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Great teams find ways to win games when they don't have it, or don't particularly play well, and that is exactly what the Panthers did yesterday.
I have watched UNI play each time they have been on TV this year (probably 6-7 times) and as always, am very impressed with Coach McDermott and the program.
Finding a way to win on the road when you get out-rebounded badly, when you can't buy a three-pointer, and when you shoot less than 50% from the FT line is extremely impressive. It's wins like this that separate the great teams from the good teams.
The only flaw that I see right now is that they really need Erik Crawford back soon. I'm extremely impressed that they are 5-0 without him, but yesterday, they looked like a tired basketball team. Jacobson went 40 minutes and appeared to be very leg-weary--leaving FT's short. However, he found a way to make a great play at the end--like all great players do. UNI will obviously need to play a lot better at Creighton than they did at Drake--and I think they will.
I have watched UNI play each time they have been on TV this year (probably 6-7 times) and as always, am very impressed with Coach McDermott and the program.
Finding a way to win on the road when you get out-rebounded badly, when you can't buy a three-pointer, and when you shoot less than 50% from the FT line is extremely impressive. It's wins like this that separate the great teams from the good teams.
The only flaw that I see right now is that they really need Erik Crawford back soon. I'm extremely impressed that they are 5-0 without him, but yesterday, they looked like a tired basketball team. Jacobson went 40 minutes and appeared to be very leg-weary--leaving FT's short. However, he found a way to make a great play at the end--like all great players do. UNI will obviously need to play a lot better at Creighton than they did at Drake--and I think they will.
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