"I f--cking love you man!"
by CardsFan922 on Feb 28, 2010 8:05 PM EST
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Has anyone calmed down yet? I was wired for like the first three hours after that game ended. Still can't believe we won.
Use this as general post-game discussion of the game, the week ahead and how awesome of a moment the Jerry Smith/Edgar Sosa celebration was. Especially Sosa's "You're my brother" response.
Game ball to everyone: Kuric (huge 3's, HUGE steal with under a minute), Preston! (earned his ! back with 7 quick points), Samardo (second half version), Jennings (dunk/block), Siva (quality minutes in both halves), Swop (2 huge 3's), Delk (good defense, as was pointed out to me in the game thread), Jerry (Jerry!), Pitino for whatever adjustments they made to the zone to result in so many steals in the second halves, the refs for not calling fouls on our guards when they made clean steals, and of course, Edgar, for another good game and the game-winning shot.
Now we go to Marquette, who has played and won 3 straight overtime games after losing a bunch of close games. The roller coaster continues, at least we are on our way back up.
Edit: Video from the Hartford Courant site:
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by DocCardsFan on Feb 28, 2010 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Should ADMM-SCS be rested for our inevitable showdown/rematch with the Memtucky Tigers in the NCAAs?
by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 28, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
No rest....
….this time of year, you’ve got to treat each game as must-win. ADMM-SCS has the entire off-season to rest.
by CardsFan922 on Feb 28, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
It's on my Tivo
You can come over for the upcoming scheduled viewings:
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9:15
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10:01
11:35
7:30 AM 3/1/10
Put it on the internets!
So that we can all enjoy at our own time.
by CardinalDude on Feb 28, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Should we consider altering the zone or scrapping it completely on Tuesday?
Marquette is a different team than the one we saw today. They don’t have anyone over 6’7, two of their big scorers are under 6’2, and all three of their top 3-pt specialists shoot over 40 percent. I’m hardly a coach, but it seems like sitting back in the zone and daring them to do what they do best is not a good idea. In the mean time, Samardo should go right at Hayward (their best player) and get him in foul trouble. There is no reason why our frontcourt can’t own the glass the way UConn owned us on the glass today. Thoughts?
Seems like...
…Marquette’s personnel has not changed over the last few years, despite coaching changes and graduation. It is still the same multi-guard look that for some reason we seem to handle really well.
See the 2008 beatdowns (I know, different team, but….)
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280350269
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280170097
So we’ll see. I thought there was zero chance we would win today, and have been wrong about just about every game this season. Just going to sit back and enjoy the ride. And worry, always the worrying.
Let's exercise some patience with Anvillen tonight.
This one may call for another work of art.
by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 28, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
I'm trying not to allow myself to get pumped for the NCAAs yet.
One more win and maybe I’ll start fantasizing. I just hate to miss March Madness, and this year, I would feel really fortunate to make it. This is unquestionably a transitional year — we have a little seniority at the top and lots of youth, and that youth should (hopefully) have us ready for a stronger, more consistent season next year. We have managed to stay in the NCAA hunt despite suffering personnel losses akin to UConn and UNC, and Pitino deserves credit for that.
I love the Big East. So many big-name opponents, so many great venues, so many last-minute thrillers. It is a grind, but it can really stiffen a team’s spine; who was picking ‘Nova for the Final Four in advance of last year’s tournament? That team unquestionably benefited from the Big East meat grinder. I just hope we can grind out one or two more wins so that we get to test our mettle outside this hellacious conference.
by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 28, 2010 9:06 PM EST reply actions
I was much more glad
to see Jeff Adrien leave after last year. Robinson was like his skinny younger brother who couldn’t ever get his shit together.
Im still hyped and my heart is still rapidly beating from the game.
AnVillen video……….can’t wait for that shit! That is all.
"John Wall Sucks!" Terrence Williams
Edgar Sosa
Now everyone love EDGAR SOSA!!!! I just sit back n laugh these are da same ppl dat couldnt wait for him to leave. He will be a cardinal for a couple more games n please cherish it cause he had a hell of a carrer thru all da ups n down. No doubt he was going to take last shot and he the only player that should have cause he can handle it.
Edgar Sosa best PG n da BIG EAST point blank!!!! He better be 2nd team all big east!!!!
haha easy there buddy
kemba walker and corey fisher our light years ahead of sosa, and he might not even be the best PG on his team-this is actually debatable, we played very well with siva in the line up
by itsALLintheCARDS on Feb 28, 2010 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Sosa is our leader
whether we like it or not. The one thing that could never be said about Sosa is that he lacks confidence. And on a team of “second fiddle” type players, Sosa is the only one with the confidence to take, let alone, make the big shot when he needs it.
I love the guy for what he does for Cardinal Nation and I hate hime for what he does to us as well. But the point is undeniable, without Edgar Sosa as the senior PG captain, this team would be in a situation far worse than UNC or UCLA. Sosa is the reason we are where we are and like TWill, Padgett,Garcia, Gaines, Maybin, Wheat, Smith, and Ellison before him we will only go as far as he can take us.
nice
Definitely agreed.
