[NU Sports] NU prognosis

[hakirsch at aol.com]

Living a few blocks from Alumni Hall on Belden Ave, I went to several of our"home " games that year  and being the first decent team we had in a long time, I and I'm sure the Cat faithful really enjoyed the year and will never forget it. Our biggest problem was we didn't win any BT road games going 0-9 while 7-2 at home. (Losing to Indy and Iowa)  

Because of  the expanded entrants this year , I think we will squeak in to the dance though still might not be as good as the 82-83 team.  (I believe only 48 teams went back then in the year of Jimmy Volvano's miracle NC State's Wolfpack upset of Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma).  We have played pretty well so far  and while lacking the upfront heft, we have improved quite a bit on that front. BC will need to manage the games around our backcourt strength and our shooters will need to come through.  I would expect a first round loss, but will be happy with the invite and hope that Dennis will enjoy eating crow. ( I have had to do the same with my pessimistic pre season football predictions in some years past)

Harry
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Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:27:33 
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Best team in NU history? It isn't even the best in my lifetime. I think the '82-'83 team coached by Rich Falk was the best. Jim Stack, Art Aaron, Andre Goode, Gaddis Rathel and the wonderful PG Michael Jenkins.......THREE 1,000 point career scorers on that team.......played home games in DePaul's Alumni Hall, great atmosphere for hoops. Beat ND on St. Patrick's day in the NIT, and lost a heaertbreaker to DePaul in the second round. It was the first time EVER that NU made a post-season tournament, so quite an accomplishment This was the only team I have seen that had quality starters across the board. Plus, they could play defense, something Carmondy never figured out in his tenure.

A big gap between that team and the current version IMHO!



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From: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>
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Sent: Sat, Dec 24, 2011 8:10 am
Subject: [NU Sports] NU prognosis


This may be the best basketball team in NU history.  Crawford has come to 
lay, Shurna is Shurna, Hearn has been a surprise, and Sobolewski came out 
f the chute playing solid basketball.  Cobb and Marotullio, though, need to 
et their court legs back to lengthen the bench.
Unfortunately, the talent still isn't good enough for us to feel sanguine 
bout making the Big Dance.  I believe the best we can realistically hope 
or is another NIT with a shot at going deep into the tournament.  We'll 
ikely pull some upsets during the regular season and lose some we should 
in.  We probably prevail if the threes are dropping and likely lose if 
hey're not.  In other words, expect pretty much the same ol' same ol' with 
n extra win or two.  The principle problem is an old one:  put-backs and 
nes-and-done will remain events the opposition enjoys.  Mirkovic has 
bviously worked hard on his game and is playing the best ball of his life, 
ut he cannot hold up against the league's better front lines.
While we have the best opportunity of making the NCAAs since I matriculated 
18.5 years ago, I'm afraid it still isn't enough this year. 
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