tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592428.post114075800080359118..comments2008-07-16T19:22:33.667-04:00Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693225575047780211theplayerhatersball@gmail.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592428.post-1140908947751257252006-02-25T18:09:00.000-05:002006-02-25T18:09:00.000-05:00Great post, and I agree about Villanova. They were my pick to win it all at the start of the year, and that hasn't changed. (although I hope they lose to UConn so less people pick them ;)) Foye's the Big East POY, and Ray and Lowry are about as good. If they can get contributions from Sheridan like they did in the first UConn game, they are extremely tough.twins15http://www.blogger.com/profile/03523976327895867248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592428.post-1140799017920271392006-02-24T11:36:00.000-05:002006-02-24T11:36:00.000-05:00GW is legit. After realizing that Wake's season was over, I started following them. I've made it to 4 games and their really good (their arena is great too, there isn't anywhere else where you can watch a top-10 team for $12 in an arena that holds 5,000 people and it's a great environment for basketball.<BR/><BR/>The loss of Pops hurts, but not as much as you'd think. They're really deep and their forwards have good size and rebounding skills. They were down to LaSalle at half on Weds (LaSalle had won 7 in a row) and played without Pops for the whole second half and they played much better without him. LaSalle played a great game, but GW took advantage of every opportunity they got, worked to get a good shot every possession and played amazing defense.<BR/><BR/>They'll give teams big problems in the NCAA's. It's hard to say how they'll fare against top competition, but they'll be very tough to prepare for. They have great size and 5 athletic players on the court at all time, they have a very effective zone press, switch defenses regularly and are well-coached. They'll be similar to Syracuse in the tournament in that they'll be vulnerable in a Thurs/Fri game when an opposing coach had time to prepare his team for them, but in a Sat/Sun game with only one day to prepare they have a huge advantage.craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592428.post-1140794652205525042006-02-24T10:24:00.000-05:002006-02-24T10:24:00.000-05:00Agreed. That's the old Bobby Knight theory: If your players don't know what to do in the last seconds of the game, then you haven't done a very good job coaching them for the past four months. I like your rule idea, but I'd rather the NCAA just cut down on the number of timeouts. Maybe give teams one :30 and one full per half.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693225575047780211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592428.post-1140791191131422132006-02-24T09:26:00.000-05:002006-02-24T09:26:00.000-05:00Another rule change I wouldn't mind seeing the NCAA adopt. You can only call one timeout with under a minute left in the game. I can't stand the constant interruptions as close games come down to the wire. Coaches should be able to prepare their kids for late game situations and not have to stop every ten seconds to remind them what to do.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592428.post-1140763243730544592006-02-24T01:40:00.000-05:002006-02-24T01:40:00.000-05:00Larry Hughes has a large swath of Bible language on his chest - are you trying to hate on him ?piersonnoreply@blogger.com