Baseball -- still #1, despite losing 2-1 to Wright State on Friday night. (Interesting note: WSU scored both runs on squeeze plays! Wish I had been there to see that; few plays in sports are more exciting than a well-executed squeeze.) We went on to crush Dartmouth on Saturday, 14-3, and again on Sunday, 11-5. In Sunday's late game, we got our revenge on Wright State, 13-3.
Lacrosse -- after beating #1 Syracuse 11-10 on Sunday afternoon in Klockner, the men's LAX team ascended to the lofty #1 ranking.
Tennis -- Beat ODU on Friday, 8-0. Also beat Georgetown on Friday, 9-0. Topped it off with a win over nationally-ranked and highly-respected Texas on Sunday, 9-4.
These three programs are chugging along right now, helping us forget this nine-game slide in basketball... at least partially.
Congrats to the baseball, lacrosse, and tennis teams! GO HOOS!
March 8, 2010
March 7, 2010
So Long, Sylven
In case you missed it yesterday...
Virginia men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett has announced that sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg (Flushing, N.Y.) will not play in games for the remainder of the 2009-10 season for failure to live up to his academic obligations.
“Sylven has failed to live up to his academic obligations and will not play in games for the remainder of the season,” Bennett said. “This is a very difficult decision. Sylven is a fine young man who I deeply care about, but our players need to take personal responsibility for their academic obligations. There are standards and expectations that Sylven and every player in this program now and in the future must uphold. When they are not upheld, there are consequences.
“It’s important for our current and future players to understand it’s a privilege to compete in the ACC and attend one of the finest institutions in the country. My hope is through this action it will help Sylven and the other young men in our program understand the value of a degree from the University of Virginia and the opportunities it provides for life after basketball.”
I really don't see any way possible that he's planning to return to the team after this. And you know what? That grim reality doesn't sting as much as I thought it would.
The team played tough, gritty basketball without him yesterday. I didn't miss Landesberg at all. And the team played better without him.
For next season, the prospect of trying to replace his scoring is a little bit scary... but maybe this will open up the team game a little bit, without that one player to constantly defer to on offense.
Who knows?
I do know one thing: There's no more mystery of where Billy Baron's scholarship will come from. But I don't think Landesberg is going to be the only attrition this program endures this offseason...
March 3, 2010
6th Recruit!
In case you missed it, Tony Bennett added a 6th member to his 2010 recruiting class yesterday. The newest Hoo is point guard Billy Baron, a three-star recruit from Worcester, Massachusetts who chose the Cavaliers over Rhode Island, Rutgers, Stanford, Harvard, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt. Baron has been described as a scoring-first point guard and as a "power guard" by Cavs Corner's Chris Wallace.
Baron's commitment is especially interesting for quite a few reasons:
1) For the 2010-2011 season, Baron is slated to be our 14th player on scholarship. The NCAA maximum is 13. So this means that not only is Coach Bennett bracing for some attrition this offseason, he's expecting it and planning on it. The logical guesses for sources of Baron's scholarship are via Tristan Spurlock transferring or Sylven Landesberg going pro (either to the NBA or to Europe.) Assane Sene transferring and Mike Scott heading to Europe are also possibilities about which I've heard various rumblings.
2) Billy Baron's father, Jim Baron, is the head coach at Rhode Island. Billy committed early to his father and to URI, but never signed a letter on intent to play for the Rams. Because his father is a member of the URI faculty, Billy was not going to be a scholarship player at Rhode Island. Thus, he did not sign a national letter of intent as other recruits do... which left him open and able to explore his options, and to realize his dream of playing in a college basketball "power conference," like the ACC.
3) Billy's older brother Jimmy played for his dad at Rhode Island and was a star for the Rams. Jimmy scored 1,765 points during his college career, including an impressive 361 made three pointers on a 42% shooting clip. Billy is said to be on par with his older brother at this same stage of development.
4) He's a scorer, but Billy Baron is a point guard all the way. So he will join Jontel Evans and Sammy Zeglinski in the battle for minutes at the 1 next year. Given Evans' severe offensive limitations and Zeglinski's transition into more of a shooting guard / combo role, Baron could be in line for quite a lot of playing time as a true freshman.
All in all, I think this is a very interesting and exciting development. Coach Bennett continues to add Bennett-style players to the roster, and at this point has assembled an entire starting lineup with this 2010 recruiting class.
