Happy New Year from Hoopraker. I feel remarkably well for a guy who stayed up far past his bedtime and found no mercy from a son who came calling, race cars in hand, at 6:00 am. Anyway, a big day in the Big Ten, from Williams Arena, to Ann Arbor proves a tenant of the Big Ten Conference: defense wins. (more…)
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Loose Balls: Jan 1
Posted by TD Lawlor on January 1st, 2009Loose Balls: December 16
Posted by TD Lawlor on December 16th, 2008One Z-Pack, two refills of penicillin, one bottle of Advil (maybe more) and a room scattered with Kleenex. It’s been a deep and dark December at Hoopraker. In two weeks marked by our infirmity, a few simple truths have become self-evident for the basketball teams at Purdue, Wisconsin, and Michigan State. (more…)
The Season Begins for Purdue
Posted by TD Lawlor on November 26th, 2008With a belly full of prime beef lathered with Roquefort cheese and washed down by a crisp Old Speckled Hen from the Spotted Pig, Hoopraker will witness the season begin in earnest for Purdue tonight in Madison Square Garden against Boston College, the red-headed step-child of the ACC. After Wisconsin was rudely awakened to the reality of competitive basketball by UConn, the Big Ten looks to its premier team to Boiler Up. (more…)