NCAA Tourney - greatest sporting event in the world - Page 3

wendybeth · 03-19-2006, 06:41 PM

Well, the Hoosiers certainly felt Gonzaga was a little nothing team that they would squash. They've had to fight tooth and nail for every win, and while they've been doing well in the past few years, they are certainly not the big, boostered team like so many of the others.

Adam Morrison comes across as arrogant, but he has his share of challenges in life. He's a diabetic, and must constantly monitor his condition, often stopping to inject insulin during games, etc. He is a flaming lib in a conservative Catholic school, and has been known to quote Marx just to piss of the higher-ups. I think he's a complicated, serious guy and he has a lot of pressure on him right now that he is handling very well. He and his supposed rival, Reddick, are actually friends.

His dad gets his hair done in our shop, and he's very proud of his son. Nice guy, nice family.

scaeagles · 03-23-2006, 09:16 PM

Right now I'm watching those Zags make UCLA look like a bad high school team. Holy Cow they are simply embarrassing them.

There is one thing I can't seem to figure out about my NCAA tourney and the teams which I cheer for. Well, one team in particular. Mike Krzyzewski is perhaps the classiest coach in college basketball. Clean program. Wins and loses with more grace than any other coach. But I love to see them lose. I loved that they lost to LSU. Why is that?

Any other Duke haters out there?

scaeagles · 03-23-2006, 10:31 PM

Well, I guess i have to take back the "bad high school team" comment. I cannot believe the Zags choked like they did. And it was a choke. UCLA scored the last 11 pts of the game to win by 2. UCLA trailed by 17 at one point, and 13 at the half. Wow.

Nothing against the Zags.....but that was a gack.

What a great night of basketball. Only one of the one was not competitive, one was decided in the last minute and two were decided by made or missed shots at the buzzer. Wow.

wendybeth · 03-23-2006, 10:35 PM

Big old giant furball of a gack.

Still, the irony of Redick and Morrison both going out on the same day..... Great players, the both of them.

SacTown Chronic · 03-24-2006, 07:48 AM

What scaeagles has done by all but declaring Gonzaga the winner before the final buzzer sounds is known as a jinx. Way to go, Leo.

Even though I have UCLA going to the Final Four in my bracket, I was rooting hard for Gonzaga. Oh well, the same old same old from the PNW, I guess.

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Any other Duke haters out there?

Not really. I enjoy watching them lose as a heavy favorite but I don't have the foaming at the mouth hatred that many basketball fans seem to have when it comes to Duke. I actually root for them when they play UNC. I'm a North Carolina hater for the oh so shallow reason that you can't play b-ball at the park without running into 10 guys wearing Carolina gear.

Perhaps your Duke hatred stems from Coach K's lame commercials? Worst. Commercials. Ever.

scaeagles · 03-24-2006, 09:15 AM

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What scaeagles has done by all but declaring Gonzaga the winner before the final buzzer sounds is known as a jinx. Way to go, Leo.

I had to do something to keep my basketball pool hopes alive. I actually route for UCLA. Their coach, Ben Howland, took my alma mater, being Northern Arizona University, to their first NCAA tourney, where they almost beat St Johns as a 15 seed (don't remember the year), losing by 1 when they missed a shot at the buzzer.

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Perhaps your Duke hatred stems from Coach K's lame commercials? Worst. Commercials. Ever.

In thinking about it, it comes down to that I think of Duke as the big white cry baby whiner school. Danny Ferry. Christian Laettner. I used to think the same of Bobby Hurley, but he earned some respect from when when he came back from the horrific auto accident to continue his NBA career. It looks like their current big frosh McRoberts is going to fit right in with that crowd.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-24-2006, 09:28 AM

Wow. I flipped on CBS to watch the game...apparantly CBS was as confident as Leo, 'cause they had stopped covering UCLA and were showing a different game.

All I can say is, sweet! Fight, fight, fight!

scaeagles · 03-24-2006, 10:42 AM

Oh...a side note....Adam Morrison, you don't lie on the court and cry after losing a game. Crying is OK, but falling on the court and sobbing is not cool. Take it to the locker room after taking it like a man and shaking hands with the other team.