PG) Billy Baron
SG) K.T. Harrell
SF) Joe Harris
PF) Will Regan
C) James Johnson
6th Man) Akil Mitchell
I can't wait for the "Super Six" to hit Grounds this summer, and to see them suit up and play for the Hoos in November.
March 2, 2010
"One-on-One with Virginia’s Brian O’Connor"
Here's a fantastic Q&A interview with Coach O'Connor from Rivals and Yahoo! Sports' Kendall Rogers. Enjoy!
BANG IT HERE.
March 1, 2010
The Great Pizzacone Enterprise
Here is my friend's recount of his Pizzacone trip. Enjoy. -Kendall
Just the other day I was reading some blogs and discovered something… a new innovation in pizza technology. Now, by no means am I a food connoisseur or a pizza fanatic, but just an ordinary person who sometimes gets excited by simple things. Pizza cone is not just an ordinary thing though! How often does a revolution in pizza technology occur? The last major innovation could arguably be the creation of the stuffed crust pizza, back in ’95. After doing some research I realized that pizza cone has been around for a couple years now, but since its arrival in NYC, it will certainly now become a cultural phenomenon. I now present my recount of my Pizza Cone adventure.
February 25, 2010
5:30 p.m.
I leave Charlottesville, Virginia on the Starlight Express bus to NYC, seeking out K! Pizzacone. I am worried about the perilous roads ahead because of the category 5 blizzard that is hitting the Northeast and am certainly not comforted by the fact that my driver was in training and it was his first run. I had to ignore that though, I was on a mission.
8:52 p.m.
We reach the halfway point in our bus ride to NYC. Still no snow.
9:30 p.m.
We’re now in Pennsylvania and I can begin to see the blizzard ahead.
10:45 p.m.
We can no longer see the road and visibility is at a minimum. The snow is blanketing everywhere and the wind is rocking the bus pretty hard. Several cars are stopping on the highway and we narrowly miss several. We press on.
12:32 a.m.
We arrive in NYC. I head to my shack of a hotel room to spend the night with my friend Andrew in order to rest for the next day’s adventure.
February 25, 2010
11:32 a.m.
It’s really nice to sleep in. We wake up and go drop our things off at the bus so that we can make the trek over to K! Pizzacone. The streets are pretty bad and only some of the roads have been plowed. We feel like a cab ride would not be very safe given the conditions, so we decide to rough it out and walk the 30 blocks to the Pizzacone haven on 5th Ave.
12:47 p.m.
We arrive. Here is a shot my friend Andrew took of the front door.
This other shot is of the logo “K!”
12:48 p.m.
Well… now going at lunchtime didn’t seem like a good idea. Oh well. I didn’t come 6 hours to NYC to be phased by a crowd
1:18 p.m.
We finally get to the front of the line and are able to order. My mouth is literally watering at this point. For me it seemed like a pretty good deal. All the toppings/stuffings I want for just a dollar more than the price for just cheese.
I wonder how far they deliver…
The packaging method for people that are getting a pizzacone to go is actually pretty impressive. Here is a shot of the outside of some boxes…
…And here are the insides. I’m not really sure what these people ordered or if they were shooting me weird looks for taking pictures of their food, but I think the first one is veggie, the second is some sort of breakfast mix, and the third is a plain one.
After 18 hours I still hadn’t decided what I was going to order. So many choices! I finally decided on peppers, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, and grilled chicken.
Here is a photo of the chef making my cuisine. They take all of the ingredients, minus the sauce, and blend it all in a bowl. They actually have the pizza cones themselves shipped from a bakery in Connecticut. I guess the space they have is too small to make them themselves. They then ladle some sauce into a cone and then pack in the ingredients into the top of the cone. They sprinkle some more cheese on top of all of that to really fancy it up. After all that, they popped my delicious treat into the oven for about 5 minutes. Yum. At this point I got way to excited and completely forgot about taking pictures, so my apologies for that.
When I first discovered K! Pizzacone, many people doubted my adventure. They told me how it was stupid for me the travel such a long distance for something that could simply be achieved by just rolling up a piece of pizza. I was hoping that my first bite would prove them all wrong. My long, arduous trek to a city hundreds of miles away was about to climax in one single moment. My arms trembled with excitement as I lifted my pizza-ey chalice out of its K! Pizzacone box palace towards my mouth. I could feel it steaming in my hands. It was time to indulge.
