Other than last year, Louisville has never played well in Madison Square Garden. The reason is obvious. Their roster is always littered with New York and North Jersey kids. When they come back home to play (especially in the Big East Tournament), they are treated like NBA stars. The problem is they usually play like high school scrubs.
Take last night's game against mighty Cincinnati (with their nifty 7-11 conference record). Cincy won, 69-66.
The Cards got absolutely crushed on the boards. The Bearcats dominated the glass to the tune of 46-29. Center Samardo Samuels (Jersey) had ...wait for it ... 4 rebounds in 31 minutes. The leading rebounder for Louisville was point guard Edgar Sosa (NYC). He had 6. The problem was he played like crap in the second half. (This after he showboated for his homies in the first half while getting 20 points.) He made bad passes. He jacked NBA 3's. He played piss-poor D.
So now UL will get punished by Coach P (Table for two!) for the next four days while they wait to see where the selection committee will send them.
In the meantime, maybe they should work on their rebounding. And stay the hell away from NYC.
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