This team is good at playing basketball
by Mike Rutherford on Feb 29, 2008 12:01 AM EST
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But apparently a sick outside jumper
If you're looking for a "sleeper" team in March, then I think you might want to seriously consider the University of Louisville Cardinals (insightful college basketball analyst voice).
A tremendous offensive performance, and an equally splendid defensive effort for 37 minutes. McAlarney and Jackson were harassed all night and finished the game with as many turnovers (10) as points (uh, also 10).
As for Luke Harangody, I just watched him drop 40 with my own eyes, and I can't begin to explain how it happened.
But the Big East's Player of the Year still ultimately fell to the Big East's Most Valuable Player, as presidential candidate David Padgett (Coolest Person Alive Party) connected on 10-of-14 shots to finish with a team-high 26 points.
Perhaps no statistic has ever summed up a team in any sport better than the following one:
First Half Points
13 minutes with David Padgett on the floor: 40
7 minutes without David Padgett on the floor: 2
Plenty more to talk about, and we'll do it tomorrow.
Go Cards.
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Gody liked my poster!
..so much that he autographed it in the pregame!
Did he stare at you with the dead eyes
http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/LUKEHARANGODY6_7A150.JPG
Great game
The other great thing: we are winning with defense. Shots come and go, but good defense stays.
Brey said after the game the plan was to pack it in and make us shoot 3's. Then in the second half they cut down on 3s, but that left the middle open. Earl had some great dunks (who said DC is not a passer?!) and DP's moves on all the guys they threw at him were sound.
Sosa had some nice passes -- the angle on the pass to JDP that he kicked out to Smith for the wide open 3 (that was negated by the foul call - doh) was sick.
Shutting down McAlarney was the key. That had to be a frustrating game for him.
Harongody -- he's got a nice shot, although I think you give him that mid-range jumper all night because its not a layup and its not a McAlarney 3. He happened to hit 17 of them because he was hot, but still, on a normal night, that's fine. ND did what we wanted them to do on offense.
But what a whiner that guy was. If he got an additional point for everytime he turned to a ref to look for a call or argue a call, he would have had 63 points last night. And ND's training staff really messed up by not fixing that cut right away.
Enough rambling, I'm so excited, can't wait for sunday -- and then we have a whole week to build up to the Georgetown game. Wow.
Just wow.
3 pointers
Andre McGee- 2-4
E. Sosa- 2-5
TWill- 2-3
J. Smith- 2-5
We shoot 47% from the 3 point line because we had the right people taking the shots.
Great game by the Cards for 37 minutes and enough intellegent play in the fine 3 to pull out the win. There isn't much you can do whne guys get hot and make shots with a hand in their faces.
Gody is a beast.
by Ben GoCARDS on Feb 29, 2008 10:24 AM EST reply actions
awesome
Yet another great win for you guys. Congrats!
Fire Billy? Nahhh
http://firebilly.com
by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Feb 29, 2008 1:14 PM EST reply actions
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by mikemac on Feb 29, 2008 3:23 PM EST reply actions
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