I've seen a lot of college basketball today and most of it has been below average. UNC looked good but I suspect that it had more to do with Hofstra being hot trash than the Tar Heels being money.
Pitt is not the #4 team in the country. They will be lucky to finish 4th in the Big East. You can take that to the bank.
Robert Montgomery Knight is so much better at providing color commentary than Dick Vitale. What separates Bob from Dick is that Bob actually spends time talking about the game that we are all actually watching. Dick is more interested in talking about Austin Rivers - a high school senior that is going to Duke. Weird.
Hey remember when I said that all of the games were bad? Well that's not entirely true. Illinois - Texas is pretty good. It's got the feel of a 4-5 game in the Sweet 16.
Dining Out - I haven't been to Carlos O'Kelly's in awhile and I probably won't be going back anytime soon - unless of course I'm looking to butcher some of my favorite songs on Karaoke some random Thursday night. The tacos take forever to "make" and they aren't that great once you get them. I think everybody involved was in the mood for soup, but Pho in Fairfax closes earlier than you think. Most likely 9pm. Lesson learned.
Dining In - Brendan picked up a new addition for our kitchen in an odd place - The Bass Pro Shop. On the appliance it says that it is part of the "Sportsmen Kitchen". So this new edition makes Beef Jerky and is in absolutely no rush to do so. 14 hours is what the instructions claim as the cooking time. I think it's fair to call that "taking your sweet ass time". I'm not really into beef jerky but I'll have to at least try it. If you turn the TV down at WTR, you can hear it "working" in the kitchen. Rocky is dying to try the final product. I think he might sleep down there tonight.
OMG Vitale is talking about Duke again.
The more I watch of Texas, the less I think that Rick Barnes knows how to coach. It's obvious that he knows how to recruit, but coaching, I'm not convinced. There isn't enough evidence to support such a claim.
We are headed to overtime at the Garden. I love Madison Square Garden. I wish Georgetown played there more often. When you see a game at MSG, either in person or on TV, you know that it's big time. The only problem with MSG right now is the gigantic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup signage right near the foul line. Talk about an eye sore. Is nothing sacred???
You know a lot of people are talking about Georgetown both taking and making 3 pointers at an alarming rate through 3 games. Well my rebuttal to that is that they are seeing a lot of zone and they are taking GOOD 3 pointers. They are open shots and they have good shooters. I suspect Wofford to play more man to man defense tomorrow which will result in more back door cuts for the Hoyas. I doubt we see more than 18 attempted 3's tomorrow from the mighty Hoya Saxa.
I'm not sure how scientific this is, but I'm willing to say that headaches are contagious. I wonder if a bag of skittles would solve mine. Well either way I'm going to go watch the rest of this game from my room.
Until next time....
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Home Opener - Green Wave
Well this was was a series for New Orleans native Greg Monroe. So while Tulane is still on the schedule, Monroe is long gone.
Most of the teams from the power conference like to play schools like Tulane in their opener because it's an opportunity to play some of the younger guys and fool around with lineups before the conference season starts. Well the Hoyas didn't really get that chance at ODU as they held on for dear life for a W.
The big question mark all season will be who can play alongside Julian Vaughn down low. After about 2 minutes inside the Acela Club before the game the new question became who can play in place of Julian Vaughn. Yeah that's not a question that I ever want to answer again this season. Apparently Vaughn was out with an illness so it was up to Henry Sims to hold down the fort.
Ironically enough the Hoya Hoop Club had placed magnets with the schedule on everybody's seat. Unfortunately that magnet would be the only place to see Julian's smiling face against Tulane.
After ending the ODU game by hitting 7 of their last 10 three pointers, the Hoyas continued their torrid shooting to start their home opener. They went through a little bit of a dry spell late in the first half as they tried different lineups but had no real problems in getting the 69-53 win.
Freeman and Clark did what they need to do all season long - hit shots. Wright's scoring dipped a little bit but his assists were up. Sanford was the one player off the bench to really look good. He didn't play at ODU because of an illness. He was stroking it from deep just like he did all summer.
