Sunday, February 12, 2006
GUEST BLOGGER: FOR REAL THIS TIME
Lehigh alum 'LUHoops00' has become a FOPLB (friend of Patriot League Blog) by offering the below report from the LU/Army game. Others are welcome to follow his lead and drop me a line (mattb@patriotleaguehoops.com) if you are interested in helping me out while I am busy fighting the man. Big thanks to him for being our inaugural guest blogger. The only part that I disagree with is the anti-Bill Packer rhetoric-- I love that guy!
Pre-Game Lehigh vs. Army
Lehigh (8-1) vs. Army (1-9)
Lehigh looks to remain undefeated versus the Cadets under Taylor
Last time out: Lehigh 63 Army 60, Knight 28 points
Christl seats 5,000, but the snow storm has kept a good 4,000 locals at home
Army has their very own replica Houston Astros Killer B’s starting lineup with Brown, Bell, and Bates
1st Half
We are underway from West Point
Down 4-0, Army is not lining up any of their players on the FT line with Corban Bates shooting a pair, they’re working on their fast break defense.
Bates misses both…it could be a long afternoon for the cadets
Olivero step back jumper for two, silky, silky smooth with the step back fade
Brown is cadets 1st option on offense and drills a baseline jumper
Brown getting touches every possession
Knight enters at the 16:48 mark
Why he is still coming off the bench I have no idea.
Quick Knight update for www.crossports.com members who love to talk about his academic background. He got a 3.11 gpa in fall semester…the time off from hoops was time well spent!
Brown misses two jumpers and Bell is struggling early
8-4 Engineers at under 16 tv time out
Knight with two quick 3-ball bombs
Bell missing early
Brown needs to shoot 35 times for this team to have a chance
Its getting ugly early, the locals are restless.
Bear Mountain is offering 2 for 1 ski passes with your Army Cadets game ticket
18-8 Engineers under 8
The stones are performing at half time and I thought army basketball was as bad as it gets
Bell keeps shooting…and missing…and shooting and missing
White with a put back deuce
Its 22-10, Army still not lining up for rebounds on their own FT’s, and I am still perplexed
Quick question – do you think Bobby Knight had the Coach K led Army team not lining up for rebounds on FT’s?
White buries a jumper for LU
Army has 13 points at the half, thirteen!
33-13 at the half, and I have no idea what Jim Crews half time message will be
Half Time – Part Uno
Ok, I lied, the Stones was a joke, but dodgeball is for real
Company A4 vs. C2, winner goes to Cadets Final Four.
Nantz and Packer just broke down the road to the Final Four for A4, and it goes through C2
Seth Davis likes C2, and I am just rooting for someone to get hit in the face
2,000 locals just showed up, its A4 vs. C2 baby!
Will Smith Men In Black song is playing
Vince Vaughn or a replica Vaughn from his swinger days is playing for one of the teams, and the kid can throw darts
I have no idea which team is which, but one team has an average height/weight of 5’8, 145…small, but shifty, with lots of heart
The small guys win, I think, they were up 5 guys to 1, and blew it, it might have ended in a tie, but they might have won, its mass confusion in West Point
Billy Packer can’t remember if his dad played at wake forest and he coached at Lehigh or vice versa
If you do not like Billy Packer, sign the petition and join the club, its free! http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/Billy_Packer/
Half Time Show – Part Deuce
4th Grade CYO Ball 6 minute winner take all cage match, sans the cage
Winner takes on A4 in dodgeball, kidding!
Number 12 in blue has game, he can go left, he can go right, and he is automatic from 17 and in
Army should be recruiting him….for next season. He’s 8 years old and he could help Brown out next year, the kid is special
2nd Half
White not partaking in warm-ups, if I wasn’t a rookie blogger I’d have reported that he took a big time charge towards end of 1st half and looked banged up
2nd half begins and white is not in the starting lineup
Anderson with back to back lay-ups
Lead growing and growing
Fischman with one handed “send it in Jerome” type jam from the 3 point line(need to add excitement here)…but it was emphatic none the less
Lehigh pounding it inside to the big fellas early and often
Browth hanging deuce, he might lead the league in scoring in the next year or two, but he’ll need more of a supporting cast
Anderson inside again for a deuce, 8 quick inside points for Lehigh
White hasn’t entered the game and won’t by the looks of things
TV Time outs are getting exciting - we just had an Army softball player throw rubber army mini basketballs at the crowd at about 65 mph
Mgebroff finally gets in the game with about 13 minutes left in the 2nd half of a blowout.
