Thursday, December 30, 2010

12/30: Hoops and More Hoops...

Greetings... Just so we're clear... the Brett Favre story makes me not want to watch ESPN or read anything about sports on the internet... that's how much I simply don't care... you can read an opinion on that somewhere else lol... Let's get to the action...
  • Coach K notches win #880... Duke pounds a lesser opponent... that's not the story obviously, but Coach K moves into sole possession of 2nd on the all-time wins list... he's the best college coach of my lifetime, and frankly, a model of excellence... big ups to him...
  • This gets its own mention before the NBA bits bullet... Tyreke Evans knocks down a 48-footer at the buzzer to win the game for Sacto... I honestly can't remember a longer game-winner although I'm sure there's been one... was a wild sequence that started with OJ Mayo hitting what should have been the game-winner... and then Memphis standing around during the inbounds... Tyreke heaving it up on an almost-double clutch and burying it... the craziest thing? Rewatch it, and watch Donte Greene's reaction... he's in the Kings warmup, but he's ON THE COURT celebrating before it goes in... how does he know?!?...
  • NBA Box Score Check - Ignored in the previous bullet... but Demarcus Cousins had a breakout game of sorts with 21 and 16 for Sacto... not to mention Zach Randolph putting up a 35/17 in defeat... The Hawks beat up on Golden State on the interior en route to an easy victory... Smith and Horford combined for 43 points and 25 boards and that was the key... my thanks to Larry Drew for actually exposing a team that trots out David Lee and Vlad Radmanovic as post defenders... Kevin Garnett went down in a heap against Detroit leaving most people (me included) to wonder aloud about that knee... but it's being reported that it was a calf injury and is relatively minor.. I hope that's the case simply to see Boston at full-strength down the stretch... Double-Doubles!... Kevin Love (26/14) and Blake Griffin (30/12) keep their streaks alive... Miami scores 66 in the 2nd half to out-distance Houston on the road... Wade was incredible with 45 and 7, and the trio combined for 86 points... 86!... nice to see Aaron Brooks playing and playing well for Houston... they're a different team with him...
  • Georgetown goes down... Notre Dame beats the Hoyas 69-55 despite shooting 38%... I didn't understand John Thompson III's willingness to let the Irish hang around despite their obvious talent disadvantage by continuing to jack up 3's...
  • Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10... This sticks with the bowl montra of only breaking down games between decent teams... but the real reason I'm mentioning this is to give love to Justin Blackmon... the Oklahoma State receiver put up 9 catches for 117 yards and 2 scores and was the best player on the field... not THAT crazy, right?... well listen to this... Blackmon had 100+ yards and at least 1 TD in EVERY game this season... and broke Larry Fitzgerald's sophomore receiving record... yeah... the kid can play... and yes, I'm 2-0 in Bowl picks! lol...
  • And lastly... Fox News' Tucker Carlson actually dropped the line that Mike Vick "should have been executed" on television... I'm not sure I even need to comment... but that's one of the craziest things I've heard spoken on a "news" affiliate in my life, and he's gotta be suspended/fired... Okay...

What to watch for...

  • Spurs/Mavs - 9:30 TNT - Game of the night by far... the battle for Texas and 2 of the top 5 teams in the league right now IMO...
  • Knicks/Magic - 7:00 TNT - Orlando may score 120 on New York and still lose... this should be entertaining...
  • Kansas State/Syracuse - Pinstripe Bowl (what the...) - 3:20 ESPN - Afternoon football during the week is a great thing... watch for Daniel Thomas' (KSU RB) who is one of the best in the country...
  • Nebraska/Washington - Holiday Bowl - 10:00 ESPN - Jake Locker gets a chance to show what he can do... simple as that...
  • Temple/Villanova - 7:00 ESPN2 - Nice matchup here... Villanova (again) has fantastic guard play...

Enjoy it...

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