Syracuse vs. UNC-Asheville

Of course, even without Fab Melo there is no way Syracuse should lose this game. Or even allow it to be close.

The biggest advantage the 1s have over the 16s, other than talent and size, is what Mike Tyson used to have. Opponents are awed by your size and feel defeated before the fight/game even begins.

In all NCAA tournament upsets, the little guy has to feel like he can win. Asheville probably had a false sense of confidence coming in just because Melo was out. Then they came out and starting hitting 3s and taking the lead. They really believe they can win.

Rakeem Christmas and Baye Keita can't catch a pass. A black hole on offense. Speaking of black holes, James Southerland is actually passing a little bit.

I still can't believe Asheville made a 4-point play.

I think Kevin Harlan just likes saying Dickey.

Dion Waiters is awesome. He's making a lot of shots, because he is taking good ones.

It never ceases to amaze me how bad Syracuse can be from the line. And missing the front end of 1-and-1s just kills you.

Asheville has Bruce Hornsby's son. If he could read the above line he would say "some things'll never change. That's just the way it is." Yikes, Bruce Hornsby's hair is terrible.

Asheville had 5 3s in the first half, almost all of them the result of defensive laziness. Syracuse missed 12 3-pointers (on 13 attempts) almost all the result of poor shot selection.

Looks like that play at the should have been ruled a foul. Triche was smacked on the arm with 1 second left on the shot clock.

But SU clearly got away with a goaltend on what should have been an And-1.

Asheville went to the Jim Boeheim Memorial no points offense with a one point lead and ten minutes left.

This is what starts to happen when 1s trail 16s. The 16 gets tight and plays not to lose. And the 1s start to play more aggressively.

Syracuse got very lucky on that lane violation, though I think there really was a foot in the lane. Good strategy to foul Scoop when in the 1-and-1 because he is only a 49% shooter.

Syracuse also got lucky on the out of bounds play with Triche because it was clearly off his hands, but they did not call the obvious foul when the guy ran him over, even though the ball had already bounced away.

I have never seen a team with a lead at the end of a close game foul as often as Syracuse. 6 points in the last two minutes for Asheville with the clock stopped.

For all the Scoop haters out there, and I know you are reading this, remember it was Scoop who scored 7 points early in the second half to get the game back under control. And it was Scoop who hit 4 straight free throws to prevent a miraculous comeback.

Great game by James Southerland, maybe the best of his career given the circumstances. 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 of 5 from 3.

Kris Joseph and CJ Fair shout 4 of 17. Dion Waiters did nothing in the second half except commit bad fouls. But this is how the team has played all season. Someone has a bad game, someone else picks him up. And then carries the team in the next game. Syracuse is going to have to play a lot better against Kansas State. But if they played this bad consistently they wouldn't be 32-2.

How I Met Your Mother - "Slapsgiving" Running Diary

7:55 - Anticipation at the Poop House is at an all-time high. We've been following the Slap Countdown for weeks and now it's down to 29 minutes. I can hardly wait. But that means the slap isn't coming until the episode is almost over.

7:59 - Chase is eating, Diesel is sleeping, Mrs. Poop is reading a Bed Bath & Beyond catalog. Let's Go!

8:01 - I am definitely going to be on the lookout for people using the words "general," "kernel [or colonel]" and "major."

8:02 - I loved Robin's Canadian pronunication of "sorry."

8:03 - That's the funniest Borat ever was.



8:05 - Did Marshall and Lily move to DoWiseTrepla or not? They're always at Ted's house.

8:07 - Mrs. Poop is using the commercial to show me all the cool things in the BBB catalog. A globe that serves drinks, a man groomer.

8:12 - Barney just said "terrrrrrrrrrrible" the way I usually do.

8:12 - I don't think the Pyramids can be seen from space, but the Great Wall of China can.

8:13 - Ted just gave 3 reasons, all of which were the "only" reason he's jealous of Bob.

8:14 - Does this end with them having sex?

8:15 - Yes it does!

8:16 - The slap is fewer than 10 minutes away.


8:18 - "I hear something burning."

8:20 - Marshall's slap countdown doesn't match mine.

8:21 - There are still stuffed mushrooms on the floor.

8:22 - The gimmick of old people talking like teenagers is not funny at all.

8:24 - Nice speech Marshall, Lily is going to lift the slap ban.

8:25 - That's nice they still go to Uncle Marshall and Aunt Lily's for Thanksgiving.

8:26 - Well executed slap.



8:27 - Marshall sings like a young Neil Diamond. Update: Razor points out that the music video is available on youtube.

8:28 - I just reviewed the slap. Turns out Marshall is a lefty. Or a switch slapper.

8:30 - Happy Slapsgiving everyone!

8:31 - When the Slap Countdown ended the site took you directly to the How I Met Your Mother page.

