Slumpbustin' Cards Defeat Pitt, Restore Faith In Humanity
by CardsFan922 on Jan 22, 2012 12:01 AM EST
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Kuric hit a bunch of 3s, 2010-2011 Peyton Siva showed up for 12 solid minutes out of freaking no where. Chane and Gorgui made short shots and made them look easy. Fun times were had by all. We're not "back" by any stretch of the imagination. But you have to feel good not only for the fans but for the team. They deserve a feel-good victory like this.
Enjoy the weirdness. Enjoy your Sunday. Nova's got next.
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Remember what you wore, where you watched, who you were with, what you ate & drank, where you sat
This is important. Game faces people.
by loverofthegame on Jan 22, 2012 12:03 AM EST reply actions
wore my DePaul Day outfit which I also wore for most of the first 12 games. Looks like Im stuck in it.
by GOCARDSATTITUDE on Jan 22, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
58-59 season
We openned with 13 (give or take) wins. Fred Sawyer, a 6’ 11" forward on O and center on D, refused to change his socks until the team lost. These weren’t game socks. They were practice and game socks. Several players wanted their lockers moved away from Fred’s.
I saw him once driving. Damned if he didn’t look funny in a VW Beetle.
Wore my Louisville 3/4 sleeve
Baseball shirt. Previous game day attire included orange bowl t-shirt, of which had been 12-0 until the Marquette game. Looks like baseball shirt is gonna start a new streak…I hope.
by twistedwedge on Jan 23, 2012 11:31 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was at a giant rave
does this mean I have to go to a giant rave, and if so will CC pay me to go to said raves
dayglow??
raves are so 2000
I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
by rockchickpeg on Jan 23, 2012 12:28 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
when he hit that shot
I looked at my wife and said," oh my GOD, Peyton hit a jumper!" I was flipping out.
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.
by LvillefaninLex on Jan 22, 2012 12:12 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Me too
First one in five games. Or possibly six.
First jumper he's made since the 3 at St Johns
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Siva's jumper
I could have sworn I saw Pitino fist-pump when he hit that shot. Did anyone else see it?
by rojoastro on Jan 22, 2012 11:59 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yes
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
Same
the twistedwedge living room was filled with tons of "hell yeahs" and applause after that one.
by twistedwedge on Jan 22, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
It was a happy night for our family
here in ruralvillefan, KY. KURIC IS THE MAN!!! Way to go Peyton. Good to see you making your way back.
G'town shot 36 FTs to Rutgers' 7?
Sounds like the Big East refs struck again today.
by cardsinindy2010 on Jan 22, 2012 12:37 AM EST reply actions
How good did that feel tonight? I had to think about how good it felt for a little while, but we didnt just win. No, we took control of that thing and refused to give it back or even let them back into it. It felt really good///
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 12:53 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
title clicked
Safari crashed when I opened the comments.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jan 22, 2012 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
All good, took me 3x to open it. Might've just been coincidence.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jan 22, 2012 1:03 AM EST up reply actions
Nope.
Took me a while to open in Chrome. In Firefox (with images blocked) it opens in less than a second.
by Remote Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
thank you so much.
I’ll forgive the 5 minute loading time because of the Braveheart gif.
by Justin Gingey Smith on Jan 22, 2012 1:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Braveheart was just for you;-)
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I love that szczesny makes an appearance
made the victory that much better
upvoted for Wojciech Szczesny
I love love love love love me some Arsenal football
BASKETBALL!
by Irememberwheat! on Jan 22, 2012 4:52 AM EST up reply actions
It's good to be a Gooner
better to be a Cardinal.
by centre_card on Jan 22, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
This was awesome
But the goalie looks like he’s humping something
by Chris Redman is my hero on Jan 22, 2012 9:01 AM EST up reply actions
All things in moderation, my friend.
This was a fairly crappy Pitt team after all.
That being said, A+ for effort. I’m always good with some Jim Carrey.
by twistedenglish77 on Jan 22, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
I would give you bag tag if I was standing next to you right now.
I know it was a crappy Pitt team. That’s why I said I had to “think about it” for a little while; it’s how we beat that crappy team that felt so good. We beat them the way you’re supposed to beat a crappy team, even if you’re in their house.
