SB Nation User Blog: Ridiculous Matt

Ladies and Gentlemen, Can I Have Your Attention?

Ridiculous Matt — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:50:58 -0000

I've just been handed an urgent, and horrifying news story. And I need all of you to stop what you're doing and listen.

(CHIEFSTRADEASECONDROUNDERFORCASSELANDVRABEL, CUTLERWANTSOUTOFDENVERTHEJJARRINGTONDEALISNTDONEANDTHISISPROBABLYTHELASTSNOWOFTHEWINTER)

CANNONBALL!

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!

So with that in mind, let's all remember this day as one of the better ones. Soon the days of Damon Huard and Rocky Boiman will be behind us completely. We nab two veterans while only having to give up a pick we would have undoubtedly used on a defensive linemen who would end up playing second string in another city in two years, and the Broncos are pissing off their Pro Bowl quarterback. It's like God brought a little joy into the snow that fell here today.

HAPPY "THIS YEAR WILL NOT SUCK AS MUCH AS THE LAST" DAY!

Dear God

Ridiculous Matt — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:24:50 -0000

Promoted for Front Page Friday!

Dear God:

We dealt with you allowing them to be delivered the Orange Bowl in 2007. We beat them, it was outlandish, but we understand not even you can make sense of the BCS.

We suffered through their NCAA Championship last March. Great team. Yeah, Memphis shold have put them away, but we're used to them having great teams.

And we even lasted through them winning the freaking Border War in the snow. Appparently Chase Daniel's pride irked you in some way and you felt the need to punish as all for it.

But we need this one. For one season, we need to have something to hold over them. They've held a chokehold on us in basketball for too long. It's only fair that you even the bar. C'mon, God, you know you want it. Just picture, all of the kuchebags, crying in their little arena. wondering how this could happen. Give in, God. Grant us victory.

Sincerely,

The Show Me State

Another Twist To The Cowher Question

Ridiculous Matt — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:18:18 -0000

I respect the idea that we need to keep the GM and coaching jobs seperate. I think that's a very sound approach to take and the only reason I'm in favor of violating it is in the pursuit of Bill Cowher, who is absolutely everything we've been looking for as the face of a franchise. Hard-line, family-man, xs and os. defense, offense, the works.

If we don't get Cowher because he decides to hang out in North Carolina with his daughters another year, no biggie. If we don't get him because the lure of the New York gig was too much, I'll be glad because that's not what I think Cowher is. If we don't get him because the Lions offer him everything he could ever want and more money than God, I'll wish him good luck and be fine with it.

What I will not be okay with is if we lose out on Cowher because the Broncos get him.

Imagine having to play Cowher twice a year for a half-decade with a franchise quarterback and a solid group of personnel. You know what it's like trying to get over the hump with Cowher on your schedule twice a year? Go ask the Browns or the Bengals.

I know that Hunt wants to exercise due dilligence and pick the right guy for the job. But we're going to lose out on most of the top candidates if we don't get a move on. We'll end up stuck with someone that wasn't our first, second, or third pick. And that's been our MO for too long. Clark Hunt, if you have a plan, execute it. If not, go get Cowher on a plane.

The Bill Cowher Dream Is Dead

Ridiculous Matt — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:51:54 -0000

The Bill Cowher Dream Is Dead

The Plain Dealer said the two met Saturday night and that Cowher told the owner he doesn't plan a return to coaching for the 2009 season, in part because he's happy with his lifestyle as a TV analyst and living in North Carolina.

A Pleasant History of NFL QB Drafting

Ridiculous Matt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:57:12 -0000

A Pleasant History of NFL QB Drafting

This may have already made the rounds, but I thought it was worth going over again. Just think back to how great these guys sounded coming out of college.

A Quick Logic Review

Ridiculous Matt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:47:39 -0000

I just wanted to get this out there so we can look at it in context.

