[NU Sports] I'm not as depressed about basketball...

[mlinhardt at netzero.net]

I'm not as depressed about basketball after watching the Stanford game in person.

Against teams with a big man focus ala Stanford we are like buzzing hornets.  We can annoy, distract, and create turnovers on the defensive side of the ball with our smaller and faster team.  Lopez was always double-downed.  It made it difficult for him to catch a pass and almost impossible for him to dribble.

Other good things:
* Michael Thompson reminding me of Jitim.
* We had some energy after half.  We usually create a lot of turnovers before half and seem lethargic afterwards.  To a great extent we have corrected this.

Unfortunately we still can't shoot freethrows or shoot fromt the floor.  

Craig looked good for a while, but once they started guarding him he did not get another open 3-look.  I believe he took only a single 3-point shot(miss) in the second half.
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