Hoiberg lands 5 star Dawson Battie!! BB practice notes

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[DerHusker]

 

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[mgbreeze]

His uncle is Tony Battie, former high 1st rd pick that put in 15 years in the NBA for Celtics, Magic, Cavs, and a couple other squads.

I remember him at Texas Tech. He was one of those guys that's just an athletic freak. Tech won a bunch of games when he was there.

 

[Neb79]

I remember him at Texas Tech. He was one of those guys that's just an athletic freak. Tech won a bunch of games when he was there.

Yeah, I remember him being a guy that did the dirty work, mixing it up with the bigs more than any kind of scoring threat. Love guys like that.

 

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[davecisar]

I like his numbers and attitude
But sure hope he can handle BIG play- awful skinny. Wish he was 10-15 lbs heavier

Faith in Fred though- He has earned it

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

I like his numbers and attitude
But sure hope he can handle BIG play- awful skinny. Wish he was 10-15 lbs heavier

Faith in Fred though- He has earned it

Training table and weight room are calling.

 

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[davecisar]

Huskers are deep
Coming off the bench with quality and nice size. Lots to like.

Wilkinson
Essegian
Lanier
Jacobsen
Rice

then Taj as a true defensive specialist
Possibly Leo Curtis in certain situations

Wilkinson SDSU big with lots of minutes
Essegian- can change a game when Hes hot
Lanier- good reports so far 4 star
Jacobsen- lots of minutes, jack of all trades, good hustle glue guy
Rice- has the measureables and tools - young 4 star

 

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[dinglefritz]

Damn. I thought I was skinny as a high schooler.

 

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[davecisar]

Vitame Vas
We have Wilber and Pilsner beer. Abie has good Czech food too with polka music
We have a Prague also

 

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[regionsdoc]

Who is the backup PG if TL is injured or in foul trouble? I could see other teams pressing every chance they get. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a college roster that didn’t have a least a few 6’3” and under pure guards. Will be interesting how Fred manages this.

 

[Big bo fan]

Who is the backup PG if TL is injured or in foul trouble? I could see other teams pressing every chance they get. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a college roster that didn’t have a least a few 6’3” and under pure guards. Will be interesting how Fred manages this.

You break a press by passing the ball not your point guard dribbling

 

[4plateBencher]

Who is the backup PG if TL is injured or in foul trouble? I could see other teams pressing every chance they get. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a college roster that didn’t have a least a few 6’3” and under pure guards. Will be interesting how Fred manages this.

Pressing sure worked well for our opponents last year. I hope they press every chance they get.

You don't watch much basketball these days, do you? The idea of a "true PG" is 80's basketball reminiscing. I see this same post pining for a "true PG" every season.

 

[dinglefritz]

You break a press by passing the ball not your point guard dribbling

That’s what I was told 50 years ago. I still see a lot of teams use a PG to break man pressure at times. We sure used the heck out of our smalls last year to penetrate and dish last year in the half court.

 

[dinglefritz]

Pressing sure worked well for our opponents last year. I hope they press every chance they get.

You don't watch much basketball these days, do you? The idea of a "true PG" is 80's basketball reminiscing. I see this same post pining for a "true PG" every season.

We had a couple of guards who could make them pay. IF you have a guy who can split or beat a double team or trap in the backcourt all of a sudden you can end up with a 5 on 3 offensive opportunity. I agree that we normally passed to break presses but a couple of guys with a handle can help. It’s not like Frager, Sandfort and Essegian are completely incompetent at dribbling. Still begs the question of who runs the offense now without Sam or Lawrence. Jacobsen backup PG?

 

[Huskers12345]

Press at your own risk. Uneven numbers with Pryce lurking is a gamble. Can't wait. Such a nice blend of size, shooting, and defense. Pretty experienced and deep roster too.

 

[Huskers12345]

We had a couple of guards who could make them pay. IF you have a guy who can split or beat a double team or trap in the backcourt all of a sudden you can end up with a 5 on 3 offensive opportunity. I agree that we normally passed to break presses but a couple of guys with a handle can help. It’s not like Frager, Sandfort and Essegian are completely incompetent at dribbling. Still begs the question of who runs the offense now without Sam or Lawrence. Jacobsen backup PG?

I thought san Diego state guy was backup pg, but could be wrong. Cale can situationally. Pryce seemed to really improve his overall game as the year went on, including ball handling. Excited to see his game develop even further. Same for Frager.

 

[Redscarlet]

I thought san Diego state guy was backup pg, but could be wrong. Cale can situationally. Pryce seemed to really improve his overall game as the year went on, including ball handling. Excited to see his game develop even further. Same for Frager.

Need Cale to come off the bench and be the 6th man this year.

 

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[mgbreeze]

Who is the backup PG if TL is injured or in foul trouble? I could see other teams pressing every chance they get. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a college roster that didn’t have a least a few 6’3” and under pure guards. Will be interesting how Fred manages this.

If you insist on there being a "backup PG" then the obvious answer is Jacobsen, since that's the role he's been playing for two seasons. You must have forgot about him. But c'mon man - Fred doesn't care about point guards. This roster is loaded with guys that can handle the ball and they're all looking to pass to the open shooter. We will 100% murder anyone that tries to press.

 

[Harry Caray]

Jacobsen, DeGourville, Lanier can all handle the ball if needed.

 

[Husker Todd_rivals48744]

Who is the backup PG if TL is injured or in foul trouble? I could see other teams pressing every chance they get. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a college roster that didn’t have a least a few 6’3” and under pure guards. Will be interesting how Fred manages this.

I don’t think I would worry about Trevan getting in foul trouble, in 101 games with Utah Valley he had a grand total of 112 fouls and fouled out of a stunning total of 1 game.

 

[dinglefritz]

If you insist on there being a "backup PG" then the obvious answer is Jacobsen, since that's the role he's been playing for two seasons. You must have forgot about him. But c'mon man - Fred doesn't care about point guards. This roster is loaded with guys that can handle the ball and they're all looking to pass to the open shooter. We will 100% murder anyone that tries to press.

I like Jacobsen, but he’s limited as a ball handler. Good role player. Not a great point.

 

[mgbreeze]

I like Jacobsen, but he’s limited as a ball handler. Good role player. Not a great point.

We. Don't. Need. A. Great. Point. (even though it sounds like Leonhardt very well might be a great point) Jacobsen's assist to turnover ratio last year was 2.1, which is better than average. No one on this team is going to be a dribble heavy ball dominant guard. That's not how Fred runs offense. Almost no one in the B1G runs much press, and you know how Fred is - he'll have his 5 bring the ball up. It's not an issue.

 

[Huskers12345]

We. Don't. Need. A. Great. Point. (even though it sounds like Leonhardt very well might be a great point) Jacobsen's assist to turnover ratio last year was 2.1, which is better than average. No one on this team is going to be a dribble heavy ball dominant guard. That's not how Fred runs offense. Almost no one in the B1G runs much press, and you know how Fred is - he'll have his 5 bring the ball up. It's not an issue.

Yep. Fred wants tall, good ball handlers, who can hit 3's and are willing to buy in on defense. He doesn't seem to value a traditional pg.

 

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[red scowl]

It's so dope I can watch Nebraska basketball now. I can watch the B1G tournament and the 64. I haven’t paid much attention until 25'. Don't blame me. I grew up on Husker basketball being ***.

 

[BetterRed1]

I can’t wait for hoops season. It could be a really fun year.