Good night sweet prince
A couple of things that I want to touch on.
One, I couldn’t be happier about the Browns’s signings so far. They’ve addressed their needs and have gotten veteran guys that know how to win. While Washington and McGinest are old, they know the defensive scheme and will be key in the development of some of the younger players.
Getting LeCharles Bentley was a huge coup. He was by far the #1 free agent offensive lineman. Now the decision comes of where to play him. They have Jeff Faine (2003’s 1st round pick) at center and they just signed Cosey Coleman and Joe Andruzzi last offseason. Now Faine is an injury risk. He has yet to play an entire season. Any where they decide to stick Bentley will be an upgrade.
My only concern in all of the signings was Kevin Shaffer from the Falcons. He has been the starting LT for the Falcons the last 2 seasons, but Michael Vick is left handed which means that Shaffer wasn’t the blind side protector. This is the only concern I have with him is that he wasn’t taking on the best DE each week the way he will now.
Jurevicius is a great insurance signing. He can be the #1 receiver until Edwards is healthy and after that he slides nicely into the #2 spot. He’s got great hands and finally gives the Browns a reliable receiver.
My next thoughts have to do with what I watched on ESPN Classic last night. I watched the Top 20 NCCAA Buzzer beaters of all time. Just a few thoughts on the show.
They rated Princeton’s upset of UCLA in 1996 at like #16. How is that? UCLA was the defending National Champs and they lost to Princeton. Princeton! That would have been in my top 10.
How is Lorenzo Charles’s dunk against Houston in the 1983 title game not #1? That won NC State the National Title. That buzzer beater won it all. Now I think that Laettner’s shot against UK is a solid #3 only for the fact that it didn’t win the title.
Meaning that my #2 is the put back for Loyola against Cincy in 1963. Once again, it won the Championship.
They had one women’s shot on there and it was like #11. It was Charlotte Smith’s 3 to win the title for UNC over La. Tech in 1994. I’m not a big fan of the women’s game, but I would have put this in the top 5. A three to win the title, that’s never happened in the men’s game.
This show also reminded me of something. I think at #8 was John Wallace’s 3 to beat UGA in the Elite 8 in 1996. No one ever talks about how Wallace basically carried a pretty average Syracuse team to the final game that season (where they lost to UK). Wallace was an absolute beast in that tournament. And believe it or not, I picked ‘Cuse to make the Final Four that season. I would have won my dad’s work pool had I picked them to go to the final game. But I had them losing in the semis to Cincy. And of course Cincy choked against Mississippi State that season. I would put Wallace’s performance in that tournament 2nd only to Randolph Childress’s 1995 ACC tournament performance. Those were both clutch, get on my back kind of performances. Kentucky just out gunned Wallace that season in the final.
One, I couldn’t be happier about the Browns’s signings so far. They’ve addressed their needs and have gotten veteran guys that know how to win. While Washington and McGinest are old, they know the defensive scheme and will be key in the development of some of the younger players.
Getting LeCharles Bentley was a huge coup. He was by far the #1 free agent offensive lineman. Now the decision comes of where to play him. They have Jeff Faine (2003’s 1st round pick) at center and they just signed Cosey Coleman and Joe Andruzzi last offseason. Now Faine is an injury risk. He has yet to play an entire season. Any where they decide to stick Bentley will be an upgrade.
My only concern in all of the signings was Kevin Shaffer from the Falcons. He has been the starting LT for the Falcons the last 2 seasons, but Michael Vick is left handed which means that Shaffer wasn’t the blind side protector. This is the only concern I have with him is that he wasn’t taking on the best DE each week the way he will now.
Jurevicius is a great insurance signing. He can be the #1 receiver until Edwards is healthy and after that he slides nicely into the #2 spot. He’s got great hands and finally gives the Browns a reliable receiver.
My next thoughts have to do with what I watched on ESPN Classic last night. I watched the Top 20 NCCAA Buzzer beaters of all time. Just a few thoughts on the show.
They rated Princeton’s upset of UCLA in 1996 at like #16. How is that? UCLA was the defending National Champs and they lost to Princeton. Princeton! That would have been in my top 10.
How is Lorenzo Charles’s dunk against Houston in the 1983 title game not #1? That won NC State the National Title. That buzzer beater won it all. Now I think that Laettner’s shot against UK is a solid #3 only for the fact that it didn’t win the title.
Meaning that my #2 is the put back for Loyola against Cincy in 1963. Once again, it won the Championship.
They had one women’s shot on there and it was like #11. It was Charlotte Smith’s 3 to win the title for UNC over La. Tech in 1994. I’m not a big fan of the women’s game, but I would have put this in the top 5. A three to win the title, that’s never happened in the men’s game.
This show also reminded me of something. I think at #8 was John Wallace’s 3 to beat UGA in the Elite 8 in 1996. No one ever talks about how Wallace basically carried a pretty average Syracuse team to the final game that season (where they lost to UK). Wallace was an absolute beast in that tournament. And believe it or not, I picked ‘Cuse to make the Final Four that season. I would have won my dad’s work pool had I picked them to go to the final game. But I had them losing in the semis to Cincy. And of course Cincy choked against Mississippi State that season. I would put Wallace’s performance in that tournament 2nd only to Randolph Childress’s 1995 ACC tournament performance. Those were both clutch, get on my back kind of performances. Kentucky just out gunned Wallace that season in the final.
posted by CFunk28 at 11:32 AM
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Because I'm a huge nerd, I used to tape tons of basketball games. i still hae that UK-Cuse final somewhere.
Wallace was a MONSTER in that Tournament. If Kentucky hadn't had about 8 future NBA players on that team he probably wins the Title. The game agaisnt UGA was one of the best tourney games ever. If I'm not mistaken, their were two buzzer beaters in that game. Didn't Jason Cipolla hit one too? Besides being a ridiculus game, it also happened to be most of the world's introduction to Tubby Smith.
Finally, here's the other four Syracuse starters in that National Championship game (from memory):
Todd Burgan
Jason Cipolla
Otis Hill
Lazarus Sims
That's not a lot of talent right there.
Cipolla hit that sideline jumper to send it into OT and then Wallace hit that 3 from the top of the key w/ 3 Dawgs around him to win it.
Otis Hill may not have been the great center, but that dude was ripped. He should have went into the WWF when he was done.
And Burgan was a frosh on that team and played well. Too bad he never got better in the following 3 seasons.
Correction: Burgan was a sophomore. I had a minor crush on Burgan during the mid-90s.
Otis Hill would've been great on "Oz".
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