Rowand44

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jan 18, 2007 -> 08:05 PM) If Iowa and Indiana are the best 2 defenses, I guess Wisconsin isnt in the picture. http://bigtenwonk.blogspot.com/ Some interesting Big 10 stats there. Im sure that there was no disrespect ment by the posts, but its hard to really believe that Wisconsin does not have 1 of the top 2 D's in the Big 10. No disrespect to Wiscy at all, I like them as a team a lot and they are a very good defensive team. My personal opinion based on watching both teams is that IU is a better defensive team, though you can certainly make an argument for Wiscy.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 18, 2007 -> 07:01 PM) I like BMac, but he's going to be inconsistent as a starter. If his change and curve aren't working, he's going to get destroyed. And those pitches will be much more consistant as a starting pitcher, in a role he's familiar with. Texas or not, Brandon is going to be a very good starting pitcher, starting this season. Just watch.

OSU is the more talented team, there is no doubt about that but IU also defends better and is probably the best defensive team in the conference. I'm pretty sure that Greasy's point was that IU has done just as much as OSU so far this season, yet OSU has the Oden hype train. I do think that OSU is better but this IU team is very good and very dangerous, when you defend like they do, you can compete with anyone.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 18, 2007 -> 04:43 PM) Would somebody please add some substance to back up their claims that they can't prove? "All scouts would agree." Prove it. "Cut his walks down to be the best pitcher in the game." Prove it. Walking guys is part of his game. Carpenter has been phenomenal since coming over to the NL, and he should've won the Cy Young instead of Webb. Not that Webb doesn't deserve the mention because he has always had great stuff. He's like Halladay, a guy who eats up a ton of innings, doesn't walk anybody, and keeps the ball down. Oh and he does it pitching in the AL East too. Look at Smoltz's numbers. I've already shown Oswalt's, and Clemens' lack of innings is due to contract negoitations. If he's still pitching in the NL, he's one of the best. Watching them pitch, I think it's pretty well known here that I don't use just stats to back up my claims. There is not a pitcher in the NL I'd rather have than Carlos Zambrano.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jan 18, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) Maybe Southern just isn't that good. Oh, this is a very good team. For whatever reason, we've played down to some competition on the road. We've also played as many road games as anyone in the nation. This was also our 4th game of the week. Our 15 rpi would tell you that we've played and beat good teams. For whatever reason, we seem to come out flat in road games against lesser competition.

If Zambrano does indeed hit free agency, I hope kenny just throws globs of money at him. He's a psycho but he's one the best pitchers in baseball. The only pitcher in baseball right now that I'd for sure take over him is Johan. QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 18, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) I'll take Zambrano as would any other scout in baseball. Of that list you made...Johan is the only starter I'd take over Zambrano. Clemens is pretty ridiculous but he doesn't give the innings that Carlos does. Pedro isn't healthy anymore and the rest of those guys aren't even close to being as good as Carlos, imo. Stop thinking like me.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 17, 2007 -> 09:23 PM) Lowery is recruiting good talent for us, but when can I look at him and start to think his coaching is lackluster. We are worthless against a zone. Evansville? Just when Virginia Tech was helping us out and making us look good, we lay an egg to the Aces? Rex Hudler will be estatic. The team has come out flat in every road game that we should win. Some of that definitely has to go on CLo. On the other hand, the players flat out sucked yesterday. Every single player was pitiful on both sides of the ball, minus Tatum. I've never seen the team so damn lazy on defense. TY was late closing out on his man the majority of the game and that never ever ever ever happens. Mullins was getting beat on D as well, again, something that never happens. We could not contain Webster at all, every single one of our big men was in trouble, Shaw, Boyle and Foster all fouled out while Randal was actually the one in the most foul trouble through out the game and he finished with 4 fouls. So combined, our 4 big men had 19 fouls. This was just an absolutely pitiful loss. I'm still pissed off about this and I'm not going to get over this one, this loss one way or another will come back to haunt us.

We just got our asses handed to us by Evansville. This is the worst f***in defensive effort this team has ever had. This loss is completely unf***inacceptable. Piss poor f***in performance, f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f***. I'm going to go f***in run into a wall the rest of the night. f***

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 17, 2007 -> 04:14 PM) If it were to happen, I would like SIU's chances against Indiana on a neutral court. Justin, that sig is old!!! Two more damn days. A SIU-IU rematch would be fun as both teams have improved a great deal since that game and now we have another weapon that we didn't have back then. Anywho, back to things actually happening now, Evansville tonight, must revenge that horrible loss from last season.

Yup. We have absolutely no chance.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 17, 2007 -> 03:31 PM) Haha, if only.... http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology Rematch in the elite 8.

Two days in a row now that I have not been able to sleep at all, fantastic.

JOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CREDEEEE

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 11:42 PM) Because everyone was standing, blocking much of the court from the traditional view. It wasn't bad most of the time but yes I'm sure that was the reason. Still those angles were very annoying.

In other news, Air Force just dropped a game to a bad Utah team. Terrible loss there.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 10:50 AM) My favorite random ESPN show is Madden Nation. I haven't seen any episodes of this second season (I need to find a random marathon or something), but I randomly saw the first season in the middle of the night this last year. ^^^

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 10:55 PM) I was almost hoping Texas would come back down and hit a 2. Ditto.

OH. MY. GOD

ESPN is using ridiculous camera angles. Durant is good...

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 10:11 PM) Very entertaining game in Stillwater. This game is unbelievable. Triple OT...

Very entertaining game in Stillwater.

Gonzaga's 30 game conference win streak is gone.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 11:36 PM) The Sox play the Rockies on February 28th. You know, right when I posted that, I thought to myself "I bet they play their first game in February." And wouldn't you know, if someone were to call me out on it, I would have guessed it to be you.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 11:25 PM) So, when the f*** are we going to start playing ball again. God I hate January. March, we will starting playing games in March.

SIU beats Drake 72 to 62 despite one of our worst defensive efforts of the year. Anyways, Josh Bone comes in off the bench and adds 10 points for us tonight. Josh after not playing for many games cause he needed to get back into game shape after his injury is now earning some minutes and providing a spark off our bench. It now seems that we finally have a legit scoring option off the bench which we just have not had this season. Not only that but he made such a huge difference against Drake's zone. We were doing absolutely nothing against their zone until he came off the bench and he nailed 2 quick 3's and started expanding the zone more. He can be a huge difference maker for this team, I'm very excited that he decided to play this year. Also, Creighton loses to WSU tonight, back to a 3 way tie atop the Valley with two others a half game behind(tied in loss column).