Still love you though
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
Hey,.... at least now there's a bunch of cool gifs in one place for people to use at their discretion
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
If the Cards had lost, there'd be 100 comments here already
Winning > Losing
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jan 22, 2012 12:58 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
Yep,... tonight was big. Like I said,.. they didn't just win, they took control and refused to let them back in.
Felt good but they’ve gotta build on that by beating Nova, Rutgers, and maybe Seton Hall heading into the home game with UConn. They do that and people will come back from the ledge.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
Too easy
The naysayers won’t be posting much till we lose again. The last 2 weeks have been rough.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jan 22, 2012 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not a "naysayer" bro, but this was a "must win" game for a reason.
Their backs are against the wall right now,… and to their credit they played like that against maybe the only team in the BE who needed a win more than we did.
Big ups to them and the staff for that, but if they don’t come back and do the same thing in 3 of the next 4 they’re still gonna be in trouble.
They looked good tonight, and even if this is the group we’re gonna have to get it done with for the rest of the year,… I think they can shock a lot of people as long as they stay healthy and continue to improve.
The important thing is to keep moving forward and getting better, build on tonight and not go backwards.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 1:24 AM EST up reply actions
I didn't think you did, just threw the qualifier out there before I posted anything that could be constrewed as negative
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
I'm sure many would lump me in with that "naysayer" bunch.
Read my football posts to see happy scorpiocard.
Enjoy the crumbs of a win over an 0-7 Big East team.
I feel good for the players. They deserve good things. Great bunch.
Imagine what Brad Stevens could do with this bunch. Too bad they are stuck with RP.
by scorpiocard on Jan 23, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Dude,.... I'm usually someone here who defends your(and anyone else's ) right to be critical of CRP.
But come off of it for once. No one thinks this was some amazing win, or that we’re “back” or anything like that.
Yes Scorpio, Pitt is terrible; but, they were also maybe the only BE team more desperate for a win than we were. We handled them in their own house.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 23, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Funny thing...
Our basketball coach has a decade long record of underacheiving and making endless excuses and its not ok for me to beat the drum that we deserve better. But when the football team was in the tank EVERYBODY was on Kragthorpes case…including me.
How many of you forget how I was defending BOTH OCs during football season. These guys had a bunch of babies for an OL and were in only their second season of trying to rebuild a football program that had hit rock bottom.
Don’t give me shit just because I want to give my opinion on RP. Many of his minions will be on here during football season complaining about the offensive play calling and saying we need a new OC. Watch and see. All this stuff is as easy to predict as a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. Doesn’t matter if it has happened yet, you know what’s comming (if you are awake).
RP plays this bunch like a $3 fiddle.
I’ll shut up when I don’t hear this same crowd of “positive” CARD fans calling for the OCs head every time a run play does not work.
Deal?
by scorpiocard on Jan 23, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
No dice bruh,.. you're just being mean and annoying about this.
They won,.. if people want to feel good about that then let them. I’m always someone who will defend anyone’s right to be critical when it’s deserved, even yours.
I hate it when there are things that are deserving of criticism and people get all bent out of shape because others point it out.
You wanna come and say CRP is a immoral, no talent, over the hill, donkey lover when we lose,… fine.
But if we win and people are feeling good about it, well,… you’re just being a giant floppy penis if you’re only hear to criticize people for “taking the crumbs.”
Not cool IMO, but hey… do what you do man.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 23, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Ok you win
You’re right. I should leave it alone when folks are celebrating a win. I will vow hence forth to not post on a victory celebration thread unless I have something positive to say.
I appreciate that you acknowledge the legitimacy of my being disgusted with the state of the basketball program being to the point of a must win over an 0-7 BE team being cause celebre. What can I say? I find it a bit sickening to be in this place.
I’ll leave it alone from here.
How the hell is there any equal comparison
Between Pitino and Krag???? Are you frickin kidding me? Get off it already, Scorpio.
by twistedwedge on Jan 23, 2012 11:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah.
Both are/were failing at what they were hired to do.
We are unranked (again).
The standard (and coache’s pay) is not the same for the basketball team as the football team. Failure is relative.
Of course Pitino is not crashing the basketball program as bad as Kragthorpe did the football team.
wonder where those people are?
