GAME 21 Northwestern: If only....

[motorb54]

After we took the 2 point lead at the start of the OT NW hit a corner three.
The defender out of position = Ron Harper. So our star not only missed the potential game winner but failed on the D end to help put us in the hole.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

What would Mulcahy do if they didn't think Harper and Geo were the go-to guys?

Remember, after Paul's early season 3-point and general shooting woes, teams BEGGED him to shoot.. leaving him alone to do so.

I am not saying the Northwestern game was a miracle from him that we shall never see again.. I am just saying that he did not do it in a vacuum. It looked like NW was playing him to pass and he got more shots off.. AND was able to pass at will.. which was, indeed, magical at times and that was largely because, mostly, if Cliff gets a pass in the lane it is TWO and a depressing in-your-face jam of a two for the opposition.

Maybe PM and CLiff should be copied by Geo and Ron... run 2-man games with each pair and make sure each pair is in game together.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

After we took the 2 point lead at the start of the OT NW hit a corner three.
The defender out of position = Ron Harper. So our star not only missed the potential game winner but failed on the D end to help put us in the hole.

Yes - but it wasn’t just him. Whenever NW reset their offense we couldn’t seem to beat them on defense 3-5. Their guards facilitated their rotations and their wings and bigs beat us - and when we tried to adjust Boo was able to draw fouls because we were out of position. Was like that the whole game no matter who played. We showed some life only while we were pressing and were able to disrupt the very schemes that we couldn’t respond to.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Also - it wasn’t obvious because Cliff had a great offensive game, but I think we looked better on defense when he was sitting. He did not play well down low on that side of the floor.

 

[bac2therac]

Greer driving in for an easylayup was criminal, bad defense by Geo and Cliff

 

[goru7]

Greer driving in for an easylayup was criminal, bad defense by Geo and Cliff

Frankly they were suprised by it as they thought like most people watching that he was penetrating to do a dish out to an open shooter because driving on Cliff most times would have resulted in a block. Greer has hit 3’s in Northwestern’s last few games and rarely penetrates to the rim for layups.