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Yes. I wouldn't say Fred excels at all in running a college basketball team or roster construction, which is a very big part of the job. On the flip side, you could argue that Nebraska excels less at hiring a "better coach". Maybe the more apt question is whether or not a "better coach" would get more, similar, or less NIL money than Fred.

If you look at who we recruited before they got there it's hard to see anything other than us trying to build a team to beat 2023-24 Texas A&M

Seems like maybe senior year guys with Juco experience could be moneyball acquisitions given that their first year out of Juco they tend to struggle adjusting they seem likely to get extra eligibility from the NCAA in the future If you can mine some Evan Taylor types, even better

Seems like an issue is that it's year 7 and there is no clear vision on what type of player we need to be successful. Seems like we had pretty good success with undersized passing big men (properly sized ones are expensive) and surround them with shooting. Some of the shooters should be able to dribble a ball, the rest of them should either pass and/or be able to rebound. If you have a guy who can penetrate into the lane, great. Defensively, just hustle. Didn't mention it but cerebral is often a must. You have one year or so to learn the smooth jazz that Hoiberg wants to run. Trying to teach shot blockers how to pass or running a bunch of guys around the 3pt line who can't shoot isn't going to get it done with the way Hoiberg wants to/will only coach the guys on offense.

Feels like we have "win a game in the NCAA tourney" money/resources given how close we've come in the last couple of years. As much as I'd love a Final 4 banner, a tourney win sure would be swell.

I'd agree that we ended up not being able to pony up enough money for Chucky (or William Kyle). Seemed like the issue with Sallis was that Lincoln was not far enough away from Omaha for Sallis' family.

Ben Johnson is getting bought out for $2.93 million. Bill Moos's cocktail napkin where he notes "FRED GETS PAID" will hold up in court about us owing 100% of his contract. For better or for worse, it's the Coach Fred show.

Put it somewhere between our 3rd place in the Golden Window and the Foster's Farms bowl we got into because of our good grades

Do you think Tim gets fired if he made the NCAA tournament in one of those two years?

Those two seem like they'd get along

Seems better than going to Vegas and crapping out in the first 15 minutes

PG?

In the last 14 seasons only 6 players on teams with losing records have been named to the B1G 1st team. Brice is the only one to be named to both the coaches and media 1st teams.

He's a guy that looks real fire-y and has the sort of size and skillset that you can't find just anywhere. Every time I watch him though I see someone who can dominate lowered skilled players and that when it comes to fighting against higher level players he always fades. Don't think he makes anyone better. He's a guy you can probably win with if he's your 4th best player/a role player. If he's one of your main guys, I think you're a team with a losing record. Wish I could feel better about him.

Joins an impressive list of guys who've been first team in the Big 10. 2024-25 - Brice Williams 2017–18 - James Palmer 2013–14 - Terran Petteway Rollie got the sportsmanship award

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Two things 1. Scored 20 on us, getting a call 2. We picked a hell of a year to have 0 guys with Juco experience

They not like us, they not like us

Maybe. If anything it seemed like a early game crowd. Otherwise If the team doesn't have the mental fortitude to beat Iowa at home on Senior day, they weren't going to go anywhere when the stakes actually were high.

At first I thought the timing of the CBC would hinder us with putting together a portal class. On second thought we only have three scholarship guys on the roster who currently play who may or may not stay (because that's our world now) in Berke, Connor, and Gavin. Everyone else is either graduating and we have to replace them or is a walk-on, or is redshirting. Considering we just lost our way out of the tournament, I'd rather see us try out or luck in Vegas than potentially lose another home game.

You score 14 points on Nebraska, you're getting a call from Fred Took 230 3s and made 33% of them. Good rebounder, 64% career FT shooter Can he defend would be my question

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That's more the effect than the cause because we knowingly made the shift to guys with bigger size that weren't as good of shooters than recruiting shooters who simply didn't hit. Last year we took 871 3s to this season's 693. To me the issue was that the shift towards defense didn't result in better defense and worse offense.