Morrow transferring

[LarryMullenJr.]

Morrow was going to get 35mpg regardless IMO because he is one of the better rebounders in the league. Some coach is going to get a pretty good player but coach and player better be on the same page or the position issue is going to surface again.[/QUOTE]


That's some great fuel efficiency!!!

 

[ZaHawks]

Sign him this time!

 

[kceasthawk]

Sign him this time!

Morrow doesn't play a position of need for Iowa. As bigs mature they look in great shape with Cook, Pemsl, Wagner, Garza, and Nunge. Now Watson would be a good get if he was available.

 

[CanadaHawk]

We basically took Wagner when Morrow went to NE. Similar size and athleticism. But what makes Morrow special is his quickness of the floor. That bounciness will land him somewhere. I hope he ends up at WSU- think that would be a good place for him.

 

[perryhawk]

Looking at it from an Iowa perspective....highly unlikely we would get Watson (no scholly-JB would be same class etc) BUT the big deal is that losing Watson makes that team far less of a threat than losing Morrow. Morrow is a good player but with the emergence of their big center the rebounding and inside scoring that Morrow provides is somewhat mitigated. But Watson, he is a clear difference maker. He is a high level PG/QB who is also a very good scorer and a pretty good defender. He is a dynamic player and without him that Nebraska team can't capitalize on the rest of their talents the way they could with him.

I saw some of those preseason power rankings for the B10 next year....prior to the Morrow and potential Watson transfer. One of them had Nebraska last in the conference, behind Rutgers. I thought hmm....don't see that. NOW, that is a different story, particularly if they lose Watson....again, my position is that losing Watson for Nebraska is THE biggest deal by far over losing Morrow or their coach.

 

[CanadaHawk]

Looking at it from an Iowa perspective....highly unlikely we would get Watson (no scholly-JB would be same class etc) BUT the big deal is that losing Watson makes that team far less of a threat than losing Morrow. Morrow is a good player but with the emergence of their big center the rebounding and inside scoring that Morrow provides is somewhat mitigated. But Watson, he is a clear difference maker. He is a high level PG/QB who is also a very good scorer and a pretty good defender. He is a dynamic player and without him that Nebraska team can't capitalize on the rest of their talents the way they could with him.

I saw some of those preseason power rankings for the B10 next year....prior to the Morrow and potential Watson transfer. One of them had Nebraska last in the conference, behind Rutgers. I thought hmm....don't see that. NOW, that is a different story, particularly if they lose Watson....again, my position is that losing Watson for Nebraska is THE biggest deal by far over losing Morrow or their coach.

Agree that losing Watson would be a bigger blow for NE. With that big returning center, Jacobson, Watson- that's a decent core. Morrow would have made it better. But if Watson leaves, you'd have to wonder about Miles even making it to next season.

 

[Franisdaman]

Cripes they have two guys who will redshirt after transferring in and eight scholarship guys who will be on the roster and able to play!!!!

I don't think they can afford to wait, can Miles now. Well, don't...but they should.

Dan, is that for sure? Nebby will only have 8 scholarship players available next season?

 

[Franisdaman]

what was mentioned by a poster above was confirmed by the Omaha paper. Note Nebby's record in B1G play when Ed was injured/hobbled.

From the Omaha World Herald:

Morrow becomes the third Husker to announce his departure after a 12-19 season, joining freshman forward Jeriah Horne and fourth-year junior forward Nick Fuller.

Sources with knowledge of the situation said Morrow had expressed frustration with being slotted at center to share time with freshman Jordy Tshimanga. Morrow told those close to him he had hoped to play more at wing or forward in the future to develop his professional prospects instead of continuing to operate inside.

Nebraska started Big Ten play 3-0 with Morrow at full speed and starting. Over the next eight games, which Morrow played hobbled or sat out, NU went 1-7. Miles said he knew Morrow was frustrated by his injury.

Nebraska now has three scholarships available for the coming season, and will start shopping for a big man along with a couple of shooters.

“I want to get another guy who can play center now,” Miles said, “whether it’s a graduate transfer or a junior college player. I prefer Michael Jacobson to stay at the 4 instead of playing inside.”

Jacobson, a 6-9, 239-pound forward, played out of position at the post through most of his freshman year.

Even with Morrow’s departure, Nebraska returns three starters for next season and adds 6-9 Georgetown transfer Isaac Copeland, 6-6 Miami transfer James Palmer and 6-6 incoming freshman Nana Akenten, an all-state wing from Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Miles acknowledged the blow it is for Morrow to leave, but had this message for the Husker fan base:

“I’d tell them we’re going to build a winner. And our guys are going to compete for Nebraska. When you compete for a cause bigger than yourself, good things happen.”



link: http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-b...cle_7449afcc-14dc-11e7-94d1-df0c482dda4a.html

 

[Franisdaman]

Some more info on the other 2 transfers:


Horne played in 29 of 31 games this season, averaging 11.8 minutes a contest. He averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 40.5 percent from the field and 33.3 percent on 3-pointers. Of his 116 field-goal attempts, 57 percent were 3s.

In Nebraska’s 83-80 upset of No. 20 Purdue, Horne was a key contributor, scoring 16 points and grabbing seven rebounds. He also had 12 points in a win over Indiana and 11 in a double-overtime victory over Iowa.


But Horne also went through extended periods with little playing time, which he acknowledged occurred because of his substandard practice habits.

Horne is the second player to transfer from Nebraska this week, following Nick Fuller, who departs as a graduate transfer.

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-b...cle_82f95746-09ad-11e7-85de-2bfffdad32ae.html

 

[DanL53]

Dan, is that for sure? Nebby will only have 8 scholarship players available next season?

No. I was wrong. The two transfers sat out in 2016/17.