[NU Sports] telling Carmody postgame quote

[Tom Maycock]

I thought the effort was much better last night, but we really were physically 
outmatched at a couple of positions (which was not the case against WI in my 
opinion). 

Although we certainly got outplayed at center last night, it was really Mbakwe 
that killed the Cats on the boards. We could get by with a Luka-style center 
(which suits Carmody's offense) if we could plug in a power forward with 
Mbakwe's combination of quickness, strength, hops, and all-out effort. The good 
news is he's been doing it to everyone else too, but it was really a problem for 
the Cats in particular. Unlike on Sunday, it looked like we had guys boxing him 
out last night, but he repeatedly went up and over them to bring down rebounds.

We still could have won the game with better outside shooting, especially from 
Thompson. But those shooting numbers aren't likely to be much better if we just 
keep moving it around the perimeter and then launching contested three-pointers 
(the "ring-around-the-rosy" approach in Carmody's words). Shon commented 
repeatedly on the lack of movement last night. There's no Mbakwe hiding on NU's 
bench, so if there's any chance at having a good season, they'll need to find 
their groove again on offense. 

Mostly I was reminded again of how much we miss Coble. 

Tom