Northwestern Wildcats Basketball Season Preview: The Big Question
by Rodger Sherman on Nov 15, 2011 4:00 PM CST
in 2011-12 Northwestern Wildcats Basketball
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PrintIt's almost basketball season! (Never mind the fact that Northwestern has already played Texas-Pan American. I mean, you probably already weren't minding it, but whatever.) Sippin' on Purple attempts to figure out what will happen in a series of posts about NU's upcoming season.
Post one: How will NU replace Juice Thompson?
Post two: How much love will John Shurna get?
Post three: Big Ten basketball preview
Post four: What should NU do with Bill Carmody?
One fact defines Northwestern basketball, and the fact that you're reading this means you know what it is. Northwestern has never made the NCAA Tournament. Not once, not ever. Year after year, we tell ourselves that its time. Northwestern has done something over the past three years that it has never done before by qualifying for three consecutive NIT tournaments. Three times, NU has been alright, but only alright enough to be an also-ran. We're tired of waiting and the relentless pursuit of next year.
Is this the year Northwestern breaks through and makes the NCAA Tournament? We have our opinions, leave yours in the comments and poll.
Overall, where does NU end up in 2011-2012? When's their last game?
MountainTiger
Second round of the NIT sounds reasonable. I know there is a lot of optimism for this team, but I'm not buying an NCAA tournament bid until I see it.
Herman
My crystal ball says 12 seed in the tournament, upset of the 5 seed, then a win in the second round, with our opponent not having sufficient time to prepare for our Princeton Offense. That makes us the darling of the tournament, which then ends in the Sweet 16, with a loss to $*&@# Duke.
Loretta8
Looks like another trip to the NIT. I'll just randomly guess they lose in the 2nd round of that.
Rodger
I think that Northwestern will make the NCAA Tournament this year, not because I'm logical, but because I don't have a choice. I posted earlier about how I'm a senior. I can't contemplate them not making the NCAA Tournament this year because my brain won't let me. I said NU would finish seventh in conference, and I think that'll be enough to get in on Selection Sunday, provided the team does a little bit of work in the Big Ten Tournament.
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Sign me up for the Herman prediction...
….I’m feeling an 11 or 12 seed for the Cats (perhaps due to other teams being ineligible due to the new academics rules that I think are in effect?), with two upsets to get us into the Sweet 16. If we get in, we’re not going out easy….
NIT
And in a pretty weak B10 conference.
And no, they won’t play for the NIT championship, so who cares what round.
I voted neither
but that might bump up to NIT if they perform decently against Baylor. At this point, they’ve shown me they’re no different from last year and they’ll continue to lose to the Penn State’s of the conference.
You realize
that last year they made it to the 3rd round of the NIT, rite?
What the hell, I'm just some rando predicting unpredictable things on the Internet.
So no reason not to be gutsy/have a borderline-irrational level of optimism.
21-9 (9-9), including winning the Charleston Classic. 6th in the Big Ten. 10 seed in the Dance.
Dennis Green won Big Ten Coach of the Year. Pat Fitzgerald hasn't. Therefore, D-Green > Fitz. QED, motherf***ers.
by Foxhole Atheist on Nov 15, 2011 7:30 PM CST reply actions
No prediction
Because I’m always wrong. I did vote in the poll, however.
Play-in game
After reading Ken Pom, I was feeling pretty optimistic, buying his outlook of 17-11 and 9-9 in the B1G. But after seeing Luka’s bald head, Curletti’s hacksaw hands, Sobo’s clanking jumper and the lavender court in person Sunday …
I’m still pretty optimistic. 16-12, 8-10 and the 66th seed, playing Northwestern State in the play-in.
by SeattleCat on Nov 16, 2011 12:40 AM CST via iPhone app reply actions
So NORTHWESTERN WINS!
I see what you did there! Good idea Seatle cat.
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