Big East Basketball Preview: The 2011-12 All Name Team
by UL is my hot hot sex on Oct 17, 2011 7:25 PM EDT
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PrintThe Big East basketball preview you've been waiting for.
Your 2011-12 Big East All Name Team:
STARTING FIVE
G Kiwi Gardner, Freshman, Providence
--The lesser-known AAU teammate of Jabari Brown, Nick Johnson & Kyle Wiltjer; he's 5'7", can dunk and has a little brother named Peewee; love me some Kiwi
G Achraf Yacoubou, Freshman, Villanova
via api.ning.com
--Your guess is as good as mine; highlights here
F Sir'Dominic Pointer, Freshman, St. John's
via johnnyjungle.com
--The first knighted player in NCAA basketball history; figures to play a bigger role than anticipated on a Johnnies team decimated by the NCAA Clearinghouse
F Otto Porter, Freshman, Georgetown
--His parents were pissed he didn't commit to Syracuse; Otto Porter alley oop
C God's Gift Achiuwa, Junior (transfer), St. John's
--Goes by "Gift"; I've been told he's the most humble guy named God's Gift you'll ever meet
BENCH
F/C Wally Judge, Junior, Rutgers
--If you don't like the name Wally, GTFO; seriously; this is me waiting
F/C Yancy Gates, Senior, Cincinnati
--Yancy is never not cool for a first name but we've been making "Oh, you Yancy huh?" jokes for more than a year now so that's why he's on the bench; like every other year in his career at UC, if Yancy puts everything together, he will finish his senior year on the All Big East First Team (talent division)
G Shabazz Napier, Sophomore, UConn
--He's not the highest profile guy in basketball named Shabazz any more, but the name is still worthy of honor here; Napier has become UConn's leader on and off the court and could play the most important role in the Huskies' title defense at the point
G Worrel Clahar, Junior (transfer), DePaul
--Excuse my soft spot for the name Worrel; the junior college transfer may be asked to contribute immediately on a thin Blue Demons roster that keeps getting thinner; in related news, DePaul season tickets are only $99
Complimentary Yum! Ratings by GoCardsAttitude to follow shortly.
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You know there are some weird names in the league when Gourgui Dieng doesn't make the list
by Cardinals Cardinals UofL Cardinals! on Oct 17, 2011 7:41 PM EDT reply actions
oops my bad... thanks!
by Cardinals Cardinals UofL Cardinals! on Oct 17, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
St. Johns has got it going on:
10- God’s Gift: “Hey, meet my boyfriend, God’s Gift.” Name matches the face.
8- Sir’Dominic Pointer: A little bit fancy, but at second glance….. :))
7- Kiwi: Yeah, I would like to have me a lil kiwi runnin’ around on my team.
6- Achraf Yaclsakduoisau: I wouldn’t type that out all the time. Would prob just want to call him ASLKD YOIDUSAKSJD
The rest I don’t care about enough (pic of Otto troubles me) and I’m not going to make fun of Shabazz because he gives me trouble on the court.
(And what about Gorgui. Everybody wants a Gorgui.)
by GOCARDSATTITUDE on Oct 17, 2011 7:47 PM EDT reply actions
Calling #6 your way would sound something like
“Ass licked Yo I do sacks jade.” Maybe just AckYack would be good.
by Squidbones on Oct 17, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
^ comment of the week nominee
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
Look out for Otto Porter
He played in Southeast Missouri where I grew up and also played. I played against a bunch of his relatives. That alley oop video was actually filmed in my old high school gym. His dad is a Southeast Missouri legend and the kid has basketball bloodlines that are absolutely incredible. He wasn’t heavily recruited because he NEVER played AAU basketball. He’s a Kevin Durant clone—shoots the ball incredibly well out to about 18-20 feet, passes and handles it really well and just has a HUGE upside. Take a look at some of the stories about him on the internet—he went from basically unrecruited to being a top 50 prospect over the course of a half a season. The kid is fundamentally sound and has a ton of potential. If he puts on the weight he needs to and improves his inside game, he could be a serious D1 baller.
The best thing about him, though? Valedictorian of his class and from all accounts an absolutely stand up kid.
Ok, now that I have that out of my system…Beat Georgetown.
by Slick Tick Rodgers on Oct 17, 2011 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
No mention of Rakeem Christmas???
Come on man….his name’s Christmas
by indianacardfan on Oct 17, 2011 11:50 PM EDT reply actions
I don't get it. What's so unusual about the name Otto Porter? What am I missing?
by Carolina Cardinal on Oct 18, 2011 1:25 PM EDT reply actions
Otto the Orange
Yay basketball!
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
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