The Dore's held off South Carolina in OT behind Shan Foster's 33 points. We shouldn't have let them get that close, as we were up by double digits in the second half. But at this point in the season a win is a win. We've got the inside track for the 2 seed in the east and a first day bye in the SEC tourney...good stuff.
UK beat another SEC lowlife playing without their best player. Beating georgia without their leader, Levi Stukes, at Rupp may have saved Tubby's job. If they had lost tonight they would have been swept this year by Florida, Vandy, and the Dogs...bad stuff.
But the real story of the night is the ridiculous Texas-Texas A&M game. The game was won by the Longhons 98-96 in double OT. the end of regulation was outrageous with 3 longballs in the last 30 seconds including shots by both team's superstar All-Americans, Kevin Durant (30pts 11rbs) and Acie Law (33pts 4rbs 5ast). Law's shot over Durant with 1.8 seconds would have been the shot of the year if the Aggies had pulled it out...good stuff.
Both these teams are final four contenders. in the tourney i always like the team with the single best player on the court. In Durant and Law, neither team will see an opponent with a player that is more dominant at their position and more clutch at the same time. These guys are studs, no doubt about it...great stuff!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
There is a traitor in our midst
I never thought that it would come to this, but I am sad to report that we have a traitor in our midst. My father (of all people) went to coRUPPt Arena on Wednesday night with a friend and ended up with one of the best seats in the house at UK's senior night.
He sat courtside in what he called the "best seats I've ever had at any sporting event." Although he never made a TV appearance, the Courier Journal documented his treason against Cardinal Nation. I present the evidence for you to make a decision for yourself.
On top of that we're going to need to rehabilitate this Cardinal fan before our senior day on Sunday...I hope he loses his blue sweater before then too.
By the way, what's with the dude on the other side of the sign lady. Is his cell phone vibrating in his pants or is he having an appendicitis? Somebody should check on him.
2.27.2007 - Louisville KY
The 2007 CarDentals go down in defeat for the first time on the S.A.C. courts this season. The match-up against Miller Time was apparently a mismatch. Miller Time came out firing, hitting a barrage of three pointers en route to a 66-44 victory.
The Cards were led as usual by Benihana Taylor who contributed somewhere in the range of 30 points. Official stats are hazy do to the ineptitude of the referee and score keeping staff.
Miller got off to a small lead in the first half that only increased as they were sent to the line after a series of touch fouls and no call turn overs by the Cards at the other end. By the second half, the dentites were ready to fight back.
Led by our leader, the fearless Benihana, the cards declared that they weren't gonna take it anymore. After he was clearly tripped (no more than 10 feet away from an official) and called for a traveling violation, Benihana made his statement. An honest question of the no call by the ref was answered with a quick technical. Taylor's response (which was the delivery of his jersey to the scorers table) showed his disapproval of the call and recieved an escort to the door.
The Cards should still be eligible for the playoffs. Stay tuned for more march madness action!
The 2007 CarDentals go down in defeat for the first time on the S.A.C. courts this season. The match-up against Miller Time was apparently a mismatch. Miller Time came out firing, hitting a barrage of three pointers en route to a 66-44 victory.
The Cards were led as usual by Benihana Taylor who contributed somewhere in the range of 30 points. Official stats are hazy do to the ineptitude of the referee and score keeping staff.
Miller got off to a small lead in the first half that only increased as they were sent to the line after a series of touch fouls and no call turn overs by the Cards at the other end. By the second half, the dentites were ready to fight back.
Led by our leader, the fearless Benihana, the cards declared that they weren't gonna take it anymore. After he was clearly tripped (no more than 10 feet away from an official) and called for a traveling violation, Benihana made his statement. An honest question of the no call by the ref was answered with a quick technical. Taylor's response (which was the delivery of his jersey to the scorers table) showed his disapproval of the call and recieved an escort to the door.
The Cards should still be eligible for the playoffs. Stay tuned for more march madness action!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sunday Sweep!
