[NU Sports] deluisional hoops thinking

[wildelk2 at aol.com]

?? Hopefully, this isn't too delusional.? We should beat SMU and Chicago St. to achieve a 9-2 non conference record.? The fact that we didn't (and hopefully won't ) lose to a retread (insert your favorite non conference loss here----mine is the Maine Black Bears a few years ago) and have rebounded better, and have better depth?indicates improvement.? So we go 6-12 in the conference; it looks like the first part of conference play is harder than the second, so the Big 10 opener is important. (vs. Penn St.)
? Throwing out last year, we had this annoying habit of finishing (1) game below .500, thus not qualifying for the NIT, and there was the season, what , 5-6 years ago we finished 16-14, but lost the last 5 games of the season and were not picked for the NIT.? A big reason why was not defeating all the retreads on our schedule.? I say that happens this season, and we get over the .500 hump and finish 15-14, 1-1 in the Big 10 tournement to finish 16-15. No NCAA tournement yet, but the improved depth with Shurna and Rawley will correspond in a few more wins.

GO CATS!!!
Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Wilson <bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com>
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 6:22 am
Subject: [NU Sports] deluisional hoops thinking



Ah, I admire the optimistic?types here, but ... 

Stanford is at best an average PAC-10 team and NU could not get it?done on the 
road, again. Why? The usual problems,?turnovers,?lack of easy baskets, lack 
of?an inside game at key points, inability to come up big in the clutch ... 

No BT road trip will be easier than this?was. I predict?one BT road win, at 
most, and another dismal, woulda-coulda season. Same?old story. Why does anybody 
think differently?

bw
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