Watching NBA highlights made me absolutely nauseous. Watching NHL highlights make me feel unamerican. So the only thing I have to report on this morning is College Basketball, god bless it.
* #9 LSU beat #6 Texas A&M 64-52. Big Baby was an absolute beast, pouring in 24 and 10. For some unknown reason this game was only available on ESPN Gameplan, as ESPN 2 was tied up with "Rodeo." A&M looked good, possibly a Sweet 16 team, while LSU was just bigger, stronger, better, give em a regional final at this point. A&M's #6 ranking is just absurdly wrong, and due to the fact that this year, more than ever, it seems that everyone is just beating up on each other and the real heavyweights (Kansas, Florida, UNC) have at least 1-2 losses between them.
It will be very interesting to see where A&M lands in the Big 12 this year - it could be anywhere from #2 to #6.
* Speaking of overrated, #18 Gonzaga fell to Washington State, 67-77. Actually, thats unfair - its not clear whether Gonzaga is a round 1 loser or a Sweet 16 team yet. Those pesky Cougars basically shot the Zags out of the game in the 2nd half by making 8-12 three pointers. Not many teams can overcome that.
Incredibly, WSU is 74-3 (w-t-f?) at home v. non conference opponents in the past 16 years. Its like they are the Boise State of College Basketball, except they never go bowling.
* Speaking of the Big 12, #22 Oklahoma State beat #21 Syracuse in MSG, 72-68. This was part of the Jimmy V Classic, and thus was pretty depressing. The crushing finality of death almost caught up with the Cowboys as they nearly blew a late 13 point lead, but JamesOn Curry buried a three with 22 seconds left, putting the game out of reach.
Oklahoma State folks, that is a team to keep an eye on. Evidently Mr. Curry trained with Tracy McGrady all summer, hoisting 700 shots a day. He looked impressive, as did the whole Cowboy team.
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