“You play to win the game”, and NU hasn’t won much in conference, and goddammit they should have beaten Penn State and Maryland (again), but, for all the frustrations, that was a fun game to watch.
They play hard. They should have won a few more, but they play hard. It’s very different than what we saw the last few years, when they were so frequently listless.
Also, ROPER IS THE NEW LUMPKIN. Get him on the court. Dude got three offensive boards again today (one on his own miss), and he’s tough, and he’s willing to move the ball, and I want to see more of him. He posted a career-high with 27 minutes today.
It would be wholly reasonable to move on from CCC; not capitalizing on the tourney team due to so many recruiting misses is inexcusable.
But… the optimist/sadist/Wildcat fan in me, understanding that life is ultimately meaningless, is just starting to believe, again, just a little.
Kudos to the students. College basketball is fun.
I reserve the right to change my opinion again.
They play hard. They should have won a few more, but they play hard. It’s very different than what we saw the last few years, when they were so frequently listless.
Also, ROPER IS THE NEW LUMPKIN. Get him on the court. Dude got three offensive boards again today (one on his own miss), and he’s tough, and he’s willing to move the ball, and I want to see more of him. He posted a career-high with 27 minutes today.
It would be wholly reasonable to move on from CCC; not capitalizing on the tourney team due to so many recruiting misses is inexcusable.
But… the optimist/sadist/Wildcat fan in me, understanding that life is ultimately meaningless, is just starting to believe, again, just a little.
Kudos to the students. College basketball is fun.
I reserve the right to change my opinion again.