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That was a masterclass by the coaches on how to play Kalk on both ends of the floor. I assumed going in that Kalk would have 8 blocks and Creighton would make a ton of open threes off of double teams like most teams seem to do to us. The defense was insane. He never even got the ball to kick out to the shooters to pass around the perimeter. And even though Creighton shot a ton of threes the shooters rarely had time to get comfortable. Offensively the way we attacked was brilliant. We aren’t a great shooting team so we either attacked where Kalk wasn’t or our drivers went right into his chest like you are supposed to do against a shot blocker. I am just amazed we did it a full 40. I thought against Saint Mary’s our team started to figure out how the pieces fit together. But I never expected a dominant performance like this!

Nice!!! Welcome to Nebraska young man!

He tweeted GBR during the game. His teammate Derrick White is from Colorado so I assume they thought it would be fun because where they both are from. I suppose he’s a Jaysker.

I kinda felt like we had a sneaky good transfer portal off-season. Being listed in the top 5…. Not really sneaky anymore.

Cross was my favorite player on that team. He had a lot of potential but it seemed like he didn’t have the support of the staff…. I always felt it was because of Matt A. It’s one of those things that is too bad but unfortunately that is how life works sometimes. Good for him to find a program that let him grow into the player he became.

Great point. Josiah was erratic on offense but he was the man on defense.

We have 11 guys as of now you can make a reasonable argument for being in the rotation. You almost never see 10 man rotations. Usually it is 7-8 guys. If I had to guess, Sam and Uhlis are going to be battling it out for a spot. Janowski is a guy I would expect to battle for minutes as the year progresses. Beyond that who the heck knows. Actually i don’t even know the above. It is exciting to have so many options. If a couple guys don’t pan out immediately it isn’t a killer. This has been one heck of an off-season.

Looks like we are in the Okie State regional. #2 seed.

Me neither. Jorge had a great post move that other players had a hack of a time stopping when he got to his spot. If I remember right he had some foot issues which limited him here which was too bad. I like him and Standhardinger when Doc would actually have them on the court together.

Jorge wasn’t 7 foot either. Looking back we have had very few 7 footers who weren’t stiffs. We have had some good bigs over my lifetime but they were all in the 6’9” to 6’11” range. King was probably the last one and I never felt he was dominant even though he was a first round pick. All that said, I don’t expect Meah to be dominant either. But a big who can block some shots and throw down some love would be most welcome.

Did Spinelli get us Maric or is my memory failing? I remember Spinellinas an excellent recruiter and was bummed when he left.

This reminds me of the Steve Pederson coaching hire. I remember some people talking about how nobody big would take the Nebraska job. Kentucky is going through pretty much the same thing.

i don’t think that would bother Fred much when you look back on his Iowa State days. He was pretty good with transfers back then.

i really like Payne for what he is. He is a tank in the paint….a throwback PF. If you need muscle down low he’s your man. If you need a passing or stretch 4 type…definitely NOT your man. It would be interesting to see how he would blend into this team.

I’m a little surprised that both Wlicher and Lawrence left with Tominaga graduating. I figured they would be ready to battle it out for the role of primary shooter. Hopefully that means we have some options lined up for that role.