Louisville 78, Connecticut 76
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 1, 2010 1:21 AM EST
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Of course they won. In hindsight, we should have all known this was going to happen.
Let's look at everything that U of L was up against on Sunday afternoon:
1) The Cards were coming off perhaps their worst half of basketball this season, one which resulted in a crushing home loss.
2) They were facing a Connecticut team loaded with talent and playing as well as anyone in the country, riding a three-game winning streak that included a pair of victories over top-10 opponents.
3) The Huskies needed this game just a tad more than the visitors.
4) It was Senior Day.
5) Connecticut had not lost inside Gampel Pavilion this season.
All of these factors lead to only one plausible conclusion: Edgar Sosa hitting a driving lay-up in the game's final seconds to secure a Cardinal victory.
There is no way to predict anything this team is going to do, and I have no idea know why we all keep trying.
I'm not really sure where to start. CardsFan922 was right when he said that the game ball rightfully belongs to the entire team.
Jerry kept us in the game in the first half, TJ was outstanding before fouls sent him to the bench, Kyle Kuric stepped up and was phenomenal, Peyton Siva gave us all a pretty clear glimpse at the future, Samardo got hot in the paint late in the second half, Preston(!) almost single-handedly kept the game from slipping away, and then Edgar exercised about a thousand demons and made the kind of play a senior point guard is supposed to when the game's on the line.
Everyone wearing black did something to bring this one home.
The Syracuse win was obviously vastly superior to this one in terms of its significance, but I honestly think Sunday's victory was more impressive.
The Orange had been coasting for weeks, and played about as poorly as they're capable against Louisville. UConn, a squad which probably boasts more talent than the 'Cuse, came into the weekend playing its best basketball of the season, had far more to play for than the Orange had two weeks prior and put up a much better performance against the Cards than Syracuse did.
Again, this was a victory that everyone associated with the program ought to take a lot of pride in.
All three of Preston's (not lil') buckets during his personal 7-point run induced a stand up/right fist throw/"c'mon!" combination from your humble narrator.
Young man, I believe this belongs to you...!
Saying goodbye to Freedom Hall and Jerry Smith on the same day is something I've been dreading since news of the new arena first broke. Crazy towel antics, insanely over-the-top reactions after made shots, extremely affectionate behavior towards anyone and everyone around him; I think I've said, "look at Jerry!" at least 75 times over the past four years.
Jerry hugging Edgar and blatantly saying, "I f---ing love you, man" as CBS was about to cutaway is second only to Jerry hugging Preston and saying, "I f---ing love Card Chronicle, man" when it comes to perfect ways to end Sunday's game.
In all seriousness, those two guys have dealt with more turmoil during their senior seasons than they probably ever could have anticipated, and they deserved that moment.
Hey. Stanley. Touch Preston again and I'm headed to Hartford.
If we end up just barely sliding into the NCAA Tournament, then I think you have to look at Kuric's buzzer-beating bank on Sunday and Reggie Delk's four-point play against Notre Dame as the two biggest shots of the season.
Sure, Sosa's reverse lay-up ultimately won the game, but who's to say Louisville doesn't end up prevailing in overtime? I honestly don't think they pull it out, or even have a chance to, if Kuric's shot doesn't bank in. It completely shifted momentum heading into the break, the Cards got the ball first and scored (ultimately making it a de facto five-point possession) and then seconds later had their first lead of the game.
Also, kudos to Siva for being in the right position to receive the inbounds pass and then locating Kuric and getting him the ball with enough time to get the shot off.
It was just a huge swing.
Seriously, if we're up by a point with around a minute to go before half in any game from here on out, I want three straight turnovers and three straight easy buckets for our opponent before we head to the locker room. You people think I'm joking.
Kemba Walker's good and he's not getting worse.
With this win, the Cards officially eliminated the possibility of having to play on the opening Tuesday of the Big East Tournament. Doesn't seem like a big deal now, but a couple of months ago it almost seemed more likely than not.
