Huskerpapa

I agree with what Tai said!

Glynn Tai MJ Ed Jack

First five minutes of this game was exceptional. The last five minutes of the game were okay. The minutes in between were, at best, helter skelter. It looks like we were experimenting with something, and the experiment was not very successful. The starters did okay. All five in double figures. MJ had a double-double, Tai was one assist from a double-double. This was a trap game and we played well enough to win. SD packed the paint and so our guards meandered around a tad too much on the exterior. That all said: * Tai played a nice game. Distributed the ball as well as he ever has. Hit some timely shots. Played decent defense. MEH * Glynn had some good moves. Played defense in streaks. MEH * Ed had a monster dunk. Struggled a bit on the boards. Hit a couple other nice shots. MEH * MJ hit two early three's...but I guess he can't shoot three's, so that must have been a mirage. MJ had a good game. Nice double-double. Good hustle. * Jack was okay. Hit a couple three's. Made one nice move to the rim. Better, but we need him to be consistent. * Roby did okay. Great move to the rim with a monster dunk. Played better defense. Looking a bit better but rust is still present. * Jordy didn't have many minutes, but I thought he did well when he was in. * Anton, Evan and Jeriah had limited minutes and brought little to the game. So...a few spectacular plays. A good start and a necessary win. In past years we may have lost this game. When SD brought it to two, we woke up and finished well. That said, with that start, I was anticipating we would see Nick and the walk-ons in the last five minutes. Sad thing is, I believe the players may have thought the same thing, and then reality smacked everyone in the face.

I am unsure how "we" bungled this thing. Usually it takes two to dance.

I was surprised a bit with how badly Creighton beat a pretty good Lincoln NE team.

Here is the deal. Arop can play Division I basketball. In my opinion, he would fit better in lower Division I than in the upper level of Division I. If we had the need for his type of game, then we should have continued to extend the scholarship. But what are our needs for next year? We need a player who can replace Tai. Is Palmer the answer there? Perhaps. It may also be Anton who once again finds his game. The other glaring need is an outside shooter. Does Arop fill either of those needs next year? Nope. Thus, the need to move on. OR, do we keep on him simply because he is a Nebraska kid. I know where I cast my vote.

Huskers 80 So. Dak 67

By they way, I did get a kick out of one of the announcers last night commenting on his reasoning of why there was a foul disparity. He said that Clemson was taking it more aggressively off of the dribble. Are you kidding me? Was he watching the same game as I was? When comparing the two teams (and PLEASE correct me if I am wrong) we were much more aggressive with the dribble.

I agree 100%. That said, in the first half they ran three sets for him, each time he broke open and he did not shoot the ball. It is in his head right now and quite frankly, we need him to bust out in the South Dakota game.

Wait! What!!! Andrew White transferred? When did that happen? But yes. Right now we really miss his shooting. I am not certain how our team chemistry would look, but arguably we would be 6-1.

...and therein lies the problem. He has to shoot them in order to prove he can. If he does not shoot (and make them) defenses are going to sag and the lane will be more congested than a New York city street. I can guarantee all that wonders, MJ would not be shooting them if the coaches did not know he could make them. Coaches do not put players in a position unless they know they can succeed. This is the same issue we have with all of our shooters right now sans Glynn and Tai. Nobody is hitting the open looks BUT they need to take them and MAKE THEM. That is the expectation.

Ed may have played soft if the first half due to the foul called him in the first several seconds of the game. That could spook the best of us. Once he no longer was in "foul trouble" (whether real or perceived) he let it loose and became more aggressive. He became the Ed we know and love

There are reasons why the freshmen are not getting more playing time. I am not sitting on the coaches seat, so I am not privy to the exact reasoning. But I suggest that the coaches are attempting to do the right thing for the individual players and the team. Once playing time is warranted and/or earned, we will see much more from them. Or...the coaches are attempting to force the Huskers to lose by playing the wrong players or the right players at the wrong time. Hmm.

As everyone debates playing time, please also consider elements of the game other than scoring. Obviously scoring is important (perimeter scoring in particular) but doing the other elements of the game are also important for a team to be successful. So debate away!

This sounds sophomoric, but it is in his head now. He needs to find some positive vibes and, I agree, he will be fine!

I will cast no aspersions, we had opportunities that didn't materialize. I am bummed. Very bummed. We played hard. But we turned the ball over too much, we once again struggled making perimeter shots and for whatever reason, we were whistled way more often than Clemson. We have four players playing well. I also thought Jordy and Isaiah did some good things tonight. Also, let us not forget; we played three tough games on the West Coast, only to turn around and play on the East Coast. Despite that travel, we had a chance tonight. In fact, we should have won that game. I am bummed.

We are...but there will be those who will not see it. But I can understand it a bit. I have only missed one home game since 1984. We never quite seem to get over that hump. But this group, if handled correctly, will get us over that stupid ass hump.

We are right there, right on the edge. I am not going to bash anyone, but we do need to find a solution at the wing.

Free throw line just killed us tonight. Let the player bashing begin!

F.........

Watson or Tai taking it full court for the winner...or tie. PLEASE! This is where youth is a killer

Oh man, oh man, oh man!

TRAVEL...what the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Defend...don't foul!