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My Gator boys made me proud on Tuesday beating Tennessee 75-62. Now that it’s do or die, they really stepped up, especially in the 2nd half. They hit a ton of 3 pointers, most by Walker. He may be short, as commentators seem to enjoy reminding us, but the boy is damn good. Definitely this group’s version of Taurean Green. (For those Gators who lost track, T is now playing bball on a Greek pro team. Lee is somewhere in Europe, too. At least Horford stayed in the states…) Somewhere in there, Chism busted his hip, but insisted on playing. If I were Bruce, I so would not have let this fly with Kentucky looming on Saturday. The boy couldn’t even sit when he was fouled out. He limped toward the bench, then hit the floor on all fours and rocked back and forth, clearly in pain. We have our own match with Kentucky to worry about right before the SEC Tournament starts. 3 more games...
Olympic hockey quarterfinals sent all 4 Canes guys into the semis. Gleason made some crucial blocks during a Swiss power play in the 3rd period, helping the USA hold the #1 spot by beating the Swiss team 2-0. Staal had an assist for Canada after a rough hit, and they ended up beating Russia 7-3. Kiprusoff was frickin amazing and definitely deserves the credit for Finland’s 2-0 shutout over the Czech team. My boy may not have scored, but he did his thing checking anyone in his path in true Ruutu style to help fill the defensive void left by Pitkanen. Nobody scored till late in the 3rd period when Finland got a shot in partially due to a Czech wardrobe malfunction. Pitkanen was out for the Finland v Czech quarterfinal for an elbow to the face last game, but will be back against the US team tomorrow. Though I want Tim and the USA to win gold, it’s gonna be hard to cheer against Finland & its 2 Canes. Should be a good game :)
In honor of all the hockey-watching, The Sports Kid drew me a picture of Cam Ward and Tuomo Ruutu. Note that Cam has the pads on his legs and mitt on his free hand, and that he only let Ruutu score “because it was during practice and it’s ok.” Love this kid!
PATs:
-- In ACC bball drama I didn’t get to watch, VT lost to Boston College, making their fight for brackets a little more questionable. FSU beat UNC, which made me happy for the Noles winning and having a slightly better shot at brackets. Gotta love the stress of the bubble!
-- Tons of drama has been going down NFL-wise. Westbrook and LT have been set free by the Eagles and Chargers. Peppers is leaving Carolina. The combine officially started. Mock drafts are flying around all over the place. Tebow changed up his throwing motion, but decided against unveiling the new shoulder-level gem until Pro Day. Madness. Once the hockey insanity has calmed down and I can focus, I’ll come back to this…
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