Sunday, March 4, 2007

The good...the bad...Senior Day


So the Cards continued their winning ways on Senior Day. They took a good shot in the mouth early when Seton Hall came out swinging, literally. Jamar Nutter, a senior playing the last game of his career shoved Terrance Williams in the back while he was walking to the bench during an early timeout. TWill's response was to get in his face and let him know who he was dealing with. Both players received technicals and they both went on their merry ways...kind of.

TWill poured in 15 points and grabbed 11 boards for his 7th double-double of the season while being named player of he game. On the other hand, the crowd hounded Nutter with barrages of Boos every single time the jackass touched the ball. He looked completely flustered and got rid of the rock immediately to avoid the embarassment...Good Stuff.

"Cheaton" Hall was shooting off the charts hot in the first half, though. They hit well over 50% from the field and knocked down 8 of 9 three pointers. I mean really, who comes out and nails 89% from behind the arc. The good sign from the Cards was that even though they were hit in the mouth time and time again, they never stepped down.

The young Cards, led by Edgar Sosa's 18 points, stayed in the lead throughout most of the game. Padgett and Caracter were monstrous, combing for 28 points and 14 rebounds. The team never looked rattled and passed the ball well (20 assists on 32 buckets) while also playing solid defense. When Seton hall tried to get tough, the Cards looked tougher with 6 steals, 7 blocks and a +10 rebounding margin.

The Cards earned the 2nd seed in the Big East Tourney and look like a team that other just won't want to play in the Big Dance...Great Stuff.

The 2007 Cardentals' Senior day went down in the wrong direction. They fell in the first round of the intramural tournament. Playing without the services of two regular starters (Benihan Taylor and Nate Cotton) and their reliable sixthman (Jace Hansen) , the Dentals were forced to bring in some outsiders, Gus Ramirez and Fatt Matt Bently, to fill the roster.

Without much of their offensive production, the Cards fell behind early 14-4 and then fell subject to the lamest gameplan in the history of intramurals. With a full 14 minutes left in the first half, a mere 6 minutes into the ball game, the Wombats began their stall tactics. The floppy haired point guard proceeded to stand/dribble for 60-75 seconds per posession.

Although the Cardentals fought back, their comeback effort was stymied by the retards they were palying. Will the thrill Whiteside looked solid on both ends of the floor while I contributed 8 points and 4 assists in my final game of my U of L intramural career.

The season ended too early, but screw it. That intramural program was one of the most poorly run organizations I have ever had the displeasure of being involved with. I'm glad to be done with them and moving on to bigger and better things...bad stuff.

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