Ahhh, poor Philly!! Look guys, next year I’ll buy the stick ‘em for the wide outs if they’ll just hold on to the ball. James Thrash and Todd Pinkston dropped more balls than Cosby dropped babies in his career. Well, at least Philly has other teams. Well, come to think of it, Iverson’s been in and out of injury for the Sixers, the Flyers are slumping, and, well, Temple hasn’t been good in almost as long as Don Cheaney hasn’t had hair.
But, they do have St. Joe’s, and if they know what’s good for them, the whole town will rally around Hawk Hill for what could be an amazing season and postseason run. A team from a tiny school like St. Joe’s hasn’t been this good, and had this much prominence and press, in a long time. The Hawks have the best backcourt in the country, with Jameer Nelson off the charts and Delonte West not far behind.
Nelson should really scare opposing coaches-a true point guard who shoots threes whenever he has an open inch, and hits them more often than not. West will jack them up too, and if he’s slightly off then he uses a wicked drive to the hoop to create shots, contact, and open looks for teammates. They’ve already chumped Gonzaga, GW, Xavier, and have used an undefeated record to vault all the way to third in the country. Watch out, because the A-10 is just weak enough, and the Hawks good enough, to finish undefeated. Now that would bring some love back to Franklin’s city.
The only team more clutch is, well, New England. If people didn’t believe it before, after last weekend they have to feel the Pats coaches are genuises. And after so many clutch performances, can we start calling Tom Brady Joe Montana yet?
