1. SAN DIEGO - QB Eli Manning, Mississippi (Traded to NY Giants)
Well. Welcome to the world's biggest microscope, Eli.
3. ARIZONA - WR Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
Forget Eli. Josh freakin' McCown better be as good as Denny Green thinks he is.
4. N.Y. GIANTS - QB Philip Rivers, North Carolina St. (Traded to San Diego)
I'm not even convinced the Bolts needed a quarterback, but what are you gonna do.
5. WASHINGTON - FS Sean Taylor, Miami
Skins in no mood to deal with the Poston brothers. They'll leave that to...
6. CLEVELAND - TE Kellen Winslow II, Miami
Giving up a 2 to move up one spot? Is the Cuyahoga on fire again?
7. DETROIT - WR Roy Williams, Texas
Probably shocked that Williams fell this far.
8. ATLANTA - CB DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech
Needed defense in the worst way.
11. PITTSBURGH - QB Ben Roethilisberger, Miami (Ohio)
Maddox wants a new contract. How about you stop sucking first?
13. BUFFALO - WR Lee Evans, Wisconsin
Well, THIS is a reach.
16. PHILADELPHIA (from San Francisco) - OL Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
Uh... what? There were rumblings the Eagles were going to move from 28, and John Welbourn complaining about his contract sealed it, as Reid said afterwards that Andrews was going to play guard. And nobody I would have taken at 28 ended up being there at 28. But STILL.
18. NEW ORLEANS - DE Will Smith, Ohio State
I just wanted to make a bad "Fresh Prince of New Orleans" joke.
22. BUFFALO (from Dallas) - QB J.P. Losman, Tulane
So who's dumber: Dallas, for trading out of this spot when Stephen Jackson fell right to them, or Buffalo, who moved up to reach for a guy they could have gotten in the second round?
23. SEATTLE - DT Marcus Tubbs, Texas
Johnny's boys go for needed defensive help. Also, "Marcus Tubbs" is a great name for a defensive tackle.
24. ST. LOUIS - RB Stephen Jackson, Oregon State
Whither Lamar Gordon?
26. CINCINNATI - RB Chris Perry, Michigan
O-VER-RA-TED! *clap clap clapclapclap*
29. ATLANTA (from Indianapolis) - WR Mike Jenkins, Ohio State
A playmate for Peerless.
30. DETROIT (from Kansas City) - RB Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech
Jumped back into the first round to get free-falling Jones. Lions did very well.
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Illinois-Chicago Diary (Horizon League Tournament)
First round:
(8) Detroit 73, (9) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 65
Quarterfinals
(6) Illinois-Chicago vs. (3) Youngstown St.
The key early? Offensive rebounding. We got three in the first four minutes and every starter scored as we took a 13-6 lead. The first ten minutes of the game we probably couldn’t have played better if we’d tried — we were taking good shots, crashing the boards, getting to the foul line, and everyone was contributing, which helped us build a 23-13 lead after 10 minutes.
With our reserves on the floor, the Penguins used their inside players to make a 8-2 run and close to within four points before a timeout. Out of the timeout, Youngstown’s Pat King hit a three-pointer to make it 25-24. The game was tied at 28-28 with four minutes left in the half, then the Penguins went on another run to take a 37-33 halftime lead.
Despite three first-half fouls, King led all scorers with 10 points in only nine minutes. Jones led the Flames with six, while Cooper added five.
The second half didn’t look like it was going to start off as well for us as the first did, but back-to-back threes by Jones and Miller tied the game at 39. A couple of threes and some foul shots later (every foul in the second half up to this point had been a shooting foul) and Youngstown led 56-50 with 12 minutes left.
During the TV timeout, Coach Mills stood off to the side and let his assistants run the timeout. At the end, he returned to the huddle and told them, “Think. Be smart. Use your spacing. Finish. You’ve beaten those guys before. Remember that.”
That speech was followed by two ill-advised long jumpers.
