[NU Sports] Cat basketball report card

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I've got Parkinsons Disease and a bad back but think that I can jump as high than Rowley. I'm surprised that he wasn't red shirted. 

John DeGroat 
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From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> 
To: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net>, nwu-sports at tssi.com 
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2009 11:04:20 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Cat basketball report card 

Like it or not, NU will rarely attract the true freshman phenom. Our guys 
will take two, maybe three years to develop into Div I players and we have 
to be willing to live with a coach who recruits like that, and kids who play 
like that. 

Coble and a Frosh, surrounded by 3 seniors and a Junior might not have to 
play right away - same with Craig Moore. We would now be able to see them 
play for 2 and 1 more year, but because of our academics, they had to play 
immediately. Sterling Williams saw what was involved and asked to redshirt 
(that's what I was told). He turned into a half decent bench guy, the same 
with Nash (and how much better would he have been if he could redshirt) 

Luka, Rowley, Curletti and the other Frosh will develop into decent players 
- IMHO - down the road. BC needs to keep recruiting and I think Tavaras and 
the other big guy from Croatia are the keys to that. I don't think we all 
realize how much Craig Robinson did to recruit Chicago, but he was gone just 
as kids started to realize that NU was for real. 

But I haven't given up on 2009 yet. We've still got 4 games to play and win 
and the NCAA's are moot, in fact if we make it to the final game Sunday, I 
think we're in. 

rsl 

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-----Original Message----- 
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On 
Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt 
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:20 PM 
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com 
Subject: [NU Sports] Cat basketball report card 

For the first time EVER, I am submitting a Cat basketball report card. 
Never did one before because it never mattered. 


Craig Moore B My vote for MVP for his consistent shooting, 
vastly improved all-around game, and senior leadership. 
He will be sorely missed. You gotta 
love those Pennsylvania boys! 

Kevin Coble B The team's best player and who learned to 
make his own shots 

Michael Thompson B- Solid ball handler, much improved as a shooter, 
and got better as the season went on. 
Needs to penetrate better and be 
more under control, although both improved during the season. 

Jeff Shurna C- Played F one day and B+ the next like 
talented freshmen do 

Luka Mirkovic C- Showed heart but needs to muscle up to 
become an inside presence 

Kyle Rowley F At this point, a wasted scholarship. He 
added nothing to the team. Worse, improvement was barely 
perceptible over the course of the 
season. 

Jeremy Nash C A defensive demon but offers little on 
offense. May be the team's best athlete but too often out of control. 

Sterling Williams D+ A senior whose play won't be missed 

Jeff Ryan D Wasn't a threat on either side of the ball 

All the rest D- Curletti and Mirkovic might help in the 
future but have a long way to go. 

Coaching A- For coaching, not recruiting. With the 
best three-point shooting and best turnover ratio in the league, this 
team played better than anyone 
thought possible. I yearn to see what Carmody could do with the talent 
of a Michigan State. 

Recruiting C It's the best in my 45 years of 
experience with NU basketball, but it's still only average overall. 

Needs: 1) Inside presence, 2) impact player, 3) more and better 
athletes, 4) improved foul shooting 
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