ESPN should just call it Duke - UNC week because, for the most part, the rest of the games aren't the biggest rivalry games out there. It's blatantly obvious that their strategy was to just call whichever week those two Tobacco Road schools played Rivalry Week.
The only other top notch rivalry game I can see on their schedule is Friday's game between WVU and Pitt.
Syracuse is on right now, but their big rival is the Hoyas. Texas played, but they didn't play Oklahoma. Michigan State played, but they didn't play Michigan. I could go on but I don't feel like it. I'll be as lazy as ESPN and half-ass it.
Speaking of suCKs, UCONN is doing a pretty good job attacking their zone. They aren't good enough to win this game, but I like how Kemba Walker is getting some penetration. Their big men are also doing a good job when they get the ball at the free throw line.
I think it's funny that ESPN is still trying to pump up the Duke - UNC game tonight. UNC is horrible and Duke is alright. These things go in cycles and right now we have been in a cycle of suck for the ACC. UNC had been carrying the conference the past few years. Now that they aren't any good, I cant see a team from that league making it to the 2nd weekend of the Tournament.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
dozen of donuts for Greggers...
Who doesn't like 12 donuts? I know I do. And so does Mr. Greg Monroe. Just a few days after watching Drew Brees lead his hometown Saints to their first Super Bowl win, he went out and had a much better passing night with 12 assists of his own.
Last week's South Florida game flashed before my eyes during the 2nd half when Peterson banked home a three for a seven point lead with under 15 minutes to go. It got worse before it got better as Clark was about to go postal after picking up his 4th a minute later.
But then something happened. On their next possession the guys played hot potato with the rock which resulted in Julian Vaughn lay-up. After that they tightened up the D and moved the ball around with pin-point passing that Arsene Wenger could be proud of.
20 assists on 30 made baskets is pretty good. What I liked the most is that their shots from deep weren't falling and they went away from it.
There was a sequence in the 2nd half were you could see Austin getting upset at Hollis for not making the right switch. This happens a lot when any of the reserves are in. Obviously I watched it a few times and you can see what the problem was. It was Hollis not staying with the guy that Austin had released. The problem gets even worse when TWO reserves are in at the same time.
I liked Henry getting 5 minutes. He should always get AT LEAST 5 minutes. Benimon seems to have regressed a little bit. I think he's thinking too much. I know he has an offensive game but he won't even show a glimpse of one. He's going to give Joe Touomou a run for his money for fewest shots taken per minute in a season.
Thanks Greggers. It's on to the next one.
Last week's South Florida game flashed before my eyes during the 2nd half when Peterson banked home a three for a seven point lead with under 15 minutes to go. It got worse before it got better as Clark was about to go postal after picking up his 4th a minute later.
But then something happened. On their next possession the guys played hot potato with the rock which resulted in Julian Vaughn lay-up. After that they tightened up the D and moved the ball around with pin-point passing that Arsene Wenger could be proud of.
20 assists on 30 made baskets is pretty good. What I liked the most is that their shots from deep weren't falling and they went away from it.
There was a sequence in the 2nd half were you could see Austin getting upset at Hollis for not making the right switch. This happens a lot when any of the reserves are in. Obviously I watched it a few times and you can see what the problem was. It was Hollis not staying with the guy that Austin had released. The problem gets even worse when TWO reserves are in at the same time.
I liked Henry getting 5 minutes. He should always get AT LEAST 5 minutes. Benimon seems to have regressed a little bit. I think he's thinking too much. I know he has an offensive game but he won't even show a glimpse of one. He's going to give Joe Touomou a run for his money for fewest shots taken per minute in a season.
Thanks Greggers. It's on to the next one.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
going back to school
Does anybody else watch Community?
That show makes me want to enroll at Nova and just take classes until the end of time. Of course that's only if I can hang out with Chevy Chase all the time so that we can constantly re-enact scenes from Christmas Vacation.
Have you seen those commercials, I think they are for FIOS, where they brag about their ability to let you Facebook on your TV? Is that really necessary? If you want to Facebook so much, try getting a computer. Or a Droid.
Can anybody else hear Rocky snoring? I think there's a good chance he's breaking the sound barrier right now.
So I love snow. I'm a big fan of snow. What I'm not a big fan of is missing Georgetown games. It looks like a rather large collection of white flakes might make it difficult to get from Kings Park to the Verizon Center on Saturday. I think the answer is to stay in DC tomorrow night.
That show makes me want to enroll at Nova and just take classes until the end of time. Of course that's only if I can hang out with Chevy Chase all the time so that we can constantly re-enact scenes from Christmas Vacation.
Have you seen those commercials, I think they are for FIOS, where they brag about their ability to let you Facebook on your TV? Is that really necessary? If you want to Facebook so much, try getting a computer. Or a Droid.
Can anybody else hear Rocky snoring? I think there's a good chance he's breaking the sound barrier right now.
