Posts Tagged ‘UConn Huskies’
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
There’s nothing like a Stanley Robinson putback dunk to start your day. Besides offering even more proof that the college basketball season is alive and kicking, it goes a long way in confirming my hypothesis: Robinson is the best putback dunker in the amateur ranks, and his domination might extend throughout the basketball [...]
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Tags: Big East Basketball, Dunks, Stanley Robinson, UConn Huskies
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
I’m not sure if there’s been a more redundant headline written than the following:
“Connecticut Huskies finish unanimous No. 1 in ESPN/USA Today women’s college basketball poll”
Which goes to this article about the incredible run by the UConn Huskies, who finished off their impressive season by smoking the Louisville Cardinals to win the Women’s National Championship. [...]
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Tags: ESPN, Geno Auriemma, Megan Gardler, National Champions, UConn Huskies
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
TGIFFF. Or, Thank God it’s Final Four Friday, either/or would work. The best in the land of college basketball descend on Detroit tomorrow to decide who’s going to the National Championship game on Monday. The first game is Michigan State versus Connecticut, with North Carolina/Villanova closing us out.
So. Who [...]
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Tags: Final Four, Hasheem Thabeet, Kalin Lucas, March Madness, Michigan State Spartans, North Carolina Tar Heels, Scottie Reynolds, Ty Lawson, UConn Huskies, Villanova Wildcats
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
While I was looking for a video of Paul Harris’ “I’ll walk a mile before I dunk it” dunk, I noticed some enterprising soul has uploaded video of all six overtimes. Not only that, but they’ve been edited to remove commercials and other breaks in game play. This is actually a really good [...]
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Tags: Big East Tournament, Dunks, March Madness, Paul Harris, Six Overtimes, Syracuse Orange, UConn Huskies
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Since about 12:15am Central time, I’ve been thinking of what to say about last night’s (this morning’s) epic Syracuse/UConn refuse-to-lose, six overtime mega basketball game, and that’s about all I can come up with: Thank you. Thank you to both teams for having the courage to keep playing like that. Thank you [...]
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Tags: Big Dance, Big East Tournament, Marathon, March Madness, Six Overtimes, Syracuse Orange, UConn Huskies
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
The crossover dribble is an explosive move — when done correctly — designed to create space between the ball handler and his defender. Sometimes, however, they work so well it can cause legs to break off at the ankles with such severity, folks watching are left stunned by the damage a well-executed crossover dribble [...]
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Tags: A.J. Price, Crossover, Jerel McNeal, Marquette Golden Eagles, Pwnage, UConn Huskies
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