With King in foul trouble, Mike Dersch had been invaluable for the Penguins, and he hit two threes to give him a game-high 16 points at that point and extend their lead to 65-55 with just under eight minutes to go. They’d been shooting over our 3-2 zone whenever we switched to it, and Mills scrapped it after that. He also seemed set on letting the three seniors — Correa, Jones, and Williams — lead the Flames back, and they did, sort of. With Williams joining White, who had four fouls, back on the floor, our rebounding returned, and we were able to get back into things. With 2:42 left, a Williams putback closed the gap to 71-64.
Cooper returned, replacing a cold-shooting Miller. A Jones jumper that took too long made the score 71-66. Ramon Richardson fouled out with a minute and a half left, but Correa missed the back end of a one-and-one that would have made it a five-point game again. We had three shots on our next possession and missed all three, and our season ended disappointingly with a 76-67 loss.
Dersch came off the Penguins’ bench to lead all scorers with 16 points. King finished with 15. Jones had 11 in his final game to lead us, while Williams had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Our final record is 15-15.
Also:
(1) Butler 107 (Jackson: 29 pts, 10 assists), (8) Detroit 67 (Sanders & Mason: 16 pts)
(2) Wisconsin-Green Bay 74 (Dearman: 16 pts, 14 rebs), (7) Loyola-Chicago 66 (Clay: 19 pts)
(4) Wright St. 91 (Hayes: 25 pts, 8 rebs), (5) Cleveland St. 71 (Chambers: 18 pts, 10 assists)
Semifinals
(1) Butler 82 (Raymond: 17 pts), (4) Wright St. 64 (Jenkins: 12 pts)
(3) Youngstown St. 89 (Sanchez: 21 pts, 5 rebs), (2) Wisconsin-Green Bay 66 (James Smith: 16 pts)
Finals
(1) Butler 88 (Jackson: 22 pts), (3) Youngstown St. 72 (Coursey: 18 pts)
Butler got the No. 11 seed in the West Region of the NCT, and will face 23rd-ranked Missouri in the first round on Thursday. No Horizon League teams made the ACT.
(8) Detroit 73, (9) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 65
Quarterfinals
(6) Illinois-Chicago vs. (3) Youngstown St.
The key early? Offensive rebounding. We got three in the first four minutes and every starter scored as we took a 13-6 lead. The first ten minutes of the game we probably couldn’t have played better if we’d tried — we were taking good shots, crashing the boards, getting to the foul line, and everyone was contributing, which helped us build a 23-13 lead after 10 minutes.
With our reserves on the floor, the Penguins used their inside players to make a 8-2 run and close to within four points before a timeout. Out of the timeout, Youngstown’s Pat King hit a three-pointer to make it 25-24. The game was tied at 28-28 with four minutes left in the half, then the Penguins went on another run to take a 37-33 halftime lead.
Despite three first-half fouls, King led all scorers with 10 points in only nine minutes. Jones led the Flames with six, while Cooper added five.
The second half didn’t look like it was going to start off as well for us as the first did, but back-to-back threes by Jones and Miller tied the game at 39. A couple of threes and some foul shots later (every foul in the second half up to this point had been a shooting foul) and Youngstown led 56-50 with 12 minutes left.
During the TV timeout, Coach Mills stood off to the side and let his assistants run the timeout. At the end, he returned to the huddle and told them, “Think. Be smart. Use your spacing. Finish. You’ve beaten those guys before. Remember that.”
That speech was followed by two ill-advised long jumpers.
With King in foul trouble, Mike Dersch had been invaluable for the Penguins, and he hit two threes to give him a game-high 16 points at that point and extend their lead to 65-55 with just under eight minutes to go. They’d been shooting over our 3-2 zone whenever we switched to it, and Mills scrapped it after that. He also seemed set on letting the three seniors — Correa, Jones, and Williams — lead the Flames back, and they did, sort of. With Williams joining White, who had four fouls, back on the floor, our rebounding returned, and we were able to get back into things. With 2:42 left, a Williams putback closed the gap to 71-64.
Cooper returned, replacing a cold-shooting Miller. A Jones jumper that took too long made the score 71-66. Ramon Richardson fouled out with a minute and a half left, but Correa missed the back end of a one-and-one that would have made it a five-point game again. We had three shots on our next possession and missed all three, and our season ended disappointingly with a 76-67 loss.
