Syracuse proves formidable, Ohio State really does not
by Nick Fasulo on Nov 19, 2009 11:49 PM EST
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Finally, a night of basketball that featured ranked teams squaring off against one another. Sure Tuesday's primetime games were primo, but there's always a lure towards early-season games with teams that all have the superscript number up on the marquee. Plus, when the setting is Madison Square Garden, "THE MECCA!," it is nothing short of appointment television. All while flipping back between The Office and Always Sunny, of course.
If the Pac-10 was planning on getting any attention this season, they better have a damn good marketing strategy going forward. Syracuse exhibited complete dominance over Cal, in a game that lets us know the conference may soon become obsolete for the season. Aren't the Golden Bears one of the country's top three point shooting teams? They were 6-20 tonight...against a 2-3 zone, with five of those makes courtesy of Jerome Randle. It seems fair to infer that staying up late for those Thursday night Fox Sports games will likely not be worth the lost sleep. Here's to hoping Washington proves to be a tad more valiant. The game was also a nice-to-see-you-again for Scoop Jardine, who poured in a career high 22.
If you didn't already hate North Carolina, the way they coasted (yes they coasted) to tonight's four point win just added another notch to the belt of what is arguably the premier program in the country. The difference for the boys in baby blue? They can score at will. Ohio State had to work twice has hard to get their 73 points. Sure they made it close at the end, but it was to be expected. Evan Turner, everyone's favorite combo guard, put up 23 and 10... turnovers. Erratic play like that will not bode well going forward.
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Wes looks super cut in that photo. Think they have a shot tonight against UNC?
by ryanwk628 on Nov 20, 2009 12:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
every unc game has been tv…yet we still don’t know who they are. it will be interesting to see how carolina’s big guys handle the zone.
by Nick Fasulo on Nov 20, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Aren’t the Golden Bears one of the country’s top three point shooting teams?
I know you guys are more East Coast focused, but surely you know that Theo Robertson, out with a foot injury, was Cal’s (and nearly the nation’s) best 3 point shooter last year? But hell, you guys can go ahead and give up on west coast basketball because of one game.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
by norcalnick on Nov 20, 2009 10:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
he’s a big loss yes, and a great player. but id love to hear the argument that he was going to make the difference in this game
thanks for reading
by Nick Fasulo on Nov 21, 2009 10:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wasn’t trying to argue that having Theo would have won Cal the game – simply that criticizing Cal for a poor 3 point shooting night when their best 3 point shooter is out is unfair. Just as unfair as dismissing an entire conference based on one game in November.
For the record, I would say that Theo is Cal’s 2nd most important player (behind Randle, of course) because of his consistency and defense. But his presence would almost certainly not have been enough to beat Syracuse the way both teams played.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
by norcalnick on Nov 24, 2009 1:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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