We're not going to keep Tyler Thigpen as our starting quarterback because he's an inexperienced, underwhelming quarterback who is only effective in the spread system which can't work in the NFL and though he plays with a lot of heart, has a solid throwing arm, good chemistry with the players and great athleticism, he can't win ball games, even when you consider how largely inept the rest of our team is.

So, we're either going to:

A. Draft a first round quarterback from the heaviest spread-offense system class in history and who will inevitably require two to three years of development before we can even judge how he's going to turn out as a pro. We will then have to pay him upteen bajillion dollars which may eventually prove completely futile if he doesn't win us multiple superbowls like, oh, say, the other 90% of first round quarterbacks drafted.

*B. Sign a free agent quarterback for upteen bajillion dollars who was released from his former team fore being unable to win ballgames, despite his heart/athleticism/cannon-arm and who already carries with him a heavy weight of expecations and given the fact that he's a veteran, will probably require something better than the weakly constructed plastic bubble we use as our offensive line, which actually collapses immediately upon any applicable pressure. Then, when he doesn't work back, we'll of course move back to plan A for upteen bajillion more dollars.

Meanwhile, we're going to let a backup quarterback who everyone likes and who has shown a great deal of promise probably go, where, while he might end up as nothing, he could end up in an efficient system with a competent coach who will use his talents to the best of their abilities and possibly use his limited skillset to their utmost potential culminating in a SuperBowl appearance.

Because we've never seen that before.

GANNNONGANNONGANNONGANNONGANNONGANNONGANNONGANNON

Does that just about sum it up?

Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant Support The D-League. Turn Cue Card Over...What?

Ridiculous Matt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:44:22 -0000

Shoals points us to a pair of videos released by the D today, with Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett stating their support for the D-League.

Shoals points out that it's a bad move to have these two stars support the D, given their automatic arrival in the league as premier players. It certainly does seem like a condescending sentiment coming from two players who needed no development and immediately impacted the league. And while the league doubtless had no such considerations for the spot, they only thought "Hey, let's get two of the biggest stars in the league to support the league on video," there is a certain amount of greater sense to this selection, if you choose to think about it.

For starters, these two players illustrate the two sides of good and bad development through their careers. Not with them, but their teammates. Kobe for example, has benefited tremendously from the Lakers long-term development decisions. Drafting Bynum and slowly integrating him. Sending Farmer to the D-League and then calling him up, bringing him in slowly. The Lakers are in win-now mode. Believe me when I say, though, that when the lights go down on this particular Showtime team, this franchise will lean heavily on the D-Fenders who they own.

Garnett, on the other hand, is a perfect example of how the old way of thinking can ruin you. Instead of building a foundation and developing players, the Timberwolves instead tried to just fill in holes with veterans through free agency and drafts. They didn't go out and acquire good players to develop, though the D was in its infancy then, regardless. And while Garnett's championship has come on the backs of massive superstar trades, there's still a heavy emphasis on youth development with the Celtics, and you'll continue to see that with the Celtics when they work with the new Portland, ME franchise that should be announced within the next two months.

The other reason this makes sense is a little more ethereal. The fact is, not every player is going to be Kobe and Garnett. Most are going to be average to below average players. Otherwise Kobe wouldn't be Kobe and Garnett wouldn't be KG. They are who they are precisely because they're better than everyone else. But you need guys who can work around them, and sometimes you need young guys to incubate for call-up duty. Kobe has Farmar. And the Celtics have been developing Pruitt. They'll develop Giddens.

It would be better to have Azubuike and Sessions on these commercials, but if you're going to have them, might as well build a case by contrast with two players who needed no development. Because with a little development, some of the greatest busts of all time might not have turned out so bad, and their comparison to Kobe and KG wouldn't hurt so much.

D-League Live Blog

Ridiculous Matt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:17:42 -0000

Okay folks, here's the action.

LIke we called it to start.