Alright Alright Alright! Let me tell ya what Melba Toast is packin' here. We've got a 7 point victory by the Cardinals in Hartford, Connecticut followed by a 2 point squeeker win by the Commodores over UK in Nashville. We're talkin' some Buckin' Muscle.
Though uncommon, but not necessarily rare these days, we witnessed a U of L and Vanderbilt win along with a UK loss...in the same day. Today's sweep is special because the Dores victory directly coincided with the UK loss. The win also completes a two year sweep of the Cats by this Vanderbilt team.
The Dores trailed the entire game. UK, and Bobby Perry(18 points), were shooting the lights out at Memorial Gymnasium, sinking baskets at a 60% clip. But the lack of a contribution from stars Ramel Bradely & Joe Crawford, and the complete no show from Randy "The Big?" Morris (4 measly points) meant the Wildcats could never completely put the home team in thier rearview mirror.
Again, Derrick Byars stepped up and refused to lose. He had 26 points, including 21 in the second half. His rebound of his own missed free throw and subsequent teardrop over Bobby Perry gave the Dores a one point lead with 25.5 seconds left. Shan Foster made a huge steal at the other end and was fouled with 9 seconds left. He made 1 of 2 free throws to get to 21 points on the day (with 4 three pointers) and gave the Dores a 2 point lead that finished out the scoring on the day.
The victory proved that the Dores could respond after a silly loss at Mississippi State earlier this week. They now control their own destiny in their search for a first day bye in the SEC tourney. They need to close out with 2 more wins against South Carolina and Arkansas. A run to the SEC semis or even the finals could get them a solid 4 or 5 seed in the NCAAs.
With Byars and Foster playing like this there is no telling how far this squad can go!
Cards hold off Huskies
I woke up this morning excited to catch the Cards in a nationally televised contest against UConn. I thought it would be a good chance to test our collective mettle in a hostile environment...and the boys did not disappoint.
Although we looked sloppy early, the Cards hung in there with another solid performance from Derrick Caracter. When David Padgett got into early foul trouble for the second consecutive road game, Caracter came into the game and dominated by scoring 16 first half points. After about 2 or 3 buckets in a row, I got a call from my dad. In the most obvious comment of the week, he said "I don't think we lose anything with Caracter in there instead of Padgett."
Caracter has been consistently outplaying Padgett both offensively and defensively. His combination of quickness and strength is unstoppable. Where Padgett has the size and skill to score over or around defenders, Caracter takes it right at you and beats you to the rim. Plus the 15 foot shot makes him nearly unguardable. The development of two legitamate interior threats is what makes us so dangerous down the stretch.
I'm proud to say that I've hung in there with these guys all season. We weathered the storm and come through even stronger. Our mental toughness showed in the second half. When UConn's new stud, Jerome Dyson, kept bombing threes, our team stood tall and ran our offense. Like Dave Padgett said earlier this week, we just have to run the plays to the end and good things will happen. We did just that, making the extra passes that led to big threes by Clark, TWill, and the dagger by Sosa with 1:30 left.
Way to go Cards, lets hope the Dores can pick it up and knock off the Cats in Nashville to complete the Sunday sweep!
Although we looked sloppy early, the Cards hung in there with another solid performance from Derrick Caracter. When David Padgett got into early foul trouble for the second consecutive road game, Caracter came into the game and dominated by scoring 16 first half points. After about 2 or 3 buckets in a row, I got a call from my dad. In the most obvious comment of the week, he said "I don't think we lose anything with Caracter in there instead of Padgett."
Caracter has been consistently outplaying Padgett both offensively and defensively. His combination of quickness and strength is unstoppable. Where Padgett has the size and skill to score over or around defenders, Caracter takes it right at you and beats you to the rim. Plus the 15 foot shot makes him nearly unguardable. The development of two legitamate interior threats is what makes us so dangerous down the stretch.
