Huskerpapa

Us 82 Them 61

Sure glad we beat KSU & MSU, otherwise who knows where we would be.

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Thank you Dave Brandon. "Then and Now" with Danny Nee. Vintage 2011:

Stinks. She would have helped in Big Ten play.

Just learned that MSU freshman Jeremy Fears was shot while home for Christmas break. The incident is not life-threatening; but tragic nonetheless. I believe it was a leg injury and he did undergo surgery. I wish him the best with his recovery. https://www.wilx.com/2023/12/23/michigan-state-university-basketball-player-jeremy-fears-jr-shot-his-hometown/

Too bad he takes heat from his own fans. Sad really, we really struggle having nice things at Nebraska.

As a team, we take a lot of cringe worthy shots. I personally feel much more confident when Keisei is taking them.

We have had past players find their way to the end of rhe bench and then with hard work find their way back into the rotation. I'm hoping that Boogie learns from the tough love and finds himself, and improved game, back on the floor.

I guess I am unsure of the expectations for the squad this season. I always think in terms of top quarter in the league and a run in the NCAA tournament. But I'm not convinced that is a correct expectation this year. * we lost, arguably, one of our top three players to injury; * our top reserve has been out due to injury; * three of our go-to players are true freshmen; * one of our rotational players has been absent while tending to volleyball issues; * our experienced depth is under-performing. All of the above are excuses. You can cover some of the issues with schemes, and some can be hard luck. And yes, recruiting and player development are quick answers. I do not mind our schemes, although our execution has been sub-par. I like our recruiting catches both last year and this year. If I could bag on the coaches (and players) it would be to improve execution and hold teammates and staff accountable. I admire the unity this team has YET someone needs to step to the front and start chirping about responsibility and accountability. That may include shortening the bench and losing a couple players who should not play; but that is what comes with execution, responsibility and accountability.

Umm, not all the time

I do not have access to stats or analytics; but based on my eye test, yes, he is a prolific three point shooter. Plus, you rarely see him with a bad miss. Most shots are right on target, or only slightly off target. I would trust him once he crosses mid-court.

We played poorly against a pretty decent team. It stinks. But now we move on.

With the 6:30 start time and the closed streets (due to destruction work) I thought the crowd was late in arriving.

This. We were watching this as well. He seems totally unconnected.

Man, we must of simultaneously been typing this up...

As I was driving home, I realized we still have not played a really good 40 minutes of basketball. Maybe versus Oregon State, but there were still lapses in that game. If we continue to grow and improve, we can be a pretty darn good. We are missing some parts that may prevent us from being elite; but there are a lot of good teams that fall into that same category. One question, who here believes Keisei is 100% healthy? 21 minutes last night left me shaking my head. People can complain about his antics (there were none last night), complain that he doesn't pass (oh yes he does...perhaps too much), that he doesn't defend (maybe not elite; but average or better with some big plays), and other various complaints; but defenses game plan around him and he electrifies the crowd that is in need of stimulation. Not that I have thought about it much.

...and then they start out the 2nd half with a made three. I can tell you that my body language was pretty pathetic as well.

Man...

Fugly first half. Much better 2nd half. - missed Mast...a lot. - we looked gassed in the 1st half. - it was a win. In past years, that was a loss.

I was lucky to be drawn as a coach for the day through the Rebounders Club. Missouri game. Danny gave his pregame speech and we exited the locker room. I was geeked out...Danny said one thing to me...to paraphrase...this is going to be flipping fun, but remember only one darn individual on our bench gets technicals, so keep your darn flipping mouth shut.