Highs and Lows

[NJCat]

Highs: Scottie looks better than ever. Law more assertive on offense. Pardon is better. Ash played more quality minutes.

Lows: Skelly is still a foul machine. Dererk struggling with his FTs.

Meh: BMac had a quiet game. Brown doesn't look any better. Gaines is a Freshman. Rap can't even break into the rotation. Falzon is hurt.

 

[rwhitney014]

Gaines appears to be the most physically ready freshman we've had since probably Drew Crawford. He certainly looks the part - excited to see him develop.

We really could have used Falzon tonight. Loyola packed the paint in the second half and we couldn't hit a three to spread them out. Lindsey had a few big ones late, and Law chipped one in. But we were definitely missing that angle.

 

[Wrestlerneverdiesasacatfan]

Highs: Scottie looks better than ever. Law more assertive on offense. Pardon is better. Ash played more quality minutes.

Lows: Skelly is still a foul machine. Dererk struggling with his FTs.

Meh: BMac had a quiet game. Brown doesn't look any better. Gaines is a Freshman. Rap can't even break into the rotation. Falzon is hurt.

Good summary! Mac was off his game,but we know he is elite, so I expect a better game going forward. As a team, we need much better defense. Gaines and Brown, and Skelly with his traveling, did not impress me. Scottie saved us.

 

[Medill90]

Highs: Scottie looks better than ever. Law more assertive on offense. Pardon is better. Ash played more quality minutes.

Lows: Skelly is still a foul machine. Dererk struggling with his FTs.

Meh: BMac had a quiet game. Brown doesn't look any better. Gaines is a Freshman. Rap can't even break into the rotation. Falzon is hurt.

Dererk will settle down. His FT form looks better, more relaxed.

Completely disagree about Brown.

I think the coach was letting Gaines get the nerves out in the first game. Significant that he was put back in late with the score knotted up.

Ash, I thought, looked pretty good. Would like to see his handle now with some in his grill.

 

[CatQ]

Highs: the most athletic team NU has ever fielded. We have a lot of guys who can score when needed. We have a lot of guys who are playing above the rim. We have a lot of guys who can throw it down with power. We have a legitimate big-man power game with, not one, but two guys who can score in the paint.

Lows: new arena takes some getting used to. Couldn't hear Gary on the PA from my seats. Anemic fans brings out my long-time cries that "Northwestern deserves a better quality of fan".

 

[Jonny2TheP]

I like how we fed Pardon down the stretch (got to hit his FT’s though). I would like to see more of that, but with Pardon being more of a faciliatator- more of an inside/outside game. Very big to have a guy who can be a double threat in the post when you need a basket in a key possession.