I love the trend that Dr. Hustle pointed out earlier:
(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, 78-76And 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)
It's math. Simplify and divide. Arguing is futile.
I've been studying tape for seven straight hours since the game ended, and I've produced this report:
Times when it's OK for Jared Swopshire to attempt a three-point shot: When he's made a clean catch of a good pass, there isn't a defender within five feet and he's set himself and stared at the rim for at least one second.
Times when it's not OK for Jared Swopshire to attempt a three-point shot: Every other conceivable situation.
I've never been more for a player taking a shot than when Swop was left wide-open from the same spot he'd knocked down a trey a possession earlier, and I've never been more against a player taking a shot then when he decided to chuck up a heavily defended fadeaway three from the left corner later in the half.
Watch Jerry Smith. Do as Jerry does. Hug as Jerry hugs.
I can't get over how well Kyle Kuric played. It wasn't that he had a great day from the field (his only miss was a dunk), it was that for a long stretch he was legitimately our best post defender. The kid is absolutely fearless.
The steal at the end was also kind of big.
My favorite part of the end of the game (Jerry F bomb excluded) was Preston's spike of the ball after Samardo blocked Walker's wild shot.
Just sayin'. It was cool.
That game was actually.....well....off...ici....ated.
Oh god...whew...I knew it'd be hard to get out, but I didn't think it would be that hard. Solid effort, stripes.
Samardo gave as frustrating a performance in the first half as I've seen all year. For long stretches on defense he appeared to be doing nothing other than watching, and then he would mysteriously disappear whenever a shot was attempted. I'm not sure if he was upset tha the wasn't scoring or if he just woke up not feeling like playing defense, but it was a pretty pathetic effort.
That said, he worked very hard on offense in the second half and made the shots we needed him to when he caught the ball deep in the paint. His effort level on defense also rose.
How do I know that the most wonderful time of the year is upon us? The jellybeans are out at CC Headquarters and I'm nervously downing them while Louisville is life-and-death in an enormous late-season game.
Without the play of Kuric, Smith and Peyton Siva, that game is out-of-reach by halftime. Those three guys kept us in the game when UConn didn't look like they were going to miss, and made the way we played in the second half matter.
Connecticut outrebounded Louisville 49-21 and lost. That's remarkable.
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| S | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 2PA | 2PA | 2P% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | RR | ||
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S. Samuels | * | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 4 | 11 | 36.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -6 | |
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J. Smith | * | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -6 |
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E. Sosa | * | 22 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | -8 |
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R. Delk | * | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17 | -36 | |
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T. Jennings | * | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | -10 | ||
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J. Swopshire | 32 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 1 | 6 | 16.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | ||
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K. Kuric | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 36 | ||
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P. Knowles | 18 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
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P. Siva | 17 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
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R. Buckles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
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S. Van Treese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| UL | 200 | 78 | 28 | 62 | 45.2 | 18 | 38 | 47.3 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 21 | ||||
| S | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 2PA | 2PA | 2P% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | RR | ||
| CONN | 200 | 76 | 25 | 58 | 43.1 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 15 | ||||
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K. Walker | * | 37 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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S. Robinson | * | 37 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -5 | -8 |
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J. Dyson | * | 35 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 5 | 9 | 55.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
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C. Okwandu | * | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
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A. Majok | * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -6 | ||
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G. Edwards | 38 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 5 | 12 | 41.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
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A. Oriakhi | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | -8 | |||
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D. Beverly | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -14 | |||
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J. Coombs-McDan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | ||
| S | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 2PA | 2PA | 2P% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | R |
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The play in the first half when Samardo started running as soon as UConn attempted a shot
really baffled me… You are not a guard sir. It is your job to rebound. In the first half his game reminded me too much of our entire team against St. Johns. He looked like he had gone out drinking with Kuric and tried to match him shot for shot… we all know that’s a terrible idea.
