Great start to the 2017 class!!!

Who would you like to be the point guard the rest of the way? Personally, I would like to see Davion Mintz start getting 25 minutes or so a game with Zierden running the point when Mintz isn't in there.

Bluejay Banter tonight has been cancelled because of the weather. And since no overtime is scheduled and we are all stuck in the house we thought we would do a BJB.com overtime on this thread. We will give our insights on the game and welcome yours too. We will get some comments from the coaches and have our normal features. Check back on this thread at 3:30 and we will kick it off. We will also announce the winner of the prediction contest

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I think the Jays pull a hard fought W at home and finish December undefeated. With other Top 10 teams losing, I could see them sitting near Top 5 if they can do it. Anyone alive out there?

Boom!!!

I'm on record that I am over the discrepancy in the local media's coverage of CU vs the fuskers. Its obscene but I am used to it. I have a high up in the OWH family member that at Thanksgiving had never heard of Banter. He is very high there and had no idea who or what Banter is and their excellent coverage. My question is do the coaches care? Do they care about stuff like this?

http://www.omaha.com/do-you-think-c...oll_4967e1fc-c653-11e6-b871-7b54c2c0c1ec.html

I mean really? WTF?

I don't want to talk bad about a player. I have not been to a practice. Would like to know from a coaches perspective what the game plan is going into the Big East schedule what we do next time Watson needs to come out? Is there a plan?

I figured since some talk about 2016 guys including Sam Hauser was starting to happen in the 2015 thread, we might as well start this one.

Each of the Jays top targets has their own thread on this board but let's assume the staff only has 1 scholarship to fill I think the main guys right now are:

Sam Hauser
Xavier Sneed
Kevin Huerter

Among others.

Now I think things change if the staff doesn't believe Marlon Stewart can play point guard. If they don't think he can then I think a PG like Breein Tyree, Bryce Aiken, Carsen Edwards, or JJ Caldwell could shoot to the top of the list of guys they want.

Bluejay Fan: A person who attended Creighton University or grew up, and/or lives in the Omaha metro and cares more about Bluejay Athletics more than any other college program. Bluejay fans hate Nebraska Athletics, period.

Jaysker: Person that lives in Omaha, and follows Nebraska football, watches the games, and wants the team to be successful while also being knowledgeable about the game of basketball and cheers for and wants Creighton to be successful as well.

Husker Fan: Person that puts football in such high regard that they can't possibly believe anyone would care about basketball more than football. And they love football so much that the idea of a true basketball first Creighton fan creates cognitive dissonance in their minds, causing them to label all Bluejays fans Jayskers whether they are or not. Husker fans are the alter ego of the Jaysker. Because they care about Nebraska football, they hate Jayskers for cheering for Creighton basketball instead of Nebrasketball, while ironically not caring enough about Nebrasketball themselves to know who the players are or watch the games. You will know a true douche husker fan when they call you a Jaysker, and then can't name more then 3 players on their own team when challenged.

Nebrasketball fans: True fans of Nebrasketball. They live almost exclusively in Lincoln. They are famous for selling out their arena 3 season in a row because their seats cost about as much as a Big Mac per game. And you better damn well believe they care more about the football team than the basketball team.

Tonight on the show we will be joined by Gary Parrish from CBS Sports. We will have our minute with Merf segment and will be discussing Creighton Volleyball and the OWH article suggesting that Creighton schedule UNO. All that and more at 6 pm on 1620 the Zone.

Jays favored by 19 tonight. Big target on their back now that they're ranked in the top ten. Hopefully they respond accordingly. Corey and I have the pregame show on 1620 the Zone from 6 pm to 7 pm. Tim and Ravi have the post game show live from DJ's Dugout downtown after the game.

