Oh my eyes…
Hunter had a nice dish to a cutting/lumbering Wiz… Wiz had all the elegance and fleet footed moves of a rhino on roller scales and absolutely heaved it off the top of the backboard from about 4 feet away.
Picture Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Along Came Polly when he screams RAIN DANCE and you’ll have it.
If one possession sums up The Whiz era at Ohio…this was it. I’ve never seen a guy shoot a 3-footer and have the ball nearly break the backboard and ricochet back to half-court.
Wiz may not be a first team All-MAC performer. But you, yes YOU, had zero expectations of him coming into the year. Game after game you blast him. I continually wonder WHY? Why not go after the supposed "stars" who have been mediocre all year? First, he has IMPROVED over last year. Go look at year over year numbers. And in some ways sees the court better than a few of our starters. Of our 5 starters, 4 have had way worse performances than Wiz based on expectations. Were Clayton's numbers tonight any better than Wiznitzer?? Straight up, NO. Yet Clayton played more minutes. Can you rank who you hate most? Christian, Saul or Wiz? Maybe one-year Boals will be an honorable mention with such an elite group.
PS the ball did not nearly break the backboard, nor did it end up at half court.
One thing to leave you with. Was the shot you mention above more of an impact on the outcome that Clayton firing a missed 3 when we were down just one point?
Goodness…the sensitivity. It was funny. And MDWST is right….the shot reminded us all of Phillip Seymour Hoffmann in Along Came Polly.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=enJJeOqHbqE&pp=ygUbYWxvbmcg... Also, hate is a strong word. I don’t hate anyone or anything. When it comes to The Whiz, I’ve said it a million times. He’s not a division-one basketball player. I blame the coaching staff for its failure to evaluate his skill level properly. And yes….Chris Mack must have had an eyesight problem when he recruited The Whiz to Louisville. It certainly explains why Mack is no longer coaching if this is the talent he was bringing to Louisville. Anyway, The Whiz ain’t going anywhere…so hopefully next season, he learns how to finally catch the ball.
And you are joking right if you feel like I haven’t called out any other players or coaches this season. I actually went weeks without even commenting on The Whiz and then he went all Philip Seymour Hoffman on us last night and it was funny.
And since you want me to rank my “hate” list….honored that you would ask by the way….here ya go. But as I said earlier, I don’t have a hate list. Why don’t we call this “Fear Leon’s Special List For Mid70sBobcat”.
1.) Jimmy Christian
2.) Saul Phillips
3.) Devin Davis (for the old school MAC guys)
4.) Bahamas Ezuma
5.) The Whiz
Last Edited: 1/10/2024 9:31:09 AM by FearLeon