[NU Sports] Hallelujah

[Roy Lamberton]

While football players have most of the school year to work in the weight room,
basketball seems to be tied up most of the school year with practice.

I think Scott was the last guy to bulk up - BC razzed him quite a bit before his
Senior year about how big he got. Maybe BC doesn't think it's that big a
deal...?

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: johnadeg at comcast.net [mailto:johnadeg at comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:25 PM
> To: rstetson at capps-assoc.com; mlinhardt at netzero.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Cc: Roy Lamberton; Maureen.Linhardt at plexus.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Hallelujah
> 
> 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
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> 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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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > 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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