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 Posted: 01/25/08 9:47 pm ::: Re: Virginia Tech @ NC State |
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| State wins 60-50. Whittington became the 4 player in State history to record 1000 points & 1000 rebounds, ya! |
Congrats to Whittington on the milestone! Did you catch the answer to the trivia question (the only four 2,000-point scorers in NC State history)? I think Stinson was one but have no clue about the rest (Trice? Melvin?). The game was kinda boring, so I stopped watching with about 12 minutes left.
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| I like KD but the ubber love fest got on my nerves from Debbie & even more annoying guy. But I shouldn't complain since at least they where talking about the game. |
If you thought the KD love was bad, you obviously didn't see these two gush about Ivory Latta.  Hell, they still gush over her even though she's a scrub for the Shock.
To be fair, Debbie went semi-orgasmic when discussing VPI freshman Andrea Barbour. "OMG, she's good, Mike. And she's just a freshman! Are you kidding me? She lets the game come to her. She doesn't force anything. She's always attacking, Mike. She's really good."
Mike Hogewood (the "annoying guy" who does PxP for just about every televised ACC sport--men's and women's) and Debbie A. make for an overkill combination. They're both too amped up for these games (which is good at times, bad at other times). One can only stomach "Oh my!" and "Are you kidding me?" so many times a week. Thing is, they do this EVERY TIME they're broadcasting a game that involves a player they like. And it's not hard to pick up on their favorites. The camera seems to be glued to the players they like throughout the game.
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Aside note: Is that Demya Walker in the "She can play" ACC commercial? It's kind of had to tell when she's not flopping.   |
Yeah, that's her.
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| Posted: 01/26/08 2:07 am ::: |
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| Chasity Melvin, Andrea Stinson, Linda Page & Genia Beasley. |
Thanks, memphis10. Figured Melvin and Stinson were on the list, but the other two must've been before my time.
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| OK, I'll admit I had to check the media guide cuz that game was hard to watch and I got hungry. |
Same here. I kept expecting Moo U to blow Virginia Tech out, but it never happened. Too many missed lay-ups, too many missed shots, too much zone defense...
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| I missed the Ivory love fest (thank you GAWD!) |
Where have you been the past five years? Those fools (Beth Mowins included) did nothing but gush over Latta during every broadcast!
"She's untrappable and unflappable!"
"Oh my! What a shot by Ivory Latta!"
"I just love her enthusiasm! What a great teammate."
"She's got LATTAtude, folks."
If you hear less than ten Latta references during tomorrow's game, then I'll be surprised.
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| I didn't miss the gushing over Barbour or the orgasm Debbie had over simple plays (purge my mind GAWD, please!) |
I think Debbie has a couple of players per team that can elicit that type of response. Try listening to Deb talk about A'quonesia Franklin sometime.
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| And get out my head! Every time the band played "Old McDonaldish" (I never noticed they played that), I thought of Moo U! |
Hey, this was a big-time cow college event tonight! Moo U versus VPI (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)--the battle for agricultural supremacy.
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| Posted: 01/26/08 11:36 am ::: |
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http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41890&SPID=3723&DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=1375499
Pack desperately had to win an ACC game, and they did, nuf said. Good crowd, kind of dull game, glad they got the confidence boost they needed. In the post-game, Yow was talking about "chemistry" problems with the young post players, and how Lucy Ellison might be able to come back early from her knee. Yay! We may have a shot at more than a couple conference wins  . I wish Yow would have more faith in especially Gloria Brown and give her more time, but I know hindsight is 20/20.
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| I like KD but the ubber love fest got on my nerves from Debbie & even more annoying guy. |
Ha. You just have to deal with gushing,
a. Debbie's cool. Just count your blessings it wasn't me doing commentary, you would have hated KD's guts by the end of the game b. in blah games this always happens, no matter what. They get bored with the game and go on autopilot talking about whoever the "star" player of each team is, their wnba future, their intestines, how they're going to cure cancer, etc...
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| If that wasn’t enough, she is the second person in conference history to obtain 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 steals and 100 blocks. |
I think Erlana Larkins is gonna reach 1000 rbs today in her game too.
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| Posted: 01/26/08 12:11 pm ::: VA Tech@NC State Coverage |
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Debbie A. does more women's college tv games than just about any commentator. In her early days, you might get some critical comments, but now she stamps out the game commentary in very correct assembly-line fashion. She gushes away on a lot of players, often in excess. I think she forgets how few players come from college and succeed in the WNBA. Given how many games per week that she does, I am surprised that she does as well as she does.
Mike Hogwood prides himself on being an ACC home boy. He appears to be particularly oriented to the "old guard" clubs and coaches in the league. I just accept that and move on.
I think KW has a good chance to make a WNBA squad but her lack of size and range along with predicability of turning over right shoulder make her more likely rotation/bench rather than starter material. Her intensity combined with her strong built are her major pluses.
I had heard Barbour was a quality catch for VA Tech and she appears to be. VA Tech needs more help inside and more out of the PG position as well. I picked NC State to make the NCAA. Maybe they will start to play like such a team but they need to stop the dumb turnovers.
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