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If that's what beating a rival means then they aren't our rival. It's a game we all want to win more than most but in no way the measuring stick of the program nor predictor of future success. I'm old enough to remember when we killed a good Jays team and then got our teeth kicked in during conference.

Hoiberg didn't recruit Burke nor Thor. Kavas and Cheatham won't be here next year anyway. The simplest explanation for Curtis not playing was that he wasn't good enough in practice to crack the rotation and the simplest explanation for his leaving is that he didn't come here to sit.

The funny thing about that is the majority of the time Curtis was on the floor so was Kavas

He's generating a to throw when the refs aren't looking, which isn't a rule yet enforced

Kugler is at Ohio St this Saturday It's Bahe and Vince Welch

Are we going to need to burn Jace Piatkowski's red shirt now?

Slightly clears out the logjam of players in the class of 2023

Mid-season transfer. He'd be eligible next year second semester. In theory he could have played here 6 more games and then transferred out. I guess you can appreciate his honesty.

It is Bahe

We couldn't get Miles on the PBP for this one?

Look at the numbers

What about the coach that spent the entire last year eating cat poop sandwiches?

Splits with Ty-Shon Alexander on and off the court. Numbers indicate what anyone who watches Creighton would know: he's their most important player P/100 Adj P/100 eFG% TO% ORB% FTR 3PR 2PR mid 2PR rim 3P% 2P% 2P% mid 2P% rim Poss SoS 'On' Offense 114.1 115.9 56.1 16.4 28.6 26.8 40.5 26.0 33.5 41.0 52.4 37.0 64.3 440 102.1 'On' Defense 99.3 95.8 49.1 19.0 28.0 24.3 37.8 32.0 30.2 30.1 51.5 42.1 61.4 441 97.0 'Off' Offense 93.8 92.1 45.7 12.5 19.4 13.0 45.7 32.6 21.7 28.6 48.0 33.3 70.0 48 100.2 'Off' Defense 119.6 117.6 56.5 17.4 42.3 10.9 50.0 30.4 19.6 43.5 47.8 42.9 55.6 46 100.3 'Baseline' Offense 112.1 113.4 55.0 16.0 27.4 25.3 41.1 26.7 32.3 39.5 52.0 36.5 64.7 488 101.9 'Baseline' Defense 101.2 97.8 49.9 18.9 29.5 22.9 39.2 31.8 29.0 31.9 51.2 42.2 61.0 487 97.3

Splits with Damien Jefferson, arguably their worst rotation player, on and off the court P/100 Adj P/100 eFG% TO% ORB% FTR 3PR 2PR mid 2PR rim 3P% 2P% 2P% mid 2P% rim Poss SoS 'On' Offense 108.2 109.9 52.5 15.9 27.1 29.7 43.1 25.4 31.4 35.2 52.2 31.9 68.5 328 102.9 'On' Defense 103.4 99.0 50.2 18.2 31.5 21.0 39.0 31.0 30.0 31.0 52.5 42.2 63.2 324 97.0 'Off' Offense 120.0 120.7 59.8 16.3 28.2 16.9 37.2 29.1 33.8 49.1 51.6 44.2 58.0 160 99.9 'Off' Defense 96.9 95.6 49.3 20.2 25.3 26.9 39.6 33.6 26.9 34.0 48.1 42.2 55.6 163 98.0 'Baseline' Offense 112.1 113.4 55.0 16.0 27.4 25.3 41.1 26.7 32.3 39.5 52.0 36.5 64.7 488 101.9 'Baseline' Defense 101.2 97.8 49.9 18.9 29.5 22.9 39.2 31.8 29.0 31.9 51.2 42.2 61.0 487 97.3

