[NU Sports] NU Hoops?

[dave bradley]

Apologize in advance for the brief diversion from football (I'm still  floating  after  getting  all sort of kudos from friends after  NU's  showing  this  weekend  in Ioway), but a couple of questions about hoops:

(1+)  NU  rolls over Robert Morris in exhibition, the same team that  beat  NU last  year.  Is  that because NU is that much better? or Robert  Morris  is not as good as they were last year?
or just that the newbies (Shurna, Mirkovic, etc.) having a full  season  under  their belt? Is it any sort of indicator to the   season   ahead   or   simply   an   exhibition  game  vs. non-competitive opponent?

(2)   For  those more in the know - who is going to try to fill Craig Moore's shoes this season?

(3)   Even  with  the  return of all significant players except Moore  (and  even  if Moore were to magically return), what are the  chances  of  the  'Cats actually moving up in the Big 10 standings?
(given  the  overall  youth prevalent on the other BT teams). I don't recall significant losses by many teams. To me, the 'Cats fortunes  of  potentially making the 'you know what' at the end of  the  season  are  going to be very much dependent on a near perfect   non-conf   record  or  a  great showing  at  the  BT tournament.Thoughts?

Go  'Cats!  Beat  up  on  "Illinois" this week...taking care of Northern  Illinois  Friday  in   hoops,  then  saturday  on  the football field in Champaign.



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