I agree. With that said, I hate that set-up. Last thing I want to do when I'm drunk is wait on the sidewalk for a bunch of other drunks for food. Good Fellas for dad.
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I agree. With that said, I hate that set-up. Last thing I want to do when I'm drunk is wait on the sidewalk for a bunch of other drunks for food. Good Fellas for dad.
Final AP poll before the tournament starts and we are 10th. SMGDFH at the Committee, again.
Loved Briscoe going up to Murray and putting his arm around him after that dagger yesterday. That was awesome.
Briscoe would be a helluva veteran leader if he comes back next year.
Briscoe would be a helluva veteran leader if he comes back next year.
Love the exterior of Cal's house but yea, that interior needs some work.
Leads me to my next question... where does he spend his money? I can't really think of any obvious luxuries he splurges on. Not horses. No GAMBOL. Any real estate? Dude seems pretty lean given his income.
Leads me to my next question... where does he spend his money? I can't really think of any obvious luxuries he splurges on. Not horses. No GAMBOL. Any real estate? Dude seems pretty lean given his income.
You clearly don't understand movies. But congrats on picking a 64 y/o Bev D'Angelo to play you.
Had a hundo sitting on my desk this morning from a disappointed #L1C4 member. Real tasty.
I don't get it. It's not only the stats and the importance to his team- a true contender- it's the aesthetics, too. Who is more fun to watch? He's a 5'9" floor general out there, gliding around the court, getting in dude's jocks on, knocking down 3s and pull-ups, slicing up defenses, routinely finishing over big men inside and setting up his teammates. Oh, and he plays his best against bigtime competition.
I couldn't help it, I clicked the link. It was the perfect link. Completely harmless and full of WTF. It could be relevant, it could be life changing, but I'm not sticking around to find out.
I have a first cousin, 5 years my elder, whom I never speak to except in the occasional family email chain. Good guy, incredibly smart, just not on the same life path currently. He sent out a politico cartoon email poking at a few folks and I made a mistake A MISTAKE and responded with an LOL at 130 Friday night as I was falling asleep.
Fast forward to Saturday after the game, I take a look at my inbox and he's up to 9 forwarded emails. Oh no. He's one of them. Damn it.
I have a first cousin, 5 years my elder, whom I never speak to except in the occasional family email chain. Good guy, incredibly smart, just not on the same life path currently. He sent out a politico cartoon email poking at a few folks and I made a mistake A MISTAKE and responded with an LOL at 130 Friday night as I was falling asleep.
Fast forward to Saturday after the game, I take a look at my inbox and he's up to 9 forwarded emails. Oh no. He's one of them. Damn it.
- Ulis kicked someone and should be euthanized before Thursday.
- Shame on ESPN for airing that salacious non-story Sunday morning while people were going to church.
- Prohibitive favorites for 2016-2017
- Cardinal Baseball
- Bobby
Things are pretty good, Max.
- Last nights 30 for 30 showed that the media is wrong in cases about college kids, and the real truth will come out "even though you done crucified our boys"
- Their guy Kevin Willard cruised in the tourney with the support from L1C4.
- The women's selection show is tonight!
- According to the president "Things are happening at UofL"
- Ulis likely to be suspended for the NCAAT bc of his intentional kick to a TA&M players head
If Ulis played for Duke he'd be the consensus player of the year.
UL fans at my cube hell farm spent all last week claiming they were going to ignore the tourney, just follow the gals one. And they have been chattering over the brackets more than UK fans all day long today; masterminding how to make it an all ACC Final 4, studying up on Stoney Brook strengths/weaknesses, taking 1/2 vacation days Thurs/Fri.
yeah, ratings in the Louisville TV market are gonna be just fine for March.
yeah, ratings in the Louisville TV market are gonna be just fine for March.
We've already won when fans are saying they'll "just follow the gals one."
Somewhat surprised Crum's Revenge/Mike Lindsey wasn't able to get that "Blackout the NCAA Tourney in Louisville" proposal through.
UL Baseball. That's just the best. I get so much satisfaction out of those posts. [laughing]
Probably shouldn't even show up, fellas. This one is already over.
