DBD 1.9.12 Either you love it or hate it

Its super easy at Mile High Report to find the moment the big OT play happened, bc its like 10 comments into their OT Thread:

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
TOUCHDOWNNNNNNNNNNNN

by 70fan70 on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

FUCK YES GAME OVER
Water covers 70% of the Earth, Champ Bailey covers the rest.
by broncowrestler29 on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

FUCK YES GAME OVER
Water covers 70% of the Earth, Champ Bailey covers the rest.
by broncowrestler29 on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Fan of Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Broncos, and Portland Timbers
by PortlandOrange on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

DEMARYIUS THOMAS!~!!!!!!!!
Water covers 70% of the Earth, Champ Bailey covers the rest.
by broncowrestler29 on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions
HOLY SHIT
by K_dub on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Fan of Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Broncos, and Portland Timbers
by PortlandOrange on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions
TD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“…..Im the waiting beast….Im the twisted nerve…”
by Disturbed70 on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

holy freakin yes
Go Broncos!
2011 AFC West Champions
by Sean in Pa. on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I’m watching Kyle Orton play quarterback, I can’t help but think I’m watching the league’s modern-day Steve DeBerg, who was once aptly described by his head coach, Bill Walsh, as "just good enough to get you beat.‘’ – Don Banks, SI
PSN ID: Zo-gernaut
“They got Okoye at fullback” – Marc Munford
“I don’t give a f**k. He can play wide receiver." Steve Atwater
by Zogernaut on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

That was quick!
Respect is not given it is earned dog gonit…and they don’t respect us…nobody respects us… you know what you got to do in that situation? TAKE IT!!!!!

by Troy Hufford on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

TEBOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Fan of Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Broncos, and Portland Timbers
by PortlandOrange on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

How do we do it?
by oncobronco on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions
literally just died
by elliottw on Jan 8, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions

WBB beats Ducks:

BERKELEY – The Golden Bears outgunned the Oregon Ducks, 90-67, in the Bears highest-scoring game of the year. Cal’s starting posts combined for 34 points and 32 rebounds while sophomore Mikayla Lyles’ hot outside shooting added to the Bears’ dominant performance.

Sophomore guard Lindsay Sherbert’s rainbow three 15 seconds into Saturday afternoon’ game started a 15-2 Cal run that set the tone for the rest of the contest.

The Ducks, coached by the legendary Paul Westhead, finally found their stroke in their “run-and-gun” offense with just under fourteen minutes remaining in the first half, pulling to within eight, 17-9. A pair of three-pointers by sophomore guard Mikayla Lyles pushed the Bears lead up to 16, 25-9, with just under 12 minutes left in the half.

The Bears took a 20-point lead, 34-13, with just over eight minutes remaining on a three-pointer at the top of the arc from junior guard Layshia Clarendon.

The Bears and Ducks traded baskets back and forth with Cal’s fifth three of the half, the second from Clarendon, reestablishing a twenty point lead, 43-23, with just under four minutes to play.

Womens Gymnastics wins first meet of the year against SacSt:

SACRAMENTO – The California women’s gymnastics team opened the 2012 season and the Danna Durante era with a victory over Sacramento State Friday night inside the Hornets Nest on the campus of Sacramento State. The Golden Bears edged the Hornets, 190.375-189.725 in the season-opening contest.

Junior Madisyn O’Brien captured the all-around with a score of 38.625, highlighted by a first-place score of 9.750 in the vault. She also tied for top honors with Sacramento State’s Nicole Meiller on the uneven bars with a score of 9.650, placed second on the balance beam with a mark of 9.650 and finished fourth in the floor exercise with a score of 9.575.

Fellow junior Mariesah Pierce also competed in the all-around for the Golden Bears with a score of 37.375 to place third behind second-place Kalliah McCartney of Sacramento State, who posted a 37.950.

Cal took three of the top four spots on the bars as O’Brien paced the way. Sophomore Dallas Crawford posted a score of 9.575 to take third place, while fellow sophomore Alicia Asturias was right behind with a score of 9.525 to finish fourth. The Bears recorded a team score of 47.175 in the event.

Are Raiders fans really turning on Hue Jackson already?

Man oh man, Raider Nation, this was a very painful season. We lost Al Davis, and a game in week 17 to a hated Division rival to get bounced from the Playoffs. The ups and downs are literally unchartable and between you and I, I am ready to TURN the page.

It is no secret that I have Man-Love for Hue Jackson. From the first day that I met him he was cordial while also being direct. I really rooted for him this season and appreciated the reverence that he felt for Al Davis while carrying himself as a gentleman and a man’s man, “I’ll be drinking a few Irish Coffee’s”. Unfortunately for Hue, Mr. Davis passed away too soon to really groom him and he was a rookie coach floating in the breeze who was overwhelmed by the circumstance of having to be a rookie Head Coach, GM and personnel guy all at once because there was literally nobody in Alameda to handle any of those tasks. While it is an impossible position to be in, it is what was left after his mentor passed and unfortunately he failed the test.

Anyone with half a brain could see the extremely tough situation that he was left in and could make exceptions for the fact that he wore too many hats and dealt with a staggering number for injuries to key players while playing out the string with a puppet for a DC who was also missing his master.

What will be difficult for a new GM to overlook is that Hue has placed himself as the head of the organization and even thought he should be included in the search for a new GM. No new GM wants someone under them that they in ANY way perceive as being unloyal or who may have a few axes to grind.

