AuroranHusker

2 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

 

I thought we were this and next season away from being over COVID extra seasons. But nonetheless.

 

It will be interesting. Deion Sanders has made zero visits to high schools and hits the transfer portal heavily. I'd imagine he'll lose out on some players who transfer to schools where those coaches visited them in their early years.

 

As for basketball, you can probably get by with it a little more than you can in football. But in order to have depth, you either need deep pockets for solid bench guys or some continuity from high school or JUCO recruits.

I'm tired of the extra seasons, but it has helped Nebrasketball, nevertheless... it's time to be done with it.

Deion is a dipstick. This schtick will end horribly, I'd imagine, once his son is a QB in the league.

Basketball is in a unique position in that a team basically only needs about 5-8 good enough players to go with 1 (or 2) star player(s) to be more than competitive. That's the point of development, a team can't just re-load every single year unless it's KU or Calipari at UK... I suppose now that opportunity is there for everybody, but I don't believe it is sustainable long-term. Time will tell...

This ostensibly will be the final COVID 'extra' season of eligibility, so recruiting freshmen will be needed to fill out a roster going forward. You can't just solely recruit in the portal anyway, so a coaching staff recruits kids from an early age to make sure they know one another for future considerations. it's basically mass free agency in the minor leagues of basketball....

5 hours ago, lang said:

I think that class had Maric, White ( #31, a guard can’t remember his first name…we were going to hire his uncle as an assistant), Marcus Walker, Kyle Marks, Chris Ballam.  Additions, subtractions or corrections ?   The two German guys ?  Was it Barry’s second year we had the transfer PG from Duke ?  I’m rambling sorry….

Jamel White, he almost made a game-winning layup to beat Durant, yet NU lost 62-61 since JW missed a layup. And then he had off-the-court shoplifting charges... ended unceremoniously. I think NU still hired his uncle since Barry C. was nearing the end of his reign of terr(ible) basketball coaching in Lincoln...

At least NU could take 2 of 3. That's the bare minimum. Need some sweeps... and how 'bout winning against KU & CU....sheesh.

Gotta keep rollin'! NU left themselves little room for missteps. GBR Always.

3 hours ago, Cazzie22 said:

I believe Janowski is going to play and play big time.

Seems like a near certainty.... And he's a dude, so that a good thing. GBR Always. Lefty's 4 Life in Lincoln!!!

9 hours ago, HB said:

We're still very active.    Believe a couple of guys are visiting today.   Shooting guard and big post player.   Somehow the post player has been under the radar.  

That sounds promising. . .

((UPDATE))

Then I read the follow-ups, *false alarm* lol.

The SG news can be a boon..... still hopeful that WK-III and/or Milicic are 'N'!!!

1 hour ago, jayschool said:

What about a team with two point guards?

If they're *all* good enough defenders, I'd take a 3rd. Why the heck not?! lol.

2 hours ago, jayschool said:

My simple wish is that KU won't have to suffer through the agony of another 23-win season. Those poor bastards.

Yeah, Nebraska had a better conference record than KU. When's the last time that had happened..... sheesh, poor KU babies.

12 minutes ago, tcp said:

 

I think we're beyonf semi-pro. This is like baseball now. It's mutated into a farm system explicitly. 

 

We're basically rooting for AA and AAA teams pretending to be colleges. It's probably for the best. College sports in teh age of 24/7 televsion ceased to be amateur a long time ago 

That's a better way to say what I'm getting at... THE MINOR LEAGUE FEEDING ORG. LOL.

38 minutes ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

If he is close to Kevin we will all be very happy 

Kevin, Nebraska had a Kevin. A Cross. 

I still think about Kevin Cross.

19 hours ago, Vinny said:

Gotta make sure you’re a good candidate for it though. I have a cousin who went blind in one eye after. 
 

I mostly wear contacts and for me, the risk of losing my sight is definitely not worth removing the inconvenience of taking contacts in and out everyday.

I was the guy going blind about a decade ago.... and, miracles do happen, after a slew of seven eye surgeries, I can see clearly now. The marvels of modern medical treatment and the capable hands of Dr. Lance Kugler, and no, I don't get paid to promote his wares. lol.

That 1st comment, lol. Gard must be a real ass or their N.I.L. sucks balls.

