1. Worst NBA Dunk Contest in years. Gerald Wallace does a simple reverse dunk to open it up? Totally embarrassing. Maybe as embarrassing as rigging it last year for Nate Robinson.
2. Nebraska holds a second-half lead at Kansas last Saturday, but can't stay within 40 of a shitty Texas team the next week? Just as you thought they were getting better, they've gotten worse....as teams exploit every weakness imaginable. And the once-bright spots are getting worse w/ each game....Two for 18 from three point range, which makes NU six for 39 the last two games. Brutal.
Brandon Richardson--best scorer somehow only gets seven shots and looks like his confidence is completely shot. A somehow-common theme for Doc Sadler's guards. I bet they're happy they ran Cookie Miller outta town.
Sek Henry--can't even bring the ball past half court, and if i see him clank one more three pointer off the backboard before the rim I'm going to puke.
Ryan Anderson--somehow leads NU in scoring every game with nine points, but can't do a damn thing right. can't make anything from downtown (0/5 Saturday) and making more mistakes than he did as a freshman.
Miles Holley--got the start, but play is and always will be sporadic
Lance Jeter--Obviously not ready for big-time play. Has to back the ball up the court against even shitty PGs like UT's Dogus Ballbag, can't shoot, can't finish, can't dish (somehow keeps a decent A:T ratio). 2/10 from the field. Terrible.
Brian Diaz--NU's only continued bright spot, who despite being severely overmatched strengthwise, still looks like a Division I player.
Christian Standhardinger--Lack of awareness on defense gets him in foul trouble. Lack of strength on offense limits him against good defenders. Could be OK in the future if he doesn't have a nervous breakdown first.
Brandon Ubel--The fact this stiff plays D-I is amazing. Most embarrassing was when he got knocked down by a halfhearted shove from a UT player then fell three more times while trying to regain his balance. Simply mortifying. Did it again after a made UT bucket later in the game. Get him to Kansas Wesleyan and call it a day.
Rey Gallegos--A bit small as a freshman, but at least he looks like a basketball player.
Quincy Hankins-Cole--Went 0/4 from the field, tanking four layups. Topped it off by going 1/5 from the FT line. At least he can compete physically with the other teams' big men. Hopefully he gets in a fight before the season is out, to make it interesting at least.
Bear Jones--Once looked like NU's second-best player, now gets just three minutes in a 40 point loss where Ben Nelson (queer headband and all) got six minutes? Please. Just sign his transfer papers now.
So, is this just the requisite season of bumps & bruises you experience when you play freshmen not named Carmelo, Wall, Rose, et al.? Or is NU going nowhere as usual? If Doc Sadler can't make NU a winning team, nobody can. PYB is not talking 16-14 NIT winning. We're talking 20 win seasons at least half the time and NCAA bids here and there.
If coaches can attracts players to dumps like Manhattan and Waco, they can do it in Lincoln. But with fans as bandwagon as Nebraska's, in a state where the rubes barely understand the game plan for a football team that runs the ball 70% of the time, getting them to understand basketball is akin to teaching them Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion. The job gets tougher each year.
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