College Basketball By The Tweets: Ben Howland, Gonzaga, and More Marshall Henderson…
Posted by rtmsf on March 6th, 2013Nick Fasulo is an RTC correspondent who writes the column College Basketball By the Tweets, a look at the world of college hoops through the prism of everyone’s favorite social media platform. You can find him on Twitter @nickfasuloSBN.
Before I go to bed, I always, always, always put my phone on silent. I don’t want to come out of my slumber for any reason, so part of my nightly routine is to flip that switch on my phone before flipping the light off and hitting the hay. Inexplicably, that critical step to setting my phone to silent was missed the other night, and around one in the morning, my phone started buzzing.
https://twitter.com/BobbyBancroft/status/308805192328048640
And kept buzzing.
https://twitter.com/TroyMachir/status/308805349845118976
Then buzzed some more.
https://twitter.com/RobDauster/status/308805700279230464
I’ll be sure to never make that mistake again, especially in March, when old Syracuse tape seems to always be rolling as late night programming.
Victor Oladipo Blowing Our Minds
The Internet has run out of real words to describe Victor Oladipo’s hops. This, coming after he shocked the heck out of Ohio State’s Shannon Scott in transition Tuesday night. Oladipo took off from two steps within the free throw line, put his head level with the hoop and covered what looked like 100 square feet in the matter of a second for the clean swat.
https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/309145175312175104
https://twitter.com/natekotisso/status/309145183377838080
https://twitter.com/ESPNDanaOneil/status/309145195872661504
https://twitter.com/eamonnbrennan/status/309145214965149696
https://twitter.com/ShitHoosiersSay/status/309145177447079936
Ben Howland Plays Beer Pong
Before UCLA sunk Arizona in prime time last Saturday, their head coach was sinking a 2.7 ounce plastic ball in cups filled with cheap beer, flanked by a few Bruin undergrads. Come on, that play on words was low-hanging fruit. Photos were captured and spread like fire, naturally.
https://twitter.com/carlosatUCLA/status/307689278383730689
https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/307923562180775936
Everyone weighed in, many with really poor jokes and follow-ups, although a handful were digestible.
https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/307928977333436416
https://twitter.com/joeyrkaufman/status/307926818885890049
https://twitter.com/esmukler/status/307879615010054145
https://twitter.com/SamStrong/status/308723804253859842
And then there was this guy.
https://twitter.com/chunky37/status/308246835791818754
That Guy. There’s always That Guy when these sorts of neat things that toe the line get shared around the Internet.
Gonzaga as a #1 Seed
The program that was first to market that whole trendy mid-major thing is now so out this season. Gonzaga, finally in line for a No 1 NCAA Tournament seed, is getting hated on. We think they are undeserving and simply a product of no power conference team capable of winning with consistency.
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/308053623273828353
https://twitter.com/Kullmination/status/308247278475419649
https://twitter.com/BrendanPrunty/status/306613685491757056
Gonzaga, one seed or not, is still a good team, meaning just because they are weak one-seed doesn’t mean they couldn’t be a strong three-seed that goes on a run to the Final Four. Would you fear them more of they weren’t one of the favorites?
https://twitter.com/Mizzou2SEC/status/307355155597238272
https://twitter.com/ShaneRyanHere/status/308003339432497152
Everyone wants to be in the Bulldogs bracket. This is odd.
Checking in on an Old Friend, Marshall Henderson
Remember when Marshall Henderson and the Rebels were all the rage? The guard was shooting the lights out, drawing comparisons to Jimmer Fredette as a player who could galvanize the entire college basketball world and serve as one of the memorable faces of the season. And while Henderson won’t be forgotten, he’s certainly no Jimmer. Instead he’s more of a flash in the pan guy whose shtick was not sustainable. The world is starting to turn on Marshall.
https://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS/status/308010433955110912
https://twitter.com/TCPMattMay/status/308058867235950594
https://twitter.com/JamesFranklinYo/status/308225107304796162
https://twitter.com/TDubb/status/308084386899828736
https://twitter.com/ronbarry21/status/308086927503024129
With the season going south, the Rebels are a bubble team at best, fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives. But Henderson isn’t ceding hope. He’s amped, even though he may be watching the fun from home rather than really participating in it.
https://twitter.com/NativeFlash22/status/307488858029826048