Holy shit Gonzaga

[yeat182]

wow. way to blow it.

[Brownpants06]

WHAT THE FUCK.



this ruins my fucking weekend. FUCK. who was that asshole with 8 seconds left rushing it and lost the ball. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. FUCK should have held it with possesion morrison. god. damnit.

[yeat182]

that was a terrible loose ball foul though they called against gonzaga right at the end while they were still up, if anything the UCLA player was using his arm to keep the Gonzaga player away.

[lightcollapse]

one word:

PWND!

[wessa]

i said the same thing in the ncaa thread. The whole team should just apologize to morrison after the game. Especially batista. Morrison is doubled and somehow gets the ball across to batista. One of morrisons guy goes to cover batista. So wait. That means one guy is still on morrison and two are on batista. So that means that a gonzaga player is wide open, probably standing right by half court. Ridiculous.

[yeat182]

one word:

PWND!

choke is more like it.

[Brownpants06]

yea that foul was bad, but who was that carrying the ball? gahhh. man i guess im cheering for my only team other than uconn still in it... villanova (and texas cause i would like to see them win the champ for football and bball haha)

[lightcollapse]

i love UCLA.

[fluke182]

Those last two games had two of the more intense endings to any college games I've ever seen. I wish Batista had Laettnered that last shot, god that was so fun to watch.

[yeat182]

i just checked out my brackets, and i'm fucked. the only teams i have left in the final four that are still alive are Uconn and BC.

[sweetforever]

Gonzaga let that game slip away from them. And yes, it was Batista's fault for losing the ball, but yet, two of UCLA's guys were wide open by the basket when they had the ball. where were the zags there?

[ThriftWhore]

c-c-c-choke.

[Jess7286]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooo. :)

[merv the perv]

HAHAHAHAHAHA.


"This is Spokane. We get the calls." - Adam Morrison


Cry baby, cry.

[NDB]

/me loves UCLA

[AreTwoKay]

I am so fucking mad

[Groogz]

that was a terrible loose ball foul though they called against gonzaga right at the end while they were still up, if anything the UCLA player was using his arm to keep the Gonzaga player away.
I agree with you on that one. Looked like UCLA was going to be called for a foul, if anything.

[Groogz]

Those last two games had two of the more intense endings to any college games I've ever seen. I wish Batista had Laettnered that last shot, god that was so fun to watch.
I think the announcer would've had a heart attack if he had made the shot. He was already freaking out enough once the shot went up.

[somethingyellow]

i hate this thread >:o

[Groogz]

i just checked out my brackets, and i'm fucked. the only teams i have left in the final four that are still alive are Uconn and BC.
Good luck with that one man. I think both teams are in trouble tomorrow. UConn hasn't been too strong in this tournament and Villanova is a tough opponent for BC though. I guess we'll have to wait and see though. Let's just hope tomorrow's games are as exciting as tonight's were!

[IAmNietzche]

YES! I love to see this! Makes my fucking night. Talk about a choke!

[AreTwoKay]

I think the announcer would've had a heart attack if he had made the shot. He was already freaking out enough once the shot went up.
It seemed like they wanted UCLA to win

[unwritten]

Another shocker. wtf. Check out Jason's away message. haha

[somethingyellow]

It seemed like they wanted UCLA to winThey did, you could tell

[lightcollapse]

It seemed like they wanted UCLA to win

everybody does. they're just so much cooler.

[Jess7286]

It seemed like they wanted UCLA to win

No fucking way. The refs were calling EVERYTHING against us. We had 2 guys with 4 fouls, 2 of our GOOD guys, and they're usually never in foul trouble. And the basket that didn't count for Collison? Nobody talks about that.

People need to realize that Adam Morrison is great but Gonzaga is weak. Nobody else could really score beside Morrison and Batista.

[Jason Tate]

No fucking way. The refs were calling EVERYTHING against us. We had 2 guys with 4 fouls, 2 of our GOOD guys, and they're usually never in foul trouble. And the basket that didn't count for Collison? Nobody talks about that.

People need to realize that Adam Morrison is great but Gonzaga is weak. Nobody else could really score beside Morrison and Batista.
Yah, that was a charge btw, you're lucky you got to shoot free throws on that.

[FASSWcore]

fuck chokers...and dammit bradley would have been a beautiful cinderella

[ActorInThisPlay]

fucking amazing game...

[StartingLine182]

What the fuck, Gonzaga lost?

I went to bed with them up by like 15.

[Trainsaw]

Morrison took the loss a little hard:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060324/capt.casm14503240618.ncaa_gonzaga_u cla_basketball__casm145.jpg

[LeftWideOpen]

Morrison took the loss a little hard:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060324/capt.casm14503240618.ncaa_gonzaga_u cla_basketball__casm145.jpg

oh my. I think he's on his way to the pros ...this doesnt seem like the kind of reaction a guy who's focused on one more year would have. I'd love to see him stay ...but I don't know how much sense it would make for him. The Zags may have very well maxed out there potential this season and w/ the loss of Batista it'll be hard to repeat the results of this season ..Morrison or no Morrison.

