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Good win…and a few concerns

Think I heard this is the first time since 2015 NU opens with 7 home Ws. I'd bet NU has one 20 - 0 run in its history. About a quarter of perfect basketball. Nobody wants to play NU at WR. Some of the supporting players are getting their game together, like Mullins.

This is the kind of NU team that I always hope for. Not filled with 5* players, but a bunch of solid players playing to the limits of their ability and if they play their best game they can beat anybody. Martinelli, Barnhiser and Nicholson are looking more and more like 5* players. The team is exciting.
Our margin of error against B1G opponents will be thin, with the home advantage working hugely in our favor. This year’s team is a blue collar, veteran group with a rotation of only 7 players. I’m not going to worry about next year, which will be very different with 4 of 5 starters moving on, but will enjoy watching these guys this season go all the way into the NCAA tournament.

Good win…and a few concerns

If you had told me before the game that DePaul would 44% from 3 on 27 shots, and outrebound us, I would have been nervous. But we shot well and turned the Blue Demons into a turnover machine, which was all we needed.

I think Leach had 4 of our 8 turnovers. He had a tough time with Enright, who is much quicker than I expected.

I don't know exactly what DePaul did after we started out 18-2, but I noticed a lot more ball pressure and some trapping, which led to a bunch of turnovers. I give the Cats credit for hanging tough and countering the 2 big DePaul runs to get the lead under 10 points.

Ty is missing too many open looks in transition. Gotta be patient.

Hunger had 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 14 minutes. He had a few patented Luke Hunger moments (that's when I called him "the Bermuda Triangle of basketball."), but he had a decent game. (we still need a big transfer next year).
Leach had five TOs, which I'm sure CC will make it a point to clean up. Less 1x1, more ball movement.

Good win…and a few concerns

Think I heard this is the first time since 2015 NU opens with 7 home Ws. I'd bet NU has one 20 - 0 run in its history. About a quarter of perfect basketball. Nobody wants to play NU at WR. Some of the supporting players are getting their game together, like Mullins.

This is the kind of NU team that I always hope for. Not filled with 5* players, but a bunch of solid players playing to the limits of their ability and if they play their best game they can beat anybody. Martinelli, Barnhiser and Nicholson are looking more and more like 5* players. The team is exciting.

CFP Talk

Brandon Joseph. He's on the Detroit Lions roster but hasn't played much. At least he's getting a NFL paycheck.
Or not.

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