Navin R. Johnson

It's been very quiet on the Creighton front as far as portal news and what Kalk and Alexander are doing.  I'm concerned CH Fidler and Kyle might be replacing those guys.

10 minutes ago, HuscurAdam said:

 

After Friedrichson, Sallis, and now Kyle, I'm starting to think Steve Forbes' recruiting strategy is just "see who Fred offers, then offer them a big bag." 

Don't forget about Carter Whitt.  On second thought, go ahead and forget about Carter Whitt.

Seems like a high energy guy on the court.  Looking forward to watching him and Sam H on the floor at the same time.

1 hour ago, thrasher31 said:

Looks like Igor milicic is visiting today. Some heavy hitters involved here also. 

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/igor-milicicjr-1.html

Can't be.  Nobody on the board said he was going to. seriously Coach always seems to get guys to come in under the radar. 

We have been recruiting this guy for like 6 years now.  Has he ever been on campus or has he cancelled every planned visit?

2 minutes ago, thrasher31 said:

Not a shooter, but takes care of the hell. Cool. Id be on board. 

Could be quite busy taking care of the hell, unless you mean ball.

4 hours ago, hskr4life said:

Its funny how the NCAA went from “no paying” which is worse that pro sports to unlimited payment with no restrictions/caps/rules which is more Wild West than most all professional sports in the matter of like 3-5 years.

It's like the NCAA just wanted to say "see, I told you so"

Another player who was better than anyone the Huskers had on their roster, according to Tom Shatel

1 hour ago, HB said:

 

Damn, he left us without finding the real killer.

He must have searched every golf course in that area for him.

36 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

Happy to announce that despite various openings and opportunities out there that Husker Hoops Central will remain at Nebraska for its 20th season.

Just got this puppy today.

 

 

 

Do we need to let the head coaches at NU know that you stole their license plate?

1 hour ago, bobcat402 said:

Not the news I wanted to hear '

I was thinking the same thing.  I figured Wake came in with a bunch of NIL money (I guess we can just say "money" now) but after seeing he has a 2nd visit set up with us I feel a little better about our chances.

Let's Go Bucs!

2 hours ago, HB said:

Great summary, Navin.   For fun, I'll add this:  Jeffrey Grace was brought in a few times to be the designated fouler at the end of games, and he performed that role admirably.  

Yup.  He seemed to play his a** off in games and to get those minutes he must do it in practice as well.  I just forgot about him to start the season.

On 8/28/2023 at 3:09 PM, Navin R. Johnson said:

I'm actually a little excited about the roster for this year's team.  That is the problem.  Every year I think we got something going, we tank.  So these are the reasons why we don't have a chance at a good season.  Hope these don't happen, but I need to temper my excitement.

 

KT: Does not become the consistent scorer we expect him to by.

Coleman: Struggles as a point and it leads to chemistry issues like Verge.

Williams: Develops Lat disease (shoots it great in practice but not games)

Gary:  Shoulder issues continue

Mast: Can't defend in this conference

 

Lawrence: Sophomore slump

Wilcher:  Same old, same old inconsistency

Keita: Injuries keep him out

Allick: Struggles adapting in P5 league

Rice: Plays like a Freshman

Lloyd: See Rice

Diop: Another post prospect that does not work out

Hoiberg: Reverts back to a walk on player

Jacobsen: See Hoiberg

Ulis: Out and loses his ass betting on us this year.

 

As a team we struggle rebounding, defending and have chemistry issues on offense.  

 

Now I'm back down to earth.  Go Big Red!

I thought I would revisit my possible portent of doom and destruction with this year's team.  Remember, I really liked this team coming into the season, but of course being a lifetime Husker hoops fan, I had to temper my excitement and expect the worst.

KT: Had a good year.  A little up and down but pretty much what we expected.

Coleman: Did struggle for what ever reason given his resume, but was certainly not a chemistry problem if fact just the opposite. (notice I had him starting)

Williams: Not even close on this one thankfully.  Was a great in game shooter and hit a number of key 3's this year.

Gary: Shoulder was fine, thankfully.

Mast: Did at times have issues defending but overall had a great year with a bit of a bum knee.

Lawrence: Did have a Soph slump partly from playing a new position but came on at the end of the year

Wilcher: It was a bit of the same old but he had a stretch where he was outstanding

Keita: Injuries kept him out but it didn't take Nostradamus to predict this one

Allick: Fit in very well as a P5 player

Rice: He did defend like a freshman but had some solid moments offensively

Lloyd: Void

Diop: Bingo

Hoiberg: Did not play like a normal walk on.  Didn't shoot it as well this year but still an important piece.

Jacobsen: Had the confidence of his coach to go in and defend when needed.

Ulis: Bingo and Nostradamus not needed on this either

We did struggle rebounding (big time in a few of our losses) but the chemistry seemed to be good all year.