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  1. 1 minute ago, whateveritis1224 said:

    With him and Fidler, probably also gotta watch them going to Creighton. Can't think of the last high profile Bellevue West player that chose Nebraska over Creighton going back to Dotzler the elder.

    Creighton's going to need a lot of players out of the portal.  McDermott doesn't seem to have much confidence in their bench so 4 of their 5 starters play 35+ minutes/game and all 4 of them will be gone after this season.  Three are out of eligibility & Alexander will go pro + their 6th man (Farabello) is a senior too.

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  2. Henry Burt - Third year walk on sophomore.  He's a crowd favorite, didn't play much. Not much to say about him.  He's essentially an undersized 4/5.  I don't see him playing much next year either.

     

    Cale Jacobson - Third year walk on sophomore.  Played a little bit outside of "junk time".  Played a lot in their trip to Spain because the team was shorthanded.  Seems to be a pretty good shooter based on warmups.  Could see some playing time next year.  Could be a Hoiberg type & get some playing time with hustle & defense.

     

    Matar Diop - Sophomore.  Really athletic, needs to gain strength & weight.  His shooting improved throughout the season based on warmups, but still needs to get better.  Could develop into a stretch 4/5 with time.  He seems willing to learn & put in the work to improve.  Clearly gained some strength during the season because early in the season he got pushed around by every post player on opposing teams but was able to hold his own against Dain Dainja from Illinois in the B1G tournament when Mast & Allick were in foul trouble.

     

    Jeffrey Grace III - Fourth year walk on junior.  Not much to say about him.  Usually the last guy off the bench.  Shot looks pretty flat based on warmups.  Seems like he enjoys being on the team.

     

    Sam Hoiberg - Fourth year walk on junior.  Probably would have earned a scholarship if his dad wasn't the coach & can afford to pay his tuition.  Great hustle & defense.  A lot more athletic than he looks.  Can make open shots but went through a slump for the last month of the season. If his shot gets more consistent, he will be very dangerous.  Will continue to come off the bench to provide energy.

     

    Jamarques Lawrence - Junior.  Tried to convert to a point guard when Ulis was suspended.  I think with an entire offseason to work on his point guard skills, he will be much better next year.  Started the season as a starter but was much more successful when he moved to the bench.  Good shooter but had some issues early in the season when he was thinking too much about his point guard duties.  Once he went to the bench and relaxed, he was much better.  I think he has the ability to be a lock down defender if he's willing to give the effort on that end of the floor.  Will probably still come off the bench as a combo guard next year.

     

    Juwan Gary - Fifth year senior.  Great defensively most of the time.  Can guard any position 1-5.  Shoot was much improved this year, but still needs to be more consistent.  Has the quickness to drive to the basket but needs to work on his handle to be more effective.  Great rebounder on both the offensive & defensive glass.  Will likely be the starting 4 next year even though he's a little undersized at 6' 6".  If he improves his shot consistency & handle, he could move the 3.

     

    Renck Mast - Fifth year senior.  Really good passer for his size.  Stretch 4/5.  Probably best suited to the 4, but in Hoiberg's positionless system he will probably end up at the 5 unless they bring in a true 5 through the portal.  Good shooter for his size.  Not quite as slow as he appears, but definitely needs to work on his quickness.  Some of his quickness issues could be because of the minor knee surgery he had around Christmas.  Hopefully taking some time off will allow it to fully heal.  Decent rebounder but could be better - though sometimes boxed out bigger players to let other Huskers actually get the rebound.  Should be the starting 4/5 next season.

     

    Ahron Ulis - Fifth year senior.  Transfer from Iowa.  He's the true point guard the team needs.  Hopefully he's eligible at the beginning of the season in November after being suspended all season for gambling on at least one Iowa football game while there.  Wasn't a great shooter at Iowa, but after a year working with Hoiberg, that should be improved.  Good defender.  Should be the starting point guard next year.

     

    C J Wilcher - Fifth year senior.  Graduated in December & went through Senior Night ceremony.  Good shooter but streaky.  Was wight hot for most of January and early February, but ice cold for most of the rest of the season.  Needs to become more consistent.  Quicker that he looks.  Decent defender.  Not a bad ball handler but definitely could be better.  With his size & strength it would be nice to see him work on his post-up game so he can take smaller guards inside.  Will likely be a starting wing next year or the first guy off the bench.

     

    Brice Williams - Fifth year senior.  Transfer from Charlotte.  Was a pleasant surprise this year.  Really good shooter.  Played point guard because of Ulis' suspension & Lawrence's struggles.  Good enough defender that you never really notice him on that end.  Occasionally got into foul trouble.  Great rebounder considering the positions he plays.  Calming influence on the floor.  Should be a starting wing next year with Ulis' suspension ending & Lawrence getting the entire off season to learn/improve at the point.

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  3. 3 hours ago, gobiggergoredder said:

    Are you going to start a new thread when you have your thoughts or will it go in this one?

    They will go in this one.  I'm sure if you search there are threads for the last couple of years.  It's becoming easier as players enter the portal so I don't have to try to assess them.

  4. On 3/7/2024 at 11:47 AM, BigRedBuster said:

    I honestly never watch BTN unless there is a live game on that I want to watch.  I couldn't care less about any of their other programing.  If there's a live event that's happening that fans want to see, the network should be doing everything they can to get it on the network regular channel.

    "The Journey" can be interesting some of the time.  Gives a little insight into some of the athletes in the B1G.  Usually just football & men's basketball but it could be expanded to other sports pretty easily. Otherwise I agree that there is no reason to show replays of games that have already happened & call them "classics".

     

    I think one of the problems on the baseball front (and pretty much every non-football/basketball sport) is that there aren't many former B1G baseball that have name recognition that can do color commentary.

  5. 6 minutes ago, Red Five said:

    As far as needs, without knowing who leaves, we need:

     

    Athletic big

    SG or SF who can score

    PG

     

    (but who doesn't need one of each of those)

    Diop is an athletic big, he just needs to spend time in the weight room. 

     

    Ulis is a point guard with B1G experience & with an off season to learn the position Lawrence can be.  He was kind of thrown in the deep end when Ulis' suspension hit while they were overseas. 

  6. 3 hours ago, Red Five said:

    National non-CBB media just starting to find out about Keisei

     

     

     

    Pat McAfee would be shocked how well he speaks English since when he came to the USA 5 years ago he spoke NO English.

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  7. 1 hour ago, Mavric said:

    :cry

     

    All Iowa coaches are whiny a-holes.

     

    Husker women had to play 4 days in a row & they aren't complaining.

     

    NC State men had to play 5 days in a row & they don't get a week + off before they start playing NCAA tournament games and they aren't complaining.

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  8. 5 minutes ago, Mavric said:

     

    No, that's not what he said.  He said "contact happens on one [end] and they call it a foul.  Go the other way and they don't call a foul." 

     

    That doesn't make it inconsistent.  That means that the contact on one end was a foul and while the other contact wasn't.


    Just because there is contact doesn't mean there is a foul.  Not all contact is equal.

    I think he was implying that there was inconsistencies.  That's why members of the media need to be precise. 

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