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Petteway Impressed with Newcommers
Dean Smith replied to HuskerFever's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
Except we didn't run that much motion offense this past year. Hopefully as the players are here longer they will be more effective in that system and they can spend more time in the motion. -
As see it, NU has the better practice facility, CU the better arena. No
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Why is that sad?
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Game: Create an All-Time Starting Five with $15
Dean Smith replied to Dean Smith's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html #1 MVP award shares #1 PPG #1 Player Efficiency Rating #1 Win Shares per 48 minutes If being in the top 10 instead of being #1 is your definition of overrated...I guess. He's not knocking anyone out of the top 4. You could make the argument he deserves to be there over Hakeem. I won't. Yes that is my definition of over-rated. Top 10 definitely but I see no criteria that puts him on top as the GOAT. And I'd rather have Ewing than O'Neal. I might have Hakeem sitting number 2 on my list. -
Game: Create an All-Time Starting Five with $15
Dean Smith replied to Dean Smith's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
With all due respect, I've always been of the camp that Michael has always been over-rated. One of the greatest of course, but by what criteria do you claim he is THE greatest? He's not the biggest winner - Bill Russell. He's not the greatest scorer - Abdul-Jabar all time and Wilt for game and season. Not the best all-around player - Oscar and Magic cleaned up the triple doubles. Oscar averaged a triple double for an entire season. He came around at the right time TV-wise. Magic may have had the all-time greatest single game performance in game 6 of the 1980 NBA finals vs. Philadelphia. Kareem out with an ankle and Magic steps in to jump center and goes off for 42 points, 14 of 14 from the free throw line, 15 rebounds, seven assists, and 3 steals. I watched that game on tape delay after the 10:00 news. Magic and Larry save the NBA, and you have this fabulous player who is made for TV that comes along right after them. That guy would have been the ABA version of Dr. J if anyone would have seen that version play. No player (that I've seen, I not THAT old) has been given the benefit of the doubt like Michael. Ask Bryon Russell about that. Michael is Michael and is a great one, but the 1998 finals by all rights should have gone to a game 7. The announcer has the audacity to say Russell slips on the play after Michael pushes him down to get open. David Stern decided to sell the NBA by selling the stars and this greatest ever myth was made up as an ad campaign. And yes, I admit he started that campaign with the Magic/Bird rivalry. It made great TV and the way Michael played made great TV. We are all the product of our youth and love the players of "our" era. So I admit I may be bias but I would prefer both Larry and Magic over Michael if I was starting a team. And along those lines, How is Patrick Ewing not on the list of centers? -
Game: Create an All-Time Starting Five with $15
Dean Smith replied to Dean Smith's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
Magic and anyone else on the list but I still think Olajuwan is by far and away the biggest steal. -
http://ballislife.com/game-create-an-all-time-starting-five-with-15/ People seemed to be having fun with the All Devaney Team I thought I post this. Olajuwon is a steal for $1.
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I hate offseason with a burning passion
Dean Smith replied to PimpMario's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
It's a big country. Statistically speaking someone has to die during the month. Their problem is going to be paying for it and then the Olympics. I love watching both events, but why any country would want either one is beyond me. They are the proverbial money pits. Greece's economic problems started with the debt created by their Olympics. European debt...you can't get much more off topic for a Nebraska basketball board than that. Is there some sort of boobie prize for that. -
I hate offseason with a burning passion
Dean Smith replied to PimpMario's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
There are the NBA play offs now, the World Cup starts in two weeks and there is always a Law and Order marathon on some channel. . . Ya, I hate the off season too. -
Watching clips of Andrew White it was like he really reminds me of someone. Took me forever, but build and style of play = Askia Jones. <<< Goes to Google to look up who Askia Jones is He hung like 60 some on Fresno in the NIT
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Watching clips of Andrew White it was like he really reminds me of someone. Took me forever, but build and style of play = Askia Jones.
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Los Angeles Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue will interview for the Cleveland Cavaliers' head-coaching job late next week, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Read that, turned the TV on and stumbled across TWCSC showing Metro Retro: Central vs. Raytown from 1995 with Tyronn Lue playing high school ball. Man that guy was quick.
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Anyone can play m-4-m. You just adjust your pick up point based on foot speed. I like some of the concepts but not a big fan of the pack line in its entirety but when you take the deny part out of your man defense and are already in help position it takes away some of the need for lateral quickness. And when we are talking about quickness defensively we are talking about lateral quickness. In theory the pack line provides help quicker when your lateral quickness lets you down.
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What type of defense would you like to see next year?
Dean Smith replied to PimpMario's topic in The Haymarket Hardwood
There are different rotations you can do with the 1-3-1 but the standard variety does not have the post defender "down low." The middle man is the primary low block defender & the bottom rotates out to guard the corner and usually helps trap the short corner. -
Billy Wampler 2015 SF Eau Claire, WI
Dean Smith replied to TheKamdyMan's topic in Husker Hoops Recruiting
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At this point the season is over. There is no need to make excuses until next year and hopefully there won't be any need to by next year.
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Journal Star says yes http://m.pjstar.com/article/20140410/SPORTS/140419879/10930/SPORTS
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Chuck was a freak and even more so when you realize he was giving up 4 plus inches to his counterpart every night. He has admitted on numerous occasions to be only slightly over 6'4 regardless what his "official" height was listed at.
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I understand your point and from the general fan perspective it doesn't matter. To me they are all pickups but some people get worked up about the difference between a Ford and Chevy. The point to me was announcers lock onto a phrase and work it to death even if they are using it incorrectly. I remember when Tubbs won the title at UK everyone was talking about the ball-line defense he was running in connection to lots of other teams even though Tubbs was the only one really doing it. Both ball-line and pack-line are sagging m4m's but there are some serious principle differences that make them different defenses. If you are not fronting the post when the ball is at the point and in the corner, and if you aren't 3/4ing the post when it is on the wing - you are not running a pack-line defense. I'm sure there are plumbers that get tired of people talking about that do-hicky. There is a correct name and announcers are just being lazy when they are using a name for something when its not. I don't know if they think it makes them sound smart to use the phrase, but to anyone that actually knows the principles behind the pack-line it makes them sound dumb.
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How could they leave UNO's Ralston Arena off the list? Or were you talking about Snyder Arena at Wesleyan? Omaha lost in the first round but they were there.
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Butler would be beating us? Why do you say that? They had more vote than we did the last time we looked.
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Butler would be beating us?