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Yup, I read what Neil said and agree with much of it. He and I have different reads on Northwestern's mentality going into this game. I just don't see them being up after this year was the year to finally break the tournament curse. Add in the fact that they made a deep NIT run last year with basically the same roster (Juice Thompson notwithstanding), I wouldn't expect them to be particularly excited about playing in it again this year. Akron experienced its own share of heartbreak with the Ohio loss, but I'd expect them to still be interested in a chance to make an NIT run and notching a win in a Big Ten gym. The lack of prep time against Carmody's 1-3-1 is definitely problematic, but Akron also has what Northwestern struggles against: a dominant shotblocker. Their pressure on the wings is very, very good and teams get a meager number of open looks. Of course, if the effort isn't there, those shots will be more open.
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Good job JFen 
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