I'm proud to say that I've hung in there with these guys all season. We weathered the storm and come through even stronger. Our mental toughness showed in the second half. When UConn's new stud, Jerome Dyson, kept bombing threes, our team stood tall and ran our offense. Like Dave Padgett said earlier this week, we just have to run the plays to the end and good things will happen. We did just that, making the extra passes that led to big threes by Clark, TWill, and the dagger by Sosa with 1:30 left.
Way to go Cards, lets hope the Dores can pick it up and knock off the Cats in Nashville to complete the Sunday sweep!
Saturday, February 24, 2007
CarDentals win a squeaker
The 2007 CarDentals continued their on court undefeated streak with a win on Thursday night at the U of L SAC.
The Cardentals defeated The Giant Killers 61-56 in a hard fought matchup in conference play. The Giants got off to a quick start hitting a barrage of threes, but their lead wouldn't last. The Cards rallied back with some tough defense and a few long balls of their own. Led by All Star Ben "Benihana!" Taylor, the Cards took a 4 point lead into half time.
The Cards stretched their lead to as much as 12 points behind the solid play of Nate "The Grate" Cotton and "Slick" Willy Whiteside. The low post was handled by "Big" Joe Chichetti who made his 2007 debut by grabbing numerous rebounds and causing general panic whenever the Giants came into the lane. I only scored 5 points on the night (I just couldn't get to the rim like I usually do), but I focused on distributing to my teammates and ended up with 6 assists.
Anyways, the Giants made a crazy comeback and twice cut the lead to four points after hitting silly three pointers. Steely reserve was seen in both Whiteside and Taylor who combined to hit 8 of 10 free throws down the stretch to keep the game out of reach.
Next week the Cards take on league leading Miller Time in the regular season finale. The matchup will decide the league title and determine tournament seeding.
The Cardentals defeated The Giant Killers 61-56 in a hard fought matchup in conference play. The Giants got off to a quick start hitting a barrage of threes, but their lead wouldn't last. The Cards rallied back with some tough defense and a few long balls of their own. Led by All Star Ben "Benihana!" Taylor, the Cards took a 4 point lead into half time.
The Cards stretched their lead to as much as 12 points behind the solid play of Nate "The Grate" Cotton and "Slick" Willy Whiteside. The low post was handled by "Big" Joe Chichetti who made his 2007 debut by grabbing numerous rebounds and causing general panic whenever the Giants came into the lane. I only scored 5 points on the night (I just couldn't get to the rim like I usually do), but I focused on distributing to my teammates and ended up with 6 assists.
Anyways, the Giants made a crazy comeback and twice cut the lead to four points after hitting silly three pointers. Steely reserve was seen in both Whiteside and Taylor who combined to hit 8 of 10 free throws down the stretch to keep the game out of reach.
Next week the Cards take on league leading Miller Time in the regular season finale. The matchup will decide the league title and determine tournament seeding.
Good Week
So it was a pretty good week.
I rolled into Freedom Hall on Wednesday and enjoyed an absolute blow out of St. John's. I went to the game with some buddies from school because Meg had a late meeting. We didn't even make an appearance at the Sky Box (my normal seats in the last row of the upper level) and headed directly to the student section right behind the U of L goal. The seats gave us a perfect view of the surging cardinals.
Although they weren't perfect the cards looked good. After a sloppy first five minutes where they were out rebounded 10-3, they responded just like a dominant team should. A ridiculous alley-oop Dunk (Jerry Smith to TWill) followed by a steal and easy lay-in (Jerry) followed by another steal and another lay-in (E5). That sequence turned a 4 point deficit into a 2 point lead.
The Johnnies hung around for another 5 minutes until the Cards put the pedal to the metal and ended the half on an 18-3 run. They reminded me of the 2005 squad that would lull you to sleep then cut off your head and run away with the ballgame. Although our offensive execution isn't quite there, these kids are longer, more athletic, and superior on the defensive end compared to the Final Four team. If they can learn to shoot in the off-season we could be in for big things next year.
I rolled into Freedom Hall on Wednesday and enjoyed an absolute blow out of St. John's. I went to the game with some buddies from school because Meg had a late meeting. We didn't even make an appearance at the Sky Box (my normal seats in the last row of the upper level) and headed directly to the student section right behind the U of L goal. The seats gave us a perfect view of the surging cardinals.
