Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Liberty

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (4-0) plays Liberty (2-2) in the Riviera Division of the Cancun Classic. The Flames are .500, but they will be the biggest and best test that the undefeated Wildcats have faced so far. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

If we lose, I blame those ugly grey unis.

 

[ballerog711]

2 passes to Matt with the height advantage, two fumbles

 

[MCC_Cat]

Roper in a sling. Any intel on prognosis? We'll need him this year so hope it's a short term thing.

 

[IMC Cat]

Zero made field goals from either team thru 5 minutes.

These preseason tournaments played on hastily constructed basketball courts are usually ugly but this is next level.

 

[GatoLouco]

They’re playing in a hotel ballroom

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Lord have Mercy. Boo jacking from everywhere and Big Matt fumbling all over.

 

[GatoLouco]

The World Cup has more scoring than this ⚽️

 

[Alvious]

It looks like Northwestern forgot to separate whites from colors when doing the laundry.

 

[jensberg]

Anyone who thinks this team can compete in the Big Ten just needs to watch the first 5 minutes of this game to realize they won't have any chance to be competitive. To think we could have had Nance, Young, Kopp and Simmons on this team.

 

[ubercat]

Cats Can’tcun

 

[HawkCat]

Looks like Collins is growing a beard—presumably to avoid recognition.

 

[ballerog711]

Interesting he went with martinelli instead of hungar.

Boo needs to look up when he drives, he is not thinking of passing

Can they make a layup. That's on the players

 

[jensberg]

No one on our team can shoot that's a pretty big problem

 

[GatoLouco]

Maybe don’t switch on the little dude who scores in bunches. First 3 he hit was a Berry switch, second a Martinelli.

 

[ballerog711]

If we trade McGhee for berry NU is a differenct team, he works on his shot

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

If we trade McGhee for berry NU is a differenct team, he works on his shot

Trading a role player for the 2nd place scorer in the nation from last year would make a difference.

 

[The Purple Knight]

Back to the old Boo Buie, chucking shots, playing wild, charges and turnovers. Ugh

 

[mesacat]

It's harder to watch than fb

 

[TheC]

My god, we have the most unskilled team. I think maybe the guys who are good at this game work so hard at it and give their life to it. I wonder if our guys just don’t live the game enough to develop.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Anyone who thinks this team can compete in the Big Ten just needs to watch the first 5 minutes of this game to realize they won't have any chance to be competitive. To think we could have had Nance, Young, Kopp and Simmons on this team.

That that worked out so well

 

[SDakaGordie]

Anyone who thinks this team can compete in the Big Ten just needs to watch the first 5 minutes of this game to realize they won't have any chance to be competitive. To think we could have had Nance, Young, Kopp and Simmons on this team.

Basing any basketball opinion on 5 minutes of play is useless.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

I knew nothing but about Liberty, but looked and saw that high scoring guy and said uh oh

 

[TheC]

Basing any basketball opinion on 5 minutes of play is useless.

How about 15 minutes? Because it’s gotten much worse. And Matt Nicholson may have just taken the ugliest shot in the history of college basketball.

 

[Alvious]

Liberty is coached by Oliver Wendell Jones from Bloom County.

 

[GatoLouco]

Our plan against a team with the 2nd best scorer from last year is to switch on all screens?

And defense is not even our biggest problem. Halftime can’t come quick enough

 

[TheC]

Our guys look totally intimidated against ******* Liberty. Liberty!!

 

[The Purple Knight]

This team was not prepared to play tonight.

 

[The Purple Knight]

Much better with buie out!

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Th Gang that couldn't shoot straight

 

[TheC]

This team was not prepared to play tonight.

Nah… they just suck. This will be every night.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

I think I saw that their tallest guy is a 6'9 frosh with no playing time. I get that a taller team doesn't automatically dominate a quickness but...man

 

[GatoLouco]

Our guys look totally intimidated against ****ing Liberty. Liberty!!

That’s baffling. We are bigger and faster than this team and we look like the first half of the Georgetown game: intimidated and rushing into very poor decisions

 

[GatoLouco]

The impression one gets is that Verhoeven will be eaten alive every night in the B1G

 

[TheC]

It’s no longer a mystery why Nicholson never played. Yeesh!

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

"Chris Collins...terrific coach ".

Now blah blah only tourney

STFU

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

Key to game. Keep McGee in foul trouble.

 

[GatoLouco]

We are going to win this game. But that was one brutal half of bball

 

[ballerog711]

Someone said it above, don't switch keep chase on him.

Also, might want to sit boo. That last group moved the ball in offense and their feet on defense

 

[HawkCat]

I think I saw that their tallest guy is a 6'9 frosh with no playing time. I get that a taller team doesn't automatically dominate a quickness but...man

We got outrebounded in that half!