seaofred92 Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Quote Nebraska secured a commitment Friday from a career 46% shooter who will be eligible immediately. Matej Kavas — a 6-foot-8, 200-pound guard from Seattle University who officially visited Nebraska last weekend — informed coaches on Friday he’ll be joining the program. He'll have one season left of eligibility. The Slovenian graduate transfer scored 10.3 points per game last season and shot 45.8% from 3-point range, which ranked him seventh in the country. He shot 3% better from 3 than any Big Ten player last season. Kavas made 44 of 96 3-pointers and had a season-high of 26 points against UNO. He made 6 of 9 3-pointers that night. The commitment gives Nebraska two graduate transfers for next year’s team. Haanif Cheatham, a 6-foot-5 transfer from Florida Gulf Coast, committed during his official visit last weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 7th best percentage in the country from behind the arc but only 10.3 ppg. Apparently he didn't shoot much. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Actually averaged 15 two years ago. Didn't get nearly as many shots in 18/19. http://www.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18200&ATCLID=210367077 1 Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, ECisGod said: Actually averaged 15 two years ago. Didn't get nearly as many shots in 18/19. http://www.goseattleu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18200&ATCLID=210367077 He was hurt and did not play the full season. He is not a starter, he is depth. Quote Link to comment
guf54 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 What is this thing called depth.... Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, guf54 said: What is this thing called depth.... Thats having extra players on the bench to give the starters a rest. Thats a new concept for Nebrasketball! 2 Quote Link to comment
iLoveLamp Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 9:18 PM, SouthLincoln Husker said: He was hurt and did not play the full season. He is not a starter, he is depth. Hopefully he can provide a nice spark off the bench. Quote Link to comment
SouthLincoln Husker Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 57 minutes ago, iLoveLamp said: Hopefully he can provide a nice spark off the bench. It will be a little different, as I would think that Hoiberg's fast pace offense will require more minutes from bench players. Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said: It will be a little different, as I would think that Hoiberg's fast pace offense will require more minutes from bench players. What are these minutes from bench players that you speak of? Those are required to happen in the last month and a half of the season, correct? Sorry, unfamiliar concept. 2 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Quote Matej Kavas is impressing early. He shot better than 45% from 3-point range last season at Seattle, and coaches have been pleasantly surprised with much more than just his stroke. He’s long. Lean. Close to an NBA body at 6-7. He could play the 4 or 5 if needed if he can rebound consistently. His shot, though, is pretty slow. Theoretically, it will be quicker in games. But Big Ten defenders will be in his grill quicker than defenders he faced at Seattle U. So if he wants to get his shot off, it might need to get faster. Surely he has a coach who can teach him how. OWH 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 8:10 PM, seaofred92 said: On the Basketball show last night, Hoiberg talked about him and how lucky he felt when he got him because he was such a good 3 point shooter. It's just one more thing that makes you scratch your head about why this team is such a bad shooting team. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: On the Basketball show last night, Hoiberg talked about him and how lucky he felt when he got him because he was such a good 3 point shooter. It's just one more thing that makes you scratch your head about why this team is such a bad shooting team. The announcers were talking about during a recent game. They said they asked Hoiberg if he was making those shots in practice. They said Hoiberg kind of laughed and basically said "he can't miss". No idea why it isn't working in games but obviously Hoiberg hasn't given up on him yet. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mavric said: The announcers were talking about during a recent game. They said they asked Hoiberg if he was making those shots in practice. They said Hoiberg kind of laughed and basically said "he can't miss". No idea why it isn't working in games but obviously Hoiberg hasn't given up on him yet. Well, since it doesn't seem like anyone else has stepped up and can make the shots might as well stick with him and hope he snaps out of it. It sure seems like if he ever does, he's could be the shooting spark this team needs. Quote Link to comment
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