Re: 2008/2009 Big East Thread
They aren't a bad team just playing poor right now. Individually I love some of their pieces (Samuels, Clark, Williams) but their guards scare nobody and everyone knows it. As good as an athlete Williams is he cannot finish in traffic. The commentators pointed this out and I just noticed from there on out that he often tries to go for the finesse layup. Granted, his last drive would have been called a foul if it wasn't the last play of the game. Pitino is a great coach so I'm sure they will get better but they can't afford to play poor in the BE.
On a side note the variety of teams in the BE is crazy. You have Pitt/UCONN who are bruising teams, ND/Marquette/Nova who can score with anybody, balanced WVU/Cuse teams, and a slow down Gtown team. You really have to be able to dictate your style/tempo.
Side note #2, I really hate those under armor tight shirts underneath jerseys. Flynn for Cuse wears one and they just look funny to me.
I think its a little over the top to call UofL a bad team due to the loss last night. They've shown signs of excellence and they've shown signs of a team thats out of sync. Last night, they couldn't hit a shot to save their souls. They shot 29% from the floor and still had the opportunity to win the game.
I've said it in various threads and at different points this season, but UofL will be fine. I've listened to these same types of comments in 2005 and last year while UofL was struggling. By the time this month is over UofL will be the beast everyone predicted them to be and we'll be primed to make a deep run in the tournament which I think will be nothing short of the Elite 8.
I know people will disagree and say I'm homering or whatnot, but I've seen this before and I've heard this all before. We'll be fine.. trust me.
I've said it in various threads and at different points this season, but UofL will be fine. I've listened to these same types of comments in 2005 and last year while UofL was struggling. By the time this month is over UofL will be the beast everyone predicted them to be and we'll be primed to make a deep run in the tournament which I think will be nothing short of the Elite 8.
I know people will disagree and say I'm homering or whatnot, but I've seen this before and I've heard this all before. We'll be fine.. trust me.
On a side note the variety of teams in the BE is crazy. You have Pitt/UCONN who are bruising teams, ND/Marquette/Nova who can score with anybody, balanced WVU/Cuse teams, and a slow down Gtown team. You really have to be able to dictate your style/tempo.
Side note #2, I really hate those under armor tight shirts underneath jerseys. Flynn for Cuse wears one and they just look funny to me.
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