TheKamdyMan

On 11/8/2021 at 5:48 AM, cornfed24-7 said:

Same! My last last game was in San Antonio. I just REALLY hope its not in Buffalo If it's in San Diego the pregame will be at my house. All are welcome

 Same if they end up in Portland. 

I’m hoping to make my first Nebraska basketball game since Oregon in Miles’ first season in March of 22 in some city hosting Nebraska’s first tournament win. 

5 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

It looks like we are sitting pretty good with him, but he does seem to be interested in a lot of schools. (most in the Midwest)

 To me it feels like he would be one of those kids that wants to enjoy the process and make sure he has no doubts but had a definite favorite. 
 

 I believe he ends up N in the end. If he can continue to develop I believe he could be a special player under Hoiberg. I think Fred sees a little of himself in Parker. 

59 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Mentally I have him somewhere between Khyri Thomas and Elijah Wood, which is a pretty big range. 

Hope we got a guy who is up and coming as opposed to someone who had a really good weekend when we saw him.

 I’d said this elsewhere but the coaches usually take at least one project player each cycle. These are guys they can work with at the end of the bench that aren’t going to need minutes right away. If they hit that’s great, if not they move on and we take a chance on the next guy. 
 

 Previously Fred always liked having sit out guys because you can only play 8-10 on a regular rotation. Now that players can play right away you need guys at the end of the bench that aren’t going to necessarily need or have earned the minutes yet. I think that’s what you will see going forward with those 3-5 spots are guys that can do one thing really well or guys that have the tools but need some fine tuning. 

14 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

Yup.  Nothing earth shattering.  My two biggest worries as I watched that party is that the game is played with only one ball and we have a lot of players in need of that one ball.  So will chemistry issues occur due to playing time, roles and shot selection?  My response to myself was maybe yes, maybe no...we shall find out.

Secondly, who are/is the leader.  My guess is that it is Trey and/or Walker?  But could it be Verge or Kobe?  Worse case scenario---will we have a fractured team?  

Yet...so many feel good moments and there is a significant upgrade in depth and talent!

 

 I think the one thing Hoiberg can point to is that Banton, a guy that got demoted in season, was still able to get drafted. Granted he had something others players may not have but it shows that connections to the NBA can still be made even if you don’t put up amazing stats. 

19 minutes ago, aphilso1 said:

 

Wait.  He's trying to reclassify to 2022?  Is that confirmed or is this just conjecture?

 There’s some talk about Him moving to the prep school in order to expedite his career a year while also playing better competition. We will see if the former happens though. 

14 minutes ago, thrasher31 said:

Was thinking this morning about next year's team post McGowens brothers, and there's a massive hole at PG. They'll lose both move and Trey. McPherson can show me he's ready to fill in, but I imagine we take a transfer and I'd prioritize the hell out of Avery brown. 

 

This can all get thrown for a loop if one of our 2023 PG targets reclassify (Simeon or chase for example). But I'd put as much as I can towards Avery

 I'd bet hes a guy that waits until the spring.  Obviously its a double edged sword there but it gives us a chance to see where we are at and if he has progressed since he didn't get a junior year of basketball.

1 hour ago, hhcmatt said:

Is Lutz still around if the NCAA would have made this change 2 years ago?

 I think this rule is something they expected to happen previously and it didn’t pass and that’s why he moved on. Honestly I think it benefits us because we got a younger guy in Loenser now and Doc can still be the defensive coordinator. 

3 hours ago, HuscurAdam said:

 

Bryce needs to understand who he's defending and not be backpedaling there.

 Yes and no. Your goal is protect the rim first and foremost. You have to pick your poison. I’d rather a player shoot a 3 than get a layup if I’m on defense. 

3 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

 

They aren't for college sports where your title dictates your contact level with athletes and prospective students

 I have a feeling you see more teams do what Nebraska does and have a recruiter on the coaching staff and have a “coach” in the role Doc currently holds. That way your best recruiter can contact and visit kids while your coach stays back and just coaches. I’m sure Doc doesn’t mind not having to recruit players. 

1 hour ago, millerhusker said:

Yes. Once the season starts they will update the list about every week. Still pretty cool to have that notoriety. NBAdraft.net has, in my opinion, been the best mock draft site over the past 20+ years. 

 Draft express has had the best percentage of correct hits. It’s why espn bought them out. 

This would give us the ability to have Abdelmassih not be on the court for practice and allow Doc to take his place. 

On 9/10/2021 at 11:09 AM, Huskerpapa said:

I will assume Doc is still a key component to our defensive philosophy and structure.   

We simply need to watch our P's and Q's so we do not have the glitch the football team allegedly is having.

 I think a lot of that has to do with a disgruntled former employee who held the position in which the stuff was happening for the coaching.  I don't see Doc doing that even if he were let go.

11 hours ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

On Twitter? IG? I couldn’t find it….

 It was an Instagram story and not a post. 

49 minutes ago, LK1 said:

Not sure how natural of a PG he is, but he can shoot the mess out of the ball and looks like a pretty good defender.  Hope we can land him.  

 I think he plays point in HS just to have the ball in his hand because he’s just that good of a scorer. I think he’s an off guard that’s more of a shooting guard that can handle the ball if need be. 