PG: Yogi vs. Ulis. Obviously two great players. Numbers nearly identical. Both very good defensively. Yogi's a much better shooter (41.7% vs. 34.2% from long range), so that's probably the most notable difference. Plus, Ulis played 37 minutes a game this year and at his size is probably going to struggle with Yogi's physicality.
Edge: INDIANA
SG: RJ vs. Briscoe. This one's not even close. The fact that Briscoe gets 32 minutes per game shows how little depth Kentucky has at guard. I had to triple-check this, but he's a 2-guard shooting 13% (!!!) from 3-point range and 43% (!!!) from the free throw line. Given IU's depth, using the NBA-style hack-a-Briscoe strategy might be a good approach. Meanwhile, RJ is at 43.6% on threes.
Big Advantage: INDIANA
SF/3rd Guard: Hartman vs. Murray. Hard to compare these two. No doubt Murray is the more likely pro, but Hartman has something you can't teach...grit. Murray is a good shooter, but not great - his % would rank fifth among IU rotation guys (would be sixth if you counted Blackmon), but is good enough for second at UK. I don't think there's any doubt that Hartman is the superior defender.
I'm tempted to call this one a tie, but in the end decided to give the:
Slight edge: KENTUCKY
SF/PF: Troy vs. Poythress: A couple of guys whose talent tantalizes the fan base. Numbers are very similar. Both are subpar shooters (although Poythress's 30.4% 3PT% ranks fourth on UK - ouch), with Troy a little better from outside. Troy's upside is undoubtedly higher - when he's on his game, he walks away with cbssports.com player of the week awards. His downside is also lower given his turnover rate.
Slight edge: INDIANA
C: Bryant (aka Gym Lion) vs. Labissiere: Talk about two guys whose freshman seasons have gone in opposite directions. Labissiere seems soft, has no real shooting touch outside of 15 feet, and is a liability on defense. Bryant, on the other hand, has been the emotional and physical anchor on the inside for the Hoosiers. His 3PT% of 41.7% is essentially the same as Murray's 42.1% (!!!), and he was one of the nation's leaders in overall FG%.
Big Advantage: INDIANA
Bench: Zeisloft, Bielfeldt, OG, Juwan vs. Willis/Lee/Hawkins/Humphries/Matthews: Kentucky has a lot of size off the bench, which is a real advantage. Really no quality depth at guard. That said, it's Willis who is probably the scariest player on the team from IU's perspective - he's the best 3-point shooter on the team and Kentucky seems to operate much better when he's out there (every minute Skal gets over him is a good minute for IU). On IU's side, the senior combo of sharpshooters in Ziesloft and Bielfeldt are critical to the IU offense...Bielfeldt may be outsized on the defenstive end in this one, however. OG and Juwan can guard all positions other than Ulis, so that defensive versatility and ability to rebound with bigger guys will be critical. The fact is that Indiana has 3 or 4 really quality bench players, but UK really only has 1 or 2.
Edge: INDIANA
Coach: Crean vs. Calipari: Currently Calipari leads by only 1 national title over Crean. But keep in mind that Crean is seven years younger. Just seven years ago, Calipari had zero final fours (he now has 4, but as we've seen it may be a little premature to count those) and zero titles. Assuming a similar career progression, I think it's safe to say Crean will surpass the raw numbers in due course. As for Xs and Os, Calipari has the benefit of five star recruits year in and year out, while Crean takes more diamonds in the rough like Wade, Oladipo, Verdell Jones and Remy Abell and helps to shape them into unforgettables. Plus, you can't say enough about how this team won the Big 10 without it's most highly coveted recruit in James Blackmon (and without Perea and Holt, who were both expected to be available this year). No slight to Cal, who is a great motivator and recruiter, but when it comes to the Xs and Os, it's really hard to beat what Tom Crean has done this year.
This one's easy. Big edge: INDIANA[laughing][roll][laughing]
Wow. I'm actually surprised to see that it came out this way. Was expecting it to be a bit closer given the seedings. Here's hoping it will be a great game. It's really amazing how similar these programs have been for the past several years. Every season has ended in the same finish for both teams, except for the one season when IU and Kentucky split two games between each other. Maybe this year will turn out to be another year worth remembering.
