College Basketball By The Tweets: CBS Infighting, Khalif Wyatt and #BBN
Posted by rtmsf on January 9th, 2013
It was good to hear from Kim English over the weekend. The former Missouri Tiger, perhaps a player whose on-court talents were inflated by the media due to his charming personality and usage of Twitter, is now playing in the D-League for the Detroit Pistons. But he’s still closely watching his Tigers, who escaped an upset from Bucknell due mostly to their really freakin’ good point guard.
Something tells me he’s on the fast track to being a studio analyst.
Doug Gottleib and Seth Davis Disagree on Jim Boeheim
I could elaborate, or you could just read about their exchange of tweets, courtesy of Jared Smith at NunesMagician.com. Let’s all appreciate the love/hate these two share with one another.
(Uncle) Khalif Wyatt?
We hope you were watching, but understand it may have been difficult to give Temple – Kansas your undivided attention alongside the NFL Playoffs. What you missed may have been the coming out party for Khalif Wyatt, who dropped 26 on 8-of-19 shooting (and 7-of-7 from the free throw line) in a losing effort. He also turned the ball over just once
Kaliff Wyatt auditioning for best Old Man Game in College Hoops– a clear favorite to make my team
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) January 6, 2013
There’s no doubt that Wyatt is a legitimate point guard with a unique look and feel to his game… like Uncle Drew, without the staged playground game and hours of make-up. Old folks can appreciate style.
Really impressed with Khalif Wyatt. That dude plays like he’s on the Spurs #crafty #oldschool
— eric porter (@RealEricPorter) January 6, 2013
What have we learned from this game? Wyatt puts the team on his back all day, everyday. But more importantly we can compete with anyone.
— brandi johnson (@Every1lovesBJ) January 6, 2013
Game’s over, but I think Khalif Wyatt has just been awarded more free throws
— Adam Gardner (@adamgardner09) January 6, 2013
Now between his game against Kansas and 33 points against Syracuse, it’s fair to say that Wyatt is licensed to hang a big number on any opponent this season.
Sabatino Chen, Colorado Gets Robbed
The hottest button college basketball topic of the week was unquestionably the final seconds of the Pac-12 opener between Colorado and Arizona. You know the deal: Colorado blew an eight-point lead with under two minutes to play, and Satabtino Chen’s bank shot three-pointer as time expired as called off… but it shouldn’t have been.
Ball Don’t Lie.
— Sabatino Chen (@sabatinochen23) January 4, 2013
And yes, I did call bank!
— Sabatino Chen (@sabatinochen23) January 4, 2013
Twitter went nuts. At first the shot did look too close to call, meaning it should not have been overturned to begin with. And after America watched for the 17th time, it was clear that 0.1 seconds remained on the clock and Satabino’s shot should have counted. Lost in this moment’s was Chen’s lack of accuracy from beyond the arc. Despite being a 6’4″ guard, he’s simply not a respected shooter.
Worth mention that Sabatino Chen doubled his career number of three pointers last night. He was 2-23 before the game.
— Ezra Amacher (@EzraAmacher) January 4, 2013
Additionally, props to those who simply felt sorry for Chen, as he’s now college basketball Armando Galarraga, the former Detroit Tigers pitcher who was wrongly deined a perfect game due to a botched bang-bang play at first base a few summers ago. Not only is this a big bummer for the Buffs, it’s a huge bummer for Chen, who could develop a bit of a cult hero status in Boulder for a few years to come.
That was Sabatino Chen’s moment. He was robbed of that.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) January 4, 2013
Sabatino Chen should never buy drinks in Boulder for the rest of his life.
— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) January 4, 2013
#BBN Gets Richer
Keeping up with the (Matt) Joneses is going to be nearly impossible next college basketball season. That’s right, John Calipari has pretty much put together a perfect 2013 recruiting class following the latest signing of center Dakari Johnson, with an Andrew Wiggins or Julius Randle likely to follow.
Of the 8 top recruits that have committed thus far in the 2013 class, 4 have committed to Kentucky
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) January 6, 2013
Naturally, the smug responses came in droves… and they probably still are if you follow the hashtag #BBN.
Kentucky is killing the competition right now;Coach Cal could sell fire in hell…both Harrison twins,James Young & Dakari Johnson??
— Branden Hunter (@JustCallmeBHunt) January 6, 2013
So for those keeping score, Derek Willis, James Young, Dakari Johnson, Harrison’s & Marcus Lee plus returning players and we ain’t done. #UK
— Lyndsey Gough (@lyndseygough) January 6, 2013
The recruiting class for #BBN next year is going to be #INSANEEEEE
— Jordan Tedrow (@Jstillwell2008) January 6, 2013
Wiggins & Randle will make this the best recruiting class of all time. #BBN
— •Troy A. Woods• (@Troy_Woods30) January 6, 2013
Oh yeah, and this dude will be in Lexington in 2014.
Mercy. RT @katis32: Had 16 pts, 17 rebs, 11 blocks and my dad said I had 10 or 11 assists. Also broke the rim on a dunk. Ripping for #BBN
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_CJ) January 7, 2013
I hate you, sometimes, Kentucky. I hate you.
