[NU Sports] 2 Notes

[mlinhardt at netzero.net]

http://kenpom.com/sked.php?y=2007&team=Northwestern&t=p

Pomeroy plays out our entire schedule(excluding Big Ten tourney) and 
predicts us at 16-14 with a 5-11 conference record.

Michigan(home), Minnesota(both), and Penn State(home).  I know that is 
only 4 wins, but he has a note:
"**Projected record is based on chances of winning, and therefore may 
not conform to the cumulative game-by-game predictions. This accounts 
for the unexpected results that will inevitably happen during the 
season."

His scouting report is quite interesting also:
-- 6th in Steal percentage
-- 2nd in Assist to Field Goal made
-- 4th in Turnover percentage(offense)
-- 12th in Turnover percentage(defense)

Doyle is 23rd in Assist rate

Did anyone see the Daily Herald article about Vince "The Hammer" Scott?
http://www.dailyherald.com/search/searchstory.asp?id=264077

Some true quotes:
“I’m a mental case,” Scott said. “So if I make a couple shots, then my 
game is going to go. And if I miss a few and then I make a bad pass, 
then it kind of goes to heck.”

and some absurdities about Greg “All-World” Oden vs. Vince “The 
Hammer” Scott.  I don't know whether Doyle is serious or not, but I 
don't think it will matter as at most it only counts as 2 losses even 
if we lose by 50.


-- cherron604 at aol.com wrote:
The basketbal team won again last night (vs Loyola of Maryland).   
This puts them at 9-3, with 18 games to go.  If I just use the Sagarin 
numbers, they go 4-8 in 12 of those games (the ones with margins 
greater than 5 points).  That would make 13-11, with 6 key games:
 
at Penn State
host Michigan
at Minnesota
host Ohio State
host Illinois
at Iowa
 
The Purdue and Indiana home games are just a tad over a 5-point 
differential, so I marked them as losses also, although they could be 
added to this list, based on the frequently-observed Welsh-Ryan factor.
 
9-3 is great, and I would like to think that they can win 17 or 18 
games, or am I crazy projecting ahead for a team that struggled with 
Wheaton College ?



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