Reddick was teary eyed, and that's fine. Emotion is involved. But he went to the bench, hugged some guys, shook hands, and then took it to the locker room.

SacTown Chronic · 03-24-2006, 10:45 AM

Morrison does it for the cameras. His behaviour after the loss was as predictable as it is tiresome.

Moonliner · 03-24-2006, 11:22 AM

Looks like I picked a hell of a night to take up basketball.

It's never been "my" sport but with my kids starting to get serious about playing I've been giving it more attention. I actually took some time (for the first time) to sit down and watch a college game last night. Starting with Duke getting the stuffing knocked out of them (yea!). Then the Texas game, wow! and finally the UCLA debacle. I can see why you like this game. Is it always like this? I may be hooked. I'll have to watch our two local teams play today... (Georgetown and that other one...)

03-19-2006, 06:41 PM	#1
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Well, the Hoosiers certainly felt Gonzaga was a little nothing team that they would squash. They've had to fight tooth and nail for every win, and while they've been doing well in the past few years, they are certainly not the big, boostered team like so many of the others. Adam Morrison comes across as arrogant, but he has his share of challenges in life. He's a diabetic, and must constantly monitor his condition, often stopping to inject insulin during games, etc. He is a flaming lib in a conservative Catholic school, and has been known to quote Marx just to piss of the higher-ups. I think he's a complicated, serious guy and he has a lot of pressure on him right now that he is handling very well. He and his supposed rival, Reddick, are actually friends. His dad gets his hair done in our shop, and he's very proud of his son. Nice guy, nice family. __________________
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03-23-2006, 09:16 PM	#2
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Right now I'm watching those Zags make UCLA look like a bad high school team. Holy Cow they are simply embarrassing them. There is one thing I can't seem to figure out about my NCAA tourney and the teams which I cheer for. Well, one team in particular. Mike Krzyzewski is perhaps the classiest coach in college basketball. Clean program. Wins and loses with more grace than any other coach. But I love to see them lose. I loved that they lost to LSU. Why is that? Any other Duke haters out there?
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03-23-2006, 10:31 PM	#3
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Well, I guess i have to take back the "bad high school team" comment. I cannot believe the Zags choked like they did. And it was a choke. UCLA scored the last 11 pts of the game to win by 2. UCLA trailed by 17 at one point, and 13 at the half. Wow. Nothing against the Zags.....but that was a gack. What a great night of basketball. Only one of the one was not competitive, one was decided in the last minute and two were decided by made or missed shots at the buzzer. Wow.
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03-23-2006, 10:35 PM	#4
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Big old giant furball of a gack. Still, the irony of Redick and Morrison both going out on the same day..... Great players, the both of them. __________________
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Wow. I flipped on CBS to watch the game...apparantly CBS was as confident as Leo, 'cause they had stopped covering UCLA and were showing a different game. All I can say is, sweet! Fight, fight, fight! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-24-2006, 10:42 AM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Oh...a side note....Adam Morrison, you don't lie on the court and cry after losing a game. Crying is OK, but falling on the court and sobbing is not cool. Take it to the locker room after taking it like a man and shaking hands with the other team. Reddick was teary eyed, and that's fine. Emotion is involved. But he went to the bench, hugged some guys, shook hands, and then took it to the locker room.
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03-24-2006, 10:45 AM	#9
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	Morrison does it for the cameras. His behaviour after the loss was as predictable as it is tiresome. __________________ Is it the fingers, or the brain that you're teaching a lesson?
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03-24-2006, 11:22 AM	#10
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Looks like I picked a hell of a night to take up basketball. It's never been "my" sport but with my kids starting to get serious about playing I've been giving it more attention. I actually took some time (for the first time) to sit down and watch a college game last night. Starting with Duke getting the stuffing knocked out of them (yea!). Then the Texas game, wow! and finally the UCLA debacle. I can see why you like this game. Is it always like this? I may be hooked. I'll have to watch our two local teams play today... (Georgetown and that other one...) __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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