Game Thread for NU vs. Wake Forest
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Given how mediocre we've been closing out on 3s, and Nance's inability to finish near the rim, it feels like a win to be down just 3 at the under 16.
Robbie Beran with a perfect read of grabbing the airball from Simmons, only to badly miss the putback layup. Dude just needs to take a deep breath and play within himself.
Absolutely brutal stretch. Solid defense for 20+ seconds only to give up an open 3. Then Buie misses an easy layup. Then Walton hits his 3rd three-pointer out of 13 this season.
Just like that, Cats down 7. I'm sorry, but we shouldn't be losing this game.
Just like that, Cats down 7. I'm sorry, but we shouldn't be losing this game.
We would be tied instead of down 12 if we simply made our layups that should be executed at a 90% clip.
The interior defense hasn’t been bad, but Wake has so many wide open threes it doesn’t matter.
I’m not as worried about our shooting as the shot selection, which has been unnecessarily rushed. Taking poor shots again - almost everyone.
Dang, hate to see that last second 3 go in from Wake to halt the run, but solid response from the team to cut the deficit to 5 from 12.
More like those last few minutes, please. And we can win this.
More like those last few minutes, please. And we can win this.
so at the end of the first half it looks like a familiar game with WF players knocking down threes left and right. Cats looking good for stretches, but ultimately giving up a lot of open looks with a little ball movement against them.
I like a lot of what I've seen from the new kids, but lots of n00b lapses as is expected.
It ain't over yet, but WF will need to revert back a bit to the mean on 3s if we're gonna pull this out.
I like a lot of what I've seen from the new kids, but lots of n00b lapses as is expected.
It ain't over yet, but WF will need to revert back a bit to the mean on 3s if we're gonna pull this out.
Think the open threes start with getting beat off the dribble. Happening way too often
Little run to reduce the margin at half. We have issues to work on this year, but our basketball team so far has something the football team didn’t. They battle when they’ve dug a hole for themselves. There’s a little grit when they encounter adversity.
Because we don't make 3 pointers doesn't mean others can't. We really need to protect those outside shots. Maybe we need to rethink double teaming 20 feet from the hoop, as we are leaving a lot of opponents with wide open shots. In the first they made more 3's than 2''s.
Feeling good about that half given the poor shooting and Nance’s tough half. We can beat these guys. Go Cats!
Simmons has some work to do on the offensive end (not incompetent, just a little raw), but he is already one of our best defenders. He closes out on shooters better than anyone else on the team.
Agreed. This is valuable experience for him to be picking up while Audige is out. The two of them together on the floor could match up well against guards/wings in the conference.
Buie and Nance are playing astoundingly awful basketball right now. Would rather see Greer and Young out there.