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- Orlando
Two more of us over in section 204 row d I work with mostly UCF folks they're all actually talking about the game and no one here EVER talks about UCF basketball, it's all about football around here.
UCF has a 10,000 seat arena. They sold about 3,700 tix for the first round NIT game against Colorado. During the regular season, they sold fewer than 5,000 for the game against first place SMU.
And this is the game they sell out? What is going on here? Do students get free tickets, so that a sale of 3,700 tickets really meant that they filled 10,000 seats?
Tracy Abrams over the last 10 games:
9.7 points
3.6 rebounds
2.7 assists (to 0.7 turnovers - 3.9:1 ratio)
1.2 steals
46.2% 3pt (18-39)
47.9% FG
He's playing just as efficiently as he was the first 12 games of the season. If he hadn't endured a horrific slump from the Missouri game through the Minnesota game on 2/4 (exactly 12 games), his final season would go down in Illini lore as the ultimate redemption story (esp. if his strong play carried us to another win or two and into the tournament).
The middle twelve games of the year, his slump was epic: 4.6 ppg, 2.6 reb, 1.4 ast (to 1.5 turnovers), 0.7 stl, 23.9% FG, 12.1% 3pt (4-33), all while continuing to play over 22 min/game. Obviously, the level of competition factors in to some extent, but Tracy has put up great numbers against plenty of solid teams this year; the middle stretch seems like an outlier even if his performance should have been expected to dip against B1G opponents.
Now that good Tracy is back, we're on a bit of a tear. He's really been a difference maker this year for better and worse.
Color guys?
Bill Raftery is the king, he might be the best ever in any sport. Jay Bilas is great. Steve Lavin is great. I like Dakich a lot. Len Elmore is pretty good, CWebb has been really good since he started doing it. We're biased, but I always enjoy Stephen Bardo.
:clappy: Great list but I add Lundquist, move Dakich down about 4 notches and add Jim Nance with his rugged good looks and velvety voice as the best straight man.
:clappy: Great list but I add Lundquist, move Dakich down about 4 notches and add Jim Nance with his rugged good looks and velvety voice as the best straight man.
5. Anyone but Vitale
4. Anyone but Doris Burke
3. Anyone but Beth Mowins
2. Anyone but Gus Johnson
1. Anyone but Vitale
In reality my top 5 are
1. Lundquist
2. Raftery
3. Lavin
4. Sean McDonough
5. Rece Davis
I remember my dad HATING Billy Packer, but this was before I was immersed in internet fan takes. Was that a common opinion?
I remember my dad HATING Billy Packer, but this was before I was immersed in internet fan takes. Was that a common opinion?
Packer was a jackass but I loved me some Al McGuire.
I remember my dad HATING Billy Packer, but this was before I was immersed in internet fan takes. Was that a common opinion?
UCF's twitter page is lit! They are giving out free student tickets,the major is involved, and its gonna be sold out! They are pumped!
I remember my dad HATING Billy Packer, but this was before I was immersed in internet fan takes. Was that a common opinion?
The major, pray tell?