[Husker] Basketball Musings

[jon johnston]

It's not anywhere near close for Sadler. Give the guy five or six  
years minimum. Let him build a program.

Case in point is Connie Yori's team. What is this, her sixth year? The  
young women seem to be getting there, better year by year.

Face the facts, Nebraska isn't a basketball state. People would gather  
around a winning team, but the only way you'll get that in a short  
haul is by doing what KSU did - paying some guy like Bob Huggins to  
come in, use his name, throw money around, buy one, win some games and  
then get put on NCAA probation. The results of the past year have  
taught us that isn't how things are done at the University of Nebraska.

If they're going to do it, do it right. Take the time. Graduate the  
players, but get the ones that are right for the program. Hard  
workers, good students, good citizens, and then a good team.

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

On Jan 26, 2008, at 3:15 PM, gzimmerman at everestkc.net wrote:

> I'm not ready to give up on Doc just yet. He has an extremely young,  
> inexperienced team this year. On top of that Maric was absolutely  
> awful today. He is the only senior on the team but played like a  
> freshman.
>
> I was hopeful after the way the season started but it's all come  
> apart with the start of the Big XII season.
>
> Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
> Overland Park, Kansas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Beach <baseballguy at neb.rr.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008 10:29 am
> Subject: [Husker] Basketball Musings
>
>>
>>    Well, the men play Kansas this afternoon.  I doubt very many
>> Husker
>> fans are too pumped about this one.  NU really doesn't have the
>> chance
>> of the proverbial snowball in the hot place.  KU has beaten a lot
>> better
>> theams than NU in Lawrence and on the road as well.  And, as I
>> look at
>> their schedule I think the only possible wins, barring an upset,
>> could
>> come somewhere against Iowa State and/or Colorado and those two
>> teams aren't terrible by any means.  CU has already beaten NU once
>> and
>> ISU is 2-2 in the Conference.  This is certainly not what I
>> expected this
>> year.  But, I guess what I think is going to happen never does.
>>
>>
>>    I have said before I thought Pederson hired a good coach in
>> Sadler.  I
>> still think so however if this keeps up another year I might be
>> set to
>> change my mind.  I can't put my finger on it but when I watch them
>> play
>> it looks like they aren't all on the same page.  I hope KU goes
>> easy on us
>> because it could get real ugly.
>>
>>
>> Bob Beach
>>
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