Saturday, March 13, 2010

Day 2

10:14 - Mick Cronin just told John Thompson to guard the inbounds pass - true story.

10:13 - Butler's terrible, terrible shot bailed out by an offensive rebound. No clue why he takes a corner three with 38 seconds left - the clock is your ally Butler.

10:12 - Austin Freeman drains it, dude can bomb that's for sure. I'm not sure I'll ever get any Georgetown team though. Ever since Jeff Green they all blend together for me.

9:59 - I think Deniz Kicili is the reason West Virginia has its mascot. Dude truly is a mountaineer.

9:58 - How far can West Virginia go? They have the size and athleticism to go a long way, but how much will not having a pure/real point guard hurt them? When Devin Ebanks ran the point against Purdue they got crushed.

9:56 - I could seriously do with less dramatic refs. I'm looking at you Tim Hightower, thankfully he's not a Big East official.

6:39 - Lunardi has Illinois in the last four out. I just don't see how you can justify having Mississippi State in over them. It makes no sense whatsoever.

5:28 - Wait, did CBS just flip off a blow out game? The apocalypse is now.

5:23 - How is Glen Rice's son a 52% free throw shooter?

5:11 - Is there a worse coaching combo out there right now? Sidney Lowe and Paul Hewitt?

5:07 - The less timeouts Georgia Tech has the better off they are. True story.

5:01 - Georgia Tech has to have some sort of record for total turnovers on the year. Incredible how often they're careless with the ball.

4:49 - Look I understand Hummel was important to this Purdue team, but there's no way they should be scoring 11 points in a half. They still have players. Although one does think he's a true NBA prospect (lookin' at you Jajuan).

4:38 - Do we really want a non deserving Mississippi State team winning the SEC tournament in back to back years and sneaking in the tournament? No thanks.

4:26 - Back on, had to get Chipotle. In terms of Illinois not getting a bid, I think it's important to note that Minnesota is the only team playing there way in right now. Mississippi State is not in the tournament - they don't win tomorrow (or choke this game away), they're not dancing. Their best win is Richmond. Even Ole Miss can boast better than that. Otherwise, who is ahead of Illinois? Rhode Island, Charlotte, Ole Miss, UAB, Memphis, Seton Hall all lost. They're done. Illinois is in.

3:02 - Dwyane Wade fouls out. About time, Illinois should have been driving at him all game. Oh and Evan Turner just dropped a triple double that I like to call the "Manny Harris".

2:52 - Evan Turner continues to get Dwyane Wade calls, but Illinois not getting a shot off at the end of regulation and OT is pathetic. You have to get a shot off.

2:39 - Indiana all over again right here McCamey? Illini nation is hoping so.

2:19 - Kentucky plays their best game of the year by far. Not even close. That team is going to the Final Four - it's just a matter of which team shows up.

1:46 - Bledsoe coming up big!!!! It'd be a blow out though if Cousins wasn't 3/13 from the line though. I haven't seen something like that since Ramar Smith went 0/12 from the line.

1:37 - Why is John Wall so insistent on shooting momentum killing three's?

1:22 - Kentucky starting to get sloppy - inevitable, but must weather that storm.

1:17 - Poor start by Kentucky - have to retain the defensive effort they had in the first half. Best defensive half of the year. When Cousins has 3 steals you're doing something right.

1:14 - Evan Turner gets the Dwyane Wade treatment. Does he ever get called for a foul? I'm not saying he fouls a lot, but it's interesting to note.

1:08 - There's been more lane violations this year than any other year I've seen. It's ridiculous.

1:06 - Someone tell these officials how the Big Ten works with its physical play.

1:05 - Illinois playing well so far, on a 6-0 run. They may be outmatched athletically, but slowing it down has kept them in it. Getting into a running game has killed them in their other 2 match-ups.

1:02 -
Kentucky just played one of its best halves of the year. Bledsoe is still dumb as rocks, Cousins is still crying, but it didn't stop the defense from being absolutely suffocating. I think the next half will truly give a good gauge on how great this team truly can be. It also helps that Wall had an outstanding half as well - 9/6/4.

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