8timechamps
1/21/2009, 01:04 AM
On paper, this looks to be over by the half. I like to think that we are finished "playing to the level of our competition", but you just never know.
Nebraska is, for lack of a better word, quirky. The Huskers lost last year's playmaker (Aleks Maric) who was their best rebounder and shot blocker. They will run 4 gaurds on the floor and try to play an uptempo style.
Nebraska will be sorely outmanned under the boards. And that's putting it mildly. As mentioned, with the loss of Maric, the Huskers will have no answer for Blake. The Huskers will look to senior gaurd Steve Harley to keep them in the game. Harley leads the team in points and is second in assists. A real telling sign is that Harley is currently third on the team in rebounds.
As mentioned, Blake should have plenty of room to work, and Nebraska will struggle in the paint.
The question is, is this a trap game? After coming off a solid win on the road, and peaking ahead at games with Baylor and O State, will the Sooners be ripe for a letdown? Anything is possible I suppose, and the huskers do make up on defense what they lack on offense.
At the end of the day, the Huskers are just undermanned, and outcoached. Blake has a good night, and the Sooners roll. This, of course, is subjective to AJ's play (as he will have his hands full).
Prediction
Sooners 72
Huskers 55
Nebraska is, for lack of a better word, quirky. The Huskers lost last year's playmaker (Aleks Maric) who was their best rebounder and shot blocker. They will run 4 gaurds on the floor and try to play an uptempo style.
Nebraska will be sorely outmanned under the boards. And that's putting it mildly. As mentioned, with the loss of Maric, the Huskers will have no answer for Blake. The Huskers will look to senior gaurd Steve Harley to keep them in the game. Harley leads the team in points and is second in assists. A real telling sign is that Harley is currently third on the team in rebounds.
As mentioned, Blake should have plenty of room to work, and Nebraska will struggle in the paint.
The question is, is this a trap game? After coming off a solid win on the road, and peaking ahead at games with Baylor and O State, will the Sooners be ripe for a letdown? Anything is possible I suppose, and the huskers do make up on defense what they lack on offense.
At the end of the day, the Huskers are just undermanned, and outcoached. Blake has a good night, and the Sooners roll. This, of course, is subjective to AJ's play (as he will have his hands full).
Prediction
Sooners 72
Huskers 55