CaliforniaRaisin

i agree about that...the reffing was even more one sided in that game than it was in the UConn-Washington game. go George Mason. No, the Illinois game wasn't more one-sided than this one. haha, i love bitter fans Haha, no kidding. haha, i love bitter fans You wouldn't be bitter at having a game taken away from you? Oh yeah you root for one of the "1st tier" programs, you never have to worry about that. Oddly enough, U-Dub got screwed over by a first tier program.

Man, my opinoin of Grace keeps sinking everytime he opens his trap.

Ugh, what crap. :x I'm still livid!

Quoted for truth. Just abysmal. The final stat sheet is incredible: Wash took 29 more FG's (made 33, UConn made 27) Conn had 4 OFF Reb Conn had 27 turnovers Wash had 18 steals If you saw those, how could anyone imagine it possible that UConn won the game 98-92 in OT ? If you gave someone those numbers, they'd be baffled and could only imagine that Wash got screwed by the officiating. But, with only 4 OFF Reb, can anyone say UConn was the aggressor ? Hell no. Not just screwed by the officiating, their whole starting lineup fouled out! EDIT: I see you already knew that.

I called it that everyone on U-Dub would foul out.

The refs effectively won this one for UConn.

GOALTEND!

Holy crap. Everyone on U-Dub is going to foul out tonight.

Expletive.

I'm hoping everyone of importance on both teams fouls out and this game comes down to the walk-ons.

Ugh. :x:(

Yeah, Dixon is from LA and very close friends with Howland still. I'm glad - this makes the Pac-10 stronger.

i dont know about ryan, but at least for me, it wouldn't be any consolation if they were losing. I think ND is just mad because it's ruining his bracket.

Ok, I really want the Bulls to draft Brandon Roy now (along with LaMarcus).

Oh, I give Illinois credit, they did hit their shots, and they had a lot to do with winning that game. But Arizona didn't play to win, they played not to lose. The Illinois steals you saw looked more like horrible passes from Arizona to me. They had a complete breakdown at the end of the game. I'm not taking anything away from Illinois, but it looked to me like Arizona just choked. Like I said, it depends on what side of the fence you sit. Illinois fans saw a tremendous comeback. Non-Illinois fans saw a tremendous collapse. Either way it was still a great game, and yes, should be an ESPN Classic. I don't think I'd be classified as an Illinois fan and I don't think it was just a tremendous collapse. Illinois had a major role to play, getting those steals and making those shots. As someone else said, any great comeback usually has a collapse involve (and vice versa).

Don't go there, Cali. They both did ample jawing, and the refs spoke to them both about their uber-physicality. Who started it and did most of it? Adam Morrison.

Luke was already pitching last weekend, not sure if he'll miss the start of the season (unlike Blasko and Connolly). Good to see Grant was around - I didn't see him on Friday.

Man, I've been watching the last 19 seconds on repeat off CBS Sportsline's web site all morning. :)

Well, that last game certainly was fun. :)

I guess it depends on what side of the fence you sit on. I didn't see an Illinois win in that game, nor did I see an Illinois comeback. I saw an Arizona loss, and an Arizona collapse. It was still a great game, but I saw more of a collapse than I did a comeback. You have to give Illinois some credit for that. Arizona choked but the Illini definitely seized the opportunities they had.

For me, the only thing I didn't get was why Morrison was crying with 2.1 seconds left. They still had a chance at that time.

If only you were an illinois fan :) then you could of apprecated the zona game.....i doubt i will ever see a better basketball game I think Raisin was too busy complaining and making excuses about that game. Actually, I really didn't care. I hate Arizona way more than I'll ever care about Illinois. You definitely cheered for Zona. Only because they represented the Pac-10. I really hate Mustafa and Lute Olson, I wasn't exactly saddened to see Illinois win (and embarass Lute, at that).

Yeah, Coats was working with the IFs on Friday too.

I'll go point-by-point... -We'll see when it comes to Nic. If he can stay healthy, he might have a chance to finally make something of himself...but lately, that's been one heck of an if. -Downs is a surprise. He started out in Peoria last season and got shellacked, then came back with Boise and didn't exactly look all that stellar given that he was repeating. Are the Cubs trying to make something of him or has he finally added those mythical inches to kick his velocity up? -Wow is that Peoria rotation left-handed. -Good to see Pawelek is ahead of schedule and skipping Boise ala Gallagher last season. -Taylor in Peoria is mildly surprising, given that he was drafted last year out of high school and spent most of his time down in Arizona with a stint in Boise. Then again, his stuff was already advanced for his age, so it should be fun to see what he can do. -Norwood was a guy I was pulling for last season. Ugly injury he had to end last season. Yech. -Mercedes is one of the Latin guys I've been curious about. Seeing him get some regular time behind the dish at Boise would be nice. Also, considering most of the Arizona/Boise guys are draftees, I'm kinda unsurprised they haven't announced the rosters yet... Those aren't necessarily rosters, just the group the players were practicing with. A lot of the players were affected by the WBC depleting the big league squad and also guys like Marshall, Marmol, Ryu, etc. being with the big league team.

If only you were an illinois fan :) then you could of apprecated the zona game.....i doubt i will ever see a better basketball game I think Raisin was too busy complaining and making excuses about that game. Actually, I really didn't care. I hate Arizona way more than I'll ever care about Illinois.