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On 11/19/2023 at 2:37 PM, AuroranHusker said:

 

Yes, most folks have no idea where Henderson is but would likely understand the York County reference. They're great people, I've known them a very long time!

 

Wow.  All these Henderson references.  I know where it is.  My mom was from Henderson.  Enjoyed visiting my grandma when I was growing up.  Loved riding my bike all over.  Nice town.

What's the leg hair situation?  Is he projected to grow another 1-3" from his current 6'6"?  

Okay, it's obvious I haven't been on this website for a while.  But I'm gearing up for some Husker Hoops!

I was on a business trip, attending a conference in Midtown Manhattan that obviously got canceled once the 2nd plane hit, although they still served us lunch that day.  As I walked back to the hotel where I was staying I tried to cover my nose and mouth because of the smell and debris in the air, and I saw streams of people covered in soot trudging north. Watched TV from my hotel room the rest of that day and late into the night. Transportation to and from the island was shut down until later the next day, but I was then able to get a taxi to Grand Central Station, take a train to Philadelphia and then another taxi to the rental cars at the airport there.  Drove through the night with an executive from my company (who lived elsewhere) arriving in Akron, OH at 3 am where I would meet up with a friend who later drove me the rest of the way home, finally arriving around dinner time on that Saturday. 

This was the only business trip I ever took where I hadn't left my wife a detailed itinerary.  So she wasn't sure where I was in NYC and if I was in meetings at the WTC or staying at the downtown Marriott (that was at the base of the towers) where I had sometimes been.  With poor cell phone service it took me a long time to get through to her to confirm that I was okay.  

According to Robin Washut, Kerr's NIL deal at WVU is around $600K.  I'm assuming that's over his 2 years of remaining eligibility, but don't know for sure.  Seems like more than we'd have available for him given rumors about our NIL funding challenges. 

58 minutes ago, Swan88 said:

 

 

So Pitt and Indiana are out of the running now.  Our odds have increased and I like our chances much better now as the only remaining Power 6 team.  Granted, Memphis and the AAC are still a very solid option for him.  

17 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

NBA Draftroom projects him in the '24 or '25 draft and ranks him among PGs as follows:

 

2025 PG Rankings

1. Johnuel Fland – 6-3 – White Plains, NY
2. Freddie Dilione – 6-5 – Tennessee
3. Bruce Thornton – 6-2 – Ohio State
4. Sergio de Larrea – 6-6 – Spain
5. Elliot Cadeau – 6-2 – North Carolina
6. Miro Little – 6-4 – Baylor (Finland)
7. Mike Sharavjamts – 6-8 – Dayton (Mongolia)
8. Egor Demin – 6-7 – Russia
9. Garway Dual – 6-5 – Providence
10. Zoom Diallo – 6-4 – Tacoma, WA
11. Jalik Dunkley-Distant – 6-6 – Canada
12. Jabari Phillips – 6-3 – Arizona
13. Jeremy Fears – 6-2 – Michigan State
14. ZZ Clark – 6-2 – Nashville, TN
15. Zion Harmon – 5-11 – Bethune-Cookman

Sharavjamts would be a nice addition, but if we don't land him I wonder what that recruiting status is on Dunkley-Distant.  Based on the name alone, sounds like he could both finish at the rim with authority and hit 3s from deep!  :)

So many options....so many memories.  However, the one that rises to the top for me is Rich King since I knew him personally when he was in high school.  It also helps that he was a part of the best era of Husker Hoops.  

25 minutes ago, Dead Dog Alley said:

I guess it's time to go through this annual exercise, and compare how they match up talent wise to our last tournament team.

 

Interior

Walter Pitchford, So.		Reink Mast, Jr.
Leslee Smith, Jr.		Josh Allick, Sr.
David Rivers, Jr.		Juwan Gary, Jr.
Sergej Vucetic, Fr.		Blaise Keita, Jr.
Kye Kurkowski, So.		Henry Burt, So.
Wings
Terran Petteway, So.		Brice Williams, Jr.
Shavon Shields, So.		Ramel Lloyd, Fr.
Nathan Hawkins, Fr.		CJ Wilcher, Jr.
		Eli Rice, Fr.
Perimeter
Ray Gallegos, Sr.		Keisei Tominaga, Sr.
Tai Webster, Fr.		Jamarques Lawrence, So.
Benny Parker, So.		Ahron Ulis, Jr.
Trevor Menke, So.		Sam Hoiberg, So.
Mike Peltz, Sr.		Cale Jacobsen, Fr.

I like the potential of the current group and think it's a deeper team, but not sure yet that the top-end talent is at the same level.  That said, the competition bar is also higher, I think, especially in the NIL era and with conference consolidation of power.  As a result, I'm not getting my hopes up, but will continue to enjoy being a fan of "my" team.

Hoiberg must be really strong to take out Wahl like that

26 minutes ago, hal9000 said:

These Wisconsin douche bags are cheap shorting Keisei whenever they can.  Okay a-holes, let’s see what happens.

I agree, but Bucky doesn't limit their cheap shots to just one player.  

4 minutes ago, atskooc said:

Do you truly believe that?

I did in that moment!  Feels like it happens too often.  Glad to be wrong.  

So this is where the B1G officials will help PSU since they are a bubble team.  

Lawrence has a nice shooting stroke.

Horrible TO by CJ

Wow! NW with 14 2nd chance points on 6 offensive rebounds.  We only have 9 rebounds!  Sam and Derrick combined for 7 TOs.  

5 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

Oh man.. .those were ugly ft.

Seemed he was taking his time, then rushed them at the end

If only we could have had this defensive effort and team oriented offensive cohesiveness last year when we had more talented offensive players

Garcia was like a fish out of water...flopping back and forth.  He seemed more interested in trying to drawing fouls at both ends of the court rather than playing the game.  

Derrick probably has a lot of bruises on his chest from Garcia and Payne "backing him down".  Those 2 were throwing their shoulders into him and the refs just let that contact go.  

Glad we got out with a win, though.  

only 9 2nd chance points on 19 offensive rebounds

Loving our defensive intensity this year

tired of being put in our place by the B1G

so many phantom fouls on us!!!  FFFFFF

Hey, OT!!

I'm sure we'll be called for a foul

15 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

I'd imagine you'd have to start Trey McGowens over Wilcher to keep those guys happy.

 Well, if we're imagining, what about adding Simeon Wilcher to the roster/starting lineup?