Look one of the big guys needs to be more assertive offensively. Lubick is playing alright but hardly ever looks to score. Same with Benimon and Sims. I'm not advocating the taking of bad shots. Instead I'm looking for them to have a little confidence in a low post move or two. This team really needs Julian.
Most of the teams from the power conference like to play schools like Tulane in their opener because it's an opportunity to play some of the younger guys and fool around with lineups before the conference season starts. Well the Hoyas didn't really get that chance at ODU as they held on for dear life for a W.
The big question mark all season will be who can play alongside Julian Vaughn down low. After about 2 minutes inside the Acela Club before the game the new question became who can play in place of Julian Vaughn. Yeah that's not a question that I ever want to answer again this season. Apparently Vaughn was out with an illness so it was up to Henry Sims to hold down the fort.
Ironically enough the Hoya Hoop Club had placed magnets with the schedule on everybody's seat. Unfortunately that magnet would be the only place to see Julian's smiling face against Tulane.
After ending the ODU game by hitting 7 of their last 10 three pointers, the Hoyas continued their torrid shooting to start their home opener. They went through a little bit of a dry spell late in the first half as they tried different lineups but had no real problems in getting the 69-53 win.
Freeman and Clark did what they need to do all season long - hit shots. Wright's scoring dipped a little bit but his assists were up. Sanford was the one player off the bench to really look good. He didn't play at ODU because of an illness. He was stroking it from deep just like he did all summer.
Look one of the big guys needs to be more assertive offensively. Lubick is playing alright but hardly ever looks to score. Same with Benimon and Sims. I'm not advocating the taking of bad shots. Instead I'm looking for them to have a little confidence in a low post move or two. This team really needs Julian.
Charleston Day 1
I gave a decent amount of consideration to going down to the Charleston Classic but determined that it was just too early in the season to make that sort of trip. The lineup of teams wasn't exactly forcing my hand either.
Well the big news last night was that starting center Julian Vaughn made the trip after initially being ruled out for the weekend. Whatever it was that was ailing him, he got over it and was cleared to play.
So the Hoyas took on Coastal Carolina this afternoon in the first of four games at Carolina First Arena, home of the College of Charleston Cougars.
I wasn't sure if Vaughn would start, but he did. He also started the game with a nice dunk. It was great to see him do that after he struggled with his inside game at ODU.
I've been waiting for a few things to start clicking. I got to see one of them today. Chris Wright was passing the ball around like last season's Big East Tournament. The other thing I'm looking for still hasn't happened yet. Hollis Thompson still can't find his outside shot. I have him at 6-22 for the season. Not so good.
The Hoyas won 80-61 thanks in large part to the 3 pointer. At one point they had 20 points and only one 2 point bucket - a dunk. They finished 14-30 from deep.
For the 2nd game in a row they had a stretch late in the first where they couldn't score. Some of that has to do with JT3 tinkering with lineups. Some of it had to do with horrible turnovers that made me want to break my TV.
Play of the Game: After spending what seemed like forever trying to get his contact lenses back on his eye, Chris Wright came down the court and found Austin Freeman for a nice reverse lay-up. I bet the trainer for Coastal Carolina wishes he didn't help him out.
My favorite Stat: The first thing I look at during the game and immediately after the game is the assist to made field goal ratio. Today it was 26 to 32. That's sick.
My least favorite Stat: Turnovers. 16 of them is atrocious. Lubick and Vaughn combined for half of them. Nate couldn't get anything done out on the wing against the zone. I think that was a really bad spot for him.
Player run-down:
Freeman - Picked up some early fouls but was really impressive. He was a model of offensive efficiency as he was able to score from deep, on drives, and on some cuts.
Wright - 12 assists was easily his career high. He has 20 assists in his last 2 games. That will do.
Clark - he is shooting out of his mind since the 2nd half at ODU. People wondered how Freeman would get good looks with Monroe gone. Well if Clark is also torching the nets, that will do the job.