Dersch came off the Penguins’ bench to lead all scorers with 16 points. King finished with 15. Jones had 11 in his final game to lead us, while Williams had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Our final record is 15-15.
Also:
(1) Butler 107 (Jackson: 29 pts, 10 assists), (8) Detroit 67 (Sanders & Mason: 16 pts)
(2) Wisconsin-Green Bay 74 (Dearman: 16 pts, 14 rebs), (7) Loyola-Chicago 66 (Clay: 19 pts)
(4) Wright St. 91 (Hayes: 25 pts, 8 rebs), (5) Cleveland St. 71 (Chambers: 18 pts, 10 assists)
Semifinals
(1) Butler 82 (Raymond: 17 pts), (4) Wright St. 64 (Jenkins: 12 pts)
(3) Youngstown St. 89 (Sanchez: 21 pts, 5 rebs), (2) Wisconsin-Green Bay 66 (James Smith: 16 pts)
Finals
(1) Butler 88 (Jackson: 22 pts), (3) Youngstown St. 72 (Coursey: 18 pts)
Butler got the No. 11 seed in the West Region of the NCT, and will face 23rd-ranked Missouri in the first round on Thursday. No Horizon League teams made the ACT.
Friday, April 23, 2004
Kill Your Radio
The beginning of Blender magazine's 50 Worst Songs Of All Time.
The link above only goes from 50 to 41. Even with those limitations, there are three things I want to get on the record right now.
1. Ja Rule gets way too much credit.
2. "The Sounds of Silence"? What the fuck is wrong with these people?
3. If "MacArthur Park" is NOT on this list, it is not a list that I would even use to wipe my ass.
The link above only goes from 50 to 41. Even with those limitations, there are three things I want to get on the record right now.
1. Ja Rule gets way too much credit.
2. "The Sounds of Silence"? What the fuck is wrong with these people?
3. If "MacArthur Park" is NOT on this list, it is not a list that I would even use to wipe my ass.
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Billy Wagner
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 pounds
That's about what I am.
Wagner's fastball was clocked at 101 MPH last night.
I feel like I may have missed a calling or something.
Weight: 195 pounds
That's about what I am.
Wagner's fastball was clocked at 101 MPH last night.
I feel like I may have missed a calling or something.
Friday, April 9, 2004
FedCom's Silver Hammer
Remember this?
My prescience is frightening, because Clear Channel just dropped the hammer on Stern. So when you get up this morning and something seems off, that's probably what it is.
Everything I said in that first post is true - I don't call myself a major fan of the show, and, in fact, the show is not what it was. But I'm fairly sure I don't like the idea of broadcast media bending to the whims of big government. Particularly this one.
My prescience is frightening, because Clear Channel just dropped the hammer on Stern. So when you get up this morning and something seems off, that's probably what it is.
Everything I said in that first post is true - I don't call myself a major fan of the show, and, in fact, the show is not what it was. But I'm fairly sure I don't like the idea of broadcast media bending to the whims of big government. Particularly this one.
