Saturday Sports Open Thread

By NB Staff (Bio | Archive)
March 14, 2009 - 09:45 ET

It's baaaaaaack! And just in time for some conference championships in college basketball:

Please discuss any other sports-related matters -- NBA, NHL, MLB spring training, etc. -- that strike your fancy.

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Anyone else here that can't

March 14, 2009 - 10:41 ET by balboa

Anyone else here that can't stand Syracuse's Devendorf? That thug has gotta go.

he rubs me the wrong way too, and i'm a two-time alum.

March 14, 2009 - 15:15 ET by puredmashie

su played depaul two years go in chicago, and their team wasn't much better than this year's squad that failed to win a single conference game.  early in the contest devendorf drove by hs man and scored with a left-handed layup, then lolligagged it back on defense huffing and howling and finishing with a slap of the hardwood as he assumed his spot in the su 2-3 zone.  while he was busy being overly impressed with an effort only mildly better than mediocre, a depaul player went right around him and dunked.  depaul went on to beat the orange by 30 that night, and like i said this was a team that didn't even make the nit tournament.

i've said this to many of my friends here in syracuse:  someone needs to take this kid over to kimmel dining hall and serve him a heaping helping of shut the f**k up.

swing hard in case you hit it.

 He is from a town 10

March 14, 2009 - 15:32 ET by dark_ds

 He is from a town 10 miles from me ... I believe he was kicked off his highschool team in his senior year

 

"America is on the Short Bus to Socialism"

did not know that.

March 14, 2009 - 16:06 ET by puredmashie

he's also referred to here by more than a few as the "motor city meathead."

 

swing hard in case you hit it.

Let's at least admit...

March 14, 2009 - 16:43 ET by capav

He had a couple of great shots the last 2 nights in the tournament.  That shot in the 6 ot game at the end of regulation was pretty impressive considering it was with 1.1 seconds left on the clock and had to be inbounded from the other end of the court.  That micro-second on the shot clock didn't keep it from being impressive.  Then the next day, the shot at half-time (which counted for those who didn't see it) was pretty amazing.  Does he showboat?  He sure does and a lot of fans love it.  The fans really helped in that 6 overtime game.  For those who are fans, the SU bookstore has a t-shirt dedicated to that game.  The front says "Marathon Men" and the back says..244 points   226 Minutes   6 Overtimes   2 Days  1 For The Ages  Syracuse 127  UConn 117  March 12 & 13, 2009.

It's not just that he

March 14, 2009 - 19:19 ET by balboa

It's not just that he showboats. He's a thug. He almost got kicked out of school for punching someone this fall. Why did he almost get kicked out? Because he was already on probation for something else equally stupid.

He's a meathead. 

I have followed college

March 14, 2009 - 11:21 ET by ricklail

I have followed college basketball for a lot of years but this has to be one of the craziest conference tournament seasons. Upsets, upsets, upsets.

Maryland is in as of this right now, this minute.  Should they beat DOOK today they would have beaten UNC, Wake and DOOK. They do have a big win over Michigan State. All that could change if Baylor beats Missouri and/or USC beats Arizona State.  

I was projecting Florida to be in. Now I don’t know for sure. The loss to Auburn was a killer. Auburn probably needs another win to get in. They’ll have to beat LSU to do that. Kentucky for the first time in I don’t know how many years is out! That is a shame. They fired Tubbby because he couldn't win in the tournament. Now Billy Gillespie (?) can't even get them into the tournament.

 

I still think that my Heels and Pitt are definitely # 1 seeds. If Louisville beats ‘Cuse they could get a # 1 seed. UConn will probably fall to a 2 seed. Memphis will probably get the last 1 seed even though they play in a very weak conference. Then again according to what happens in the Big Ten Michigan State may get the other #1 seed.

 

At lot is going to happen between now and 6 PM tomorrow. Like in every other year there are going to be some teams that I feel are not worthy but will be in. Some that are worthy will be going to the NIT.

 

I have to let Blonde know that I was/am pulling for Auburn. Coach Jeff Lebo of Auburn is a former TARHEEL.