Vaughn - besides the turnovers, he looked good after missing a game with an undisclosed illness. He had some nice post moves and came up with 5 blocks.
Thompson - Wright said his in post game interview that he can't wait for Hollis to start hitting his shots. Me neither.
Lubick - Looked like a freshmen. That's not a compliment.
Sims - I can't remember ever thinking that Henry should have gotten more minutes but he should have today. He looked good out there today. He made some nice passes and didn't force anything. He also had a block and a steal (that he immediately gave back).
Sanford - Back to back nice games by Vee. He hit a 3, had some boards, and some dimes during his 11 minutes. Oh and a block. He is taking minutes that I thought would go to Starks.
Benimon - I'm not sure how he played 10 minutes without a rebound but he did. He got in the score book for he 10-11 season this afternoon. He gets in good spots but doesn't look to make moves. That needs to change.
Starks - I'm guessing that he is still recovering from being sick. Had 2 nice assists.
Bowen - Probably deserved more time but Thompson kept Freeman out there too long late in the game. He's had chances to score his first points from the line but just hasn't found the nylon. Doesn't seem strong enough yet.
It looks like tomorrow's game should be at 230pm against Wofford. The Terriers are playing something called USC-Upstate and it's ugly. I can't believe I'm watching it. Oh wait. I can.
Well the big news last night was that starting center Julian Vaughn made the trip after initially being ruled out for the weekend. Whatever it was that was ailing him, he got over it and was cleared to play.
So the Hoyas took on Coastal Carolina this afternoon in the first of four games at Carolina First Arena, home of the College of Charleston Cougars.
I wasn't sure if Vaughn would start, but he did. He also started the game with a nice dunk. It was great to see him do that after he struggled with his inside game at ODU.
I've been waiting for a few things to start clicking. I got to see one of them today. Chris Wright was passing the ball around like last season's Big East Tournament. The other thing I'm looking for still hasn't happened yet. Hollis Thompson still can't find his outside shot. I have him at 6-22 for the season. Not so good.
The Hoyas won 80-61 thanks in large part to the 3 pointer. At one point they had 20 points and only one 2 point bucket - a dunk. They finished 14-30 from deep.
For the 2nd game in a row they had a stretch late in the first where they couldn't score. Some of that has to do with JT3 tinkering with lineups. Some of it had to do with horrible turnovers that made me want to break my TV.
Play of the Game: After spending what seemed like forever trying to get his contact lenses back on his eye, Chris Wright came down the court and found Austin Freeman for a nice reverse lay-up. I bet the trainer for Coastal Carolina wishes he didn't help him out.
My favorite Stat: The first thing I look at during the game and immediately after the game is the assist to made field goal ratio. Today it was 26 to 32. That's sick.
My least favorite Stat: Turnovers. 16 of them is atrocious. Lubick and Vaughn combined for half of them. Nate couldn't get anything done out on the wing against the zone. I think that was a really bad spot for him.
Player run-down:
Freeman - Picked up some early fouls but was really impressive. He was a model of offensive efficiency as he was able to score from deep, on drives, and on some cuts.
Wright - 12 assists was easily his career high. He has 20 assists in his last 2 games. That will do.
Clark - he is shooting out of his mind since the 2nd half at ODU. People wondered how Freeman would get good looks with Monroe gone. Well if Clark is also torching the nets, that will do the job.
Vaughn - besides the turnovers, he looked good after missing a game with an undisclosed illness. He had some nice post moves and came up with 5 blocks.
Thompson - Wright said his in post game interview that he can't wait for Hollis to start hitting his shots. Me neither.
Lubick - Looked like a freshmen. That's not a compliment.
Sims - I can't remember ever thinking that Henry should have gotten more minutes but he should have today. He looked good out there today. He made some nice passes and didn't force anything. He also had a block and a steal (that he immediately gave back).
Sanford - Back to back nice games by Vee. He hit a 3, had some boards, and some dimes during his 11 minutes. Oh and a block. He is taking minutes that I thought would go to Starks.