That leads to the 2nd part of the site: analysis with one guy on and off the court Here is what it looks like when Thor is on or off (excluding possessions that included Arop or Easley as these are probably garbage minutes) I was surprised to see the defensive numbers looked so much better with him on the court. Is some of that because he's coming in against the other team's bench guys? P/100 Adj P/100 eFG% TO% ORB% FTR 3PR 2PR mid 2PR rim 3P% 2P% 2P% mid 2P% rim Poss SoS 'On' Offense 97.7 97.7 50.0 16.2 19.1 37.1 39.5 30.0 30.5 36.1 47.2 58.7 35.9 260 97.6 'On' Defense 90.8 91.7 44.0 21.0 35.4 13.7 36.9 34.1 28.9 29.3 43.9 37.6 51.4 262 98.5 'Off' Offense 96.4 96.4 49.6 16.7 21.0 38.1 37.3 36.2 26.5 30.0 52.4 52.6 52.1 336 97.8 'Off' Defense 106.3 107.1 48.9 19.0 36.9 21.1 34.1 36.7 29.2 29.5 51.2 50.4 52.2 331 98.5 'Baseline' Offense 97.0 97.0 49.8 16.4 20.2 37.7 38.3 33.5 28.2 32.8 50.2 55.0 44.4 596 97.7 'Baseline' Defense 99.5 100.3 46.7 19.9 36.2 17.8 35.4 35.5 29.1 29.4 48.1 44.9 51.9 593 98.5 It looks like the person most in a timeshare with Thor is Burke and when you flip just him you'll see poorer numbers on the defensive side. This is something to monitor going forward: Is our defense better with Thor vs Burke and why? Out of position? Beaten? Overhelp?

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/nebraska-recruit-donovan-williams-overcomes-adversity-finds-success-with-help/article_dbd2969e-17c3-11ea-89df-cfba007e56ba.html Noted he wants his brother to be in town when he signs his LOI