1. Tulsa 66ers: Chris Richard- Best overall prospect

2. Colorado 14ers: James Mays-

3. Idaho Stampede: Jamario Davidson

4. Sioux Falls Skyforce: Gary Forbes

5. Bakersfield Jam: Derrick Byars:

6. Fort Wayne Mad Ants: Coleman Collins

7. Erie Bayhawks: Erik Daniels: 6-8, PF, Kentucky.

8. Anaheim Arsenal: Tierre Brown

9. Utah Flash: Denham Brown

10. Reno Bighorns: Antonio Meeking: Listed at 250. LIE! 280.

11. Dakota Wizards: Marcus Hubbard

12. Rio Grande Valley: Smush Parker

13. Los Angeles Defenders: Jasper Johnson

14. Albuquerque Thunderbirds: David Noel: Albuquerque has the best backcourt in the league. Do they have enough bigs?

15. Iowa Energy: Cartier Martin

16. Austin Toros: Robert McKiver

17. Austin Toros: Muahmmad Akubar

18. Albuquerque Thunderbirds: David Monds

19. D-Fenders: Keith Butler: Can't coach size.

David Noel is plummeting. STILL PLUMMETING

D-League Draft Day!

Ridiculous Matt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:10:13 -0000

via www.nba.com

Woohoo! After tonight we'll actually have rosters to discuss! Hurrah!

By the way, if you want to watch, the whole thing is on NBATV tonight starting at 7PM EST. They'll be streaming Rounds 2-10 online at D-League.com as well.

Talked to 66ers Basketball operations manager Brandon Barnett last night, and they were still waiting for the final list to decide. IF we hear anything, you'll be the first to know.

Also, spoke to Colorado Head Coach Bob MacKinnon. Again, you're not going to get the actual pick out of them, but he did give me his top players and they included Chris Richard, David Noel, Smush Parker, and James Mays.

Word has it there's a deal in the works to send Utah's pick to Dakota for Dontell Jefferson. Again, we'll keep you updated.

Consider this an open thread for any questions or comments.

We almost have rosters!

UPDATE 3:41EST: Couple of trade rumors out there. Utah is shopping their first round pick to Dakota for Dontell Jefferson. And the 66ers are asking for the Thunderbirds' second rounder for Keith Closs. Neither deal is done at this time.

Update: 4:28PM EST: Things are getting crazy. We hear Idaho and the 66ers, with the number one pick, are looking to trade. Sioux Falls should make a bid, as should Dakota. This might turn into the Chris Richard arms race.

Additionally, here's our preliminary mock of the top of the draft.

1. Tulsa 66ers: James Mays: We can't believe it ourselves, but this is what we're hearing was last reported. 1 and 2 are almost locks, consider them the Beasley-Rose of the D-League Draft. (Update: We're hearing rumors that Tulsa is looking to trade their first rounder. Dakota's got the most assets, but there are a few others that could do so as well.)

2. Colorado Chris Richard: D-League vet. Everyone loves him. Almost made Minnesota's roster. Huge talent but also likely to be gone in a call-up.

3. Idaho Stampede: David Noel: This guy could go high as 1, low as 6. Consider him the OJ Mayo of the draft.

4.Sioux Falls Skyforce: Jamareo Davidson- We here this is a lock.

5. Bakersfield: If Noel or Mays make it this far, this is where they're going.If not, look for Derrick Byars. Experience, experience, experience to complement Justin Reed, nursing a foot injury.

6. Fort Wayne Mad Ants: Smush Parker- It's Smush, but top point guards are hard to find. It'll be interesting to see if the Mad Ants try and replace Samb with another big.

Here's some other general observations.

Big men are in short supply.

