tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post579075807962732319..comments2023-10-07T07:50:36.380-05:00Comments on Welsh-Ryan Ramblings: A Northwestern Basketball Blog: Missed Free Throws Doom 'Cats, Purdue wins 63-61Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817772081769599211noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-87242146768385653542009-01-16T10:45:00.000-06:002009-01-16T10:45:00.000-06:00I don't know that there's any advantage arising ou...I don't know that there's any advantage arising out of firing Carmody right now, but it's clear he's been here several years too long and needs to be replaced. When you get right down to it, this program has spent the last seven years learning how to lose basketball games. Because these kids are all pretty bright, they are quick learners and have internalized that lesson well. <BR/><BR/>NU lost a real opportunity last offseason when they could have gone after either Mike Montgomery (who currently has Cal at 15-2 and at the top of the PAC 10) or Craig Robinson (who is only 6-9, with one win in conference- but think of the recruiting advantage NU would have in Chicago with that guy). We bought ourselves another year of Carmody, meaning another year in (or near, thanks to the IU meltdown, which won't last forever) the conference cellar. <BR/><BR/>My biggest fear with the program is that we will win several (up to 4) conference games, that the people in charge will see this as a sign of improvement, and will decide to retain Carmody once again. "Give him a chance with these young players he's brought in" will be the refrain. He's had more than a chance- seven years- to both bring in the right players and to coach those players to succeed. Yet he's failed in one or both of these opportunities. <BR/><BR/>It's long past time for a change. I just don't see any advantage to doing it much before the season is over.buckyorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507590879107615873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-56699530934452549722009-01-15T22:39:00.000-06:002009-01-15T22:39:00.000-06:00It's time. Carmody must go.It's time. Carmody must go.knickelbein5https://www.blogger.com/profile/07829215439325826759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-17112929711494075962009-01-15T22:02:00.000-06:002009-01-15T22:02:00.000-06:00The last call was bad. You don't call that foul at...The last call was bad. You don't call that foul at home in the last five seconds. You just don't, but that guy did. Would NU have won in OT? Maybe not, but we should have at least gone there.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452388960515542546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-78474566423392843732009-01-15T22:00:00.000-06:002009-01-15T22:00:00.000-06:00The difference in this game was the officiating!1....The difference in this game was the officiating!<BR/><BR/>1. Intentional foul on Ryan - No - that is a hard foul - NU got jobed.<BR/><BR/>2. MT's foul on the three point shot - actually a good call (that could have been a non-call) but it pails in comparison to . . . <BR/><BR/>3. The no call when Craig Moore got tackled while shooting a three.<BR/><BR/>4. The last call - should clearly have been a no call.<BR/><BR/>5. The no-call when Moore ran around a screen to cover a three point shot and the PU player reached out and took Craig down with his forarms away from his body.<BR/><BR/>I would like to put together these clips and post them on you-tube to illustrate just what really one-sided officiating looks like.Alan Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947173556919810311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-5555206209526693762009-01-15T21:37:00.000-06:002009-01-15T21:37:00.000-06:00Carmody...Head...Now!!!I know you don't want to pi...Carmody...Head...Now!!!<BR/><BR/>I know you don't want to pin this on him, but either we recruited "soft" players or his motivational skills are awful. He was out coached down the stretch and I've had more than enough of him. This team is lacking something that other teams have and it has to be blamed on the coach. I don't know if I want to pay for another year to watch him kicking and fidgeting on the sidelines.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387008309166455612noreply@blogger.com