NU v. Rutgers

[Mossreportdos]

Last night was the 3rd Cats game I have seen in person this season, the two in Brooklyn and last night. As someone who has been a die hard cats fan since the 90-91 season, this is the deepest Cats team I have every seen. 8 of our players on the 10 deep of scholarship players has the potential to score double digits. Actual through the first 6 games of the season, 8 different Cats players had already hit for 10 or more points in a game. In my memory over the past 26 season, I don't remember a team that had this kind of depth.

Looking at this game in particular, Rutgers started out very intense on defense forcing up some bad shots and getting in our shooters faces. It reminded me of the second half of the Minnesota game, but this time it was earlier in the game and the Cats fought through.

I am very concerned about how we finished

Brown will continue to be an enigma for this team but when noone else is scoring he is great spark plug to throw in the game. He still looks a little lost on defense and will make the occaisional turnover but he is only a freshman. Northwestern has never had a freshman come in with such confidence to shoot and to create his own shot. Collins can't forget about throwing him in when nothing else is working.

Law is a great talent who plays within himself and does not force up bad shots. He is a huge stabilizing force for the team on offense and defense. His has also shown to be a great weakside rebounder on defense.

Skelly is a player who either on or off and his offense or lack there of will be the difference maker against some of our tougher conference opponents.

Taphorn has emerged from to be a useful role player.

I am very excited to watch this team play. I am glad to see that we have taken care of business on the road to start the season against some lesser conference opponents. The ball is in the Cats court, now we just need to win some conference home games.

 

[Catreporter]

Amen. Gotta protect home court. Should have beaten Minnesota. That's definitely a winnable one that got away. Much tougher home tests are coming, but then, you can't really say any BIG game is a gimme, even Rutgers this year.

 

[mickbula]

The only team I worry significantly about is Maryland. Doesn't it seem like that Mellow fellow has been there for over a decade now? We nearly (and should have) beat them a handful of times over CC's watch. From what I remember, CC sought counseling from his mentor at Duke afterwards. It seemed that after those draining losses, we lost some of our mojo and just couldn't get over that hump to win enough games to get in the Dance. I look forward to playing them this year and next- I predict that if we can get that W against them, we will get into the tournament.

 

[EvanstonCat]

Last night was the 3rd Cats game I have seen in person this season, the two in Brooklyn and last night. As someone who has been a die hard cats fan since the 90-91 season, this is the deepest Cats team I have every seen. 8 of our players on the 10 deep of scholarship players has the potential to score double digits. Actual through the first 6 games of the season, 8 different Cats players had already hit for 10 or more points in a game. In my memory over the past 26 season, I don't remember a team that had this kind of depth.

Looking at this game in particular, Rutgers started out very intense on defense forcing up some bad shots and getting in our shooters faces. It reminded me of the second half of the Minnesota game, but this time it was earlier in the game and the Cats fought through.

I am very concerned about how we finished

Brown will continue to be an enigma for this team but when noone else is scoring he is great spark plug to throw in the game. He still looks a little lost on defense and will make the occaisional turnover but he is only a freshman. Northwestern has never had a freshman come in with such confidence to shoot and to create his own shot. Collins can't forget about throwing him in when nothing else is working.

Law is a great talent who plays within himself and does not force up bad shots. He is a huge stabilizing force for the team on offense and defense. His has also shown to be a great weakside rebounder on defense.

Skelly is a player who either on or off and his offense or lack there of will be the difference maker against some of our tougher conference opponents.

Taphorn has emerged from to be a useful role player.

I am very excited to watch this team play. I am glad to see that we have taken care of business on the road to start the season against some lesser conference opponents. The ball is in the Cats court, now we just need to win some conference home games.

You never saw Cedric Neloms or Geno Carlisle I guess.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

You never saw Cedric Neloms or Geno Carlisle I guess.

I though of the same two players. Of the three, Geno had the best combination of tools and ability to use them as a freshman. Neloms was the most developed but had little upside (or lacked the supporting talent) to take it to improve much beyond his freshman year. Brown has a high ceiling and I am looking forward to seeing what he can do for the rest of the year and the next three.

Go Cats!