Here's the final draft list:

Last	First	School/Country	Year	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.
Adams	Michael	Youngstown St.	2006	C	6-11	235
Adler	Jerod	Indiana St.	2005	PF	6-9	235
Aikens	Travis	Marshall	2007	SG	6-4
Allen	Derrick	Valdosta St.	2007	SG	6-5	215
Allen	Ronald	Cincinnati	2007	PF	6-9	235
Ambres	Mildon	S. Nazarene	2007	G/F	6-5	200
Anderson	Michael	VCU	2008	SF	6-7
Ard	Eddie	Lipscomb	2008	G/F	6-5	195
Axon	Jarred	E. Michigan	2008	PG	5-11	180
Ayuso	Larry	USC	1999	SG	6-3	202
Bang	Sung-Yoon	Korea		G/F	6-5	200
Bangura	Alpha	St. John's (NY)	2002	SG	6-4	195
Barber	Stephen	UT-Arlington	2002	PG	5-10	175
Barnes	Kenny	USF	2005	SF	6-7	210
Barrow	Matthew	Lamar	2008	SG	6-4	185
Bausley	Alex	Sacramento St.	2007	PF	6-7	245
Beacham	Donny	UT-Arlington	2004	SF	6-5	200
Beaulah	Warren	Brewton Parker College	2007	SG	6-4	195
Belfor	Jomo	JMU	2006	PG	6-0	185
Bell	Jeremy	Williams Baptist College	2005	PG	6-0	185
Benjamin	Keith	Pittsburgh	2008	SG	6-2	190
Berghoefer	David	W. Carolina	2006	C	6-11	235
Berishvili	Mikheil	Georgia		PF	6-9	195
Blackwell	Tim	UMKC	2008	SG	6-4	195
Bowie	Nate	C. Arkansas	2008	PG	6-0	175
Bright	Ryan	Sam Houston St.	2008	SF	6-6	225
Bright	Roy	Delaware St.	2008	SF	6-6	225
Britto	Joseph	UMASS - Dartmouth	2005	SG	6-5	185
Broadus	Caheem	Delaware St.	2006	G	6-3	185
Brown	Parrish	Maryland	2007	PG	6-1	180
Brown	Nate	St. Peter's	2002	PG	6-1	185
Brown	Calvin	Norfolk St.	2007	PF	6-9	220
Brown	Jamaal	Cal. St. Fullerton	2006	PF	6-7	240
Brown	Marshall	Missouri	2008	SF	6-6	205
Butler	Keith	DePaul	2007	C	7-1	260
Byars	Derrick	Vanderbilt	2007	SG	6-7	220
Carlisle	Geno	California	1999	SG	6-3	200
Carter	Maurice	Robert Morris	2005	PG	6-0	180
Champion	Tony	Sacramento St.	2004	C	6-10	265
Clack	Kris	Texas	1999	SF	6-5	225
Clarke	John	Point Loma	2007	SG	6-3	190
Coleman	Dominique	Colorado	2007	SG	6-3	190
Coleman	Anthony	Long Beach St.	2005	PF	6-10	220
Cook	Casey	UCSB	2005	F	6-8	220
Cox	Robert	S. Polytechnic St.	2007	SG	6-5	200
Cox	Torrington	King College	2007	F	6-7	210
Darden	Pierre	Cumberlands	2007	PF	6-9	210
Davidson	Jermareo	Alabama	2007	PF/C	6-10	230
Davis	Lorenzo	Mountain St.	2005	F/C	6-10	220
Davis	Shaun	New Mexico St.	2007	PG	5-11	180
Davis	Bennet	Northeastern	2007	SF	6-8	220
Davis	Ryan	Langston University	2005	G	6-2	195
Davison	Andrew	Emporia St.	2008	SG	6-3	195
Day	Quinton	UMKC	2007	PG	6-0	180
Dial	Derrick	E. Michigan	1998	SG	6-4	195
Doss	Marcus
Drisdom	Tim	Utah	2006	PG	6-3	185