Benimon - I'm not sure how he played 10 minutes without a rebound but he did. He got in the score book for he 10-11 season this afternoon. He gets in good spots but doesn't look to make moves. That needs to change.
Starks - I'm guessing that he is still recovering from being sick. Had 2 nice assists.
Bowen - Probably deserved more time but Thompson kept Freeman out there too long late in the game. He's had chances to score his first points from the line but just hasn't found the nylon. Doesn't seem strong enough yet.
It looks like tomorrow's game should be at 230pm against Wofford. The Terriers are playing something called USC-Upstate and it's ugly. I can't believe I'm watching it. Oh wait. I can.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Something I've missed...
I've missed the sweet, sweet sound of the Vuvuzela. I doubt that's a widely held opinion but whatever, it's mine. It just reminds of watching the World Cup and the weather being warm. I think most reasonable people would agree that those two things are pretty good.
I'm watching South Africa - USA delayed right now. I spent too much time outside today in the yard to catch it live. 8617 had to say good bye to the mums in the front of the house this afternoon. I think that's the first time I've had to do that. I should have just had Rocky dig them up if he wasn't so focused on making sure that the couch doesn't fly away. He's doing a really good job by always laying on it. Now way that thing floats on his watch.
I also got rid of the remaining stump in my neighbors yard that was getting on my nerves. I just couldn't stand looking at it anymore. It was a "gots to go" situation.
Yesterday I missed the FedEx guy with my new phone. Today I did not. Now I need to figure out how to backup my contacts. There's no chance I re enter everybody's number into my new phone. Of course I'm no expert but I think my phone's problem is the battery and not the actual phone. I smell another trip to the Verizon store in my future. I need it start working like a real phone, ie one that holds a charge longer than 3 hours at a time. I also need to be the Mayor of my basement before eRic.
Let's see what else? Oh right I cleaned out the back of my truck and decided that some of my baseball hats were kind of dirty. And by dirty I, of course, mean gross. My USA Soccer hat and DC United hat turned out great. A similar fate was not waiting for my, at least 10 years old, Georgetown hat. I guess 2 out of 3 ain't that bad but I'm not that thrilled with how it looks. Maybe I'll just bury it in the backyard or something.
So I decided to run around Accotink this afternoon in a race against the Sun going down. Everything was going well until I got to the bottom of the dam. I could have used a row boat to get across the path at that point. Next time I'm going to just run back the way I came instead of through the water. Running with soaked shoes and socks isn't as rad as it sounds.
So during meditation today, raking leaves (in the wind no less), I realized something that most people have probably known for a long time - I need full time job ASAP. The amount of free time I have is causing me to go crazy and it's going to start ruining stuff if I'm not careful.
A recap of what's going on with the Hoyas will be out later tonight for the dozens of people that care :)
I'm watching South Africa - USA delayed right now. I spent too much time outside today in the yard to catch it live. 8617 had to say good bye to the mums in the front of the house this afternoon. I think that's the first time I've had to do that. I should have just had Rocky dig them up if he wasn't so focused on making sure that the couch doesn't fly away. He's doing a really good job by always laying on it. Now way that thing floats on his watch.
I also got rid of the remaining stump in my neighbors yard that was getting on my nerves. I just couldn't stand looking at it anymore. It was a "gots to go" situation.
Yesterday I missed the FedEx guy with my new phone. Today I did not. Now I need to figure out how to backup my contacts. There's no chance I re enter everybody's number into my new phone. Of course I'm no expert but I think my phone's problem is the battery and not the actual phone. I smell another trip to the Verizon store in my future. I need it start working like a real phone, ie one that holds a charge longer than 3 hours at a time. I also need to be the Mayor of my basement before eRic.
Let's see what else? Oh right I cleaned out the back of my truck and decided that some of my baseball hats were kind of dirty. And by dirty I, of course, mean gross. My USA Soccer hat and DC United hat turned out great. A similar fate was not waiting for my, at least 10 years old, Georgetown hat. I guess 2 out of 3 ain't that bad but I'm not that thrilled with how it looks. Maybe I'll just bury it in the backyard or something.
