Archive for the ‘Sam Young’ Category

Sam Young Named All-Big East; DeJuan Blair All-Rookie

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Congratulations to Sam Young for being named first team All-Big East. Sam Young has averaged 18 points and 6.4 rebounds for Pitt and has been the one player who has consistently produced offense all season. There has been some criticism of his defensive efforts, but he is Pitt's ...

Long Overdue Post-Depaul Thoughts

Monday, March 10th, 2008

There is a lot to be excited about after Pitt's 98-79 win over DePaul yesterday. Sure, DePaul is a bottom feeder in the conference. But Pitt hasn't looked great even against bottom feeders lately. At this point in the season, heading into the post-season, it isn't about ...

Thoughts as we near the end of the regular season

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Pitt has had a long and turbulent road this season which has led to some long faces and frustrated fans at times. There is no doubt that this team is struggling and that it has its weaknesses. I am not sure I am willing to buy into all ...

So Dreadfully Sweet

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

First of all, I just have to ask the question: Why did I get stuck at a meeting 3 hours from home during this game? When I finally got in my car and got the satellite radio on, Pitt was down 11 with 3 minutes to go and ...

We’ll Take It

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Last night Pitt snapped its three game losing streak by beating Cincinnati. Of course, all the talk is how they didn't do it the right way, but the general sentiment is that we'll take it, ugly or not. It is true that this wasn't the way we wanted ...

Good and Bad to Take from Pitt’s Latest Loss

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

The bad news begins with the fact that Pitt has lost its third straight game. The other side of that is that Pitt has played one of the toughest 3 game spans that you can play, losing to Marquette, Notre Dame, and Louisville, all of which are ranked and ...

Not as Bad as You Think

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Pitt lost to Notre Dame after being up by 10 halfway through the second half. The message boards are blowing up with comments saying everything from, "The season is over," to, "Time to fire Jamie Dixon and hire Sean Miller." Sometimes it sounds like Pitt fans are watching ...

Big Win for Pitt, Big Night for Players

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Any way you look at tonight's game, it was a monstrous victory for Pitt. If you look at the final score, you will find that Pitt dominated 82-63. If you look at shooting, Pitt had 4 guys score in double figures, shooting 58.6% from the floor and ending ...