OK gang, Sweet 16 action tonight. Here's the schedule:
EAST (Boston)
7:27pm: Pittsburgh (30-4) v. Xavier (30-6)
9:57pm: Duke (30-6) v. Villanova (28-7) AKA Dennis vs TJ/TR (multiple cases of brew dogs on the line)
WEST (Glendale)
7:07pm: Connecticut (29-4) v. Purdue (27-9)
9:37pm: Missouri (30-6) v. Memphis (33-3)
Of course, this post is missing something. Hmmm, what could it be? Ah yes, the appropriate tube of you...well, in honor of today being the 30th anniversary of Bird vs. Magic, I thought I'd bring you one of their most epic duels:
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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I'm really hoping that Missouri-Memphis is a catch you breath, even the fans need a timeout affair. Something in the neighborhood of 91-89 would be great.
ReplyDeleteremember, boys, we're all wildcats tonight.
ReplyDeleteHating on Duke is so 2002...
ReplyDeletei'm just proxying for shlara.
ReplyDeleteIf you're looking for a little reading material in advance on the Nova-Duke game, check out Dana O'Neil's profile on Corey Fisher. Right up my alley...drugs, & basketball.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the little things.
ReplyDeleteLike the super sexy bartender suprising you by remembering your beer order before you can even ask for it.
And Rob.
Does heaping abuse on Terrell Owens for missing voluntary workouts remind anyone else of the "pieces of flair" conversation? I mean if it's a big deal, just make them mandatory, right? Jeez, you know what you're getting with this ding-dong.
ReplyDeleteTJ...the coach from Niagara Falls HS was on ESPN earlier today. In addition to Paul Harris, Jonny Flynn and the kind from Niagara, their high school team also featured the starting pg at Buffalo and a kid who starts at UMass. THAT is one unbelievably stacked public high school team.
ReplyDelete"the kind from Niagara". . . I've heard tell that stuff's the best. Like Panama Red, Kentucky Blue, and Amsterdam Purple Passion.
ReplyDeleteOk, just so my fans at G:TB know whom to pull for tonight, I need UConn, Mizzou, Pitt, and Nova. Not asking too much here.
ReplyDeleteHow many state titles did that team win?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget about bubble kush, cat piss, and northern lights, Whit.
ReplyDeleteAnd TJ, I'm pretty sure you can find the information you seek on the interwebs...
well, this is a nice start for matt painter's boys. they look completely overmatched.
ReplyDeletei wouldn't root for uconn with bea arthur's dick.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't have said it better myself
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I have both Xavier and Mizzou winning tonight in my main NCAA pool. Tonight's going to work out one of two ways for this guy...
ReplyDeleteAlso, I don't necessarily believe strongly in either Mizzou or Xavier. I just don't buy Memphis this year and am deathly afraid, due to recent history, of pinning my bracket's hopes on Pitt.
ReplyDeleteAllrighty, I guess we're watching Pitt now...
ReplyDeleteman, pitt's getting outhustled all over the court. surprising.
ReplyDeletepurdue's got uconn playing at their pace, at least.
ReplyDeleteGo Nova!
ReplyDeleteWe all need to be cheering for them b/c #1 Jay Wright is hot, and #2 my sister graduated from there.
even i just vomited in my mouth watching that laettner vitamin water ad...
ReplyDeletelook, there's rob bailing hay...
ReplyDeleteHoly shit, that was the random ghoogle search that had me so baffled today. Someone must be doing a rob biopic.
ReplyDeletei can't believe it's taken this long for one of you to make that joke. bunch of fucking slackers.
ReplyDeletebilas just called purdue a 'small-waisted team'. i'm not sure i've ever heard it put that way.
ReplyDeleteSo one benefit of unemployment is that I've vowed to clear out the residual liquor in my bar. I always drain and replenish the scotch, wine and beer stock, but I left the poor rum, vodka and gin all by themselves, as they are not drinks I usually imbibe on the couch.
ReplyDeleteThat has all changed tonight. It's me and vodka and tonic (and a squire of lemon juice) making three tonight.
I really hope UConn pulls away so we can get the Pitt game. I have them in the finals.
squire is drunkese for squirt
ReplyDeleteThis UConn game is boring me to tears.
ReplyDeletejune 11, jenny lewis at the 930 club. who's with me?
ReplyDeletePitt has held Xavier scoreless for the first 4:45 and tied the game up quite easily.
ReplyDeleteI've now moved to "laptop on lap on couch" mode to effectively monitor both games.
i've lost count of how many layups pitt and xavier have missed. this is an odd game.
ReplyDeleteAs if on cue...
ReplyDeleteEven Charles Smith is grimacing at the missed shots.
ReplyDeleteIt's about time for DeJuan Blair to establish himself...
dixon. wow.
ReplyDeleteDeJuan sure knows how to pad his rebounding stats by getting his own missed shots.
ReplyDeleteLevance Onions
ReplyDeleteholy freaking onions.
ReplyDeleteBig trey from Jermaine Dupri!
ReplyDeletei'm rooting for pitt, but i'm quite sure they don't deserve to win this game.
ReplyDeleteI think Raf might burst a blood vessel tonight
ReplyDeleteJermaine Dupri otra vez!
ReplyDeleteand he shall be levance. and he shall be a good man.
ReplyDeletejamie dixon needs to tie dejuan blair's arms to his side all day tomorrow. just so he gets used to not flailing them around.
ReplyDelete"They might not be attractive but they reach back at the right times?"