So I love snow. I'm a big fan of snow. What I'm not a big fan of is missing Georgetown games. It looks like a rather large collection of white flakes might make it difficult to get from Kings Park to the Verizon Center on Saturday. I think the answer is to stay in DC tomorrow night.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
child please
For reasons beyond my control, I had to get another phone. I have Verizon and my 2-year contract had been up since Oct 2008, couple that with the online discount, and even the expenseive phones were rather affordable.
So my Droid showed up last night...and I think I need to return it.
Look I don't need a phone like this. The biggest problem is that I don't really like the texting option. I haven't even made or received a phone call yet. This morning I was sitting at work and I'm getting a gchat message scrolling across the top of the screen. I don't even want to be logged into gchat.
I mean it's cool and all that I can be on the HoyaTalk Message board while I'm at Wegman's, but I really think it's OK if I take a break from the latest recruiting news while I'm picking out bananas.
Did I mention that I also had Pandora playing something on my RUN DMC channel? Well I should have.
OCNN: I seriously love Chad Johnson. It was nice of him to take Redskins TE, for now at least, Chris Cooley down to the Super Bowl. I highly doubt Chris will be on the other side of the microphone at a Super Bowl Media Day anytime soon as long as he's wearing the Maroon and Black.
Media Day: It would be the worst "event" in sports if ESPN hadn't invented an awards show a few years ago. The problem is that no real information ever comes out of an event dedicated to the media asking questions. You get the same sort of generic garbage much like you get when the local reporters head down to post office on April 15th and ask a bunch of idiots why they waited until the last minute to file.
So my Droid showed up last night...and I think I need to return it.
Look I don't need a phone like this. The biggest problem is that I don't really like the texting option. I haven't even made or received a phone call yet. This morning I was sitting at work and I'm getting a gchat message scrolling across the top of the screen. I don't even want to be logged into gchat.
I mean it's cool and all that I can be on the HoyaTalk Message board while I'm at Wegman's, but I really think it's OK if I take a break from the latest recruiting news while I'm picking out bananas.
Did I mention that I also had Pandora playing something on my RUN DMC channel? Well I should have.
OCNN: I seriously love Chad Johnson. It was nice of him to take Redskins TE, for now at least, Chris Cooley down to the Super Bowl. I highly doubt Chris will be on the other side of the microphone at a Super Bowl Media Day anytime soon as long as he's wearing the Maroon and Black.
Media Day: It would be the worst "event" in sports if ESPN hadn't invented an awards show a few years ago. The problem is that no real information ever comes out of an event dedicated to the media asking questions. You get the same sort of generic garbage much like you get when the local reporters head down to post office on April 15th and ask a bunch of idiots why they waited until the last minute to file.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
na gonna play in this tournament anymore
I have Progressive Auto Insurance. Their commercials make me want to get another policy. I can't stand Flo. She reminds me of one of those annoying slugs from the Mall that works at a stand, not a store, but a stand, and hassles you as you just walk by minding your own damn business.
No I don't want to learn Russian from a CD. I came here to get a pretzel and buy some shoes.
Well Serena just took care of Li Na 7-6, 7-6 to avenge the loss by Venus last night. Well it was actually today but in Australian time. Get it?
I really wanted to see sister vs sister but Venus somehow blew a huge lead. That was a colossal collapse. I'm glad it didn't go 3 sets tonight because they have some doubles competition to take care of later today. I don't know why they would set it up that way. It seems as if it would discourage the better Singles players from entering into the Doubles portion of the Open.
Well you knew that Gallas and Vermaelen wouldn't be able to play every single minute of every single League game this season. Today was the day where that streak ended. The season completely fell apart last season after Gallas went out. You would think that having 3 competent CB's would have been a priority this season. You would think....
Well Donovan scored today. I know it's very popular to bash him for this or for that, but he's looked pretty good so far. He looks as though he belongs playing in a top league. Is that really a surprise? He easily looked like one of the better players at the Confederations Cup. It's ok not to like him but to pretend that isn't any good is straight sauce.
No I don't want to learn Russian from a CD. I came here to get a pretzel and buy some shoes.
Well Serena just took care of Li Na 7-6, 7-6 to avenge the loss by Venus last night. Well it was actually today but in Australian time. Get it?
I really wanted to see sister vs sister but Venus somehow blew a huge lead. That was a colossal collapse. I'm glad it didn't go 3 sets tonight because they have some doubles competition to take care of later today. I don't know why they would set it up that way. It seems as if it would discourage the better Singles players from entering into the Doubles portion of the Open.
Well you knew that Gallas and Vermaelen wouldn't be able to play every single minute of every single League game this season. Today was the day where that streak ended. The season completely fell apart last season after Gallas went out. You would think that having 3 competent CB's would have been a priority this season. You would think....
Well Donovan scored today. I know it's very popular to bash him for this or for that, but he's looked pretty good so far. He looks as though he belongs playing in a top league. Is that really a surprise? He easily looked like one of the better players at the Confederations Cup. It's ok not to like him but to pretend that isn't any good is straight sauce.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
double mint gum
Ok so I'm not a tennis expert or anything but for me, right not at least, the best thing to watch is the doubles. And more specifically, Serena and Venus just railroading other squads.
