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I'm going to a pretty solid slate of games this year

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:17:45 -0600

Being in DC really affords me the opportunity to attend a lotttt of really great games. Do you know how many cities/schools are within about 4 hours driving distance from here?? Raleigh-Durham, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, New York, Morgantown, pretty much off of Virginia (Richmond, Charlottesville, and Blacksburg). SO many! Granted, I don’t have car, so this isn’t terribly convenient, but theoretically. Or if I rent a car (because I can now because I’m old).

Anyway, I already have tickets to:

11/30 - Tennessee @ Georgetown (Big East SEC Challenge)
12/8 - Northern Iowa @ George Mason (Going by myself, because I’m cool.)
12/19 - Cornell @ Duke (IN the student section!! With the Cameron Crazies!)
3/9 - Syracuse @ Georgetown (!!!)

I would’ve pretty much sold my soul to go to Wichita State @ VCU, but a 7:30 game 2 hours away on a Tuesday night with no car wasn’t really feasible.

I’m thinking of going to Maryland vs. George Mason on Sunday. There’s a LivingSocial deal for $12. Meh.

There are tonnns of other games I would go to, but I think I’m definitely going to have to go to Butler @ VCU on 3/2. I won’t forgive myself if I don’t make it to a VCU game sometime this season! I am also salivating over Duke @ Maryland on 2/16, but tickets are priii-cey.

rushthecourt: Notre Dame’s RTC tonight — was it appropriate?...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:09:03 -0600

rushthecourt:

Notre Dame’s RTC tonight — was it appropriate? Granted, Kentucky is the defending champs, ranked in the top 10, and the Irish are unranked… but ND has lost only one home game in over two years and Mike Brey’s team was in fact a Las Vegas favorite. Tough call on this one… what do you say?

Exactly agree. I didn’t realize they were the Vegas favorite until after the game, but you were a fool if you didn’t think they were going to win that game. Like Mike Brey said after the game though, that court storm was probably a little pent up celebration for football. Students hadn’t really had a chance to celebrate together on campus yet, did they?

cbssports: Shot of the day? Shot of the day. Rotnei Clarke’s...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:47:01 -0600

cbssports:

Shot of the day?

Shot of the day.

Rotnei Clarke’s one-handed prayer at the buzzer lifts Butler past Marquette 72-71 in Maui.

vahoops: HIGHLIGHTS: George Mason vs New Mexico in the Paradise...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:46:39 -0600

vahoops:

HIGHLIGHTS: George Mason vs New Mexico in the Paradise Jam

Yeah this was good.

Whatever UCLA. Perpetually overrated. YOU’RE NOT GOOD, OK?...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:44:48 -0600

Whatever UCLA. Perpetually overrated. YOU’RE NOT GOOD, OK? I’M SORRY.

If I ever go to Maui, I swear one of the first things I do is...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:43:49 -0600

If I ever go to Maui, I swear one of the first things I do is get a Chaminade Basketball tshirt.

cbssports: Upset alert: Division II Chaminade 86, Texas...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:42:51 -0600

cbssports:

Upset alert: Division II Chaminade 86, Texas 73

Anybody have a caption for this photo of Chaminade’s No. 1 fan?

stormingthefloor: Havoc lives here. I love VCU so so much

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:01:24 -0600

stormingthefloor:

Havoc lives here.

I love VCU so so much

I think I’m really uncomfortable with the feelings this...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:03:35 -0600

I think I’m really uncomfortable with the feelings this blog is giving me.

cbssports: This is our favorite photo from the opening weekend...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:02:25 -0600

cbssports:

This is our favorite photo from the opening weekend in college hoops. It’s from the Syracuse-San Diego State aircraft carrier game.

