Tag: Preston Knowles

Someone had the Louisville basketball players in awe of their first round opponent, pounding into their heads just how tough Morehead State would be, not a team to take lightly,…

Here’s a high definition video of the final 39.7 seconds in the University of Louisville basketball team’s shocking 72-70 loss to West Virginia in Morgantown. Nothing in this video to…

“What’s going on here, Bob?” Surprising silence from the all-knowing TV color announcer, obviously not quite believing what he was seeing. Another Kyle Kuric dunk, another roof-rattling roar from the…

The message from Rick Pitino before the game was that his team wasn’t getting better, just hanging on, trying to keep things together, despite all the overachieving, the comebacks, the…

Expectations were getting a little inflated, what with all the recent comebacks and skin-of-the-teeth wins. No matter what Rick Pitino may say about hating to lose. Louisville’s 62-59 loss at…

Not much surprises one after decades of following University of Louisville basketball, not even a heart-stopping improbable 79-78 double overtime win at UConn. UConn with a six-game winning streak, fifth-ranked…

Forever since the University of Louisville enjoyed a blowout over another Big East team. This win super satisfying, especially with all the injuries. Extra sweet because the opponent was St.…

The question before the season was who the “go to player” would be. As Sports Information Director Kenny Klein noted before Rick Pitino entered the room, that question has been…

Rick Pitino’s expression never changed from the opening tip until the game-ending horn. Those hollowed out sockets containing the buggy eyes, the wide brow topping a pale face with gaunt…

Too easy. Louisville’s 114-82 win over Western Kentucky at Bowling Green. Western not providing much opposition, not living up its rivalry role, getting rolled, and folding. Peyton Siva getting comfortable…

They are who we thought they were. Some would argue that Saturday’s 77-69 victory over UNLV was the Louisville basketball team’s first marquee win of the season, an argument that…

Maybe one of the bad ones is out of the system. Just in time for UNLV, which according to Rick Pitino, is a real threat, among the best teams around,…

The word is not good on Jared Swopshire, the only returning starter from last season’s University of Louisville basketball team. “My guess is he’s not coming back anytime soon,” said…

To appease your appetite while waiting for the hoops season, a few morsels and scraps from Rick Pitino on Louisville basketball and other topics (in a disturbingly random order): Really…

Glad the observer qualified Rick Pitino’s remarks about Peyton Siva starting. The coach is again doing the opposite of what he said Tuesday he would do. Looks like he’s going…

The pre-game motivational stuff from Rick Pitino, Terrence Williams, Andre McGee and company was enough to get their Louisville team sufficiently pumped for the first 15 minutes or so. Somewhere…

Goodbye college football season. No big games this weekend. The regular season all but done. The coaching issue resolved at the University of Louisville. No more Steve Kragthorpe to kick…

Here we go again. The University of Louisville basketball season arrives for real. And, yes, some lofty expectations accompany the season opener against Arkansas. Fans have quickly become accustomed to…

By Paul Sykes Peyton Siva is only six feet. Shhh….don’t tell him. He plays like a seven footer when the opportunity arises. A soaring second half swat of a Bellarmine…

By Paul Sykes Offering a brief respite from the trials and tribulations of a football season gone awry, Rick Pitino’s University of Louisville basketball team begins the 2009-10 season with…