[Husker] NU seeded 6th in Big XII Tournament

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OK, I will opine.  NU wins against a very sloppy Mizzou team.  The tigers 
hit some clutch three pointers near the end, but NU wins despite having to 
sit Wes Wilkinson down with 4 fouls for a large share of the 2nd half.
I am also torn between "should he stay or should he go talk."  As I have 
stated in earlier posts, Barry is a class act.  He just often gets 
outcoached. What would a win against OU tomorrow night do?  No clue...NU won 
thier first 1st round conference tourney game since 1999.

Steven J

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <nickchevance at netscape.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] NU seeded 6th in Big XII Tournament


> dryter at inebraska.com wrote:
>
>>But right now, I haven't heard anyone saying that his
>>offensive scheme is terrible, his team discipline is terrible, or that
> his
>>recruiting is terrible.  These are my top three factors that a coach
> can
>>control.
>
> I guess this year I've swung from cut him loose to let's give him a bit 
> more time.  I don't think Collier is a bad coach, but results haven't been 
> there.  And he's had some time to improve.
>
> Like Derek says, the recruits from the last two years had some reasonable 
> credentials, and the one's coming in look reasonable too.  But I think 
> what disappoints me the most, what makes watching the games almost 
> painful, is the execution; game to game, it has been spotty, sometimes 
> downright absent.  Passes aimed at big men's feet, passes aimed at the 
> fifth row of seats.  An offensive scheme that at times looks like the 
> intent is to avoid scoring.  Guards dribbling too much, and into heavy 
> traffic.  And turnovers on top of turnovers.
>
> Then there's games like tonight in the first half.  Working for the open 
> man, looking inside for Maric.  Hitting Wilkinson for an open jumper. 
> Passing that appears crisp, to places where the man can actually catch it. 
> An offensive scheme that seems to recognize the defense in front of it and 
> taking advantage.  Good guard play.  Shooting with accuracy and 
> confidence.  And some pretty impressive defense.
>
> But consistency for this team is illusive.  Maric and Wilkinson go out for 
> a rest with about 3 minutes in the half, both with 2 fouls.  Maric's 
> replacement (Ledsome #34) picks up 4 fouls, scores zero points, and looks 
> pretty lost out there, and Mizzou cuts a double digit lead to 4.  Bronson 
> comes in, picks up one or two fouls, looks like he's at least seen a 
> basketball before, but isn't terribly effective otherwise, missing his 
> only two shots at the basket (free throws).
>
> The second half is more of the same.  Some good play interspersed with 
> some deep sleeping on defense.  1 for 6 from the charity stripe.  Its just 
> the consistency that bothers me.  Sometimes they look like they know what 
> they're doing, other times, you just shake your head and wonder what they 
> might be thinking about.  For me, I don't mind the losing as much as I 
> mind the lack of basketball knowledge on the court.
>
> But this one's getting painful again.  Leaving guys open for shots on 
> defense, missing free throws, missing open shots, passes getting a little 
> high, or wide, or both.  And with Maric out for a rest, Mizzou goes right 
> after his replacement, foul.
>
> Can you lay all these problems on the coach?  I think to some extent, yes. 
> But the players have to execute, and I don't think its the "Joe Daily" 
> syndrome - a scheme too difficult to learn.  Depth is a problem - once the 
> two big guys go out, there's a long drop off to the next player.  Depth 
> may be a coach problem - recruiting a couple of big names without anything 
> to back them up.
>
> Now Mizzou is up by one, after down by 12, with 6 minutes to go.  I don't 
> like our chances when its close.
> Its Maalox time again.
>
> Nick
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