FW: [Husker] Basketball comments

[gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com]

The team played pretty well on Saturday. If Diaz could have hit a couple of the 11 shots he missed from close range things might have turned out differently.
--
Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas

---- Dave <dnorris001 at neb.rr.com> wrote: 
> I think Colorado's pretty good.  Unfortunately.  
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> Not sure how deep they are, but forward/wing Alec Burks is one of the best
> players in the conference, and that's sayin' somethin' in this league.
> Colorado's a good bet to come into the Devaney Center at 3-0 next Tuesday
> night.
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> For better or worse, the Huskers are on national television for their next
> two games.  At Kansas, 1 p.m. Saturday on ESPNU and Tuesday night at home
> against the Buffs at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
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> Ready or not, Doc .
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> Dave Norris
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> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve Reichenbach
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:50 PM
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Subject: [Husker] Basketball comments
> 
>  
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> After the first few minutes of their first road game, the men didn't
> look too bad @Missouri.  Here is how Sagarin rates the difficulties
> of men's games after the 1-1 start (minus point NU favored, plus
> points NU underdog).
> 
> OSU   -6.39
> @OU   -5.99
> @TTU  -5.66
> CU    -5.24
> KSU   -3.25
> MU    -1.41
> TAMU  -0.20
> UT    +2.77
> @CU   +2.90
> @KSU  +4.89
> @BU   +5.27
> @ISU  +5.66
> KU    +7.33
> @KU   +15.47
> 
> Actually NU's schedule sets up pretty well.  The two lowest rated
> teams in the conference are in the South Division and NU plays
> each of them on the road.  NU plays the two highest-rated teams in
> the South Division at home.  That is what you'd like --- easier
> teams on the road and tougher teams at home.  Of the other two
> games against South Division teams, a win vs Texas at home would
> be a huge (NU is less an underdog by less than 3pts).  NU is
> predicted to split with every team in the North Division except
> Kansas.  Key home games for a successful season are TAMU, MU, and
> KSU.  The best shot at a sweep appears to be CU, but they already
> have two huge conference wins.
> 
> On the other hand, the women's team looks not very good right now.
> Without Kelley, there is alot of standing around on offense.
> 
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