yeah, Utah State looks like it'd be a fun place to go to a game

3/13/2011 1:00:45 AM

Its only a pressure 3 if they try to block it. You also remember theres not a 100% chance of a foul actually being called neither is there a 100% chance of the player who "doesn't care if he fouls" actually fouling when he makes sure the shot doesn't get off.

3/13/2011 1:36:14 AM

1) Why wouldn't they try to block it?
2) A last second shot for the win/tie is always a pressure shot

3/13/2011 4:10:23 AM

Are we doing a TWW bracket challenge on ESPN?

3/13/2011 10:28:10 AM

Does a bear shit in the woods?

3/13/2011 11:22:44 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/080715

I completely forgot about this guy and this article. Goes over NYC point guards and this was written before Kemba played a game for UConn. Pretty cool shout out at the end and pretty true too.

3/13/2011 11:29:20 AM

Quote :

"1) Why wouldn't they try to block it? 2) A last second shot for the win/tie is always a pressure shot"

1. because they don't want to foul. my whole thing is they do whatever it takes to not let the shot get up cleanly without worrying about fouling.

2. 3 last second free throws are also pressure shots. 3 pressure shots is more than 1. Especially when they have so much time to think about it. Its like a kicker being iced three times.

3/13/2011 11:31:56 AM

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"they do whatever it takes to not let the shot get up cleanly without worrying about fouling."

that's called blocking a shot.

3/13/2011 12:11:09 PM

Quote :

"Are we doing a TWW bracket challenge on ESPN?"

Quote :

"Does a bear shit in the woods?"

lol

3/13/2011 12:17:02 PM

Julius Hodge -- NYC street ball

3/13/2011 12:53:40 PM

I hope that gun is loaded and I hope he starts using it quick

3/13/2011 1:00:15 PM

about the only game of any importance right now is the Dayton / Richmond game on CBS.

3/13/2011 1:03:21 PM

let's go Spiders!

3/13/2011 1:05:55 PM

Quote :

"Are we doing a TWW bracket challenge on ESPN?"

after the selection show, yo

3/13/2011 1:32:50 PM

Any chance Duke isn't the fourth one seed with the worst two seed in their bracket again? The Jimmer's in their bracket?

3/13/2011 1:52:45 PM

^UCONN, UNC SDSU as 2 seeds?

[Edited on March 13, 2011 at 2:06 PM. Reason : nd/pitt should be the best 2 seed]

3/13/2011 2:06:20 PM

need psu's little run to end today

3/13/2011 3:35:52 PM

go penn state!

3/13/2011 3:44:02 PM

really, really weird seeing the Inside the NBA guys talk college basketball

3/13/2011 5:40:52 PM

Watching the Fab Five special on ESPN brought back some bad memories. I still hate Chris Webber to this day for ruining the 1993 championship game for me, and for ruining the Michigan basketball program. I still remember loving watching the rest of them play though, but I thought Webber was a bitch. Jalen Rose was my favorite.

3/13/2011 10:40:39 PM

^what he said... but i loved jimmy king just as much as jalen

3/13/2011 10:49:48 PM

Yeah Jimmy King was a close second in my book. Loved watching that guy play.

3/13/2011 10:54:08 PM

damn that was pretty good... very very very well directed

miss watching them play, win or lose. it was just exciting, the 5 freshmen starting lineup

3/13/2011 10:59:38 PM

Weber ruined the 93 championship for me too. But for a different reason

3/13/2011 10:59:53 PM

Yep very good telling of their story. No matter what watching Carolina win that game against a team much better than them on that timeout call makes me wanna punch a wall still to this day.

3/13/2011 11:02:01 PM

The final song was great. Reminded me of something that would be used on Friday Night Lights.

This Will Destroy You - Quiet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XROVlvrrV9U


I thought it was cool that Rose was one of the two executive producers, and that also Rose, King, and Jackson were listed as producers as well. I think it's cool that they had some real input on how the story would be told. Brings some realism to the table.