PG: Yogi vs. Ulis. Obviously two great players. Numbers nearly identical. Both very good defensively. Yogi's a much better shooter (41.7% vs. 34.2% from long range), so that's probably the most notable difference. Plus, Ulis played 37 minutes a game this year and at his size is probably going to struggle with Yogi's physicality.
Edge: INDIANA
SG: RJ vs. Briscoe. This one's not even close. The fact that Briscoe gets 32 minutes per game shows how little depth Kentucky has at guard. I had to triple-check this, but he's a 2-guard shooting 13% (!!!) from 3-point range and 43% (!!!) from the free throw line. Given IU's depth, using the NBA-style hack-a-Briscoe strategy might be a good approach. Meanwhile, RJ is at 43.6% on threes.
Big Advantage: INDIANA
SF/3rd Guard: Hartman vs. Murray. Hard to compare these two. No doubt Murray is the more likely pro, but Hartman has something you can't teach...grit. Murray is a good shooter, but not great - his % would rank fifth among IU rotation guys (would be sixth if you counted Blackmon), but is good enough for second at UK. I don't think there's any doubt that Hartman is the superior defender.
I'm tempted to call this one a tie, but in the end decided to give the:
Slight edge: KENTUCKY
SF/PF: Troy vs. Poythress: A couple of guys whose talent tantalizes the fan base. Numbers are very similar. Both are subpar shooters (although Poythress's 30.4% 3PT% ranks fourth on UK - ouch), with Troy a little better from outside. Troy's upside is undoubtedly higher - when he's on his game, he walks away with cbssports.com player of the week awards. His downside is also lower given his turnover rate.
Slight edge: INDIANA
C: Bryant (aka Gym Lion) vs. Labissiere: Talk about two guys whose freshman seasons have gone in opposite directions. Labissiere seems soft, has no real shooting touch outside of 15 feet, and is a liability on defense. Bryant, on the other hand, has been the emotional and physical anchor on the inside for the Hoosiers. His 3PT% of 41.7% is essentially the same as Murray's 42.1% (!!!), and he was one of the nation's leaders in overall FG%.
Big Advantage: INDIANA
Bench: Zeisloft, Bielfeldt, OG, Juwan vs. Willis/Lee/Hawkins/Humphries/Matthews: Kentucky has a lot of size off the bench, which is a real advantage. Really no quality depth at guard. That said, it's Willis who is probably the scariest player on the team from IU's perspective - he's the best 3-point shooter on the team and Kentucky seems to operate much better when he's out there (every minute Skal gets over him is a good minute for IU). On IU's side, the senior combo of sharpshooters in Ziesloft and Bielfeldt are critical to the IU offense...Bielfeldt may be outsized on the defenstive end in this one, however. OG and Juwan can guard all positions other than Ulis, so that defensive versatility and ability to rebound with bigger guys will be critical. The fact is that Indiana has 3 or 4 really quality bench players, but UK really only has 1 or 2.
Edge: INDIANA
Coach: Crean vs. Calipari: Currently Calipari leads by only 1 national title over Crean. But keep in mind that Crean is seven years younger. Just seven years ago, Calipari had zero final fours (he now has 4, but as we've seen it may be a little premature to count those) and zero titles. Assuming a similar career progression, I think it's safe to say Crean will surpass the raw numbers in due course. As for Xs and Os, Calipari has the benefit of five star recruits year in and year out, while Crean takes more diamonds in the rough like Wade, Oladipo, Verdell Jones and Remy Abell and helps to shape them into unforgettables. Plus, you can't say enough about how this team won the Big 10 without it's most highly coveted recruit in James Blackmon (and without Perea and Holt, who were both expected to be available this year). No slight to Cal, who is a great motivator and recruiter, but when it comes to the Xs and Os, it's really hard to beat what Tom Crean has done this year.
This one's easy. Big edge: INDIANA[laughing][roll][laughing]
Wow. I'm actually surprised to see that it came out this way. Was expecting it to be a bit closer given the seedings. Here's hoping it will be a great game. It's really amazing how similar these programs have been for the past several years. Every season has ended in the same finish for both teams, except for the one season when IU and Kentucky split two games between each other. Maybe this year will turn out to be another year worth remembering.
