Baseball, Come Forth!
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
If anyone sees a lost LSU basketball team wandering the streets, please let me know. That would be the team that beat Duke and Texas and somehow lost it's way to the arena before the UCLA game. That couldn't have been the same team that actually took the floor against the Bruins.
I'll go ahead and say it: LSU flat out got whooped! There wasn't one thing they did well Saturday night. Their defense and intensity has been the stable factor all season, but even that seemed to be missing. The Tigers never had enough offense to compensate for a bad defensive night and, against UCLA, the Tigers were even worse than usual.
I'm not sure if they got overconfident after beating two highly ranked teams or if they just had a off night, but it wasn't fun to watch. I've followed this team all year and this had to be the worst game they played this season.
I must give UCLA credit, though. The Bruins definitely came to play! They made shots and got all the loose balls and did everything needed to win a Final Four game. I just wish LSU would've shown up and the game would've been competitive. It was over in the first five minutes.
The Lady Tigers didn't fare much better. For the third year in a row, they've failed to advance to the championship game after making the Final Four. Their game was similar to the men's, but at least they got their offense going in the second half and cut the game to six points at one point. That was as close as they could get and Duke quickly pulled away.
As disappointing as both games were, congratulations are in order to both LSU squads! It's remarkable to have two teams in the Final Four the same year and they definitely made it a year to remember! Geaux Tigers!
Well, I was getting tired of basketball, anyway! On with baseball! Today is opening day in Major League Baseball and the Astros are playing as we speak. I'm going to watch the game and I'll report back on how many games they'll finish above the Cardinals this year. :)
If anyone sees a lost LSU basketball team wandering the streets, please let me know. That would be the team that beat Duke and Texas and somehow lost it's way to the arena before the UCLA game. That couldn't have been the same team that actually took the floor against the Bruins.
I'll go ahead and say it: LSU flat out got whooped! There wasn't one thing they did well Saturday night. Their defense and intensity has been the stable factor all season, but even that seemed to be missing. The Tigers never had enough offense to compensate for a bad defensive night and, against UCLA, the Tigers were even worse than usual.
I'm not sure if they got overconfident after beating two highly ranked teams or if they just had a off night, but it wasn't fun to watch. I've followed this team all year and this had to be the worst game they played this season.
I must give UCLA credit, though. The Bruins definitely came to play! They made shots and got all the loose balls and did everything needed to win a Final Four game. I just wish LSU would've shown up and the game would've been competitive. It was over in the first five minutes.
The Lady Tigers didn't fare much better. For the third year in a row, they've failed to advance to the championship game after making the Final Four. Their game was similar to the men's, but at least they got their offense going in the second half and cut the game to six points at one point. That was as close as they could get and Duke quickly pulled away.
As disappointing as both games were, congratulations are in order to both LSU squads! It's remarkable to have two teams in the Final Four the same year and they definitely made it a year to remember! Geaux Tigers!
Well, I was getting tired of basketball, anyway! On with baseball! Today is opening day in Major League Baseball and the Astros are playing as we speak. I'm going to watch the game and I'll report back on how many games they'll finish above the Cardinals this year. :)
GO DIAMONDBACKS!!!
Posted by
Karen from Phoenix |
Wed Apr 12, 01:41:00 PM 2006