Tim Miles bans Nebraska from locker room
After falling by 28 to Iowa at home to lose 7/8. From Omaha.com:
Under Miles, there are consequences for falling behind at home by 26 points at halftime and making up no ground in the next 20 minutes.He banned Husker players from interviews, a policy that will continue throughout this week and perhaps beyond.
The players also need a new dressing area for practice.
The fancy locker room at Hendricks Training Complex — with its multiple big-screen TVs and pool table and smoothie bar and leather lounge chairs and heated towel racks and I-pod shower plug-ins — is closed.
“There will be chains on the doors locking it from the outside,’’ Miles said, “until further notice.’’
So where will the players dress?
“Good luck,’’ Miles said, glaring. “They’re creative.’’
Miles calmly rips into his team in the rest of the article, including a quip about fundraising to pay some fans back for their tickets today.
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:19 PM ^
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:47 PM ^
My bad. In my defense it is sunday, I'm hungover and just enjoyed some blue dream.
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:30 PM ^
that will help recruiting.
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:27 AM ^
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February 22nd, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
Nebraska has looked bad this year. Petaway in particular appears to be disinterested and just chucking up long shots instead of working.
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
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February 22nd, 2015 at 9:48 PM ^
Should have stayed at CSU, Miles...
February 22nd, 2015 at 9:53 PM ^
If your team plays its best and loses because the other team is just better, that's one thing. But when you lose due to lack of effort, I have to imagine there's nothing on this planet you'd want to see less as a coach.
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February 22nd, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
“We get 15,000 people here and just go into non-compete mode. We showed softness and a lack of leadership and a lack of willingness to listen to leadership. It’s unacceptable.’’
You know, now and again, teams need to hear this so they can turn it around, although I have to think that Miles might get flack from this from some people. That being said, the comments on some sites are pretty amusing - on SBNation, for example:
If getting shut out of your locker room is worse than losing by 28 at home, you are doing it wrong. The Nebraska players are doing it wrong.
February 23rd, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
They did quite well in the no expectations, underdog role last season, very similar to Michigan in 2008-2009. It's a different story when you start the year ranked, and people are writing about you as a dark horse contender to win the Big Ten. For a program that hadn't been to the Big Dance since 1998, the expectation of being a "shoo-in" to return has obviously been too much for them to handle.
Petteway has been killing Nebraska with heroball and terrible shot selection. He shoots 48% from two, which isn't bad, but hits just 32% from deep, with a near 1:1 distribution of 2s (209) and 3s (189). By comparison, his ratio of 2s to 3s last season was nearly 2:1 (280 2s to 147 3s) as well as a supremely better FT rate (82% to 70%).
February 23rd, 2015 at 9:51 AM ^
did this at State one year. Said his players had to earn the luxury.
For me it embarrassing to see how good these kids have it these days.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^
I would not follow the path of the excuse king when it comes to coaching. I know Izzo has had success but would never run a program like his. If you need to lock players out of their own locker room you recruited the wrong guys, you couldn't motivate them to play, and you couldn't shape the team. All essential elements of being a coach.
Sadly, Tim miles is probably gone very very soon at Nebraska. Everytime I saw him on the Journey or in presser he seemed like he has high basketball IQ and is a nice guy.
February 23rd, 2015 at 10:02 PM ^
I know it's been a disappointing year but I really doubt that Nebraska fires Miles after only three total seasons and only one year removed from its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998. If they totally bottom out next season then I would agree that improvement would absolutely be needed going into the following year, but talk of him being canned "very, very soon" seems pretty farfetched to me.
February 23rd, 2015 at 10:26 AM ^
Who knew...
February 23rd, 2015 at 11:21 AM ^
to entice recruits to the universities, they are also intended to keep players close to one another, hanging out together, to help avoid some of the things that happen in other places, like bars and so forth. Playing pool, watching television, having a smoothy, in the confines of the facility are safer from the administration's viewpoint, fosters sense of team, etc.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^
Excellent PR by Miles. When your team is awful, join the fans in their outrage, play tough guy, and hope everyone forgets you're the one responsible for the mess.
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^
not been flushed yet.
Meet the Fockers locker room etiquette.
If it's brown flush it down, if it's yellow let it mellow.
Oops. They forgot their own rule.