The rant continued. It would seem that Floyd might have questioned why former Foot Locker employees were given whistles and allowed to pretend they were Pac-10 officials. Oops. The offended referee slapped a second “T” on Floyd and pointed him toward the showers.
Perhaps the coach hoped his dramatic gesture would inspire his team to rebound from a 25-point deficit with less than five minutes to play. Sorry coach. Just like the game for USC, it was a futile effort.
This game was all about teamwork for Washington State. It was all about being well prepared and then executing the game plan set forth by 2007 Coach of the Year, Tony Bennett. The Cougs worked the floor on offense to perfection, shooting an astounding 60% for the game.
Kyle Weaver led the way with one spectacular play after another, finishing the game with a perfect 8-8 from the field 1-1 from the free throw stripe, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. Almost forgot. Weaver blocked a shot, too. He is well on his way to another All-Pac-10 season.
Taylor Rochestie was rock solid on offense and defense, chipping in 13 points. Daven Harmeling showed signs of getting his shooting stroke back, going three for five beyond the arc.
It’s possible that the biggest shock about this game for Cougar Nation was that with about eight minutes left in the game, ABC/ESPN color commentator Steve Lavin gave the victory to Washington State. Are you kidding? We’re talking about major props being given to WSU by a former UCLA head coach when they were only up by 14 points with 8 minutes to play. Granted, he was right, but that was a stunning observation.
Too bad that one comment couldn’t overshadow the pathetic commentary by Lavin’s partner, Brent Musberger. Lavin knows basketball and actually added interesting insights as the game unfolded. Musberger rambled on about how desperately the Cougs needed a win. He insisted that WSU had been playing poorly in recent weeks because they were on a three game losing streak.
Brent! Wake up! Two of those three losses were to teams destined for the Sweet 16 come tournament time. Two of those three loses were well played by the Cougs. They narrowly came out on the short end of the score because their opponents were just a little better in both of those games. Seriously, has the announcing game passed Brent by?
After a rant like that, this blogger probably will be whistled for a double technical. Lot of that going around.
Great game. Great win.
GO COUGS!!!
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