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January 8, 2015

8pm CT - ESPNU

Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, NE

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 9-6, 1-1 (Last: 50-46 W vs Penn State)

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Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-6, 0-2 (Last: 70-59 L vs Iowa)

 

Big Ten Standings

Wisconsin 3-0, 15-1

Iowa 2-0, 11-4

Maryland 2-1, 14-2

Ohio State 2-1, 13-3

Purdue 2-1, 10-6

Michigan 2-1, 9-6

Indiana 1-1, 11-4

Michigan State 1-1, 10-5

Northwestern 1-1, 10-5

Rutgers 1-1, 9-6

Illinois 1-2, 11-5

Nebraska 0-2, 8-6

Penn State 0-3, 12-4

Minnesota 0-3, 11-5

 

Head Coaches

Rutgers Eddie Jordan (21-27 at Rutgers)

Nebraska Tim Miles (325-257, 42-37 at Nebraska)

 

Injury Report

Rutgers

C - Ibrahima Diallo - Eligibility - Out for season

G - Ryan Johnson - Eligibility - Out for season

 

Nebraska

F - Terran Petteway - Shin - Probable

F - Leslee Smith - Knee - Day to day

F - Moses Abraham - Broken hand - Day to day

 

Scouting Rutgers

Rutgers enters Thursday’s game with a 9-6 record following a 50-46 win over Penn State last Saturday evening. In that game, Rutgers held Penn State to 29 percent shooting and limited D.J. Newbill, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, to just 14 points on 4-of-17 shooting. Kadeem Jack paced the Scarlet Knights with 12 points and 11 boards, while Myles Mack added 10 points and seven rebounds.

 

Second-year head coach Eddie Jordan was one of the greatest players in program history, helping Rutgers to a Final Four in 1976. He finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in both assists (585) and steals (220) and was an honorable-mention All-American in 1977. Jordan, who was a former assistant at Rutgers and Boston College, did most of his coaching in the NBA, and coached nine years in the league with stints in Sacramento (1996-98), Washington (2003-09) and Philadelphia (2009-10).

 

The Scarlet Knights, who are in their third conference in as many years, have been up and down at times this season, posting non-conference wins over Vanderbilt and Clemson while losing to St. Peters and St. Francis (Pa.) among others. Rutgers has struggled from the floor, shooting just 38 percent as a team, including 29.5 percent from long range. In Big Ten play, Rutgers has been stout, allowing a conference-best 48.5 points per game, while holding teams to 33 percent shooting.

 

Senior guard Myles Mack is one of the Big Ten’s top guards, averaging 13.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Kadeem Jack joins Mack in double figures with 12.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Junior Etou paces Rutgers with 6.9 boards per outing.

January 5, 2015

8pm CT - BTN

Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-5, 0-1 (Last: 70-65 L vs Indiana)

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Iowa Hawkeyes 10-4, 1-0 (Last: 71-65 W vs Ohio State)

 

Big Ten Standings

Maryland 2-0, 14-1

Wisconsin 2-0, 14-1

Purdue 2-0, 10-5

Indiana 1-0, 11-3

Iowa 1-0, 10-4

Ohio State 1-1, 12-3

Northwestern 1-1, 10-5

Rutgers 1-1, 9-6

Michigan 1-1, 8-6

Michigan State 0-1, 9-5

Nebraska 0-1, 8-5

Penn State 0-2, 12-3

Minnesota 0-2, 11-4

Illinois 0-2, 10-5

 

Head Coaches

Nebraska Tim Miles (325-256, 42-36 at Nebraska)

Iowa Fran McCaffery (336-244, 85-67 at Iowa)

 

Injury Report

Nebraska

F - Leslee Smith - Knee - Day to day

F - Moses Abraham - Broken hand - 2-4 weeks

 

Iowa

No injuries to report

 

Scouting Iowa

Iowa is 10-4 on the season following a 71-65 win against Ohio State in Columbus in their Big Ten opener. The Hawkeyes have road wins over North Carolina and OSU while all four of their losses have been to teams in the rankings at some point during the season (Texas, Syracuse, Iowa State and Northern Iowa).

