Huggie Bear?!

So, I was napping during the West Virgina/Duke game. Yes, I was tired and sleepy. Forgive, me I did not watch the game. I had West VA winning it all, but everybody’s brackets were ugly this year, so #dontjudgeme!

So, thank God for Twitter. I am seeing all these posts from my Twitter Dawlings about how Da’Sean Butler suffered a knee injury and was out for the rest of the game. Then…there was a reference to “Huggie Bear.” WTH?! Who is that?! Twitter was all the rage about how Bob Huggins (Huggie Bear is his nickname; found that out later), West VA’s head coach consoled Butler after his injury.

Ok, so I am waiting for Friday’s episode of The Young & the Restless to go off on SOAP Net, so that I can make that switcheroo to my good ol’ ESPN. Yes, I watch a soap opera, and I have watched this one since I was 3. Again, #dontjudgeme.

Anywho, so the highlights of the game are up. WHOA! I was not ready, y’all. Butler goes down; people are coming to his aid, as well as Coach Huggins. As Butler is grimacing in pain (you could tell he needed to be comforted), but I don’t think anyone was ready for this display of comfort. Peep the clip:

Now that this clip’s marinated in your mind, am I the only one who was channeling a little bit of ‘Where they do that at (ala Weezy)?!’ I mean, Huggie Bear, was all up on the kid! Can he get some space?! So, all the analysts are praising Huggie Bear for his consoling and his softer side. I guess?! But I have NEVER seen a coach – biddy, high school, college, or pro – all up on his player like that. He was stroking his face, hugging him, of course. If a coach even comes out on the court, they usually just stand or stoop down over them. NEVER the helicopter hovering action Huggie Bear was doing. Maybe Huggie Bear is just affectionate. He is definitely comfortable, because most coaches don’t show emotion like that toward their players.

Maybe that’s just his style, I guess. It was just a little weird.

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female versions of a baller

Can anyone beat UConn?

 

While your brackets were laughing out loud at you on the men’s side, the UConn Lady Huskies have been annihilating their opponents. I mean these divas are stomping on people; knocking them off one by one. The streak – now at 76 – even had LeBron James and Ray Allen (former UConn player) singing the praises of the team and their accomplishment.  

Their most recent victim was the Florida State Seminoles, who they beat by 40 points. FOR-TY freaking points! They have been beating teams by an average of 40-60 points all year. These divas have not lost since 2008, I believe. I mean damn!   

Everyone is eager to see if these ladies break the men’s UCLA Bruins’ 88 game winning streak, which ended in 1974 by a loss to  Notre Dame. The Bruin’s record now stands as the longest winning streak in NCAA College Basketball History.   

I did see UConn’s game played against Iowa State in the Sweet 16. Oh, boy. This game was some horrendous to watch, y’all. The Iowa State girls looked really perplexed. It just really looked like Iowa State got straight bullied and just did not know what to do. They NEVER had a chance in this game – EVER. The final score was 74-36.  The white flag should have waved after the first half.   

Bill Fennelly, Iowa State’s head coach summed up the throttle best. “I don’t think I’ve had a whipping like that since I was a little kid and broke something of my Mom’s.” Damn. Ouch! Like, seriously, how do you recover from that?!   

The Lady Huskies will play this weekend (duh) in the Women’s Final Four in San Antonio. And the Women’s Final Four has the usual – Stanford, Oklahoma, Baylor – wait, Baylor?! Yes, Baylor, and it’s all because of Brittney Griner, their 6’8” freshman center. Yes, she is 6’8”. I have only been in the company of one 6’8” person in my life and that’s my ex who also played basketball. When I met him, I could not believe how tall he was and he is a guy! Can you imagine a woman at 6’8”?!   

Now, I am not gawking or making fun of Britt because of her height! Neva that! I am a tall girl, myself. I am 5’11” and I like to wear stilettos, pumps, in the club, boom – boom (insider for my LSs)! I think it is wonderful that she has the height and is working the bball court with it. I am just saying that I just have never seen a woman that tall before.   

Tina Charles, UConn’s senior center will be tough for Britt, because unlike other centers she’s faced, Tina is 6’4” – plus she can score and is a fierce rebounder. It’s going to be a great matchup. I just want Britt to keep her cool. Everyone knows, earlier this season, she snuck that young lady from Texas Tech! Britt was suspended for some games, and it seems she realized that can’t happen again. I don’t advocate violence by the way. Hugs, people, hugs!   

As I digress. Ok, back to UConn.   

It’s no shocker that Maya Moore wears #23. Tina Charles is so dominant and the bench is good, too. Geno must know what he is doing and deserves a bust on the campus regardless. He has channeled out players like Diana Taurasi and Rebecca Lobo – who carried their dominance to the WNBA. The wonderful thing about the Lady Huskies, is that people are talking about Women’s Basketball. Yes, they are talking. These ladies have put Women’s Basketball on the map. Hopefully, their determination and quest for excellence will inspire more young girls to play basketball. Hell, this may even help the WNBA stay alive – ok maybe that might be a stretch, so I’ll leave my comments on that for a future post.   

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