Did I mention mgebroff is two philly cheesesteaks away from 3-bills? Now you know why he doesn’t play anymore, so good, so talented, so out of shape
Which leads me to this - How the heck is he still out of shape. Midnight madness was what, 4 months ago, does this guy practice with the team or just eat papa johns on the sidelines
First offensive possession, mgebroff drops a deuce ft line extended, it hurts to watch
TV Time outs are getting better
NY State Lottery Contest
New York State Lotto Mascot dressed as a lottery ball
Mascot has Lotto tickets attached to him and two fans have to grab as many lotto tickets as they can in one minute, with the catch being that the mascot gets to run around to make it difficult.
The mascot is doing worse then the cadets basketball team, where is Mr. met when you need him, heck, I’ll take Mrs. Met on a snowy saturday
Knight drops a corner 3
Brown drops a 3-ball
LU has emptied the bench, everyone has played
Its 57-28 under 8 tv time out
Bell can’t throw it in the ocean from the titanic
Moonshower, who the announcer might have called Moonshine, is dropping bombs in mop up duty
It is over, finally, I can go ski at Bear Mountain now, thank god
Recap
The final score, drumroll, 69-44
Bell was 1 for 12, for 2 points
Brown shot 5 for 11, had 14 points, and played pretty well on his own out there
Knight went 4 for 5 from 3, finished with 16 points
Quiet day for Jose, played 25 minutes in the blowout, and had 9 points
Engineers had 7 players with 6 or more points, it was that kind of game
Navy shot 30% for the game
Lehigh moves to 9-1 in P-League
Army still in basement at 1-10
This is LUHoops00….signing off. @ 11:26 PM 0 HC Alums are angry about this post | Bitch about it on the PL hoops messageboard
Lehigh alum 'LUHoops00' has become a FOPLB (friend of Patriot League Blog) by offering the below report from the LU/Army game. Others are welcome to follow his lead and drop me a line (mattb@patriotleaguehoops.com) if you are interested in helping me out while I am busy fighting the man. Big thanks to him for being our inaugural guest blogger. The only part that I disagree with is the anti-Bill Packer rhetoric-- I love that guy!
Pre-Game Lehigh vs. Army
Lehigh (8-1) vs. Army (1-9)
Lehigh looks to remain undefeated versus the Cadets under Taylor
Last time out: Lehigh 63 Army 60, Knight 28 points
Christl seats 5,000, but the snow storm has kept a good 4,000 locals at home
Army has their very own replica Houston Astros Killer B’s starting lineup with Brown, Bell, and Bates
1st Half
We are underway from West Point
Down 4-0, Army is not lining up any of their players on the FT line with Corban Bates shooting a pair, they’re working on their fast break defense.
Bates misses both…it could be a long afternoon for the cadets
Olivero step back jumper for two, silky, silky smooth with the step back fade
Brown is cadets 1st option on offense and drills a baseline jumper
Brown getting touches every possession
Knight enters at the 16:48 mark
Why he is still coming off the bench I have no idea.
Quick Knight update for www.crossports.com members who love to talk about his academic background. He got a 3.11 gpa in fall semester…the time off from hoops was time well spent!
Brown misses two jumpers and Bell is struggling early
8-4 Engineers at under 16 tv time out
Knight with two quick 3-ball bombs
Bell missing early
Brown needs to shoot 35 times for this team to have a chance
Its getting ugly early, the locals are restless.
Bear Mountain is offering 2 for 1 ski passes with your Army Cadets game ticket
18-8 Engineers under 8
The stones are performing at half time and I thought army basketball was as bad as it gets
Bell keeps shooting…and missing…and shooting and missing
White with a put back deuce
Its 22-10, Army still not lining up for rebounds on their own FT’s, and I am still perplexed
Quick question – do you think Bobby Knight had the Coach K led Army team not lining up for rebounds on FT’s?
White buries a jumper for LU
Army has 13 points at the half, thirteen!
33-13 at the half, and I have no idea what Jim Crews half time message will be
Half Time – Part Uno
Ok, I lied, the Stones was a joke, but dodgeball is for real
Company A4 vs. C2, winner goes to Cadets Final Four.
Nantz and Packer just broke down the road to the Final Four for A4, and it goes through C2
Seth Davis likes C2, and I am just rooting for someone to get hit in the face
2,000 locals just showed up, its A4 vs. C2 baby!