Although they weren't perfect the cards looked good. After a sloppy first five minutes where they were out rebounded 10-3, they responded just like a dominant team should. A ridiculous alley-oop Dunk (Jerry Smith to TWill) followed by a steal and easy lay-in (Jerry) followed by another steal and another lay-in (E5). That sequence turned a 4 point deficit into a 2 point lead.
The Johnnies hung around for another 5 minutes until the Cards put the pedal to the metal and ended the half on an 18-3 run. They reminded me of the 2005 squad that would lull you to sleep then cut off your head and run away with the ballgame. Although our offensive execution isn't quite there, these kids are longer, more athletic, and superior on the defensive end compared to the Final Four team. If they can learn to shoot in the off-season we could be in for big things next year.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Forde Minutes
OK so I freakin can't get enough of ESPN.com. I read just about everything on that site from stats to stories. I gravitate to the two Righters among all the writers on the site. My favorite journalist - Pat Forde, and my favorite columnist - "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons.
Forde was a longtime columnist for the Courier-Journal here in the Ville and got the call up to the big leagues about 3 years ago. Since he left the paper has struggled to replace him with two mediocre fill-ins. His current replacement is a dufus named Eric Crawford who poops on my eyes every time I read his columns. He's actually some of the inspiration for this blog.
Anyways I tell you all of this 'cause you'll probably find me linking to some of these guys stories now and again (the first two cause they're good, the last guy cause heblows).
So here's a link to Forde's Forde Minutes, his weekly column on ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2772076
Check out the shout-outs to the Cards (#7 & #25) and the Commodores (#27 & #32). There is a sweet interview with Derrick Byars where he rates Vandy Girls and says his couch would whoop Joakim Noah.
Good Stuff.
Forde was a longtime columnist for the Courier-Journal here in the Ville and got the call up to the big leagues about 3 years ago. Since he left the paper has struggled to replace him with two mediocre fill-ins. His current replacement is a dufus named Eric Crawford who poops on my eyes every time I read his columns. He's actually some of the inspiration for this blog.
Anyways I tell you all of this 'cause you'll probably find me linking to some of these guys stories now and again (the first two cause they're good, the last guy cause heblows).
So here's a link to Forde's Forde Minutes, his weekly column on ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2772076
Check out the shout-outs to the Cards (#7 & #25) and the Commodores (#27 & #32). There is a sweet interview with Derrick Byars where he rates Vandy Girls and says his couch would whoop Joakim Noah.
Good Stuff.
The Big Question Mark
So is it just me of is UK the worst good team in the country. Like seriously could they be any worse and still be good. I just had the pleasure of watching the Cats yuk it up against an absolutely HoRRRRibile LSU squad. Now I know Big Baby was a big baby and sat this one out, but really.
LSU was completely lost out there. Playing with no point guard (like they have been all season) and no post presence, they gave KenSucky fits all night long. This squad had no clue how run virtually any kind of offensive system yet they led KY by 16 early.
The only thing that could save them was CoRUPPt Areana. The game swung on a fantom technical foul on the LSU coach who had just sat down after ripping his players for their blatantly moronic press break tactics. The call was for "excessive verbage" and led to two free throws and a subsequent 3 by the one player that I actually like on the UK roster, freshman Jodie Meeks.
The momentum swing in Rupp was palpable even through the TV and there was no way LSU was gonna survive much longer. The Cats, to their credit, did what they had to do and got hot and just long enough to make it interesting. They put LSU away late mostly due to the Tigers having no answer for Randy "Big Question Mark" Morris. This dude straight up said his fat head wasn't in the game at 'Bama on Saturday, pulled it just far enough out of his butt tonight to put up a double-double while being defended by air most of the time. Way to go "Big ?", we're all pullin for ya!
LSU was completely lost out there. Playing with no point guard (like they have been all season) and no post presence, they gave KenSucky fits all night long. This squad had no clue how run virtually any kind of offensive system yet they led KY by 16 early.
