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Where's the best sledding hill in Philly? (1 Answer)
Morning Rounds, February 23rd
With that early season winless streak against ranked competition a long forgotten memory and a season sweep over Syracuse in the bag, it’s probably a reasonable time to take a minute to look at Villanova’s shot at the national championship.
At 10-4 in the Big East with wins over Pittsburgh, Marquette, and the ‘Cuse sweep among a full hand full of wins against the RPI top 50, Nova would, right now, probably be a three seed in the Dance. Given the fact that they both have a crunch time scorer (still Reynolds), a half dozen guys who can lead them for a game at a time (including, shockingly, Dwayne Anderson, who came up big yesterday) and can play both fast (102 against Marquette) and slow (held Pitt to 57) and you have to figure they can play with anyone. Add all that to the fact that there just isn’t a clear cut upper crust this year and it’s starting to look like Nova could have as legit a dice roll as any team in the nation.
Of course, with both Georgetown and Notre Dame still on the schedule, as well as the always daunting Big East tourney, they can’t afford to think like that.
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“Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.” – Red Auerbach
Three lines on their world:
- D. Wade went for 50, and it still wasn’t enough
- Gerald Henderson repped hard as Duke beat Wake
- and Michael Crabtree is delaying surgery long enough to run a 40
Three lines on ours:
- Villanova took down Syracuse on the road
- The Eagles announced that they should have an announcement to make this week
- and Lavoy Allen went off as Temple coasted past St. Bonaventure
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about after the jump
PHILLIES
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Jim Salisbury reports that Carlos Carrasco is ready to compete for the Philllies’ 5th starter spot.
David Murphy tells the story of Matt Stairs‘ bat.
John Gonzalez is loving the Phillies-Mets rivalry.
SKIP
David Murphy’s notes predict that the Phils won’t be adding any free agents, Cole Hamels is fine, and more.
SIXERS
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Kate Fagan reports that the Sixers are blaming the schedule for their post AS break skid.
SKIP
Barnard Fernandez talks with Willie Green about his recent shooting slump.
EAGLES
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Paul Domowitch thinks the influx of the Wildcat could increase the stock of guys like Pat White, and delivers the combine chatter.
Mike Sielski suggests big change.
SKIP
Les Bowen says the Birds should make some decisions on their vets this week.
FLYERS
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Bob Ford wonders if the Flyers need to make a move.
Ed Moran breaks down the Bouwmeester deal and comes to the conclusion that the Flyers can’t take the hit.
SKIP
TODAY and MORE
The Sixers try to back over .500 against the Nets in Jersey, the Phillies enjoy another day as WFCs in sunny Clearwater and the Flyers prepare for back-to-backs starting tomorrow.
Around these parts we’ll be looking at some Phillies’ previews and returning serve. As always, feel free to email with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
