Comments on: Awesome Illinois, Just Awesome http://notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/03/awesome-illinois-just-awesome.html Thu, 10 May 2012 02:10:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: EEKS http://notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/03/awesome-illinois-just-awesome.html/comment-page-1#comment-1239 EEKS Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:35:46 +0000 http://notqualifiedtocomment.com/?p=1467#comment-1239 Bruce Weber's main in game coaching flaw is late game offensive collapses. Washington in the NCAA in '06 Virginia Tech in the NCAA in '07 PSU twice this year, MSU, Michigan, even the Indiana game the offens doesn't just fall off, it often disappears. Zero points in the last 3:52 yesterday. 4 points in the last 10 MINUTES the firts PSU game 1 basket the last 7:18 of the recent MSU game There are many more. Look, we know they are naot an offensive juggernaut and ofetne have prolonged offensive lulls. But at the end of games kills them. For every Northwestern comeback, there are 3 or four late game shutdowns that sometimes cost the game. They need a take charge guy and don't have one. No one consistently drives to the lane, that's why they are in the 300 ranks of teams in free throws attempted (ironic, since they have a dcent free throw shooting team, except for Davis' BRICK last night) Just frustrating. I know they have exceeded expectations. But the reality is they should have a few more wins. Bruce Weber’s main in game coaching flaw is late game offensive collapses.

Washington in the NCAA in ’06
Virginia Tech in the NCAA in ’07
PSU twice this year, MSU, Michigan, even the Indiana game the offens doesn’t just fall off, it often disappears.

Zero points in the last 3:52 yesterday.
4 points in the last 10 MINUTES the firts PSU game
1 basket the last 7:18 of the recent MSU game

There are many more. Look, we know they are naot an offensive juggernaut and ofetne have prolonged offensive lulls. But at the end of games kills them.

For every Northwestern comeback, there are 3 or four late game shutdowns that sometimes cost the game.

They need a take charge guy and don’t have one. No one consistently drives to the lane, that’s why they are in the 300 ranks of teams in free throws attempted (ironic, since they have a dcent free throw shooting team, except for Davis’ BRICK last night)

Just frustrating. I know they have exceeded expectations. But the reality is they should have a few more wins.

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