March Maaaaaaaaaaadness!
Let me taste your tears, J.J.! Mmmm, yesss, they're sooooo yummy!!!
What better way to celebrate the return of Cbake to blogdom than with an article about Dook's loss in the Sweet Sixteen last night? So Carolina lost last week, but that's old news, so what. Admittedly, in one of my brackets, I DID pick UNC to go all the way. No one else had picked them to go to the Final Four, no one thought they could do it, but based on the way they played in the last half of the regular season, there was a chance. There's always a chance. And I took that chance hoping to come out on top, because if I was the only one to pick them to go all the way, then I would rake in the moolah in the production office pool.
But those dreams came crashing down last weekend in a piss-poor game that looked more like the inexperienced Tar Heels of late 2005 than the poised, entertaining Tar Heels of early 2006. We made terrible passes, we committed a large number of turnovers, we couldn't hit any of our 3's, and Hansbrough was ineffective in the paint. We didn't deserve to win, and we didn't.
But when your team is knocked out of the tournament, there's only one reason to keep watching: to cheer against Dook.
There's no greater satisfaction than watching the Dookies lose after being ranked number 1 in the nation for most of the season. Well, actually there is. That's seeing J.J. Redick's tear-stained face in the closing seconds after his last college game with Dook turns out to be one of his worst games ever. He made only 3 of 18 shots and was held to a low 11 points (tied for lowest this season).
An LSU player who guarded J.J. said he could tell Redick was getting frustrated. Every time he missed a shot, Redick would go and complain to the refs that they weren't calling enough fouls. During breaks on the sideline, you could see Redick throwing towels and pounding chairs in anger. Often during gameplay, Redick would do his trademark "dribble into a group of defenders, trip over his own feet, throw the ball wildly into the air, fall to the floor, and hope a foul is called" move, but this game the refs weren't buying it and LSU's defense was cautious.
Dook by the numbers:
Shooting percentage- 27.7
Total points- 54
Longest amount of time J.J. went without scoring- 20 minutes
Dook's lowest output in 10 years
Dook's lowest output in an NCAA game in 26 years
And remember kids...
--Cbake
What better way to celebrate the return of Cbake to blogdom than with an article about Dook's loss in the Sweet Sixteen last night? So Carolina lost last week, but that's old news, so what. Admittedly, in one of my brackets, I DID pick UNC to go all the way. No one else had picked them to go to the Final Four, no one thought they could do it, but based on the way they played in the last half of the regular season, there was a chance. There's always a chance. And I took that chance hoping to come out on top, because if I was the only one to pick them to go all the way, then I would rake in the moolah in the production office pool.
But those dreams came crashing down last weekend in a piss-poor game that looked more like the inexperienced Tar Heels of late 2005 than the poised, entertaining Tar Heels of early 2006. We made terrible passes, we committed a large number of turnovers, we couldn't hit any of our 3's, and Hansbrough was ineffective in the paint. We didn't deserve to win, and we didn't.
But when your team is knocked out of the tournament, there's only one reason to keep watching: to cheer against Dook.
There's no greater satisfaction than watching the Dookies lose after being ranked number 1 in the nation for most of the season. Well, actually there is. That's seeing J.J. Redick's tear-stained face in the closing seconds after his last college game with Dook turns out to be one of his worst games ever. He made only 3 of 18 shots and was held to a low 11 points (tied for lowest this season).
An LSU player who guarded J.J. said he could tell Redick was getting frustrated. Every time he missed a shot, Redick would go and complain to the refs that they weren't calling enough fouls. During breaks on the sideline, you could see Redick throwing towels and pounding chairs in anger. Often during gameplay, Redick would do his trademark "dribble into a group of defenders, trip over his own feet, throw the ball wildly into the air, fall to the floor, and hope a foul is called" move, but this game the refs weren't buying it and LSU's defense was cautious.
Dook by the numbers:
Shooting percentage- 27.7
Total points- 54
Longest amount of time J.J. went without scoring- 20 minutes
Dook's lowest output in 10 years
Dook's lowest output in an NCAA game in 26 years
And remember kids...
--Cbake
posted by Cbake at 4:06 PM
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