amida brimah
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This team just didn’t have it. There is no other way to put it. Ryan Boatright is not Kemba Walker, Ryan Boatright is not Shabazz Napier and the UConn Huskies fell short in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game yesterday. Although our NCAA Tournament hopes rimmed around and bounced out, I saw something in…
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It wasn’t pretty, but we won. Most importantly, we won how we need to win big games- clutch free throws, production from role players and the emergence of the X-Factor at just the right time. It would have been easy to throw in the towel after Florida’s last run with 12 minutes remaining. The Huskies, coming…
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Tonight, UConn battles #2 Duke at the Izod Center in the latest chapter of a storied rivalry. The Devils in Blue hold a slight 5-4 series edge although UConn’s victories have come on a much bigger stage (1999 Championship/ 2004 Final Four). Duke, featuring likely 2015 #1 overall pick Jahlil Okafor, enter tonight’s match-up at…
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The 2-5 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) defeated #17 Michigan Wolverines 72-70 yesterday in the biggest upset -in terms of point spread- since 2007 . A day earlier, Division II University of the Sciences defeated Division I Drexel becoming the first non-D1 school to beat a D1 opponent at home. My point? Don’t panic.…
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The Situation: UConn 44 – Yale 42, 3.5 seconds left. The Players: Javier Duren (15 PTS, 1-8 3PT) inbounding for Yale guarded by Samuel. Boatright on Jack Montague (3 PTS, 1-4 3PT). SCJ on Makai Mason (2 PTS, 0-2 3PT). Hamilton on Justin Sears (12 PTS, 4-11 FG), Nolan on Matt Townsend (8 PTS, 0-1 3PT). See below: The Play: Option #1…
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November is here once again which means the return of my favorite season, college basketball. Here are a few keys for UConn to repeat as National Champions. It starts (and ends), of course, with point guard Ryan Boatright. Ryan Boatright This is finally Ryan Boatright’s team. Two years ago, I would’ve cringed at this idea…
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A Look Back at Buffalo
amida brimah, Buffalo, connecticut, Deandre Daniels, First Niagara Center, jay wright, Jeremy Lamb, Kemba Walker, Kevin Ollie, lasan kromah, March Madness, ncaa tournament, Niels Giffey, Roscoe Smith, Ryan Boatright, Shabazz Napier, st joe’s, syracuse, terrence samuel, Tyler Olander, UCONN, UCONN basketball, UCONN Huskies, villanovaI drove up to Buffalo for the NCAA Tournament games at the First Niagara Center, home of the Sabres. Here is what I took away from the 1st and 2nd rounds: ROLE PLAYERS EMERGENCE We made up a 10 point first half deficit with Shabazz on the bench in foul trouble. Down 19-9 ,…
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