Basketball phrase diary, part 2

Games played from 11/19 - 12/1


Temple-Clemson, 11/19, ESPN2

"match up nightmare"
"probing the defense"
"chip on their shoulder"


Farmingdale State women-Stony Brook, 11/22, espn3.com

"tired legs" (5)
"a take charge player"
"building the culture"
"dribble drive" - 4:50 left in the third quarter
"take the air out of the ball"
"leak out"


VCU women-Georgia State, 11/24, espn3.com

"keep a pulse on this game"
"rebounding specialist"
"sense of urgency"
"she's a gamer"
"the ref might've wanted to suck on that whistle a little longer"
"a lid has been put on the rim" (2)
"a nose for the ball"
"high percentage shots"


San Diego-Grand Canyon, 11/25, GCU TV

Barry Buetel & Scott Williams:

"stat sheet stuffer"
"holiday hangover"/"post-turkey hangover"
"he had a mouse down low and put him in the torture chamber!"
"hostile environment"
"house of havoc" (2)
"euro step" (2)
"albatross-like wing span"
"Josh Braun doing Josh Braun things"
"he's got hall of game hands"
"a one-man wrecking ball"
"tough sledding"
"I like the way this kid has brought his hard hat and his lunch pail"
"playing with a ton of moxie"


Alabama State-Cincinnati, 11/27, ESPNU

"he's next level"
"the face of this program"
"instant offense"
"D up"
"court awareness"
"spicy shooter"
"all-everything"
"the Mick Cronin era"
"it's a block party here in northern Kentucky!"
"under the radar"


Tennessee Tech women-Georgia, 11/27, SEC Network

"she's a child of the SEC"
"she wants to see growth on her team in a maturity perspective"

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"quality minutes"
"dribble penetration"
"post touches"
"letting the game come to her"


Notre Dame women-Michigan, 11/29, Big 10 Network

"high IQ freshman"
"you've got to find a body"
"a big feather in the cap"
"she's that key cog"
"mini rim run" - 5:56 left in the second quarter
"we've got some cold blooded shooters out here, hunting down shots and executing!"
"here come the Irish via Ogunbowale Alley!"
"x-factor"
"help the helper"
"Princeton offense"
"the variety of her weaponry"


North Carolina-Davidson, 12/1, ESPN2

"the first big down the floor usually eats"
"skill set" (2)
"you can't measure what was in his heart"
"smooth operator"
"hybrid forward"
"the Swiss army knife for the Tar Heels"
"ball don't lie"