Huskerpapa

One of these two teams has to win today...right! It might as well be us!!!

Hmmm.  Immediately eligible next season I assume.   
 
Interesting commit.  His Big10 experience should be invaluable. 
 
Welcome to Nebraska!

Best game tonight of Yvan's young career despite playing with back spasms. 
 
Liked the grit and fight.  Defense played pretty good.
 
You know what this season is like by simply seeing Frazier hit the 3/4 court 3-pointer to end the half...good grief. 

Best game tonight of Yvan's young career despite playing with back spasms. 
 
Liked the grit and fight.  Defense played pretty good.
 
You know what this season is like by simply seeing Frazier hit the 3/4 court 3-pointer to end the half...good grief. 

I read the article and actually came away less hopeful. Young man has had a tough road and faces many, many more challenges. Fred doesn't have magic dust, Huggins and Marshall also knew there were warning flags and they had programs in place for him as well. So does Fehringer at Western, and there have continued to be bumps. I'm pulling for him to see his way through, more personally than for basketball. I know young people who are struggling with similar problems: mental health issues, substance abuse, children out of wedlock, interaction with the criminal justice system. If basketball coaches had the answer, they'd be in a lot more demand than they are for just coaching. Comparing this situation to Royce White and expecting a similar outcome is nothing more than wishful thinking. We simply don't know. 
 
And while I absolutely hate football analogies on this board, TO had failures beyond Lawrence Phillips among the players he tried to help. Mental health is sometimes impossibly complex. 

It would be an epic rollercoaster ride coaching a team with that much talent in a high school setting. 
 
The highs of leveraging that much talent would be fantastic.   The angst of having to deal with certain parents who see their child as doing no wrong, AAU coaches and hanger-ons that do not want their man to have to do dirty work, like defend, set a pick or pass the rock; would be part of the lows...
 
MN has four or five players with Division 1 talent.  It would be easy OR impossible to design a game plan to keep the players, and all the others, happy and satisfied. 

It would be an epic rollercoaster ride coaching a team with that much talent in a high school setting. 
 
The highs of leveraging that much talent would be fantastic.   The angst of having to deal with certain parents who see their child as doing no wrong, AAU coaches and hanger-ons that do not want their man to have to do dirty work, like defend, set a pick or pass the rock; would be part of the lows...
 
MN has four or five players with Division 1 talent.  It would be easy OR impossible to design a game plan to keep the players, and all the others, happy and satisfied. 

You’re not wrong but for the first time in our programs history we have someone at the helm that’s done it before. I’d venture to guess our current blueprint doesn’t vary too far from ISU under Hoiberg year 1-2. We can look that those players and be skeptical but Hoiberg has built a winner with players like that in the past. 

I am pretty chill all things considered.   Heck, I have only been waiting for a NCAA tournament win for seven + decades and have only been attending every home game for five + decades...so there's that!
 
But, without pushing the panic button, I would be a lot more chill if I saw exponential growth from this years team, solid fundamental basketball from this years team, consistency from this year's team and a winners attitude from this year's team.  Many are making an assumption that talent will improve next year, but I am not yet convinced of that occurring.   I truly, truly want to believe.  Heck, i have been accused by many of wearing rose colored glasses; however, let's look at the current list of new eligible players for next year with no names attached:
* a talented juco that will be on his fourth or fifth stop since leaving HS.  Can he stay on the floor?
* a juco who played okay at P5 school, but does he have the strength to play with B10 bigs on a night to night basis?
* a talented transfer on his third stop since HS who will not have played in a competitive game in two years?
* a transfer PF who struggled to find playing time at his previous school?
* a tall thin guard who is coming from a mid-major who really has not proven anything at this point.
 
Now, some or all of these guys could be stars.  Then again, no one really knows.  But all of that said, I wish I could be more chill, but goodness, we have a long way to go in order to move to wear we need to be in order to play with the big boys.

The second half of this game had a really strange aura.  I talked to a number of people who agreed.  It seems that there was an awareness of an impending collapse; almost a collective buzz.
 
I thought the team felt it as well.

