Steph Norman is now 2-0 as a head coach. This was, pretty much as expected, except for a strong effort by Sam Fuehring on a possibly questionable ankle. Fear not, the ankle is fine. For scoreless droughts, resting starters and wondering aloud thoughts on the attendance...let's throw the ball to Asia or Sam and hustle back down court after it goes in for:
FIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME
5) Where was Walz? Most of you probably know by now he watched the game at sidebar with Bellarmine head coach Scott Davenport. He even called in to Nick Curran on 790 WKRD's radio broadcast in the first half. He did come across the street to watch Michigan v K-State, spent a little time with his assistants and then meandered up into the seats to watch the rest of the 30-point UM blowout, sign autographs, pose for pictures and talk with fans. Sounds like a fun afternoon. Paulie did ask him if he kept the "tab" open at Sidebar. He got a resounding "No, not with you around." answer from Coach.
4) The Asia and Sam Show. They had 19 points each. They also sat a lot, as Kasa, Seygan, Lindsay, Jess and others got extended playing time. Sam was perfect, nine for nine from the floor. Had 11 rebounds. Was two baskets away from tying the NCAA Tournament record for consecutive made shots. I'd say the ankle is fine, thank you. Asia was, well, Durr-ific. Fill in your own accolades.
3) We know there's a basket on that backboard somewhere. Poor Robert Morris, they scored four points early on. They then went over 15 minutes, spanning two quarters, before scoring again. Finally, with 3:37 remaining in the second quarter, they put points on the scoreboard. And, Louisville ended the third quarter on a 13-0 run. Enough said.
2) The Bakery was open. Louisville did have 17 turnovers. I guess when you go that deep into the roster for as many minutes as Norman and the assistants did, that'll happen.. Give Robert Morris credit, they played hard, as if they had no idea what the scoreboard read. The Colonials were there to play, regardless of the ranking or score. I did hear two "media types" talk about the fighting effort of "the Colonels". And, I agree. Guys like Gilmore, Dampier, Carrier, Issel, Wendell Ladner and Ron Thomas the Plumber were a battling bunch back in the days of the ABA. C'mon guys...it's simple English. C-O-L-O-N-I-A-L-S. Pull their media badges, I say.
1) How many were there? None of the sheets indicated an attendance number. I conservatively guessed about 8,000. The UM asst. SID was impressed, regardless, and asked Paulie if Louisville always got this many to show up for a game. Paulie replied, "No, usually more." Why the lack of attendance announcement numbers?
Cards take on "Go Blue" tomorrow at noon. It should be a fun one. UM head coach Kim Barnes Arico and Walz coached together on one of the USA teams a couple of years ago. I do hope she goes to flats tomorrow, She fell once and stumbled a couple of times in those high heels. Comfort and safety, Kim, not fashion, dear...
-- Sonja--
FIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME
5) Where was Walz? Most of you probably know by now he watched the game at sidebar with Bellarmine head coach Scott Davenport. He even called in to Nick Curran on 790 WKRD's radio broadcast in the first half. He did come across the street to watch Michigan v K-State, spent a little time with his assistants and then meandered up into the seats to watch the rest of the 30-point UM blowout, sign autographs, pose for pictures and talk with fans. Sounds like a fun afternoon. Paulie did ask him if he kept the "tab" open at Sidebar. He got a resounding "No, not with you around." answer from Coach.
4) The Asia and Sam Show. They had 19 points each. They also sat a lot, as Kasa, Seygan, Lindsay, Jess and others got extended playing time. Sam was perfect, nine for nine from the floor. Had 11 rebounds. Was two baskets away from tying the NCAA Tournament record for consecutive made shots. I'd say the ankle is fine, thank you. Asia was, well, Durr-ific. Fill in your own accolades.
3) We know there's a basket on that backboard somewhere. Poor Robert Morris, they scored four points early on. They then went over 15 minutes, spanning two quarters, before scoring again. Finally, with 3:37 remaining in the second quarter, they put points on the scoreboard. And, Louisville ended the third quarter on a 13-0 run. Enough said.
2) The Bakery was open. Louisville did have 17 turnovers. I guess when you go that deep into the roster for as many minutes as Norman and the assistants did, that'll happen.. Give Robert Morris credit, they played hard, as if they had no idea what the scoreboard read. The Colonials were there to play, regardless of the ranking or score. I did hear two "media types" talk about the fighting effort of "the Colonels". And, I agree. Guys like Gilmore, Dampier, Carrier, Issel, Wendell Ladner and Ron Thomas the Plumber were a battling bunch back in the days of the ABA. C'mon guys...it's simple English. C-O-L-O-N-I-A-L-S. Pull their media badges, I say.
1) How many were there? None of the sheets indicated an attendance number. I conservatively guessed about 8,000. The UM asst. SID was impressed, regardless, and asked Paulie if Louisville always got this many to show up for a game. Paulie replied, "No, usually more." Why the lack of attendance announcement numbers?
Cards take on "Go Blue" tomorrow at noon. It should be a fun one. UM head coach Kim Barnes Arico and Walz coached together on one of the USA teams a couple of years ago. I do hope she goes to flats tomorrow, She fell once and stumbled a couple of times in those high heels. Comfort and safety, Kim, not fashion, dear...
-- Sonja--
