Very good to here CB..... I wanna keep reading your baseball pbp for several seasons to come, and we can all be on line, calling that NATTY!!!!
NU has it going right now. no denying it. team is playing well and its fun to watch. One easy way i test NU bball is by asking myself, what is something that nu does well? not just one night here or there, but what is something that the TEAM consistently does well. Its sort of an "identity" question and a good barometer read on the program, at least for me it is. its been a while since i could honestly answer that question. but i am ready to now. Here are some things that NU does well as a team. They defend on the ball well. Each guy is committed to giving good energy on the defensive end. its a strength and it appears to be something the team holds in high regard. i'd say FT shooting, to this point, is a strength. NU is winning that battle. NU is also good at rebounding and pushing in the open floor. i LOVE seeing aggressive outlet passes off a rebound. Sure, Jordy doinked one off Palmer's foot early in the game on a long outlet pass, but i still like the aggression and the mentality. get the rebound and freaking GO! NU has the athletes to do it and its paying huge dividends. When Evan taylor can get a Defensive rebound, dribble the length of the court, finish at the rim and not a single person picks him up, you know you've got the other team's head spinning, trying to match up out of the break. Love it. NU is a darn good team when they are pushing the ball. Roby, Taylor, Palmer are all guys who can get a rebound and take it the length of the floor in a hurry. Obviously Watson is no slouch running the floor either....put all of it together and that is tough to defend. I've been clamoring for a while now for NU to start dictating pace to the other team. stop trying to play chess games in the 50's. miles isn't an x/o 50pt guy. he's a big picture, get the ball to the hot hand and get out of the way type of coach. it appears that they are finally playing that way consistently. push the ball, speed the other team up, play games in the 80s and win. See how easy that was? lol.
Someone remind me how many conference games was NU predicted to win this season?
Great post!!
OK, I won't cut you off! BTW, Very good to "hear", not "here". For someone who enjoys correcting others, you need to take care of your own spelling downfall!!
Standings Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Last 10 Streak
Purdue 12-0 1.000 23-2 .920 10-0 W19
Ohio State 11-1 .917 20-5 .800 9-1 W2
Michigan State 11-2 .846 23-3 .885 8-2 W7
Nebraska 9-4 .692 18-8 .692 7-3 W4
Michigan 8-5 .615 19-7 .731 6-4 L1
Penn State 6-6 .500 16-9 .640 5-5 W1
Northwestern 6-6 .500 15-10 .600 5-5 W2
Indiana 6-7 .462 13-12 .520 5-5 W1
Maryland 5-7 .417 16-9 .640 4-6 W1
Wisconsin 3-9 .250 10-15 .400 2-8 L5
Minnesota 3-10 .231 14-12 .538 1-9 L6
Iowa 3-10 .231 12-14 .462 3-7 L2
Illinois 2-9 .182 12-12 .500 3-7 L1
Rutgers 2-11 .154 12-14 .462 2-8 L6
I haven't had this much fun watching basketball in a long, long tine.
GBR!
I believe it was 4.Someone remind me how many conference games was NU predicted to win this season?
Someone remind me how many conference games was NU predicted to win this season?
Lucky to win about 6 or 7, I believe. May be wrong, but it was not many.
I believe it was 4.
Yeah, I remember the "4" wins in conference. NU is going to continue to smash that total!iirc 4
It will be tough for Nebraska to get 4 wins in conference, there are only 5 games left. You people are way to optimistic for my tastes...Yeah, I remember the "4" wins in conference. NU is going to continue to smash that total!
I will try to temper it down for you.It will be tough for Nebraska to get 4 wins in conference, there are only 5 games left. You people are way to optimistic for my tastes...