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Wow...Illinois just missed a trey that would have cut the lead to 3. Watson answers with a strong move to the basket.
Now 1:40 to go, NU up 6 with the ball.
Now 1:40 to go, NU up 6 with the ball.
This won't make up for football but I'll take it as we slowly move up the B1G conference ladder.
Nice to see this kind of improvement. Rutgers and Minnesota are bad teams, but Illinois may qualify as mediocre - so this is a nice win, a nice road win.
The next 4 games are brutal. If NU wins even 1, it would be a huge upset.
The next 4 games are brutal. If NU wins even 1, it would be a huge upset.
Yeah we lucked out when he said he was too good for us. Illinois has regressed in his time there.
The mental aspect of the game is really what hurts in the final minutes when trying to hang on to win. When they were up by 14 with about 9 to go you could see them getting confused and making mistakes. Do have some young guys which in time will get better at this part. Not sure if the mental part is coaching or players.
Nice to get a 3rd in a row (although we played possibly the 3 worst teams) and build a little confidence.
If he was too worthy for us then, and he lost to us on his home floor in year 4.......FIRE GROCE!!!!
The only negative I can come.up with today, only 1 assist, if Espn stats are accurate. 17 points though. Solid game.
21-33 overall and 1-14 conference is the combined record of the 3 teams we beat. There average RPI is 182 which is better than ours at 196. I guess if that makes you or the team confident and/or hopeful then we have a long way to go to be relevant in college basketball.
Hey, I'll take it! For a while there I thought we might have been one of the three worst teams.
Way to come in and try to piss on everything. If you don't see any improvement from the team in the last three games, I feel sorry for you.
No question, we have a long way to go but there's also no question that this team is young and improving. Nobody is expecting a tournament appearance this year but the future looks bright to me with continued player development.
Nebraska has never been relevant in basketball, so I'm not sure if you'll ever be happy.
Illinois just beat Purdue by 14 - it is never easy to win on the road in the Big Ten.
There has been noticeable improvement from many players lately, especially Watson, Webster, and Morrow. Since conference play started, we are 2nd in the Big Ten in scoring and 1st in field goal percentage. So there is reason for optimism. We seem to have a legit Big Ten PG for the next 4 years, which is a huge piece of the puzzle in terms of building the foundation for the future.
And that is one of the reason's Iowa is so good because of Gessle. They have improved every year since he was a Freshman.
You're right, that was the best 10 minutes of the Miles era. Webster played EXTREMELY well.
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7 straight halfs of basketball shooting above 50% from the floor. If the D improves they might be formidable.
Ya still gotta win the games, regardless of the schedule. Take it up with the league office. BTW, it's "their."
Yeah guys it's just too bad we have to fire Miles after this year. What a shame; all the young talent on the court must be developing without any coaching because Miles is so incompetent.
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Gotta be .500 and if I had to wager I would wager that is not going to happen. If they can find some defense, then possibly.
Yep, Iowa's big recruiting class 4 years ago all stayed together, and they are now reaping the rewards. If our freshmen class can stay together and improve every year, we could see similar results in 2-3 years. Watson-Morrow-Jacobson are every bit as good as Gesell-Uthoff-Woodbury were as freshmen, maybe better.
Remember, this was originally going to be our "big year" with a lineup of Petteway, Shields, Pitchford, White, and Webster. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way, and Miles had to hit the reset button. IMO he deserves the chance to build this program around Watson and Morrow the next few years, as they are the most talented high school recruits this program has landed in a long time.
3 games ago people claimed Miles couldn't cut it and we were best off firing him. Now those people are quiet (or quietly hoping for more losses).
I'll say it again, Miles is a proven winner and this is the best influx of talent I've witnessed since Danny Nee.
Get on the train now so you don't have to be one of those guys later who have to say "yeah and I wanted him fired". It will only show how limited your hoops knowledge is.
I'll say it again, Miles is a proven winner and this is the best influx of talent I've witnessed since Danny Nee.
Get on the train now so you don't have to be one of those guys later who have to say "yeah and I wanted him fired". It will only show how limited your hoops knowledge is.
I believe Uthoff came in after transferring from Wisconsin, he didn't come in with ( Gesell thanks for correcting me) and Woodbury.Uthoff is the best player on Iowa team and will be all- Big 10.
You're right, Uthoff had to sit out his freshman season after transferring. But even his sophomore season he wasn't anything special (only averaged 7 points/game). So we need to be patient with Morrow, Jacobson, and McVeigh. They could all be really good players after a couple of years of experience and strength training.
I don't think we're out of the woods quite yet. We're still going to struggle against longer, bigger teams. BUT this team is really starting to gain confidence and play consistent basketball on both ends. I'm excited for the future, and I can't wait to watch these guys grow because if we can stay together, who knows how good they can be.
Big Ed threw that ball down today! Jumped outta my chair and scared the dog!
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Illinois jacking it up from 3 on 70 percent of their shots really helped. If you want to see a somewhat surprising stat, look at our rebounding stats. Before the game today our guys were outrebounding teams by half a dozen a game.
Let me be clear, I'm not proclaiming a 3 game streak as some sign that all is well in Nebraska basketball, but it sure does change the narrative against those that said Miles couldn't get it done. Point being, especially in basketball, you can't react to individual games or even 3 game stretches.
I think a 6-6 finish the rest of the way is very plausible.. At 17-14 and 9-9 in the Big Ten, I think Nebraska earns an NIT trip. Going into yesterday, I felt the Illinois game was a must win if Nebraska wanted an NIT bid. They pulled it off and there is a real shot.
Still a lot of heavy lifting to do. Michigan, tOSU, Penn St, Wisconsin and a season ending game at NW will be key games for us to reach the NIT, it's also important to avoid playing on Wednesday of the B1G tournament being the last 4 seeds.
A trip to the NIT would be a huge first step in the progress of this team. After the abysmal non-conference we had, a trip to ANY post season tournament would mean great progress. If we can stay healthy and keep progressing offensively (ie, avoid long offensive naps), we're going to get a shot at winning a lot of games.
If Watson and Webster keep scoring and making clutch shots with consistency, who knows, this team could beat about anybody. If they don't, as we've seen, they can lose to about anybody.
If Watson and Webster keep scoring and making clutch shots with consistency, who knows, this team could beat about anybody. If they don't, as we've seen, they can lose to about anybody.