 

The Hawkeyes brought back three starters and 10 lettermen for Head Coach Fran McCaffery, who is in his fifth season at Iowa after serving stints at Lehigh, UNC Greensboro and Siena. The Hawkeyes went 20-13 before losing to Tennessee in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Iowa has been tough at home this season, going 8-1 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

 

The Hawkeyes are one of the deeper teams in the Big Ten as 10 players average at least 10 minutes per game while no player averages 30 minutes per contest. Iowa features seven players who average at least 5.0 points per game. Senior forward Aaron White leads Iowa in both scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg) while junior forward Jarrod Uthoff chips in 11.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. The Hawkeyes are a solid defensive team, holding opponents to 37 percent shooting and blocking 5.5 shots per game to rank second in the conference.

 

I could count on one hand the amount of sideline tirades Tim Miles has gone on even if I had three fingers and my thumb amputated. Hopefully, they'd leave the middle one be so I could use it when I see Eagle1.

Lol, really? I'm not even comparing Bo and Tim.

 

I didn't say a word about Bo. I just said Tim Miles doesn't go on sideline tirades and/or act like an idiot. He was ejected from an NCAA tournament game for pointing out an official's error who then had a quick trigger and hit him with the technical.

 

My comparison and question is bball vs. fball more than anything. As far as him having more success in 2 years, mmm, don't think so. Tim took us to the NCAA tourney once, first winning season in a while, and he's a God, laughable.

Because football is tradition rich while basketball has largely been the forgotten stepson of Nebraska athletics. Because no one even expected a tournament appearance until maybe, if we're lucky, the 2015-16 season when he was hired. Because this is his third season and many of his true recruits have yet to hit the floor in a Nebraska uniform. No one is "getting away" with anything. This is an ongoing project.

 

And as far as your middle finger, odds are if you saw me you wouldn't have courage to do anything.

Probably true, I'm a pu&&y IRL

 

F off

Done and done.

I could count on one hand the amount of sideline tirades Tim Miles has gone on even if I had three fingers and my thumb amputated. Hopefully, they'd leave the middle one be so I could use it when I see Eagle1.

Crean said in the postgame he didn't tell Miles to shut up but it's plain as day on the broadcast that he did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1aq3OmhUTA

Welp, we played hard. The mental toughness is still there.

OH, Rivs...

GET HIM TIM

Unfriendly rims on our end

Benny came to play. Intensity on defense. Great to see.

2 quick on Walter. Not good.

Shields expected the contact and didn't get it :\

Leslee Smith is in full uniform and warming up.

December 31, 2014

4:30pm CT - BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, NE

 

Indiana Hoosiers 10-3, 0-0 (Last: 91-87 L vs Georgetown)

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Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-4, 0-0 (Last: 71-58 W vs Ohio)

 

Big Ten Standings

Maryland 1-0, 13-1

Iowa 1-0, 10-4

Northwestern 1-0, 10-4

Michigan 1-0, 8-5

Penn State 0-0, 12-1

Wisconsin 0-0, 12-1

Minnesota 0-0, 11-2

Indiana 0-0, 10-3

Nebraska 0-0, 8-4

Purdue 0-0, 8-5

Ohio State 0-1, 11-3

Illinois 0-1, 10-4

Michigan State 0-1, 9-5

Rutgers 0-1, 8-6

 

Head Coaches

Indiana Tom Crean (301-196, 111-100 at Indiana)

Nebraska Tim Miles (325-255, 42-35 at Nebraska)

 

Injury Report

Indiana

F - Devin Davis - Head - Out indefinitely

 

Nebraska

F - Moses Abraham - Broken hand - 2-4 weeks

F - Leslee Smith - Knee - Out indefinitely

 

Scouting Indiana

Indiana enters Wednesday’s game with a 10-3 record following a 91-87 overtime loss to Georgetown on Saturday. The Hoosiers are playing their first road game of the season on Wednesday. The Hoosiers posted wins over SMU, Pittsburgh and Butler in non-conference action while the other losses came to Louisville and Eastern Washington.

