Davidgolds5 said:

He is very likeable and unlike hunger doesn’t waste valuable possessions with bad shots.

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He is probably told to take those shots, If he hits one all of a sudden the D has to account for it and that opens up a lot of other things, Unfortunately he has not really hit them enough to make it a threat

ricko654321 said:

Nice indicator of the quality of our defense in the second half - we gave up the same number of points in 25 minutes after the break as we did in the first 20 minutes! Of course, one could make the same point about our offense... we are way too prone to having those 4-5 ish minute stretches where we just get stagnant and fail to get quality looks, and once we stretched the lead out to 10 that naturally happened again right on cue.

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All teams tend to have them, We just notice ours more

SmellyCat said:

Ok, maybe this only matters to me, but I liked this:

Martinelli made a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the first half to give NU a 38-37 edge at halftime. Then he hit a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the OT to give the Cats a 38-37 edge after halftime.

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Talk about a Geeky stat

The first set of steel beams are now visible from the street. Here we go!

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Big Matty looked like a Mack Truck setting the screen for Martinelli on that last play

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Hungry Jack said:

His new nickname is “Buzz”

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I like Broccoli Head. My 11 yo says that's the name of that haircut

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SmellyCat said:

Ok, maybe this only matters to me, but I liked this:

Martinelli made a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the first half to give NU a 38-37 edge at halftime. Then he hit a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the OT to give the Cats a 38-37 edge after halftime.

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His new nickname is “Buzz”

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NJCat said:

Yes, field hockey has special needs. But this is the Lacrosse tournament, which can be played on the same turf as football and soccer.....

Seems to me that Jackson found another revenue source to defray the cost of the temporary facility while at the same time getting great publicity for the NU LAX program and the University. Well done, Mark.

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My bad.

eastbaycat99 said:

I see it can be read that way. Matt, sorry for the very Northwesternish correction. That loss at Purdue last year still sticks in my craw (and brain).

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No worries! At least Collins got to put together a WWE audition tape on his way out of that one.

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ricko654321 said:

Nice indicator of the quality of our defense in the second half - we gave up the same number of points in 25 minutes after the break as we did in the first 20 minutes! Of course, one could make the same point about our offense... we are way too prone to having those 4-5 ish minute stretches where we just get stagnant and fail to get quality looks, and once we stretched the lead out to 10 that naturally happened again right on cue.

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This team needs to play in the 50s and 60s to win. There’s just not enough consistency in the offense right now. So much 1x1 and isolation.

The two isolation guys are uniquely good, but there’s lots of standing once they get in position.

I’d like to see Leach with the ball just a little more.

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Purple Pile Driver said:

I don’t get this perception that Fitz is a rim protector. I actually think this is a shortcoming. He’s tall enough to get a few blocks usually by chasing a smaller player that went right around him. We know our guards can’t stop penetration of quicker PG. Fitz doesn’t get in position fast enough to use his size. This is where Big Matt excels. Fitz best attribute is keeping balls alive with the back tap on missed shots.

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I think what Fitzmorris might bring as an intangible is that his role is essentially just like Nicholson's.
So his teammates know what he's supposed to do - and he can watch tape of Nicholson and compare it to his own play.
With Hunger its a different style - and it seems to me that Lowery prefers that big guy in the paint.
There are times when we play better with Hunger out there - usually against smaller, mobile centers.

Fitzmorris is easier to dislodge than Nicholson, thats for sure.

I was surprised to see Reese pull Nicholson close and say something in his ear in the handshake line. Seemed like an acknowledgment of respect.