[Husker] Husker Hoops pound Buffies 70-55

[Neal Smith]

To all of the Barry Collier excuse makers
 
NCAA tournament apperances under Barry Collier = 0
NCAA tournament appearances under Danny Nee = 5
 
Enough said.

Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com> wrote:
> First of all nice win against Colorado.

Gee, I was expecting Beach to be posting a positive comment about
Husker BB. (That's sarcasm.)

> However, I hate to pi$$ in the punch bowl, but should we be happy
> with 14-12? NU is definitely peaking at the right time, but is Collier
> going to be the type of coach that continues to squander away a good
> chunk of the season b/4 he figures out his team? This season isn't
> much better than the worst that Danny Nee gave us. It definitely pales
> in comparison to the seasons that Nee took Nebraska basketball to the
> next level and had us on the national map for the first time ever.

Neal is becoming known for his lack of attention to facts, so I thought
I'd provide them. The executive summary is:

* Nee didn't put NU on the map because he wasn't very successful.
In fact, he was less successful than Iba, who preceeded him and
left the program in good shape.

* Collier's record is comparable to Nee's record in his first
five years and is clearly improving. And, Collier inherited
a gutted, losing program in shambles after Nee.

First, here is Danny Nee's conference record

7 - 7
4 - 10
4 - 10
3 - 11
9 - 5
7 - 7
8 - 6
7 - 7
4 - 10
4 - 10
7 - 9
10 - 6
10 - 6
4 - 12
88 -116 (43%)

What was Nee's conference record in his first five years? 39%. And,
it didn't improve much --- just 43% after 14 years.

Second, what is Collier's conference record.

7 - 9
3 - 13
6 - 10
6 - 10
7 - 8
29 - 50 (37%)

So, Nee won 39% after having inherited a winning program that went to
the NCAA tournament and Collier has won 37% after inheriting a losing
program in terrible shape. According to Nea, this makes Nee a historic
figure and Collier a bum.

As for putting NU on the map, let's look at Moe Iba's conference record
to see where NU was when Nee came to Lincoln.

8 - 6
9 - 5
7 - 7
9 - 5
7 - 7
5 - 9
8 - 6
53 - 45 (54%)

That is 54%, compared to Nee's 39%. Iba had one year in seven with a
losing conference record. Nee had seven years in 14 with a losing
conference record. Iba was conference coach of the year twice and
led NU to its first NCAA tournament in his final year. From there,
under Nee, it was mostly downhill with a winning conference record
in only four of his 14 seasons (whereas Iba had a winning conference
record in four of his seven seasons).

Collier doesn't have NU where we would like it but he is moving in
the right direction and seems to have even better talent coming.
Besides the financial costs to buy out Collier, a new coach with a
bullet would cost even more. (I'm not sure Bill Self would have
come to NU at any salary.) As the LJS speculated today, what coach
could NU get who would be a "wow" hire and how much would it cost?

Collier is making steady improvements and it makes sense to see where
he can take the program. If he doesn't have a winning conference
record over the next two years, I'd say it would be time to reluctantly
look for another coach, but now is not the time.

> 
> Something for you all to think about as you celebrate the victory.
> 

Neal, if you're going to post something for us to think about, take
a look at the facts first.

> Neal Smith 
> 
> NU Class of 1983
> 
> Mike Jaixen wrote:
> Sports Illustrated's team of the week continues to
> play well, beating Colorado 70-55.
> 
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/stewart_mandel/02/28/weekly.awards/1.html
> 
> Nebraska went on a monster run in the first half,
> taking a 28-10 lead halfway through the half, and then
> cruised the rest of the way.
> 
> Nebraska is now 14-12 on the season, and 7-8 in
> conference play, which is an improvement on last
> year's 6-10.
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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