ChipperF1
01-05-2002, 11:47 AM
Nebraska enters in today game at 0-1 after a game try against Texas at home.
Iowa State, The Big 12's top three-point nuclear arsenal, also enters in 0-1. Victims of the run, gun and very young Kansas State Wildcats.
The is a recipe for another nuclear holocaust like last year 43-point bombing.
But there is a chance Nebraska can win this thing (It won't happen) but there are some things we can hope for.
1. Iowa State isn't shooting the three as well as they did
last year. Especially from their top three long range weapons.
Heading into last years game with Nebraska
Freshman Guard Erica Junod....53.5% (23-43)
Junior Guard Tracy Gahan......50.0% (24-48)
Senior Guard Erica Haugen.....48.3% (28-58)
(each with the minimum NCAA stat qualifying attempts 2.1 per game)
Heading into this years game..
Senior Guard Tracy Gahan.....47.1% (33-70)
Junior Guard Lindsey Wilson..36.5% (31-85)
Junior Forward Mary Cofield..30.4% (21-69)
ICBM State is firing up more missiles, but hitting fewer targets.
In response, Nebraska's guard need to put up a serious defensive response. In short, NOT THE ONE THEY GAVE IN THE HILTON LAST YEAR. EVERY PLAYER MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
By forcing the action on Iowa State's guard you also keep the ball away from Angie Welle, who is averaging 20.1 ppg and 10.9 rebound per game and Nebraska NO ANSWER for her.
2. REBOUND, REBOUND, REBOUND.
Nebraska has to rebound fiercely today. Iowa State averages 43.6 boards per game (interesting given that everybody says "Iowa State is so unathletic") ISU outrebounded two teams with all-American caliber interior players. Iowa State may not be shooting well, but if give ISU 3 tries or 4 tries they connect on one of those.
This means sell out for possessions even if it means not getting in transition as much as Paul Sanderford likes or maybe that could work in our advantage. Nebraska is the more athletic of the two teams here.
3. Keasha Cannon.
She may not be 100% yet, still a little rusty. But when she's in the game, the team seems to respond to her.
Cannon has the chance to be the leader of this team, I sincerely hope she takes this chance. With a leader on the court they could be a competitive outfit, and Shannon Howell isn't the answer
Howell is Eric Crouch. Cannon is Tommie Frazier.
WHY NEBRASKA WON'T WIN TODAY
1. K.C. Cowgill can't hit the broadside of a barn with an MX Missile right now. In fact, the whole team can't
Nebraska isn't like Iowa State, but the Huskers have the fire at least 12-15 long range strike and must hit 6 to 9 of those.
2. Who checks Angie Welle?
The interior defense, while improved isn't good enough to counter Welle. And double teamming her only leaves Wilson, Gahan and all those sharpshooters open.
3. The inability for Nebraska to stretch above their limitations against teams that are better than they are.
This seems to be a constant of Huskers womens basketball over the last three seasons. When is the last time Nebraska won a game they weren't supposed to win?
This year, the Huskers lost every game that was against a team that was postseason team except for Northern Iowa (and really UNI is a nice clunky high school team that regularly plays above their station.). The only rally Nebraska had this year that succeded was against Creighton (yet another undertalented overachiving team that scraps above their station. And to be honest, Nebraska had a 13-point lead in the second half and frittered it away. That game really should have been a 20-point win.)
This team still lacks the ganas to be anything more than what they are, mediocre.
Overall: We won't win, but the team can give a better account of itself.
Iowa State 77, Nebraska 64
Iowa State, The Big 12's top three-point nuclear arsenal, also enters in 0-1. Victims of the run, gun and very young Kansas State Wildcats.
The is a recipe for another nuclear holocaust like last year 43-point bombing.
But there is a chance Nebraska can win this thing (It won't happen) but there are some things we can hope for.
1. Iowa State isn't shooting the three as well as they did
last year. Especially from their top three long range weapons.
Heading into last years game with Nebraska
Freshman Guard Erica Junod....53.5% (23-43)
Junior Guard Tracy Gahan......50.0% (24-48)
Senior Guard Erica Haugen.....48.3% (28-58)
(each with the minimum NCAA stat qualifying attempts 2.1 per game)
Heading into this years game..
Senior Guard Tracy Gahan.....47.1% (33-70)
Junior Guard Lindsey Wilson..36.5% (31-85)
Junior Forward Mary Cofield..30.4% (21-69)
ICBM State is firing up more missiles, but hitting fewer targets.
In response, Nebraska's guard need to put up a serious defensive response. In short, NOT THE ONE THEY GAVE IN THE HILTON LAST YEAR. EVERY PLAYER MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
By forcing the action on Iowa State's guard you also keep the ball away from Angie Welle, who is averaging 20.1 ppg and 10.9 rebound per game and Nebraska NO ANSWER for her.
2. REBOUND, REBOUND, REBOUND.
Nebraska has to rebound fiercely today. Iowa State averages 43.6 boards per game (interesting given that everybody says "Iowa State is so unathletic") ISU outrebounded two teams with all-American caliber interior players. Iowa State may not be shooting well, but if give ISU 3 tries or 4 tries they connect on one of those.
This means sell out for possessions even if it means not getting in transition as much as Paul Sanderford likes or maybe that could work in our advantage. Nebraska is the more athletic of the two teams here.
3. Keasha Cannon.
She may not be 100% yet, still a little rusty. But when she's in the game, the team seems to respond to her.
Cannon has the chance to be the leader of this team, I sincerely hope she takes this chance. With a leader on the court they could be a competitive outfit, and Shannon Howell isn't the answer
Howell is Eric Crouch. Cannon is Tommie Frazier.
WHY NEBRASKA WON'T WIN TODAY
1. K.C. Cowgill can't hit the broadside of a barn with an MX Missile right now. In fact, the whole team can't
Nebraska isn't like Iowa State, but the Huskers have the fire at least 12-15 long range strike and must hit 6 to 9 of those.
2. Who checks Angie Welle?
The interior defense, while improved isn't good enough to counter Welle. And double teamming her only leaves Wilson, Gahan and all those sharpshooters open.
3. The inability for Nebraska to stretch above their limitations against teams that are better than they are.
This seems to be a constant of Huskers womens basketball over the last three seasons. When is the last time Nebraska won a game they weren't supposed to win?
This year, the Huskers lost every game that was against a team that was postseason team except for Northern Iowa (and really UNI is a nice clunky high school team that regularly plays above their station.). The only rally Nebraska had this year that succeded was against Creighton (yet another undertalented overachiving team that scraps above their station. And to be honest, Nebraska had a 13-point lead in the second half and frittered it away. That game really should have been a 20-point win.)
This team still lacks the ganas to be anything more than what they are, mediocre.
Overall: We won't win, but the team can give a better account of itself.
Iowa State 77, Nebraska 64