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Garbage: Martinelli named second team All-B1G

Kind of feels like this season was/is NU against the word. The basketball gods (injuries and late game shenanigans), refs, and the media all had an anti NU bias/agenda. Great season for Mart despite all that. He earned that B1G leading scorer title and this just adds another chip on the shoulder, not that he needed one.
 
The tough one for me was that Brice Williams was named to 1st Team All-B1G. I'd argue Nick was way more important to his team that Wiliams was. Along with:

  • When they played each other, Nick outdueled him 23 pts to 21, despite Williams getting to the line 10 times and Nick only twice. Nick also grabbed 9 rebs to Williams 4, and they both had 3 steals apiece that game. Sure, NEB got the win...
  • But in a "knockout" game (final regular season tilt), Williams scored only 7 points against Iowa at home, while Nick closed with 28 on the road at MD (involved in 38 %Poss).

Ooof, just rough.
 
He was an exceptional rebounder (IIRC he led the conference) and was a pretty capable scorer. That said, I thought Ace Bailey was a better player.
Ace Bailey was the best college player I have ever seen in person. That night in Evanston he was insane.
 
Ace Bailey was the best college player I have ever seen in person. That night in Evanston he was insane.
Bailey had a 13 of 15 night against Penn State with 4 of 5 from the arc, but no free throws.
Followed that up with a 4 of 17 against Michigan State.
Then a 13 of 20 (5 of 8 from 3) against NU, with 6 of 6 from the line.
Then a 3 of 15 (0 for 7 from 3) against Michigan.

After the NU game he said something along the lines of "My teammates know where I like to shoot from - and they were getting me the ball in my favorite spots."
 
When our coach doesn’t complain about this stuff including the reffing, doesn’t it just make our program look docile? I like collins, but I’d like to see him channel his inner Doug and get angry.
 
When our coach doesn’t complain about this stuff including the reffing, doesn’t it just make our program look docile? I like collins, but I’d like to see him channel his inner Doug and get angry.
CCC blows his lid all the time.

Martinelli should use this as motivation in the BTT.

Nobody believes in the Cats. Just win.
 
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