The ones that have nothing to say of the team doesn’t tank.
by Justin Gingey Smith on Jan 22, 2012 1:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Still expect fanposts to pop up with the "Ok, but we still suck [Sypher, recruiting, Brad Stevens, Kentucky comparison, etc]" rhetoric
Guess I could ignore them, but the comment section’s always good for a few laughs in those posts.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jan 22, 2012 1:13 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think we'll see any of that this week. At least I hope not
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah but so was Providence
This game was a great turnaround but will mean very little if we can’t build on it.
I'm Here, I'm Hammered
on Maker’s Mark in Los Angeles where I’ve lived for the past 10 years. Just wanted to say I post when we win, bitches, I still drink Kentucky Bourbon and I still love my Cards.
People love to bitch more than they like to cheer. F*ck that. Celebrate life and the things you enjoy, if it’s college basketball or freaking tinker toys. It’s too motherfu&king short to do otherwise. Screw the miserable.
oh and Go Cards!!
by FrankensteinsJacket on Jan 22, 2012 1:33 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
im not far from you
Yourself, Justin gingey smith, and myself need to start watching games together.
Semper Fi
by usmcCARDS on Jan 22, 2012 2:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
preferably a win this time.
by Justin Gingey Smith on Jan 22, 2012 2:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
no kidding
I’ll come up next time
Semper Fi
by usmcCARDS on Jan 22, 2012 4:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Really? I don't hear too many people bitching about the football team and coach.
That is where I usually post. On football.
Enjoy the crumbs.
I love my CARDS too.
by scorpiocard on Jan 23, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Man,.. you don't know when to stop, do you?
Why be like that? Why not let people enjoy a win?
Why not let people be hopeful, that this was just the game their team needed to turn the corner and start building something good down the stretch?
Without trying to bring them down or make them feel stupid for feeling like that…
My dad, who loved HeMan just as much as I did when I was a kid, used to have a name for people like you.
Neg-a-tore
Do us all a favor, try to get that sand out of your vagina before we beat Nova on Wednesday,…. because it’s gonna be really fucking annoying if this is what you’re going to do every time we win a game from now till the end of the year.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 23, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
I won't do that. I won't even be on here everytime we lose. Haven't been.
Its too much of a waste of time to argue all the time.
I will be at the Villanova game cheering the CARDS on.
We are ALL CARD fans.
GO CARDS!!
(but if it makes you put up funny things like Neg-a-tore you’re just tempting me more)
Have a great day!
by scorpiocard on Jan 23, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
SMH@U man. If it becomes painfully obvious that this team has no chance of making the tournament,...
If they make the tournament and flame out in the 1st round, again,….
Then you will be totally justified in every negative comment you make Scorpio, but as long as there is still hope for a decent season and some tournament success,…. the over-the-top negativity is uncalled for,… IMO
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 23, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
Don't feed the trolls, Chick
Essentially that’s what he is doing, correct? His post above I replied to is the last for this guy.
#BringIgnoreFeatureToCC
by twistedwedge on Jan 23, 2012 11:41 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I hope they go to the Final Four and make me look like a fool.
We should have a contest to pick what I should have to do if they make it.
Congrats
A win is the only thing that can help these guys. I know Pitt isn’t very good this year, but UL went on the road and beat a team that was more desperate for a win than UL. Oh, and Syracuse and Uconn got beat. So that has to feel good.
Great to see us win. So happy!
Just have to keep winning and I liked the gameplan tonight. Pitino made some adjustments but we have all week to talk about that. GO CARDS!
Siva. I want to believe.
Can’t wait to see what you have left in store this season.
by Justin Gingey Smith on Jan 22, 2012 4:29 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Well said Justin. Like many of us, we want to believe but he has just not given us much reason to before last night
Hopefully this is the start of a MAJOR reawakening for him.
I did notice on that drive to the bucket late that he seemed to be quicker that he has been. For the last month or more, when he drove the lane he literally ran into 2 men standing there. On the drive last night he got there before anyone could defend. Seems like that used to happen a lot. Hope we see more of that for sure.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 7:27 AM EST up reply actions
The season goes as Elisha Justice goes.
His return to the rotation was more then coincidence. It was destiny.
RUSS SMITH's #1 fan.
by aaron Peck on Jan 22, 2012 7:32 AM EST via mobile reply actions
He was very solid in there. Passes were quick and very sharp.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 7:33 AM EST up reply actions
I agree completely with this.