"John Wall Sucks!" Terrence Williams
by Cards502SeanB on Feb 28, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Ehhhhh............
come on now, I love Edgar. However, he does make some really bad decisions and has been his whole career. He makes good plays and he makes bad plays. I think that Siva will be a better point guard, but that may take a year or two. He shows a lot of promise. I have said things that are negative about Sosa, but that is because he played an unwise game and made bad decisions. It depends on which Edgar shows up. I usually defend him, he has a lot of heart. He is definitely not the best point guard in the Big East though, point blank. Once again, it took me a long time to read your comment……punctuation and grammar, my friend.
"John Wall Sucks!" Terrence Williams
by Cards502SeanB on Feb 28, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Check out this trend I noticed
(63) Cincinnati W, 68-60 <1 game W-streak
(9) West Virginia L, 77-74
(36) Connecticut W, 82-69
(141) Rutgers W, 76-60 < 2 game W-streak
(75) St. John’s L, 74-55
(3) Syracuse W, 66-60
(52) Notre Dame W, 91-89
(166) DePaul W, 68-59 < 3 game W-streak
(20) Georgetown L, 70-60
(36) Connecticut W, 78-76
And look where this could lead…
(21) Marquette (W)
(3) Syracuse (W)
B.E.T. Q-finals (W) < 4 game W-streak
B.E.T. Semi-finals (L)
NCAA Round 1 (W)
NCAA Round 2 (W)
Sweet Sixteen (W)
Elite 8 (W)
Final Four (W) < 5 game W-streak
Nat’l Title game (L)
Did it ever hurt to dream?
how would you feel
if this team made an improbable run like this and lost in the Nat’l title game. I’d be devastated but no more so than if we lose the next two and ruin my dream season.
Given the fact that we would either be playing Kentucky or they would have lost already...
…I’d ecstatic, and strung so tight, I could sing saprano for a boys choir.
That's awesome, I love it
I’m sold, too.
by CardsFan922 on Feb 28, 2010 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
We also have a streak going
for winning home games after 2 away games… 3-0 now. Hoping next Saturday makes it 4-0!
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Feb 28, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Were was Siva n da other games plus hes way to weak n we started giving up da lead wen he was in dats wen sosa came in to calm every 1 down. Plus to start the 2nd half sosa had 4asts da first 5 minutes to change the game 4 us. Sosa won a loy of game for us this yr n lost as well but dats EDGAR!!!!
Dude
You have to stop buying your keyboards off ebay
by itsALLintheCARDS on Feb 28, 2010 10:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
if i remember correctly we made our run in the first half with Siva in the game.
Also scroll down to around the 6:00 min mark in the second half. Sosa was in the game. Missed layup, foul, missed three, missed three, foul.
Sosa hit a big shot to win us the game, unfortunately his biggest issue is consistency which hurts us. His biggest strength is his confidence and willingness to have the ball when it matters, which helps us, when he hits his free throws.
They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best
About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback
Never lost faith in ’em, even though UCONN was hot, I knew they could get it done. They had been playing good ball and winning nailbiters instead of losing nailbiters. The G-town game was just weird, it was like they all smoked out at halftime, and just wanted to go to Taco Bell during 2nd half. With the win @ Syracuse and the 2 wins afterwards all of a sudden a loss to a top 10 G-town team and we are on bouble, not no more. GO CARDS!!
by ville 606 on Feb 28, 2010 10:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I can totally sympathize
with the wanting to go to Taco Bell feeling.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Feb 28, 2010 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Sosa is either in the zone or way out.
Scientific research has proven that you lose exactly 5.37 billion brain cells every time you listen to Todd McShay.
by TheRealSlimShady on Feb 28, 2010 10:26 PM EST reply actions
Having been a critic of Egdar and Jerry, I have to give them props today.
They played like the Seniors they are supposed to be. I never expect perfection, I expect leadership. When the game was tight, both Jerry and Edgar stepped up and scored a critical basket or made a defensive stop. Here’s hoping it carries over more than one or two games.
Jerry was especially big in the first half.
Without a couple of big Jerry plays down the stretch of the first half, we would have faced a much bigger halftime deficit. Overall, I thought Edgar was having a tough day until the big play, but 6 assists v. 1 turnover is hard to complain about. Nobody can shoot well every game.
by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 28, 2010 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
Sosa is a true card!
Always knew the Guy had a massive set of monkey balls…. the Guy is fearless. First snatching Michael Porters heart out now this.
by bjack357 on Feb 28, 2010 11:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
new prediction...
@ Marq- W
Syracuse- W
- Gets us a double bye
Make it to the semis of the BEast Tourney
5 seed
by Cambroni Cardinals on Feb 28, 2010 11:58 PM EST reply actions
for sure
and when we lose to marquette i’ll be screaming NIT. that’s how most of us Cards fans roll. hahaha
by Cambroni Cardinals on Mar 1, 2010 12:54 AM EST reply actions
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