Easterling	Charles	Kilgore JC	2003	G/F	6-3	220
Ehambe	Moses	Oral Roberts	2008	SF	6-6	200
English	Carlos	Cleveland St.	2007	PG	5-7	175
Epps	Rodrick	UT-Arlington	2008	PG	6-0	180
Ervin	Gary	Arkansas	2008	PG	5-11	180
Evans	Brian	Texas A&M	2004	PG	6-1	185
Ewing	Austin	NC A&T	2008	PG	5-11	180
Forbes	Gary	UMASS	2008	G/F	6-6	220
Fox	Isaiah	Arizona	2006	PF	6-9	270
Francis	Richard	Tarleton St.	2007	SG	6-4	195
Francis	Andrew	UTSA	2008	SF	6-7
Freeman	Gabe	Mesa CC	2006	F	6-8	205
Garland	KJ	UNC-Asheville	2008	PG	6-1	185
Gibson	Fred	Georgia	2004	G/F	6-4	185
Gibson	Drew	Wofford	2008	PG	6-2	185
Gilder	Trey	Northwestern St.	2008	PF	6-9	185
Godbold	David	Oklahoma	2008	G	6-5	210
Goodman	Damien	UNC-Pembroke	2004	SF	6-6	220
Grant	Gavin	NC State	2008	SF	6-7	200
Green	Jermaine	N. Texas	2003	SF	6-8	205
Griffin	Rob	Iowa	2000	SF	6-6	200
Hall	Demarcus	Cal. St. Bakersfield	2008	SF	6-7	210
Hamilton	Vernon	Clemson	2006	PG	6-1	190
Harris	Jovan	USF	2004	PG	6-3	190
Harris	Anthony	Miami	2007	PG	6-2	185
Harrison	JR	Rice	2006	F	6-6	220
Hart	Michael	N. Illinois	2008	PF	6-8	210
Hawkins	Shawn	Long Beach	2006	SF	6-6	220
Herndon	Boomer	Belmont	2007	C	6-10	270
Hill	Alex	Sante Fe CC	2006	SF	6-6	210
Hill	Marcus	Tulsa	2001	SF	6-5	220
Hillstock	Phillip	Barber Scotia	2004	F	6-7	220
Hill-Thomas	Garry	Nevada-Reno	2005	SF	6-5	205
Horton	Jason	Missouri	2008	G	6-1	185
Howard	William	NC A&T	2004	SG	6-4	215
Jeffers	Othyus	Robert Morris	2008	G/F	6-5	200
Jenkins	Darrell	E. Carolina	2008	PG	5-11	180
Johnson	Justin	Mississippi	2005	PG	5-11	180
Johnson	KeJuan	Long Beach St.	2007	SG	6-4	200
Johnson	Jasper	Delta St.	2006	PF	6-8	275
Jones	Dwight	Houston Baptist	2007	SG	6-3	185
Key	Tony	Mountain St.	2005	C	6-10	280
Kottke	Isaiah	Master's College	2007	SG	6-3
Lawrence	Robert	LaGrange	2007	SG	6-3	195
Lewis	Greg	Winston Salem St.	2008	PF	6-8	265
Liberty	Adam	Oral Roberts	2008	G	6-2
Little	Theo	Arkansas St.	2007	C	6-10	260
Looby	Kurt	Iowa	2008	C	6-10	230
Love	Casey	Robert Morris	2007	PF/C	6-8	245
Lum	Harry	Florida International	2004	G	6-2
MacCullough	Taj	Winthrop	2007	F	6-7	220
Malone	Marcus	Houston	2008	G/F	6-5	215
Mason	Chet	Miami-OH	2005	G	6-3	190
Mattear	Darius	UTEP	2004	F	6-6	224
Maxim	Kourtney	Cypress College	2008	SF	6-5	220
Mays	James	Clemson	2008	PF	6-8	230
McClellan	Jawann	Arizona	2008	G/F	6-4	200
McKiver	Robert	Houston	2008	SG	6-3	195
Meeking	Antonio	LA Tech	2003	PF	6-7	250
Miller	Michael	Coppin St.	2008	G	6-2	190
Millsap	John	UTSA	2005	SF	6-6	220
