Sun Struck

Always the feminista the SportsBabe almost got it right with "Tiger Woods now apparently says he’s a “sex addict.” So what’s the difference between a sex addict and most men? Means and opportunity."

Many men have the means and more have the opportunity thanks to happy hours and happier women. What she omitted was the single factor more important than either means or opportunity, the self discipline to turn down the opportunity.

Lunch at the Dinosaur Barbecue and a hike up the hill to the Dome on a rare, sun-filled January day in Syracuse for a game as good as the food. Tied at 34 after a turnover filled first half, SU used a huge 2nd half run to bury Marquette. The Warriors were rolling the ball to half court to save time with over 8 minutes left on the clock in the half so forget the 5 point margin of victory. This game was settled long before a Marquette rally in the last 1:30 made the score "respectable".

Wes Johnson dropped in 22 with 15 rebs. His only iffy stat was a team leading 6 turnovers. SU got 24 from their two-headed 5, Jackson and Onuaku, on a combined 12 - 13 shooting. Andy Rautins was face guarded all game long and only put up two shots. But, to his credit, he contributed in many other ways leading the team in assists (6) and steals (3) and playing shut-down defense at the top of the zone.

Kris Joseph was again the big 6th man logging 33 minutes and 14 points. Jardine was more than credible with 5 assists in 20 minutes.

If Picasner is right about J. Damon's "retirement" we can only hope that he can take Big East zebra Jim Burr with him. Jim snoozed the entire first half and his crew obediently followed suit. I might need to rethink this, though. Given his inability to call steps and his propensity to take large junks of the game off, he might be bucking for an NBA call-up. Burr's No Call of the Game - Marquette's Lazar Hayward took a pass with his back to the basket while standing stationary on the foul line. Amazingly (?) he was able to turn and lumber in for a lay-up without a dribble - or a travel call by Burr on the baseline. Now that's impressive.

All in all, an enjoyable distraction from this week's Supreme Court decision that overturned over 100 years of settled law. Damn, how reality always creeps back in.