The only thing that could save them was CoRUPPt Areana. The game swung on a fantom technical foul on the LSU coach who had just sat down after ripping his players for their blatantly moronic press break tactics. The call was for "excessive verbage" and led to two free throws and a subsequent 3 by the one player that I actually like on the UK roster, freshman Jodie Meeks.
The momentum swing in Rupp was palpable even through the TV and there was no way LSU was gonna survive much longer. The Cats, to their credit, did what they had to do and got hot and just long enough to make it interesting. They put LSU away late mostly due to the Tigers having no answer for Randy "Big Question Mark" Morris. This dude straight up said his fat head wasn't in the game at 'Bama on Saturday, pulled it just far enough out of his butt tonight to put up a double-double while being defended by air most of the time. Way to go "Big ?", we're all pullin for ya!
Monday, February 19, 2007
And so it begins
Here is the first post in the history of Dr. David Schulte.As a life long Louisville Cardinal fan and a graduate of Vanderbilt University, I will use this page to chronicle my life as a Cards and Dores fan.Today is a great day as a fan of both schools.Today both the cards and the dores were rewarded for fantastic wins on the hardwood this weekend. Both my squads enter the AP Top 25 (Vandy #17, Ville # 20) and may have played themselves off the bubble and into the big dance!
Let me chronicle for you the events that led to this feeling of elation...
- Saturday February 10, 2007
I spent a great afternoon in Palm Beach, FL playing golf with my dad at one of the premeir courses in the Nation, PGA National which is home to the Honda Classic. Playing in tournament conditions, I recover from a sloppy front nine to par 2 of the final 4 holes...a treacherous stretch named "The Bear Trap" by designer Jack Nicklaus who wanted his tournament to be won or lost in the finishing stretch. I lived up to the call of The Bear and shoot the low total of the group and claim victory for the second year in a row.
Anyways, we settle into rental cottage after the round and start looking for a U of L- USF score. Due to the vast number of Top 25 teams in action on this day, the Cards get no respect on the haltime/post game wrap-ups . Eventually we learn that the Cards pulled out out a win...and the world was right again. At that point we didn't know any details of the victory.
After a solid dinner of Italian food for for the third night in a row we head in for the night an catch up with the ESPN GameDay Crew in Lexington for the UK-UF matchup. We proceed to watch UK get romped and all the sill UK fans in their stupid t-shirts go home depressed. WHooHoo! (I hate UK fans by the way)
- Sunday February 11, 2007
We wake up and hit the links trying ot fit in as many holes as possible before having to head to the airport to get back to Louisville. I dominated the group once again shooting 39 on the front nine and paring 4 of the 5 holes we play on the back nine. Anyways we make it to the airport and I grab a USA Today that supplies only mininal coverage of the Cards. Only they do point out a surprising point. Derrick Caracter actually played...what's more is that he drops a double double in his first action in over a month. To quote Kyle's mom from South Park "Wha Wha Whaaaaat!" Rick is becoming frickin Bill Belichick when it comes to his roster situations.
- Monday February 12, 2007
On a cold snowy day back home, I slog through a terrible day at school. The only thing that I have to look forward to is the big game at Pitt for Big Monday.And what happens...the Cards deliver the perfect pick-me-up for my frostbitten/sunburned butt. The young kids go out and dominate from the start. Something finally clicked and TWill begins to drive and dish. Padgett (who was doubtful for the game) looks unstoppable when guarded straight up Gray (Which is how he usually looks when guarded strait up by most everyone).
What's more is that DC shows up again and tools on Gray just as easily. The guards harass Pitt's backcourt and force a season high in turnovers for the Panthers. We finally look like the team we were meant to be...a real contender.