ReplyDeleteTeej - I think that was the Pi Lam motto one year for the Tri Delt decathlon.
ReplyDeleteBump, set...
ReplyDeleteOn the topic of inane W&M greek trivia, who wants to guess (without peeking) how many inactive Pi Lambda Phi chapters there are?
ReplyDeleteI'll give a hint: It's higher than you'd think.
Answer to come in 20 minutes...
Leo Lyons is a great name. I don't feel the same way about Tyreke.
ReplyDelete69?
ReplyDeleteWhat counts as "inactive"? Even when we were active we were pretty inactive.
ReplyDeletemizzou counting on their hideous uniforms wearing memphis down.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say the same thing. Is that color mustard? Marigold? Salmonella-induced diarrhea?
ReplyDeleteSo I guess neither of these teams has a half-court offense?
ReplyDeleteYou guys know that douche that's at a crowded bar who's checking his Blackberry and laughing out loud? What a tool. That's me tonight. Thanks, boys.
ReplyDeleteThere are 91 inactive chapters. And Kevin James and Mark Cuban are the newest famous alumni. So we got that going for us...
ReplyDeletewhere did kevin james go to school, hofstra?
ReplyDeleteMizzou going with the "Don't pass the ball until you leave your feet" move way too often early.
ReplyDeletewait. whitney's in a bar. so nice to see him overcoming his inner wallflower.
ReplyDeleteAll right trhymo, let's go Villanova...
ReplyDeleteAnd I could listen to Verne Lundquist read aloud the backs of shampoo bottles for a good 45 minutes.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the over-under on threes for this game?
ReplyDeleteVerne was the voice of the Cowboys for a decade or so. Let's think before we talk Markus.
ReplyDeleteSwint left a bottle of Craggamore at my place last week...and tonight...I will make it disappear.
and he shall be swint. and he shall be a good man.
ReplyDeleteEvery time they cut to Kryzyzewski talking to the refs, I like to pretend he's saying "I'm not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe."
ReplyDeleteI love this Saturn ad. I don't know anyone who has bought a Saturn in the past 10 years.
ReplyDeleteTJ Doyle: Proud owner of a 2004(ish?) Saturn
ReplyDeleteJD Flantastico, former Saturn Lessee
ReplyDeletethat's a moderately sick take.
ReplyDeleteThese two teams may want to shoot from closer to the basket for a little while.
ReplyDeleteNerdouche at the bar chants "Zoubek" every time the stiff is onscreen. What is it about Duke fans that make it so natural to loathe their team?
ReplyDeletethose last two possessions were defensive clinics by villanova.
ReplyDeleteHey Guys! Any good basketball on tonight?
ReplyDeletemore importantly, mark, did you win? 'cause we're winners here.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. By 1...in OT.
ReplyDeleteJason Statham seems like he's been in a surprising number of shitty sequels.
ReplyDeleteIf you love college basketball... and you're gay... reach for a Duke Blue Devils jersey...
ReplyDeleteduke can't be but so upset going in down 3 after getting absolutely nothing going on offense.
ReplyDeleteDuke's lack of pg play is really being exposed by Nova's halfcourt defense tonight. To me, that's been the biggest difference in the last few years. They've had no guards who can create off the dribble.
ReplyDeleteyup. they've been caught several times late in shot clock and had to chuck up prayers. scheyer may understand the offense well and take care of the ball, but he can't get his own shot against nova's guards.
ReplyDeleteNo, he can't. Neither can Nolan Smith. Paulus can do it occasionally with the help of the high screen but he's an enormous defensive liability.
ReplyDeletemizzou on a 31-8 run. that's good, right?
ReplyDeleteOlder: Enberg or the University of Memphis?
ReplyDeletehenderson's getting frustrated. he's about to do something stupid in front of his daddy.
ReplyDeleteif paulus brings duke back, the ballwashing will be intolerable.
ReplyDeletemizzou letting memphis get too close.
ReplyDeleteUmm, Memphis is now down 7...
ReplyDeleteDamn you.
ReplyDeleteTyreke Evans has 29 tonight. Well then, I don't think we'll be seeing him in a Memphis uni for too much longer.
ReplyDeletejust make your damn free throws.
ReplyDeleteOK, what kind of beer do you jackfaces want?
ReplyDeleteIt never used to matter if a team like this was faster and more athletic than Duke - the Devils would outshoot them (and get the calls). No longer. Nova is just out hustling, out playing.
ReplyDeleteAnd... this game just goes to show that America is still -- STILL-- not ready for gay basketball champions. Rumor has it that Sean Penn is starring as Paulus in the movie version.
ReplyDeletejesus, mizzou. close this thing out.
ReplyDeleteokay, i'm generally pleased with tonight's outcomes. may i please have a gonzaga win tomorrow evening?
ReplyDeleteoh thank god. i thought this game would never end. mizzou-rah!!!
ReplyDeleteKQ, a woman after my own heart.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting drunk and writing really smooth music.
ReplyDeletehey there whit! how's it goin there at the bar with your hot bartender and your blackberry? that sounds like the makings of a banner night.
ReplyDeletemizzou wins. nova wins. life is good.
mizzou distinguished alum: ESPN investigative reporter TJ Quinn.
KQ, the hot bartender was 3 bars ago. Now I've got a gnarled old man who doesn't remember my drink order even after I ask for it.
ReplyDeleteWhy am I still here?
ReplyDeleteCuse win tonight and the Nova/Mizzou/Cuse/*Wake* Final Four looks a tad bit more believable.
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