 

Under seventh-year head coach Tom Crean, the Hoosiers are one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country, averaging 86.4 points per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range. Indiana out-rebounds teams by more than four rebounds per game and commits just 12 turnovers a game.

 

Junior point guard Yogi Ferrell is one of the Big Ten’s top performers, as he averages 17.2 points along with 4.8 assists per game to rank in the top 10 in the Big Ten in both categories. Ferrell also shoots 48 percent from 3-point range for the Hoosiers. Freshman James Blackmon Jr. has been an impact newcomer, as he leads the Hoosiers in scoing at 17.9 points per game while shooting 44 percent from long range. Sophomore Troy Williams is the third Hoosier who averages double figures, as he is at 13.6 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds per game.

Why is osborne wearing a suit on christmas?

It's after 6. What is he, a farmer?

 

https://twitter.com/HuskerExtraSip/status/548227674133368832

December 25, 2014
3pm CT - ESPNU
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI

DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC
Ohio Bobcats 4-5 (Last: 99-78 W vs DePaul)
vs
Nebraska Cornhuskers 7-4 (Last: 50-42 W vs Loyola Marymount)

Head Coaches
Ohio Saul Phillips (138-89, 4-5 at Ohio)
Nebraska Tim Miles (324-255, 41-35 at Nebraska)

Injury Report
Ohio
G - Chandler Thomas - Eligibility - Out indefinitely

Nebraska
F - Moses Abraham - Broken hand - 2-4 weeks
F - Leslee Smith - Knee - Out indefinitely

I think the OPs first problem is thinking we have "too good" of a team for some of these things to have happen. If you were to change your thoughts about our team, your disappointment would lessen. We aren't as good as people think. We have some parts. We are missing some parts. Lower you expectations for this team and have a happy holidays.

This too. Just because we had a tourney team last year does not automatically make us a good team. The potential is certainly there but the expectations are probably too high. Miles said himself after the Baylor game that he thought we were a year off from being in the NCAAs so there's still room for this team to grow.

 

I like what Minnesota_husker said in the GT about Petteway and it's true for this team in general. When we get hot, we're hot but if things are going bad we're ice cold in a hurry. Some forward momentum would go a long way for these guys.

I don't think there's a reason for panic, even if this season ends poorly and with us missing the tournament and ending in the cellar of the B1G. However, there are things that can change to have a successful season. A lot of those reasons have been listed above and I'm certainly no basketball coach and won't tell Coach Miles how to do his job.

 

Things I know, though, we're lacking a true point and a true post presence. Now, on the latter, we've got two of our guys on the mend. Leslee and Moses should be back soon and will help not only on defense with rebounding but also on offense by creating space and letting Walt play the 4 like he should be. On the former, Tarin Smith is doing a better job of improving and being able to fill that role but he's still learning out there. Tai hasn't lived up to the hype we built for him but is still good enough to be on the floor at the 2. Benny sliding back into the 6th man role with Tarin getting better would be great.

 

Things I think I know, this team isn't loose. Quite the opposite, they look too tight. Too afraid to make mistakes. The expectations from last season are weighing on their minds. Athletics are about rising to expectations and overcoming adversity. If there's anyone out there that can teach a group of young men to do that, I think that'd be Tim Miles.

 

TL;DR: We should build a new arena because obviously that was the only thing we had going for us last season and that's why we suck again.

See, we're fiiiiine.

TP FOR 3 X 2 = 6

LOBCOLN

Yeesh, how pathetic. Not the basketball, just the people scrambling to get off the bandwagon.

We should be tipping off around 11pm