- Saturday February 17, 2007
1:00 PM
Dores vs. Gators on CBS...damn were in for a good day. The Dores take control early and you can tell the Memorial Maniacs and Vandy Psycho's are gonna make it tough on the nations No. 1 team. Derrick Byars looks like Kobe Bryant out there doing everything and Shan Foster kocks down 5 three-pointers. The kids from West End Avenue dominate and drop the hammer even harder when Joakim Noah tries to snatch the ball out of the hands of Coach Kevin Stallings. Stallings stood his ground and made Noah look like a little twit...HAHAHAA
A 13 point win and $25,000 fine for rushing the court make me think everything is going to be just fine come Selection Sunday
3:30 PM
Cats get their junk handed to them by Alabama for the third game in a row. In a perfect example of why I hate that squad so much, the three star juniors can't get on the same page at the same time and can't decide which one of them is the real star. Even though Randy, Joe, and Ramel put up good numbers, their complete lack of focus on the team dooms them...
9:00 PM
Cards take the floor against #12 Marquette at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The refs immediately make thier mark and whistle Padgett for two quick/questionable fouls. With Caracter waiting at the table to replace him, Padgett inexplicably swipes at another shot and get called for his third fould at the 18:02 mark...are you kidding me?
With our hopes for a win in the celler, Caracter comes in and immediately lifts them. Pitino continues to order his troops to pound it inside and the big kid responds with 10 points and completely dominates the game for a stretch in the first half.
The Eagles get hot and hit a few threes and took the lead in the second half...just like they did back at Freedom Hall. But down the stretch you could sense that they never completely controlled the game.Maybe it was all the losses early in the season, maybe it was the recent confidence gained from beation pit on the road, but the Cards wouldn't give up.At the 5 minute mark I said to Megan, "We've got to get the guards going, We can't win this game without getting Jerry Smith going...WE NEED JERRY!"
Ask and you shall recieve, I guess. Jerry hits a three from the corner and Edgar keeps the ball moving. With the shaky Eagles up 4 , Jerry buries another corner 3 with just 20 seconds remaining. Cue Marquette missing 1 of 2 freebies and Edgar races back down the court, slices through the D and gets an easy layup with 11 seconds.WOW...we are tied in the last 10 seconds after all that we've been through...I sure didn't see that coming.
After 2 timeouts on the inbounds, Smith is called for a bumping fouls on Marquette star Dominic James with 5.5 seconds on the clock. Some fans were troubled by this, but not me. 5.5 seconds is a ton of time. Again Marquette only gets one of two freethrows and the door is left wide open if the Cards and find a hero...
(0:05)...Inbounds pass to Sosa
(0:04)...Dribble past midcourt
(0:03)...Confronted by defenders
(0:02)...Pass to Jerry Smith on the Wing for 3
(0:01)...The local kid gets a clean look
(0:00)...Swish
(The rest of the night)...GO FREAKIN CRAZY
And thats just the beginning !
Let me chronicle for you the events that led to this feeling of elation...
- Saturday February 10, 2007
I spent a great afternoon in Palm Beach, FL playing golf with my dad at one of the premeir courses in the Nation, PGA National which is home to the Honda Classic. Playing in tournament conditions, I recover from a sloppy front nine to par 2 of the final 4 holes...a treacherous stretch named "The Bear Trap" by designer Jack Nicklaus who wanted his tournament to be won or lost in the finishing stretch. I lived up to the call of The Bear and shoot the low total of the group and claim victory for the second year in a row.
Anyways, we settle into rental cottage after the round and start looking for a U of L- USF score. Due to the vast number of Top 25 teams in action on this day, the Cards get no respect on the haltime/post game wrap-ups . Eventually we learn that the Cards pulled out out a win...and the world was right again. At that point we didn't know any details of the victory.
After a solid dinner of Italian food for for the third night in a row we head in for the night an catch up with the ESPN GameDay Crew in Lexington for the UK-UF matchup. We proceed to watch UK get romped and all the sill UK fans in their stupid t-shirts go home depressed. WHooHoo! (I hate UK fans by the way)
- Sunday February 11, 2007
We wake up and hit the links trying ot fit in as many holes as possible before having to head to the airport to get back to Louisville. I dominated the group once again shooting 39 on the front nine and paring 4 of the 5 holes we play on the back nine. Anyways we make it to the airport and I grab a USA Today that supplies only mininal coverage of the Cards. Only they do point out a surprising point. Derrick Caracter actually played...what's more is that he drops a double double in his first action in over a month. To quote Kyle's mom from South Park "Wha Wha Whaaaaat!" Rick is becoming frickin Bill Belichick when it comes to his roster situations.
