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  1. RichZ

    Asstexts ThoughtZ™

    Both teams scoring at will early. Double digit lead at 10:48 in the first half. Looks like Spencer has his whole trick bag working. Three, D and finding openings at the rim for unguarded layins. And suddenly, our shooting has vanished. Still stuck at 27 while SD creeps back into it. And no...
  2. RichZ

    Northwestern ThoughtZ™

    Why does it seem so damned long between games in the tourney? I like the start. Clingan being his early game self, and Castle really came to play. 4 dimes on 5 buckets at the first time out. We've tried a pair of threes and missed them both. But we're having our way in the paint, and our D...
  3. RichZ

    Stetson ThoughtZ™

    I suspect we'll be watching a game that resembles a layup drill. Opening minutes, play a bit sketchy for both teams. How is it that Newton getting poked in the eye is not a foul? 6 minutes in, we seem to be doing more freelancing than executing our offense, but our D has been suffocating...
  4. RichZ

    Marquette BET ThoughtZ™

    The way the first five minutes have gone, neither team should win. Our first lead at 11:20. 5-4! When we held them for almost the shot clock and then they converted the rebound off the prayer into a layin, that broke my heart. Tristen finished off the ugliest half of basketball we've seen this...
  5. RichZ

    Red Sperm BET ThoughtZ™

    I'm abnormally nervous going in. All the mojo has been set in motion. One shoe off. Didn't peek at the haiku thread. Wearing my Huskies sweatshirt. Still nervous. I HATE not scoring on the first possession. Same applies to 2nd possession. Jenkins has gotten the benefit of two really marginal...
  6. RichZ

    Xavier BET ThoughtZ™

    For reasons beyond my control, today's ThoughtZ™ will be short and sweet. At the 7:27 mark in the 2nd half, I got the 2024 version of the Microsoft blue screen of death. All my notes to that point evaporated into thin air on the automatic reboot. The first half was painful to watch. Samson was...
  7. RichZ

    Castle's improvement at UConn

    The difference between October Castle and March Castle is astounding. I recall that Stephon came to us very highly regarded, except for his 3 ball. I also remember 5 - 6 months ago, when I first watched him play, wondering what all the hype was about. He seemed hesitant. Hurley gave him a quick...
  8. RichZ

    Fryer ThoughtZ™

    This is NOT the start we were looking for. Our rebounding is pretty bad early. Almost as bad as our shooting. What the hell was Samson looking at at 12:10? Not his man, not the lane, not anyone on the court as far as I could tell/ Oduro just drove down an empty lane for an easy layin. Come back...
  9. RichZ

    Marquette II ThoughtZtm

    A few minutes in, we're up by 5 off Newton's three and 10 foot jumper, but have missed 5 consecutive bunnies. Samson looks lost out there. Looking Iike Karaban has found the three ball he's been missing the last few games. Still loving me some Diarra. Offensive board and a layin among the trees...
  10. RichZ

    Pie Rat ThoughtZ™

    Castle very busy early. Donovan blocks 3 shots in the first 4:26. Inside Hurley's huddle at 11:50 and he's hoarse. Must've done a lot of yelling to keep their interest up during the layoff. I love me some Diarra. Great length of the court drive. When he took off with the ball and had three or...
  11. RichZ

    Tamekitty ThoughtZ™

    Castle opens with a three, then puts up two bad shots, blocks a shot, turns the ball over and misses a 1 foot layup. Great sequence -- full bore D took them to the end of the shot clock, then a quick trip down the floor for Diarra to set the table for a streaking Samson. Almost looked like it...
  12. RichZ

    Bluejay ThoughtZ™

    Clingan's first foul, he did foul kalkbrenner on the first attempt and it wasn't called. He did not foul him on the second attempt, but a foul was called. Held the lead for 11 minutes. 2 and a half minutes later, down by six. Kalkbrenner mauled Castle. No call. We're getting reffed to death, but...
  13. RichZ

    Plucked Eagles ThoughtZ™

    First two buckets by each team from less than a foot. Then both missed threes. It's early, But 5 minutes in, we're getting killed on the boards, 7 to 3 and we have NO offensive boards. 10 minute mark, we at least have a couple offensive boards, but we're still in a 5 rebound hole. We do have 6...
  14. RichZ

    De Plane De Plane! ThoughtZ™

    What the hell was that foul call on Clingan 45 seconds in? Between in situ, half-time and after the game, I rewatched it a bunch of times, and I still didn't see anything resembling a foul. Beautiful bucket for Castle off the Spencer steal and pass, barely 2 minutes in. Only 5 assists in our...
  15. RichZ

    Hoya ThoughtZ™

    4 minutes in, we seem to be scoring at will, but something seems off to me. Horrible blocking call on Ball at 13:20. He had position before the G-town player went up, and didn't move. That's a charge all the way. Castle should have dumped the ball off to Diarra instead of turning it over on the...
  16. RichZ

    Butler didn't do it ThoughtZ™

    Good to see Alex back. Looking good on offense early -- defense, not so much. As soon as I typed that, our D started picking up. Weird scoring anomaly -- at 9:41 time out, all six Butler players who had been in the game had exactly two points each. Tristen with the great block just before the...
  17. RichZ

    Red Sperm ThoughtZ™

    Surprised to see Diarra starting. I thought if Alex couldn't go, it might be Stewart. Doubled them up (10-5) at 16:38 Coming down court at about 15:30, We had what looked like a triple broken play, that ended up with as lay in for Clingan. Everybody involved and looking to push the tempo. We are...
  18. RichZ

