Navin R. Johnson

I agree.  It's fun and everything but treat it just like you would any other game.  Takes the pressure off the guys and all the talk of NU never winning one.  Act like making the tournament is expected.  It would drive me nuts when high school parents would make such a big deal out of going to state and kids would be so much on edge they would psych themselves out and play tight and nervous.  Granted these guys are older and more mature, but I would not treat it as that big of a deal. (until the season was over)  The tournament games are exciting enough by themselves.

I agree.  It's fun and everything but treat it just like you would any other game.  Takes the pressure off the guys and all the talk of NU never winning one.  Act like making the tournament is expected.  It would drive me nuts when high school parents would make such a big deal out of going to state and kids would be so much on edge they would psych themselves out and play tight and nervous.  Granted these guys are older and more mature, but I would not treat it as that big of a deal. (until the season was over)  The tournament games are exciting enough by themselves.

So an 11 PM start now that we have 3 games in front of us that will all go into overtime.

So an 11 PM start now that we have 3 games in front of us that will all go into overtime.

So an 11 PM start now that we have 3 games in front of us that will all go into overtime.

So an 11 PM start now that we have 3 games in front of us that will all go into overtime.

We kind of sacrificed Brice a little to get Lawrence going.

Man I did not feel comfortable with any lead at anytime in this one.  The problem with a low scoring "rock fight" like tonight is that if Rutgers sticks a couple threes in a row it feels like a 12-0 run. KT made some big plays down the stretch but Allick's board work early might have been just as important.

Man I did not feel comfortable with any lead at anytime in this one.  The problem with a low scoring "rock fight" like tonight is that if Rutgers sticks a couple threes in a row it feels like a 12-0 run. KT made some big plays down the stretch but Allick's board work early might have been just as important.

Man I did not feel comfortable with any lead at anytime in this one.  The problem with a low scoring "rock fight" like tonight is that if Rutgers sticks a couple threes in a row it feels like a 12-0 run. KT made some big plays down the stretch but Allick's board work early might have been just as important.

Man I did not feel comfortable with any lead at anytime in this one.  The problem with a low scoring "rock fight" like tonight is that if Rutgers sticks a couple threes in a row it feels like a 12-0 run. KT made some big plays down the stretch but Allick's board work early might have been just as important.

I'll go with these guys. The second is with Springsteen.
 
 
 

I'll go with these guys. The second is with Springsteen.
 
 
 

I'll go with these guys. The second is with Springsteen.
 
 
 

I'll go with these guys. The second is with Springsteen.
 
 
 

Back to Ohio which is not the name of this song but many think it is.
 
 

This year:
 
21 points, 9 reb, 2 assists, 2.3 blocks, 51 % FG, 40% from 3, 73% FT.
 
I did not realize he is that good of a 3 point shooter.

This year:
 
21 points, 9 reb, 2 assists, 2.3 blocks, 51 % FG, 40% from 3, 73% FT.
 
I did not realize he is that good of a 3 point shooter.

Two players I noticed from our non-conf schedule back in December that I thought might be good transfer prospects were Max Jones (Jr) of Cal State Fullerton and Jared Frey (So) from Stoney Brook. I posted on them after those games.  Well it turns out they played about their best games of the season against us.  Jones had 30 pts and Frey looked like solid all around player with a good looking shot.  Here are their stats for the year:
 
Jones: 15.3 pts, 3 reb, 2 asst, 38% FG, 33% from 3, 79% FT (volume shooter, not great 3pt shot)
 
Frey: 6.5 pts, 2.4 reb, 2 asst,  39% FG, 37% from 3, 78% FT (came off the bench later in year)
 
Long story short, I don't have a very good eye for spotting future talent.
 
 

Two players I noticed from our non-conf schedule back in December that I thought might be good transfer prospects were Max Jones (Jr) of Cal State Fullerton and Jared Frey (So) from Stoney Brook. I posted on them after those games.  Well it turns out they played about their best games of the season against us.  Jones had 30 pts and Frey looked like solid all around player with a good looking shot.  Here are their stats for the year:
 
Jones: 15.3 pts, 3 reb, 2 asst, 38% FG, 33% from 3, 79% FT (volume shooter, not great 3pt shot)
 
Frey: 6.5 pts, 2.4 reb, 2 asst,  39% FG, 37% from 3, 78% FT (came off the bench later in year)
 
Long story short, I don't have a very good eye for spotting future talent.
 
 

I can say that the mop-up time I received on the court my Senior year really prepared me for the pick up game competition that I would face in college.  If I tried to go a year early to college I might have been overwhelmed by the average to below average talent on the pick up game circuit back then.  

This year:
 
21 points, 9 reb, 2 assists, 2.3 blocks, 51 % FG, 40% from 3, 73% FT.
 
I did not realize he is that good of a 3 point shooter.

I think I would rather see him play his Senior year, redshirt the next year to develop and then play out his career at NU.  Since the pendulum is swinging back to having experienced players (like we have now) instead of Frosh, the older the better. Especially with the NIL money coming in.  The problem with redshirting is that it can also lead to a transfer for the athlete. 

Wake Forrest with a bad loss at Notre Dame.  Sallis had an awful game. He was 2 of 11 from the field with a season low 7 points and a costly late turnover.
 
BYU with a huge win at Kansas.