- Listened to the first part of the second half on my drive home last night (2 running clocks in a G/B doubleheader FTW!) and watched the final 9:00 on TV. That was a great performance by our Cats. Very efficient on the offensive end.
LSU was in a total desperation/scramble to try and get extra possessions for the final 3:00. Crazy stuff happens when a team plays like that and the winning team is not taking what's given to them. A zone here and there - or at least just stay at home and don't overhelp - would have helped rebounding issues. Throwing over the top of that all-out full court trap would have put a couple of exclamation points on the victory. Could have won by 15, but tightened up a bit. Learn from it, but keep the focus on what went well ---> assists and good shooting! That team in blue looked pretty good to me during the 2nd half.
- I haven't been able to watch a ton of college basketball this year, but again, Creighton looks like the most solidly built "team" that I've seen. Again, it's tough to compare across years, but when I include "Creighton" in conversations as one of the best teams I've seen this season, any team can win this thing. There's a reason for optimism.
- This college basketball season is so wacky, even the computers and analytics nerds are confused. Sometimes sports are unpredictable. That's what's cool about it. *rolls window down and shakes fist into the air
- At some point, people become insufferable when they think they're too good to do what it is they are supposed to do. Jay Bilas has become that person. There's a ref down here in my region that I've had scratched for years because of that same personality trait. Dude feels like he's too good to be there and anytime he has to blow his whistle, it's like he's put out to report to the scorer's table. I've seen him literally roll his eyes after he calls a foul on multiple occasions - not necessarily at the person fouling, not at anyone protesting the call. It's like he just can't even believe he has to make this obvious call right here. If GYERO were a referee, it would be this dude. Take that for what it's worth