[NU Sports] Another hard fought loss

[Jonathan Hodges]

I have to give some credit to the Northwestern fans for showing up and
making a lot of noise, which the BTN announcing crew (admittedly both NU
alums: Revsine & Morris) noted multiple times.  And I can't blame the NU
fans who were actually there for letting the Michigan fans in - instead
blame those NU fans who did not buy tickets (I am among that group,
although I like to think that I have an excuse living outside the area).

In any case it doesn't matter what the crowd does or doesn't do: the guys
on the court didn't get the job done.  And the lack of depth came through
in OT when Crawford wasn't able to go back out there (Mirkovic didn't suit
up); the reduction in height & athleticism gave Michigan the shots they
needed (though NU also blew chances in regulation).

What would be interesting to see is if the basketball team could develop
the attitude that the football team seems to have: where they seemingly
rise up and put on their best performances in the most hostile environments
(including when visiting fans invade their home stadium).

Jonathan

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On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Roy S. Lamberton
<rstetson at capps-assoc.com>wrote:

> The UM fans were doing their droning sound every time Michigan brought the
> ball up - for a
> minute I thought we were at MIch. instead of "our house."
>
>
>
> The Wild Side has to figure out how to counter stuff like that - they are
> in the right
> place, at each end of the court, although I liked it better when they were
> arrayed behind
> the visitor's bench, the way they are at most other Big 10 venues.
>
>
>
> And when they tied it up at the end of the game, our fans just disappeared.
>
>
>
> The team knows this is "our house" and we need to defend it, maybe the
> fans in the stands
> need to learn the same lesson.
>
>
>
> rsl
>
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> From: Evans Schoeman [mailto:eschoeman at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:43 PM
> To: Roy S. Lamberton; Dennis W. Brandt; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Another hard fought loss
>
>
>
> Very true.  I couldn't believe the crowd erupting in "Air Ball" after
> Shurna's miss in OT.
> I don't think that you'd hear that from the visitors in any other Big Ten
> arena.
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: Roy S. Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
> To: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Tue, February 21, 2012 9:35:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Another hard fought loss
>
> To Michigan's credit...
>
> They played D
> Their fans turned the last 7 minutes into their home game.
>
> rsl
>
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> Opinions expressed above are mine alone and are not
> those of any organizations of which I am a member.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate.
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
> --------------------- Also ----------------------
> "Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
> Director Media Relations - Little League
>  Senior League Softball World Series
> CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
> Northwestern University - Speech 1974 -
> Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
> Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
> =================================================
> There is nothing wrong with America that the faith,
> love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens
> cannot cure - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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> If we become a country in which we say, 'Please,
> tell me how to live,' We're Doomed!"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Dennis
> W. Brandt
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 10:39 PM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Another hard fought loss
>
> We scrap like five Rockys, get good games from Hearn and Curletti, rebound
> better than
> usual, and still we lose.  We just don't know how to close out a win.  Our
> offense in the
> closing minutes and throughout the entire overtime was playground-based.
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