I repeat.
This basketball team only turned it over three times.
They also shot 50% from the field as a team.
Gibbs didn't play again. Much much more on him later :)
This is a Pitt basketball blog, but I am also a Mavs fan.
That's dirty.
True story, this summer, Dirk went to a bar in South Beach and proceeded to do this
da da da da da da "ze champ ist hier."
Lebron = stunned
DWade went to go film another T Mobile commercial.
Bosh was busy auditioning for Jurassic Park 4.
Go Mavs.
And also go Pitt. Anyway back to that. I should probably give grades before I start talking about the Mavs again.
Grades:
Ashton Gibbs - Gibbs didn't play. The look on his face when he had to put on a CBI Champs t-shirt made my night. To Ashton, I enjoyed watching you make threes and not do much of anything else in four years. In your honor, I've written a song about your professional basketball career.
Beyond the Sea (Ashton Gibbs remix) by J.O.
You'll play beyond the sea,
somewhere shooting for three
Croatian fans will sit in the stands,
and watch as your bricks that go sailing.
Somewhere beyond the sea
A contract waiting for you.
If you could drive, just like AI,
then straight to the pros
you'd go sailing.
The draft is far beyond the stars
Europe is near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
Your game will lead you there soon
You'll play beyond the shore.
Pitt will dance just as before.
Happy you'll be beyond the sea.
And we'll never again, watch you Ashton.
No more Ashton.
So long Ashton.
Bye bye Ashton
Grade: Grammy Award
(I dedicate this song to Erica, even though she'll have no idea what it's about)
This was the inspiration for my song, in case you didn't pick up on it.
My future Grammy winning song-writing career aside, here are the rest of the grades.
Lamar Patterson - He won the MVP of the tournament with another solid outing, 4-9 from the field 6-6 from the line with eight rebounds and 5 assists. He's going to be a special player next year. Some of his passes might actually be considered illegal in some states. A backcourt of Tray and Lamar next year could be special (provided Tray limits his turnovers) Grade A
Woodall - Speaking of limiting turnovers, I mentioned to my friend Ben W before the game that I hoped Tray would not throw the ball in the stands during the game. It was one of my wishes. He didn't. 7 Assists versus 0 turnovers. I repeat, zero turnovers from Travon Woodall. Also found a way to get 17 points too. Please do this all of next year Tray. Grade A
Cameron Wright - Cameron Wright is from Cleveland. I'm not saying that's the reason he stinks, but well...he's just...not very good. He missed all three of his shots. In the second half, this exchange happened.
Ben: Oh great, Cam's in.
(Cameron makes a steal and is headed the other way for the easy lay-in with the Washington State player chasing but a half step or so behind)
Me: You know he'll blow this.
(Wright proceeds to miss said layup)
Me: Told you.
Grade: C-
Dante Taylor - Taylor literally has no game. Washington State was again without the Pac 12's leading scorer (a 6'10 forward) and Taylor couldn't take advantage at all. What a joke. Grade: C- only because I refuse to give D's and F's out in a game we won. And because he had zero turnovers.
Nick Rivers - He played four minutes during the game, and it wasn't garbage time either. He missed a shot and turned it over once, but hey he's getting his M.B.A so he'll be fine later in life. Grade: Employed
Nasir Robinson - Solid game from Nasir, 10 4 and 4 on 5-6 shooting. His only miss was an airball from three point land. Seriously what is his deal with these threes lately. His shot is hideous to watch. I bet you could make one of those youtube reaction videos and have basketball fans watch Nasir shoot a jumpshot. The results would be fantastic. And horrifying. He had a nice Pitt career though. Grade A- for the airball
Malcolm Gilbert - He tried a post move and missed, and was again the happiest guy out there. Grade: Smiles
Talib Zanna - I have to be the worst person in the world at estimating Zanna's rebounding totals. I swear he had a double double this game. Turns out he went for 12 and 5. He had a few monster offensive rebounds, though, one on a missed free throw. If he develops any post moves, I will be thrilled. Though he showed a nice touch tonight. Grade: A
I'm in an A-giving mood tonight, but seriously they all shot well and didn't turn the ball over, what do you expect? It was shocking. Then I remember that Gibbs wasn't playing.
Pitt finishes the year undefeated without Gibbs in the lineup.
John Johnson - Can he be Cameron's roommate next year and drag him to the gym every day so Cam can learn how to shoot? That's all I'm going to say. It will be interesting to see how Flipp fits into the rotation next year with incoming guard James Robinson. "There's always a spot for someone who can hit the corner three and play defense." Indeed there is. Oh...um he scored 6 points in this one and tried to slow down Moore on defense. Grade B+
JJ Moore - He had 11 points, but there weren't really any highlights from him. So whatever. Grade B+
Another season of Pitt basketball is over. Last year at this time, we weren't playing. And I wrote some sappy post about how honored I was to write these for the few readers I had. I'm not going to do that this time. Mostly because since I stopped putting these on facebook, nobody sees them. But I will say thank you to the people with whom I attended games with this season.
Heather
Justin
Ben D.
Ben W.
It's been real guys.
Next season is right around the corner.
Hail to Pitt,
JO
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