Louisville *****

[redneckshadrap]

That game and the Nova game would have put them in the top 25......Sosa's not clutch. I'd play Siva right now and stick with him.

[mhall]

That game and the Nova game would have put them in the top 25......Sosa's not clutch. I'd play Siva right now and stick with him.

I agree, Sosa has run his course at Louisville, a very mentally weak player and I think I'm being kind.

[psprowler]

I agree, Sosa has run his course at Louisville, a very mentally weak player and I think I'm being kind.

Mhall I hope you've stocked up on antacids thru about March. You're going to need them!

Depaul and South Florida are pitiful - UofL is the leader of the middle tier teams right now.
UCONNs sliding fast..........

[mhall]

Mhall I hope you've stocked up on antacids thru about March. You're going to need them!

Depaul and South Florida are pitiful - UofL is the leader of the middle tier teams right now.
UCONNs sliding fast..........

Ya know the sad part is with just a little senoir leadership Louisville could litterally be leading the Big East right now. They had a 3 and 0 start, then beat themselves against Nova and this game at Pitt was just unfreaking believable. They said Rick was so mad at the end of that game he was non approachable.

I'll never understand why he won't put his best free throw shooters in the game when he's trying to ice one. I did a little research and Eddie Munster I mean Sosa shoots like 38 percent from the line in game winning situations, WHY IS HE ON THE FLOOR?

[mhall]

Correction, last name Teague, not Teagues out of Indy.

[redneckshadrap]

Correction, last name Teague, not Teagues out of Indy.

How many times did Samuels touch the ball in OT?

[psprowler]

They were letting Jerry Smith have it a little bit on 101.7 this morning. At least before I ran out of range.............

They do need someone with "guts"

[mhall]

They were letting Jerry Smith have it a little bit on 101.7 this morning. At least before I ran out of range.............

They do need someone with "guts"

WOW, I just looked at his game performances on ESPN and he is stinking up the court BAD. At this point the only reason Pitino could have for giving this guy game time and especially starting would be his defense and even it's not stellar by any means.

He did not score a single point in Pittsburg. He is also shooting .223 from the three point line and that was suppose to be his upside. Sit him down and develop somebody else, he's killing the team.

[MsgMills]

I do believe jerry smith and sosa are the opposing teams best players when U of L is playing... For two young men to be seniors, their showing a prime example of what not to do as U of L Basketball Player's.... Bench them and start teaching the next starting guards of the U of L future....

If Pitino don't get these two knuckleheads out of the lineup and put them on the bench,,,,, U of L is in for a long and hard season of losing.....

[Tim_T]

I think you guys are being a little hard on Sosa. With the exception of a game or two, he has played pretty well. I would like to see him improving his shooting percentage a little more, but he is averaging almost 14 points per game to go along with 4 assists per game. His assist to turnover ration is almost 2 to 1. Now free thorws down the stretch Saturday was horrible, but for the most part he has been solid.

Not sure what is going on in Jerry's head. Over the past couple of season when his shot wasn't falling, he was still a great defender and rebounder, but lately it seems even that has been missing.

I am not giving up on this team yet, because they have played a couple of really good teams lately and had chances to win both. If they can start putting 40 minutes together they can compete with anybody.

[mhall]

Good post Tim certainly not giving up yet either. Yea I agree Sosa has played pretty well this year. He just has a way of choking when you need him the most.

Jerry Smith needs to sit down, at this point there is no reason to play him. He has been given more than ample time to get on track and is actually going backwards. It's nothing personal, Jerry has always been what seems to be a good kid, but his game is horrible right now and for the good of the team it's time to start playing Siva and Knowles more. I know Knowles likes that Sixth man role, the spark and everything but his numbers are twice what Jerry's are and he needs to be starting.

I still believe this team will make the dance, I'm not ready to talk NIT just yet, way too mucj basketball yet to be played. Hell UConn and Carolina has the sam amount of losses as Louisville and they stay in the top 25, lol.

Louisville has a fantastic class coming in for 2012.
Blackshear
Teague and three more 4 to 5 star players. According to what I've read it has the potential to be the number One recruit class for that year. Kinda like what Calipari had this year. Future is bright in basketball and football, better things to come.

[psprowler]

Jerry Smith needs to sit down, at this point there is no reason to play him. He has been given more than ample time to get on track and is actually going backwards. It's nothing personal, Jerry has always been what seems to be a good kid, but his game is horrible right now and for the good of the team it's time to start playing Siva and Knowles more. I know Knowles likes that Sixth man role, the spark and everything but his numbers are twice what Jerry's are and he needs to be starting.

They were getting after him for coming into training camp/practice out of shape - those type issues. This is not what you want from a senior - from the sounds of it his head hasn't been on straight for quite a while........

Seton Hall is not bad at all. One of those teams where if they got in the tourney they could win a couple of games because they're used to bruising in the BigEast. Louisville same way with a better coach.