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2-3 would be pretty great. Protect the vault is going to be so important this year.
3-2 would be the best early Christmas present. Especially if it was against Counciltucky St.
 

Win Wednesday. Must. 
 
Then 0-4 isn't the worst. 
1-3 isn't good either but satisfying to most fans. 2-2 is the difference between not too excited, to pretty pumped. 3-1 and look out. 

My expectation is play hard, be aggressive, shoot well, defend well and rebound.  Each game we must be competitive.  BC is likely a must.  The remaining games will play themselves out. 
 
We have not been competitive against Creighton.  That must change this year. 

He did have thaat groin injury, maybe that was part of it. but who knows.

This was a game of streaks.  Thankfully, we prevailed.  Long Beach has a decent team.  They have a few talented players and works hard on both ends of the floor.  Our offensive display during the first fifteen minutes of the first half, and the first seven or eight minutes of the second half were things of beauty.  If we can maintain that level of offensive proficiency, life will be good.  Defense was hurt for multiple reasons, but the absence of either Isaiah, Jordy or Duby on the floor proves problematic:
- Glynn played a tremendous game.  He is fun to watch, especially when his shots are falling.  But his pesky defense played a significant role at the onset of the game. 
- Anton played well.  Not only offensively, but defensively as well.  It is nice having someone who can knock down his three's.
- James had a rather pedestrian game.  He made some glaring mistakes but then had some significant plays.  Need to find a bit of consistency.
- Thomas played some minutes and had a ballsie move in crunch time.  Good to see him coming around.  He is still a liability on the defensive end.
- Evan was Evan.  He played significant minutes, distributed the ball and played good defense.
- Jack was pretty much a no show.  Made one nice move to the basket, otherwise meh.
- Isaiah was playing well UNTIL his injury.  Hopefully it will heal quickly, but I doubt we see him against BC.
- I thought Isaac played well.  He was fairly quiet on offense, but played good on ball defense. 
- Tanner did some good things, but if he plays more than two to three minute spurts we will be in a bit of trouble.
- Duby most have had a hangover or something.  I haven't seen the stats but I believe he had four fouls in five minutes.  THAT CAN'T HAPPEN
- Jordy is starting to concern me.  He needs to get his poop in a group.  He is a necessary presence for us, proven by what happened against us in the paint today.  We need 6 to 10 points, 25 hard minutes, 5 to 8 rebounds and interior defense from him.  Those are must haves.
 
We need to improve interior defense and rebounding.  Nice win!  We needed to come back from this tournament at least 2-1 and did.  Now we need to continue to improve.  But man, we played a few spurts of basketball that was amazing.  Grade B-

1st Half:
That was as good of a start as I can remember NU getting off to in a very long time.
They started the game shooting 72%, you knew that wasn't gonna keep up.
Foul trouble to Jordy and Duby was problematic. At least one of Duby's was dubious.
Roby's injury is worrisome. If he's out for awhile, that makes the front court pretty thin. He appears to have a bit of a catalytic effect on the team as well. Roby being out for a while would be a big blow.
The biggest issue of the season for me is still how they're gonna manage when Glynn's off the court. He's not just the straw that stirs the drink, he's the drink a lot of times. too.
If Gill is finding his sea legs, that's a huge piece of the Nebrasketball puzzle this season. He and Copeland have really come on as of late.
The last two games, NU's played with a lot better energy. They have to play with that and more when the schedule ramps up over the next couple of weeks.
The fast start came on the heals of good to great defense. When that disappeared, the offense struggled, big time. A lot of that happened with Roby, Jordy and Duby unavailable and Watson on the bench.
 
2nd Half:
Out of the break, they found the energy again and found the offensive rhythm again.
Our big men have to figure out how to turn post feeds into layups or dunks when they get clear looks at the rim. They expose the ball to smaller defenders way too much.
I take that back, NU's front court play is the biggest cause for concern right now.
Timely bucket from Allen who I think sat and watched the first 35 minutes of the game before getting subbed in unless I missed it. I assume he's progressing from his fall last week?
We can't seem to do anything easy. The goal was two wins this weekend. They got it. Big game on Wednesday that's just as much of a must win as this was.
 