Preston’s! spike was very awesome. Reminded me of an onside kick and a dude just jumping and launching the ball out of bounds to get his team possession. And when he launched that second three from the corner after missing his first I did my own Jerry “Stand with arms raised like Jesus” pose because there was no doubt that that shot was going in.
The flashes of brilliance from Kuric are awesome, I just wish he’d keep it up.
Add to your Swop list that he’s 66.6% more likely to make the shot if it’s not from the top of the key or the sideline. When he’s shooting from the elbow extension with time to set up, he’s money
TJ really pleased me today. I thought it was funny when he got his third foul and went straight to the bench Pitino came over, slapped his ass and thanked him for being aggressive and battling down low.
You guys know I have a man-crush on Peyton. Have you ever been less worried about the graduation of a senior point guard? Despite Edgar’s late heroics I still believe we won’t be taking any steps back next season
Waiting for a Running TJ/Running Steve Carrell in Little Miss Sunshine side-by-side GIF
Make it happen, person who’s more technologically savvy than I.
No Tuesday at MSG is enormous, can’t be overstated enough.
Agreed on the Delk-ND and Kuric-UConn shots as the most important of our season. In the spirit of the Olympiad, I might also put Mr. Marra’s baseline trey @ Syracuse on the medal stand for such an event.
The more I review our season in my head, the more I think that this is the most fascinating team of the Pitino era. If we are fortunate enough to make the tourney—and it’s looking pretty good at the moment—is there any way that this team’s run, whether it’s two hours or two weekends, won’t be interesting? It’s only fitting that something crazy occur.
Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop watching live sports
The game was almost as good on DVR 3 hours later. Glad you mentioned Kuric’s bank-in three. Excitedly told my roommate at the time how I thought that 3 could be huge at the end of the game. 1st Half buzzer beating threes are like Special Teams TDs in football. The momentum shift was palpable from my living room in Nevada.
Preston’s 7-0 run, Jerry’s f’in love on and off the court, Kyle’s defense, Siva officially playing like a Sophomore…all were more memorable to me than Sosa’s game-winner some 6 hours later. Taking nothing away from Edgar but this was a team win as CardsFan922 so adroitly penned it. And it was the little things like deflections and a fortuitous bounce off the backboard that set the stage for Edgar’s heroics.
A game the Cards had absolutely no business winning. A Senior Night ruined by Senor Sosa. If you’re not ready for March, you’re doing it wrong.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 1, 2010 2:42 AM EST reply actions
Watched the game a few hours later on DVR too
and thankfully through shutting down all modes of communication I can attest it was just as amazing as if it were live.
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
Clemson hit a half-court 3 against FSU at the half
granted, the flow of the game didn’t allow them to take control of the game until the 39:00 minute mark (complete with a FSU meltdown, similar to our near collapse at Cuse), but the point remains that those extra points are nice to have
Intangibles
Not much to say that hasn’t already been said a lot better than I could ever do. But I often look for intangibles. And getting this win today was a huge because now I think this team can play with the same intensity on Tuesday and Saturday, but also play with a little more confidence/swagger and less urgency. These are good things because a loss today means maybe being a little too nervous on Tuesday in Milwaukee against a streaking team finally back home after three OT win road games. Then maybe a little to nutty on Saturday for about 10,000 reason. Now the Marquette game looks like a better spot to be in. And the FINAL game in the Hall, v/#1, senior day, red-out, against a team who has not lost on the road and will be looking for payback, etc. etc…will be massive and insane, but this win takes a little edge off of it too.
Go Cards.
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
SportsCenter
Sosa’s winning shot is #4 on this mornings SC top 10. Looks even better the day after.
He's not only shed the Bad Edgar moniker.....
but he might be getting into Edgar! territory
DocCardsFan
The 'Ville, KY
hey hey hey
I know mike gave you admin access but you’d better watch it throwing exclaimation marks like that. We all know that Mike is the Czar of Punctuation around these parts. Period.
