Open Thread: Friday Night Tourney Lights
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:00 PM PDT
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PrintWith Cal's next game not for another week, we're left with numerous amounts of hoops action that hopefully some of you care somewhat about. Hey, if nothing else, it leaves you with numerous opportunities to gamble.
(All times PST)
Pac-10 Tournament
- ASU vs UW, 6 PM, FSN HD
- USC vs UCLA, 8:30 PM, FSN HD
These games have some meaning to Cal only in the sense of perception. UW winning this makes us look really good for our wins over them. UCLA winning this would probably be not so good. We've been okay against the other two schools. In the end all we want is to avoid having USC take a Pac-10 spot that might push us further down the pecking order when it comes to bracket time.
Other games to watch:
Big East Tournament
- Louisville vs. Villanova, 4 PM, ESPN HD
- West Virginia vs. Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice, 6 PM, ESPN HD
ACC Tournament
- Wake Forest vs Maryland, 4 PM, ESPN2 HD
- Duke vs Boston College, 6 PM, ESPN2 HD
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Cal players in the NBA
- Leon Powe will still be starting for the Celtics as they take on Memphis, 4:30 PM
- Ryan Anderson will be riding the bench for Nets-Blazers, 7 PM
- Rod Benson is playing in Reno! There's a video link at ChannelSurfing if you want to see the most famous Golden Blogger of all, 7 PM
- Jason Kidd will be in the Bay Area for another epic Mavs-Warriors tilt, 7:30 PM
I'm sure I'm missing something good. Just let it loose in the comments.
Full list of college games can be found here. If you have expensive satellite, you'll be able to find any of these. If you're cheap and want feeds...check out Channel Surfing and JustinTV and you'll probably be able to find something.
Be prepared for wall to wall coverage open threads tomorrow--14 hours of basketball!
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Yes, considering you’re the only vote.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Maryland off to a fast start on Wake Forest; 14-5
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
will u sleep this whole weekend?
I think you r the most passionate basketball fan on this blog. True?
Free H2O (l) Tech!
Well, Leon Powe plays it for money, so I’d say no.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And outside of Cal, I don’t really care about college basketball regular season-wide outside of rivalry games.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Baylor-Texas: http://www.justin.tv/nomadxxxx
Maryland-Wake Forest: http://www.justin.tv/stickittotheman
Villanova-Louisville: http://www.justin.tv/mineshaft
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions
Man, those Big East teams play so well
Hard to see how anyone besides North Carolina can compete with them deep in the tourney.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions
Or UNLV… since they just buttwhooped Louisville
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Temple trying to scrap its way against a sloppy Xavier team.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:07 PM PDT reply actions
Israel P0wns Tree-Sitter
“An Oakland man who was among the tree-sitters who fought to save a grove of oaks and redwoods next to UC Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium was critically wounded in the West Bank today by an Israeli-fired tear-gas canister, officials and acquaintances said.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/13/BAQ316F0PT.DTL&tsp=1
“fought” is such a generous word. “Smoking copious pot and pissing in a bucket” sounds like an apt description.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Temple I'm pretty sure is on the bubble
So it’s win or go home for them. Up by one over #19 Xavier with five minutes left!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:17 PM PDT reply actions
Holy shit block party
Defense everywhere in the last five minutes in the Atlantic 10 tourney.
If anyone wants to catch the end: http://www.justin.tv/gonzaga_basketball
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The Atlantic 10 tourney is in Atlantic City???
How come we can’t put the Pac-10 tourney in Vegas?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither team has scored for three minutes; it’s turned into trench warfare. 48-47 Temple.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit, Christmas just hit a 3 from 30 feet out. 51-47 Temple.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
2 point game after free throws
51-49…another game down to the wire!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Diante Christmas with ANOTHER crazy 3. Xavier responds with a 2. 54-51.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Xavier misses a game tying 3. Temple ball with 7 seconds left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Temple wins, heads back to the Atlantic 10 championship game!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Maryland up by 15 on Wake Forest
Illinois beat Michigan, Wolverines might or might not be on the bubble.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
Another great game in Louisville-Villanova
Lots of sloppy offense and stifling defense in this one, but it’s very compelling stuff.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:43 PM PDT reply actions
Holy crap, Baylor beating Texas
Those other Bears keep on fighting.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:48 PM PDT reply actions
Players flying everywhere in Baylor-Texas. Texas big man gets a head shot.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Dexter Pittman has the biggest hands I’ve ever seen on a human without pituitary gland problems
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re bigger than the freaking ball
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone was very high on them after their season last year and returning players
They started out the season well enough (including beating ASU)
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
What was the reason they struggled this season?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
No clue. It was during conference play though
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Baylor with the step back 3!
