It's hard to know at this point how good NU is. Before Scottie got sick, I think most of us thought we were pretty good, but apart from a few games here and there, like Iowa or the first half against DePaul, we still weren't clicking on all cylinders.
When Lindsey got hurt, the team was out of sync (Wisconsin notwithstanding), and by the time Lindsey returned, the pressure was enormous on the team. It showed.
Now that the pressure has seemingly lifted, we have this going for us Sunday:
1) Last game at old Welsh-Ryan
2) Last home game for Tap and Sanjay
3) Fans will be absolutely nuts
4) CBS in the house (I anticipate a feature where Grant Hill and Tap each try to recreate their famous passes and outdo each other).
5) Purdue has clinched its seeding so might take their foot off the pedal a lot
6) Double-bye is a possibility (though the Minnesota-Wisconsin game is after ours). NU can actually tie for third (though get seeded no higher than fourth) in the Big Ten
I say the Cats, playing loose for the first time in a month, play their best game of the Big Ten season Sunday.
Go Cats.
When Lindsey got hurt, the team was out of sync (Wisconsin notwithstanding), and by the time Lindsey returned, the pressure was enormous on the team. It showed.
Now that the pressure has seemingly lifted, we have this going for us Sunday:
1) Last game at old Welsh-Ryan
2) Last home game for Tap and Sanjay
3) Fans will be absolutely nuts
4) CBS in the house (I anticipate a feature where Grant Hill and Tap each try to recreate their famous passes and outdo each other).
5) Purdue has clinched its seeding so might take their foot off the pedal a lot
6) Double-bye is a possibility (though the Minnesota-Wisconsin game is after ours). NU can actually tie for third (though get seeded no higher than fourth) in the Big Ten
I say the Cats, playing loose for the first time in a month, play their best game of the Big Ten season Sunday.
Go Cats.