people out there that aren't being honest with kids about their roles.

This is why the forum suggests your username should be 3 or more letters!

Sorry, who is HB? My brain isn't processing well right now.

According to On3, Nebraska is still in the mix for William Kyle III.

I'm kind of assuming he'll follow his coach to Saint Louis. But if we're looking for a perfect fit for a Hoiberg "5", this is the guy. 

Conk considers Nate Johnson one of the best to ever play at NU.... of course, he's a bit biased. But, he could have been on the Lakers!! He was that talented. No clue why B.C. didn't value Nate like he should've been. That team was more than solid. They beat CU at CU in the opener of the N.I.T. and it was Nate Johnson making the game-winner to take it 71-70. I was sitting in the Bird Cage and going bonkers!!! Nate was GREAT!!!
 

In the future, everyone will be married to Kim Kardashian for 15 minutes.

In the future, everyone will be married to Kim Kardashian for 15 minutes.

How many of these Celebrated MN High School “Bigs” do you remember? Rik Rikert, Joel Pryzbilla, Kyle Sanden, Kris Humphries or Trevor Mbakwe? *Hint* one of them was Married to Kim Kardshian. 

How bout walking into your First Practice next season KNOWING you Beat the National Champions. Go Boilermakers! 

Least we forget we’re entering an ENTIRELY New B1G World, wiping the Slate Clean & starting without the Old Rivalries & Expectations. All after a THIRD Place Finish.