 

Here is a useless fact. Since 1985 the mid-major's record in the Big Dance is 30-350. I don't see any Cinderella's on the horizon for this year.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. RWR

Rickster...

March 14, 2009 - 12:26 ET by Roger the Shrubber

I am really beginning to love this time of year. I love how the speculation abouut the bubble teams changes daily, as at-large bid come and go, teams get upset, etc...

Meanwhile, the once-left-for-dead Pittsburgh Penguins are 9-1-2 since they canned their head coach and are in the thick of the playoff race, with their next 8 at home. March Madness, NHL playoffs on the horizon, one month until the NFL draft, MLB about to kick off.... Booya!

 

I am not too big a hockey

March 14, 2009 - 13:01 ET by ricklail

I am not too big a hockey fan I guess because I didn't play it growing up. It was never big around here. They play something they call hockey in Raleigh. 

I am ready for the NCAA tournament. The prediction I made Tuesday still stands. Pitt-UNC in the championship game unless they have to face each other in the semis.

MLB-I don't really get that inteested until about the All-Star game. That is when it gets good..

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. RWR

This is for you, all you

March 14, 2009 - 12:37 ET by Roger the Shrubber

This is for you, all you Steeler haters out there :)

 

I had this feeling

March 14, 2009 - 14:59 ET by ricklail

I just had this gut feeling all week that the Heels would not win the ACC tournament. I was right. They just lost to the cheaters from FSU. I still think they will be the #1 seed. Everybody below them has lost so far except for memphis and Louisville.

It has not been a good week so far for regular season conference champs. Michigan State just got beat by OSU.   Watch out Louisville and LSU.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. RWR

yes!!!

March 14, 2009 - 15:26 ET by puredmashie

nothing personal, but i have a reason to dislike every acc school.  they stole away boston college and virgina tech after promising the orange a spot in their formerly dominant conference, then renegged on the deal.  maybe va tech belongs there, but su and vt had a lot of great football games in the 1980's and 90's before the orange's descent to mediocrity (actually, that's an insult to all of the mediocre teams out there.  we stink.).

i always thought su and unc could make a great three sport rivalry with football, basketball and lacrosse.  the cities are far enough away for a long-distance rivalry but not too far that it's absolutely out of the question to drive there.  and now that the orange's gridders have a new coach in dave marrone, i'm optimistic.  when you're on the bottom, there's nowhere to go but up.

 

swing hard in case you hit it.

The reason to go after VT,

March 14, 2009 - 16:54 ET by ricklail

The reason to go after VT, UM and BC was to make the conference more of a football conference. I wished they would have gone after W. Virginia instead of BC. WVa would have been a bit closer and more of a geographic fit. BC and VT along with UM have become pretty good b-ball teams.  

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. RWR

Cardinal fan here.Louisville

March 14, 2009 - 19:08 ET by the struggler

Cardinal fan here.Louisville is gonna run Syracuse to death.Cardinals on a roll and could get a No. 1 seed.DoubleDork will be shown the door

The Zips are in the "big dance"?

March 14, 2009 - 21:56 ET by goldenthroat

Who would have thunk it? Akron sticks it to Buffalo 65 - 53 to win the MAC!  Go Zips!

"Who am us, anyway?" - Firesign Theatre

Who am us, anyway?

March 14, 2009 - 21:58 ET by botg

We're all bozos on this bus

Shakespeare is pretentious crap  ---- poptech

Melanie Haber?

March 14, 2009 - 22:30 ET by goldenthroat

Audrey Farber? Susan Underhill? How about Betty Jo Bialoski! (Betty Jo Bialoski...I hadn't heard that name since college...everyone knew her as Nancy...)

"It all came rushing back like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist!" - Firesign Theatre

 

→ Pig night

March 14, 2009 - 22:34 ET by Cool Arrow

Oh Nicky, Nicky, Nicky, You're such a tool. 

Am-scray Oscar-bay.

Obama is succeeding and it hurts