Not sure what luxury items he gets into but he owns a ton of Dunkin' Donuts.
SF/3rd Guard: Hartman vs. Murray. Hard to compare these two. No doubt Murray is the more likely pro, but Hartman has something you can't teach...grit. Murray is a good shooter, but not great - his % would rank fifth among IU rotation guys (would be sixth if you counted Blackmon), but is good enough for second at UK. I don't think there's any doubt that Hartman is the superior defender.
I'm tempted to call this one a tie, but in the end decided to give the:
Slight edge: KENTUCKY
:joy:
I'm tempted to call this one a tie, but in the end decided to give the:
Slight edge: KENTUCKY
:joy:
That's the dumbest GD thing I've ever read. The word "grit" can DIAFF. "Yeah, man, that guy is about as talented as my left nut, but he has grit WHICH IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER ADVANTAGE GRIT GRITTERSON P.S. WHITE"
Whole bunch of national guys picking the Cats to come out of the East. Somewhat surprising given the love/hype for UNC, but I'll take it.
Can't teach grit, UCL.
You can, however, sell it for swell prizes:
(pictured: a young Tom Crean, selling Grit)
Remarkable how similar IU and UK have been these past few years, really.
:joy::joy::joy: Wow. Thanks for this. Some of my favorite quotes.
* Ulis...at his size is probably going to struggle with Yogi's physicality.
* No doubt Murray is the more likely pro, but Hartman has something you can't teach...grit.
* Murray is a good shooter, but not great
* I'm tempted to call this one a tie, but in the end decided to give the:
Slight edge: KENTUCKY
* Troy's upside is undoubtedly higher - when he's on his game, he walks away with cbssports.com player of the week awards.
* Bryant (aka Gym Lion)
* Labissiere seems soft, has no real shooting touch outside of 15 feet
* Crean vs. Calipari: Currently Calipari leads by only 1 national title over Crean. But keep in mind that Crean is seven years younger. Just seven years ago, Calipari had zero final fours (he now has 4, but as we've seen it may be a little premature to count those) and zero titles. Assuming a similar career progression, I think it's safe to say Crean will surpass the raw numbers in due course. As for Xs and Os, Calipari has the benefit of five star recruits year in and year out, while Crean takes more diamonds in the rough like Wade, Oladipo, Verdell Jones and Remy Abell and helps to shape them into unforgettables. Plus, you can't say enough about how this team won the Big 10 without it's most highly coveted recruit in James Blackmon (and without Perea and Holt, who were both expected to be available this year). No slight to Cal, who is a great motivator and recruiter, but when it comes to the Xs and Os, it's really hard to beat what Tom Crean has done this year.
This one's easy. Big edge: INDIANA
^ Pretty amazing how similar our two little brothers are.
Wish we had someone like Mega to check Gym Lion.
Hoosiers should roll the Cats as long as they can shock Chattanooga. Per Ned Ryerson Hoosier.
Des Moines forecast for early Saturday morning is tracking some early scuffles, with ballyhoo and fisticuffs working its way through the area by the early evening hours. IMPACT: PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED.
Des Moines forecast for early Saturday morning is tracking some early scuffles, with ballyhoo and fisticuffs working its way through the area by the early evening hours. IMPACT: PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED.
*starts GoFundMe to send SAE to Des Moines, Iowa for the weekend*
*disguises it as a GoFundMe to send Kindly to Croatia for Int'l Cam Girl Competition, immediately meets goal*
*disguises it as a GoFundMe to send Kindly to Croatia for Int'l Cam Girl Competition, immediately meets goal*
Des Moines seems like the type of city that wouldn't bat an eye at a curbside scuffle between foes like UK and IU fans. I just hope they realize that Billy Joe Wildcat will have 4 to 1 odds and even if two of them just fought over second-hand smoke and faggy jeans, will still band together and rip the eyeball out of a Hoosiers' head.
If UK grits its teeth and bows its neck, nobody can stop them, IM[HUMBLE]O.
What do you guys think?
I couldn't be there, man. I would get arrested. That's why I had to pass on 2012 Atlanta.
I am already a mixture of worried/angry about the imminent fallout of my nervous drinking that will commence around 2:00 pm Saturday.
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