Take some of the pressure off PS.
by Chip Constant on Jan 22, 2012 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yes
3 assists and no turnovers. He didn’t get credited with a steal, but I swear he at least got involved with one lose ball. It didn’t seem like Pitt was scoring much while he played either— would love to see the +- stats of his playing time.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Jan 22, 2012 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
He had two deflections
Justice never gives you a “Wow!!!” moment but he also never gives you a “WTF?” either. He is solid and doesn’t make many mistakes. I honestly believe he should get 5-10 minutes every game. Peyton could use some blow time because 36 or more minutes (assuming no foul trouble) for a point guard, especially if the other team presses, is equivilent to 45 minutes for for a 2 or 3 and almost 50 for a 4 or 5.
But if he had some blow,... wouldn't he need less rest?
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Depends on the quality
Or so I have been told.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
That was the most organized we have looked all year.
We are improving, Pitino has to be happy with most of what they did last night. I like that we are isolating Chane and letting him take his man. I do not like the PG at the top of the key going sideways, but I know there is a reason why he starts there and that the D is forcing him away from the hoop; it still looks like wasted effort now though.
We just beat a team with loads of talent, at their place, and looked like the better team doing it.
I like that too, but have you noticed............
that when either Chane or Gorgui starts that backing in move, and everyone knows they are probably going to shoot, that we often do not send anyone to the boards, especially the back side for the long rebound. As well as we played last night, Pitt did get 50% more offensive rebounds than we did. Been that way all year. We rarely gets as many offensive boards as our opponent. Wish we would fix that.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
That's the trade off of iso isn't it.
We need to hit the boards, (you are right and I sound like CRP in my head when I write that), but if they go after them too soon they allow their defender to sag and clog the space and if they get down there too late the Ribee is already claimed. So, it is a fine line to walk.
Or. at least that is how I see it, imagine it is working.
I still like seeing us taking to them near the hoop. Maybe we will find a way to get RB position too, one can only hope. As, one can only hope that we put a crimp on the number of O RiBees we allow them too. The gap in percentage can close from both directions.
by Unseld2Beard on Jan 22, 2012 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
Not to disagree in general, but
Pitt got 50% more offensive rebounds because they missed 52% more shots. As a percentage, we got ever so slightly MORE offensive rebounds than they did.
"I am willing to donate to the charity that is working on the prevention of whatever the hell Dick Vitale has." - noobmaster
Uunderstand. And they also took 59 shots to our 47 so they had more opportunities there too.
But we have not done well lately on the offensive glass. From the Ky game on we have been out rebounded on the offensive glass 75-105. In those 7 games, we were outrebounded offensively in 6 of them and by a significant margin in 5 of those 6. And I don’t have to remind you that we had lost 4 of those 6 games before last night. Just saying that so often giving up that offensive rebound often also leads to an easy put back and sometimes that reactive foul to boot.
Again, I was very pleased with the teams effort and performance last night. Just saying that if we did a better job on the offensive glass, it would really help us going forward.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Other things that would help us going forward:
- Committing fewer turnovers
- Forcing more turnovers
- Hitting a higher field goal percentage
- Hitting a higher 3-point FG percentage
- Holding our opponents to a lower shooting percentage
- Shooting more free throws
Basically, improving on any stat, all else being equal, would be helpful. I just don’t see offensive rebounding as something to single out after a game where we did a better job of it than our opponents did.
Also, rebounding is a zero-sum game. Offensive rebounding cannot be more important than defensive rebounding because every defensive rebound for one team is an offensive rebound denied to the other team.
"I am willing to donate to the charity that is working on the prevention of whatever the hell Dick Vitale has." - noobmaster
but we didn't do a better job on the offensive glass (8 vs 12)
and we haven’t done a better job in the last 7 games (75 vs 105).
Further, a defensive rebound gives you the possession 90 feet from the basket. An offensive rebound usually gives you the ball inside 5 feet which I would ague gives you a much better opportunity to score. So, in this regard I think it’s reasonable to deduce that an offensive rebound often results in a higher percentage of made baskets than a defensive rebound.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think this game was a good one to make a case from, either way
Not saying it’s not a problem going forward, but Gorgui especially did a nice job on the offensive glass in the first half, and then we shot 70+% in the second half, so there weren’t really very many offensive opportunities for us to grab. O-rebounding rate is a valid statistic to use in this case, IMO, given the percentage we shot.
