I'll never be an expert on UConn, and its not like I need to be, with resident UConn mod NyM410 on here

3/7/2012 3:15:41 PM

dude is such a homer it's funny.

I know that I dont contribute anything to Sports talk, but I love him going off on UCONN. It reminds me of when the boss starts talking about the golden child that can do no wrong.

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 3:18 PM. Reason : r]

3/7/2012 3:17:56 PM

Yeah NyM410 is completely unobjective when it comes to UConn and it is very annoying. Almost as annoying as State fans who are also UNC fans.

3/7/2012 3:26:31 PM

Sure, no one is unbiased but in this case I'm solely posting facts I think.

3/7/2012 3:29:50 PM

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"Almost as annoying as State fans who are also UNC fans."

Not even close

3/7/2012 3:38:19 PM

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"does UConn run an offense?"

there was an article on espn.com where they anonymously asked coaches in all the major leagues about teams within the conference. the uconn statement said they run absolutely no offense. tried to find it but I couldnt.

3/7/2012 4:37:24 PM

They don't jack 3s like 90% of college teams these days but they run similar sets for Lamb that they've done for Gordon and Hamilton in the past.

Aside from that it's a motion offense much like most college teams.

3/7/2012 4:47:35 PM

does UNC "run an offense" or does Roy basically say "ok guys, just go out there and outrun the other team, and give it to Tyler and John in the paint, golly shucks"

3/7/2012 5:10:09 PM

i'm finally willing to admit that unc is well coached.

you know, b/c they obviously are.

3/7/2012 6:21:41 PM

Meh...they're decently coached. Same as Roy at Kansas.

3/7/2012 6:27:37 PM

btw
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/seth_davis/02/29/scouting.reports/index.html#ixzz1nzhQOsHw

Quote :

"Connecticut: The Huskies don't run offense. I mean they literally don't run a fricking offense. They never have, but in the past they always had players that were better than you. Jeremy Lamb is not great at just getting his own shot. Andre Drummond doesn't have any post moves. It's all dunks and alley-oops. Shabazz Napier is a shoot-first point guard, but he still has a way to go with his lack of physicality, the way he uses ball screens. He tries to run away from everybody, whereas Kemba Walker would come at you, knock you off balance and get you in foul trouble. I liked Napier better last year in a secondary role. Sometimes when guys get too big of a role, they're not ready for it. Plus, they have two guys competing for every spot, and sometimes that's bad for chemistry. You can see there's a lot going on with Drummond and Alex Oriakhi. They're committed to Drummond, and as a result Oriakhi's numbers have dropped."

3/7/2012 6:34:36 PM

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"Wisconsin: I don't really respect the way they play. Jordan Taylor likes to run and grab you, and then throw his head back and try to get a call. If you set a pick, they take a dive. They cheat the game. Everybody raves about this defensive juggernaut, but that's bull. They dribble the clock out and mug you out of the building. Part of the reason they lost to Cornell and Davidson is because when you get into the tournament, refs outside the Big Ten don't fall for that Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/seth_davis/02/29/scouting.reports/index.html#ixzz1oTiCh5a3"

Thank you for calling out this bullshit

3/7/2012 6:52:33 PM

ya the wisconsin one was the best


lets go louisville

3/7/2012 7:04:09 PM

So I'm assuming we'd like Louisville, Villanova, and Stanford to win tonight?

3/7/2012 8:35:10 PM

I think that's right unless Nova winning would somehow sway Jefferson, but that seems unlikely.

3/7/2012 8:38:23 PM

WHAT THE HELL PITINO

3/7/2012 8:52:58 PM

Louisville shitting all over themselves now

3/7/2012 8:56:56 PM

I thought Seton Hall running out of timeouts was going to help. Instead it's making Louisville get overzealous and commit Howell fouls at halfcourt.

3/7/2012 9:02:01 PM

so we cant watch the stanford game, instead fsc will be showing a 2 hour canes postgame show

3/7/2012 9:14:07 PM

Seton Hall down to #62 in the http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html

can't hurt us

3/7/2012 9:23:59 PM

Ok so yeah, looking at that we really do need the Nova win tonight. I think Stanford can beat the Fightin' Herbies. Would be amazing if Herb did us a double favor.