On 4/16/2024 at 10:06 PM, The Polish Rifle said:

Losing to CU sucks, but besides that - they really need to pull their heads out of their asses if they want to stay on a regional path. No gimmes in the next 9, next team with a losing record is Minny in May. 

I think winning the Big Ten title is the thing they're concentrating on, evidently, because consistently losing to that little Jesuit school in eastern Omaha doesn't seem to be a priority TO CORRECT, at all.... sheesh.

Srsly, Bolt, WTH.

10 of 12... that's BS.

8 minutes ago, Vinny said:

Yes it is, but still run by universities. So this move swings the power pendulum back toward the schools a bit. Honestly, maybe a bit more toward the non-blue bloods. Since they sign a lot of players that believe they are going to be one and done, and barely do the student part of student athlete.

1890 can be Nebraska's salvation, tbh.

1 hour ago, Vinny said:

I like tying it to academic standing, just to keep it loosely related to being a college sport still. 

Yeah, "loosely related" made me chuckle. It's semi-pro ball.

21 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Diop headed out West

 

 

Seems like a good fit for Diop. Smaller conference. Bigger minutes.

3 hours ago, thrasher31 said:

He had to do a lot of running the offense last year, which took away from the reason we brought him in, to score. I think we see a leap in him next year. He needs to be a second team all big ten guy imo, and I think he has the capabilities for that. 

I said this last season that Brice Williams will be 'the man' in the mold of JPJ. And a lot of ppl didn't take to that notion, oh well. BW has proven to be well on his way to being that dude. Love what he's brought to the table in a tough spot, at PG. But, now, he'll be unleashed without KT30 around at the primary shot-taking spot.

9 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

Trying to do a little housekeeping here. Have we had any other visits of guys who haven't committed yet besides Kyle WIlliams, Frankie Fidler, and Igor Miličić?

Unless this is Brice's brother, I'm assuming you meant to write William Kyle III.... droppin' dimes, @hhcmatt?

7 minutes ago, HB said:

 

We don't need to sell our soul or completely change course, but we do need to get more athletic to successfully compete on an ongoing basis.   It's not an all or nothing thing.

Totally agree. That's why I advocate for William Kyle III as well as Igor Milicic Jr. They'd both fit on athleticism as well as being bigger guys who can help score, rebound, and defend. It will be crucial next season to do all 3 well. If Gavin Griffiths can provide much of the scoring deficit left by Keisei Tominaga, I'd feel real good about about another top 1/3rd of the Big Ten next year, which is top 6 in an 18-team league. That '18' and BIG TEN will take some getting to used to, lol.

15 minutes ago, millerhusker said:

After the A&M game, everyone wanted us to go get more athleticism, length and perimeter defense in the portal. Seems like we're achieving that while still trying to get players who fit what we do offensively.

Just comparing the current roster to last year's rotation from a physical perspective:

G - Keisei Tominaga  -  Rollie Worster. Massive upgrade in size, athleticism and defense.

G - Jamarques Lawrence  -  Ahron Ulis. Similar size and athleticism. Both good defenders.

G - Sam Hoiberg = Sam Hoiberg

W - Brice Williams = Brice Williams

W - CJ Wilcher -  Gavin Griffiths.  Massive upgrade in length and athleticism. Should eventually be a defensive upgrade.

F - Juwan Gary = Juwan Gary

F/C - Josiah Allick -  We'll see. William Kyle is longer and more athletic than 99% of college basketball players.

C - Rienk Mast  -  Andrew Morgan.  If Mast does sit out next year. Seems to be a slight upgrade in length. Definite upgrade in athleticism and defense compared to an injured Mast. 

 

I hope NU can still snag an athletic wing player as well as another big... maybe Milicic and/or WK-III would fit, even both of 'em, as NU needs to shore up the interior and athleticism factors going into a 18-team Big Ten. It will be BRUTAL to face, so as many big dawgs will help the cause at securing that elusive M.M. victory, hopefully in Wichita, KS, in 2025 !!

Rollie is definitely not the Worster decision for Freddy & Co. So many play-on-words with Rollie to keep on rollin'! GBR Always.

27 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

This must be a money grab..... a few of these dudes played quite a bit. They are seeking their true valuation in the marketplace, even the guys who didn't show enough potential to constitute a higher valuation than their pedigree are listed, and they wanna push their portfolio forward, at all costs. lol.