Cross Your Fingers and Hope for Vlad

Tonight is the night that the top college players in the country dream about: the 2011 NBA Draft. Starting at 7 PM in Newark, New Jersey, 30 teams will call out the names of tomorrow's superstars. All in Eagles Nation will be watching with bated breath as we eagerly wait to hear the name of Vlad Moldoveanu. Hell, we don't even care if they pronounce it right this time.

So this is a reminder to flip on ESPN at 7 PM tonight, cross your fingers, and root for Vlad. He gave us a year and a half of some of the best basketball I've ever seen, so let's make sure to give him a few hours of our time tonight. If every NBA team makes the mistake of not picking him, then we all know he's going to have an incredible career in Europe. Still, there's that glimmer of hope that the greatest Romanian player since Gheorghe Mureşan will have his chance to shine at the highest level.

If you haven't read it yet, make sure to check out the The Washington Time's piece on Vlad's quest to find employment in the NBA.

Finally, I'll put my money where my mouth is and pledge that if Vlad is chosen by the Wizards, I'm buying season tickets tomorrow. You hear that, Wizards? Good.

Here's to you, Vlad. Impale 'em!

IMPAAAAAALED,
Josh

When your team SHOCKS a Big East team (even a middling one) and your star transfer lives up to the hype, there's much GOOD, but not much BAD or UGLY

Goooooooooooood morning AU Eagles fans! What a marvelous day to be a fan, no? Sure, sure, you all want me to say that every day is a beautiful day to be an AU Eagles fan. Well, it's just not true. Some days are merely pretty, other days simply gorgeous. Today, my friends, is the latter. In case you couldn't tell from the previous post (which, if that's the case, reading comprehension primer, STAT), our AU Eagles beat the DePaul Blue Demons last night 62-57 in a game that included 17 lead changes and 8 tie scores. A back and forth battle, to be sure! Here's the coverage for the game, and then we'll get into the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY!

AUEagles recap, AU Eagles box score, WeAreDePaul.com's recap (please note the title!)

Marvelous. Alright, off we go for the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY!