By Paul Casey Gotham
It is that time again. Let’s hear from you readers. We had another week of stellar performances. Pick the ONE (1), UNE, UNO that stands out to you, and tell us a story.
Jimmer Fredette gets my POTW.
Who says talk is cheap.
After being taunted by UNLV’s Tre’von Willis, Fredette let his play do the talking. BYU’s Player-of-the-Year candidate went 12-25 including 7-13 from behind the arc for 38 points to lead the Cougars over the Rebels 89-77.
To get a better idea of what Fredette accomplished click on this link. You will need to scroll down a little bit before you find a still photo of Fredette taking aim. Maybe it’s an optical illusion, but it looks like he is closer to the center circle than the three-point arc.
Who gets your POTW?
Note to UNLV: throwing gasoline on a fire only makes it worse.
My POTW goes to the Baltimore Ravens. They beat the Chiefs in KC 30-7. They held them 161 total yards of offense. But don’t give all of the credit to their stellar D. The Ravens O completely controlled the game. Time of possession was 41 minutes to the Chiefs’ 18 minutes. Flacco is good, but he may have the best receving core in the league including Heap and Ray Rice out of the backfield.
I’ve got to go with the Seattle Seachickens for one of the “biggest upsets” in NFL playoff history … and for making me look like I knew what I was talking about for once. They were of course 7-9 after the regular season and 10-11 point underdogs to the defending champs, the NO Saints. Needless to say, a very big upset … kudos to them. (But I still quite dislike Pete Carroll).
My POTW goes to Jonathan Byrd, for his awesome victory in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the first contest in what is sure to be an excellent PGA season. Who cares about football? I love golf!!! #sarcasmdirectedtowardssmitty
Chas, now what does that leave Smitty with?? He’s gonna be at a loss for what to do … should be interesting. Did the LPGA have an event? He’ll probably go there 🙂
Good point, Wally. Sorry about that, Smitty. 😉
I’ll give the nod to Marshawn Lynch for his dynamic run towards the end of the game that sealed the coffin. He should have been pulled down a few times, and even the announcers were half laughing in an “We can’t believe what we’re seeing” kind of way.
Nice call, Bill.
By the way, did anyone else notice the healthy splattering of former Buffalo Bills throughout the weekend? They are all over the place on playoff teams. Even JP Losman has been involved in more playoff games than the Bills over the last 10 years. WTF??!!
I was going to remark on the former Bills players, Dan, I noticed that too. Also, I saw like the last few minutes of the 3 close games, and that was all I needed to see. What a hoot.
Dan& Bill — It’s like former Cubs … they somehow turn into quality players once they leave the downtrodden team. So don’t be fooled … if they had stayed with the Bills, they’d still be dogmeat.
That was a GREAT run by Lynch, though. Great call!
Where does the name “Jimmer” come from??? What’s the story behind that ?? Is there a Cajun angle here?? I’ve never heard that before … (this is a sincere question).
Probably NOT Cajun. Fredette is from Glens Falls, New York.
Casey —
This just in … one can be both Cajun and from Glens Falls, NY. It’s possible.
“Fredette” looks French, so the Cajun background is still a possibility.
If you knew the answer, why did you ask the question?
There are a few definitions for “jimmer” in the urban dictionary, but it sounds just like a frat boy type moniker to me, much like “bimmer’ for a BMW.
Chas – trying to catch me up here… Nope.. Going with Louis Oosthuizen who is South African and won the African Open yesterday on the 3rd playoff hole.
Not a bad start for the defending British Open champion to open the European Tour with a victory on his home soil.