I am pretty chill all things considered.   Heck, I have only been waiting for a NCAA tournament win for seven + decades and have only been attending every home game for five + decades...so there's that!
 
But, without pushing the panic button, I would be a lot more chill if I saw exponential growth from this years team, solid fundamental basketball from this years team, consistency from this year's team and a winners attitude from this year's team.  Many are making an assumption that talent will improve next year, but I am not yet convinced of that occurring.   I truly, truly want to believe.  Heck, i have been accused by many of wearing rose colored glasses; however, let's look at the current list of new eligible players for next year with no names attached:
* a talented juco that will be on his fourth or fifth stop since leaving HS.  Can he stay on the floor?
* a juco who played okay at P5 school, but does he have the strength to play with B10 bigs on a night to night basis?
* a talented transfer on his third stop since HS who will not have played in a competitive game in two years?
* a transfer PF who struggled to find playing time at his previous school?
* a tall thin guard who is coming from a mid-major who really has not proven anything at this point.
 
Now, some or all of these guys could be stars.  Then again, no one really knows.  But all of that said, I wish I could be more chill, but goodness, we have a long way to go in order to move to wear we need to be in order to play with the big boys.

I am pretty chill all things considered.   Heck, I have only been waiting for a NCAA tournament win for seven + decades and have only been attending every home game for five + decades...so there's that!
 
But, without pushing the panic button, I would be a lot more chill if I saw exponential growth from this years team, solid fundamental basketball from this years team, consistency from this year's team and a winners attitude from this year's team.  Many are making an assumption that talent will improve next year, but I am not yet convinced of that occurring.   I truly, truly want to believe.  Heck, i have been accused by many of wearing rose colored glasses; however, let's look at the current list of new eligible players for next year with no names attached:
* a talented juco that will be on his fourth or fifth stop since leaving HS.  Can he stay on the floor?
* a juco who played okay at P5 school, but does he have the strength to play with B10 bigs on a night to night basis?
* a talented transfer on his third stop since HS who will not have played in a competitive game in two years?
* a transfer PF who struggled to find playing time at his previous school?
* a tall thin guard who is coming from a mid-major who really has not proven anything at this point.
 
Now, some or all of these guys could be stars.  Then again, no one really knows.  But all of that said, I wish I could be more chill, but goodness, we have a long way to go in order to move to wear we need to be in order to play with the big boys.

I am pretty chill all things considered.   Heck, I have only been waiting for a NCAA tournament win for seven + decades and have only been attending every home game for five + decades...so there's that!
 
But, without pushing the panic button, I would be a lot more chill if I saw exponential growth from this years team, solid fundamental basketball from this years team, consistency from this year's team and a winners attitude from this year's team.  Many are making an assumption that talent will improve next year, but I am not yet convinced of that occurring.   I truly, truly want to believe.  Heck, i have been accused by many of wearing rose colored glasses; however, let's look at the current list of new eligible players for next year with no names attached:
* a talented juco that will be on his fourth or fifth stop since leaving HS.  Can he stay on the floor?
* a juco who played okay at P5 school, but does he have the strength to play with B10 bigs on a night to night basis?
* a talented transfer on his third stop since HS who will not have played in a competitive game in two years?
* a transfer PF who struggled to find playing time at his previous school?
* a tall thin guard who is coming from a mid-major who really has not proven anything at this point.
 
Now, some or all of these guys could be stars.  Then again, no one really knows.  But all of that said, I wish I could be more chill, but goodness, we have a long way to go in order to move to wear we need to be in order to play with the big boys.

It made the second half almost unwatchable, there was no flow and it just took the wind out of us.
 
On a bright spot we actually heard the student section tonight!😐

Skeptical of both our JUCO commits and the role they will play. I think Teddy Allen is being wildly over hyped (to be clear I think he will be a starter and good player but maybe not a world beater like some) and im not sold that Lat Mayen will crack the rotation. If he does that means he beat out most or all of the following players at the 4 or 5: Yvan Ouedraogo, Derrick Walker, Kevin Cross, and Akol Arop and possibly, depending on how they are used, Shamiel Stevenson and Dalano Banton.
 
