[NU Sports] Hallelujah

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I wonder how much time the BB players spend in the weight room.  Shon Morris keeps pointing out that Coble, for example, can't drive hard enough to be a factor.  He  gets pushed out of the way too often.

John DeGroat
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From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
> I guess last night's "if only" exercise was an attempt to point out what this
> year's team is missing - a big dominant player in the Vukusic mode.
> 
> What I think I saw last time NU played on TV [where I could see it] was an
> outside shooting team with a couple of guys capable of going inside but that was
> missing a big presence in the post. We always dumped on Vince Scott, but he
> provided size in the middle and a 3 point threat.
> 
> That Princeton offense, which has had large parts of it adapted to the "new"
> motion offense, demands a big guy who can both play inside, distribute the ball
> outside and step out and shoot. It's nice if that big guy can also get inside
> for rebounds. The Cats are missing that player this year.
> 
> I would propose that finding that big inside player is a tougher job than most
> other basketball schemes because they are called upon to not only be tall, but
> have to be able to pass the ball around. Once you hit 6-10 on most High School
> teams you are usually the last guy to touch the ball, not the guy who spreads it
> around looking for the open shot.
> 
> When BC and co go looking for that big man, he's not only looking at size, but
> what is at the top of that size - it takes a lot of brains to play NU's post
> position, and I'm sure it’s a recruiting challenge to find and get that one big
> player who "gets" it.
> 
> Anyway, it appears to me that NU is one big player away from serious
> respectability in the Big 10. Does Eschmeyer have any kids?
> 
> rsl
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> > From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> > Behalf Of mlinhardt at netzero.net
> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 7:52 AM
> > To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> > Cc: Maureen.Linhardt at plexus.com
> > Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Hallelujah
> > 
> > I could not let that go.
> > 
> > Maureen and I have that "dream team" discussion, but only with basketball
> > and there is a reason for this and it is WRONG.
> > 
> > Football is forward-looking only.  Bacher will be better tomorrow than he
> > was yesterday.  Same way with Lane, Sutton, Peterman, McMannis, Wooten,
> > Smith, etc.
> > 
> > We love the past players, but we are excited about the current players and
> > their maturing.
> > 
> > As Northwestern basketball fans we must get past the "if only" and look at
> > next season based on what we have, not what we might have had if we could
> > pick players, coaches, schedules, arenas, etc. out of different
> > generations.
> > 
> > "If only" does not help make or improve the future.
> > 
> > -- "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > But here's food for thought - imagine Jitim and Vedran playing with this
> > bunch of kids. You can make the case that Thompson is another Jitim, but it
> > would be great if one of the Croats stepped up an played like VV - I think
> > the inside game would be much better, and so would the record.
> > <snip>
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