How I Met Your Mother Running Diary - "Dowisetrepla"

7:57 - Once again live at the Poop household for another running blog of an episode of "How I Met Your Mother." Judging by this episode's title ("Dowisetrepla") I have no idea what this episode is going to be about.

8:01 - Had to start this a few seconds late, but I'll catch up during commercials.

8:02 - I don't know how to write Barney's motorboating noise, but I love a good description of boobs.

8:03 - The peanut butter confrontation. Bad flashbacks of Pizza Parlor Derek's fingers in Anton's peanut butter.

8:04 - Not loving this Lily shopping debt angle.

8:05 - It's Janice from Friends. Where do they keep finding these awesome guest stars? Ok, she's no John Cho but at least she's recognizable.

8:07 - We are watching live, just in time to hear a horrible singing performance on a commercial for "Kid Nation." Is anyone watching that show? Anyone who's already hit puberty?

8:14 - Disaster just struck. Fuckin Adobe Acrobat was updating and a window popped up telling me it was finished, I clicked ok and it shut down my system. I didn't lose anything but I had to pause the episode...and lose my train of thought.

8:15 - Mount Waddington is 4000 meters high but it is not the highest mountain in Canada. Mount Logan is the highest peak at nearly 6000 meters.

8:17 - Tomorrow is Election Day. We just got another recorded phone call from one of the candidates. If I were voting I'd vote for the only name I didn't recognize just to spite all these assholes who keep calling us. Hopefully no more interruptions.

8:19 - In the future Marshall and Lily and Persephone and Daphne have a black lab puppy. At first I thought it was a cat.

8:24 - I just love the way Barney is when he's scamming girls like this. I love you, I'll make waffles, hilarious.

8:25 - Robin has been wearing a lot boots this season, and her skirts and dresses are getting progressively shorter. By the end of the season she'll be wearing a thong and knee high leather boots.

8:26 - I like this CSI gimmick.

8:27 - Ted, Lilly and Marshall have four locks on their door.

8:32 - DOwn WInd from the SEwage TREatment PLAnt, that explains the title.

8:33 - Not a great episode, some funny lines but the story itself was kind of lame. But I imagine this angle is going to be spread over several episodes, because they said it was the third biggest mistake of Marshall's life (after jumping off the roof and shaving his head), so they'll need to make it interesting. They also need to somehow get them to move back in with Ted to keep the continuity of the show going. Unless...this leads to Ted meeting my mother.

How I Met Your Mother Running Diary

7:58 - You are looking live at the Poop living room where Diesel is lying down in the middle of the room and Mrs. Poop is feeding Chase. For the first time in a long time we're going to watch a show live (not on DVR) and since it's the best show on TV, I thought it deserved a running diary. Probably a lot of this will involve commericials that are 6 months old but I've never seen.

8:00 - Here we go!

8:01 - Barney just used my favorite word "doppelganger," or should I say doppel-banger?

8:02 - Chase has milk in his eye.

8:03 - You can't just pull out at the last second. Exactly the kind of sexual innuendo joke I love about this show.

8:04 - The show's theme song. It's about 10 seconds long and has no lyrics, except ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba. Shows used to have awesome theme songs, now most shows don't have any, and if they do they usually don't have lyrics. As much as I love "All in the Family" ("Boy the way Glen Miller played") and "The Jeffersons" ("fish don't fry in the kitchen, beans don't burn on the grill") I guess you could get tired of a theme song after a while.

8:07 - It's Harold Lee!

8:07 - Diesel just barked, really loudly.

8:10 - There's no such thing as Kobe lobster. But I kind of wish there were.

8:11 - Crazy Swayze. Thanks for the wine.

8:12 - Mrs. Poop was just telling me about an episode of Oprah in which people like Lily overspend and get deep in debt. I bet Oprah watches this show too and enjoys this angle.

8:17 - In the commercial I just filled up Diesel's water bowl, got Mrs. Poop a drink (she's still feeding Chase) and got myself a handful of orange and black Kissables. Maybe commercials aren't so bad.

8:18 - Ad for "Big Bang Theory" which is actually a pretty good show, and it has a theme song with lyrics ("Neandrathals developed tools, they built a wall, they built a pyramid") and also an ad for "The Amazing Race" which starts Sunday because "Viva Laughlin" was such a disaster.

8:21 - Great walk of shame scene. They really nailed it with those girls.

8:22 - Now Diesel is sitting on Mrs. Poop's feet.

8:26 - I'm in awe of John Cho. What a brilliant actor. He nailed the passive insecurity of Harold Lee but also the smooth, cool confidence of this lawyer. What an actor.



8:29 - I'm definitely going to search pornotube for Lance Hardwood Sex Architect, starring Ted Mosby.

8:30 - While it wasn't classic HIMYM I did enjoy this episode due to the frequent references to porn, and the guest appearance by John Cho.