Must See TV Thursday
"I Can Not Believe What I Just Saw!"
Last night's basketball action rivals any day in the history of sports, I haven't seen anything like this since...last year's Elite Eight of Arizona/Illinois and Michigan State/Kentucky games back to back. The fact is that nothing rivals the NCAA tournament on any front. The bang bang shots of Kevin Pittsnogle and Kenneth Paulino were enough to bring anyone to their feet. Who could have forseen the unthinkable comeback of UCLA? The tears flowed from the two best players as they realized their carreers were ending. The night was simply amazing.
Nightly Notes:
1. Tyrus Thomas and Glen "Big Baby" Davis are the most dominant big man combonation since the days of Shaquille O'Neal.
2. JJ Redick did not lose the game for his team. His cold shooting showed the inability of anyone else on that team to step up and play at the level of a championship contender.
3. I have never seen a team turn their intensity up down the stretch like UCLA did last night, credit Ben Howland with a fantastic coaching job and Jordan Farmar for being the leader they needed.
4. Memphis is good, scary good. the overlooked game of the night may have featured the best team. Shawane Williams and Rodney Carney are lottery picks that give nightmare matchup problems for anyone the face.
5. Texas tried to coast through the second half, and it almost got them. They have more talent than anyone, even UConn. The problem is I think that the team knows that. They will not be able to simply play one half and win any longer.
Last night's basketball action rivals any day in the history of sports, I haven't seen anything like this since...last year's Elite Eight of Arizona/Illinois and Michigan State/Kentucky games back to back. The fact is that nothing rivals the NCAA tournament on any front. The bang bang shots of Kevin Pittsnogle and Kenneth Paulino were enough to bring anyone to their feet. Who could have forseen the unthinkable comeback of UCLA? The tears flowed from the two best players as they realized their carreers were ending. The night was simply amazing.
Nightly Notes:
1. Tyrus Thomas and Glen "Big Baby" Davis are the most dominant big man combonation since the days of Shaquille O'Neal.
2. JJ Redick did not lose the game for his team. His cold shooting showed the inability of anyone else on that team to step up and play at the level of a championship contender.
3. I have never seen a team turn their intensity up down the stretch like UCLA did last night, credit Ben Howland with a fantastic coaching job and Jordan Farmar for being the leader they needed.
4. Memphis is good, scary good. the overlooked game of the night may have featured the best team. Shawane Williams and Rodney Carney are lottery picks that give nightmare matchup problems for anyone the face.
5. Texas tried to coast through the second half, and it almost got them. They have more talent than anyone, even UConn. The problem is I think that the team knows that. They will not be able to simply play one half and win any longer.
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