A busy sporting weekend for Chateau Steelypips: First, there were two NFL wild card games on Saturday, as a sort of appetizer for the real action on Sunday. The Colts borrowed a defense from somewhere, and despite Peyton Manning deciding to play like his little brother for the first half or so, Indianapolis moved on… Continue reading American Sports Round-Up
Category: Basketball
Bob Knight
The Times today has a good article on Bob Knight and his place in coaching history: In coaching circles, Knight’s legacy appears to be intact. His former players make up a who’s who list in coaching, including Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Iowa’s Steve Alford and the Knicks’ Isiah Thomas. Even longtime rivals concede Knight’s name is… Continue reading Bob Knight
NBA Brawl Conspiracy Theory
The big NBA story of the week is, of course, the brawl that broke out between the Knicks and Nuggets a week ago, and the big suspensions that followed. In particular, Denver star (and former Syracuse player) Carmelo Anthony was suspended for fifteen games for slugging the goon from the Knicks whose flagrant foul touched… Continue reading NBA Brawl Conspiracy Theory
Weekend Sports Round-Up
There were several sporting events worth commenting on this weekend, none of which I saw in their entirety. Hence, the combo recap post. Maryland-BC The Terps got beat by Boston College in a game that I didn’t realize was on TV until Kate told me about it about midway through the second half. I’m still… Continue reading Weekend Sports Round-Up
Syracuse-Oklahoma State
Syracuse, ranked #21 according to ESPN, lost by three to #24 Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. This comes on the heels of a loss to #17 Wichita State (who climbed to #10 in this week’s rankings). That’s what happens when you play ranked teams in December. I’m not sure how they managed to get Jim… Continue reading Syracuse-Oklahoma State
Maryland vs. Illinois
The ACC-Big Ten Challenge is one of those things that seems like a really good idea on paper. They’re consistently two of the top basketball conferences in the country, and both have strongly partisan fans who will argue for the superiority of their conference over all others. Matching them up in the early season seems… Continue reading Maryland vs. Illinois
Jay Bilas Survival Pool
I’m worried about Jay Bilas’s job. For those who aren’t college basketball junkies, Jay Bilas is a former Duke player who is currently the best college basketball analyst in the business. He’s smart, well-spoken, funny (listen to him banter with Bill Raftery and Sean McDonough when the three of them work games together), and extremely… Continue reading Jay Bilas Survival Pool
Maryland-Michigan State
Thursday night’s shellacking of St. John’s seemed to be mostly about the ineptitude of the Red Storm, rather than an indicator of greatness for the Terps. I fully expected them to come out and lose to Michigan State, who beat a ranked Texas team in their half of the semifinal bracket. Much to my surprise,… Continue reading Maryland-Michigan State
Early Basketball
The college basketball season is officially underway, and as is typical of the early season, there are already some wacky results, the most shocking being Kansas losing to Oral Roberts Wednesday night. Nobody is happier to see that score than Boston College coach Al Saunders– losing to Vermont is one thing (and makes Maryland’s win… Continue reading Early Basketball
Lubbock, Fallujah, What’s the Difference?
I wasn’t going to say anything about Bob Knight’s latest little incident, in which he smacked a player on the chin to get him to look up. If it were anyone else, this would be a non-issue, and even though it’s Knight, I don’t think this is worth the energy that sports media are expending… Continue reading Lubbock, Fallujah, What’s the Difference?