[NU Sports] UGHH

[Eric West]

You know, just once I'd like to see a sentiment about the basketball 
team that's somewhere between "we could make the T-word" and "Carmody 
might/should be fired." (Not to pick on Alan; this was just the latest 
example.) Yes, the loss sucked, and losing at home doesn't bode well for 
the rest of the Big Ten schedule, but I doubt anyone is nearly so gloomy 
if that Illinois player misses the last shot. There is a middle ground 
between the two roller-coaster extremes, folks, and I believe that's 
where the truth currently resides.

Personally, I've been more excited about (and had more fun watching) 
this basketball season than any in about 15 years, and unlike the 1994 
season this team isn't packed with seniors. If this were supposed to be 
a peaking year (like that of our football team), I guess I would be more 
discouraged. As it is, the only way I'd consider getting rid of Carmody 
would be if we went on a major losing streak and missed the postseason 
altogether.

For the sake of our entire athletic program, I hope Jim Phillips isn't 
as mercurial as this list can sometimes get.


Eric West
e-west at northwestern.edu


Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal) wrote:
> I'd like to say that I'm disappointed.
>  But the crushing history of spectacular and can-you-top-this Northwestern basketball defeats leaves me feeling mostly resigned.
>  I appreciate Coach Roy's analysis. But the fact is that other teams, lots of other teams, play freshman who can actually play basketball.
>  This, make no mistake, was a very bad defeat. It was televised all over the country. I've heard by now from several non-Northwestern friends asking how we managed to lose.
>  Which makes me wonder whether this game was the final nail in Carmody's Wildcat coaching coffin.
>