Mims	O'Neal	Angelo St.	2005	PF	6-9	235
Monds	David	Oklahoma St.	2007	PF	6-8	240
Monroe	Sammy	Newberry (D2)	2006	SF	6-6	205
Morris	Toree	Pittsburgh	2004	PF/C	6-10	280
Morrison	Ty	Grand Canyon	2008	F	6-8	220
Morrison	Brian	UCLA	2005	G	6-2	180
Muhlbach	Beau	Texas A&M	2008	G	6-4	195
Murphy	Tony	Norfolk St.	2008	SG	6-4	200
Nelson	Reggie	Tennessee Tech	1999	PF	6-7	225
Ogunoye	Yemi	Oral Roberts	2008	F	6-9	210
Page	Julius	Pittsburgh	2004	SG	6-3	195
Parker	Charlie	Millersville	2008	SG	6-4	195
Parmer	Marlon	Kentucky Weslyan	2003	PG	6-2	190
Peeples	Michael	Fairleigh Dickinson	2007	SF	6-6	210
Phillips	Marvin	Claflin	2004	F	6-7	225
Plair	JeJuan	Sam Houston St.	2007	G	6-1	185
Plummer	Greg	Eckerd (D2)	2005	SG	6-4	200
Porter	Earnest	Nicholls St.	2006	SG	6-4	190
Porter	Nick	Creighton	2007	SG	6-3	215
Randolph	Lonnie	Drake	2005	PG	6-1	185
Rashad	Marvin	Fairmont St.	2006	G/F	6-4	210
Richard	Chris	Florida	2007	PF/C	6-9	265
Robinson	Russell	Kansas	2008	PG	6-1	190
Sanders	Thomas	Gardner Webb	2008	G	6-3	190
Savage	Derek	Goldey Beacom	2008	SG	6-4	200
Scales	Dominique	East Central	2008	PF/C	6-9	235
Scott	Ernest	Valdosta St.	2004	SF	6-7	225
Sloan	Marcus	TCU	2005	F	6-8	235
Smith	Lanny	Houston	2008	G	6-3	190
Smith	Tristan	St. Francis	2006	PG	6-2	185
Smith-Harris	Terry	Minnesota	2000	SG	6-4	195
Spears	Aaron	St. John's (NY)	2007	C	6-10	255
Stampley	Jason	SE Oklahoma	2007	G	6-0	185
Strawberry	Michael	Chaffey College	2006	G/F	6-4	200
Stricker	Brad	Georgia St.	2000	C	6-10	280
Sturns	Michael	Holy Family	2008	G/F	6-5	200
Sweetwyne	Kevin	Idaho St.	2000	SF	6-4	200
Taybron	Mario	Kansas St.	2007	G	6-2	185
Terry	Curtis	UNLV	2008	G/F	6-5	205
Thomas	Terrance	Baylor	2004	SF	6-6	220
Thorpe	Jahmar	Houston	2007	G/F	6-6	215
Tuggle	Nick	ETSU	2007	SF	6-5	195
Vick	CJ	Quinnipiac	2005	F	6-7	215
Walters	Kirk	Arizona	2008	C	6-11	233
Watson	Keoni	Idaho	2007	PG	5-9	158
West	Rashad	Hampton	2008	PG	6-1	180
Wheeler	Carlos	Campbellsville	2002	PF	6-7	220
Whipple	Xavier	LSU	2005	PG	6-2	185
White	John	E. Kentucky	2001	PG	6-1	185
Whiters	Terrance	Loyola (IL)	2004	PG	6-0	185
Wilborn	Elgrace	W. Kentucky	2006	F	6-8	220
Williams	Ezra	Georgia	2003	SG	6-4	205
Worthy	Brandon	LMU	2007	SG	6-2	205
Foyle	Alexus	BYU-Hawaii	2003	PF	6-6	225
White	James	Cincinnati	2006	SF	6-6	200
Collins	Kris	N. Mexico	2006	SG	6-2	190
Collum	Robby	W. Michigan	2003	G	6-1	190
Williams	Waki	Memphis	2006	F	6-9	220
Brooks	Chris	Florida Southern	2004	SG	6-3	190
Martin	Cartier	Kansas St.	2007	SF	6-7	220
