[NU Sports] Wildcats out of the Dance

[Martinitis at aol.com]

I have forced myself to keep quiet most of this NU basketball season  
because I am nothing more than a casual BB fan other than NU ball.
 
But I saw this coming and even a novice like myself can see the truth  
about this team and I can no longer remain mute about it......Carmody must  Go. 
 
I have followed all the posts here throughout the team's ups and  downs, 
and have been in as much denial as anyone.  But that is what it  is.  Denial.
 
I realize he just got an extension. Gasp.
 But unless this is the best NU is prepared to be satisfied with,  enough 
is enough.  Not to say that this team won't rise up and tease  us again 
before the season's end.  But in the end, there will be no  invitation to the 
Dance.
 
This is as good as it gets. And not only because of today's 30  something 
embarassement. It's because  Carmody is just not good  enough. Not smart 
enough. And not wise enough (too egotiscal?) to manage/coach a  tournament team. 
Why? 
 
For starters, not finding a way to keep Coble in the fold.   THAT would 
have made us a Tourney Team.  That would have protected  Shurna when he was 
hurt.  That would have lessened the pressure loaded  upon our role players; and 
expecting them to match up with top quality Big  Ten player opposition.. 
That's what a Coach Ryan, or coach K would have  done.
 
When the chips are down (e.g. Mich State last week) he clearly gets out  
coached.  And if he is capable of producing anything but a competitive  team, 
how come this group of very talented players from last year's team  (except 
for Shurna and Thompson) keep slowly regressing. Especially Marcotulio  and 
Crawford; Neither is the player they were last year as true freshmen. 
 
I'm died in Purple too.  I'll keep rooting.  But my expectations  are 
hereby reduced to the subject line. 
It is too painful to watch anymore without crying. No more purple  koolaid.
 
Lou