[NU Sports] Sad

Thu Feb 16 09:35:05 CST 2012

I just read the article with the quote from Carmody about what the Cats need to make the
tourney....

He was obviously asked, "What did you tell your team after the loss."

He responded 'You gotta get wins, fellas.' At 5-8, we're not in the discussion. We need to
get to eight (Big Ten wins) to get in the discussion. And we're playing at a decent
level."

It is Carmody stating the obvious - after two road losses, teams the Cats needed to beat,
they are not in the tourney discussion. If they want to get there, they have to win. What
he said is something we all have been flogging here for weeks.

Not sure he should have told the media (or Greenstein) that but he sometimes is honest to
a fault. (Remember the Blind Squirrel/Acorn crack after an early game?)

What I'm afraid is happening is that the rest of the team expects Shurna to somehow win
the game, and while you want the ball in his hands at the end, sometimes another player
has to step up and make the shot.

There were still too many missed shots by too many other players last night.

rsl

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-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Weinbaum, Willie
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:02 AM
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Sad

I think you guys made very good points, but that Carmody would be best-served by avoiding
saying what it might take to get to the NCAA's.  I just don't see how putting a 3-2
finish/a sub-.500 conference record out there as something of a "goal" is at all
constructive.  Would seem to be much more prudent and upbeat to say, "We've lost some very
tough ones despite playing well a lot of the time.  We have five games left and we want to
be at our best in all of those and in the conference tournament, finish strong in every
game and end with a really good run to get into the tournament.  If we can consistently
play at our best, we think we can make it." 

Why dangle a 3-2 conclusion and an 8-10 slate, even if there is the possibility it'll be
good enough (perhaps boosted by a win or two in the conf. tourney)?  Teams that have lost
two straight winnable games have to focus on the next step, not on anything down the road.

This is an uphill climb and few think the Cats will pull it off.  I'd suggest that BC
preach a version of the cliched, but apt "take it one game at a time and everything will
fall into place." :)

----- Original Message -----
From: Beamsley, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 07:19 AM
To: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Sad

Definitely disappointing game.

Reminded me of early Jordan/bulls games. Jordan goes off for 45 and at the end of the game
nobody else is willing to take a shot.

Carmody said in the trib today that he thought 8 conference wins would get them in the
conversation. Still a chance to do that.

Jeff

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On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:25 PM, "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net> wrote:

> Shurna was outstanding and Marcotullio played exceptionally well, but they got hammered
on the boards, especially in the first half, and were running on fumes at the end.  Same
ol', same ol'.  Forget the big dance.  It's the NIT again - if they don't go completely
into the tank after tonight.
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