Lets try this again
8 offensive rebounds out of 21 possible is a better job than 12 rebounds out of 32 possible. By your way of thinking, we could have gotten every offensive rebound possible and still done a worse job of offensive rebounding than they did.
And a defensive rebound must be as valuable as the offensive rebound it prevents your opponent from getting.
"I am willing to donate to the charity that is working on the prevention of whatever the hell Dick Vitale has." - noobmaster
Rick's right, rebounding margin can be very misleading
OR% provides a more transparent comparison.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Jan 22, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
We had the better percentage
8/21= .381, 12/32= .375
If we had missed 12 more shots, at that rate we would have out rebounded them.
by Unseld2Beard on Jan 23, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
We shot well
Cures a lot of ills. 55% is going to win ballgames. Bullet was a big factor. PS made plays down the stretch because he didnt force. There is a lot on his shoulders, he has admitted that.
Its a start, and I am very happy. I know I am a downer sometimes. I think RP is mailing it in. But last night was good. I had a Sweet Surrender to celebrate, possibly my new tradition.
"I didn't want to just get there and make excuses, 'Oh, my ankle's sore,'" Kuric said. "So I just put it outside of my mind." Kuric=21pnts.
Positive thinking and leadership. Just what the team needs.
I'm waiting to hear about Ware
After he mouthed off to Pitino in the first half, I don’t think he ever got back in the game. It looks to me like his attitude is a problem, and I’m not sure it’s a coincidence that our slide started when he joined the squad. Was he put in his place at halftime? Was he quietly sulking on the bench for the second half? And did that contribute to our (and Peyton’s) reawakening in the second half? I want to know these things.
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Hopefully we can see him in the AnVillen video!
Oh sweet AnVillen, how I’ve missed you.
by CardinalDude on Jan 22, 2012 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
Ware did *not* mouth off
I replayed that a number of times.
My interpretation: He was confused about the prior set, and still wasn’t getting it while CRP was talking to him. Something about the number two, obviously, since coach held two fingers in front of him as the players convened from the floor. Then, as coach started talking to someone else, the light bulb went on for Ware and he made the facial expressions of “Oh damn I get it now” which immediately morphed into “Oh fuck”. At no point did it look at all to me like he said anything negative to coach, or about coach.
Must have been rather funny to see.
I was apparently not paying attention.
by CardinalDude on Jan 22, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Vitale / Shulman
They are second cousins twice removed of CRP. Don’t believe anything they say either.
Announcers! Always looking for an issue to press.
I saw nothing in the brief shot shown on TV that made me believe Ware got out of line, they were discussing the previous play, that was all; and Ware simply made it known that he did not understand where he goofed up. And, then, after listening, he did understand.
by Unseld2Beard on Jan 23, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Can definitly take some positives from last night
1) Not only did we maintain control down the stretch, it was a team effort. Chane, Gourgi, Siva, and Kuric all made some clutch plays in the last seven minutes.
2) Siva has been looking better from a health POV for the last few games, i think last night really turned a corner for him there. He’s dunking with ease now and getting down floor quickly in transition. I don’t think his bad ankle gets enough credit for his down play.
3) Kuric not only hit everything in sight, but there was only one shot where i noticed him jumping to the side instead of straight up. He’s been drifting sideways a bunch this year and the shot has not dropped once (until last night) for him when he does that.
4) For a few games now Gourgi has looked like a legit scoring threat. Last night Chane joined the party too. If these two can keep it up, our offense can generate points. More importantly for Chane, when he’s posting up Kuric is usually his man on the wing. That defender typically doesn’t slide down to help on Chane, so Chane should be in position to do the one-on-one a lot. Him scoring from the post is huge to this offense.
5) Chane reminds me a lot of Garcia his first season. Not the same style of play obviously, but this is about the point in the year when Garcia started playing decently his first year here. Hopefully Chane follows suit.
6) The cards are now 4-0 on the season when woodford is drank at the dlpfis79 homestead. I think we all know who the real MVP is.
GO CARDS
Chane and Gorgs
Keep playing games like that and they’re both probably off to the NBA next year.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Jan 22, 2012 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
Gorgui will graduate.
Write it down.
"I am willing to donate to the charity that is working on the prevention of whatever the hell Dick Vitale has." - noobmaster
And chane is a 6'6" PF. He's a four year player.
