[NU Sports] Basketball (ugh!)

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

Our center looks like he could trip over the paint if it were more than a couple of molecules thick.  No improvement until Carmody leaves.  The other coaches pay compliments to NU to be nice in keeping with the coaches' fraternity rules..  I would really like to know what they think.  

John DeGroat
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From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
> 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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