Gregg Doyel: UConn win over Florida, a fluke

[gwhuskyfan]

UConn's secret to beating Florida? Injured Gators, fluke buzzer-beater

http://www.cbssports.com/general/wr...ng-florida-injured-gators-fluke-buzzer-beater

Great quotes by Giff here.

 

[nym410]

About time. Now we are getting somewhere.

 

[Rico444]

It's true. We'll be lucky if we keep it within 30 by halftime.

We're DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED

 

[mauconnfan]

DDOOOOOMMMMMEEEEEDDDDDDD


This is scary though because he's such a solid journalist…...

 

[Mots010]

Florida started 3 walk-ons during that game, and Shabazz and to bank a shot off the scoreboard to win it. We have no chance tomorrow.

 

[superjohn]

The mojo has shifted into high gear, Gregg freaking Doyel.

 

[mauconnfan]

Florida started 3 walk-ons during that game, and Shabazz and to bank a shot off the scoreboard to win it. We have no chance tomorrow.[/quote

Finney Smith had a broken ear drum, Prather had the stomach flu, Patric couldn't lift his left arm and Ilkeydin (sp?) was missing a big chunk of his mohawk and was embarrassed to run out there……they were in a shambles.

And obviously with just 50 points they couldn't make anything - you can tell that because of how often they are way over the 60 mark!

NO SHOT

 

[jibsey]

What kind of moron goes up to a player of a team in a final 4 and tells him that he doesn't respect the team's performance in one of their games? they had no business of winning a game. So what? Games hinge on shots made, refs calls, the bounce of a ball. Who is to say if we made a couple more shots in the game if it even comes down to that last play? The basic lack of respect to Neils is absurd.

 

[pepband99]

This is like 100% pure mojo juice. I love it!

BRING IT ON DOYEL!!!!

 

[Walker11]

YES. Doyel trolls like none other. He makes Jeff Goodman look like Emily Noonan. This is amazing news.

 

[alexd]

I hadn't realized someone actually hired Doyel.

 

[StoweD210]

What kind of moron goes up to a player of a team in a final 4 and tells him that he doesn't respect the team's performance in one of their games? they had no business of winning a game. So what? Games hinge on shots made, refs calls, the bounce of a ball. Who is to say if we made a couple more shots in the game if it even comes down to that last play? The basic lack of respect to Neils is absurd.

What kind of moron? This one:

A 's .

 

[BoatShow]

Gregg Doyel looks like a dude you would see doing magic (that he calls illusions) on a subway platform. Him getting a job as a journalist is a fluke.

 

[RyMaN600]

That's cute.

He thinks he's pissing on us, but he's just spraying lighter fluid on a raging bonfire.

 

[Lefty2one]

Just another member of the media that's only looking at one side of the coin. Why does every talking head fail to acknowledge that we aren't the same team from December, or even February?

 

[Inyatkin]

Unfortunately the game will be decided largely based on who some hack thinks has the better team, so we're in big, big trouble.

 

[k9fanatic]

First of all, putting aside the rudeness of the question, even if the win was a "fluke", how would a one-point loss to Florida prove that the Gators are such a superior team? Pretty flawed logic.

 

[superjohn]

I get I Florida is really good and has improved since our meeting but it's bizarre how the media fails to point out that we've improve a lot as well. Do they all think Olander and Omar still start?

 

[uconn34]

Wow, taking arrogance to new heights and establishing a journalistic bar for collegiate disrespect. Giff took the high road, Doyel took the tunnel.

 

[UConnJim]

I guess that's why they play the games! A win is a win.

 

[Marat]

More informative #s from ESPN stats guy:
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/98053/top-stats-to-know-final-four-games

"Both Scottie Wilbekin and Kasey Hill have struggled to defend the pick and roll. Opponents have made 46 percent of their shots when defended by either Wilbekin or Hill, scoring nearly a point per play as the ball handler on these screens. " .. So that's in UConn's favor.

 

[Husky25]

I get I Florida is really good and has improved since our meeting but it's bizarre how the media fails to point out that we've improve a lot as well. Do they all think Olander and Omar still start?

USA Today does. He is the 25 most important player left in the Tournament. Calhoun, for the good of the team, has been reduced to ML Carr, circa 1986. His towel waving contributes to every one of Napier's 3 pointers.

 

[UConn990411]

Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't give less of a duckk about what Gregg Doyel has to say.

He's the definition of a contrarian. No one...and I mean no one...respects anything that's written in one of his columns.

 

[Robertelamin]

But but but your team got lucky! His whole column is like how we used to debate sports in middle school.

 

[Durks07]

Ok, I'll say it: Go fluke yourself Gregg.