Bears by 2!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA
“Can Baylor beat Texas for the first time since your 401K had something in it?”
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Baylor with two free throws, Texas with a floater, 2 point game with 27 sec left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Baylor makes one free throw, but Texas lets the guard get the offensive rebound! Baylor could really ice it with free throws here.
But then Texas bombs a 3! Baylor up by 2 with 15 seconds left, again shooting FTs.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Baylor makes the free throws, Texas misses a layup, Baylor shooting more free throws with 9 seconds left. Baylor now looking like they have upsets over Kansas and Texas.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
How come Brockman sucked so badly against us?
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don’t have a damned clue. Did he get pot from the Cal players?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Kamp had two of his best games against Udub.
He did a great job of preventing Brockman from getting entry passes and did a passable job on the blocks. I think we’ve really missed him in the last few games, esp. against USC. He’s just too banged up to play effectively.
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West Virginia and Syracuse in a close tilt so far
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions
Man if Syracuse wins this after last night they should get a 3/4 seed.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
LEON POWE!
30 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks against Memphis!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions
Tigers or Grizzlies?
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by LeonPowe on Mar 13, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
300 pound Elvis or Jailhouse Rock Elvis?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Which team could use Leon Powe? I’m thinking you and Chris Paul could be bandits.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That Flynn kid from Syracuse is fun to watch.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 7:40 PM PDT reply actions
Holy crap, fight in the UW-ASU game?
Harden got his jersey pulled by Dentmon. UW has come back to make it a game, only down by 1!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 7:58 PM PDT reply actions
ASU looks like they've killed the rally. Up 9 now with about 3 and a half left
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions
Sorry, 2 and a half
Now UW’s down 7 with about 2 minutes left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden just split the defenders and went for the teardrop
That was a pro move., ASU up 9 coming up on one minute left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions
Wow, Glasser with a Ginobili style flop
What the hell man, you’re up 9, no need to milk it.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions
Sun Devils up 11 with a minute left
ASU moving onto the title game, probably moving into strong position for a 4/5 seed.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions
Syracuse hanging on
Up by 5 on West Virginia; 2 minutes left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:22 PM PDT reply actions
West Virginia's guard just made a crazy shot with no call
Then they block and hustle for the loose ball. Down by 3 under a minute left.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Wellington Smith with the put back
Syracuse’s lead down to 1, 38 seconds left, 25 on the shot clock.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions
Duke in a struggle with BC
BC up 1 with under a minute left!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
BC has a chance to win with 10 seconds left
Duke misses their 1 and 1!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:35 PM PDT reply actions
That was a ridiculous final possession by BC
They could’ve done way more with that. Duke moves on.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
Butler goes off glass. Syracuse lead down to 4.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 8:41 PM PDT reply actions
USC 20, UCLA 9
Okay, I’m enjoying this a little.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 9:10 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah…this crowd noise doesnt create an unfair home advantage at all in LA. It sounds like there are TWO home teams in this game.
Haha. Pac-10 tourney in Vegas. This must be lobbied for.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
USC has dominated every statistical category again
And they’re only up 2. What the hell? What is with this team?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
Poor shooting, no threes… again? I haven’t been watching
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They can be so damned sloppy. Bounce passes to nowhere; dribbling forever…but they’re back up 7 now. Because UCLA’s offense is kinda sucky too.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
UCLA looks really flustered
USC has definitely taken it to them, especially on the defensive end. Still only up 5. Freaking Trojans.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
There’s gotta be a way for both these teams to lose…
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 13, 2009 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
They’re playing ultra crappy. How come we can never play this version of the LA schools?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Simmons has played a great game
Both offensively and defensively on either Collison or Holiday.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions
USC's been scrappier tonight
UCLA has been suck.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
USC's been scrappier tonight
UCLA has been suck.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
UCLA: 29 percent shooting
Shipp is 5-9, the rest of the team is 8-37.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, pals. What’s going on tonight?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Looks like the entire ucla team had been staring in the sun all day. Can’t make a shot worth their scholarships right now.
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 13, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
commenter from Bruins Nation
“DC, AA, DH, JS, MR, and JH all played terrible game.”
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Impressive.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
“Straight out of Compton,” says Marques Johnson.