It was definitely worth the trip.
Yow! First of all, the dough is not quite like that of a pizza. It is a little harder and more like the crust of a calzone… actually… that’s pretty close to what it is. It’s like a super thick, but not sweet, ice cream cone. I started just by nibbling around the top of the cone to try it out. The cone itself was actually pretty tasty. Crunchy, but not hard like day old pizza crust. I then took a giant bite out of the side of the cone and got a bit of everything. Flavor explosion. All of the ingredients combined perfectly and seemed really fresh. The sauce was actually some of the best pizza sauce I’ve had. That, plus the slight crunch of the cone just seemed like pizza perfection. It was delicious. One of the best things about eating a pizzacone was definitely how clean it was. I didn’t get any grease dripping onto my hands and I was easily able to eat it with one hand… like an ice cream cone. Definitely the most satisfying part of eating my pizzacone was the last bite. It reminded me of the final part of a drumstick, where you get cone, chocolate, and ice cream all at once. It was pretty similar to that with my pizzacone, but with a nice puddle of sauce at the bottom to wash my toppings down with.
Overall, the experience was fantastic. I got to have an awesome trip to NYC and try out an innovation in pizza technology. Some may say that this is merely a novelty, but I believe that this is a pretty awesome concept and I would love to see this spread. I mean, come on, it’s pizza in a cone! It really just makes me wonder, “Why didn’t I think of this first?”
Thanks to Andrew for accompanying me and thanks to Kendall for this blog and letting me take the day off of work to embark on this mission of pizza proportions.
-alex
Just the other day I was reading some blogs and discovered something… a new innovation in pizza technology. Now, by no means am I a food connoisseur or a pizza fanatic, but just an ordinary person who sometimes gets excited by simple things. Pizza cone is not just an ordinary thing though! How often does a revolution in pizza technology occur? The last major innovation could arguably be the creation of the stuffed crust pizza, back in ’95. After doing some research I realized that pizza cone has been around for a couple years now, but since its arrival in NYC, it will certainly now become a cultural phenomenon. I now present my recount of my Pizza Cone adventure.
February 25, 2010
5:30 p.m.
I leave Charlottesville, Virginia on the Starlight Express bus to NYC, seeking out K! Pizzacone. I am worried about the perilous roads ahead because of the category 5 blizzard that is hitting the Northeast and am certainly not comforted by the fact that my driver was in training and it was his first run. I had to ignore that though, I was on a mission.
8:52 p.m.
We reach the halfway point in our bus ride to NYC. Still no snow.
9:30 p.m.
We’re now in Pennsylvania and I can begin to see the blizzard ahead.
10:45 p.m.
We can no longer see the road and visibility is at a minimum. The snow is blanketing everywhere and the wind is rocking the bus pretty hard. Several cars are stopping on the highway and we narrowly miss several. We press on.
12:32 a.m.
We arrive in NYC. I head to my shack of a hotel room to spend the night with my friend Andrew in order to rest for the next day’s adventure.
February 25, 2010
11:32 a.m.
It’s really nice to sleep in. We wake up and go drop our things off at the bus so that we can make the trek over to K! Pizzacone. The streets are pretty bad and only some of the roads have been plowed. We feel like a cab ride would not be very safe given the conditions, so we decide to rough it out and walk the 30 blocks to the Pizzacone haven on 5th Ave.
12:47 p.m.
We arrive. Here is a shot my friend Andrew took of the front door.
This other shot is of the logo “K!”
12:48 p.m.
Well… now going at lunchtime didn’t seem like a good idea. Oh well. I didn’t come 6 hours to NYC to be phased by a crowd
1:18 p.m.
We finally get to the front of the line and are able to order. My mouth is literally watering at this point. For me it seemed like a pretty good deal. All the toppings/stuffings I want for just a dollar more than the price for just cheese.
I wonder how far they deliver…
The packaging method for people that are getting a pizzacone to go is actually pretty impressive. Here is a shot of the outside of some boxes…
…And here are the insides. I’m not really sure what these people ordered or if they were shooting me weird looks for taking pictures of their food, but I think the first one is veggie, the second is some sort of breakfast mix, and the third is a plain one.
After 18 hours I still hadn’t decided what I was going to order. So many choices! I finally decided on peppers, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, and grilled chicken.
