• Welcome to OGBoards 10.0, keep in mind that we will be making LOTS of changes to smooth out the experience here and make it as close as possible functionally to the old software, but feel free to drop suggestions or requests in the Tech Support subforum!

We need a little Northwestern game noise

1

1976Deac

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 26, 2011
Messages
2,425
Reaction score
247
They beat Texas on a neutral court, and Deacon fans have a really good reason for not liking Northwestern named Chris Collins.
 
This is one of those games that we almost have to win, come bubble talk in march. Hopefully we play disciplined and the the coaches show up with a game plan. I don't know a lot of NW but am pretty confident we have the over all better team.
 
This game will be in Illinois. Not gonna be many Wake fans there. But hoping those that are have a reason to cheer. Could be a tough game.
 
This would be a nice win. Vic Law is 6'7 and shooting 63% on threes. We don't have a defender that big who can play on the wing. Scottie Lindsey is a 6'5 guard who is shooting 48% on threes.

The good news is they don't have much of anything inside. We should out-rebound them. If we pound the ball to JC early, we could get their only decent big on the bench.
 
This will be the first game that really tells us where we stand. It's really our first toss-up game.
 
This could be a huge win for us come selection Sunday if we can pull it off.
 
I had to go too far down the list before I found a revenue sport thread that didn't dwell on our less than stellar football team. If we beat NW, I might just give a shit. At least for a while. Giving my best mojo to the soccer deacs. You got one, get two.
 
Wake a 3.5 underdog in Vegas, 5 point underdog in KP (62nd vs. 50th). This would be a nice win.
 
If, and that's a big if, we take a big enough leap forward this year to be a bubble team, Northwestern could very well be one of the teams we're competing with on the bubble. This game could prove very improvement come March.
 
Northwestern looks like a solid team. They are 4-2. Their two losses are by 2 points at Butler, and 4 points on a neutral court against Notre Dame.

NW shoots well. They are 8th in the nation in 3 point percentage (43%), and 20th in FT% (79%). They play games at a slow tempo (#316 in tempo). NW's big mean are 6-8 to 6-6, but their guards are big (PG Brian McIntosh is 6-3; SG Scottie Lindsay is 6-5); so, they rebound pretty well, and they block shots (NW is 13th in the nation in blocked shot percentage).

Going back to last year, NW has won 7 straight home games at Welsh-Ryan arena. Welsh-Ryan is small (8,000), and feels like a field-house that you would find at a mid-major school. NW is going to renovate their home Arena after this season, and will play home games at alternate sites next year.

This will be a close low-scoring game. NW shoots FT's well; so, it will be tough to win if it ends up a free-throw shooting contest.
 
Last edited:
Pilchard said:
Northwestern looks like a solid team. They are 4-2. Their two losses are by 2 point at Butler, and 4 points on a neutral court against Notre Dame.

NW shoots well. They are 8th in the nation in 3 point percentage (43%), and 20th in FT% (79%). They play games at a slow tempo (#316 in tempo). NW's big mean are 6-8 to 6-6, but their guards are big (PG Brian McIntosh is 6-3; SG Scottie Lindsay is 6-5); so, they rebound pretty well, and they block shots (NW is 13th in the nation in blocked shot percentage).

Going back to last year, NW has won 7 straight home games at Welsh-Ryan arena. Welsh-Ryan is small (8,000), and feels like a field-house that you would find at a mid-major school. NW is going to renovate their home Arena after this season, and will play home games at alternate sites next year.

This will be a close low-scoring game. NW shoots FT's well; so, it will be tough to win if it ends up a free-throw shooting contest.
Click to expand...

BTW, NW is only school in a Power V conference to have never made the NCAA tournament (never ever). Could change this year.
 
Will be there rolling deep with 7 other Chicago Deacs tonight. As a Northwestern fan (secondary to the Deacs of course), I really like their team this year. Law has bounced back from his medical redshirt year and is looking better than ever. McIntosh is a pass-first creator, but has the speed to slice into the lane and score where needed. A decent cadre of shooters too if he kicks it out. The key to the game IMO is down low. Northwestern's Derek Pardon is sophomore who's shown signs of promise as a big man. Listed at 6-7 on the one recruiting website I saw, but they use him more like a center. If JC can overpower him or get him in foul trouble, NW is thin on bigs beyond that.

This team is one bad in-bounds pass and one dribble off their own foot from potentially being undefeated. Handily beat Texas, probably should've beat Notre Dame, and was right in it until the last second at Butler. Will be rooting hard for the Deacs but I think Northwestern takes it in a close one.
 
Pilchard said:
Northwestern looks like a solid team. They are 4-2. Their two losses are by 2 point at Butler, and 4 points on a neutral court against Notre Dame.

NW shoots well. They are 8th in the nation in 3 point percentage (43%), and 20th in FT% (79%). They play games at a slow tempo (#316 in tempo). NW's big mean are 6-8 to 6-6, but their guards are big (PG Brian McIntosh is 6-3; SG Scottie Lindsay is 6-5); so, they rebound pretty well, and they block shots (NW is 13th in the nation in blocked shot percentage).

Going back to last year, NW has won 7 straight home games at Welsh-Ryan arena. Welsh-Ryan is small (8,000), and feels like a field-house that you would find at a mid-major school. NW is going to renovate their home Arena after this season, and will play home games at alternate sites next year.

This will be a close low-scoring game. NW shoots FT's well; so, it will be tough to win if it ends up a free-throw shooting contest.
Click to expand...

The over/under is 152.5 so it doesn't seem like anyone is expecting it to be a low scoring game. They are 8th in 3pt %, Wake is 6th. They are 20th in FT%, Wake is 21. Sounds like it may be two teams trading shots tonight w/ the winner hoping to get to 80.
 
84-78 good guys. We get just enough stops at the end to ice it on the FT line.

Collins with another 20 and 10 type of game.
 
Collins should have his way tonight on the offensive side assuming he is able to stay out of foul trouble.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top