Louisville/Cal set for 9:45 Friday night
by Mike Rutherford on Mar 14, 2010 11:20 PM EDT
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PrintIf I remember correctly, this is third time in Louisville's last four trips to the dance that they've played their first round game in the last possible time slot.
U of L opened as a one-point underdog in Vegas, but are now a one-point favorite after five hours of betting.
Though the start time would certainly seem to benefit the left-coasters, here's a quick review of Louisville's last three meetings with Pac-10 foes in the NCAA Tournament:
4) Louisville 93, 1) Washington 79 (2005)
6) Louisville 78, 11) Stanford 58 (2007)
1) Louisville 103, 12) Arizona 64 (2009)
Here's hoping Earl Clark's available to do the scout.
For coverage from people who know what conference Arizona is in, check out California Golden Blogs in the days leading up to Friday night.
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Just seems like....
…we play bad at night this year. Also Cal is senior heavy and has good guards, so that’s not good.
But at least we’ll be able to enjoy all the Thurs/Friday games. Until about 6 PM on Friday when the wait will become awful.
This is going to be a lonnnnnnng week.
I don't know about Cal
Pac-10 isn’t on tv too much. Would it be presumptious of me to start preparing snide remarks about Duke? I don’t won’t to jinx anything but it would be easier on my schedule.
It looks like California Golden Blogs runs a pretty decent site
but they are already making fun of CCers for making fun of their team. Specifically, TwistNHook is calling out comments on our boards by Cambroni Cardinals, Jerry H, and Tryce. Further, norcalnick has called out CARD_G6 for being wrong about Cal having a player hurt and having a weak SOS. There is only one way to respond to this, by making fun of California Golden Blogs-er’s, for making fun CCers, for making fun of Cal’s team. Please proceed following this comment. I’ll get the ball rolling:
Terrible SOS? I thought we had the #8 SOS in the country.
“atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass.” – Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 14, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, atomsareenough, according to college-basketball-ratings.com , Cal SOS ranks about 43rd….
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Mar 15, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
I win the SOS argument.
As for players hurt, I was just following what was said on ESPN by the talking heads. I have not seen Cal play at all this year, as I’m sure nobody in there right mind has either.
Face it west coast: you’re the red-headed stepchild of primetime entertainment.
As to the previous question of which conference they’re in: is it WAC or MWC?
by CARD_G6 on Mar 15, 2010 1:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Also, replace there with their.
Sorry.
by CARD_G6 on Mar 15, 2010 1:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This is a tough game to pick
There are 2 big questions that come to my mind. The first is Cal is stepping up, albeit not as much as we’d like to think, by playing us. But they have, for the most part, handled the Pac since early February (I’d guess that the Oregon State loss is only slightly higher than our St. John’s loss on the “WTF” scale, and that’s only because the Johnnies didn’t lose by 50, at home, to something called Seattle U). But they haven’t played outside the (historically bad) Pac in 2010, and they pulled an oh-fer in their quality non-conference games, thus the poor top-50 record. There’s really not much to gauge how good/bad they are, at this level, right now.
The second is which U of L team will show up. This is the kind of game we’ve been losing all year. I would have been happier facing Duke in the 1st round — at least we’d be up for that game. Neither the late start time — the NCAA has traditionally screwed the west coast schools with 9 AM Pacific tip-offs (see the Stanford score above) — nor the “experts” seeming to be favoring us (for now) is much of a help.
From "California Golden Blogs"
I’ve seen most of the 2 Syracuse games, and I’m not afraid of Samuels. It’s one of their other random players getting hot that worries me.
by atomsareenough on Mar 14, 2010 7:59 PM PDT
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 15, 2010 2:18 AM EDT reply actions
For the most part, the Cal bloggers have humble projections for the game
Most are saying it’s a tough matchup for Cal. Nearly all of them are annoyed with Louisville fans and ESPN media for already looking forward to a matchup against Duke in the 2nd round.
Also they seem to see Samardo vs. their big men as our biggest strength against them and their outside shooting vs. our zone as their biggest strength against us.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 15, 2010 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm with them
I get morbid flashbacks to T-Will’s karma-baiting sideline dance when people talk about Duke like we’ve already chalked up this win. It’s giving me the rickets!
Another California Golden Blogs comment
The biggest thing that scares me is who is going to handle the ball against Louisville’s pressure. If they ratchet it up, we don’t really have a "good" ballhandler besides Jerome, because PC is pretty much average and Theo is below average. Because of Louisville’s length (at least compared to Jerome), we won’t be able to bring in a second ball-handler, like Brandon Smith, because we’ll be too outsized. Honestly, I think Jamal can play a big part in breaking the zone, not unlike the way Joakim Noah and Al Horford were the true secondary press-breakers for Florida during their title runs. From what (little) I’ve seen of Samuels, he doesn’t seem too assertive. Hopefully we can get into him early and get in his head a bit. GO BEARS!
by boomtho on Mar 15, 2010 1:20 AM PDT
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 15, 2010 4:25 AM EDT up reply actions
They are pretty intense over there
I have seen some very in depth analysis. I think, overall, I like them better than most fan bases.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Mar 15, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Cal = Berkeley
Not exactly a bunch of morons at that school, which presumably includes many of their fans as well.
When all your fans are stoned, they aren't going to be confrontational
Which makes them much more likeable. I think we beat Cal and then give a great effort against Duke but come up just short.
agree
I’m impressed by their high basketball IQ. And upside potential.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 15, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That's Funny!
Edgar is interviewing Earl Clark about Arizona. I’m sure that Earl knows a lot more about Arizona now that he is living in Phoenix.
Des Moines.
For some reason this posted above and not here.
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
Beware the Bears
Seems to me that California is a lot like Marquette and maybe even St. Johns, when St. Johns is playing well. They beat people off the dribble; shoot fairly well; lot of mid-range athletes at 6-6, 6-7. In other words, the type of team that gives us fits.
Don’t overlook this bunch — we’re no lock to face Duke, at least in my humble opinion.
theoldman
They are led by a handful of Seniors
And typically live/die by their FG %, specifically from 3. Not exactly a lock but perhaps still a decent matchup compared to other 8/9 seeds.
Really going out on a limb here…but I think whoever shoots the higher FG % wins this one. And whoever scores the most points.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 15, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
8/9 seeds I would want Louisville to play, in order:
1. Gonzaga (In Buffalo, NY….NEMM vs. Northeast Zags = yes, please)
2. California (Pac-10 team playing 2.2K mi from Berkeley…near the Gator Bowl…push?)
3. Texas (basically L’ville w/ more talent <500 mi from Austin, TX…no thanks)
4. UNLV (vs. Lon Kruger in the Midwest (Ok City)…no thanks x100)
by UL is my hot hot sex on Mar 15, 2010 3:32 PM EDT reply actions
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