[NU Sports] Wildcats out of the Dance

[Jim Bendat]

Lou's right - the Cats seem destined for the NIT - again. If the team turns it around and makes the NCAA tournament, I'll eat my humble pie very happily. But I'm not holding my breath. - Jim B.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Martinitis at aol.com
>Sent: Jan 23, 2011 12:16 PM
>To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Subject: [NU Sports] Wildcats out of the Dance
>
>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
> 
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