So I decided to run around Accotink this afternoon in a race against the Sun going down. Everything was going well until I got to the bottom of the dam. I could have used a row boat to get across the path at that point. Next time I'm going to just run back the way I came instead of through the water. Running with soaked shoes and socks isn't as rad as it sounds.
So during meditation today, raking leaves (in the wind no less), I realized something that most people have probably known for a long time - I need full time job ASAP. The amount of free time I have is causing me to go crazy and it's going to start ruining stuff if I'm not careful.
A recap of what's going on with the Hoyas will be out later tonight for the dozens of people that care :)
Saturday, November 13, 2010
It Takes a Thief - GU @ ODU wrap up
When you don't protect something well enough, you might just have it taken away. That's what happened yesterday to ODU in front of a sell-out crowd on opening night. The Monarchs couldn't protect a late 8 point lead as the subsequently lost not only the game, but their 23 game home winning streak, the 4th longest current streak in the country.
Better luck with your scheduling next time guys.
Last night's game was never going to win a beauty contest. Georgetown games almost never do this early in the season. Last season's opening game ended up at something like 46-45 Georgetown over Temple. So 62-59 was an old fashioned shoot out.
I wasn't surprised with the starting line-up. I also wasn't surprised that ODU attacked Hollis and got him in foul trouble immediately. That is going to happen every game. I expect Lubick to eventually start at the 4 spot.
I hate to admit it but I threw in the towel when Wright got his 4th foul at 49-41 with about 5 minutes left. They couldn't get a rebound, couldn't get a loose ball, couldn't hit a close look, Freeman was off, it was horrible.
Austin decided he didn't want to lose in Norfolk as he hit back to back 3's in less than a minute. Did I mention one of them was a 4 point play? Well it was. Chris decided to follow his lead and that was all she wrote.
With three really good guards, they can't all be off at the same time. Jason was the only one who looked interested in the first half. In fact at one point early in the 2nd half the Hoyas had 21 points with Clark responsible for 11 of them.
Wright tried to take the game over early in the 2nd which resulted in some poor decisions as he was trying to get the game back all in one play. JT3 recognized this and sat him for a few minutes. It worked. Nobody wants to win more than Chris but there is a right and wrong way to go about it. His 3 point heave with less than 1 on the shot clock was as big as they get.
Vaughn played about as poorly offensively as I have seen him play. I've seen conflicting box scores but it seems as if he was about 2-10. At least 7 of those misses were right around the rim. Hollis had similar problems. I don't expect their horrible shooting to be the norm. They will make shots. Especially the good looks they got.
Lubick can play. I liked what I saw but he needs to be a threat on offense to shoot the ball. He took a 3 early and that was it. But what I liked was how he was involved on both sides. He is a little small to guard true centers but that's ok.
We didn't get to see too much of Bennimon or Starks. I have heard that they were a little under the weather. Sims was alright but the game seems to move a little too fast for him. I want to see more of Bennimon.
Just like the Temple win last season, this win will look really good by the end of the season.
Random: I'm now 2-0 in games at the TED.
The ODU student section decided that they needed a bunch of signs with OHIO written on them. Did they think that we forgot about that one? I'm fairly confident that nobody has successfully erased that one from their memory banks just yet. Thanks though.
As I was leaving a fan kept talking to me from a suite. He wanted to make sure that I knew that "ODU still owned Georgetown." I didn't really know what else to say other than, "Congratulations. You must be so proud. Can I buy you another beer?"
I don't have too many solo road trips left in me where I got up and back in the same day. My days are numbered. Especially when nobody is looking to talk on the phone late night.
Austin doesn't show much emotion which is why it was so bad ass when he turned to the visiting fans after his 4 point play and went nuts.
I saw my fat ass on the Jumbotron late in the game. I'm a great dancer once I've got an audience.
Better luck with your scheduling next time guys.
