Recent content by jrichisamazing

When it comes to offense I think there's a good chance we aren't as efficient, but will be more explosive. Last year we played slow and shot pretty average from 3. That let teams stay in it even when we were clicking offensively. This year I'm hoping we have a much better 3pt shooting team. A...

Playing in Cameron with no fans a few years ago was a bummer. Glad we get to go back!!

College basketball and the transfer portal is very comparable to European soccer IMO. And anyone who follows that knows many clubs spend an insane amount of money, and it does not guarantee wins.

Same here. And looking back on it, that was some UGLY basketball. But they played with grit and passion and D Rose had the whole city behind him.

I'm also thinking about making the Maryland trip, but I'll be driving. I'm sure @altgeld88 will have some tips for us.

Since it's not Kylan, I'm thinking it's a senior from another school who can come back if the 5 in 5 passes.

Mingo?

True, but insiders were also saying we had elite backup plans if Blackwell didn't work. I find it hard to believe that we stopped being aggressive in the portal because of a 5 star freshman. If you have the resources to add an experienced portal piece to a team that's ready to win now, you do it...

Agreed, but I'm even more confused by Ty leaving. With his ability to guard 1-4, plus all of our bigs being able to play on the perimeter, you would think he would find a good amount of minutes.

You also don't need a ball dominant lead guard all the time when the offense can run through Mirk and/or Tomi. That's the benefit of having skilled bigs.

I see what you are saying, but I still like the Wagler comparison better because of the 3pt shooting. KJ - 31% from 3, 50% 3pt rate Wagler - 40% from 3, 48% 3pt rate Vaaks - 35% from 3, 68% 3pt rate Teams were okay letting KJ settle for a 3. Teams did not want Wagler shooting 3s and they...

I genuinely have zero idea how anyone can think Vaaks is Ben's replacement, other than the simple correlation of replacing a white guy with a white guy.

Wouldn't make any sense too, unless Nebraska can't get anywhere close to what another team is offering. He fits Hoiberg's offense to a T.

He could for sure, it would just look different than what we've been doing. The most natural thing to do is get another shooter to keep the offense humming, and figure it out defensively. That being said... A lineup of Big Z, Ty, and pick whatever 3 guards you want would be fun to watch. Could...

A big with some defensive versatility would be nice. Good athlete that can guard down low or on the perimeter. Problem is the sell will be tough with Tomi, Z, and Mirk clogging all the minutes. Your choices are basically go after a P4 letdown that needs a new chance, or an average mid major...