I may have more thoughts, but I gotta run for now.

So I'm watching this roundtable after the game with Coach K, Boeheim and Roy Williams (as if they needed any more publicity — and shouldn't they be out paying recruits?), and I'm wondering if they're ever put in a position of having their top three post players out of a game because of foul trouble and/or injuries. How often are they forced to make-do with a stretch forward playing the 5? Sure, they have 13 all-Americans on the roster, but I'm betting officials never let things get to that point for these guys. 
 
I'm sure it's just sour grapes, but I'm tired of our coaches having to beg for just a little of the advantages these "legends" get during the course of a game and a season. (Cough, Bill Self, cough.)

Rolled his ankle in the first half.  Apparently a low ankle sprain.  Degree of injury not yet disclosed. 

Bad ankle sprain. his foot was at a 90 degree to his leg.
 

Anton Gill = Player. Finally.

Glad we got the "W", but it's apparent moving forward that Duby and Jordy will be our achilles heel. If they aren't going to score they at LEAST need to rebound and stay on the floor.

I go get lunch and this happens? Sigh. 
 
Obviously the hoops gods don't like Po Boys.

Lee B on location
 
 

Scott Frost is in Orlando?

The game is in Florida right? Now what would Moos be doing down there???

Don't know, nothing has been said.
 

Not out best lineup:
1. Taylor
2. Gill
3. Palmer
4. McVeigh
5. Borchardt
 
Helped give LBS some confidence on the offensive end.

Nice up and under move by Jordy!

Yeah, Jordy is still struggling.

Mostly Empty Stands. 

7-7.5 now. We must have done well

Oh shit, Been crazy here at the house, and I knew that. OLD TIMERS kicking in I guess

Enjoy todays video.
 

2017 B1G-ACC Challenge
(all times Central)
 
Monday, Nov. 27
6 pm – Maryland at Syracuse, ESPN2
8 pm – Wisconsin at Virginia, ESPN2
 
Tuesday, Nov. 28
6 pm – Northwestern at Georgia Tech, ESPN2
6 pm – Florida St at Rutgers, ESPNU
7 pm – Louisville at Purdue, ESPN
8 pm – Iowa at Virginia Tech, ESPN2
8 pm – Illinois at Wake Forest, ESPNU
 
Wednesday, Nov. 29
6:15 pm – Clemson at Ohio St, ESPN2
6:15 pm – Penn St at NC State, ESPNU
6:30 pm – Michigan at North Carolina, ESPN
8:15 pm – Miami at Minnesota, ESPN2
**8:15 pm – Boston Coll at Nebraska, ESPNU
8:30 pm – Duke at Indiana, ESPN
 
Thursday, Nov. 30
6 pm – Notre Dame at Michigan St, ESPN
 
 
NU History (3-3)
2016 – at Clemson 60, Nebraska 58 2015 – Miami 77, at Nebraska 72 (ot) 2014 – Nebraska 70, at Florida State 65 2013 – at Nebraska 60, Miami 49 2012 – Nebraska 79, at Wake Forest 63 2011 – Wake Forest 55, at Nebraska 53  
Series History (ACC leads all time, 11-5-2)
2016 – ACC 9, B1G 5 2015 – B1G 8, ACC 6 2014 – B1G 8, ACC 6 2013 – (tie) B1G 6, ACC 6 2012 – (tie) B1G 6, ACC 6 2011 – B1G 8, ACC 4    (B1G leads 3-1-2 since Nebraska joined)
 
2010 – B1G 6, ACC 5 2009 – B1G 6, ACC 5 2008 – ACC 6, B1G 5 2007 – ACC 8, B1G 3 2006 – ACC 8, B1G 3 2005 – ACC 6, B1G 5 2004 – ACC 7, B1G 2 2003 – ACC 7, B1G 2 2002 – ACC 5, B1G 4 2001 – ACC 5, B1G 3 2000 – ACC 5, B1G 4 1999 – ACC 5, B1G 4