Back home eating some reheated gumbo. Time to post thoughts, in no particular order:
1) Ayo is the real deal, and it is a joy to watch him play. He is absolutely a special player, and will most likely make millions at the next level. But I still think we get him for a sophomore campaign.
2) Hey, Kipper! Welcome back! It was so nice to see him do well. I have to admit, I, and the fans around me, caught ourselves cringing whenever the ball went into Kipper's hands early on in the game. We were cured of that quickly. The most notable thing Kipper did all night was play plus defense. He even scrapped for a loose ball. It was so, so nice to watch and was by far the best part of today.
3) Nebraska could have won if Tim didn't tell them to stop fouling. That was a truly ghastly free-throw performance. Not much more needs to be said about it. But if I'm a Nebrasketball fan, I'm salty about a number of things this game, but particularly salty about Miles calling off the dogs early.
4) I still don't know what Feliz did to warrant his T, but I sure as heck know what Watson did.
5) After Giorgi gets another season or two of Bodies by Fletch™, he is going to be unstoppable. Just an incredible, fun, spirited player.
6) It is time to #freesamba. I don't care how raw he is. A 7-footer is a 7-footer in a game where the team is getting slaughtered on the boards.
7) Don't look now, but we had a balanced scoring attack this afternoon. We had 18/13/11/8/8. Man, if Feliz can be good for 8 points every game, I'll be so pleased. Balanced offenses keep defenses honest. That is such a huge deal, and it clearly made a difference tonight. We just need Da'monte to join the "I'm good for half a dozen or so points each game" Club. Da'monte had a brutal game, defensively and offensively both.
8) We are most certainly getting better. And the freshmen outside of Giorgi are showing clear signs of "getting it." Next year is going to be good.