Will Smith Men In Black song is playing
Vince Vaughn or a replica Vaughn from his swinger days is playing for one of the teams, and the kid can throw darts
I have no idea which team is which, but one team has an average height/weight of 5’8, 145…small, but shifty, with lots of heart
The small guys win, I think, they were up 5 guys to 1, and blew it, it might have ended in a tie, but they might have won, its mass confusion in West Point
Billy Packer can’t remember if his dad played at wake forest and he coached at Lehigh or vice versa
If you do not like Billy Packer, sign the petition and join the club, its free! http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/Billy_Packer/
Half Time Show – Part Deuce
4th Grade CYO Ball 6 minute winner take all cage match, sans the cage
Winner takes on A4 in dodgeball, kidding!
Number 12 in blue has game, he can go left, he can go right, and he is automatic from 17 and in
Army should be recruiting him….for next season. He’s 8 years old and he could help Brown out next year, the kid is special
2nd Half
White not partaking in warm-ups, if I wasn’t a rookie blogger I’d have reported that he took a big time charge towards end of 1st half and looked banged up
2nd half begins and white is not in the starting lineup
Anderson with back to back lay-ups
Lead growing and growing
Fischman with one handed “send it in Jerome” type jam from the 3 point line(need to add excitement here)…but it was emphatic none the less
Lehigh pounding it inside to the big fellas early and often
Browth hanging deuce, he might lead the league in scoring in the next year or two, but he’ll need more of a supporting cast
Anderson inside again for a deuce, 8 quick inside points for Lehigh
White hasn’t entered the game and won’t by the looks of things
TV Time outs are getting exciting - we just had an Army softball player throw rubber army mini basketballs at the crowd at about 65 mph
Mgebroff finally gets in the game with about 13 minutes left in the 2nd half of a blowout.
Did I mention mgebroff is two philly cheesesteaks away from 3-bills? Now you know why he doesn’t play anymore, so good, so talented, so out of shape
Which leads me to this - How the heck is he still out of shape. Midnight madness was what, 4 months ago, does this guy practice with the team or just eat papa johns on the sidelines
First offensive possession, mgebroff drops a deuce ft line extended, it hurts to watch
TV Time outs are getting better
NY State Lottery Contest
New York State Lotto Mascot dressed as a lottery ball
Mascot has Lotto tickets attached to him and two fans have to grab as many lotto tickets as they can in one minute, with the catch being that the mascot gets to run around to make it difficult.
The mascot is doing worse then the cadets basketball team, where is Mr. met when you need him, heck, I’ll take Mrs. Met on a snowy saturday
Knight drops a corner 3
Brown drops a 3-ball
LU has emptied the bench, everyone has played
Its 57-28 under 8 tv time out
Bell can’t throw it in the ocean from the titanic
Moonshower, who the announcer might have called Moonshine, is dropping bombs in mop up duty
It is over, finally, I can go ski at Bear Mountain now, thank god
Recap
The final score, drumroll, 69-44
Bell was 1 for 12, for 2 points
Brown shot 5 for 11, had 14 points, and played pretty well on his own out there
Knight went 4 for 5 from 3, finished with 16 points
Quiet day for Jose, played 25 minutes in the blowout, and had 9 points
Engineers had 7 players with 6 or more points, it was that kind of game
Navy shot 30% for the game
Lehigh moves to 9-1 in P-League
Army still in basement at 1-10
This is LUHoops00….signing off. @ 11:26 PM 0 HC Alums are angry about this post | Bitch about it on the PL hoops messageboard
Thursday, February 09, 2006
WE WERE ON A BREAK
As you may have noticed, your faithful PL blogger has been absent for some time. There are powerful forces that wish to silence the important message I deliver, and I must take a voyage to unknown territories to battle them. Yes, my life is much like a Bruce Lee film. If you are interested in guest blogging in the interim (pay is non-existent, but the fame you realize from being associated with the first Patriot League blog in history is invaluable), drop me a line at mattb AT patriotleaguehoops.com.
I will return, but I'm not sure when. In the meantime, you know where to go for what's up.
PS. If Jordan Nichols doesn't get Rookie of the Year, no one has been paying attention. @ 10:14 PM 1 HC Alums are angry about this post | Bitch about it on the PL hoops messageboard
As you may have noticed, your faithful PL blogger has been absent for some time. There are powerful forces that wish to silence the important message I deliver, and I must take a voyage to unknown territories to battle them. Yes, my life is much like a Bruce Lee film. If you are interested in guest blogging in the interim (pay is non-existent, but the fame you realize from being associated with the first Patriot League blog in history is invaluable), drop me a line at mattb AT patriotleaguehoops.com.
I will return, but I'm not sure when. In the meantime, you know where to go for what's up.
PS. If Jordan Nichols doesn't get Rookie of the Year, no one has been paying attention. @ 10:14 PM 1 HC Alums are angry about this post | Bitch about it on the PL hoops messageboard
