Husker Hoops Preview - November 2

To start off the night, Nebraska began with basic warm-up drills. Early on, the fan-favorite appeared to be the 2-on-1 halfcourt drill, which showcased an array of alley-oops and defensive rejections – the fans and players clearly loved it in the amped environment. Concluding the “highlight drill,” the intensity rose as Nebraska began one of many transition-focused drills.

In the beginning, Nebraska would run through basic spacing patterns and filling the right gaps until the defense came in. Once the players went live, fans saw Glynn Watson Jr maneuver through traffic and make plays for others. He didn’t get to the rim and finish that often, but he certainly showed that he will be a threat in transition for NU this season.

After the team’s initial transition drill, the teams went to a halfcourt shell drill with three teams to see which group could tally the most stops. At first, the teams ran through with a “dummy” offense to practice defensive positioning and rotations – an area last year that Miles pinpointed as an issue to why Nebraska allowed so many open 3s a year ago. Then, the teams went live and for the first time of the night, Husker fans got a taste of what Nebraska might look like in the half-court, both offensively and defensively.

Offensively, Nebraska practiced a lot of off-ball movement, specifically screens and double-screens. Unlike years past, the drills featured Huskers who would shoot the ball off the screen as well as guys that would drive the ball to the hoop. A year ago, Nebraska was a team that ran more on-ball screens, but Thursday night, the teams didn’t run many on-ball screens.  In fact, in Miles’ weekly press conference, the sixth-year head coach mentioned that he loved the increased ball movement through his team’s first two exhibition games. Look for Nebraska to have an offense more centered around ball movement, rather than ball-screens this season.

To wrap up practice, the Huskers had a little more fun in a 3-point contest.
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