I smell a blowout

[k0ruptr]

sorry GT. I don't think you can compete this time around. I could be wrong tho.

[MJ4H]

Good form. Always leave yourself with an out.

[k0ruptr]

lol yep.

[Tekneek]

Why make the post at all if you're tagging on the "I could be wrong tho" bit?

You think it is going to be a blowout? Stand up and proclaim it. If it ends up that way, you can say you called it during the first half. If it doesn't, you can take the heat.

[k0ruptr]

I THINK ITS GOING TO BE A BLOWOUT.


proclaimed

[Chubby]

UCONN will win this game, or maybe not...

[Easy Mac]

I think Luke Sencsher (sp?) is the worst gigantic Australian basketball player ever, or not.

[Eaglesfan27]

I proclaim that either Georgia Tech or UCONN will win this game!

[k0ruptr]

hey who the hell knows, maybe oklahoma st will win it.

[Tekneek]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I proclaim that either Georgia Tech or UCONN will win this game!

Finally something I can agree with, but then maybe not...

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

I think Luke Sencsher (sp?) is the worst gigantic Australian basketball player ever, or not.

Luc Longley? Does that mean that every basketball player from Australia is named some variation of Luke? Is Luk Dundee far behind?

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[stevew]

GT makes me sad.

At this point, down 20 with 16 mins left, if they win, its gotta be the best comeback ever.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Luc Longley? Does that mean that every basketball player from Australia is named some variation of Luke? Is Luk Dundee far behind?

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Here are all the Aussies in the NCAA:

Aitken Robert			83	Lewis & Clark
Albury Ben	188	G		Illinois Valley CC
Bach Peter	203	C	74	Augusta St.
Barlow Glen	203	F	81	Wisc.-Parkside
Behrendoff Tim	211	C	82	Gardner-Webb
* Blaszczynski Stefan	198	G	84	Nicholls St.
Bogut Andrew	207	F/C	84	Utah
Brebner Dean	201	F		Augusta St.
Brennan Mitch	198	F/G	84	Merycrest
Burns Tom	201	F		USF
Cameron Christopher	210	F/C	82	Louisiana-Lafayette
Campbell Nic	197	G/F	84	Cal-Irvine
Cannan Ashley	201	F		Colorado Christian
Cannon Matt	201	C		Frank Phillips JC
Clarke Tyson	193	G/F	81	Viterbo
Clowry Brendan	198	G/F	81	Gardner-Webb
Conias Emmanal	196	F/C		Christian Heritage
Conn Simon	206	F/C		Gardner-Webb
Cook Scott	185	G		Lindsey Wilson
Cooper-Brown Nathan	196	F		Dominican
Crosswhite Ian	209	F	82	Oregon
Davidson Larry	208	C	83	Boise St.
Dreaver Caleb	206	C		Coll.of the Ozarks
Evans Chris	213	C		Lindsey Wilson
Eversteyn Jason	216	C		Nevada-Reno
Fereti Zarryon	194	G	84	S.Idaho JC
George Daniel	211	F/C	82	Seton Hill
Gilles Jason	201	F	80	Cal.St.-Bakersfield
Gleeson Kieran	205	C	84	Nicholls St.
Greer Tommy	201	F	84	Augusta St.
Hedge Joel	206	C		Lander
Hedges Luke	209	F/C		Canisius
Hickey Phillip	203	G/F		Lincoln CC
Hitchens Scott	205	F		Brewton Parker
Hobba Brent	204	F/C	82	Colorado Christian
Hodgeson Rob	196	F		Siskiyous JC
* Hyams Eban	193	G/F		Co.Georgia CC
Isaacson P.J.	197	G/F	84	S.Connecticut
Iti Martin	213	C	83	Charlotte
Iwanicki Dale	190	F		Iowa Wesleyan
Jackson Christopher	206	F	85	Portland
Janev Blagoj	203	F	84	New Hampshire
Kelly Rhett	198	F		Lindsey Wilson
Kendall Luke	193	G	81	Metro St.
Kickert Daniel	209	C	84	St.Mary's, CA
Knight Matthew	201	F	85	Loyola Marymount
Lemezs Trevor	201	F		Cameron
Loughton Alex	205	F/C	83	ODU
Malek P.J.	190	G		Seminole JC
Martin Damian	186	G	84	Loyola Marymount
McCormick Ashley	201	F		Missouri Baptist
McFadden Levi	183	G		W.Wyoming CC
McKay Luke	195	G	77	E.Carolina
Meakin Ryan	175	G	80	Cal.Baptist
Mitchell David	202	F/C	82	Adams St.
Moore David	196	F/C		Dominican
Newnham Kirk	203	C/F		Martin Methodist
Nikolic Marko	201	F		Freed-Hardeman
Paget Scott	193	G	85	New York Tech
Powell Ben	203	F		N.Arizona
Purcell Neil	193	G		Lon Morris JC
Reed Clint	198	F	82	C.Carolina
Ryan Lawrence	203	F		Seminole JC
Schenscher Luke	214	C	81	Georgia Tech
Shepherd Jonathon	191	G		Tusculum
* Smith James	195	G	76	Charleston L.
Spencer-Gardner Luke	186	G		ORU
Sperh Todd	180	G		Lamar CC
Steinke Dane	208	C		Tusculum
Susnjara Anthony	203	F/C	81	C.Carolina
Thompson Ryan	198	F	82	Connecticut
Tunstead Patrick	196	G	81	New York Tech
Unicomb Matt	193	G		Tusculum
Vismas Matt	178	G		Santa Monica CC
Watson Jye	193	G	82	LIU-Southampton
Watts Steve	199	F		N.Michigan
Weir Josh	190	G	85	Kaskaskia JC
Williams Stephen	183	G	83	Belmont Abbey
Williamson Drew	193	G	83	Fordham
Worthington Mark	201	F	83	Metro St.