Last night's game was never going to win a beauty contest. Georgetown games almost never do this early in the season. Last season's opening game ended up at something like 46-45 Georgetown over Temple. So 62-59 was an old fashioned shoot out.
I wasn't surprised with the starting line-up. I also wasn't surprised that ODU attacked Hollis and got him in foul trouble immediately. That is going to happen every game. I expect Lubick to eventually start at the 4 spot.
I hate to admit it but I threw in the towel when Wright got his 4th foul at 49-41 with about 5 minutes left. They couldn't get a rebound, couldn't get a loose ball, couldn't hit a close look, Freeman was off, it was horrible.
Austin decided he didn't want to lose in Norfolk as he hit back to back 3's in less than a minute. Did I mention one of them was a 4 point play? Well it was. Chris decided to follow his lead and that was all she wrote.
With three really good guards, they can't all be off at the same time. Jason was the only one who looked interested in the first half. In fact at one point early in the 2nd half the Hoyas had 21 points with Clark responsible for 11 of them.
Wright tried to take the game over early in the 2nd which resulted in some poor decisions as he was trying to get the game back all in one play. JT3 recognized this and sat him for a few minutes. It worked. Nobody wants to win more than Chris but there is a right and wrong way to go about it. His 3 point heave with less than 1 on the shot clock was as big as they get.
Vaughn played about as poorly offensively as I have seen him play. I've seen conflicting box scores but it seems as if he was about 2-10. At least 7 of those misses were right around the rim. Hollis had similar problems. I don't expect their horrible shooting to be the norm. They will make shots. Especially the good looks they got.
Lubick can play. I liked what I saw but he needs to be a threat on offense to shoot the ball. He took a 3 early and that was it. But what I liked was how he was involved on both sides. He is a little small to guard true centers but that's ok.
We didn't get to see too much of Bennimon or Starks. I have heard that they were a little under the weather. Sims was alright but the game seems to move a little too fast for him. I want to see more of Bennimon.
Just like the Temple win last season, this win will look really good by the end of the season.
Random: I'm now 2-0 in games at the TED.
The ODU student section decided that they needed a bunch of signs with OHIO written on them. Did they think that we forgot about that one? I'm fairly confident that nobody has successfully erased that one from their memory banks just yet. Thanks though.
As I was leaving a fan kept talking to me from a suite. He wanted to make sure that I knew that "ODU still owned Georgetown." I didn't really know what else to say other than, "Congratulations. You must be so proud. Can I buy you another beer?"
I don't have too many solo road trips left in me where I got up and back in the same day. My days are numbered. Especially when nobody is looking to talk on the phone late night.
Austin doesn't show much emotion which is why it was so bad ass when he turned to the visiting fans after his 4 point play and went nuts.
I saw my fat ass on the Jumbotron late in the game. I'm a great dancer once I've got an audience.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Game 1 - Blink and it's going to be March 2011
Last season is over.
It was over before I got to my truck outside the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI. It was basically over by halftime of the Ohio game but I can't help but think about all of the nonsense that was the 2009-2010 Georgetown Hoyas.
What happened? What was real? What was a joke? Did I really drive to DC in a blizzard for a behind the woodshed type beating of Villanova? Did they really blow the doors off the eventual National Champs AND lose to Rutgers?
The last time I think about any of that will be tomorrow on the drive down to Norfolk. Looking backwards never gets you anywhere in life. Especially since the faces and names are always changing.
What I do know is that life goes on and it goes on without Greg Monroe. That's OK because the pieces are there to do something special. Every hand is a winner and every hand is a loser. I can't wait to see how this hand wins. It doesn't have to be tomorrow, but it would be a lot cooler if it was tomorrow down in the 757.
I don't know how everybody is going to get minutes on this team with the logjam of depth and experience at the 1 - 3 spots. How do Vee, Aaron, and Markel get enough time?
Will they ever go big? And by big I mean having Hollis at the 3 and not the 4.
