What to watch: 2/19/09

by Mike Rutherford on Feb 19, 2009 6:15 PM EST in Basketball

Duke at St. John's (7 p.m./ESPN)

Terrence Williams thinks the Johnnies roll.

Xavier at Charlotte (7 p.m./ESPN2)

Charlotte's had a rough time since the move to the A-10, but I can't help but think that they'd still beat us at least once a year if they were in the Big East.

Minnesota at Michigan (7 p.m./Big Ten Network)

I don't care if it's 65, take the under.

Maine at New Hampshire (7 p.m./NESN/ESPN FullCourt)

ESPN FullCourt works in strange and mysterious ways that I don't think any of us will ever be truly able to understand.

Western Kentucky at Arkansas-Little Rock (8 p.m./FCS Atlantic)

Probably the two best teams in the Sun Belt going at it...in bed...no, no I'm just kidding, they're going at it on a basketball court in a game of basketball.

Wisconsin at Indiana (9 p.m./ESPN)

I'm guessing this one was locked in before the season started.

Rutgers at Villanova (9 p.m./ESPN2)

Smile, Fred Hill, you're on national television.

Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech (9 p.m./ESPNU)

Are we sure this isn't a fake game being filmed for a low-budget movie? Because it sounds like it is, and I'd sure like to spare the folks at ESPNU some serious embarrassment.

St. Bonaventure at George Washington (9 p.m./MASN)

I still haven't forgiven the Bonnies for choking against UK in the 2000 tournament.

Washington State at USC (10:30 p.m./FCS Atlantic)

Tim Floyd hopes President Obama can do something about his team's three-game losing streak.

Hawai'i at Fresno State (11 p.m./ESPN2)

Forget the economy, we need to open up a national dialogue on this mysterious apostrophe in Hawaii. Is it necessary and accurate? Or is it like pronouncing the X in Mexico like the English H? Hawaiians ('ians?) themselves are obviously going to be biased, so let's go ahead and open up the floor to everyone.

Washington at UCLA (11 p.m./FSN)

The Bruins win and you've got a whole mess of teams in a virtual tie for the Pac-10 lead. This one should be worth staying up for.

San Diego at St. Mary's (11 p.m./ESPNU)

The Toreros have lost 6-of-7 and Patty Mills is out with a broken right hand. Not exactly what the folks at ESPNU were hoping for, but they kind of deserve it for the aforementioned Tech/State faux-pas.

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it's amazing

how the ACC managed to schedule OOC games almost exclusively against the bottom half of the Big East. That said, if SJ wins I may never stop laughing.

by ericdedwar on Feb 19, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions

why does it always seem like charlotte has a dude who blows kisses to the crowd or something like that?

by cardscott5 on Feb 19, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions

I still think T-Will is correct.

Here we have St. John’s, who has won only 3 games against the only three teams lower than them in the conference and lost every other conference game by double digits, and they lose to Duke by 8. Coach K is kidding himself if he thinks that the Big East is no match for the ACC.

The worst part is that all ESPN or anyone else has to say about the game is that “Duke looks like its hitting its stride again.” All they keep talking about is how Duke executed so well. How is beating an out-of-conference bottom dweller by only 8 qualify as a “return to greatness.” I was wondering how Duke had managed to lose so many recent games against mediocre to just plain bad teams and still be in the top ten, but I forgot that it’s Duke. At least The Minutes is calling out Coach K’s season pacing techniques. It’s just pitiful to watch “analysts” pour so much golden glow over the ACC when they’re clearly not the most powerful conference.

by CARD_G6 on Feb 19, 2009 11:04 PM EST reply actions