Here is a photo of the chef making my cuisine. They take all of the ingredients, minus the sauce, and blend it all in a bowl. They actually have the pizza cones themselves shipped from a bakery in Connecticut. I guess the space they have is too small to make them themselves. They then ladle some sauce into a cone and then pack in the ingredients into the top of the cone. They sprinkle some more cheese on top of all of that to really fancy it up. After all that, they popped my delicious treat into the oven for about 5 minutes. Yum. At this point I got way to excited and completely forgot about taking pictures, so my apologies for that.
When I first discovered K! Pizzacone, many people doubted my adventure. They told me how it was stupid for me the travel such a long distance for something that could simply be achieved by just rolling up a piece of pizza. I was hoping that my first bite would prove them all wrong. My long, arduous trek to a city hundreds of miles away was about to climax in one single moment. My arms trembled with excitement as I lifted my pizza-ey chalice out of its K! Pizzacone box palace towards my mouth. I could feel it steaming in my hands. It was time to indulge.
It was definitely worth the trip.
Yow! First of all, the dough is not quite like that of a pizza. It is a little harder and more like the crust of a calzone… actually… that’s pretty close to what it is. It’s like a super thick, but not sweet, ice cream cone. I started just by nibbling around the top of the cone to try it out. The cone itself was actually pretty tasty. Crunchy, but not hard like day old pizza crust. I then took a giant bite out of the side of the cone and got a bit of everything. Flavor explosion. All of the ingredients combined perfectly and seemed really fresh. The sauce was actually some of the best pizza sauce I’ve had. That, plus the slight crunch of the cone just seemed like pizza perfection. It was delicious. One of the best things about eating a pizzacone was definitely how clean it was. I didn’t get any grease dripping onto my hands and I was easily able to eat it with one hand… like an ice cream cone. Definitely the most satisfying part of eating my pizzacone was the last bite. It reminded me of the final part of a drumstick, where you get cone, chocolate, and ice cream all at once. It was pretty similar to that with my pizzacone, but with a nice puddle of sauce at the bottom to wash my toppings down with.
Overall, the experience was fantastic. I got to have an awesome trip to NYC and try out an innovation in pizza technology. Some may say that this is merely a novelty, but I believe that this is a pretty awesome concept and I would love to see this spread. I mean, come on, it’s pizza in a cone! It really just makes me wonder, “Why didn’t I think of this first?”
Thanks to Andrew for accompanying me and thanks to Kendall for this blog and letting me take the day off of work to embark on this mission of pizza proportions.
-alex
February 28, 2010
UVA Lacrosse Preview
This guest piece is brought to you by Paul Gilbert, my dear friend and fellow Wahoo... and as you can tell, a huge Virginia LAX fan. Thanks for contributing to Wahooze, Paulie!
Everyone -- ENJOY!
As Kendall is busy covering basketball, football (a year 'round endeavor), and baseball, I will contribute some brief lacrosse analysis for the 2010 season. Currently ranked #2 in the Baltimore Sun poll, the Hoos are out for blood after an ugly loss to Cornell in the NCAA semis last spring. Virginia beat Stony Brook 13-8 on Saturday, bringing their record to 3-0, after victories over 'schedule-to-win' opponents Drexel and Mount St. Mary's.
The Cavaliers lost seniors Danny Glading (attack), Garrett Billings (attack), Gavin Gill (attack), Mike Timms, (long stick middie), and Matt Kelly (defense), among others, to graduation after last season. Midfield is going to be the strength of this team, while the attack is young and unproven, with lots of upside. Expect teams to jam our middies and put the pressure on the inexperienced attack. Sophomore attackmen Steele Stanwick and Chris Broklet, as well as incoming freshmen Connor English (attack), Matt White (attack),and Chris LaPierre (midfield) will have to step up in order for us to put points on the board, while highly rated recruit Harry Prevas (D) will be needed on the defensive side of the field. Freshman Howie Long, Jr. is viewed as a project on D, with potential to become a solid starter later in his career.
UVA Lax Position by Position
Attack
As I mentioned above, this group is very young, but extremely talented. So far, they are working together very well, and it is going to be exciting to watch them grow together. If there is any position in lacrosse where talent can triumph experience, it's on attack, where freshman Connor English, a lefty, has been lighting it up on the left side against mediocre defenses so far this season. Sophomores Steele Stanwick and Chris Bocklet have also been very productive, and I'm feeling pretty good about our attack so far.