    Fryer ThoughtZ™

    Being down four 5 minutes in doesn't feel good. Neither does being without Clingan so early. 11 minute mark, down by 8? So far we're getting our asses handed to us on the boards, and our interior D looks like some second rate HS team. Alex makes his first positive play of the game and lands...
  19. RichZ

    Mooseketeer ThoughtZ™

    Great first possession. 4 minute opening drought for the visitors. 2 blown bunnies in a row? What's that all about? By the first timeout, every starter but Spencer had scored. Castle hitting Stewart with a lob on the delayed break was an absolute thing of beauty. Expect to see him on the catch...
  20. RichZ

    Nova ThoughtZ™

    I hate late games, They never start on time. 8:15 tonight. Probably won't end until 10:45. Great to see Alex make his first three. Eleven zip start should get me excited. But it makes me uncomfortable. We rarely seem to handle early prosperity well. Took Nova 6 minutes to score. DC in at 13:33...
  21. RichZ

    Bluebird of sadness ThoughtZ™

    Before anyone points out that last night's opponent was the blueJAYS, not blueBIRDS, I know. Ever hear of artistic license? 1st lead at 17:57 Looks like Karaban's shot is MIA again. Newton made a three at 13min but like his free throws lately, it had almost no arc on it. But the next one...
  22. RichZ

    What's a Hoya ThoughtZ™

    Not happy with the start. 2 shots not close, then lose the rebound on the ensuing G-town possession. We're really missing Clingan. Rebounding is down, but more importantly, teams have been taking advantage of our porous D in the paint. Two shot clock violations in the first 12 minutes? Way too...
  23. RichZ

    Mousketeer ThoughtZ™

    Hot start, but having trouble extending the early lead, and couldn't seem to get it to double digits. Seemed Like it alternated between a 7 and 9 point lead for most of the first half. The refs got kind of carried away late in the half. Not sure we can play much worse than we did after we...
  24. RichZ

    The Butler didn't do it ThoughtZ™

    The opening screen of the butler cheerleaders made me appreciate ours. Looks like we're not going to be allowed to play D in the paint again. SIGH. GREAT play at 12:30. On the run... Karaban to Ball to Spencer, who draws Samson's defender, then wraps a pass around that defender's body to toss...
  25. RichZ

    Demon ThoughtZ™

    Tough start for Newton with a foul and two TOs on his first three touches. Almost 4.5 minutes in before we scored. Karaban, Spencer and Diarra all had a solid first half. All our first half points came from 5 players, and none of them were named Newton or Johnson. At the half, we have 11 assists...
  26. RichZ

    Ricky's Minions ThoughtZ™

    Samson started off hot, and ended up leading us in scoring. Bet no one saw that coming. Not sure what Karaban was thinking on Ledlum's 2nd foul shot at 16:18. He was in the lane with both feet before the ball left the shooter's hand. Got ugly when the emotion and energy started to fade around 13...
  27. RichZ

    Debacle in Jersey ThoughtZ™

    Our first possession lasted 58 seconds. That's when I started to get nervous. Spencer missed his first two 3s pretty badly, then a pull up in the lane got him on the board. Did it settle him down? Uhm, no. He ended going 2 for 7 and fouling out. There was a play that resulted in the pass to an...
  28. RichZ

    'zaga ThoughtZ™

    Is it just me. Or does Jay bilas look sickly? Great start offensively, but somebody better guard Nembhard Samson Johnson looked lively when he got in the first time, but did little after that. He only played 12 minutes or so for the game. Not sure if that was based on his play or the fact that...
  29. RichZ

    UAPB (Peanut Butter) ThoughtZ™

    PREGAME RAMBLINGS After two tough against upper level competition games, neither without issues that need addressing, this is the time to do that. Hurley's not likely to let the game get out of hand, so I don't expect a blowout any more than I expect a nail biter. Let's get this show on the...
  30. RichZ

    Tarheels ThoughtZ™

    The weirdest bucket of the night came about 3 minutes in, when Spencer just kind of nonchalantly dribbled into the paint and the NC defenders just kinda looked at him. No one made a move to pick him up. So he shot a six foot, completely uncontested jumper, while surrounded by NC players, to give...
  31. RichZ

    Jaybird ThoughtZ™

    Sorry about the late ThoughtZ™ post. went to bed the minute it was over, as I had to get up at 5 this morning, and couldn't that some time to make sense out of my game notes got home tonight. Not looking good early. Consecutive missed threes. Kansas living at the line. Why do we seem to start...
  32. RichZ

    Mildcat ThoughtZ™

    The gameplan early was just throw it to Donovan every possession, and let him be the playground bully. Seemed to work quite well for a while. So well we opened the 2nd half the same way. When Clingan tired a bit and Samson came in, our tempo changed, and NH had trouble adjusting. In less than...
  33. RichZ

    Jasper ThoughtZ™

    I can't think of the word Jasper without immediately thinking McLevy. Very slow start. We shouldn't trail Manhattan. Not even for one second. Took seven minutes or so, before we started looking/playing like a UConn team. Spencer feeling it. Especially from 3. Tristen's 2/3 court pass to Diarra...
  34. RichZ

    Longhorn ThoughtZ™

    Like the strong start. Would love to see that kind of effort early every game. Early on, Ball went behind the back with the dribble. Not because he could. Not a show-off move at all. He did it because it got him and the ball clear of a defender that was pressuring him bringing the ball down...
  35. RichZ

    Hoosier ThoughtZ™

    Pretty ugly early on. Both teams off. Surprised by how tightly they are covering us. How do you position yourself to receive a pass out of bounds. Thought AK was smarter than that. Indiana playing very physical. They might have multiple guys foul out. Indiana seemed to have settled on an attack...
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