Here are all the lineups P/100 Adj P/100 eFG% TO% ORB% FTR 3PR 2PR mid 2PR rim 3P% 2P% 2P% mid 2P% rim Poss SoS CaMack / DaBurke / HaCheatham / JeGreen / YvOuedraogo 89.7 89.3 44.8 19.0 24.7 30.5 36.2 26.7 37.1 36.8 38.8 35.7 41.0 126 97.7 94.4 95.2 43.1 20.6 37.8 13.0 31.7 35.0 33.3 20.5 48.8 51.2 46.3 126 98.9 CaMack / DaBurke / HaCheatham / JeGreen / KeCross 104.4 105.7 56.7 18.9 21.1 47.8 37.3 41.8 20.9 24.0 69.0 67.9 71.4 90 98.8 104.5 104.2 51.4 20.5 31.0 29.7 27.0 41.9 31.1 20.0 59.3 51.6 69.6 88 97.3 CaMack / HaCheatham / JeGreen / ThThorbjarnarson / YvOuedraogo 126.5 127.7 69.0 14.7 33.3 31.0 31.0 24.1 44.8 66.7 55.0 71.4 46.2 34 98.9 81.8 81.5 40.0 27.3 36.4 13.3 50.0 20.0 30.0 26.7 40.0 16.7 55.6 33 97.6 CaMack / HaCheatham / JeGreen / KeCross / ThThorbjarnarson 93.5 93.9 52.5 19.4 7.7 65.0 40.0 30.0 30.0 37.5 50.0 66.7 33.3 31 97.3 48.3 48.9 24.1 27.6 34.8 6.9 27.6 48.3 24.1 0.0 33.3 21.4 57.1 29 98.2 DaBurke / HaCheatham / JeGreen / MaKavas / YvOuedraogo 136.4 140.9 70.6 9.1 20.0 47.1 11.8 70.6 17.6 0.0 80.0 75.0 100.0 22 96.8 115.0 117.0 50.0 10.0 38.5 0.0 34.8 56.5 8.7 37.5 46.7 46.2 50.0 20 95.3 CaMack / HaCheatham / KeCross / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson 100.0 97.5 63.3 14.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 46.7 20.0 20.0 80.0 85.7 66.7 21 95.8 100.0 102.8 50.0 19.0 38.5 25.0 20.0 55.0 25.0 50.0 43.8 45.5 40.0 21 101.0 CaMack / DaBurke / HaCheatham / KeCross / MaKavas 115.0 116.9 61.1 10.0 18.2 16.7 27.8 61.1 11.1 40.0 61.5 54.5 100.0 20 100.8 78.9 77.2 41.2 21.1 27.3 11.8 47.1 29.4 23.5 25.0 44.4 60.0 25.0 19 96.9 CaMack / DaBurke / HaCheatham / ThThorbjarnarson / YvOuedraogo 147.1 145.7 57.9 11.8 45.5 21.1 15.8 31.6 52.6 66.7 50.0 50.0 50.0 17 98.9 57.9 57.7 28.1 21.1 23.1 18.8 37.5 43.8 18.8 16.7 30.0 28.6 33.3 19 99.4 CaMack / JeGreen / KeCross / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson 100.0 101.4 50.0 15.4 14.3 40.0 40.0 20.0 40.0 50.0 33.3 50.0 25.0 13 95.8 100.0 102.8 58.3 18.8 12.5 33.3 41.7 16.7 41.7 40.0 57.1 0.0 80.0 16 97.2 CaMack / JeGreen / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson / YvOuedraogo 76.9 79.8 50.0 30.8 0.0 57.1 57.1 14.3 28.6 25.0 66.7 100.0 50.0 13 99.1 71.4 71.0 32.1 14.3 30.0 14.3 42.9 35.7 21.4 16.7 37.5 40.0 33.3 14 95.0 CaMack / DaBurke / HaCheatham / KeCross / ThThorbjarnarson 69.2 70.0 58.3 38.5 0.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 66.7 0.0 13 99.2 100.0 99.3 36.7 7.7 50.0 13.3 20.0 46.7 33.3 33.3 33.3 14.3 60.0 13 97.4 CaMack / DaBurke / JeGreen / KeCross / MaKavas 61.5 63.2 18.2 7.7 27.3 63.6 63.6 27.3 9.1 0.0 50.0 33.3 100.0 13 95.5 66.7 68.8 40.0 25.0 16.7 0.0 10.0 40.0 50.0 0.0 44.4 50.0 40.0 12 95.9 CaMack / DaBurke / KeCross / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson 58.3 57.6 25.0 8.3 0.0 20.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 16.7 25.0 25.0 0.0 12 100.4 108.3 106.3 54.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 33.3 55.6 50.0 66.7 12 99.8 DaBurke / HaCheatham / JeGreen / KeCross / ThThorbjarnarson 183.3 185.9 84.6 8.3 40.0 7.7 46.2 38.5 15.4 66.7 71.4 80.0 50.0 12 98.9 108.3 107.9 65.0 33.3 40.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 75.0 33.3 50.0 0.0 12 97.2 JeGreen / KeCross / MaKavas / SaCurtis / ThThorbjarnarson 118.2 110.5 61.1 18.2 20.0 33.3 44.4 11.1 44.4 75.0 20.0 0.0 25.0 11 91.6 83.3 89.6 50.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 33.3 50.0 50.0 50.0 12 105.4 CaMack / HaCheatham / JeGreen / MaKavas / YvOuedraogo 100.0 94.9 116.7 30.0 0.0 233.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 10 95.8 136.4 140.2 66.7 9.1 0.0 33.3 55.6 33.3 11.1 40.0 75.0 66.7 100.0 11 103.8 DaBurke / JeGreen / KeCross / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson 88.9 88.5 37.5 11.1 20.0 25.0 37.5 50.0 12.5 0.0 60.0 75.0 0.0 9 99.8 62.5 61.7 40.0 25.0 0.0 40.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 8 99.0 DaBurke / JeGreen / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson / YvOuedraogo 66.7 66.3 41.7 33.3 25.0 50.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 33.3 33.3 50.0 0.0 9 96.9 175.0 177.9 87.5 12.5 50.0 0.0 25.0 37.5 37.5 100.0 66.7 66.7 66.7 8 99.1 CaMack / DaBurke / JeGreen / MaKavas / YvOuedraogo 125.0 119.5 57.1 12.5 20.0 28.6 57.1 14.3 28.6 50.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 8 94.1 100.0 104.7 33.3 25.0 50.0 66.7 16.7 66.7 16.7 0.0 40.0 50.0 0.0 8 103.0 CaMack / DaBurke / JeGreen / KeCross / ThThorbjarnarson 75.0 75.7 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 16.7 33.3 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 8 96.3 200.0 204.5 75.0 0.0 100.0 25.0 25.0 37.5 37.5 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 7 97.5 CaMack / HaCheatham / JeGreen / KeCross / MaKavas 28.6 28.3 14.3 0.0 0.0 14.3 71.4 28.6 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 7 93.6 166.7 175.3 90.0 16.7 100.0 40.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 100.0 75.0 50.0 100.0 6 99.4 CaMack / HaCheatham / MaKavas / SaCurtis / YvOuedraogo 71.4 71.4 41.7 14.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 50.0 16.7 50.0 25.0 0.0 100.0 7 100.8 100.0 97.7 43.8 12.5 40.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 8 98.6 CaMack / MaKavas / SaCurtis / ThThorbjarnarson / YvOuedraogo 142.9 145.4 37.5 14.3 33.3 225.0 75.0 25.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 98.6 100.0 99.9 35.7 0.0 40.0 0.0 28.6 42.9 28.6 50.0 20.0 33.3 0.0 5 96.8 CaMack / HaCheatham / JeGreen / MaKavas / SaCurtis 50.0 48.8 30.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 40.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 96.5 116.7 119.1 62.5 33.3 50.0 50.0 75.0 0.0 25.0 33.3 100.0 0.0 100.0 6 101.0 CaMack / KeCross / MaKavas / SaCurtis / ThThorbjarnarson 33.3 31.9 14.3 0.0 16.7 14.3 71.4 0.0 28.6 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 6 100.5 116.7 114.4 70.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 50.0 66.7 66.7 0.0 6 102.8 DaBurke / KeCross / MaKavas / SaCurtis / ThThorbjarnarson 50.0 46.2 30.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 60.0 0.0 40.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 90.9 125.0 135.5 27.8 0.0 71.4 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 33.3 16.7 0.0 16.7 4 106.6 HaCheatham / JeGreen / KeCross / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson 116.7 126.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 100.0 33.3 16.7 50.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 33.3 6 99.7 71.4 70.6 50.0 57.1 66.7 0.0 40.0 20.0 40.0 50.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 7 91.2 AkArop / ChEasley / MaKavas / SaCurtis / ThThorbjarnarson 60.0 58.8 25.0 20.0 25.0 75.0 75.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 5 98.6 120.0 119.9 66.7 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 66.7 0.0 5 100.5 CaMack / DaBurke / HaCheatham / MaKavas / YvOuedraogo 40.0 39.6 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 5 97.0 160.0 162.5 125.0 20.0 0.0 200.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 5 99.4 CaMack / HaCheatham / JeGreen / KeCross / SaCurtis 100.0 92.9 33.3 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 33.3 100.0 0.0 5 91.5 120.0 129.2 21.4 40.0 83.3 42.9 28.6 28.6 42.9 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 106.1 CaMack / HaCheatham / MaKavas / ThThorbjarnarson / YvOuedraogo 100.0 102.2 50.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 60.0 100.0 25.0 100.0 0.0 5 97.2 66.7 67.6 16.7 16.7 40.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 50.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 33.3 6 96.4 CaMack / DaBurke / KeCross / MaKavas / SaCurtis 120.0 114.0 125.0 40.0 0.0 100.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 5 101.8 120.0 116.1 20.0 0.0 40.0 100.0 40.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 5 103.7

