sam-young Stories - Straight Outta Vancouver
The First Loss is Never a Pleasant One
And, down goes Pitt: 69-63 at Louisville.This one was kind of a shocker - at least to me. Going in, I thought it would be a battle. But after Pitt hung with Louisville in the first half even with Blair and Young missing considerable time due to foul trouble, I figured they'd pull it out. When they...
Pitt Pulls Away Late at WVU
Pitt pulled away late to win 79-67 at West Virginia on Sunday.Like the Louisville game, Pitt started to pull away in the 2nd half. Unlike that game, however, they kept making shots down the stretch and were able to win the game. WVU just didn't have a great shooting game - hitting only 41% of their...
Villanova Pulls Away Late
Pitt dropped its second game of the year, losing 67-57 at the Spectrum. I remember going there as a kid for a few of 76ers games, seeing Bird/McHale/Parish there once when Barkley was still a 76er then on two other occasions to see Shaq and the Magic and also Zo/Larry Johnson and the Hornets.After...
Blair Has A Career Day
DeJuan Blair had 32 points and 14 rebounds (9 offensive) as Pitt routed DePaul in Chicago 92-69.Pitt had another sluggish start, but really left no doubt after going on a 13-0 run to close the half. What can you say - DePaul is just one of those not-so-good teams that has yet to win a game in...
Men's Hoops Team Likely to Fall
After a somewhat disturbing 8-point loss to Providence on Tuesday, the men's team is likely to fall from its #1 perch, even after winning 89-78 last night at Seton Hall.Sam Young came up in a big way scoring 29 points in a game where Pitt fans held their breaths as DeJuan Blair injured his...
Twice As Nice
Pitt held off a fairly late run by #1 ranked UConn to win 70-60 on Senior Day. For the second time this year, Pitt really looked like the better team. Super Sam Young was really the player responsible for this win, scoring 31 - nearly half of Pitt's points.I was there in person and two things...
All-Big East Selections
Congrats to DeJuan Blair and Sam Young for making the All-Big East First Team. Pitt was the only team to have more than one player on the first team.Also, congrats to Levance Fields who made the third team. I can see how he didn't make the first team, which also included Terrence Williams...
NBA Draft Notes
With the NBA Draft coming up (okay, so it's still about two months away), I've made the rounds to dig up some stuff:Andy Katz asked NBA Draft decision-makers some questions including who could bring some good value at the end of the first round. Sam Young's name was frequently heard.The most...
Young Injured at Draft Workout
Sam Young got a little banged up in a workout for the Toronto Raptors.Young, who is preparing for the June 25 NBA Draft, required a brief visit to a Toronto hospital but is expected to return to workouts later this week.He was hurt while being tested for his vertical leap. He twisted his body as he...
Draft Day Disappointments
Okay, so here's the deal.I'm more sorry for Sam Young than I am DeJuan Blair. Okay, so maybe sorry's not the right word, but I can't think of a better one.Sam worked hard for four years and really improved every year. He could have listened to people who told him he was good enough to leave a year...
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