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Illinois-Chicago Diary (Regular Season Roundup)
Final IP Poll:
1. Florida
2. Tennessee
3. North Carolina
4. Temple
5. Illinois
6. Kansas
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. Indiana
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi
12. Kentucky
13. Georgetown
14. Arizona
15. Michigan State
16. Stanford
17. Boston College
18. Missouri
19. Duke
20. UConn
21. Maryland
22. Texas
23. USC
24. Syracuse
25. Texas Tech
Final Horizon League standings:
Butler (17-12) 11-5
Wisc.-GB (15-14) 10-6
Youngstown St. (14-14) 10-6
Wright St. (12-17) 8-8
Cleveland St. (15-14) 7-9
UIC (15-14) 7-9
Loyola-Chi. (11-18) 7-9
Detroit (15-14) 6-10
Wisc.-Mil. (10-18) 6-10
Awards:
Horizon League Player of the Week: G #31 Chris Paulding, 6’3” senior, Loyola-Chicago (16 ppg, 7.5 apg, 4.5 spg)
Horizon League Freshman of the Week: SG #4 Louis Carter, 6’3” freshman, Detroit (11.5 ppg, 6 apg)
National Player of the Week: PG Emmanuel Squire, 6’3” junior, UCLA (30 ppg, 6 apg, 6.5 rpg, 7 spg)
National Freshman of the Week: SF Rashad Millford, 6’6” freshman, Alabama-Birmingham (24 ppg, 12 rpg)
Year-End Awards:
Horizon League All-Conference Team
G #34 Jerome Betts, 5’11” senior, Butler (11 ppg, 7.4 apg)
G #5 Adonis Harris, 6’1” senior, Detroit (9.9 ppg, 7.4 apg)
G #31 Paul Marvel, 6’2” senior, Wright State (13.5 ppg, 4.8 apg) — A controversial~! Player of the Year pick
F #31 Martin Sanchez, 6’10” senior, Detroit (15.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg)
C #11 Gabriel Ichaki, 6’6” senior, Butler (12.4 ppg, 14.6 rpg, 2.8 bpg)
I’m sorry, what? This is a joke, right? Marvel wasn’t even the best player on his own team (Andy Hayes, anyone?) or even in the city of Dayton, Ohio (the Flyers’ Wes Trombley averaged 17.2 points), much less the entire Horizon League. Ichaki should’ve won this hands down — it’s beyond me how a guy who’s among the national leaders in any category doesn’t win that award.
Horizon League All-Freshman Team
G #12 Chris Merton, 6’3”, Wisconsin-Green Bay (9.5 ppg, 6.8 apg)
G #11 Rashun Cooper, 5’11”, Illinois-Chicago (8.3 ppg, 5.1 apg) — Whoa! This was most unexpected
F #24 Andy Hayes, 6’4”, Wright State (13.1 ppg, 3 rpg) — Freshman of the Year
F #24 Damian Jackson, 6’5”, Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg)
C #24 Craig Raymond, 6’6”, Butler (5.6 ppg, 3 rpg)
National All-Freshman Team:
G Mills Clark, 6’1” freshman, Texas (13.8 ppg)
F Heath Blizzard, 6’5” freshman, Iowa State (15.4 ppg)
F Clarence Toxey, 6’9” freshman, UConn (10.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg)
F Brett Gates, 6’9” freshman, St. John’s (16.9 ppg, 10.6 rpg) — National Freshman of the Year
C Charles Reeves, 6’11” freshman, Providence (12.3 ppg, 11.7 rpg)
All-America Team:
G Matt Wilson, 6’ sophomore, Boston College (13.1 ppg, 7 apg, 2.5 spg)
F Ronnie Jessup, 6’7” senior, Stanford (16.4 ppg, 2.5 apg)
F Mike DeSantis, 6’8” senior, Oral Roberts (20 ppg, 8.4 rpg)
F #13 Marshod Gottlieb, 6’9” sophomore, San Diego (19.9 ppg, 12 rpg) — National Player of the Year
C Billy Martin, 6’8” senior, Texas Tech (18.7 ppg, 13.1 rpg)
1. Florida
2. Tennessee
3. North Carolina
4. Temple
5. Illinois
6. Kansas
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. Indiana
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi
12. Kentucky
13. Georgetown
14. Arizona
15. Michigan State
16. Stanford
17. Boston College
18. Missouri
19. Duke
20. UConn
21. Maryland
22. Texas
23. USC
24. Syracuse
25. Texas Tech
Final Horizon League standings:
Butler (17-12) 11-5
Wisc.-GB (15-14) 10-6
Youngstown St. (14-14) 10-6
Wright St. (12-17) 8-8
Cleveland St. (15-14) 7-9
UIC (15-14) 7-9
Loyola-Chi. (11-18) 7-9
Detroit (15-14) 6-10
Wisc.-Mil. (10-18) 6-10
Awards:
Horizon League Player of the Week: G #31 Chris Paulding, 6’3” senior, Loyola-Chicago (16 ppg, 7.5 apg, 4.5 spg)
Horizon League Freshman of the Week: SG #4 Louis Carter, 6’3” freshman, Detroit (11.5 ppg, 6 apg)
National Player of the Week: PG Emmanuel Squire, 6’3” junior, UCLA (30 ppg, 6 apg, 6.5 rpg, 7 spg)
National Freshman of the Week: SF Rashad Millford, 6’6” freshman, Alabama-Birmingham (24 ppg, 12 rpg)
Year-End Awards:
Horizon League All-Conference Team
G #34 Jerome Betts, 5’11” senior, Butler (11 ppg, 7.4 apg)
G #5 Adonis Harris, 6’1” senior, Detroit (9.9 ppg, 7.4 apg)
G #31 Paul Marvel, 6’2” senior, Wright State (13.5 ppg, 4.8 apg) — A controversial~! Player of the Year pick
F #31 Martin Sanchez, 6’10” senior, Detroit (15.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg)
C #11 Gabriel Ichaki, 6’6” senior, Butler (12.4 ppg, 14.6 rpg, 2.8 bpg)
I’m sorry, what? This is a joke, right? Marvel wasn’t even the best player on his own team (Andy Hayes, anyone?) or even in the city of Dayton, Ohio (the Flyers’ Wes Trombley averaged 17.2 points), much less the entire Horizon League. Ichaki should’ve won this hands down — it’s beyond me how a guy who’s among the national leaders in any category doesn’t win that award.
