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Putting in Morgan and Sam seemed like a weird way to "jump start" things because Morgan arguably gives you better offense and Sam gives you individual defense. I could see us trying to get ahead on offense at Wisconsin but who exactly are we trying to take away defensively on a Wisconsin team where basically everyone can hurt you? Maybe Meah was a bad matchup for Wisky but all the numbers I look at show that at worst it doesn't matter if he's on or off the court and at best he gives you defense without hurting your offense. I think we're finding it hard to use a guy who only dunks, blocks shots, and rebounds because for the most part we don't put him in a position to dunk lobs or block shots. If we're looking to get ahead offensively, the answer is Essegian. Given how he's the guy most wired to score on offense we could do worse than having him go full Keisei in terms of usage and build the team around protecting him on offense and defense.

And can shoot and make 3s. Mast and Berke + 9 wings / combo guards. That's assuming we think that Berke fits our self-starting culture

The entire point for some to ask for more size (added) and athleticism (not added) was so that we might run a defense that doesn't involve double teaming the post and scrambling on 3s regardless of opponent. We add 5-6 transfers every season and most of the size we recruited is leaving. What exactly are we committed to besides our defensive philosophy and desire to play 5 out?

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Most times at least 2 of the 5 players we have on the court aren't 3pt threats.

Wouldn't Nebraska have to recruit him first? Tonje was signed with New Mexico until Chucky left and Wisconsin out bid them. At any point we could have signed Tonje and I don't think it would have been more money than we're paying most anyone on the roster.

The real disappointing thing about putting together this roster that demanded a different style of play is that we're mostly running the same stuff we did last year. Surround Mast and Berke with guys who can shoot