- Monday February 12, 2007
On a cold snowy day back home, I slog through a terrible day at school. The only thing that I have to look forward to is the big game at Pitt for Big Monday.And what happens...the Cards deliver the perfect pick-me-up for my frostbitten/sunburned butt. The young kids go out and dominate from the start. Something finally clicked and TWill begins to drive and dish. Padgett (who was doubtful for the game) looks unstoppable when guarded straight up Gray (Which is how he usually looks when guarded strait up by most everyone).
What's more is that DC shows up again and tools on Gray just as easily. The guards harass Pitt's backcourt and force a season high in turnovers for the Panthers. We finally look like the team we were meant to be...a real contender.
- Saturday February 17, 2007
1:00 PM
Dores vs. Gators on CBS...damn were in for a good day. The Dores take control early and you can tell the Memorial Maniacs and Vandy Psycho's are gonna make it tough on the nations No. 1 team. Derrick Byars looks like Kobe Bryant out there doing everything and Shan Foster kocks down 5 three-pointers. The kids from West End Avenue dominate and drop the hammer even harder when Joakim Noah tries to snatch the ball out of the hands of Coach Kevin Stallings. Stallings stood his ground and made Noah look like a little twit...HAHAHAA
A 13 point win and $25,000 fine for rushing the court make me think everything is going to be just fine come Selection Sunday
3:30 PM
Cats get their junk handed to them by Alabama for the third game in a row. In a perfect example of why I hate that squad so much, the three star juniors can't get on the same page at the same time and can't decide which one of them is the real star. Even though Randy, Joe, and Ramel put up good numbers, their complete lack of focus on the team dooms them...
9:00 PM
Cards take the floor against #12 Marquette at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The refs immediately make thier mark and whistle Padgett for two quick/questionable fouls. With Caracter waiting at the table to replace him, Padgett inexplicably swipes at another shot and get called for his third fould at the 18:02 mark...are you kidding me?
With our hopes for a win in the celler, Caracter comes in and immediately lifts them. Pitino continues to order his troops to pound it inside and the big kid responds with 10 points and completely dominates the game for a stretch in the first half.
The Eagles get hot and hit a few threes and took the lead in the second half...just like they did back at Freedom Hall. But down the stretch you could sense that they never completely controlled the game.Maybe it was all the losses early in the season, maybe it was the recent confidence gained from beation pit on the road, but the Cards wouldn't give up.At the 5 minute mark I said to Megan, "We've got to get the guards going, We can't win this game without getting Jerry Smith going...WE NEED JERRY!"
Ask and you shall recieve, I guess. Jerry hits a three from the corner and Edgar keeps the ball moving. With the shaky Eagles up 4 , Jerry buries another corner 3 with just 20 seconds remaining. Cue Marquette missing 1 of 2 freebies and Edgar races back down the court, slices through the D and gets an easy layup with 11 seconds.WOW...we are tied in the last 10 seconds after all that we've been through...I sure didn't see that coming.
After 2 timeouts on the inbounds, Smith is called for a bumping fouls on Marquette star Dominic James with 5.5 seconds on the clock. Some fans were troubled by this, but not me. 5.5 seconds is a ton of time. Again Marquette only gets one of two freethrows and the door is left wide open if the Cards and find a hero...
(0:05)...Inbounds pass to Sosa
(0:04)...Dribble past midcourt
(0:03)...Confronted by defenders
(0:02)...Pass to Jerry Smith on the Wing for 3
(0:01)...The local kid gets a clean look
(0:00)...Swish
(The rest of the night)...GO FREAKIN CRAZY
And thats just the beginning !
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