Midfield
By far our deepest position, the midfield is anchored by first line starters Shamel and Rhamel Bratton, both juniors, and senior Brian Carroll. These guys will demand a lot of attention from opposing defenders, and will be relied upon to create plays for our young attackmen.
Freshman Chris LaPierre (nicknamed "Shocker"), a talented athlete who got serious looks from D1 football programs at safety and running back, is really impressing so far. Big, fast, and tough, so far he has been great in clears and fast breaks, and should be a star for us for a long time.
Defense
I have a feeling that our success is really going to rest on the quality of our defensive play this year. Anchored by two seniors, Ken Clausen and Ryan Nizolek, if the defense can keep us in games and give goalie Adam Ghitelman a chance, then we will go deep in the playoffs. Freshman Harry Prevas has been impressive and getting a decent amount of playing time so far, which is encouraging, but I'm worried this group lacks the big, physical, "enforcer" needed to keep the talented attacks we will face this year in check.
Goalie
Junior starter Adam Ghitelman is pretty solid. Good in clears and moving outside the net, so-so at stopping shots. We'll see.
(Very) Quick Game Recaps
UVA 11, Drexel 8
Drexel actually jumped out to a 4-1 lead after dominating us on face-offs (a definite concern going into this season) in the first quarter, but UVA was too much in the 4th, and won 11-8.
UVA 15, Mount St. Mary's 7
Hoos go up 5-1 in the first and never look back. At one point, Bocklet scored 4 of 5 UVA goals. English had 3, and the Hoos rolled.
UVA 13, Stony Brook 8
Bocklet and Stanwick each go for 3, Ghitelman has his best game of the season, Hoos are 3-0.
Up next is two-time defending champ, and #1-ranked Syracuse. This game will be in Charlottesville on Saturday, March 7th, and our first true test of the season. The Hoos have won 5 straight regular season games against Syracuse (including a 14-13 overtime thriller that I witnessed at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore back in '08), but they lost their most recent playoff matchup against the Orange (later in 2008, in double OT). All of you who are local to the 'Ville should turn out to support the team. This is an intense rivalry, #1 vs. #2 (assuming 'Cuse takes care of business against Army on Sunday), and will no doubt be an exciting two hours.
I will be giving periodic updates as the season progresses, especially after games I am able to attend (@Towson and @MD, and hopefully the ACC tourney games in College Park and the NCAA semis and finals in Baltimore).
Go Hoos!
Everyone -- ENJOY!
As Kendall is busy covering basketball, football (a year 'round endeavor), and baseball, I will contribute some brief lacrosse analysis for the 2010 season. Currently ranked #2 in the Baltimore Sun poll, the Hoos are out for blood after an ugly loss to Cornell in the NCAA semis last spring. Virginia beat Stony Brook 13-8 on Saturday, bringing their record to 3-0, after victories over 'schedule-to-win' opponents Drexel and Mount St. Mary's.
The Cavaliers lost seniors Danny Glading (attack), Garrett Billings (attack), Gavin Gill (attack), Mike Timms, (long stick middie), and Matt Kelly (defense), among others, to graduation after last season. Midfield is going to be the strength of this team, while the attack is young and unproven, with lots of upside. Expect teams to jam our middies and put the pressure on the inexperienced attack. Sophomore attackmen Steele Stanwick and Chris Broklet, as well as incoming freshmen Connor English (attack), Matt White (attack),and Chris LaPierre (midfield) will have to step up in order for us to put points on the board, while highly rated recruit Harry Prevas (D) will be needed on the defensive side of the field. Freshman Howie Long, Jr. is viewed as a project on D, with potential to become a solid starter later in his career.
UVA Lax Position by Position
Attack
As I mentioned above, this group is very young, but extremely talented. So far, they are working together very well, and it is going to be exciting to watch them grow together. If there is any position in lacrosse where talent can triumph experience, it's on attack, where freshman Connor English, a lefty, has been lighting it up on the left side against mediocre defenses so far this season. Sophomores Steele Stanwick and Chris Bocklet have also been very productive, and I'm feeling pretty good about our attack so far.
Midfield
By far our deepest position, the midfield is anchored by first line starters Shamel and Rhamel Bratton, both juniors, and senior Brian Carroll. These guys will demand a lot of attention from opposing defenders, and will be relied upon to create plays for our young attackmen.
