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Saturday, December 22, 2007

Can't hardly wait


The Brandon Jennings-led Oak Hill Academy played in the McKale Center tonight...jumping straight into it..
  • Who ever puts on UA events should be ashamed of themselves. I was more excited for this high school basketball game than any Cats game this whole season, enough so that I got there a whole 30 minutes early (I know it's not much, but I like strolling in right at game time). As I got to the game there were two massive lines outside McKale one a wristband which admitted you into the game and one to get into the game. Why not let those who paid simply walk in to the event? I have no fucking clue. Also a belated 'fuck you' for the mess that was the UA alumni game, which was also a ticketing mess.
  • Fortunately I got in before the game and was able to score third row center court seats, not too shabby (c) Adam Sandler. Good enough to get this shot with my camera phone.
  • Spotted Jawann McClellan wearing a dumbass angry snowman tee. Someone should let Jawann know it's no longer 2004 and he's not Young Jeezy.
  • By the way the Cats edged out San Diego State today 74-58 in a game that was much closer than that score.
  • Brandon Jennings stood out from the Jordan Brand-sponsored Oak Hill with his black/red XIs. Filthy.
  • The game was the first part of the GoAZCats.com Showdown, which featured a bullshit Tucson basketball game after the Oak Hill game, that's basically the equivalent of Jay-Z opening for Grime (a shitty Tucson rapper nobody listens to).
  • Jennings hit the first bucket of the game with a deep, deep 3 that barely moved the net.
  • Later on in the first quarter Jennings was coming up the court yelling "Iso! Iso!" while his coach was trying to call another play. He's just that cold.
  • In the second quarter Jennings stroked a long 3, steals the next possession, then spins to the basket for a tough lay-up. He casually bops upcourt looking up at all players' points. 22 points with 5 minutes left in the second quarter. No big deal.
  • Jennings finished the first half with 26, as Oak Hill led James B. Dudley(NC) 55-42.
  • He continued to put on a show in the second half netting 3s with ease all the while looking like he was barely trying. He never went for a defensive rebound, played a 'casual' defense and usually never went inside the perimeter on offense, he just stood around the 3-point line calling for the ball, then getting it and effortlessly wetting 3s.
  • It should be noted that Brandon Jennings' favorite class at Oak Hill is lunch.
  • Oak Hill's starting center Keith "Tiny" Gallon is a 6'9'' 300 lb beast who had a defender on the floor for five minutes after he tried to take a charge. The man is massive to say the least.
  • After it was all said in done, Jennings had 49!! after playing all 32 minutes of the game. Oak Hill won 102-91.
  • He won the bullshit MVP award, which as one of my friends noted, "He would've got if he scored 15 points."
  • After the game the local media swarmed the high school senior. Crazy fucking attention for an 18-year-old.


Random Shit:
How did Chuck Hayes get to the NBA doing this?
Where are they now? J.P. Prince putting up numbers for Tennessee.
God damn sailing captains always showing their tits.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

illegal ways for UA to recruit more players like BJ?? and you're complaining why? hell we should start paying these kids like ohio st

Anonymous said...

tar makes a good point