NCAA Basketball (Page 7 of 30)

The big showdown tomorrow on national TV. SDSU vs. BYU. Can our boys stop Jimmer? For sure the biggest game in State's history. Students camped out 3 days for tickets.
GO AZTECS!
Rick

Dissapointing effort inside. They solved Jimmer but when you can't make multiple attempts at close shots and free throws, you don't deserve to win. BYU got hot shooting treys and that was that. They are a great team. Next try in the league tourney. Looks like a 2 or 3 seed in March.
Rick

Hey Rocket,

We were there witnessing visitors revenge, your Orangemen are heating up at the right time while my Cats are in a tailspin.  I could go on and on...'Nova held a record for shooting foul shots, if they made a couple they missed we would of juiced 'cuse    if both Corey's were ON, (Fisher and Stokes) on the same day we could have beat Pittsburgh & St. John's who is the real deal.  And the toughest part of our schedule is now at the end of regular season...Notre Dame and Pitt again, both away.  So, a day in the life of a sports fan...it is what it is and no what if this and what if that...its part of the magic as well as the agony of defeat...

Back to the Syracuse game, I was thinking of you Rocket and we sat next to a really fun couple.  The guy graduated from Syracuse and the wife roots for 'Nova because their daughter graduated from there.  The dad told me he roots for 'Nova every game except when they play Syracuse. We had a great time at the game, regardless of the outcome and he was even a good sport when I removed his lucky hat. 

I tuned in to most of the second half of Syracuse vs. Georgetown, was rooting for the Orange, what a great win. Georgetown is my least favorite team in the Big East.   Saw some of your game Rick, you guys should go far...Jimmer is amazing even if that wasn't his best game, its a tough team.  Also, caught the end of Virginia Tech beating Duke.  Duke is always sooooo good, it does feel good whenever you can beat them. I never knew Coach K was a West Point grad.

And about St. John's...check out Hardy, he had 34 points against us.  And my hubby was filling me in on Coach Lavin who got a raw deal from UCLA, now really turning it on at St. John's.  And St. John's loves MSG....

Rocket, I can't remember if we talked about this, did you watch that famous overtime Syracuse game at the Garden that went on and on 'til After Midnight?  I do love the Big East! Its cool to share the love with a transplanted left coaster, just hope your politics aren't extreme left, TOTALLY KIDDING, not going there...   

Anybody predicting the final four...

Well, a flyer right now but I'd say OSU and BYU are in like Flynn for ones. The other two should be between Duke, Kansas and Pitt, but there are the other 3 teams in the top that could change everything when the Conf. tourneys go down. Nice squeaker tonight as UK nipped Vandy. SDSU won easy in 7000+ ft. Wyoming, a place they have had fits at before so no hangover from the BYU loss. They pretty much choked away that game. Hope it served as a lesson.
Rick
Oops, edit. BYU suspends their big man Davies for the rest of the season. That is a big deal! SDSU now looks stronger in the MWC tourney and could win it.

He's the man that gave our forwards fits in rebounding. A huge loss for BYU as he was a primary outlet for Jimmer when he was double teamed. They have no big man to replace him and will have to go with another outside shooter maybe. The rumor is he was caught in a Starbucks on film.  (coffee is as bad as booze in the Mormon faith)

A probably facetious rumor at that, it came up on a local. Nonetheless, a tough blow for BYU. We and your Rebels can breath a bit easier. Great tournament coming up in your home town for sure with ranked teams playing for real meaning.

Getting close to the fun now. Our MWC tourney is for all the marbles since it just got tight again.
Rick

True Brack it's not the same thing. The NBA is more millionaires in shorts than a Microsoft picnic.

                                                                                                                     
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