Husker Basketball Game Day Thread vs. Colorado - Nebraska Says Goodbye To Aleks Maric

by Jon Johnston on Mar 9, 2008 1:45 PM CDT in Nebraska Husker Basketball

Opponent: Colorado!

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2008, 2:05 p.m. CST

Listen:Huskers Sports Network,Nebraska broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 118
TV: FSN Midwest
Webcast: None - Not Available on Channel Surfing
Arena: Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595)

Please use this thread to discuss the Nebraska - Colorado basketball game or any other games you might be watching (or listening to) today.

There's only one thing you need to know - this is Aleks Maric last home game as a Husker basketball player.

We've paid attention to what's happened to the Cornhusker football program, the upheaval, the problems, the un-Nebraska nature of the program and what all, but we don't apply the same to the basketball program.

Aleks Maric hasn't has much of a fair shake at Nebraska. Barry Collier, a guy who I was sure would be successful - wasn't. In comes Doc Sadler on a re-building mission. He flies to Australia. He convinces Aleks Maric to stay a Husker.

Nebraska basketball hasn't been a rose garden throughout the years. Still without a NCAA tourney win, Husker basketball is perennially climbing up a hill. Aleks Maric stayed, probably with the knowledge that he wouldn't see the top of that hill.

Nebraska should fold, bend and mutilate Colorado today. Aleks Maric should be fed the ball like a baby looking for mashed green peas. He should score like voting in Chicago - early and often. Marics' shots should fall like it's raining cats and dogs. More cliches welcome in the comments section.

Thank you, Aleks Maric for remaining a Husker, for being one of the best when we needed a bright light to shine.

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kicking

ass.

33-14 with little time lef tin the first half

Go Big Red!

by Jon Johnston on Mar 9, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions

Assuming this holds up...

Nebraska should be the 7 seed (playing Tech) in the Big XII tourney if Texas wins (2nd round matchup with KU) or the 8 seed (still playing Tech, still 2nd round matchup with KU) if Okie State wins due to the crazy Big XII tiebreakers (Tech holds tiebreaker over Okie State, NU holds tiebreaker over Tech, break ties in-division first). You can check out the possibilities here

by huskerlibrarian on Mar 9, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions

Correction

Mizzou is #10 regardless, so we play them if Texas beats OSU. We will still play KU if we get to round 2 regardless.

by huskerlibrarian on Mar 9, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

57-31 now

ass-kicking.

that's not surprising. Colorado is lost.

Go Big Red!

by Jon Johnston on Mar 9, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply actions

Really is the "What Could Have Been" game

Aleks Maric never could quite keep the yin to his yang on the team. It always seemed that as soon as someone emerged to complement him they would gain 50 pounds and/or get kicked off the team for off-the-court issues (see Joe McCray, Jamel White). Guys with potential to be major contributors didn't qualify (Roburt Sallie, who will be back next year), fizzled out (B.J. Walker), or transferred (Marcus Walker). As a result, Aleks has been a one-man show since his sophomore year (Wes Wilkinson was a big contributor back then). It makes you wonder -- what if McCray and White had lived up to their potential instead of spin-cycling out of control?

by huskerlibrarian on Mar 9, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply actions