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by neecebravo on Jan 22, 2012 11:33 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Unless he develops a 3 in which case he could be here only 3
There’s a certain synergism to that.
I don't know. Sometimes a player who's seen as having "Big Upside" can get hot-HOT down the stretch and in the tournament and create enough buzz for himself to move onto draft boards.
He played last night like a possible draft pick. He finally found his offensive groove. Hit free throws, rebounded, and was in total…..
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Not saying he's gonna get drafted. Just that if he puts up numbers like he did last night for the rest of the year
and starts knocking down jumpers,… it’s not outside the realm of possibilities
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
Chane's offense
Looked great the 2nd half of the Marquette game. Last night felt like a continuation of that, hopefully he keeps it going.
by mkyCARD on Jan 22, 2012 12:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Does anyone else see him
Developing similar to Derrick WIlliams? Taking only very open threes and being a beast inside?
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Saw D-Will in person last year twice in Tucson (vs. USC and UCLA). They are totally different players. Williams is a far superior ball handler with outside one on one skills. Much quicker and much better jumper (both in height and quickness) Perhaps Chane will be an excellent three point shooter but his body type will never allow him to play the same style with the same effectiveness.
I don't think he really has much nba upside.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Chane and think he’ll be a great college player. But he’s too short to be a high level nba PF and he’s too slow to move to the 3. He may get faster but he’d have to lose weight to do it and I think that would affect his power moves near the basket. Then again nba scouts do a lot things I don’t understand.
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by neecebravo on Jan 22, 2012 4:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wasn't Charles Barkley like 6"6" or 6'7"?
I think he had a decent NBA career as a PF.
by twistedenglish77 on Jan 22, 2012 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
6'6 and many think that was a generous estimation, but yeah,... he was "Okay"
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
DaJuan Blair is doing well with the Spurs.
He’s playing center, and he’s 6’7".
And then there is Chuck Hayes (from the Evil Empire)
But to be fair these undersized guys are rare.
True, but they do exist and if they're tenacious enough they often have a lot of NBA upside
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Siva's finally got his full hops back.
On his goaltend, that’s the first time I’ve seen his head above the rim in a long time.
by Remote Cardinal on Jan 22, 2012 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
Are we finally trending up?
First, I am NOT a statistician, or even the most educated of fans. But, I’ve always thought that the key stats for a team playing well are the percentage of points from assists, and assist to turnover ratio.
I think we can agree that there was a definite drop off in team cohesion/chemistry after the Memphis game, culminating in a total collapse in Providence.
Team meeting ensues, and these numbers are trending back up. Still not good, but the offense is making more shots, and more are coming off assists, which is how it should be on a well functioning team.
As I said, not a statistician, but interesting. Also of note, The numbers actually looked good against Providence, but they made 37 shots to our 26.
Yes. Didn't play well against ND, but blew it. I think we played well enough against G'town to win.
Wins in those two games would’ve made things very different the last three weeks.
Stout Out!
Oh my god, are you kidding me? The last three weeks would've seemed like a Kumbaya circle compared to what we had here.
If we won those two games. Go read Eric Crawfords article this morning and how he talks about the “end game”
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Already read it. Absolutely failed to "end" those two games.
We sucked against Providence, played a better UK team, and missed Kyle (among others) in the Marquette game.
But, GU and ND….those two games should’ve been wins.
Stout Out!
first OT vs ND
Shot 50% from the line. Just one more made and it’s game over.
WE HIT OUR FREE THROWS,
AND BUNNIES!!
sorry, had to do it.
Last night felt really good. I know Pitt isn’t the cream of the crop, but we got a win on the road in a damn tough environment. The offense looked crisp, Chane and Gorgs were beasts inside, Siva looked a LOT better, KSTMFK, and did I mention the Free Throws or Bunnies??
I think its safe to say if Kyle was in the Marquette game we wouldn’t have lost that one. He made a HUGE difference last night. Good to see him step up and show what a Senior needs to do. Did anyone notice how Erin Andrews seemed a little "bothered" to be in the presence of the King? Maybe it was just me.
GO CARDS!!
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Pey Pey looked Great,,when Siva is playing well we are tough to beat.controled the whole game,,loved it
by HaHaSypher on Jan 22, 2012 12:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
PEYYYYYYYTONNNNNNNNN SIIIIIIIIIIIIIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
by GOCARDSATTITUDE on Jan 22, 2012 1:25 PM EST reply actions
He is the Key!