Gallery: The best photos from the opening weekend.

hardonforhardwood: “What I Saw: Michigan State - UConn, 11-9-12” I’m going to document...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:21:56 -0600

hardonforhardwood:

“What I Saw: Michigan State - UConn, 11-9-12”

I’m going to document games that I watch throughout this season and weigh in with my own ~~expert~~ analysis. First off is the Spartans-Huskies game at Ramstein Air Force Base near Kaiserslautern, Germany. My first thought is that I love college basketball for doing this. The energy in the gym was incredible, with fans cheering for both teams intermittently. As a college basketball fan, I can appreciate a good basketball play no matter whom I’m cheering for, and these servicemen and servicewomen got it. Great scene, great atmosphere. […]

My wonderful friend Kyle has a basketball blog now, too! Just sayin’. *coughfollowcough*

Some notes about Opening Night

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:09:41 -0600

~~4-OSU vs MARQUETTE~~ So bummed. No possibility to reschedule, either. Womp womp.

3-KENTUCKY 72 MARYLAND 69 Ugh/Wow/Damn.

UCONN 66 14-MSU 62 Welp, we didn’t have to wait very long to see our first upset, did we?! What a game. What a win for Kevin Ollie. I’ve never been a fan of UConn, but I guess because I never really liked Calhoun. Kevin Ollie though? I think I like Kevin Ollie. The way he interacted with his team during the mic’d practice and after the game seemed so genuine and full of mutual respect. That group was cohesive — it did not seem like a first year coach with a group of someone else’s players. They were his. They bought in. And his demeanor, too!? “Oh it’s my first game as a head coach and I’m playing against Tom Izzo on an air force base in Germany, nbd.” So calm and collected. You have to respect that.

19-BAYLOR 99 LEHIGH 77 Sooo…who on earth was expecting this much of a blow-out? Not I. CJ McCollum had 36 of Lehigh’s 77 points. Woof.

ST PETER’S 56 RUTGERS 52 The future of Big East Basketball, ladies and gents.

COASTAL CAROLINA 74 AKRON 70 Woah, I forgot Akron left the A10. Regardless, umm….yeahhhh. That’s a shame.

TEXAS 55 FRESNO STATE 53 Ummmmm.

BUCKNELL 70 PURDUE 65 CALLED IT.

SOUTH ALABAMA 76 25-FLORIDA STATE 71 I feel like Florida State should really just start going by DFTR — Dropped From The Rankings. I cannot think of another top-tier program that consistently has such AWFUL losses. Like, without fail, every season.

Yeah actually, I just looked up some fun facts: the last time FSU had a winning season against Clemson was in 2008-2009, when Clemson was ranked #10 and #13 for their wins. Since then, the Seminoles are 2-4 against the Tigers. They’re also 3-2 against Boston College and winless against the Ivy League in that same span.

Another fun fact, FSU played South Alabama last year and beat them 80-39, for what it’s worth.

1-INDIANA 97 BRYANT 54 I did not actually get to watch this game, so these are just a few observations from the box score. I know, I know. I shouldn’t even waste my time…but I don’t get BTN out here in DC, so I’ll take what I can get!

Both teams has 17 turnovers. This concerns me. (Maybe it shouldn’t? Maybe I should just chalk it up to PTSD and bad memories of turnovers from the Dark Days?) What’s even more concerning is that Bryant had 8 steals and we had 12. Good that we’re getting more steals, but given that difference and the fact that we still had the same number of turnovers, doesn’t that mean we had more unforced turnovers?

Jordy and Yogi both had turnover ratios of 1 in our first expo game (2/2 and 4/4 respectively, I believe), and I’m glad to see that they weren’t the problem this time around; Jordy went 5/1 and Yogi 7/2. Get. It.

All in all, very satisfying performances. Six players scored in double digits (well, I mean, I guess that’s kind of a given with 97 points), three of them off the bench; Zeller and Watford both had double-doubles; team (7 players, actually) went 29/34 on free throws, which is really quite impressive to me? Everyone was perfect from the line except for Watford, who shot 8/9, and Zeller who hit 2/6. Damn.