The first half trend is very odd this year.
Obviously, there are some games where we simply were going to dominate no matter what, and a couple games where it looks like we failed to show up. But if you look at our bigger games this year, a pattern is noticeable:
Down Early:
UK (L), we were down 18-5 early before battling back to a 42-41 lead. Didn’t hold.
Seton Hall (L) Down by 11 in the first half; outscored them by 7 in the second (just not enough).
UC (W). Down by 9 early, we did start our comeback early and earned a 1-point halftime lead. Won the 2nd half by 7.
WVU (L). We were down by 10 early, but battled back by half time to take the lead. Then lost the 2nd half by 7.
Syracuse (W) – Down 22-11, battled back and then won the 2nd half by 7.
UConn (W) – 11 down early, and 5 down at halftime. Won the 2nd half by 7.
Up early:
Villanova (L). 38-22 lead in the first half. Outscored by 15 in the second half.
Pitt (L). We had a 3-point half time lead, but I can’t tell what our largest first half lead was based on ESPN.com. Outscored in the 2nd half by 3, and then 5 more in OT.
ND (W) – We had a 9-point lead that we squandered to 1 by HT. Lost the 2nd half by 1.
G-Town (L) – 11 point first half lead; 6 up at halftime. Outscored by 16 in the 2nd half.
So we are 3-3 against big teams when spotting them a 9-point or more edge, and the 3 loses were all games in which we took a 2nd half lead or battled back in some fashion. We are worse (1-3) in games where we take the early advantage, and even our win required 2 OTs and several miracles.
Will the AnVillen video include SVT bulldozing the lane on a free-throw attempt?
These are the things that we are fortunate enough to ponder after a win like that. A day later, what a win.
No way we should have won that game. Honestly.
But that makes the winning of it even sweeter. Mike’s right: lots of guys saved the day and Samardo looked like he wasn’t much interested most of the afternoon.
Mike’s wrong: The word is “exorcised.” For demons and such.
theoldman
Anyone want to carpool to Milwaukee?
On second thought, no one needs to become an enabler to my plans.
So, do you come to Milwaukee often?
Yes, Pete, it is. In fact , it’s pronounced “mill-e-wah-que” which is Algonquin for “the good land.”
I was not aware of that.
I think the most interesting aspect of Milwaukee is the fact that it’s the only major American city to have elected 3 socialist mayors. Does this guy know how to party or what!
by Big Shot Card on Mar 1, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
I love Gus Johnson
He has incredible passion for the game.
However, I can’t stand the nickname Sticks. I wanted to punch a kitten everytime I heard it.
yesterday we lived by the three
on tuesday we died by the three
is it just me or is this team bipolar when it comes to 3s? Are other teams this way? When I watch the cards the most frustrating part is the lack of confidence I have in their ability to drop in the trip. It seems like most teams that rely heavily on the three don’t generally take 15 minutes of gametime to get warmed up. I think it was the St. Johns game when their D basically kept us from even firing away from the arc in the first half, so when we needed the shots to drop in the second half we were ice cold. Duke doesn’t see to have this problem. Speaking of threes – how come Marra hasn’t seen much PT since the ’Cuse game?
As far as the officiating goes – I wouldn’t say it was well-officiated. I’d say it was balanced in terms of us not getting completely boned by the calls. But if Dyson (was it Dyson?) somehow sinks his shot on that final drive I would have been screaming bloody murder over the 12 steps he took to get to the basket. He picked up his dribble sometime in early february on that drive. Dude was wandering around the lane for what seemed like 5 minutes without even considering putting the ball on the floor. Horrible no call that could have been disasterous. Though it turns out it set up Sam for the block and PK for the St. John Smith spike, which was delightful and clearly everyone enjoyed.
totally agree that this win was Hugenormous. Beating ND, Syracuse and depaul were all necessary, but we also needed a true late season (preferably road) win to validate the earlier heroics. Not saying we are absolutely in, but we might be. We’re definitely in if we beat Marquette. Also, there is no freaking way the ACC puts 7 teams in the tourney. It would be a crime. ACC has two teams in the RPI top 25. TWO! So how is Wake a lock? 18-8, just got drubbed at home by UNC. Decent RPI and above avg. strength of sked, but if they are a lock, so is UofL.
