What I Learned Last Night...

Ayinde Ubaka probably has a very satisfied girlfriend...


Even in a Double Overtime Conference Tournament Quarterfinal involving a "bubble team", the words Inappropriate Sexual Relationship will get my attention...

Very rarely does a commentator broadcasting a game say any team involved in said game does NOT belong in the tournament (West Virginia) or deserve a #1 seed (UCLA)...

Two people do NOT want to see Syracuse in the tournament:

ESPN Announcer Doug Gottlieb and Paul Amin

Before West Virginia's loss to Louisville both said that they wouldn't be surprised if Syracuse was out of the NCAA Tournament.

Even though both had Syracuse in the tournament either if it beat Connecticut (in Gottlieb's case) or regardless.

While Paul's agenda is simply being a provocative contrarian, something he's great at. Gottlieb has another agenda...

In 1995 Gottlieb was a prized recruit out of California. He played for Notre Dame and started at Point Guard. However during the 1995-96 season he was booted from the team for stealing his roommate's credit card and charged over $900 fraudulently. He later transferred to Oklahoma State.

As an announcer for ESPN, Gottlieb cited Syracuse's weak pre-conference schedule. Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim rebutted by
bringing up the scandal.

This spawned a feud that is not resolved and both sides refuse to discuss publicly.

Take anything Doug Gottlieb says about Syracuse with a grain of salt.