No one for Nebraska on the injury report

Wisconsin 85 - Nebraska 79 10 assists

Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-7) vs #18 Wisconsin Badgers (15-4) Date: Sunday Jan. 26th, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm CST Arena: Kohl Center Broadcast: BTN Wisconsin Info Head Coach: Greg Gard Location: Madison, WI Conference: B1G Nickname: Badgers Mascot: Bucky Badger Line: Wisconsin by 7.5 Typical Rotation Depth: 8+ KenPom rank: 20 Nota bene: The last time Nebraska won at the Kohl Center was a 74-73 win over then #10 Wisconsin on the last regular season game of the 2021-22 season Both coaches have sons playing for them. Isaac Gard is a junior walk-on for the Badgers Player to watch: John Tonje After a lost season at Missouri, the Omaha Central product is the leading scorer for Wisconsin, leading the team in FT and 3pt makes. USC was able to hold Tonje scoreless, but lost by 15 in the effort. Player to watch: John Blackwell Blackwell's emergence as a scoring threat last season led to Connor Essegian sitting on the bench and eventually transferring to Nebraska. Now as Wisconsin's main shooting threat, the streaky Blackwell is only shooting 32.9% from 3 though on any given day is capable of going off Player to watch: Steven Crowl The 7ft senior center looks to be a difficult piece to guard for Nebraska given his capacity to pass out of the post. Is capable of popping a 3 from the top of the key Wisconsin's Roster Player # Class Pos Height Weight Summary John Tonje 9 SR G 6-5 222 17.5 Pts 4.8 Reb 1.9 Ast John Blackwell 25 SO G 6-4 194 16.4 Pts 4.7 Reb 2.4 Ast Steven Crowl 22 SR F 7-0 217 10.4 Pts 5.5 Reb 2.5 Ast Nolan Winter 31 SO F 6-11 220 10.4 Pts 5.8 Reb 1.0 Ast Max Klesmit 11 SR G 6-3 180 10.4 Pts 2.0 Reb 2.8 Ast Kamari McGee 4 SR G 6-0 180 7.1 Pts 2.6 Reb 2.1 Ast Xavier Amos 13 JR F 6-8 210 4.0 Pts 1.9 Reb 0.3 Ast Carter Gilmore 7 SR F 6-7 215 2.9 Pts 2.1 Reb 1.1 Ast Jack Janicki 33 FR G 6-5 190 1.6 Pts 1.3 Reb 0.8 Ast Markus Ilver 35 SR F 6-8 219 2.1 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.1 Ast Jack Robison 2 FR F 6-5 190 0.7 Pts 0.1 Reb 0.0 Ast Riccardo Greppi 18 FR F 6-10 255 1.0 Pts 1.8 Reb 0.3 Ast Isaac Gard 15 JR G 6-2 165 0.4 Pts 0.1 Reb 0.1 Ast Other Roster Starting forward Nolan Winter leads the Badgers in rebounding and can score inside and out. Max Klesmit leads the team in 3pt attempts but is making a dismal 29.2% from 3. Glue guy Carter Gilmore is the main backup at post. Northern Illinois transfer Xavier Amos is another backup post, more of a scoring threat. Backup guard Kamari McGee is shooting 54.8% from 3. UNL Game Notes Roster/infirmary report Possible starters for Nebraska 3 Guard Brice Williams 6-7 214 lbs Senior 0 Guard Connor Essegian 6-4 190 lbs Junior 4 Forward Juwan Gary 6-6 226 lbs Senior 2 Guard Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs Senior 34 Center Braxton Meah 7-1 264 lbs Senior Bench 9 Forward Berke Büyüktuncel 6-10 244 lbs 24 Guard Rollie Worster 6-5 210 lbs Senior 1 Guard Sam Hoiberg 6-0 185 lbs Junior 23 Forward Andrew Morgan 6-10 242 lbs Senior 31 Guard Cale Jacobsen 6-4 195 lbs Sophomore 12 Guard Gavin Griffiths 6-7 193 lbs Sophomore 5 Forward Braden Frager 6-7 220 lbs Freshman 8 Guard Jeffrey Grace III 6-3 200 lbs Junior 20 Forward Justin Bolis 6-8 225 lbs Sophomore 25 Guard Nick Janowski 6-4 208 lbs Freshman 35 Forward Henry Burt 6-7 222 lbs Sophomore Out for year 51 Forward Rienk Mast 6-10 260 lbs Senior Fred Hoiberg Presser Fred hints that we might end up seeing more lineup changes going forward The Skinny: With the loss of Chucky Hepburn and AJ Starr to the NIL monster, many had Wisconsin picked to be towards the bottom of the conference. However, behind the addition of John Tonje and movement to the highest tempo offense of any Wisconsin team this century, the Badgers find themselves ranked and towards the top of the conference. The Badgers have been 3pt heavy, currently ranking 1st in B1G conference play for 3pt rate. Look for at least 30 attempts from deep against a Nebraska team that is likely to double team the posts. The Badgers seem streaky from deep like most any team, as they've made anywhere from 22.7% to 67.7% from deep in conference. Regardless, the Badger offense has been their strength this season and has only been held under a point per possession once. Defensively, this isn't a vintage Badger team but they do well enough. They don't force turnovers nor block shots...they simply force you to take tough shots. You can probably pin 3 of WIsconsin's 4 losses on their defense, games in which the Badgers were outscored. Perhaps Nebraska is looking for a fast start on offense by potentially moving to Morgan and Hoiberg in the starting lineup. The very odd thing about Morgan is that you'd assume the offense would function better with him on the court though numbers show that for whatever reason the opposite is true. Actually, the two players that really seem to help offensively relative to when they're off the court have been Gary and Essegian. It might be the case that Nebraska is looking for Morgan to match up with Crowl's speed and to start the game with a possible defensive matchup. Despite a 5 game losing streak, Nebraska has only fallen 9 places in KenPom because with the exception of Purdue, Nebraska has been a couple of plays away from winning. If Nebraska can figure out how to hang around in this one on the road, can they figure out how to make those winning plays? Prediction: Wisconsin 85 - Nebraska 79 View full article

We certainly tried to get Frankie here. Don't think we considered Tonje or Saint in some part because we got destroyed by A&M and thus were not going to replicate USC's offense of wings. I'm not so sure that Boogie Coleman won't go down as a better transfer than Gavin at Nebraska because at Boogie at least brought leadership to the table.

What's happening off the court that's leading to the current product on the court?

Radio - https://huskerhoopscentral.com/2024-25/RadioBroadcasts/2025-01-22 Nebraska vs USC.mp3