September 21, 2012

Eamonn Brennan reviews Gonzaga

With the start of the 2012-13 season just around the corner, most major news sources and publicans are ramping up their previews. ESPN hopped into the fray this morning with Eamonn's somewhat un-informed article. He starts by teasing us, as usual, with a quote like:
"...still six weeks removed from the start of the 2012-13 season, Mark Few’s team appears to be one of the most balanced squads on the West Coast -- if not the country."
 While i enjoy hearing praise as much as the next person, the guy has little to no understanding of the team as evidenced by statements like this:
"...Harris was one of the most highly touted recruits Few ever landed..."
Elias Harris was not a highly touted, or for that matter highly sought after recruit. Most people within the fan base had little to no knowledge of Elias prior to his commitment to the program.

What about this one?
"...Dower showed flashes of brilliance in his junior season..."
Wait, Sam already played his junior season? Where was i at? Oh yeah, that's right, he was a redshirt sophomore...whoops...

The reality is that no publication, no matter how big or respected can accurately project what will happen during an upcoming season. If they could we would not need to play the season. I would hope that writers would do a little more research than Eamonn when trying to represent our team in the future.

As always, GO ZAGS!

2 comments:

quidveritas said...

You have to look at things like this as mak'in progress.

As long as pronounces Gonzaga correctly I'll give him a pass. For the most part, sports writers in the Eastern Time Zone haven't a clue as to what goes on out here. They go to bed and read the box scores in the morning.

At least this guy has an active imagination!

Unknown said...

indeed