Freshman Chris LaPierre (nicknamed "Shocker"), a talented athlete who got serious looks from D1 football programs at safety and running back, is really impressing so far. Big, fast, and tough, so far he has been great in clears and fast breaks, and should be a star for us for a long time.
Defense
I have a feeling that our success is really going to rest on the quality of our defensive play this year. Anchored by two seniors, Ken Clausen and Ryan Nizolek, if the defense can keep us in games and give goalie Adam Ghitelman a chance, then we will go deep in the playoffs. Freshman Harry Prevas has been impressive and getting a decent amount of playing time so far, which is encouraging, but I'm worried this group lacks the big, physical, "enforcer" needed to keep the talented attacks we will face this year in check.
Goalie
Junior starter Adam Ghitelman is pretty solid. Good in clears and moving outside the net, so-so at stopping shots. We'll see.
(Very) Quick Game Recaps
UVA 11, Drexel 8
Drexel actually jumped out to a 4-1 lead after dominating us on face-offs (a definite concern going into this season) in the first quarter, but UVA was too much in the 4th, and won 11-8.
UVA 15, Mount St. Mary's 7
Hoos go up 5-1 in the first and never look back. At one point, Bocklet scored 4 of 5 UVA goals. English had 3, and the Hoos rolled.
UVA 13, Stony Brook 8
Bocklet and Stanwick each go for 3, Ghitelman has his best game of the season, Hoos are 3-0.
Up next is two-time defending champ, and #1-ranked Syracuse. This game will be in Charlottesville on Saturday, March 7th, and our first true test of the season. The Hoos have won 5 straight regular season games against Syracuse (including a 14-13 overtime thriller that I witnessed at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore back in '08), but they lost their most recent playoff matchup against the Orange (later in 2008, in double OT). All of you who are local to the 'Ville should turn out to support the team. This is an intense rivalry, #1 vs. #2 (assuming 'Cuse takes care of business against Army on Sunday), and will no doubt be an exciting two hours.
I will be giving periodic updates as the season progresses, especially after games I am able to attend (@Towson and @MD, and hopefully the ACC tourney games in College Park and the NCAA semis and finals in Baltimore).
Go Hoos!
February 25, 2010
Three Reasons We'll Beat Duke
Just to be absolutely clear, I think we'll lose to Duke on Sunday, probably by 30+ points.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if we beat the Blue Devils. Three reasons:
1) Duke struggles on the road.
The lost at Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, NC State, and Georgetown. They struggled at BC and Miami. They're scary in Cameron, less so on the road. I'm pretty sure they'll be taking us lightly, like they probably did NC State. It at least gives us a window.
2) Mike Scott has something to prove.
He played such a bad game against Miami, the message boards have been on fire with questions about his heart, his toughness, and his ability. "APB Put Out On Mike Scott" and "Worried About MS" are the titles of two such threads I've seen lately. I'm sure Mike Scott has some pride, and I'm sure he'll come out looking to make a statement against the Dookies on Sunday.
3) Our team should be desperate to win.
A six game losing streak, and a season spiraling out of control... Certainly the guys have used the balance of this week to get themselves rested and ready for battle on Sunday, right? Backs against the wall, I think Sylven Landesberg and his flawed basketball team should be ready to give it all they've got in their next good chance to end the season on somewhat of a high note. Coach Bennett should be ready to throw the kitchen sink at ferret-face Mike Kryzshevyskrewit.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if we beat the Blue Devils. Three reasons:
1) Duke struggles on the road.
The lost at Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, NC State, and Georgetown. They struggled at BC and Miami. They're scary in Cameron, less so on the road. I'm pretty sure they'll be taking us lightly, like they probably did NC State. It at least gives us a window.
2) Mike Scott has something to prove.
He played such a bad game against Miami, the message boards have been on fire with questions about his heart, his toughness, and his ability. "APB Put Out On Mike Scott" and "Worried About MS" are the titles of two such threads I've seen lately. I'm sure Mike Scott has some pride, and I'm sure he'll come out looking to make a statement against the Dookies on Sunday.
3) Our team should be desperate to win.
A six game losing streak, and a season spiraling out of control... Certainly the guys have used the balance of this week to get themselves rested and ready for battle on Sunday, right? Backs against the wall, I think Sylven Landesberg and his flawed basketball team should be ready to give it all they've got in their next good chance to end the season on somewhat of a high note. Coach Bennett should be ready to throw the kitchen sink at ferret-face Mike Kryzshevyskrewit.
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