3/13/2011 11:02:39 PM

^was just about to look up what song that was. thanks

3/13/2011 11:05:30 PM

yea that song was moving for sure

Michigan is still cleaning up and rebuilding the basketball for sure...
I love Beilein, and he will keep getting them to the tourney but in that princeton system i don't see making bigger things than the sweet 16 sometime, and that's still a big maybe... but that consistency of winning can set up the future for the maize n blue to be really strong again when the next coach comes around

3/13/2011 11:09:57 PM

was this not a 30 for 30 episode? felt like one

or are all those movies finished

3/13/2011 11:13:16 PM

yea, post-rock and sports movies/documentaries seem to go together (fyi, explosions in the sky did FNL's soundtrack. it's a good one)

and the fab five documentary was very good.. i'm a sucker for these sports documentaries

[Edited on March 13, 2011 at 11:14 PM. Reason : i don't think it was a 30 for 30]

3/13/2011 11:14:09 PM

I really want to see the HBO Sports documentary on UNLV.

3/13/2011 11:21:34 PM

^ just came to post that it's starting in 5 on HBOw. Gonna take a look.

[Edited on March 14, 2011 at 9:57 PM. Reason : still don't know how they lost to THAT duke team]

3/14/2011 9:56:51 PM

Quote :

"was this not a 30 for 30 episode? felt like one or are all those movies finished"

the 30 for 30 series is over (all 30 have been shown)

but ESPN has pretty much branded their documentaries as 30 for 30 (same producers and everything)

3/14/2011 10:09:16 PM

id like to see what they could do w/ the 1983 run, but im not sure there is any controversy that fits in w/ it lol ... but i guess they did make some that were generally for sports awesomeness (like 'winning time')

3/14/2011 10:11:18 PM

I'm about to watch the Runnin' Rebels HBO Sports documentary. Yay for having HBO On Demand!

3/14/2011 10:25:26 PM

what are you going to eat/drink while you watch?

tell us, we're dying to know

3/14/2011 10:26:41 PM

and post some pics and a description of the Thomas & Mack Center while you're at it

3/14/2011 10:28:31 PM

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"id like to see what they could do w/ the 1983 run"

i'm actually surprised they didn't do one about V's career. though i guess they kinda cover it every year during jimmy v week

3/14/2011 10:45:43 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=wilbon/110315

Here is a link to the ESPN guys complaining about how the college game isn't as good as it used to be because of players leaving for the NBA.

But, hasn't the NBA gotten better in recent years?

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 12:26 PM. Reason : hb]

3/15/2011 12:26:25 PM

college game isn't as good

nba game getting better


wondering why you put a "but" in there

3/15/2011 12:30:03 PM

I like Wilbon, but I don't understand his point with that column

Quote :

"Exciting doesn't equal good for NCAAs"

Quote :

"Exciting is good"

3/15/2011 12:30:35 PM

Article is dumb. Since Duncan, the best college players always leave early. Now they at least have to come for a year, so the college game benefits.

3/15/2011 1:37:31 PM

100 years of NC State Basketball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpCcwgushcI

3/15/2011 10:54:43 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing something setup for basketball like it is for baseball

If you want to go pro right out of high school, you can

If you want to go to college, you have to stay for at least 2 years (can't remember if baseball players have to stay 2 or 3 years)

3/15/2011 10:58:14 PM

Baseball players stay for 3 years if they decide to go to college.

3/15/2011 11:01:02 PM

Grant Hill responded to The Fab Five documentary and it is a pretty awesome read.

http://granthill.com/hilltop/hilltop/grants-unedited-response-to-the-fab-fives-documentary

3/16/2011 5:03:45 PM

Quote :

"I wouldn't mind seeing something setup for basketball like it is for baseball If you want to go pro right out of high school, you can If you want to go to college, you have to stay for at least 2 years (can't remember if baseball players have to stay 2 or 3 years)"

safe to say that no one cares what you, the average fan, would like to see as far as NBA policy goes.

3/16/2011 5:09:31 PM

I care

3/16/2011 5:10:11 PM

Jalen Rose was just stating how he felt at 18. I don't think that response from Grant Hill was warranted.

3/16/2011 5:10:46 PM

^ If it was a non-issue... Jalen wouldn't have proactively apologized to Hill and Jay Williams before the show aired.

3/16/2011 5:17:30 PM