Horizon League All-Freshman Team
G #12 Chris Merton, 6’3”, Wisconsin-Green Bay (9.5 ppg, 6.8 apg)
G #11 Rashun Cooper, 5’11”, Illinois-Chicago (8.3 ppg, 5.1 apg) — Whoa! This was most unexpected
F #24 Andy Hayes, 6’4”, Wright State (13.1 ppg, 3 rpg) — Freshman of the Year
F #24 Damian Jackson, 6’5”, Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg)
C #24 Craig Raymond, 6’6”, Butler (5.6 ppg, 3 rpg)
National All-Freshman Team:
G Mills Clark, 6’1” freshman, Texas (13.8 ppg)
F Heath Blizzard, 6’5” freshman, Iowa State (15.4 ppg)
F Clarence Toxey, 6’9” freshman, UConn (10.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg)
F Brett Gates, 6’9” freshman, St. John’s (16.9 ppg, 10.6 rpg) — National Freshman of the Year
C Charles Reeves, 6’11” freshman, Providence (12.3 ppg, 11.7 rpg)
All-America Team:
G Matt Wilson, 6’ sophomore, Boston College (13.1 ppg, 7 apg, 2.5 spg)
F Ronnie Jessup, 6’7” senior, Stanford (16.4 ppg, 2.5 apg)
F Mike DeSantis, 6’8” senior, Oral Roberts (20 ppg, 8.4 rpg)
F #13 Marshod Gottlieb, 6’9” sophomore, San Diego (19.9 ppg, 12 rpg) — National Player of the Year
C Billy Martin, 6’8” senior, Texas Tech (18.7 ppg, 13.1 rpg)
Saturday, April 3, 2004
In Da Noos
This is getting nuts.
What are they afraid of? Barbara Walters flashing the audience? To what end? The only men watching that show are stuck in waiting rooms where they can't change the channel, so it wouldn't be happening for our benefit.
Just another consequence of what's slowly becoming a bigger problem. Easy rants on some more potentially bad news in a similar vein.
No way would I wait that long.
This has been like the No. 2 story of the week, behind the killings in Fallujah and ahead of the one-month-early meltdown of the Sacramento Kings.
The kid was on tonight, and we watched it at work. James and I had somehow managed to not have seen the video before now. It's too much. It's just... well, you've seen it. It's just too much.
What are they afraid of? Barbara Walters flashing the audience? To what end? The only men watching that show are stuck in waiting rooms where they can't change the channel, so it wouldn't be happening for our benefit.
Just another consequence of what's slowly becoming a bigger problem. Easy rants on some more potentially bad news in a similar vein.
No way would I wait that long.
This has been like the No. 2 story of the week, behind the killings in Fallujah and ahead of the one-month-early meltdown of the Sacramento Kings.
The kid was on tonight, and we watched it at work. James and I had somehow managed to not have seen the video before now. It's too much. It's just... well, you've seen it. It's just too much.
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