Re: Extremely Terrible Game :-(

[Colleen Patterson]

Yeah, but...man, it's just hard to stomach.

If we're going to be this bad, then I say play the freshmen as much as
possible and get them ready for next season.  No more Kareem or Derek
Hollman in the rotation.  Throw Chadd, Armein, and Eric to the wolves and
get them more experience and hunger for next year.  And who knows, maybe
they can turn it around this year.  I can stomach watching freshmen make
fools of themselves much easier than I can stomach juniors and seniors make
fools of themselves.  At least then we've got some hope.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Sorge" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Extremely Terrible Game :-(


> Lets face it, this team is just outmanned.  Huggs expected to have Little
> and Grove, so we cannot blame him for the lack of recruiting/center.  We
> have been able to win up until now because we had more talent, now we are
> facing teams that we knew comming in, are better TEAMS!  Don't worry, we
are
> entitled to have an off year.   Next year, only two players from this
> starting 5 will be starting again.  So it will be a completely revamped
> team.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DXLOVER EMAIL SERVICE" <address@hidden>
> To: "UC basketball" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 10:38 PM
> Subject: [UC Basketball] Extremely Terrible Game :-(
>
>
> I am just now getting over the shock that I witnessed today.  It is
> something that I'm just not accustomed to viewing from my seat at The
> Shoemaker.
>
> I actually left my seat with three minutes left in the first half just to
> step outside and clear my head.  I have NEVER left my seat before halftime
> or before the end of a game,  never.  It is just so hard to watch them not
> go hard in a game,  I just don't understand it.  They knew (I would think)
> what it entailed to play at Cincinnati,  yet they are not delivering to
the
> level that everyone thought/thinks they can.
>
> I'm not a bandwagon fan by no means,  but I actually left with five
minutes
> to go in the game. :-(  If I had to do it over,  I think I still would
have,
> that is what's bothering me...lol.  Listening to Huggs in the postgame,
my
> heart goes out to the guy.  Throughout his tenure here at UC,  there would
> be games that on paper or by looking out on the court,  we had no business
> winning against those teams.  Cincinnati would beat them with heart and
> effort.
>
> Can you guys give me your opinion here.  Is the light going to 'turn on'
for
> these kids??  Are they finally going to get what it means to be a
Bearcat??
> All it is,  is leaving it out on the court.  Nothing more,  nothing less.
> If these guys don't mount any better effort Wednesday,  UL will bury them
by
> thirty points or more.  You can bank on it.  I can't think of another
coach
> that I'd hate to see do it to Cincinnati other than the Spaghetti Sauce
Man
> himself.  He is going to try an make a statement,  in a HUGE way.  I hope
> the kids respond.
>
> Pardon the lengthy post. :-)
>
> Gregg
>
> SEVEN Time Defending Conf-USA Champion
>       University of Cincinnati Bearcats