3/7/2012 9:29:48 PM

really need a nova upset

3/7/2012 9:31:23 PM

nah, what would be hilarious is if Herb won the PAC-12 tourney and pushed us off the bubble with it >.<

3/7/2012 9:34:28 PM

Welp Villanova is going to get run the hell out of the building

3/7/2012 9:51:10 PM

i mean

USF beat them by double digits both times this year

3/7/2012 9:52:30 PM

one can hope though

3/7/2012 9:54:06 PM

^^^^ nah. Stanford is shooting 80% from three

this game is over before halftime

3/7/2012 9:55:14 PM

looks like Herb is still dyin by the 3

3/7/2012 10:00:22 PM

Stanford's freshman, Chasson Randle, has 27 first half points

set the Pac-10 tournament record for most points in a half

we remember Randle -- he's the one who made 4 FTs with under 30 seconds just when we were trying to make a late comeback

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 10:07 PM. Reason : d]

3/7/2012 10:04:56 PM

We better get in over an 8-11 Seton Hall....

3/7/2012 10:13:56 PM

i'm not staying up til 1130 watching this shit

3/7/2012 10:16:13 PM

most of this big east tournament has been almost unwatchable so far

3/7/2012 10:19:36 PM

Who goes to bed before 11:30? What are you, a 65 year old woman?

3/7/2012 10:43:53 PM

no. i'm a man

3/7/2012 10:59:16 PM

he's 40

3/7/2012 11:00:57 PM

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, I AM

3/7/2012 11:03:24 PM

You're not a man. NYM's a man. Jeeping4x4's a man. Hell, even DROD's a man. But you? Nah. You're a fucking eunuch.

3/7/2012 11:03:54 PM

44-35 with 2 and a half minutes left in the game. what. the. fuck

3/7/2012 11:43:24 PM

This USF game is so boring. Both of these teams are horrible.

Didn't Isaiah Thomas coach USF recently?

3/7/2012 11:46:01 PM

Florida International

3/7/2012 11:47:43 PM

should have drove for a two there

so I was wondering why stan hearth was fired from arkansas after leading them to the ncaa's twice in a row for the first time in forever

Quote :

"The Razorbacks received a 12th seed but lost in the first round against 5th seeded Southern California with the final score of 77–60. On March 26, 2007, Heath's coaching career at Arkansas ended; he believed that lackluster ticket sales played a role.[1] It was reported that Heath would get a settlement of $900,000 dollars over the next three years after being fired. Heath had been earning $772,943 (including media contract, endorsements, etc.) plus an additional $71,000 tax deferred annuity and UA retirement account."

makes sense, who'd wanna pay to see that 50 points per game garbage

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 11:59 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2012 11:52:24 PM

utah/colorado on pace for about a 14-8 halftime score

3/8/2012 12:17:02 AM

22-20. Herb would be proud

3/8/2012 12:35:55 AM

piled it on in the last few minutes

3/8/2012 12:36:29 AM

Why do I feel that Saunders is subtly calling out Alex Johnson and Wood at the last game too:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/08/1913561/please-refs-just-ignore-floppers.html

3/8/2012 7:47:23 AM

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""Connecticut: The Huskies don't run offense. I mean they literally don't run a fricking offense. They never have, but in the past they always had players that were better than you"

Silly. This year the team isn't cohesive for a ton of reasons but in the past that is just flat out stupidity. UNC has almost as many McD's AA's on their current roster as UConn has had in their existence. Those players were only better than others because their coach is one of the best ever at developing talent and coaching it up. He's a scumbag who broke rules but he isn't some schlub who relies on talent only.

Wonder how many titles the anonymous coach has? Unless its Pitino or Boeheim, I'm guessing zero.

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 7:55 AM. Reason : oh I see, the article is supposed to be silly and finding random faults]

3/8/2012 7:51:09 AM

^^

Quote :

"refs should spend more time telling floppers to get up and play and less time tossing fans from the stands. "

He's also calling out Karl Hess

3/8/2012 7:59:18 AM

Please don't link a fucking Barry Saunders article. Dude is king troll.

3/8/2012 7:59:38 AM

I don't understand Lunardi!! How the fuck is 75th in the RPI Tennessee ahead of us? Wow, they beat a vastly overrated UF team twice! What am I missing?

3/8/2012 8:04:33 AM

The SEC has won 5 straight National Championships

3/8/2012 8:14:59 AM