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This has been my Nebrasketball dream for the last 20 years. Maybe this is the year!

Yeah, that wouldn't be the worst thing.

WB was swimming in it early in the year, for sure. I think that will improve dramatically as he gets more experience. He gave the best effort on the team when he was out there, though. It stuck out like a sore thumb. And Lat's minutes had started to diminish leading up to the Michigan where Wilhelm got hurt. It would have been really interesting to see how they would have played out if Wilhelm's injury hadn't happened.

Injuries left him without options. I think if Trey and WB had stayed healthy, Lat's minutes would have been much less. I honestly think his immaturity cost us the NCST game. Not sure it would have made any difference in the season as a whole, but it may have. That was a gut punch of a loss.

I do think a healthy Breidenbach will be a huge asset for this team eventually. Not sure if he gets all the way back this season.

Just a prediction for fun. I do think there’s a decent chance he finds a better role on this team than he found last year. I think he’s teammates like him and I still hear him referred to as the best shooter on the team. But y’all are probably closer to reality.

Breidenbach. second pick would be Keisei.

They were top 40 in defensive efficiency in the covid-year. So, to some degree, it's already happened under a Hoiberg led team at Nebraska. That roster was longer, especially on the perimeter than last year's was and made teams work for their points. This team is even longer than that one. I don't think it's unlikely at all they could make a huge jump defensively. It's not about flipping a switch, it's about whether or not the changes that were made were effective or not. It's not really that much of a stretch to think they could be a solid defensive team next year, especially when you consider the players and their mentalities coming in. If they actually play with the mentalities they say they'll play with, it's a recipe for all the things we're all talking about to happen. Will it lead to wins? That remains to be seen.

I guess I don't see that as the only way to solve that equation and doesn't jive with what we know of coach Hoiberg. They've been 15.1, 15.5 and 15.7 in possession length under Hoiberg. I don't really see that changing. It sounds like to me you think they have to play more methodically to make that next step, I think a team that plays hard and together can also play fast. I expect them to try that and that fits in with more of what we know of Fred wants to do. And if they do bring more pressure on defense like it seems like they want to do, that can compliment what they want to do offensively really nicely.

Sounds good to me. This looks like a good model to keep in mind.

I know a lot of people that did that...

Ah, gotcha.

Maybe on defense, but I don’t think we’re going to see a grind it down offense. It may be relatively slow for Fred’s preference, but we’ll still be pretty high tempo. You can play gritty defensively and at a fast tempo offensively. The two don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Not a bad salary right out of college, assuming he’s at least getting a bench spot.

Perhaps. Let's see a bigger sample. He had a few games with a similar stat line here, too. Also, what's the level of competition in that league vs. what he saw in D1 basketball and the Big Ten?

Evidently it's been official for a week and a half or so... https://www.facebook.com/cairnsbasketball/posts/5006809936067981 The comment from Dennis Martin was interesting.

They get let off the hook because they’ve, you know, on the conference and/or conference tournament recently under their current head coaches.

I caught the last 30 minutes of the Man City comeback. That was pretty wild.

Bellarmine. They won the ASUN championship but couldn't accept the bid because they're still in their probationary period for moving to D1.

That’s who he mentioned on the radio this morning. Fit over flash. Hopefully all the pieces fit together better this year.

It was a grad transfer from Quebec. He’s not gonna rustle anybody’s jimmies.

He mentioned a guard from SMU on the radio today

Gus went to 4 different high schools and picks an AAU team at random to play on each weekend. Early money is on him not finishing his career in Madison.

Wisconsin the expectation here?

Just need like six more of 'em...