What will Bennimon's improvement be like? Will Lubick or Sims be able to provide enough off the bench? Will they start. I think Henry could really benefit from starting. I think it would put him in the right frame of mind to accomplish a lot over the next two years.
Can Clark be the Kris Joseph of the 10-11 Hoyas? I think he could and it would be sick.
The smart money is on a lineup of Wright, Clark, Freeman, Thompson, Vaughn.
I'm cool with whatever. All I ask from the coaches of the teams that I follow is that they don't fall in love with a system at the expense of personnel. Do what's best for the team to win games and not what's best for your system to work.
See you tomorrow.
It was over before I got to my truck outside the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI. It was basically over by halftime of the Ohio game but I can't help but think about all of the nonsense that was the 2009-2010 Georgetown Hoyas.
What happened? What was real? What was a joke? Did I really drive to DC in a blizzard for a behind the woodshed type beating of Villanova? Did they really blow the doors off the eventual National Champs AND lose to Rutgers?
The last time I think about any of that will be tomorrow on the drive down to Norfolk. Looking backwards never gets you anywhere in life. Especially since the faces and names are always changing.
What I do know is that life goes on and it goes on without Greg Monroe. That's OK because the pieces are there to do something special. Every hand is a winner and every hand is a loser. I can't wait to see how this hand wins. It doesn't have to be tomorrow, but it would be a lot cooler if it was tomorrow down in the 757.
I don't know how everybody is going to get minutes on this team with the logjam of depth and experience at the 1 - 3 spots. How do Vee, Aaron, and Markel get enough time?
Will they ever go big? And by big I mean having Hollis at the 3 and not the 4.
What will Bennimon's improvement be like? Will Lubick or Sims be able to provide enough off the bench? Will they start. I think Henry could really benefit from starting. I think it would put him in the right frame of mind to accomplish a lot over the next two years.
Can Clark be the Kris Joseph of the 10-11 Hoyas? I think he could and it would be sick.
The smart money is on a lineup of Wright, Clark, Freeman, Thompson, Vaughn.
I'm cool with whatever. All I ask from the coaches of the teams that I follow is that they don't fall in love with a system at the expense of personnel. Do what's best for the team to win games and not what's best for your system to work.
See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
11/8/2010 KPI Rankings
Well the college football season is winding down and I couldn't be happier. Notre Dame is yet again a complete disaster thanks in large part due to the continued practice of hiring piss poor coaches that simply aren't ready for the big stage.
Ok so it's been awhile but here is the latest edition of the KPI Top 5
KPI Top 5 - 11/8/2010
1. Oregon - (1 Last Week) I don't want to toot my own horn or anything but the KPI was well ahead of the curve with putting the Ducks at the top spot.
2. TCU - (4) The Horned Frogs made a pretty big leap thanks to their annihilation of previously undefeated Utah in Salt Lake City.
3. Auburn - (3) No matter how hard Urban Meyer tries to ruin Cam Newton's season, it just won't work.
4. Boise State - (2) The Broncos have to be loving the fact that Alabama lost again. Now they can root for the Crimson Tide again Auburn.
5. LSU - (NR) Making their 2nd appearance of the season in the KPI, the Tigers hope to last longer than a week this time. Playing Louisiana-Monroe is a good start.
Ok so it's been awhile but here is the latest edition of the KPI Top 5
KPI Top 5 - 11/8/2010
1. Oregon - (1 Last Week) I don't want to toot my own horn or anything but the KPI was well ahead of the curve with putting the Ducks at the top spot.
2. TCU - (4) The Horned Frogs made a pretty big leap thanks to their annihilation of previously undefeated Utah in Salt Lake City.
3. Auburn - (3) No matter how hard Urban Meyer tries to ruin Cam Newton's season, it just won't work.
4. Boise State - (2) The Broncos have to be loving the fact that Alabama lost again. Now they can root for the Crimson Tide again Auburn.
5. LSU - (NR) Making their 2nd appearance of the season in the KPI, the Tigers hope to last longer than a week this time. Playing Louisiana-Monroe is a good start.
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