Epic.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:38 PM PDT reply actions
Shoot, Oakland and Richmond are tougher.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, on the list of the most dangerous cities, Oakland and Richmond are higher up than Compton now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Not when he was growin up
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You just can’t learn how to shoot in the suburbs. Not enough marks.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
USC is 2 of 11 from the free throw line in the 2nd half
And they have an offensive rebound off of almost every freaking miss.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:41 PM PDT reply actions
This place is full of the whiners that Nestor tells to go away after every loss, and it’s actually being encouraged by the moderators. You people are making me sick. Typical bandwagon LA fans, all of you. Slandering amateur players. You don’t deserve this team – they’re too good for you. I’m sticking with the Bruins till the end.
I love it.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions
I love how they're turning on their own players
“what has JH ever done? derozan is making him look like a turd”
“Derozan also made Dragovic look like a turd”
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USC and Arizona State split their two meetings this season with the home team winning each one.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions
USC has an NCAA bid on the line. Plus again it’s a home game for them.
But ASU is probably the most talented team in the conference.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed
But ASU Harden is probably the most talented team in the conference
When he and Pendergraph leave I think ASU will sink to the bottom half of the Pac-10 unless they bring in some good frosh
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Did UCLA really think that there wasn’t a foul there?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
Leon Powe, starting for injured power forwards Kevin Garnett and Glen Davis, scored a career-high 30 points to go along with 11 rebounds, a steal, and five blocks.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions
Awesome.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
No worries. LeonPowe is hoping you’ll raise his profile for his big contract this summer.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see the two unis on that last break? Are they different teams or something?
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha either ucla loses embarrassingly, or sc shoots themselves in the foot after an emotional high. This game is great!
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 13, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
It’s ridiculous. USC should’ve won this game five minutes ago. Plus these refs are pretty fucking bad.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You knew that UCLA would make a run.
They always do.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're interested in UCLA schadenfreude
check out the BruinsNation open thread. They’re in full-on melt down mode right now
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Such…delicious…tears.
They’re so sweet.
Unlike our salty bitter tears.
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 13, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
When we lose we focus on our own bitter pain as Cal fans
When UCLA fans lose they go ape-shit on their coaches (football) or players (basketball)
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That was a great foul on the rebound. The time didn’t even run.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 10:58 PM PDT reply actions
Damn it, you stole my line.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Bwahahahaha! Great last minute of play!
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 13, 2009 11:01 PM PDT reply actions
Pete's going to be Twittering about this.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
“Trojan hoops dominates, rocking out to Talking Heads on the drive back home.”
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
DeRozan inspired me to do 50 pushups on my way home. LIVE TO WIN!
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He doesn’t capitalize the names of the Trojan’s opponents in his twitters
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, after all, he’s straight out of Compton.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
“They played like Ben Ball warriors.” – nestor about the trojans
Somehow he managed to give the bruins credit for a trojan victory. Well played sir.
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 13, 2009 11:05 PM PDT reply actions
He has already said he doesn’t care what this team does in the tourney. What a copout.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The vehicles of choice of Ben Ball Warriors???
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 14, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to predict a SC win tomorrow:
Wash: 4 seed
UCLA: 5 seed
ASU: 6 seed
Cal: 8 seed
USC 10 seed
FREE HYDROTECH!
I am going with Arizona State over USC, 64-61.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
ASU got raped in LA.
I see DeRozan DeOminating Harden
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
ASU will probably be favored by a point or two.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think DeRozan could wreak havoc if he gets in the tourney. So I’m kind of rooting for SC to gets in.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
PeteCarroll
1. What a game!!! Go get the Pac-10 title now… always competing!!less than a minute ago from mobile web
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
You mean:
“This made my night!!!”
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He needed to include some crazy 80s underground artist to earn the exclamations!
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
When will Bruins fans remember they’ve been to the Final Four three of the past four seasons? Their general lack of awareness is awesome.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:15 PM PDT reply actions
Nah, they’re generating the awesomeness well enough on their own. I’m just a bystander here.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
They also forgot they have no inside game yet and have a whole bunch of freshmen after they lost 3 guys early. THREE!
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But they didn’t fight with the conduct befitting BEN BALL WARRIORS.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
AND UCLA TAKES THE LEAD IN THE FULMER CUP!
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw crap, why do the Bruins have to win everything?
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
he was a pretty highly rated recruit… and we decided not to offer him =D
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re locked into at least the 8 seed with the Suns stumbling their way out of the race.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey what the hell?
If we were consistently bad like say Florida, we can just chalk it up to a rebuilding year and move on. If we’re consistently good, then all is well and there are no problems. If we’re consistently mediocre like Cal, we know that we’ll make the tourney and might get an upset or two, but have no real aspirations of getting to the final 4 again.