Schmidt	Ryan	W. Oregon	2008	SF	6-8	220
Abukar	Mohammed	San Diego St.	2007	PF	6-10	220
Sandoval	Ambres	Dayton	2008	G	6-4	205
Robinson	Seth	Boise St.	2007	SF	6-6	210
Moss	Raheem	Cleveland St.	2007	SG	6-4
Gilchrist	John	Maryland	2005	PG	6-2	190
Levros	LP	Rhode Island CC	2005	SF	6-6	210
Hubbard	Marcus	Angelo St.	2008	PF	6-9	230
Jones	Marcel	Oregon St.	2008	F	6-8	225
Gamble	Terrence	Tarleton St.	2008	C	6-10	255
Collins	Coleman	Virginia Tech	2007	PF	6-9	220
Anderson	Tejay
Jordan	Antoine	Siena	2006	SF	6-5	205
Clinkscales	Cliff	DePaul	2008	G	6-1
Wrice	Dock			SF	6-7
Parker	Smush	Fordham	2002	PG	6-3	190
Rogers	Chris	Arizona	2006	SG	6-3	185
Mitchell	Tommy	Siena	2005	SG	6-3	190
Noel	Dave	C. Florida	2008	SG	6-3	195
Brumbaugh	Keith	Hillsborough CC	2008	SF	6-9	215
Holland	Delonte	DePaul	2004	PF	6-7	220
Brown	Denham	UCONN	2006	SG	6-5	215
Daniels	Erik	Kentucky	2004	F	6-8	225
Brown	Tierre	McNeese St.	2001	PG	6-2	190
Noel	David	N. Carolina	2006	G/F	6-6	224
Gillespie	Brock	Rice	2003	PG	6-0	175
Moore	Chris A.	Charleston Southern	2008
Day	Jeffrey	Creighton	2006	PF/C	6-9	235
Allen	Steve	Clemson	2006	C	6-10	242
Barber	John	Youngstown St.	2008	SF	6-6	205
Cook	Ashanti	Georgetown	2006	PG	6-2	185
Crow	Darold	Tulsa	2007	SF	6-6	220
Fluellen	Wesley	Robert Morris	2002	SF	6-7	210
Heard	Marcus	DePaul	2007	PF	6-7	225
Keyes	Kyle	Montana	2001	PG	6-1
Lafayette	Oliver	Houston	2007	PG	6-2	190
Mason	Dameon	LSU	2008	SF	6-5	200
Norwood	Rishawn	Mt. San Antonio JC	2007	G	6-3	190
Parker	Eric	Wayne St.	2006	PF	6-8	230
Parique	Lance	Georgia St.	2007	SF	6-7	215
Prejean	Dejon	Cal. St. Los Angeles	2008	SG	6-4
Reid	Larry	Kansas St.	2002	PG	6-0	180
Robinson	Eddie	C. Oklahoma	1999	SF	6-8	215
Sheldon	Bryce	S. Carolina	2007	G/F	6-4	200
Sonderleiter	Sean			C	6-9
Ugrinoski	Alexsander	Croatia		PG	6-4	195
White	Lou	Vorhees	2000	G	6-3	195
Williams	Demario	Miles	2008	C	6-11	220

"When he’s in the huddle, it’s his huddle," said Dwayne Bowe, whose early-week prediction of a big g...

Ridiculous Matt — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:26:02 -0000

"When he’s in the huddle, it’s his huddle," said Dwayne Bowe, whose early-week prediction of a big game from Thigpen sounded like false bravado. "It was just his preparation. He’s been in my ear all week, telling me the things he’s seeing. He’s growing as a leader. He showed some poise out there. We came up short, but he got better."

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