Tominaga: Best Shooter in the Land
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Best athlete in the state. Best showman in the state. Decent chance he makes Husker history in one way or another this season if he stays healthy.
Funny how a few years back he was the basketball version of Haarberg to many on the forums. People were saying he should be playing for Peru State!
it is not
Andy Katz is an shameless B1G homer, but it's nice to have it go in our favor for once
This is great, but it's also the kind of thing that is destined to blow up in our face because.... Nebraska. But yeah, we're entering that period of me getting excited for basketball followed by me getting pissed off as soon as the season starts.
That’s because he was stuck in the corner in the Huskers’ stand-around-and-do-nothing offense. When NU finally put an emphasis on moving without the ball, Tominaga thrived.Best athlete in the state. Best showman in the state. Decent chance he makes Husker history in one way or another this season if he stays healthy.
Funny how a few years back he was the basketball version of Haarberg to many on the forums. People were saying he should be playing for Peru State!
I just hope that with Walker gone, NU doesn’t revert back to standing still. Walker was kind of the catalyst that made it all click.
What? He’s not close to even being the best basketball player in the State, or the best athlete on campus. Jordy Bahl perhaps?Best athlete in the state. Best showman in the state. Decent chance he makes Husker history in one way or another this season if he stays healthy.
Funny how a few years back he was the basketball version of Haarberg to many on the forums. People were saying he should be playing for Peru State!
Who is the best basketball player in the state? If Jordy Bahl thinks she is a better athlete than Tominaga, then I'll let her have it.
Forgot about The Champ though. Tominaga best amateur athlete in the state at the moment.
He wasn't stuck in the corner. He was stuck on a team with incredibly selfish players. It's odd how talented that team was and how it ended up being one of the worst I can remember watching.
I do agree they need to find some production that can replace Walker. I like the transfer big men...hopefully one of them is good at setting screens.
I totally agree that there was some addition by subtraction after the 21-22 season. But even early last year it looked like NU would be the same-old, same-old: stand around, make a few obligatory passes, then say to yourself, "it's my turn to shoot."
That changed when Walker came back from whatever medical situation was keeping him out. Something clicked between him and Tominaga, and eventually Lawrence, and Nebraska was suddenly no longer the easiest team on the planet to guard. Tominaga, to his great credit, was no longer a standstill ornament waiting for a shot - he saw an opportunity to use his creativity and international experience, and he made the most of it. Lawrence can absolutely fly, and his talent also began to show.
Maybe Fred's revamped staff played a role in this too - I don't really know. But whatever was behind it, I hope it continues. I don't expect the Huskers to be great this year, but hopefully they can at least be interesting and fun to watch. Last year was the first time in a long time that you could say that.
Would he be starting for Creighton?Best athlete in the state. Best showman in the state. Decent chance he makes Husker history in one way or another this season if he stays healthy.
Funny how a few years back he was the basketball version of Haarberg to many on the forums. People were saying he should be playing for Peru State!
NO ONE loves the Big Ten more than Andy. I like him and his interviews are good/fun, and I sort of think he knows he is playing a role and he knows that everyone else knows he is playing a role. If that makes sense.
If you actually think he’s a better player than Kalkbrenner or Alexander, heck Scheierman, you’re deluded. He’s a one dimension smiley dude. Nothing more. Whatever.
I see the Jay signal went off. Quick rally the troops! Haha
Do you know basketball, because this is not what I consider one dimensional? Get your Creighton goggles off and recognize a good player when you see one. I would consider Kalkbrenner more one dimensional by the definition
^^^ and a lot more one-dimensional this year with all we've lost. Gonna be a rough BB season. Glad Keisei's at least gettin paid, tho...
One reason I'm at least hopeful for our BB program - only need a small handful of elite, paid players to put out a quality, competitive team.
Andi Jackson says, excuse me sir! Andi is leading the nation in hitting percentage at .504, and she is a true freshman.
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One dimensional? He was flirting with a 50/40/90 season until the final weeks last year. Dude is one the most skilled basketball players to roll through the state in quite a while. I suggest you put the Bluejay gear away for the season and enjoy the show.
He proved last season that he is a lot more than just a 3-point shooter. He has one of the deepest bags I have seen from a Nebraska basketball player.
I guess some people are more impressed by Kalkbrenner jumping 2 inches to dunk the ball and then screaming like a bluejay hatchling on his way back down the court.
So to prove he's not one dimensional you point only to his shooting stats. Got it.
Kalkbrenner outscores your pet diminutive shooter, obviously outrebounds him but also has more assists, oh and is two-time conference defensive player of the year with as many steals per game as Tominaga, in a conference that produced last year's national champion. Doesn't take a Jay fan to be reasonable about it.
Oh he's a good player, not sayin that. Watched most of their games last season, guy stepped up at some key moments, for sure, especially toward the end of the season when the entire team was injured. AM opining that we've lost some talent this year compared to last, at least on paper, and opposing D's keying in on other players last year are gonna be focused more on Keisei than prior.
Creighton has better players than we do, and I'm certainly not a Creighton fan. Colorado football has better players than we do; not a Buffs fan. It's just a fact until it's not, but it's not changing this year.
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