We were very bad at Nebraska. No question about it. But before you give up on this season, let's see how we play at home. Everybody is winning at home. Maybe we will too. We will know more tomorrow at around 8pm.
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The problem is that Nebraska was probably the worst team we are going to play going forward. We aren't going to win all of our games at home so how do we get enough wins if we can't beat the worst team in the league?
Even if losses pile up I’m good as long as effort is good. Again, I like that circumstances should cause JW to develop outside his comfort zone, that JT’s on-the-job training has fast-tracked. I’ll add that I like that Connor is being forced into late-clock creativity, I like that Pemsl is forced to figure his shit out, and, of course, now Luka has to figure out how to make doubles and triples pay—during the course of Nebraska game finally guys started cutting after dumping it to Luka and with good results.
I kinda feel like this has become a developmental year for next year, and I’m good with that. All of the adversity of this year will hopefully have guys make big developmental jumps for next year. I mean, damn, if Joe W is at the level next year of a guy who can shoot off screen action, create off the dribble, get to the rim AND have a foul-drawing game? Yikes. He’s showing glimpses of all of this already, really just needs to learn how to get himself to the line when struggling otherwise.
Seems like the OP is talking out of both sides:
We are right at the bottom of the conference, one notch ahead of Northwestern. I'm just saying maybe some home cooking will help right the ship. It can't change the 3 losses we already have, all on the road. Just looking for a little hope.Haha I was just about to say the same thing. I just finished reading a post of his in another thread where he said we are at the bottom of the conference. OP would make a great politician.
Agree and due to the injury plague this season I am not all that concerned what happens this year provided the team doesn't just start mailing it in. I don't get the freak out by some of the fan base, they obviously live on another planet where the reality of that many players being sidelined doesn't exist.
What I hope doesn't happen next year is Fran trying to get time for 10 plus bodies. This team was at its best when they were rotating 8 guys. Unfortunately now Fran is at 6 guys who belong competing at this level with heavy minutes and obviously that isn't enough BUT as you stated a lot of development is gonna happen out of it.
I prefer a 9 man rotation - though that 9th guy would get less playing time. Any rotation to me, though, depends as much on the chemistry of the team as anything. Fran has definitely struggled with this, though I also put this at least partly on the players, because the players also need to play well enough to force him to keep them on the floor.
It really turns into a vicious circle. Coach wants deep bench so players get subbed out a lot. Players don't do enough with the minutes they have so they aren't able to get subbed out as well. I do think a bench deeper than 8 guys is critical with a 20 game, grueling conference schedule.
Don't agree, the team with the missing pieces at the beginning of the year was legit, the one on Tuesday missing those key pieces and not being able to throw the ball in the Ocean was the reason on that. Agree 7-8 probably IF CJ can't play this team is solid with just him in the lineup and healthy and without Nunge/JoBo...Just 0 room for injuries after JoBo and Nunge went down and especially to a guard who shoots 50% from 3 and can play D.I think we over performed some at the beginning of the season and we under performed Tuesday night and maybe even Sat at PSU. I think with our depleted roster we unfortunately closer to the Neb team we saw than the team we saw at ISU. Couple that with a ridiculous league slate, we are going to be lucky to get to 7-8 wins in conf play.
We were very bad at Nebraska. No question about it. But before you give up on this season, let's see how we play at home. Everybody is winning at home. Maybe we will too. We will know more tomorrow at around 8pm.
Oh my gosh, we're toward the bottom of the standings, tied with bottom feeder... *checks notes* Ohio St. One loss behind also ran... *checks notes* Michigan.
Agree and due to the injury plague this season I am not all that concerned what happens this year provided the team doesn't just start mailing it in. I don't get the freak out by some of the fan base, they obviously live on another planet where the reality of that many players being sidelined doesn't exist.
What I hope doesn't happen next year is Fran trying to get time for 10 plus bodies. This team was at its best when they were rotating 8 guys. Unfortunately now Fran is at 6 guys who belong competing at this level with heavy minutes and obviously that isn't enough BUT as you stated a lot of development is gonna happen out of it.
I think we over performed some at the beginning of the season and we under performed Tuesday night and maybe even Sat at PSU. I think with our depleted roster we unfortunately closer to the Neb team we saw than the team we saw at ISU. Couple that with a ridiculous league slate, we are going to be lucky to get to 7-8 wins in conf play.
Just on D at times but that is status quo, offensively not at all, missed FT's and too many silly turnovers and Ped throwing up some SHIT that bounced in the difference.This team did not underperform at PSU.
Agree, I thought they played their asses off, especially without CJ basically, Connor sick and PSU had a REAL homecourt advantage for a change.This team did not underperform at PSU.
I kinda feel like this has become a developmental year for next year, and I’m good with that.
Even if losses pile up I’m good as long as effort is good. Again, I like that circumstances should cause JW to develop outside his comfort zone, that JT’s on-the-job training has fast-tracked. I’ll add that I like that Connor is being forced into late-clock creativity, I like that Pemsl is forced to figure his shit out, and, of course, now Luka has to figure out how to make doubles and triples pay—during the course of Nebraska game finally guys started cutting after dumping it to Luka and with good results.
I kinda feel like this has become a developmental year for next year, and I’m good with that. All of the adversity of this year will hopefully have guys make big developmental jumps for next year. I mean, damn, if Joe W is at the level next year of a guy who can shoot off screen action, create off the dribble, get to the rim AND have a foul-drawing game? Yikes. He’s showing glimpses of all of this already, really just needs to learn how to get himself to the line when struggling otherwise.
Yeah. Optimistic me hopes CJ out means Bakari is able to find himself and then CJ comes back for late surge. But I doubt all that but I can hope.I'm with you, lots of good experience going on this year.
The CJ injury is what sucks though because it could have been a building block year that still ended in the tournament.
We were very bad at Nebraska. No question about it. But before you give up on this season, let's see how we play at home. Everybody is winning at home. Maybe we will too. We will know more tomorrow at around 8pm.
I am hoping for the best but I think it's going to be a tough road ahead.
We don't have a home court advantage.
We are down to 8 scholarship players.
Maryland is looking (and is hungry) for their first road win of the year.
And these are the players Fran can put out there right now:
Starting 5:
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener
6'10" C Luke Garza
2 man rotation:
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl
6'2" PG/SG Bakari Evelyn
Other options:
6'6" Riley Till
6'2" Guard Austin Ash
I think Fran is going to have to make use of his timeouts to give the players additional breathers....."IRON FIVE" type shit right there. The schedule has been absolutely brutal so far. Win some home games... get CJ healthy for the last couple months of the season, and I think the tourney is a possibility. We'll know a lot more in a couple weeks. Still lots to like about this group. NEXT year... watch out.
I think Fran is going to have to make use of his timeouts to give the players additional breathers.....
I hope CJ makes it back this year; not looking good, however....
And I agree. Next year looks really good.