No. 1 Huskies break the curse of Thackery Binx
by UConnBlog Justin on Feb 2, 2009 10:37 PM EST
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The references keep getting more obscure. Also, yay.
Curse, huh? Pffffffff.
Digger Phelps may have put a spell on them with his crazy highlighters and nonsensical logic, but the No. 1 Huskies protected this house (albeit in someone else's house) and their newly-acquired No. 1 ranking and title as undisputed awesome guys in the NCAA.
You know, I don't know what to say about a 68-51 thumping of No. 7 Louisville. Usually I'll have some snide remark to make about Hasheem Thabeet's ability to disappear in big games, but really, I've got nothin'. It was truly a wooyah effort.
Everything you would want against a top-10 team, in a hostile environment, in front of a large chicken, was there -- aside from letting Terrence Williams score 26. But the rest of the Cardinals' starting five combined for 10 points, so even that's a stretch.
I'm really beside myself. After going through childhood expecting a win every game, the past three years really broke my spirit. So now it's like getting back together with an ex that cheated on you: you want to build that trust, but there's always that doubt in the back of your head. Perhaps I can schedule a trust fall with Coach Cal before the Michigan game Saturday.
Luckily, the game provided me some comfort: Stanley Robinson returned to his inconsistent ways after dropping 18 on the Snuggies, which is consistent with his inconsistent past; A.J. Price got dinged up, but then, as always, used his Wolverine-style regeneration powers to overcome it; and Jeff Adrien pounded his chest a few hundred times.
Besides that, I've got nothing. But I think ESPN's Rece Davis pretty much summed everything up when trying to salvage a Digger statement that was going nowhere:
"The Huskies proved that they're not only the best team in the country, but also the best team in the Big East."
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I mean, let’s be serious about Sticks. Not his, or Coach Cal’s, fault that he didn’t play. It was just a fact that they was KILLIN’ it with the three guards on the floor.
I also think Dyson was really good at breaking the press last night; his special move, the Quick Acceleration Dribble-Run With No Discernable Destination is actually perfect for press-breaking.
Fine, Thabeet was unreal on defense. But he still does the T-Rex offense where he doesn’t extend his arms, clutching the ball to his chest. Hence why he got blocked and never gets any shots off. He also had a couple really good passes to the other team. He looked right at the Louisville guys, set himself, perfect form, and bam with the chest pass. He even jogged after the subsequent fast break.
I realized that my high opinion of the Woyah is totally contingent on the jersey he wears. His new leadership kind of consists of just being an asshole to the other team and its fans. I like Dyson’s leadership better, which consists of angry stairs toward an indefinite point, like he’s about to take of his elbow pad in preparation for a People’s Elbow.
What a long comment! Great win for Coach Cal. Also, I can’t wait for your next prediction, Justin. Let me guess: they’re gonna lose.
by gxpanos on Feb 3, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions
Hey, let’s not confuse things here – I’m the one who predicted they would lose to both Louisville and Notre Dame.
Thrilled to be wrong on both accounts, won’t do it again until the upcoming WTF loss to Michigan.
Kidding.
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions
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