I like how the announcers talk about their matches. It's not a matter of them winning, it's a matter of how fast. The big concern for both of them is that they play singles on the other day so they want as much rest as possible.
I'm sure there is some sort of intricate total point system involved, but it's an absolute joke that they aren't the top seed. I mean they won 3 of the 4 Slams last year. Somehow that's only good enough for the 2 seed. Another common sense fail in sports rankings.
I just looked up Wikipedia on Wikipedia. I was worried that my laptop might start smoking but it seems ok so far.
It looks like we are getting the first good match of the day. Del Potro and Cilic are going at it in the 1st set. I'll never forget that awkward moment after Del Potro won the US Open where Dick Enberg was thrown off by his request to say something in Spanish to the crowd. It was incredible.
I'm never going to make it for Roddick's match. Seriously how do they do it in Australia? They stay up all night watching tennis and still go to work. That is a brutal schedule. Oh wait...
I like how the announcers talk about their matches. It's not a matter of them winning, it's a matter of how fast. The big concern for both of them is that they play singles on the other day so they want as much rest as possible.
I'm sure there is some sort of intricate total point system involved, but it's an absolute joke that they aren't the top seed. I mean they won 3 of the 4 Slams last year. Somehow that's only good enough for the 2 seed. Another common sense fail in sports rankings.
I just looked up Wikipedia on Wikipedia. I was worried that my laptop might start smoking but it seems ok so far.
It looks like we are getting the first good match of the day. Del Potro and Cilic are going at it in the 1st set. I'll never forget that awkward moment after Del Potro won the US Open where Dick Enberg was thrown off by his request to say something in Spanish to the crowd. It was incredible.
I'm never going to make it for Roddick's match. Seriously how do they do it in Australia? They stay up all night watching tennis and still go to work. That is a brutal schedule. Oh wait...
Friday, January 22, 2010
and the streak continues
I'm loving DirecTV's Austrailian Open Coverage. Particularly the Mix-Channel were you get six matches at the same time. I've never play much tennis, non organized, but I still like to watch the Majors. My interest level isn't the same as when I followed Aggasi but it's still there. My rooting interest is mainly patriotic - Roddick and the Williams sisters - both singles and doubles.
I know it's just a product of 24 hour sports coverage, but there are some people that need to give the Allen Iverson All-Star story a rest. It's a meaningless game AND the fans vote for the starters. It's not like the fans are voting for the All-NBA 1st team or MVP. It's an exhibition. It's not like it's outcome will determine home court for The Finals. I'm looking at you Baseball.
Georgetown has the longest All-Star participation streak in NBA History. Of course they are going to need Jeff Green or Roy Hibbert to pick up the slack pretty soon here. Here is the active list:
85-86 Ewing
86-87 Floyd
87-88 Ewing
88-89 Ewing
89-90 Ewing
90-91 Ewing
91-92 Ewing/Mutombo
92-93 Ewing
93-94 Ewing/Mourning
94-95 Ewing/Mourning/Mutombo
95-96 Ewing/Mourning/Mutombo
96-97 Ewing/Mourning/Mutombo
97-98 Mutombo
98-99 Lockout
99-00 Iverson/Mourning/Mutombo
00-01 Iverson/Mourning/Mutombo
01-02 Iverson/Mourning/Mutombo
02-03 Iverson
03-04 Iverson
04-05 Iverson
05-06 Iverson
06-07 Iverson
07-08 Iverson
08-09 Iverson
09-10 Iverson
I know it's just a product of 24 hour sports coverage, but there are some people that need to give the Allen Iverson All-Star story a rest. It's a meaningless game AND the fans vote for the starters. It's not like the fans are voting for the All-NBA 1st team or MVP. It's an exhibition. It's not like it's outcome will determine home court for The Finals. I'm looking at you Baseball.
Georgetown has the longest All-Star participation streak in NBA History. Of course they are going to need Jeff Green or Roy Hibbert to pick up the slack pretty soon here. Here is the active list:
85-86 Ewing
86-87 Floyd
87-88 Ewing
88-89 Ewing
89-90 Ewing
90-91 Ewing
91-92 Ewing/Mutombo
92-93 Ewing
93-94 Ewing/Mourning
94-95 Ewing/Mourning/Mutombo
95-96 Ewing/Mourning/Mutombo
96-97 Ewing/Mourning/Mutombo
97-98 Mutombo
98-99 Lockout
99-00 Iverson/Mourning/Mutombo
00-01 Iverson/Mourning/Mutombo
01-02 Iverson/Mourning/Mutombo
02-03 Iverson
03-04 Iverson
04-05 Iverson
05-06 Iverson
06-07 Iverson
07-08 Iverson
08-09 Iverson
09-10 Iverson
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