Morning Coffee

by Peter Bean on Jan 28, 2008 8:56 AM CST in Quick Hits

Should we call him Lt. General? The Statesman's Cedric Golden has a very nice column on the strong bond between Rick Barnes and Bob Knight. To be honest, this is a column I thought I'd hate, but Golden gives us a very good piece here. And I agree with his final assessment 100 percent:

It's easy to dislike Knight for some of the things he's done — hey, he's been a jerk at times — but it's hard to ignore his contributions to college basketball. Knight's a bully who has played by the rules.

In short, give me the bully over Bill Belichick any day.

Amen - one thousand times, Amen. Though Bob Knight's temper isn't his most attractive quality, he's as fine a teacher as there is in the game. And those players with skin thick enough to accept his challenges, thrive.

Cat Osterman is (still) cooler than you. BON obsession Cat Osterman hasn't graced these pages in a couple months, but don't mistake that for irrelevance. Mrs. O writes in to let us know that Catherine will be making another commercial appearance. This time in the Super Bowl. Like I said: she's cooler than you.

If he wins it, can we just keep the trophy in Austin? Sophomore point guard DJ Augustin has been mentioned all season as a potential Wooden Award winner; this weekend he became a finalist, one of 30 players nationwide nominated for the honor. If Augustin were to win, he would join TJ Ford (2003) and Kevin Durant (2007) to become the third Longhorn in six years to take home the trophy.

Nice as it'd be, I'm guessing he'd rather a trip to the Final Four.

Abrams evolution. The AAS' Mark Rosner had a nice feature on AJ Abrams published before Saturday's game against Texas Tech. It's mostly stuff we've covered, but there's one quote from Barnes which caught my eye: "He's a really good passer."

It hasn't been discussed much because with Abrams, in large part because he's had such up-and-down games overall, but I have noticed of late his ability to get the ball into the post. He's one of the few players who's done a good job this year of penetrating and dishing. He's got good vision.

Darrell Scott mania starts now. Now that both Texas and Colorado have completed their in-home visits, prepare yourself for an onslaught of rumors and updates. As I mentioned last Wednesday, I've been told the coaches feel very strongly they're going to win this battle. That matches what's being said by one of Orangebloods' more reliable posters, as well. I like our chances.

--PB--

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connor

I was impressed by Atchleys ability to throw it in low, more so than the guards. When Dexter was in there, Connor dumped it down to him quite a bit and the offense thrived. Pittman got fouled going up once, then on the next trip down he found Damien James for a dunk I believe after getting double teamed.

by Michael Bean on Jan 28, 2008 10:52 AM CST reply actions

I think it was Gary

Irregardless, that showcased what could happen if Sexy Dexy can pick it up.

The one play, he jams it home through the foul. Next time down, he gets double teamed, which opened up the pass (his hands, they are so soft), to the wide open dunk from a teammate.

This game was our best contribution from the bench that I remember seeing all year. If we can get all the pieces to fit, this team could be scary good.

Back to the original point, I totally agree on Abrams. Sometimes I feel like hes a better passer than DJ, if only he could drive like DJ, Id be happier seeing him get some time at the 1.

by BoddickerIsClutch on Jan 28, 2008 11:07 AM CST up reply actions

you're right

Gary Johnson received the pass and got the dunk.

by Michael Bean on Jan 28, 2008 12:22 PM CST up reply actions

Cat O's in 1Q Super Bowl, Under Armor commercial

... according to a Chicago Trib article from this past Saturday. Here's the link.

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." J.Piper

by bravobevo on Jan 28, 2008 1:56 PM CST reply actions

Cat can...

protect my house anyday.

by Meekrob on Jan 28, 2008 3:17 PM CST up reply actions

What exactly does she do for a living?

I know she is a spokesperson for Under Armor but is that enough to support herself. Last time I checked, softball was behind MLS, bowling, billiards, paintball in popularity. I don't see her doing this forever. What does she plan to do?

I bleed burnt orange!!!!

by FNJ on Jan 28, 2008 4:49 PM CST up reply actions

suspicions confirmed.

by billyzane on Jan 28, 2008 5:02 PM CST up reply actions

I dunno...

He seems to understand the shift key pretty well. You're right about the MO, though. That looks dead-on.

Growing up, I only fed Jared Norton paper. That's why he eats plays.

by Horn Brain on Jan 28, 2008 5:29 PM CST up reply actions

Sorry so late to answer

Catherine is an assistant coach at DePaul Univeristy and will be working on her Masters (right now it looks like it will MBA) after the 2008 Olympics. She plays for the Rockford Thunder in the summer (except this summer), works with the NPO "Girls in the Game" in Chicago, and has endorsements with UA and Wilson. Not sure what she really will end up doing, but she does not really want to play softball forever either.

by Lostman on Jan 30, 2008 8:14 PM CST up reply actions