[wessa]

Morrison took the loss a little hard:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060324/capt.casm14503240618.ncaa_gonzaga_u cla_basketball__casm145.jpg

dude, players react like that all the time. After every loss in the tourney, they show like half the team crying. It just looks funny for him because of his mop top and stache..

[Trainsaw]

haha yeah i know they cry all the time, i really don't know why someone would cry after a sports event

[Johnny_G]

haha yeah i know they cry all the time, i really don't know why someone would cry after a sports event

They just aren't cool and tough like you, that's all.

[preppyak]

oh my. I think he's on his way to the pros ...this doesnt seem like the kind of reaction a guy who's focused on one more year would have. I'd love to see him stay ...but I don't know how much sense it would make for him. The Zags may have very well maxed out there potential this season and w/ the loss of Batista it'll be hard to repeat the results of this season ..Morrison or no Morrison.
Exactly, as soon as I saw his face with 1.9 seconds left, I knew he was gone to the NBA.

He had every reason to be pissed that he didn't get the last shot, that Batista turned it over...but what did he say,

"We got a great shot with Batista who was a lot closer to the basket than I was...can't ask for much better"

I gotta say, I respect Morrison a lot still, he always handles these situations with class.

[sweethypocrisy]

UCLA is going to send batista a christmas card.

[Groogz]

Exactly, as soon as I saw his face with 1.9 seconds left, I knew he was gone to the NBA.

He had every reason to be pissed that he didn't get the last shot, that Batista turned it over...but what did he say,

"We got a great shot with Batista who was a lot closer to the basket than I was...can't ask for much better"

I gotta say, I respect Morrison a lot still, he always handles these situations with class.
Yeah Morrison was really classy about the loss, made no excuses or anything. The guys from UCLA were really classy too when they went over to console Morrison once he burst out in tears. Gotta respect that.

[Talib Scottie]

I feel for Morrison and Gonzage. To go from such a high to such a low so quickly is just heartbreaking.

[Trainsaw]

They just aren't cool and tough like you, that's all.
Nah i just know there's a bit more to life than a baskeball game, I see no reason to look like this when its a sport, yeah if your mom died but not after you lost a basketball game you fucked up. That's like crying when you lost at Mike Tyson's Punch Out when you reached King Hippo

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/ncb/2006/0324/photo/morrison_few_412.jpg

[LeftWideOpen]

Nah i just know there's a bit more to life than a baskeball game, I see no reason to look like this when its a sport, yeah if your mom died but not after you lost a basketball game you fucked up. That's like crying when you lost at Mike Tyson's Punch Out when you reached King Hippo


actually i doubt it's anything like that at all.

there isn't much more to life than basketball for someone like adam morrison and that's why he's as good as he is. this isnt just a game for someone like him ...i think that's fairly obvious. some people are just emotional by nature too, i wouldnt worry about it.

[somethingyellow]

Nah i just know there's a bit more to life than a baskeball game, I see no reason to look like this when its a sport, yeah if your mom died but not after you lost a basketball game you fucked up. That's like crying when you lost at Mike Tyson's Punch Out when you reached King Hippo
Well once again if you had worked your ass off your whole life practicing and finally get to the biggest game of your life and lose the way you did, I see nothing wrong with the way he reacted. Basketball is a huge part of his life which he loves. Yes it is just a sport but from everything he put into it, I think he has the right to cry

[Talib Scottie]

Nah i just know there's a bit more to life than a baskeball game, I see no reason to look like this when its a sport, yeah if your mom died but not after you lost a basketball game you fucked up. That's like crying when you lost at Mike Tyson's Punch Out when you reached King Hippo

but to some people basketball is a way of life. He didn't spend 15 or however many years training to fight King Hippo (who may be the easiest person to beat on Punch-Out, I guess you should cry if he beats you). It takes a lot of hard work to get that far.

I get teary eyed when I played my last high school game, although Morrison will play organized basketball again, it's still an end of an era.

[Trainsaw]

I'm not saying basketball isn't important to him, but it isn't end of the world if you lose. There is no reason to cry over losing.

[LeftWideOpen]

I'm not saying basketball isn't important to him, but it isn't end of the world if you lose. There is no reason to cry over losing.

but you are suggesting something needs to be the "end of the world" in order to cry ....if you are with some girl you love for about 3 years and then she cheats on you and leaves you ..you might cry, even if it isnt the "end of the world". basketball is probably the most important thing in his life besides his family (and maybe even more important), so it's understandable that he's devastated.

[Trainsaw]

but you are suggesting something needs to be the "end of the world" in order to cry ....if you are with some girl you love for about 3 years and then she cheats on you and leaves you ..you might cry, even if it isnt the "end of the world". basketball is probably the most important thing in his life besides his family (and maybe even more important), so it's understandable that he's devastated.
But doesn't he have another year he could play?

[somethingyellow]

I'm not saying basketball isn't important to him, but it isn't end of the world if you lose. There is no reason to cry over losing.Agrees with LeftWideOpen and who cares if he crys? People react to things different ways. Just because you wouldn't cry doesn't mean he shouldn't.