All the coaches at Lincoln High tonight to catch Sallis and Jasen Green

Sam Hoiberg hits the game winner for Pius Not sure if Fred was able to catch it because they were at Lincoln High watching Hunter Sallis and Jasen Green

This will probably change at some point, but thus far it's been as simple as Shoot good = win Shoot bad = loss

A reason to be optimistic about us winning: Our wins have come against teams with 'substandard shooting defenses' A reason to be pessimistic: Even if we score a bunch of points on Saturday we're easily facing the best offense we've seen who might score a bunch more than a bunch

Found an interesting tool at https://hoop-explorer.com/ Here is a full explanation - https://hoop-explorer.blogspot.com/2019/11/fun-with-college-basketball-onoff.html There are two tools. One is a tool that breaks down all lineups and how they performed. The other tool allows you to see what a lineup looks like based on one guy being in or out. Our most obvious platoon is Yvan and Cross. If you think that Yvan is better for our defense and Cross is better for our offense, this very much backs that up. Our two most used lineups are Mack/Burke, Cheatham, Green, and then either Yvan or Cross. The top numbers for each row is offense and the bottom defense. When Yvan is in the game our scoring inside the arc seems to take a big hit. Yvan is shooting 45% which isn't great but is better than the team average. It's probable at times he clogs the lane. We don't seem to be getting to the line as much, not exactly sure why. Defensively, we're defending the rim significantly better. When Cross is the game we're actually shooting worse from 3 and part of that is due to KC shooting poorly from 3 and perhaps having the 3pt line clogged with defenders. We are shooting quite well from 2 which also is partially due to Cross converting at a high % inside the arc and it being open if his defender is dragged to the 3pt line. Perhaps we get more transition offense with Cross in the game. We're also getting to the FT line at a higher clip. Defensively it appears that we're getting killed inside with Cross in the game which most would probably agree on. It's probable having to help down because of Cross causes us to pick up more fouls than with Yvan. Not sure of the biggest factor not represented here, namely the matchups used by the other team to counter the difference between YO and KC.

I really don't buy this. Creighton is easily the most brought up team on this board. The switching of conferences essentially killed all rivalries prior to 2012. If these guys aren't our rival, then no one is our rival.