O'Rear out for the season

[UNI Prof]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

It's time for Rank to step up. He has a Luke-like disposition and has hopefully learned from the master.

[achrist70]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

It's time for Rank to step up. He has a Luke-like disposition and has hopefully learned from the master.

This, I thought that he did a decent job guarding the two Creighton bigs a week ago now he just needs to do that every game.

[domedays]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

I think the LUUUUUKE chants should go on everytime there is a "hustle" play regardless who it is.

Great idea.

[Panther789]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

Better yet, how about this?

Instead of announcing the starters' names, we have the PA announcer say Lucas O'Rear for all 5 guys.

[jnutt]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

remember how "screwed" we were when Jordan went dumba$$ and got the DUI. Friggin last man on the bench Adam Rodenberg stepped up big time and without ANY valuable minutes before. Rank has played more than Pehl. They just need to screen like Lucas, I don't care if they don't score.

[orangetennis]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

MOVE YOUR FEET PEHL!

Sorry, just woke up from a nap nightmare screaming that.

[Spathicle]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

Didn't SBJ have 10+ rebounds last night?
Luke was great, it will be hard to match the intangibles of such a glorious mane and top notch facial hair.

I'm a trim away from a decent mullet and have a six week beard going if Coach J needs my five feet eight inches and 160lbs of Panther Fury...

I would rather have gone down the road with Luke, he deserved a full season for coming back. But I think we'll be ok.


Lets get SEVEN more Panthers!!

[TravelingPanther]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

I'm going to try and have a mullet and amish beard by the MVC tourney.

[jnutt]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

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[ESands12 Nation]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

I really like the idea of a LUUUUUUUUKE chant for a hustle play.

Yes I say we continue this. Would be a great idea.

[olivestreet95]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

One thing is certain.....I BELIEVE, YOU BELIEVE AND PANTHER NATION BELIEVES.....in this TEAM and what they can do as a collective unit. Hang in there Luke and I hope he sits on the bench and is allowed to lead this team when he can!!!

GO PANTHERS all is not lost and let's come out with even more to prove in these upcoming games!

[GoCatz!]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

I would just love to be a fly on the wall to hear what Luke has to say to Koch....in my opinion, he is the one who really needs to step up take control and not become lost anymore.

[Codytwo]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

I think Chip Rank has what it takes to step up and take Luke's spot. I've been watching Rank closely, and I've noticed that he's starting to set up Kwadzo with screens just like Luke has in the past. The thing that is going to be very interesting is how Jacobson uses Austin Pehl. Jacobson has shown throughout the season that he has lost faith in Pehl considering the Pehl was getting playing time early in the season, and now he never sees the court.

[achrist70]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

Chip is the key he has been playing well like a freshman, great one night and not so great the next, and I highly suspect you will see him with sideburns the rest of the season (figure of speech, but would be cool if he grew them)

Pehl if we get 10-15 quality minutes out of him great, I would tell him all he has to do is set good legal screens and rebound if you do that you are being successful, and if you make an occasional bucket great.

[Panthers to the Bone]

Re: O'Rear out for the season

This was a big time bummer. Lucas was extremely unselfish for him to come back and give it one more go with his teammates. Especially after Doug left, it would have been very challenging without both Doug and Lucas this year. So, I have to say that I very much appreciate Lucas' toughness and leadership this year.

As for what we as fans can do for Lucas to show our appreciation, I too was thinking "Luuukkee" be yelled every time there was a hustle play (rebound, scramble, jump balls, etc...). I was thinking this before I read PN tonight.

As for this team going forward...Jake is a great coach. He and the staff will devise the best plan going forward. He knows their strengths and weaknesses. I think we as fans will see more of Kerwin at the '4'. Pehl will get more minutes, but it probably won't be 15 min. I think you will see Lucas' 25 minutes going to Koch (prob about 3-5 extra min/game), Rank (about 6-8 extra min/game), and Pehl (about 5-8 extra min/game). Kerwin will get the rest. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see Pehl start with Koch, and get 3 minutes to start the game, a few more halfway through the 1st half, and then maybe start the 2nd half, before turning the keys over to Rank/Koch/Dunham. I think Dunham will get about 25 min/game with around 20 of them coming at the power forward spot.

So, it's tough that this team has to figure things out on the road, however, we now have a responsibility as a fanbase. Last night, things were dead in the Mac. It's time to change that. Our crowds haven't been used to igniting the team for a full 40 minutes. That changes. This team lost it's emotional floor leader. It's time for the crowd to pick things up. We have 3 remaining home games and they are all HUGE. So, it's time to step your fandom game up and help push this team to victory.