I have VERY real aspirations of making it to the Final 4 son.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 13, 2009 11:54 PM PDT reply actions
That last sentence doesn’t even make any sense in context. If Cal was consistently mediocre, we wouldn’t even make the tourney. Consistent mediocrity is Oregon’s bball team this year, not the Bears.
This guy is taking a weak stab at us and it shows. Lol. At least we didn’t lose at home to our rival in the first round of a tournament setting tonight.
by CaliforniaBone on Mar 14, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
USC - ASU
Perhaps I should wait until after tonight’s championship game, but after USC beat UCLA (and Cal) I would like to point out that I told you USC was built for success and to be feared. I would also repeat that I am in no way a USC fan – just a basketball fan here. (My little sister wanted to go to school in the southland and I told her “NOT USC!”)
But anyone who is a college basketball fan can see that this team has the components for quality play. They could definitely use another ball handler, and either Wilkinson or Vujavich (however the hell you spell his name) could stand another 30 pounds to complement Taj on the inside, but you gotta like that they’ve assembled a balanced squad. Taj schooled Cal, and it will be a great battle against Pendergraph tonight. Don’t forget how Hackett face guarded Harden in the first game, limiting him to 4 meaningless free throws as USC won the first game; Harden scored 13 in the rematch, which ASU won.
GO BEARS Partisanship can return next Thursday or Friday. For now, let’s enjoy some quality ball.
I’d also like to say that Derek Glasser is a total punk. Who here has seen that guy fake cry his way into broadcaster’s hearts. Thank God Marques Johnson mentioned that he had an acting future in his career. The way he flailed when Isaiah Thomas fouled him, leaving him unprotected when Overton bumped him, and flailed even more to the floor. Good God, man. BE a man. Then he rubs his eyes and lays on the floor like he’s dead, only to get up and laugh at Thomas when he is called a faker. This is at least the third time he’s done that this year (actual hits notwithstanding – a la OSU screen in the back). Who here recalls seeing Glasser flail and fall like a dead soldier down low in the post against Cal. He was upset that Cal knocked the ball away from him and in reaction, made some movement where he was suddenly a bowling pin falling backward, trying to draw a foul, as if someone pulled him awkwardly to the floor. HE DARN NEAR BROKE WILKES’ LEG the way he fell into him. And NOBODY was touching him. NOBODY. That’s a YouTube if anyone’s got it. That’s not only poor sportsmanship, trying to deceive the refs, but dangerous play!
Would somebody please volunteer to bring a sign to next year’s CAL-ASU game which says “DRAMA MAJOR: DEREK GLASSER”. How about, “Derek Glasser: The king of FAKE FOULS”. Or, “How many flops tonight, Glasser?”
Gotta root for Pendergraph and against Glasser. I’ll leave Harden alone so long as he doesn’t elbow somebody in the chops.
Gotta enjoy Taj’s tippy toe rebounding, Hatchet’s desire, and DeRozan is coming on strong here at the end.
May the best team win.
Haha, I actually wrote something about that for today’s Pac-10 title post. It’ll be up a little while before the game. USC definitely has the style players and the mojo to make you want to root for them from a basketball aesthetic. Yet somehow despite how well they play as individuals they get mental cramps and seem to underachieve with their talent (they totally dominated that game statistically, the Bruins played like crap and UCLA still had a chance to win as late as a minute left). You have a feeling an equally talented but more efficient team like ASU could take them down on a neutral court, but playing close to home and with the desire to get to the tourney should give the Trojans that extra edge.
Plus they have the greatest cheerleader in the crowd in Coach Pete.
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 14, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
wow
Sunday morning and I just caught the game on my dvr. It actually only recorded the 2nd half, but what a half! I feel vindicated in my post.
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Sat 11/12 | W 23 - 6 |
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@
Stanford
|
Sat 11/19 | L 28 - 31 |
|
@
Arizona St.
|
Fri 11/25 | W 47 - 38 |
|
@
Texas
|
Wed 12/28 | L 10 - 21 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
Oregon Ducks
|
8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
|
Stanford Cardinal
|
8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
|
Washington Huskies
|
5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
|
California Golden Bears
|
4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
|
Oregon St. Beavers
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
|
Washington St. Cougars
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
USC Trojans
|
7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
|
UCLA Bruins
|
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
Utah Utes
|
4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
|
Arizona St. Sun Devils
|
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|
Arizona Wildcats
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
|
Colorado Buffaloes
|
2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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