But im all for competition so bring it on!

I wish him well!

He visited A & M this week.  A lot of very good programs are sniffing him. 

Hmm.  I will provide the following observation about last season, Tim's final year.  The team played it's collective asses off during the last month despite injuries, despite playing with an eclectic group of players, and despite a coach that was "dead man walking" so to speak.  I did not see or hear that team quit.  Remember too, a Miles team that once had bench players that got national attention for their celebratory mood on the bench.
 
This year we have had a couple players who do not "appear" to be motivated or invested into the team concept.  I am not positive that is an accurate observation, but i know of many who have mentioned similar observations to me.
 
This is Fred's first year of building his program.   It will be interesting to see how chemistry and character evolves next year and for years to come.  If the players are patterned after their leader, we should be more than okay.

Hmm.  I will provide the following observation about last season, Tim's final year.  The team played it's collective asses off during the last month despite injuries, despite playing with an eclectic group of players, and despite a coach that was "dead man walking" so to speak.  I did not see or hear that team quit.  Remember too, a Miles team that once had bench players that got national attention for their celebratory mood on the bench.
 
This year we have had a couple players who do not "appear" to be motivated or invested into the team concept.  I am not positive that is an accurate observation, but i know of many who have mentioned similar observations to me.
 
This is Fred's first year of building his program.   It will be interesting to see how chemistry and character evolves next year and for years to come.  If the players are patterned after their leader, we should be more than okay.

Hmm.  I will provide the following observation about last season, Tim's final year.  The team played it's collective asses off during the last month despite injuries, despite playing with an eclectic group of players, and despite a coach that was "dead man walking" so to speak.  I did not see or hear that team quit.  Remember too, a Miles team that once had bench players that got national attention for their celebratory mood on the bench.
 
This year we have had a couple players who do not "appear" to be motivated or invested into the team concept.  I am not positive that is an accurate observation, but i know of many who have mentioned similar observations to me.
 
This is Fred's first year of building his program.   It will be interesting to see how chemistry and character evolves next year and for years to come.  If the players are patterned after their leader, we should be more than okay.

Hmm.  I will provide the following observation about last season, Tim's final year.  The team played it's collective asses off during the last month despite injuries, despite playing with an eclectic group of players, and despite a coach that was "dead man walking" so to speak.  I did not see or hear that team quit.  Remember too, a Miles team that once had bench players that got national attention for their celebratory mood on the bench.
 
This year we have had a couple players who do not "appear" to be motivated or invested into the team concept.  I am not positive that is an accurate observation, but i know of many who have mentioned similar observations to me.
 
This is Fred's first year of building his program.   It will be interesting to see how chemistry and character evolves next year and for years to come.  If the players are patterned after their leader, we should be more than okay.

Student section better be ready for Davison.  

Hmm.  I will provide the following observation about last season, Tim's final year.  The team played it's collective asses off during the last month despite injuries, despite playing with an eclectic group of players, and despite a coach that was "dead man walking" so to speak.  I did not see or hear that team quit.  Remember too, a Miles team that once had bench players that got national attention for their celebratory mood on the bench.
 
This year we have had a couple players who do not "appear" to be motivated or invested into the team concept.  I am not positive that is an accurate observation, but i know of many who have mentioned similar observations to me.
 
This is Fred's first year of building his program.   It will be interesting to see how chemistry and character evolves next year and for years to come.  If the players are patterned after their leader, we should be more than okay.

Is there a basketball player at Nebraska that has developed "overnight" like Thor?
 
Last year at this time most people thought he was gonzo.  Most people fully expected Thor would be gone in the Hoiberg off season purge.  Most people were surprised by his desire to stay.  Most people thought the end of last season was a mirage.   Most people were surprised when he was in the playing rotation this year.  Most people were surprised that he stepped into the starting line up.  Most people are surprised of his rebounding ability, his ability to get to the basket and most definitely his three point shooting prowess. 
 
I thought of him as a glue type player.   He is so much more at this point.  I hope he finishes strong this year and remains in Lincoln next season as an integral part of our team.  
 
 

We have played an exceptional second half thus far.  Keep it going men!