College basketball thread...

That clip is crazy. Love is so much fun to watch.

Another thing that really helped UW today is that the refs let the teams play and the dogs beat the shit out of Love. He was mugged a couple of different times and it wasn't called, which is fine by me. The Pac-10 is now a puncher's conference, yet some of the crews are still calling it like it's the WCC or something. It was one of the best officiated Pac-10 games I have seen this season, which is like picking a favorite Rosie O'Donnell sex tape, I suppose.

 

That sums up Romar. I remember him as a coach you could always count on for a miracle win (or two) during a season, but couldn't get his guys up for the games against decent teams, and thus, never had enough wins for an tournament berth....unless those miracle wins came back-to-back-to-back-to-back in the conference tournament.

 

Warren is legit, and Ole Miss has enough pieces to scare anyone in March. A good point, good shooters and penetrators on the wing in Polynice and Huertas (sixth man on UF's first national title team before transferring), and it has mean sumbitches inside. The Rebs don't have much depth, but they can play with anyone.

Arkansas ... well, I can't explain those guys. The Hogs should be good, and they are some nights, but they can also be horrendous at times. They've got the talent of a Sweet Sixteen team, but who knows, they could play themselves out of the NCAAs. I gave up trying to figure out that program a long time ago.

I'm sure spnited and others will jump all over this, but no one should be surprised if any of these SEC teams are in the Sweet Sixteen: Tennessee, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Florida, Vanderbilt or (sigh) Kentucky. The SEC might only get four teams in, and all four might lose on the first weekend, but I doubt it. I say five get in and three are in the Sweet Sixteen (Tennessee, Miss. State and either Florida or Vanderbilt ... Arkansas would surely fuck up on the first weekend).

 

Clemson up 10 on UNC with 5:50 left ... Wonder how the Tigers will mess this one up?

 

Hey Bubbler...

Ran into Royce Waltman last night. Sometime between shouting obscenities at the referees and shouting obscenities at his players, he told me to tell you hello. He seems to be enjoying being back at Indianapolis, sort of in the same way most people would enjoy being back at the proctologist's office for the second time in a week.

 

Watching Clemson play at North Carolina is one of the most frustrating things I've ever done. What choke artists.

 

danny green, who hasn't been able to throw the ball into the water from a boat lately, with two absolutely horrible decision 3s ... and they both go in. I guess when you sell your soul, that's what happens.

Cradle -- it's not like they've even done anything horrible in this game. i don't even know how this went from 10 points to 2 points.

edit: ah, there's the fuck-up in question. Their best ft shooter, oops.

 

Clemson-UNC tied at 82 with 19 seconds left.

Clemson basketball ... gagging ... again.

 

I swear, is there a bigger bunch of gaggers anywhere?

 

But that one run was good enough to get him to Seattle and let all the NCAA announcing hacks babble on about Justin Love's name.

 

They lollygag their way around the paint. They lollygag their way around the perimeter. They lollygag their way around the free-throw line.

 

Clemson leading in the final minute, 90-88.