[Husker] Hoops

[jonlists]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 12/27/2004 04:03:18 PM:
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> >
> > There is no mention that freshman McCray has been Big 12 player of
> > the week twice. There's no mention of the fact that he's been
> > starting two freshmen to get the team ready for Big 12 play. Bitch
> > about the wins being against bad teams, but not the fact that the
> > losses were to pretty good teams - although losing to Minnesota at
> > home sure sucked.
> 
> 
>      This is Collier's fifth year.  If it was his first or second 
> year you would have a great point.  Why in his fifth year is he 
> starting two freshman?  He should have juniors and seniors ready to 
> go.  Also, if we were playing all good teams we wouldn't have a win 
> yet.  The point being is the only teams they can beat are teams that
> are barely Division I-A if they are I-A at all.
> 
> 
> Bob Beach
> 

He's starting two freshmen so that they can get used to playing tough 
teams before we enter conference play. In other words, preparing the team 
to be more experienced by the time the Big 12 rolls around, and the Big 12 
play is what really counts in basketball. He has juniors and seniors, Bob, 
he's playing them but not starting them. Basketball isn't always about 
putting the best players on the floor at all times - if he has two very 
good freshmen, he can get them experience early and they'll be ready. 

The pre-season play doesn't count for nearly as much as conference play. 
It'd be nice to have road wins over Marquette, and UAB, and (upcoming 
Tennessee, a team we mashed in Lincoln last year), but we need these two 
freshmen to get experience early, and if it takes sacrificing some losses, 
so be it. McCray can provide scoring, something we sorely need. Last 
year's team had serious problems when our inside guys would get in foul 
trouble. If Maric can get more experience inside, he can provide a 
much-needed presence coming into the Big 12.  If nothing else, he can 
provide a big body and some much-needed minutes. 

With regards to bitching about Callahan and Pedersen - not EVERY post 
about football is about Callahan and Pedersen. There's football talk in 
there as well. There is little to none about basketball. I suspect that is 
because no one really pays much attention to basketball, but everyone who 
posts is willing to bitch about it. 

That is what I tire of, and why I don't bother posting much about 
basketball. 

Jon Johnston
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