Kobe Webster posted a story today that alluded to her no longer being at Nebraska. Robin confirmed and would provide more info tomorrow. 

12 hours ago, basketballjones said:

I wonder if there’s anyone who’s ever done good things without beaten women we could bring in?

 The team was given multiple rappers to choose from and this is who the team chose.  It may not be something you like but this is not meant for you or me for that matter, its all for the players and recruits. 

1 hour ago, Swan88 said:

Wow!  

This is from one report earlier this year:  

 

“The Overtime Elite league would pay approximately 30 players ages 16-19 salaries starting at $100,000, provide medical and disability insurance, plus give them an education and a $100,000 scholarship should a player decide not to go professional in basketball.

 

Does he retain college eligibility?

 No he does not. 

9 minutes ago, 49r said:

 

ah, yes...the 'ol preemptive sour grapes "we didn't want him anyway" post.  

Honestly I was hoping from the start he would go elsewhere.  He's a good player but I think Nebraska can do better and that's not a slight on Jasen its just the nature of the beast.  I like to look at basketball different than football since there's only a few guys a year you can sign.  So I like to think if this kid didn't live in Nebraska would he be a take right now and I don't believe the answer would be yes.  I can't say he would even have a Nebraska offer if that were the case. 

20 hours ago, Keenan9595 said:

I’m sorry 6th, according to 247 we have the 4th and 6th best players in the nation taking their second and 1 of 5 official visits they get.  Insane.  

 Basketball has different rules for official visits. Technically they get 5 this year, 5 next year, and 5 post Hs if needed. 

4 hours ago, Cowboy Kermit said:

Sautter said just now on 93.7 the Ticket to not be surprised if Green ends up picking Colorado because of a connection there with his dad and one of their assistant coaches. I guess one of their assistants was a GA at UNO when his dad played there. We’ll just have to see.

 I’m not saying I don’t want him but if he doesn’t choose Nebraska I won’t be upset. There’s a lot of better players nationally that Fred is getting attention from, on top of the transfer portal, that I believe could be more beneficial to Nebraska. 

5 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

Love bringing a guy like this in!

 

In February 2018, Wright and two other men were arrested after their limousine driver informed police that some of his passengers had weapons.^[50] Wright was observed in the rear driver-side passenger seat placing a handgun in the seat rear pocket; it was a Fabrique National loaded with rounds designed to penetrate body armor.^[50] None of the three had firearm owner's identification cards, and all three were charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.^[50]

Wright was arrested in Atlanta on April 19, 2019, for simple battery after an alleged physical altercation with the mother of his child, Ariana "Ari" Fletcher. Fletcher shared her story on Instagram on Thursday, April 18, stating, "He kicked my door down to get in my house because I wouldn't let him in, beat the f**k out of me in front of my son. Then he took my son outside to his friends and had them drive off with my son, hid all my knifes in my house, broke my phone and locked me inside and beat the f**out of me again…"^{[citation needed]} She stated there were physical signs of abuse as well, such as a black eye, and scrapes, cuts and bruises all over her body. Wright was released one week later on $2,000 bail.^[51][52] Upon his release, he took to Instagram Live to discuss the altercation with Fletcher. In the video session, Herbo stated that Fletcher had stolen jewelry from his mother's house. Specifically he stated, "I've been quiet all this time. I ain't do no insurance claim or try to get you locked up. Nothing. You told me to come to Atlanta to get the jewelry back."

On December 2, 2020, Wright and several associates, Antonio "T-Glo" Strong, Wright's promoter and manager; South Side rapper Joseph "Joe Rodeo" Williams; and alleged co-conspirators Steven Hayes Jr., Demario Sorrells and Terrence Bender, all from Chicago, were indicted on 14 federal charges that included wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in a federal court in Massachusetts.^[53] It was alleged that Wright and his associates charged expensive trips, bought designer puppies, rented luxury villas in Jamaica, private jets, and all of these luxury services and purchases were from using stolen identification.^[54] It is alleged that the fraud amounted to millions of dollars over a four-year period dating back to 2016.^[55][56] Wright has maintained his innocence and according to his management team, he "looks forward to establishing his innocence in court".^[44]

 You focus on his downfalls but don’t give any light to the money he gives to his community where he turned an abandoned school into a community center to help keep kids off the street and get jobs for adults and the amount of money he donates to charity to help people that suffer from PTSD and mental health. Plus the amount of stuff he donated to prisons during the pandemic to help all workers for cleaning supplies and masks etc. 

I hope slobnobber or whatever his name is has an incredible senior year assisting one of our family friends who is a senior at the same school (just committed to Arizona State this week) and then goes on to suck in college.

On 8/3/2021 at 9:43 AM, hskr4life said:

I remember times not long ago that the only reason we’d make these lists for these types of recruits were for things like personal connections or in-state prospects.  Now it’s because we might actually have a shot.

 Well he was born in Nebraska and lived here until he was 5 and he has family still in the state currently.  He then spent the last 11 years in Iowa so he's still a local kid in that sense. That being said he is interested in Nebraska more for the potential of what it could be and not the connections but those definitely do help us.