[LeftWideOpen]

But doesn't he have another year he could play?

...just like you'd have other girls eventually. i don't think it matters ...maybe i'm a loser for thinking this, but something doesnt need to be catastrophic in order to cry. some people cry when they are upset and he's clearly upset. i just don't see the big deal about him crying.

i feel like phil donahue ..this is a discussion for the personal life forum.

[Trainsaw]

I dunno I just see crying as a way of giving up or not knowing how to deal with the feeling of losing. You would think if he can come back for another year he would actually look forward to the opportunity. Also I just see it as something a child would do when he thinks its the end of the world because something was lost, but not an adult.

[somethingyellow]

I dunno I just see crying as a way of giving up or not knowing how to deal with the feeling of losing. You would think if he can come back for another year he would actually look forward to the opportunity. Also I just see it as something a child would do when he thinks its the end of the world because something was lost, but not an adult.Well I disagree with you about crying then. He does have another year but a big part of this team is graduating (Batista, Knight) so they probably wouldn't be as good next year. Plus you know how sports is. Who knows if he would ever have the chance to go as far in the tourney as they did this year. Even though it is just a game, I feel really bad for him and the rest of the team.

[bigmike]

i didn't get to see much of this game from mid way through the first half on. but i'm glad gonzaga didn't win, it still gives me some hope for my brackets. kinda.

[bigmike]

Well I disagree with you about crying then. He does have another year but a big part of this team is graduating (Batista, Knight) so they probably wouldn't be as good next year. Plus you know how sports is. Who knows if he would ever have the chance to go as far in the tourney as they did this year. Even though it is just a game, I feel really bad for him and the rest of the team.
i feel bad for him too.
but then i don't when i think about the size of the paychecks he'll be cashing next year. (He's stupid if he doesn't declare for the draft..)

[Jason Tate]

I dunno I just see crying as a way of giving up or not knowing how to deal with the feeling of losing. You would think if he can come back for another year he would actually look forward to the opportunity. Also I just see it as something a child would do when he thinks its the end of the world because something was lost, but not an adult.
Eh, I don't know how to explain the feeling of losing to someone that doesn't already understand what they're going through as a competitor.

[Brownpants06]

I'm not saying basketball isn't important to him, but it isn't end of the world if you lose. There is no reason to cry over losing.
Have you never played any type of competitive sports? Losing itself hurts, and losing a champ game in highschool bball i have seen people cry. To lose in the biggest tournament of most players lives after having such a huge lead, seeing your team breakdown, etc. Especially for morrison since it wasen't even really him choking. He missed a shot or two in the final minutes, but nowhere near the crap that went on with batista and the other dude who turned it over in the final 20 sec.

[FondestMemory]

there's nothing wrong with crying after losing. actually, i'd have more of a problem with somebody not crying after losing a game of this importance. if it doesn't hurt enough to make you cry, then your heart isn't in it enough to be where you are. that's my take on that.

what i did have a problem with though, is when he started crying. right after it became 71-70 and gonzaga lost the ball. there were still three seconds left. he was basically balling at that point. in a one point game. they inbound, you foul, you are down 2 or 3 with about two seconds left. crazier shit has happened. maybe it's just me though, but it seemed like he had given up at that point. had he kept his composure a bit, who knows? had he been determined to not let that be the end, maybe he gets in a position where he has the ball and not batista. maybe he has the chance to win it or extend it. i understand it's emotional, and it all happened so fast. but you gotta play until it's triple zeros on the clock.

i'm not bashing him at all. he's had a great career, and it's sad for anybody's college career to end on that note. i respect him. i just didn't like the lack of composure and apparent giving up before it was over.

[Trainsaw]

Have you never played any type of competitive sports? Losing itself hurts, and losing a champ game in highschool bball i have seen people cry. To lose in the biggest tournament of most players lives after having such a huge lead, seeing your team breakdown, etc. Especially for morrison since it wasen't even really him choking. He missed a shot or two in the final minutes, but nowhere near the crap that went on with batista and the other dude who turned it over in the final 20 sec.
Yeah i played High School football, i actually have a similar story, we went undefeated for the whole season beating teams 50-0 in most cases, Well one of the teams couldn't play so we played our rival school from a higher division, we lost 14-13, only loss that year. I didn't cry, it did suck but i just didn't see a reason to cry.

I guess different people act differently to situations, plus I come from southwest Va so you don't see many men crying. Though Reddick is from the same area so mabye its a new thing.

[Jess7286]

On a happier note:

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CATG14703240657.jpg

[somethingyellow]

One final thing about Morrison crying. If anybody had the least reasons to cry it would have been Morrison, since he could just have said fuck college basketball I will just turn pro and become a millionare. To me seeing him cry and seeing how upset he was only showed me how much he truly cares about winning and the game. That says a lot for somebody as good as him in college (and Redick) to care so much when a lot of guys as talented as them would just look at the money they are about to make and not care as much

[enj0i29]

i just checked out my brackets, and i'm fucked. the only teams i have left in the final four that are still alive are Uconn and BC.

big sucks to you and Boston College