[NU Sports] Basketball (ugh!)

[Roy Lamberton]

I am very worried after last night's disaster in Madison.

We finally have 3 big guys to play the middle, and they all seem to get
fouled up.

Big 10 teams have figured out that you smother Moore and try to smother
Coble, leaving Thompson to try to score from outside - where he rushes his
shots. 

The Big 10 also appears to have figured out the Princeton offense, and takes
away the backdoor cuts while shutting down the perimeter shooting.

On the plus side (thanks Dave) - the Cats have played and lost to two of the
leagues better teams. So far every opposing coach has good things to say
about how we play and how they don't take us for granted. 

BC is rotating big men in the middle, trying to find a guy who can play his
offense the way Hardy or Jenkins did while adding more defense. Both centers
are still developing a 3 point shot (since they haven't tried any in a game)
and learning the 1-3-1 the way the coaches want it played. It is too bad
that we don't redshirt more roundball players the way Sterling did.

He hasn’t cracked the starting lineup, but he seems to be playing with more
maturity when he does get in the game.

This team is proof that you just can't take a couple of shooters, surround
them with big guys, and win. 

However, I honestly still believe that this team can improve enough to get a
few more wins in January, and maybe play to their potential in February. The
point in basketball, or any sport with a playoff, is to peak towards the end
of the season.

The Cats are definitely in the position of having to peak late, because
they're struggling right now.

rsl

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-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
Behalf Of cherron604 at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:26 AM
To: tbng at comcast.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Basketball (ugh!)

Are we looking at two wins this season (over the Hoosiers) ?? Or even less
?? This is going downhill in a hurry.? So unfortunate in light of what some
of the other programs at NU are achieving.

Chuck Herron?? Tech '85


-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 9:34 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] Basketball (ugh!)



Another disgraceful b-ball performance at Wisconsin tonight.  To our dismal 
rebounding performance we added a total inability to shoot.  Lord almighty, 
please send us a center and a power forward with athletic ability.
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