88 days remain...
LMU Head Coach Max Good discusses the upcoming season. Click read more to view the video, it plays automatically so I don't want to have it on the main page.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Tip-Off Marathon Opponents
3 months remain! Wait, this isn't the countdown.
Starting last night at 8:00 PM Pacific Time, ESPN began announcing the schedule for the annual Tip-Off Marathon. I say "began" because it is still being announced, one game at a time, every two hours, exactly three months in advance of each game's scheduled tip-off.
The WCC will be represented by three teams. Once again Gonzaga will help kick off the event. The Zags face Colorado State in game two of an ESPNU doubleheader. BYU will get in on the action as the follow up to the Zags' game, but the Cougars will be on the more prestigious ESPN2. Following those two games will be a two hour WCC void. As if to make the hours between 10:00 pm and 12:00 am even more excruciating for WCC fans, ESPN has decided to place the Wichita State Shockers in that time slot. Once the Shockers are done playing, Saint Mary's will host Akron at midnight. The Gaels have played an early morning game in four of the previous five Tip-Off Marathons.
Here's a quick look Colorado State, Stanford and Akron.
Starting last night at 8:00 PM Pacific Time, ESPN began announcing the schedule for the annual Tip-Off Marathon. I say "began" because it is still being announced, one game at a time, every two hours, exactly three months in advance of each game's scheduled tip-off.
The WCC will be represented by three teams. Once again Gonzaga will help kick off the event. The Zags face Colorado State in game two of an ESPNU doubleheader. BYU will get in on the action as the follow up to the Zags' game, but the Cougars will be on the more prestigious ESPN2. Following those two games will be a two hour WCC void. As if to make the hours between 10:00 pm and 12:00 am even more excruciating for WCC fans, ESPN has decided to place the Wichita State Shockers in that time slot. Once the Shockers are done playing, Saint Mary's will host Akron at midnight. The Gaels have played an early morning game in four of the previous five Tip-Off Marathons.
Here's a quick look Colorado State, Stanford and Akron.
Countdown 8/12/13
89 days remain...
I hope this year's Tip-Off Marathon brings a performance, or three, like Kevin Pangos' from two years ago.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Countdown 8/11/13
90 days remain...
Spend about 25 minutes watching this special from ESPN Australia on Matthew Dellavedova.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Gonzaga's Growth Spurt
Gonzaga University and it's men's basketball team have been referred to as "Guard U" and "Tiny Gonzaga". While both of those terms are nice, do they really apply anymore?
It is true that many of the guards who have played for Gonzaga have been great. There has been a nearly uninterrupted streak of these guards, starting in the early 1980s when Gonzaga had John Stockton, the greatest point guard to ever play basketball, to the present day with John's son David playing behind Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr.
The 2013 NBA Summer League wrapped up a few weeks ago. Five Gonzaga products participated none of which stand less than 6'8" tall. Of the five only Micah Downs can be called a guard, but he's normally classified as a small forward.
On July 19th, the University of Kentucky's Kyle Wiltjer announced that he would be transferring to Gonzaga. The 6'10" junior big man out of Portland's Jesuit High School is also a Canadian citizen. He referenced a plan brought to prominance by fellow Canadian, and Zag, Kelly Olynyk. In an extended tweet announcing his decision, Wiltjer said "I feel like in my basketball career I'm facing a make it or break it moment and the primary factor in this decision is transforming my body. I'm choosing to transfer to Gonzaga because i feel they have a proven plan in place to help develop players similar to me, which has seen great results."
This is not the same Gonzaga that burst onto the national scene in the 1999 NCAA Tournament.
It is true that many of the guards who have played for Gonzaga have been great. There has been a nearly uninterrupted streak of these guards, starting in the early 1980s when Gonzaga had John Stockton, the greatest point guard to ever play basketball, to the present day with John's son David playing behind Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr.
The 2013 NBA Summer League wrapped up a few weeks ago. Five Gonzaga products participated none of which stand less than 6'8" tall. Of the five only Micah Downs can be called a guard, but he's normally classified as a small forward.
On July 19th, the University of Kentucky's Kyle Wiltjer announced that he would be transferring to Gonzaga. The 6'10" junior big man out of Portland's Jesuit High School is also a Canadian citizen. He referenced a plan brought to prominance by fellow Canadian, and Zag, Kelly Olynyk. In an extended tweet announcing his decision, Wiltjer said "I feel like in my basketball career I'm facing a make it or break it moment and the primary factor in this decision is transforming my body. I'm choosing to transfer to Gonzaga because i feel they have a proven plan in place to help develop players similar to me, which has seen great results."
This is not the same Gonzaga that burst onto the national scene in the 1999 NCAA Tournament.
Countdown 8/10/13
91 days remain...
It's Saturday so kick back and relax with a full game of WCC basketball.
Video courtesy of BYUtv Sports.
It's Saturday so kick back and relax with a full game of WCC basketball.
Video courtesy of BYUtv Sports.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Countdown 8/8/13
93 days remain...
This is one of my favorite plays from this past season and it is certainly my all-time favorite play involving Brandon Davies.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Countdown 8/7/13
94 days remain...
A lot has changed since this video was released but the WCC's NCAA tournament auto-bid is still awarded, and will continue to be awarded, at the Orleans Arena.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Countdown 8/6/13
95 days remain...
I have to get this video out of the way before the Harlem Shake becomes even more ancient. Also, posting this video today is appropriate for me because I will be flying Southwest tomorrow. Accompanying me will be all of the clothes I own; if Yannick Atanga can fit in an overhead bin so can my filled-to-the-brim bags.
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