[NU Sports] Are 'Cats NIT Bound?

[Weinbaum, Willie]

Maybe this season's greatest subtle accomplishment is the raised expectation - that people/we say "when..." rather than IF..." :)

I can't recall, in 31+ years of following the Cats, seeing a prospect of four such accomplished players on the court at the same time as Coble/Crawford/Shurna/Thompson.  The rest of the league will likely be a lot tougher than this year and NU failed too frequently against the conference's weakest teams this year, but the afore-mentioned NU foursome has unprecedented legitimate firepower for the Cats, I believe (from this year to next year, the Cats basically swap Nash for Coble).


>From Blackberry - please excuse typos

W. Weinbaum
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Have to agree with Paul. When we finally do make the NCAA tournament, it would mean a lot more if we made it when the field isn't so diluted. - Jim B.

-----Original Message-----
>From: neonrye at aol.com
>Sent: Mar 14, 2010 7:27 PM
>To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
>Subject: [NU Sports] Are 'Cats NIT Bound
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>According to late-breaking news on Trib web site, NU is hosting NIT selection party, and Carmody is apparently confident of a bid:
>http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/03/is-northwestern-nit-bound.html
>
>We can only hope.
>
>Meanwhile, Tubby's guys are "in" and the Illini's bubble burst.
>
>I am sure everyone sat watching Selection Show on CBS thinking "what if" (we beat PSU twice, beat Iowa there, beat Indy there, etc.).  Oh well, there's always next year.
>
>Meanwhile, NY Times had piece today on possible expansion to 96.  I hate the idea so incredibly much it isn't funny.  They will break one of sports' best events.  I don't hate BCS nearly as much as SJT--just dislike how they have diluted the Rose Bowl tradition-- but this I truly hate.
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>Paul Levinson
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