One Year Wonder
by Displaced Trojan on Nov 16, 2006 2:52 PM PST
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PrintAs we've established previously, I don't know squat about basketball. Frankly, I'm proud to admit it, even if some people give me a hard time. USC has no significant history or heritage of success in basketball, so why as a true and honest Trojan would I, or any other USC fan, give one hoot about hoops?
When it comes to intercollegiate athletics, USC is a football school. Sure we have great history in baseball, track, volleyball ... but football is king.
Admittedly, I am a bandwagoneer when it comes to Trojan round ball or anything non-football. But when the Galen Center opened last month, I was at least somewhat excited because the new offices and locker rooms there mean that there is now more room for the football team in Heritage Hall.
Then, I hear that fat guy we hired to coach our basketball team (who by the way, seems to have lost a lot of weight and picked up a slight southern accent) says that the Galen Center will bring us a national championship. Even I know we're a long way from that ... right?
Apparently, not so much. This because some kid named O.J. Mayo, who wears No. 32, wants to come play in the Galen Center and take USC to the promised land. He thinks he can do for USC basketball what Patrick Ewing did for Georgetown back in the day.
This sounds well and good, but I can't help but remain skeptical. Does this Mayo kid realize that Patrick Ewing built the Georgetown program over the entire four years of his eligibility, including an Olympic gold medal in between? Apparently not, since Mayo is supposedly "one and done."
I have to ask: Is this how we're supposed to build a basketball program? It feels kind of cheap to me.
Again, I don't know jack about hoops, but I'll believe the hype about this young man when I see it. (I use the term "young man" loosely because I have seen video of him, and he looks like a 30-year-old.)
In the meantime, we've got USC Football and all the history and heritage that goes with it ... especially on Thursdays.
Fight On! Beat the Bears! .
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Getting Mayo is HUGE
That said coach Tim Floyd did a lot with a little, and he's just going to keep doing more. Gabe Pruitt and Nick Young are outstanding young players and according to some reports, they're both considering coming back another year to play with Mayo instead of jumping to the NBA after this year.
Furthermore, we now have all the resources we need to challenge our cross-town rivals in their sport. Tim Floyd is an awesome coach, we are getting awesome recruiting classes (#2 in the nation right now) and Floyd's new philosophy is bearing great fruit. He says, "why recruit then later when we can get them now? Why wait until Duke and North Carolina offer scholarships when we can get them while they're in our own backyard?" This sort of recruiting has gotten us the verbal of a 13 year old kid. We'll see how it pays off, but thats definitely the way you want to do things.
I want to dominate on all competitive fields. Track, Baseball, Swimming, Water Polo, Football, Basketball, Volleyball...If we have a team playing, I want them playing at the top of the heap, and winning.
the reason I went to basketball games...
As for basketball overall? Never watch it, pro or college. Been to a few games of each, doesn't do it for me at all. So any interest in SC winning is basically academic.
Very good point ...
by Displaced Trojan on Nov 17, 2006 8:44 AM PST reply actions
The Bears agree
Which of the following best describes your post-USC feelings?
¤ Eh, I expected as much -- the Trojans are the better team. 8%
¤ Boy, we had 'em there for a while, didn't we? 29%
¤ Sweet, I've been looking forward to seeing "Big Game Underdog Hero: The Steve Levy Story, Part II" all year. 2%
¤ Fuck, I cannot believe Tedford makes as much as $2 million a year to take 55-yard field goal attempts and to punt on fourth-and-one with the game on the line. 27%
¤ Phew, now I don't have to pay $600 for Rose Bowl tickets. 6%
¤ Just great, now I have to pay for at least one more year of life-support. 2%
¤ Damn, those Song Girls are hot. 25%
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