RT @daveweigel: Christiemania! He ties Gingrich, leads most of GOP field in poll. http://slate.me/hG8dO4
RT @John_R_Scott: Mitch Mustain Might Start at QB Against Notre Dame http://j.mp/ezBtOs
Via The Ripsit Blog, in honor of Notre Dame Week…
RT @JonThompsonDC: And that makes 63 GOP pickups so far – NY-25 Dem Rep. Dan Maffei has just conceded to Republican Ann Marie Buerkle
As I wrote in my season preview, Denver coach Joe Scott set up a non-conference schedule that was bound to result in some early losses for the Pioneers. That was part of the plan: to learn from the early missteps, and get better in time for conference play.
But there were supposed to be some wins mixed in with the losses, too.
“We obviously didn’t expect to be 0-4,” said junior guard Brian Stafford, who has been a bright spot for Denver amid its bleak start to the season, averaging 16.8 points per game, including a breakout 26-point performance against Colorado State on Thursday. “We had high expectations this year, and we still do now. We have a team that can be good, but we just haven’t played the way we need to in order to win games.”
“It’s really frustrating,” Stafford said of Denver’s inability to make layups and finish plays. The Pioneers’ offensive efficiency is a mere 0.912 points per possession, which ranks them 236th out of 345 teams in the nation — compared to 1.071 (47th in the nation) last year.
Moments ago, DU basketball coach Joe Scott, speaking at the school’s weekly press conference, answered a question that I submitted through the Internet about the WAC situation. This was my question:
RT @dmataconis: Are you people still talking about a f**king dancing show? Jesus Christ
RT @DenverChannel: An organization that monitors traffic in 113 markets says Denver is the 10th-worst city for rush hour traffic. http://tinyurl.com/239tmx2
As I explained yesterday, I belatedly discovered (with considerable embarrassment) that the original name for my University of Denver men’s basketball blog, “The Pioneer Post,” was already taken by another, stats-based blog about DU hoops. The folks who run that site gave me permission to keep using the name, but upon consideration, I decided to change it anyway, to avoid any potential confusion down the road. Many thanks to David K. for the name suggestion: “Pioneer Pulse.”