Yes, Mo’s the leader of the team, does a fantastic job running the offense and is probably the best player on the team. And yes, Marcus is a supremely gifted off guard unlike anything Creighton’s had in years. But, is it totally crazy to say that Khyri has been the best Jay so far this season and Marcus has arguably been the 4th or 5th best? Cause if I had to rate the guys after watching four games, I might say Khyri, Mo, Cole, Marcus, Justin, Zach, Z, rest of bench. Also, it’s a small sample size, but if you look at stats, especially advanced stats, he’s standing above everyone else getting minutes at this point. All that’s kind of skewed a bit by (a) how much teams likely prepare for Mo and Marcus rather than Khyri, and (b) those two guys being higher usage guys than Khyri, but it’s still worth noting.

Anyway, I didn’t really stop to think about it until I saw this from Jeff Goodman:
“This team is balanced with Maurice Watson Jr., Cole Huff, Marcus Foster and redshirt freshman big man Justin Patton.”

Fair enough, but if Khyri keeps playing even remotely as well as he’s playing now, he won’t be left off many more lists like the above.

Coach Mac said that Zach tore a tendon and some ligaments in his left ankle. He will most likely be out until February. I've been told that red-shirting him is a possibility.

Heath and I will post reports from St Thomas on this thread including game previews/updates.

Currently have a layover in Charlotte ready to board in an hour to St Thomas. Over half the plane from Omaha to here were Jays fans.

To me this has the feel of the Anahiem trip a few years ago. We were riding high and we went there and laid an egg. I know the coaches have already addressed this with the team. Hope this is different outcome. We certainly have the toughest side of the draw.

I can't believe this game is already here. Here is Tim's preview against the Jays game against Top 10 ranked Wisconsin. I'm anxious to see what the line will be on the game.

https://creighton.rivals.com/news/wisconsin-preview-42

This game is near and dear to my heart because I went to Wayne State College. Here is a link to my preview for the game. https://creighton.rivals.com/news/basketball-season-is-here-

What are you most looking forward to seeing on Friday?

I want to see the health of some players and what position Kobe Paras plays while he's on the floor.

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 4m4 minutes agoParadise, NV
Former UCLA signee Kobe Paras just committed to Creighton, per his coach William Middlebrooks.

Welcome Kobe!

@banter heath When is the closed scrimmage against Mizzou? Will you be able to attend and provide updates/observations?

Anyone the date when fall camp starts?

Heath - Will you be attending practices this year for observations?

Ed took an unofficial to Creighton today and was offered a scholarship. It's his first offer. He's a 6-foot-7 small forward with a 6'11.5" wingspan and an advanced skill set. He needs to add muscle and develop better shot-selection, but he's only 15 or 16.

I'm going to try to get a recruiting report up on NebraskaHSHoops.com later today.

Today is opening Day! Matt Warren on the bump tonight at Fresno State.
Sophmore LHP Ricky Thomas is going for Fresno State tonight. Sounds like he will be a very high draft pick eventually after tearing up the Cape Cod League this Summer. He went 9-0 with a 0.92 ERA this summer. Should be a very tough matchup for the Jays.

By now I'm sure all of your have heard about Ras's comments to the Wichita Eagle about pining for WSU and Gonzaga to join the Big East. And that for the first time since reconfiguration, expansion will be a topic of convo at the conference's business meeting in May. Other than who might be considered, I'm curious about what the pulse is amongst the fans for expansion.

I'm in favor as long as the teams brought in make the tournament and thus increase (not water down) the number of NCAA tourney units earned per capita, because that is the only way that expansion makes the whole better. And if those are the kinds of teams you bring in, it doesn't affect anyone adversely from playing an "unbalanced" schedule if the conference is tough top to bottom. I couldn't give a crap about the round robin schedule argument if it places a couple more teams in the tournament each year, thus providing our conference more opportunities to get teams to the Final 4. The problem is a lack of desirable candidates. You could convince me to add VCU and Dayton... that's about it.

starting a thread here--getting ready for tomorrow. We will post links to our stories plus add insight to what we saw. Ravi will have full coverage starting Friday