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Husker Extra live chat: Chris Basnett, 3/14/17
Talk all things Husker hoops with Chris Basnett during his weekly live chat, this Tuesday.
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Think the Miles haters will reign it in and come to the correct conclusion that they should support the TEAM and not take away from them by rooting for their coach to fail?? Really concerns me going into next season. Nebrasketball needs our support now more than ever. From TRUE fans.
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The players said after the loss to Penn State that the talk didn't affect them, but you have to wonder if it played some kind of role somehow. Those guys aren't dumb. They read Twitter and everything else, so they had to know what people are saying. Next season is an important year, for sure, so you hope that the players are able to focus on the task at hand and not have to worry about what outside voices are saying.
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There's no question it's a difficult job. But, we live in a results-based world. Many people only see wins and losses. Miles runs a clean program with good character guys, he's a great ambassador for the program, and people are still showing up in droves to watch. I've long been of the opinion that patience is needed. I'd love to see a winner as much as anyone, because I'm selfish and that would make my job way more fun. But I think if you're going to do it right, you have to be patient.
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I sure hope you're right, Chris. It doesn't help when some local media members are leading the angry mob. Saw one local "talking head" accuse Miles of playing the blame game with his players based on comments Tim made on his radio show last night. I didn't hear it thay way at all
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I'm going to cop out and say all three. I think Tshimanga, Horne and Roby are all really intriguing guys that can bring a lot to the table. If Horne can develop into a consistent outside threat, that's a huge, huge plus for Nebraska's offense. And obviously the potential of both Tshimanga and Roby is exciting.
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I don't think Borchardt will get the scholarship. The coaching staff would like to add another guard to provide some depth at the point behind Glynn Watson and Evan Taylor, so I would expect them to go in that direction. They've been looking at a couple guys who are high school seniors now that haven't committed yet, so I would say the plan is to try and sign a high school recruit and then look to the transfer market if that doesn't work out.
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Something else on Borchardt: he dinged up his knee a few weeks ago, but is planning to stay with the team. Miles said on his radio show last night not to count him out of Nebraska's frontcourt rotation. It will be interesting to see how he develops with a full offseason of work.
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Yep, most coaches have a bunch of bonuses built into their contracts. Whether it be winning a conference title, getting an NCAA bid, whatever. And you're right. In a lot of cases, the further a team goes in the NCAAs, the bigger the bonus. While I don't have it in front of me, I know Miles has some of those built into his contract too
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Miles made a statement in a LJS article that he wished he had a full season without injuries to key players like Morrow, Roby, Tshimanga, etc. How realistic is this? Was there any B1G team that went through 2016-17 without players losing time and games and effectiveness to injury?
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Tough to think of one off the top of my head. Maybe Purdue? It's just such a grind. You hope your key guys can stay healthy throughout the year, but everyone is hurting at the end of the season in one way or another. And it's not just injuries. Penn State had a flu bug run through its team early on in conference play. There's always going to be something out there waiting to trip up someone. You just have to hope you can avoid it as much as possible.
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I did. I really liked Ayo Akinwole, Papio's point guard. Quicker than heck. I think he's going to UNO next season, which seems like a really good fit for his skills.I also really liked watching Dru Kuxhausen from Scottsbluff. I was shocked to see he's going to Chadron State. He appeared, at least in the two games I saw him, to have a ton of ability. A little on the short side, though, so maybe that limited his offers.Logan Strom from Norfolk was a nice player, and I think he's a good fit at a smaller D1 like where he's headed at UC Davis.
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I think my thoughts on this have changed 50 times throughout the season. Right now I'll say it looks something like this: Glynn Watson, Evan Taylor, Isaiah Roby, Ed Morrow, Jordy Tshimanga.But I also reserve the right to change my mind a couple dozen more times before the season opener :)
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I hope I am summarizing this correctly; college basketball coaches make millions of dollars a year, can come and go as they please if they get a better offer, can get even richer if they have a good season, whereas the students don't get paid, don't see the value of their scholarship go up if they proceed in the tournament, and have to renew their scholarships year by year. Do I have this correct? If so I can't put my finger on it but something is amiss here.
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Miles will have more talent next year than he's probably ever had. Managing that talent and finding the correct rotations will be no small task. A few guys will not get the playing time they want...hopefully they handle it as well as Nick Fuller did, and it doesn't create a distraction.
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You're absolutely right, HuskGuy. Tai Webster had a great quote a few weeks ago; something along the lines of "a lot of guys are going to get their hearts hurt" because they won't get a ton of time. Being able to go 10 or 11 deep sounds like a lot of fun until you have to figure out ways to get all 10 or 11 guys on the court. We like to talk about starting lineups, but I think just as interesting to watch will be how the rotation shakes out.That's not to make it sound like a negative for NU. Heaven knows the Huskers could use a year or two where they actually have really good depth and the ability to play a bunch of different guys. It's going to be fascinating to watch things unfold.
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After the tourney loss to Penn State and nearly instant Eichorst tweet about retaining Miles, Tim commented that Shawn had always been supportive of him returning and that all the media field day about his employment status was "they were just bored, right?" As a member of that "bored media" do you agree with his assessment and appreciate it?
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To tell you the truth, I'd love to be bored. It means things are going well. Tim and I have a great relationship, so what he said didn't really bother me. I don't blame him for what he said either. If I had people writing and talking about my job status I'll the time, I'm almost certain I wouldn't handle it as well as Tim did. I'd much rather have a coach that said quotable stuff like that than a guy that just spoke in soundbites all the time.
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Good question. I don't have any inside info, but I think he's really happy at Kearney High. Wouldn't shock me to see him give it a try someday, though. He's got the makeup for it, and he's been an assistant at Doane and Hasting College, so he's had a little bit of a taste of it.Wouldn't shock me either if he stayed in high school and built a really nice career. I think Kearney is a sleeping giant when it comes to hoops. Drake's a guy that has the energy and enthusiasm to turn that into something. We saw a little bit of it this season.
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