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BLACK HEART GOLD PODCAST #16: GET YOUR WONK ON

This week, we're joined by the artist formerly known as Big Ten Wonk, John Gasaway, to talk about the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the apparent acceleration of conference play, and the abject misery that is Iowa Hawkeye basketball.  John is currently writing in his usual prolific manner at Basketball Prospectus, and is the editor of College Basketball Prospectus 2009-10, available at Amazon.com.  It's a great stocking stuffer, provided your stocking can fit 190 pages of the best writing and analysis on college basketball available anywhere.

Listen below or on iTunes.

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The intro music.

Absolutely, positively, tugged at the heartstrings.

by Cairo on Dec 10, 2009 9:35 AM CST reply actions  

Did I hear a laugh at the phrase “Lickliter’s got his thing [offense”?

"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09

by ReadingRambler on Dec 10, 2009 10:23 AM CST reply actions  

Yes.

Although I guess I can’t be totally sure, as I was laughing too.

by Bucketochicken on Dec 10, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah

because Lickliter’s thing is usually “hold the ball for 30 seconds and jack up a contested three”

Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.

by Patrick Vint on Dec 10, 2009 10:55 AM CST up reply actions  

Hey... I could play for the Hawks now

I’d fit right in, because every three I’ve ever put up in a pickup game has been contested. So I’ll be prepared to handle that.

"Wow. You know you have problems when even the cheerleaders know you suck." ~ Pain in the Sash

by Leftcoast Hawk on Dec 10, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions  

Wait, wait, wait -

Win in Iowa City AND Champaign? That’s fucking retarded.

We’ll win in East Lansing and Champaign. Duh. C’mon.

by Bucketochicken on Dec 10, 2009 10:38 AM CST reply actions  

It would be like DeShizzle at Penn State

Whose stellar 29-71 conference record includes three straight wins in Assembly Hall, including the 38-33 victory last year that set Big Ten basketball back to the Stone Age.

by Cairo on Dec 10, 2009 11:57 AM CST up reply actions  

Are you nuts?

38-33 was the greatest game ever played.

"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09

by ReadingRambler on Dec 10, 2009 12:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Dick Bennett agrees.

However, I must ask the question:

How does a 5 seed in the NCAA tourney (Illinois) and the eventual NIT champion (PSU) have a score like that?

I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.

-- Judge Smails

by WaterlooChazz on Dec 10, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions  

worst shooting in the history of basketballAwesome defense!

"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09

by ReadingRambler on Dec 10, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions  

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