Siva’s 7 and 7 last night were huge. We will go as far as he takes us. I was actually saying, get it to Peyton in the last 10 minutes of the game, what a relief! We will make the NCAA’s!
Not sure if this was mentioned before but...
did anybody see Blackshear on the bench at the Pitt game? When I watched the highlights I didn’t see him.
How can you miss someone that weighs 539 pounds?
129% body fat I am told.
I had the same observation.
I don’t recall seeing him during the Marquette game either.
by Cool Hand Cards on Jan 22, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
I do remember him being at the Marquette game
by cardinal_grad on Jan 22, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the other end of the bench was three feet up in the air
Fulcrum baby, fulcrum.
Good lord, I hope that isn't some sort of ominous foreshadowing
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
It's very common to not take players on road trips if it's known they won't play.
Class schedule, assignments, rehab time…a lot of things go into that decision.
Stout Out!
What a clod.
I love beating Pittsburgh even more after seeing that sign.
Dude fell asleep 2 years ago...
just woke up. In two years he’ll be making Sandusky jokes.
ALL HAIL
by Cardinal_Pride on Jan 23, 2012 2:30 AM EST up reply actions
had a blast at the game
Although I almost got escorted out at the end when I broke out a C A R D S chant during one of Pitts free throws and not to mention you could hear a pin drop
Ya see, the crazy amnt of bourbon I had in my system caused me to miss calculate that we had the game well in hand and there was only 2 minutes left
I swear the whole place turned on Q and gave me death looks
I don’t know, seemed like a good idea at the time and I really wasn’t trying to be disrespectful
After a couple F Us from some older couples I realized it wasn’t the greatest idea….that coupled with the KFC bucket on me head upset a few of the locals
Luckily my 6’2 uncle with billy clubs for hands got me out of there after the game ha ha ha ..
Will say Pitts student section is just as energetic as any I’ve ever seen and the besides the chant incident the Pitt faithful were cool just as grumpy as we wouldve been had we lost so I don’t blame them
Although Cardicus Prime had a fight picked with him and he was on crutches so that’s kind of messed up
All in all great win and glad I was there to support our boys
GO CARDS!
by Cards fan in the burgh' on Jan 22, 2012 6:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Good job lads
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 22, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
man i suck
I tried to put a couple pics from the game up
But have no clue how to do that via a url from a personal photo
?? Should have taken more computer classes I guess
by Cards fan in the burgh' on Jan 23, 2012 10:37 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
How to post a picture in your comments:
Step 1 – Upload your picture to an internet photo-sharing site like Flickr or Picasa – preferably NOT photobucket because my employer blocks that one and I won’t be able to see your photo (Why don’t you think about my feelings for once?).
Step 2 – Once it’s uploaded, copy the URL address of your picture. Usually you can right click on the image in the web browser and see this option in the menu that pops up.
Step 3 – In a Card Chronicle comment box, type an exclamation point, then paste the URL, then type another exclamation point. There should be NO spaces before or after your exclamation points.
Step 4 – Click the PREVIEW button. If you cannot see your photo in the comment preview, you did something wrong.
Step 5 – If preview looks good, click Post.
by sarasota-card on Jan 23, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Great info sarasota. Maybe you can help me with this.
I saw Mike posted one of the smiley face figures that has motion to it. Looked them up and there are some pretty funny ones with sound too. I tried to post one on a game thread but couldn’t. Can you give me a step by step like the above for this?
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 23, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure exactly what you're referring to
but if the “moving picture” is a .gif, and you have the URL for it, it can be posted in a comment just like a picture using the directions above. But .gif’s don’t have sound (Thank God). Almost any picture or gif you find on the internet can be posted in a comment this way.
You want a smiley face with motion… YOU ASKED FOR IT:
by sarasota-card on Jan 23, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Haha. Go to Smiley Central and they have some talking ones. Some are pretty funny.
Check them out and let me know how to post them.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 23, 2012 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
Smiley Central is blocked here, too.
Something about Adware, high risk.
by sarasota-card on Jan 24, 2012 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
Do you know of a safer site that may have some of these talking ones?
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 24, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
No, but...
Consider the possibility that what you seek is difficult to find because it would be obnoxious.
Silence is golden.
Noisy web pages are abhorrent.
by sarasota-card on Jan 24, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
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