GSoM talks about Curry’s ankle injury:

Most of the folks I follow on Twitter are for “basketball reasons”, and most of those are so-called “statheads”. I follow Brian McCormick (@brianmccormick) because he has very interesting insights into player development and coaching, and judging by the fact that he has 2,245 followers as I’m writing this, many other people feel the same way. Brian runs a website called “Brian McCormick Basketball” (http://developyourbballiq.com) whose tag is “The Science Behind Basketball Coaching and Player Development”. Brian has published numerous basketball-related books and has had numerous assistant and head coaching stints at various levels of player development. You can check out his full basketball bio here: http://developyourbballiq.com/about/. Besides his expertise in on-court skills development, Brian also is a strength and conditioning expert. In fact, not only does he have a Masters degree in Sports Science, he is working on his PhD dissertation on the topic of agility and lateral movement in basketball. He even has a paper coming out in the Strength & Conditioning Journal on task complexity in strength training for injury prevention.

Kings lose to Magic:


The Kings had a great chance at beating a very good Orlando Magic team tonight but had trouble executing down the stretch, and eventually fell as the veteran Magic were able to capitalize on the Kings mistakes and seal the victory. Tyreke Evans was a whirling dervish in the lane, scoring 28 points on just 16 shots, while adding 8 assists and 3 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins was aggressive early, scoring most of his 16 points in the 1st quarter. Foul trouble kept him limited for most of the game though and he only managed 22 minutes, but he still managed to get 10 rebounds as well as 3 blocks.

Orlando managed to win despite Dwight Howard being almost a non-factor due to foul trouble thanks to good performances by Jason Richardson (23 points, 5 assists) and Glen “Big Baby” Davis (20 points, 8 rebounds). Orlando shot a whopping 32 threes in the game, only making 10, but Sacramento just couldn’t hit any of their own, going 3-20 despite an otherwise good shooting performance (The Kings finished with a season high 52.1% FG%).

Clips beat Bucks:

Big man rotation – Evans is clearly going to be a major improvement over Brian Cook and/Trey Thompkins as the first big off the bench. Over the long haul, coach Vinny Del Negro will want a fourth big in the mix, but in a tight game, he could get by with a three man rotation of Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Evans. It remains to be seen who among the other three bigs on the roster – Cook, Thompkins or new-comer Solomon Jones – can provide adequate spot minutes, but Cook has gotten the opportunities early in the season, and one can only hope someone else will get their shot. For now though, having Evans and pushing Cook a little further down the depth chart is going to be a major boost for the bench.
Free throw shooting – The Clippers were particularly bad at two things last season: committing turnovers and free throw shooting. In both disciplines they ranked 29th out of 30 NBA teams. The additions of Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups have allowed a complete reversal on the turnover problem, where the Clippers are now second (just behind Philadelphia) in turnovers per game. But free throw shooting is as bad as ever, with the team in dead last. Griffin was supposed to improve, but has actually regressed, shooting just over 61% over the first six games. Meanwhile, Jordan is as bad as ever, but the Clippers are now more dependent on him, while Evans doesn’t help things a bit with his 52% career average (and 1 for 6 debut). With either Evans or Jordan needed on the floor at the end of most games, it will be interesting to see if teams begin to intentionally foul the Clippers when trailing late. Scott Skiles appeared to try it once last night, fouling Jordan with over 6 minutes left. For whatever reason, he chose not to return to the strategy when Jordan made one of two, but it’s likely that the Clippers will see more intentional fouls as the season progresses.

FearTheFin talks about game v. Washington:

Much like their last game against Columbus, the Sharks were outchanced in the first period tonight only to roar back and dominate the Capitals for much of the second and third, recording 16 scoring chances to Washington’s 10 over the final two frames of a contest that was played almost entirely at even strength. Click through for a full breakdown of the chance data, although since it feels weird (to me anyway) having such little text preceding the jump, here’s a look at the Sharks players who performed the best and worst based on their even strength scoring chance differentials in the game (idea stolen from Jackets Cannon).

Best EV Forward: Joe Pavelski (+7)

Worst EV Forward: Ryane Clowe (-3)

Best EV Defenseman: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (3), Dan Boyle (3), Douglas Murray (+3)

Worst EV Defenseman: Jason Demers (+0)

He totally called out Duke for only recruiting “Uncce Tom” african americans….like Grant Hill. Poor choice of words…but pretty strong accusation.

that purple popsicle looks delicious.

Crabbe was totally ridic from downtown.

We’re seriously going to miss Jorge’s energy next year. Cobbs is explosive running the point, and Crabbe is lights out shooting, but I haven’t seen anyone else with a similar passion for defense as Jorge. Here’s hoping someone is itching to step up, but until then, I’m going to enjoy the senior season of one of my favorite Golden Bears evar!

MBB beats Ducks:

EUGENE, Ore. – California men’s basketball sopohomore G Allen Crabbe scored 23 second-half points on the way to a season-high 26 as the Golden Bears (13-4, 3-1 Pac-12) surged past Oregon (11-5, 2-2) to win, 77-60, on Sunday, Jan. 8, at Matthew Knight Arena.

Crabbe also grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds to notch his second double-double of the year; the third of his career. Cal went on a 13-0 run in the second half as Crabbe knocked down three of his six three-pointers, to pull away from the Ducks. It was the second time in his career that Crabbe had hit as many three-pointers, and the third time, this season, that he had at least five in one game.

Senior G Jorge Gutierrez scored 18 and sophomore G Justin Cobbs added 15 points for the Bears, who beat the Ducks for the eighth straight time to tie a series record. Cal also won eight straight games from 1919-37.

SUCK IT QUACK FUCKERS

Offensively, he broke open the middle with those small slashes in the key. They had to suck to him which allowed other post players and then Crabbe’s BARA3E in the second half.

I’m going to miss him. Garret Sim, thanks for decommitting.

Whoo!

1 Take control.

2 Cut your costs.

3 Lighten up on U.S. stocks.

4 Look internationally.

5 Review your bond funds.