NW wins at MN

Only thing is maybe we caught both of these teams playing on a mini upswing. Still does not excuse the losses in the grand scheme of things. You have to put both of them away.
 
Both were missed opportunities and both were gut wrenching loses. It's like reliving last season all over again.
 
Taphorn was NW's most efficient offensive player (per KenPom) before missing 7 games with a foot injury. His 1st game back was against Iowa...hit a critical 3 in 13 minutes of PT. He scored 11 last night at Minnesota...in 25 minutes of PT. He is currently shooting 57.4% from the field and 53.1% from 3.

I only bring this up because NW lost by 2 at MI; by 2 against OSU; and by 1 at MD during the 7 game stretch he was out. If Taphorn plays NW may very well have won these games and he may have been a factor in the other 4 which weren't as close. Give NW those 3 wins and Iowa losing in OT isn't such a shocker IMO.

I'm not defending our loss at NW. I'm saying NW is better than their record. And their record may also be better if they hadn't been without Taphorn for 7 games.
 
No, it doesn't make me feel better. Iowa lost to both, so.. It doesn't really matter what anyone else is doing if you aren't taking care of your own business.
 
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WindsorHawk said:
Taphorn was NW's most efficient offensive player (per KenPom) before missing 7 games with a foot injury. His 1st game back was against Iowa...hit a critical 3 in 13 minutes of PT. He scored 11 last night at Minnesota...in 25 minutes of PT. He is currently shooting 57.4% from the field and 53.1% from 3.

I only bring this up because NW lost by 2 at MI; by 2 against OSU; and by 1 at MD during the 7 game stretch he was out. If Taphorn plays NW may very well have won these games and he may have been a factor in the other 4 which weren't as close. Give NW those 3 wins and Iowa losing in OT isn't such a shocker IMO.

I'm not defending our loss at NW. I'm saying NW is better than their record. And their record may also be better if they hadn't been without Taphorn for 7 games.
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I logged on just to give you a thumbs up. Both Goofy and jNW were losing close games. Goofy was on a hot streak and jNW was due, as you pointed out. Neither loss is acceptable, but they are explainable in context.
 
1977Hawkeye said:
No, it doesn't make me feel better. Iowa lost to both, so.. It doesn't really matter what anyone else is doing if you aren't taking care of your own business.
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Yes this exactly.

But...it's iowa. It's what we do.
 
How many of NW's players would be in iowa's startkng lineup?
 
NW is up to 125 per Live-RPI...after their 3rd straight win. I'm not trying to justify the loss...just noting that it becomes less damaging with each win.
 
PCHawk said:
Northwestern is ridiculously close to being a .500 conference team.
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I don't mind only playing them once next year...in Carver. They are on the rise under Collins. I wonder what Collins is telling the recruits when it comes to his long term commitment to NW. He will be in demand and Coach K can't coach forever.
 
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