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We have a new employee in the office, and somehow the subject of Jesus' betrayal came up in conversation during her first week (don't ask how). I kid you not--when someone mentioned Judas Iscariot, her response was "Who's Judas? I thought Brutus betrayed Jesus." She was dead serious.

Can he early enroll and be eligible for the KU game tomorrow? I'm sure the NCAA will agree, as long as we ask nicely.

Bad Guys 80 Good Guys 55 4 Treys Gonna get ugly...

Screw it. I ain't pickin' my boys to lose at home to an in-state opponent, regardless of the rankings. Huskers 71 bluejays 70

Nebraska 80 SoDak 55

I don't equate a critical post with being a creighton fan. However, when someone: a. frequently measures Husker success in terms of how we perform against creighton, b. screws with the overall layout of the board by incessantly creating variations of the same topic, c. is relatively new, and d. is the most critical poster on the board, then yeah, I jump to the conclusion that they've got a closet full of blue sweater vests. Using some bigger picture context, namely that 100% of our previous trolls were creighton fans and the Huskers are performing better than expected by objective standards, and I'd say my jumping to conclusions isn't that crazy.

Huskers 70 Tigers 65

That, or the thread should have some kind of visual indicator so we know it was started by a creightonian troll. I'm thinking maybe the font should be smurf blue. That would make it easier to know not to click on the thread.

I've had the same issue on my work computer ever since HHC upgraded a month or so ago. Never any issues on other computers/devices, though. My work computer runs an ancient version of IE, but my personal devices stay updated. Based on that, I'm guessing that an upgrade to your web browser should fix your problem.

As others have said, this was an ugly first half. The announcers keep praising both teams' defense. Not sure I agree. There were a lot of wide open shots missed by both teams.

Not sure who you're thinking of, but it's certainly not Buzz Williams. He's the best human being coaching D1 today. http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/picture-this-marquettes-williams-a-positive-force-for-children/ http://coachbuzzwilliams.com/buzzsbunch/ http://www.cbssports.com/general/news/heres-another-heartwarming-buzz-williams-story--or-five/

VA Tech 72 Huskers 67

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Not sure why UCLA went away from their zone d the last couple possessions. We were approximately 1 for 63 shooting against it...

If we don't have a weak link in our lineup, then we should be the odds-on favorite to win the national title. In seriousness, I'll go ahead and explain my thought since I was the one who called MJ the starting lineup's weakest link. As far as scoring is concerned, he's been mostly a non-factor. He's a contributor on the boards, but not to the same extent as Ed. And for defense, we've yet to play a team with a dominant PF so it's tough to say how much he's improved over last year. He has gotten in some foul trouble though, which was one of his Achilles' heals from last season. Don't get me wrong--I like MJ, I'm glad he's on our team, and I think he absolutely fits in our starting lineup. But there is clearly a gap between what the other starters bring to the table and what MJ does. However, and as I pointed out in my previous post, he's pretty darn good for being our least productive starter. I would take him over two of the starters (Rivers and freshman Webster) on our last NCAA Tourney team.

Great thread, guys. I think I know stuff, until I read analysis like this that's on a whole different level. Super informative and definitely worth it's own thread!

Well stated, @royalfan. My thoughts closely parallel yours. A couple things I would add: 1. The starting lineup. I really thought we'd have 8 or 9 guys of similar talent--a team with no stars, but also very little dropoff between starters and bench. Boy was I ever wrong. This starting lineup has 4 guys that can go off on any given night. And compare the starters' weakest link (Jacobson) with our most recent NCAA Tourney team (Rivers), and it's not even close. Really love this group of 5 guys we trot out for each tip-off. 2. Ability to adjust. In the past, we've really struggled to find contributors off of the bench. That '13-'14 group was the rare exception, with Miles able to plug and play a sniper (Gallegos), bruiser (Smith), or defensive pest (Benny) depending on the situation. I love that even though our starters are clearly the best 5 we have right now, the bench has a bunch of guys that let us match up well with a variety of teams. Once again, we can bring in an extra zone buster (Gill), a bruiser (Jordy), or defender/ballhandler (Taylor). And that's not even mentioning a couple of guys in Roby and Horne who have a lot of all-around potential. 3. Protecting a lead. While I'm disappointed with the late game execution last night, the mistakes made should be correctable. What's nice is that we have the needed skillsets on this team to protect a late lead. We're a great free throw shooting team, and we've got multiple guys that can hold the ball for 27 seconds before driving to the rim late in the shot clock. Other than inbounding the basketball (again, that should be correctable) we seem like a team that is built to do the things needed to protect a late lead.

Huskers 70 Bruins 85 2 players

Disappointingly, we only moved up 2 spots to #74 today. SOS is up to 221 today though, which is around a 100-place jump IIRC. Would expect a similar leap after playing UCLA tonight.

11 PM game? C'mon, some of us got kids and can only sleep in 'til 6 am. I can't be going to bed at 1 in the morning! But on the other hand...it's not like I get to see us play UCLA every year...

I was on a long business trip in Dayton during March Madness this year, and all the local radio talk was about whether they'd get to keep Archie. General consensus was that he could spring for a low-to-mid level Power 5 gig but would probably stick around one more year to strengthen his resume even more. IIRC, Dayton was expected to return almost their whole roster this year and the fanbase/media was projecting a potential Sweet 16 run.

Huskers 65 Flyers 75

Those alt black Husker unis in the picture are SWEEEEEEET!!! Oh yeah, and I hope we land this kid.

I'd say it's more that we only have three guards that can be trusted at this point. Taylor's upside is low, but he hustles, plays unselfish, and defends. That's more than you can say about Gill right now. Gill's defensive lapses were known coming into the year, and unfortunately his offensive game appears lacking as well. Seems to shoot the ball every time he gets a touch, and looks careless as a ball handler (dribbles the ball very high and away from his body...super easy to pick pocket). While Roby or Horne may be able to steal some minutes at the 2 later in the year, both look a little slow moving laterally when guarding smaller/quicker players. So in a game where you're protecting a lead, it makes sense that Webster, Watson, and Taylor had the lion's share of the guard rotation minutes.

The ESPN3 commentators are brutal. Whoever this color commentator is takes 15 seconds to get a sentence completed, thanks to multiple long pauses per phrase. He sounds like he's falling asleep at the mic.