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| Gary McGhee (bottom right) fell all the way into the lane on Kemba's step-back J. (Credit: Pitt Post-Gazette) |
But what is Kemba, really? If you ask
Showing posts with label Syracuse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Syracuse. Show all posts
Friday, March 11, 2011
Sources: Kemba Walker Wanted For The Murder Of Gary McGhee's Ankles
Kemba Walker is so many things for the 2010-11 UConn Huskies. He is their leader, their go-to scorer, their MVP, and clearly their best all-around player. He should have been selected as the Big East Player of the Year (Ben Hansbrough? Really? Really??) and he will probably be selected as a first-team All-American in April. Plus, as the consensus top point guard in college basketball, he is going to be someone's lottery pick in June. You can take that to the bank. (Minnesota, perhaps? The Wolves do have a thing for PGs. KAAAAAAAAAHN!)
But what is Kemba, really? If you askBrittany Griner's bizarro twin Gary McGhee, then Kemba is an ankle breaker. If you ask Pittsburgh mob capo head coach Jamie Dixon, then Kemba is the best clutch player in the nation. If you ask UConn head coach Jim Calhoun, then Kemba is the guy who gets the ball at the end of any close game, even though the entire arena knows who's getting the ball.
But what is Kemba, really? If you ask
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Big East: College Basketball's Version of SEC Football
The Big East might not be much of a football conference, but its 16 basketball schools dominate the hardwood. Just like the SEC dominates the BCS.
Fact: Joe Lunardi's most recent Bracketology predictions have 11 Big East teams in the tournament, with Pitt as a No. 1 seed and both UConn and Villanova as No. 2 seeds.
Fact: 7 Big East teams are currently ranked in the Top 25. Another 2 are receiving votes after just dropping out. That's over half the conference.
Fact: The Big East's 7 ranked teams have a combined 82-6 non-conference record.
Fact: The Big East is the toughest conference in the country. Just ask Providence College basketball fans (they do exist -- Facebook claims there are 3,742 of them). Their Friars just took down Villanova by 15 at home. Even better, Seton Hall beat Syracuse by 22 points in the Carrier Dome in what was the Orange's third-biggest home loss in the Jim Boeheim Era. Possibly most impressive was Notre Dame overcoming a 5-point halftime deficit to beat Pitt in Pittsburgh, where the Panthers had won 51 of their past 52 games.
Fact: UConn's Kemba Walker is still atop the National Player of the Year poll.
Fact: Joe Lunardi's most recent Bracketology predictions have 11 Big East teams in the tournament, with Pitt as a No. 1 seed and both UConn and Villanova as No. 2 seeds.Fact: 7 Big East teams are currently ranked in the Top 25. Another 2 are receiving votes after just dropping out. That's over half the conference.
Fact: The Big East's 7 ranked teams have a combined 82-6 non-conference record.
Fact: The Big East is the toughest conference in the country. Just ask Providence College basketball fans (they do exist -- Facebook claims there are 3,742 of them). Their Friars just took down Villanova by 15 at home. Even better, Seton Hall beat Syracuse by 22 points in the Carrier Dome in what was the Orange's third-biggest home loss in the Jim Boeheim Era. Possibly most impressive was Notre Dame overcoming a 5-point halftime deficit to beat Pitt in Pittsburgh, where the Panthers had won 51 of their past 52 games.
Fact: UConn's Kemba Walker is still atop the National Player of the Year poll.
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