Also, I had to go back and edit this post because I forgot to put the “1” in front of IU. This will take some getting used to.

brushes dirt off of shoulders

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:09:01 -0600

"Back from the depths, ex-phenom Taylor King finding himself, looking for his game"

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:40:34 -0600

"Back from the depths, ex-phenom Taylor King finding himself, looking for his game":

After bouncing from Duke to Villanova to NAIA Concordia, the former McDonald’s All American is now trying to play pro basketball in Taiwan. Sad.

allcatseverything: stormingthefloor: I worked for SI online...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:08:00 -0600

allcatseverything:

stormingthefloor:

I worked for SI online for roughly two weeks last season. I never really understood why they cut me loose, and I’ve realized I’m still kind of heartbroken about the whole thing. The only way to get over it (or so it seems to me at this moment, probably soon to be regretted) is to publicly declare my weepy sadness, marvel that I ever got to do it at all, and enjoy this massive, beautiful preview fueled by dudes like Luke Winn, Andy Glockner and Rob Dauster, whom I like and respect very much.

OK, off to drink absinthe in the dark and listen to The Cure.

siphotos:

SI’s college basketball preview is out with covers featuring Cody Zeller (Indiana), Elijah Johnson (Kansas), Peyton Siva (Louisville) and Brandon Triche (Syracuse). (Todd Rosenberg/SI, Indiana; David E. Klutho/SI, Kansas; John W. McDonough/SI, Louisville; Dennis Wierzbicki/US Presswire, Syracuse)

GALLERY: A History of SI’s College Basketball Previews

I’m glad they had a Kentucky cover.

Sweet Cody Z! The Sample Gates! Fall in BTown! I LOVE IU!

awhit: Can’t wait!! #iubb (Taken with Instagram)

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:35:54 -0500

awhit:

Can’t wait!! #iubb (Taken with Instagram)

"When evaluating the officials who worked the 2012 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Adams..."

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:35:25 -0500

“When evaluating the officials who worked the 2012 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Adams said officials made the right call around 90 percent of the time on all infractions. However, on charge/block calls, Adams said the accuracy rate was about 65 percent.”

- The NCAA, discussing its rule changes and guidelines for the upcoming 2012-13 basketball season. Agree or disagree? (via rushthecourt)

65% seems high. HOW many games did a charge/block call decide in the last seconds? (I don’t know, but I think it was at least three. Ok maybe two? Yeah two that I can think of at least. Actually, that statement does not support my overall conclusion at all, either. WHATEVER.)

Via UniWatch — Villanova’s new uniforms Gross.

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:24:08 -0500

Via UniWatch — Villanova’s new uniforms

Gross.

Joe Nocera -- "Living in Fear of the N.C.A.A."

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:17:26 -0600

Joe Nocera -- "Living in Fear of the N.C.A.A."

anxiousweasel: jayyz2: fuckyeahdukebasketball: Kyle Gets...

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:50:00 -0500

anxiousweasel:

jayyz2:

fuckyeahdukebasketball:

Kyle Gets Buckets 2.0 (by DukeBluePlanet)

HOLY CRAP!

OMGOMGOMGOMG. jizz my pants.

Bitches Love Basketball

I'm going to a pretty solid slate of games this year

rushthecourt: Notre Dame’s RTC tonight — was it appropriate?...

cbssports: Shot of the day? Shot of the day. Rotnei Clarke’s...

vahoops: HIGHLIGHTS: George Mason vs New Mexico in the Paradise...

Whatever UCLA. Perpetually overrated. YOU’RE NOT GOOD, OK?...

If I ever go to Maui, I swear one of the first things I do is...

cbssports: Upset alert: Division II Chaminade 86, Texas...

stormingthefloor: Havoc lives here. I love VCU so so much

I think I’m really uncomfortable with the feelings this...

cbssports: This is our favorite photo from the opening weekend...

hardonforhardwood: “What I Saw: Michigan State - UConn, 11-9-12” I’m going to document...

Some notes about Opening Night

*brushes dirt off of shoulders*

"Back from the depths, ex-phenom Taylor King finding himself, looking for his game"

allcatseverything: stormingthefloor: I worked for SI online...

awhit: Can’t wait!! #iubb (Taken with Instagram)

"When evaluating the officials who worked the 2012 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Adams..."

Via UniWatch — Villanova’s new uniforms Gross.

Joe Nocera -- "Living in Fear of the N.C.A.A."

anxiousweasel: jayyz2: fuckyeahdukebasketball: Kyle Gets...

brushes dirt off of shoulders