Non-stop College Basketball

How good is college basketball right now? Because of tournaments in Hawaii and Alaska, we get to watch all night. It's 11:35 pm. Duke and Marquette are tied at 54 with 12 minutes left, and Michigan v. Butler in the Great Alaskan shootout hasn't even started yet. Wait, maybe it did, but I have to wait for Ohio State to finish off Syracuse to find out. It's a good win for the Big Ten, but I wish I wasn't scared of OSU already.

The announcers just said that Jim Boeheim has won 80 times in Madison Square Garden (where the game is being played). That's gotta be a lot more than Isaiah has, right? I wish I wasn't so sure about this.

I can't wait for tomorrow, though. Penn State kicks off the Old Spice classic in Disney World against their first major conference opponent of the season. It's South Carolina, and they're fresh off a loss to the other USC. The Cocks will be glad that the Lions have no one like OJ Mayo, who dropped 29 in that game. Hopefully Geary Claxton will come close to that, because PSU will be lacking Jamelle Cornley, probably for the entire tournament.

South Carolina's two best players appear to be point guard Devan Downey and forward Dominique Archie. Downey is averaging 7.3 assists through 3 games (4 assists v. USC) and Archie was on the SEC all-freshman team last year. PSU's interior defense will be challenged, as Archie put up 20 points on 9/13 shooting with 7 rebounds v. USC.

The Cocks do seem to lack some depth. Although they did play 9 men against USC, they got just 2 points from their bench. It's too early to tell if that's a fluke or not.

Hey, the Knicks lost again, this time on the road at Detroit. They really, really, really stink. Ironically, Isaiah was cheered during intros because of his past Motown heroics. He'll be lucky to still be around when the Knicks return to Detroit on April 8th.

Here's a link to the recap.

Check out the quote from reserve Pistons guard Flip Murray. Ouch. Well if you believe Nate Robinson, the team hasn't quit yet. Then again, if you believe Nate Robinson, then the team is just really, really bad even though they're trying their best. Pick your poison. And remember, that's just an expression.

Zach Randolph can sum up the Knicks' season in a nustshell: "They hit a lot of shots, and we didn't do much."