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I truly think they're in no matter what happens in the last 3(+) games
but I also thought the Cards were a lock for the Final Four last year.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 1, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
we did make the Final Four last year
I won’t believe anyone who says otherwise
I want to play Michigan State in this year's tournament.
So we can beat them, just like we did last year. But we can get revenge for not beating them as badly as we had hoped.
by cardsinindy2010 on Mar 1, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I also wondered where NEMM was
Did Kyle eat some of Marra’s Mom’s home-cooking?
by Chris Redman is my hero on Mar 1, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
UofL is in. We may be a 13 seed if we play poorly in next two games and then are one and done in BET or we could be a lot higher (who knows) with quality play. BUT…we are in as far as I can forecast.
Sincerely,
Frank Faulkner
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
it was Walker who took the 25 steps...
Lets be honest, Sosa has hit two big shots in his career and they where two massive game winners. Although I’ve never been a huge fan, I gotta give him some credit. It takes a special kind of player to go through all the negativity that he has and still step up. Kudos young man, kudos.
by bjack357 on Mar 1, 2010 12:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I believe
that makes 3 game winners for Edgar. You’re probably forgetting the last second drive down the lane layup.
by louisvillains on Mar 1, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
The Refs
They called the game as well as anyone could be expected to. It was obvious that they wanted the players to control the game, especially when they stopped play to get them to calm down without handing out technicals, well done refs.
I wish I had seen both
SVT clearing the lane and a more detailed version of the Preston/Sticks scuffle
by sam34gtr on Mar 1, 2010 1:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions
LOL - This has to be in the running for misplaced comment of the year.
I just figured out where this was supposed to go. Sam, he called you kitty. You just gonna sit there and take that?
by sarasota-card on Mar 1, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
he used the nickname Sticks
which I said earlier caused me to punch kittens. I was simply apologizing to the kitten who was receiving my punch after reading the nickname in the post above…
Ralph Willard
Great analysis. Almost every aspect of the game has been thoroughly covered – except for one thing that has been troubling me. Is Ralph Willard a living human being? His facial expression never changes, he never yells, and I don’t think I’ve even seen him move. When Kuric banks in the miracle at the end of the 1st half, the whole team goes crazy. Willard is walking into the tunnel like he just ate his last meal.
Also, did anybody count how many f***ing times Gus Johnson said “Sticks”? I wish I had a big stick to hit him in his face. It made the victory that much sweeter.
Don't forget about calling Sosa "Tigre"
Has that ever been explained? Could any other announcer get away with that nonsense?
El Tigre
I first heard it two seasons ago when at the end of one of our tourney games Billy Packer emphatically called him “El Tigre” in a Spanish accent after an Edgar drive +1. Then explained it was his nickname growing up.
by mageezy on Mar 1, 2010 3:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Pretty sure it was the Boise St game.
by mageezy on Mar 1, 2010 4:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Gus first called him El Tigre
His freshman year in the first round game against Stanford. Highlights are still on YouTube, I believe.
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 1, 2010 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
yeah dont taint the nickname
by crediting ol Fudge Packer with coining the nickname….It was definitely Gus. Gus. yep.
My favorite play
This season, without T-Will and Earl, the team hasn’t had many plays with the opposing fans left scratching their heads at our athleticism. This game was different. When Siva got the ball and sprinted past Walker for a layup in the second half, everyone in Storrs had to be like, “whoa.”
I fucking love you man.
Has hit youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeHNKO9l1mg
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