The Pac-10 hasn't started out well. But before we get to that, let's ogle at the wondrous hair of Idaho wing Luciano de Souza. De Souza is primarily a three-point shooter, presumably because when he tries to elevate his hair gets caught in the net. Early entrant for Best Hair in the West.Pac-10 Ugly Early
Consensus is that the Pac-10 is in a down year, and several early incidents clearly point in that direction.
--Running out for pre-game introductions, Oregon State center Roeland Schaftenaar tripped over a TV camera cord and fell flat on his face. "Not a good way to start," said coach Craig Robinson, WITBINOPBO*.
--UCLA needed a last-second shot to avoid being Le Moyne'd, and USC trailed at halftime of their exhibition against DII Cal State-Dominguez. The Bruins also found out that five-star frosh recruit Tyler Honeycutt, who started at small forward in the exhibition game, is out until early December with a stress fracture in his leg.
--On a serious and troubling note, Stanford's starting two-guard Jeremy Green was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic assault. Coach Johnny Dawkins suspended Green indefinitely. Another returning starter, F Josh Owens, has an undisclosed but apparently dangerous medical condition. The losses leave Stanford's roster with just six recruited scholarship players.
--In the league's first official game, Cal had to hold off a late charge from Murray St. Consensus among those of us watching the game was that had the game been played at a neutral site, the Bears might've lost. Cal allowed the Racers to shoot 50%, bolstering fears that the Bears' biggest weakness, their porous defense, remains a problem.
Quote of the Week!
--With swine flu spreading through the UC-Santa Barbara roster, coach Bob Williams had a thought: "I told them, 'Why don't you guys go and have a swine flu party? Everybody should just go get it and get it over with.' They weren't as keen on the idea as I was."
Webster's Defines Excellence As...
--Weber St. hit the first 13 threes they attempted in an exhibition obliteration of Colorado-Colorado Springs. Had it been a regular season game, the Wildcats would've broken the NCAA record of 11 threes without a miss. Guard Damian Lillard, last year's Big Sky frosh of the year, was 6-6 from treyland.
Believe the HypeA few newcomers showed they're ready for Immediate Impact (starring Gary Busey) with big exhibition outings:
-- Colorado St. has a new go-to guy, true freshman Dorian Green. The 6'2" guard from Lawrence High in Kansas--considered the best Lawrence Lion since Danny Manning--led CSU in scoring in both of their exhibition games. Green is not only athletic and good-looking (see pic at right), he's smart: he had a 4.0 in high school. Genepool Jackpot!
-- Two key JC transfers expected to play big minutes for defending Big Sky champs Portland St. were terrific in a 108-65 exhibition slaughter of Western Oregon. Guard Melvin Jones (a 206 kid from Chief Sealth High -- represent!) had 18 points and 5 assists. Forward Phillip "Tree" Thomas had 17 points on 7-8 shooting.
-- With two outstanding transfers and a redshirt on last year's roster, UC-Santa Barbara players would "joke about how our scout team was better than our actual first team," according to guard Justin Joyner. Now one of those talented transfers, 6'5" wing Orlando Johnson, who led Loyola Marymount in scoring and boards his freshman year, is ready to play. Getting his first game action in 19 months in an exhibition last week, Johnson scored 14 points in his first 20 minutes of play, as UCSB destroyed Sonoma State 101-64.
Upset Alert:
Stanford, with just six scholarship players available, will play at San Diego Friday night at 7pm PST. The Toreros welcome back NBA prospect Brandon Johnson, one of the team's top players the year they upset UConn in the tourney. Johnson got a fifth-year of eligibility after tearing his achilles early last season. Stanford must be wary--though it has a ridiculous name, Jenny Craig Pavilion is a tough place to win.
Other Games of Interest (all times Pacific):
Idaho at Utah, Friday, 6pm.
Boise St. at Montana, Friday, 6:30pm.
Oregon State at Texas Tech, Sunday, 1pm.
TCU vs. Cal-State Northridge, Monday, 5:30 pm.
Don't Forget the 24-Hour Hoops Marathon
ESPN's 24-Hour Tip-Off Marathon starts and ends with West Coast games. Cal-State Fullerton and UCLA tip off the Tip-Off at 9pm PST. I'll be your host on the STF chat for the first three games and the final one, all of which include West teams. Gonzaga also makes an appearance, playing at Michigan State at 5pm Pacific. More to come on this, but here's the full schedule.
12:00am - Cal State Fullerton at UCLA (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
2:00am - San Diego State at St. Mary's (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
4:00am - Northern Colorado at Hawaii (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
6:00am - Monmouth at St. Peter's (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
8:00am - Drexel at Niagara (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
10:00am - Clemson at Liberty (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
Noon - Northeastern at Siena (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
2:00pm - Arkansas Little-Rock at Tulsa (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
4:00pm - Temple at Georgetown (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
5:30 pm - O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Binghamton at Pittsburgh (ESPN2 / ESPN360.com)
6:00pm - Dick's Sporting Goods NIT from Durham, N.C. (Duke vs. Charlotte/Elon) (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
7:00pm - ESPNU Road to the Championship: Tennessee vs. Texas Tech (women's game from San Antonio) - ESPNU
7:30pm - Hall of Fame Showcase: Arkansas vs. Louisville (from St. Louis) - ESPN2 / ESPN360.com
8:00pm - Gonzaga at Michigan State (ESPN / ESPN360.com)
8:00pm - Northern Illinois at Illinois (ESPN360.com)
9:00pm - O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Duquesne at Iowa ESPNU
9:30 p.m. ESPNU Road to the Championship: Connecticut vs. Texas (women's game from San Antonio) - ESPN2 / ESPN360.com
10:00pm - Hall of Fame Showcase: Memphis vs. Kansas (from St. Louis) - ESPN / ESPN360.com
11:30pm - Dick's Sporting Goods NIT from Tempe, Ariz. (Arizona State University)* - ESPN2 / ESPN360.com
*Short for "Who is the brother-in-law of President Barack Obama." I'll be writing this so often this season, I decided to shorten it for the sake of convenience.
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You know who else is a Lawrence High Lion? This guy right here, that's who. Danny graduated and went up the hill to KU the year before I started at LHS.