Wright State won the Horizon League tournament by beating heavily-favored Butler 60-55 last night as DaShaun Wood carried the Raiders to victory.
I hope that sentence makes sense to you, because I don't understand most of it. Wright State… that's in Indiana, right? I really don't know, and I'm from the Midwest. Until 10 minutes ago I had no idea that their nickname was the Raiders. Or that the name "DaShaun" had been invented. Or that there was such a thing as the Horizon League.
Anyway, this is a really important story because it means that a school you've actually heard of before won't be going to the NCAA tournament, because Butler really should have been the only team to get in from the Horizon. But I guess that's why God made the NIT.
And what's with that picture? I guess the Horizon League hands out championship belts? Yeah, that makes tons of sense. Horizon League champs. You're on top of the world. Wait, did I say "world"? I meant "shitty Midwestern conference no one cares about."
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I don’t care how many games Butler won during the regular season or who they beat in doing so. Losing to Wright State automatically knocks them out of the NCAA Tournament in my eyes. It should be an unwritten rule – if you lose to a school that might not really exist, you’re out.
Never mind that they’re the Wright (Brothers) State Raiders. Not the Wright State Aviators or Pilots or Crash.
this is WSU’s first good season since 1993… they’ve been terrible year after year, and the head coach position has been a revolving door. upon getting hired, brad brownell said they would make the tournament, and everybody laughed. but it looks like this guy is money. being from Dayton, i’m psyched for them.
Brad Brownell was the coach at UNC-W during their recent tournament appearances the last few years. He’ll be coaching a major conference team before the end of the decade.
wearing belts is the new deal in sports. Well actually, slightly dated. The 2004 pistons were all about it:
Here’s Big Ben:
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And RaWeed:
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As a recovering WWF fan in his 20′s, I heartily endorse the fading fad.
The Pistons made their own belts. That was cool. This is lame.