OWH: Huskers in Dire Need of Bigs

Mavric

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Look at Nebraska’s six Big Ten losses. Look at the production of the opponents’ top center/power forward.


Northwestern’s Dererk Pardon: 28 points, 12 rebounds, one block

Indiana’s Thomas Bryant: 19 points, four rebounds, three blocks

*Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff: 25 points, eight rebounds, four blocks

Michigan’s Mark Donnal: 14 points, four rebounds, two blocks

Purdue’s A.J. Hammons: 32 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks

Maryland’s Diamond Stone: 16 points, 10 rebounds, eight blocks

* The Huskers did contain seven-footer Adam Woodbury, who only had eight points, six boards and one block. So there's that.

Collectively, those six guys produced 134 points, 49 rebounds and 22 blocks. That’s 60 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocks more than their average. Gulp.
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Look at Nebraska’s six Big Ten losses. Look at the production of the opponents’ top center/power forward.


Northwestern’s Dererk Pardon: 28 points, 12 rebounds, one block

Indiana’s Thomas Bryant: 19 points, four rebounds, three blocks

*Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff: 25 points, eight rebounds, four blocks

Michigan’s Mark Donnal: 14 points, four rebounds, two blocks

Purdue’s A.J. Hammons: 32 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks

Maryland’s Diamond Stone: 16 points, 10 rebounds, eight blocks

* The Huskers did contain seven-footer Adam Woodbury, who only had eight points, six boards and one block. So there's that.

Collectively, those six guys produced 134 points, 49 rebounds and 22 blocks. That’s 60 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocks more than their average. Gulp.
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Dirk is definitely not wrong, how many more wins does NU have if they have Alec Maric on this team the last decent big man.

 
Speaking of Aussies, where the heck were we on Ben Simmons.
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Look at Nebraska’s six Big Ten losses. Look at the production of the opponents’ top center/power forward.


Northwestern’s Dererk Pardon: 28 points, 12 rebounds, one block

Indiana’s Thomas Bryant: 19 points, four rebounds, three blocks

*Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff: 25 points, eight rebounds, four blocks

Michigan’s Mark Donnal: 14 points, four rebounds, two blocks

Purdue’s A.J. Hammons: 32 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks

Maryland’s Diamond Stone: 16 points, 10 rebounds, eight blocks

* The Huskers did contain seven-footer Adam Woodbury, who only had eight points, six boards and one block. So there's that.

Collectively, those six guys produced 134 points, 49 rebounds and 22 blocks. That’s 60 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocks more than their average. Gulp.
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Dirk is definitely not wrong, how many more wins does NU have if they have Alec Maric on this team the last decent big man.
Heck, even Ubel would be better than what we have now.

 
They are trying but just havent been able to convince bigs to come here...

Tough to get dominated down low but nothing we can do about it this seson

 
Hammond wouldn't be terrible if he actually put on weight and hit the weight room hard. He gets abused because he can't bang with the big boys down low

 
Needing a Big has been the issue for the last couple of coaches.. Stop experimenting with these overseas guys, more often than not they don't work out.

You can't tell me NU can't get a big from this country! We haven't put enough emphasis on getting one to commit!

 
Needing a Big has been the issue for the last couple of coaches.. Stop experimenting with these overseas guys, more often than not they don't work out.

You can't tell me NU can't get a big from this country! We haven't put enough emphasis on getting one to commit!
Really?

 
I don't understand why we haven't been able to get a big guy in. However, I highly doubt the coaching staffs lack the desire to get one. They have done well recruiting every other position. I'm pretty sure they have put the same effort in trying to get a big guy than they do the other positions.

 
Miles has tried to get a good big man, but there is not many out there. Hammond should have been redshirted, but we had no choice but to play him. We need have at least 3 big guys on the roster so they have time to develop.

 
I don't understand why we haven't been able to get a big guy in. However, I highly doubt the coaching staffs lack the desire to get one. They have done well recruiting every other position. I'm pretty sure they have put the same effort in trying to get a big guy than they do the other positions.
Could be, but we are starting to get better players at those other positions.. just not a big man. We keep going after the Jake Hammond type players.

 
I don't understand why we haven't been able to get a big guy in. However, I highly doubt the coaching staffs lack the desire to get one. They have done well recruiting every other position. I'm pretty sure they have put the same effort in trying to get a big guy than they do the other positions.
I don't understand why it is so hard either. Living on the west coast I watch a little late night hoops here and there. There are a lot of these midmajors that have very fine big men on there teams. Guys that could defintiely play big 10 bball. I think the best bet is to go the European or Aussie route.

 
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