[sabotai]

I just turned the game off, so that means GT will have the most incredible comeback in NCAA history.

[Rizon]

UConn will definitely win this game if they don't lose.

[Vince]

Some of the things people on this board come up with on a moments' notice kind of scares me sometimes.

[stevew]

All these timeouts are starting to get old. Just finish the damn game already. Put GT out of its misery.

[k0ruptr]

my state ment earlier doesnt mean shit right. cuz i said i could be wrong, oh well sorry i was wrong guys

[stevew]

Damn, Tech is chipping away. If they get hot on 3's, there may be enough time

[Chubby]

too bad they aren't shooting any 3's...

[sovereignstar]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

Here are all the Aussies in the NCAA:

I count 5 Lukes out of 80 names (6.3%). Assuming that Luke is a popular name in Australia for girls as well as boys (which I don't think is too far-fetched) there should be around 1,264,125 Lukes in the country.

That my friends, is a helluva lot of Lukes.

[Vince]

I wonder why Tech didn't start fouling earlier? That little guy started nailing the threes...they got it to within 5.

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Luc Longley? Does that mean that every basketball player from Australia is named some variation of Luke? Is Luk Dundee far behind?

SI

UTEP had an Aussie point guard a couple of years ago named Luke Martin...

[Celeval]

If we had a few of those shots fall in the first half rather than waiting for the last two minutes, we might have had something there.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

UTEP had an Aussie point guard a couple of years ago named Luke Martin...

See... we're onto something. The Australian Secret Service will now "disappear" us.

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[Bearcat729]

We had a guy in high school who was a Aussie exchange student and I think his name was Luke.

He came over just to play basketball in the US and hopefully get a scholarship to a school.

[Tekneek]

Originally Posted by Celeval

If we had a few of those shots fall in the first half rather than waiting for the last two minutes, we might have had something there.

Yeah. At least most 'experts' were predicting a double-digit loss, so they did one better than that.

I'm disappointed with the way they played tonight, but not about the season. If UConn had lost, they would have been looked at as failures, but Tech still comes out a winner. They were picked to finish 7th in the ACC at the beginning of the season...UConn was a preseason #1, as I recall.

[Wolfpack]

They might have had a chance if they didn't keep brain-cramping at the offensive end. Both Jack and (crap, name left me, the Arizona transfer) were out of control for most of the game it seemed like.

I also wonder why Hewitt didn't order fouling sooner. I kind of begrudge the double-bonus rule because of things like this. It gives teams who are weak on free throws an out. IMO, the rule should change to one-and-one through 14 fouls, then the team getting fouled gets the choice of two shots or one shot and the ball (perhaps no choice, just two shots and the ball). It should at least speed up the game (the intent of the double-bonus), but also makes the weaker FT shooting teams work a bit more.

[Celeval]

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

IMO, the rule should change to one-and-one through 14 fouls, then the team getting fouled gets the choice of two shots or one shot and the ball (perhaps no choice, just two shots and the ball). It should at least speed up the game (the intent of the double-bonus), but also makes the weaker FT shooting teams work a bit more.

That would make things UGLY, though - since that's already the penalty for an intentional foul; there's no reason not to really hack a guy on a breakaway.

Kevin

[Alan T]

[Bosco]

Anyone read Jason Whitlock's article this morning? He insists on shitting on the college game and says UConn and Okafor aren't anything special. He basically goes as far as saying UConn is terrible and anyone can dominate the college game today using 'Melo, a freshman, as an example. Did Whitlock also miss the fact that Carmelo is also scoring 18+ in the pros?

[Wolfpack]

I suppose that's true. I'm trying to think of a way to penalize both poor FT shooting teams and teams who unnecessarily try to extend the game (the original reason for the double-bonus). How about over 7 fouls is one-and-one, except in the last two minutes where it's two shots unless the fouling team has less than 10 (14?) fouls at that point, in which case it's still one-and-one. As it stands, the double-bonus hasn't really prevented teams from hacking away at the end and I think lengthens the game because two shots are guaranteed rather than make one to get another, which a miss on the first will start the clock sooner.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Bosco

Anyone read Jason Whitlock's article this morning? He insists on shitting on the college game and says UConn and Okafor aren't anything special. He basically goes as far as saying UConn is terrible and anyone can dominate the college game today using 'Melo, a freshman, as an example. Did Whitlock also miss the fact that Carmelo is also scoring 18+ in the pros?

Dude, it's Whitlock. The only surprising thing is that he didn't have an article opposite Posnanski finding every cloud surrounding the silver lining from yesterday's Royals game.

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