[NU Sports] Same old basketball again ...

[bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com]

...Not physical enough inside against a Big 10 team. 

No inside scoring threat. 

Too many second-chance points for the opposition -- was it any coincidence the Illini's winning point came on a foul on a putback? 

Too dependent on one star to score and others fail to pick up slack. 

On the free-throw shooting, it is inexcusable. A team with as little margin for error as NU must shoot 80 percent from the line. And missing front ends is a disaster. 

I predict a very very long Big Ten road season. Just look at Philadelphia last night to see how tough it is to win on the road: Duke and Xavier come to town against inferior foes and lose. 

Good luck Wildcats, you'll need it. 

Brad Wilson
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