[NU Sports] not a chance

[Roy Lamberton]

There will be some major improvements behind the scenes at Welsh Ryan, in fact
some may already be done...I'm waiting for the NGN Auction to see what's
happening behind the wooden stands.

Anyway, DeChellis could really build PSU up with the talent he's got, then get a
major job. As with NU, he's probably a top shooter away from being competitive,
something that will get him noticed by another school looking for change.

The reason we haven't won over PSU twice in a season is that we play them
poorly, always have, and until we get that solid 3 point guy, will continue to
struggle.

I thought Craig Moore was that bomber, and maybe he's starting to get going -
I'd love to see the Soph Slump just go away in the tourney this week.

What killed us Saturday was the inability to get layups to go. Maybe some of it
was Landry in the middle but we've got to make the bunnies, and several of the
young players just couldn't get them to fall.

Anyway, next year is a big question mark. Doyle, Tolic and Scott [and to some
extent Kennedy] will be hard to replace. I'd go out on a limb and suggest that
we might see two Croats starting again next year, but its also possible the
lights will go on for our soon to be Juniors.

The two incoming frosh sound good, but the Chicago media sure doesn't talk much
about their exploits, at least what I've been able to find....

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of johnadeg at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:39 AM
> To: Dennis W. Brandt; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] not a chance
> 
> 
> There was an article in the Harrisburg, PA newspaper about Ed 
> DeChellis, Penn State's coach.  He is the lowest paid coach 
> in the Big Ten and Penn State's AD effectively said says he 
> doesn't plan on doing much about the basketball program.  The 
> thinking is that DeChellis will leave when his contract is up 
> and get an assistant's job that pays better than his current one.
> 
> I see nothing in NU's basketball program to suggest that 
> anyone is interested in doing much about our program either.
> 
> John DeGroat
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net> 
> 
> > > Get serious. What evidence is there that NU hoops will
> > > be better next season? I see none. Same old problems. 
> > > Same old weaknesses, Same old results. Non-con patsies 
> > > will be pounded, though there will be the requisite 
> > > embarrassing loss to one or two of them. And there 
> > > will one win -- but never a sweep -- over Penn State 
> > > and one or two other BT wins over sleepwalking or 
> > > demoralized teams. 12-16 or so, as usual. 
> > 
> > Ever upbeat, aren't you Brad? Unfortunately, the odds say 
> that you are
> > right - unless they recruit a Shaquille or Michael clone 
> and a shooting 
> > guard or two. The way they shot threes this season 
> Northwestern ought to 
> > change "Welsh-Ryan" to "The Brickyard." And rebounds? We 
> don't want no 
> > stinkin' rebounds! They played hard and were well coached, 
> but they were 
> > ponies playing in a field of Budweiser stallions. If they 
> want to pull the 
> > beer wagon they had better grow up. 
> > 
> > Damn, it's frustrating that we can never beat Penn State twice in a 
> > season
> > (in spite of the fact that Penn State fans don't seem to 
> care). Did we do 
> > it in the Esch year perhaps? 
> > 
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