Top Tournament Moments
by Zach Bell on Mar 23, 2010 5:54 PM PDT
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The 2010 NCAA Tournament was short-lived, but i think we can take a lot from Gonzaga's two game stint. The Zags were convincingly dispatched by Orange of Syracuse which will surely last in our memories longer than the win two days before over Florida State.
Before the tournament began, I wrote a piece reminiscing about one of my (and probably your) fondest memories as a Gonzaga fan. Demetri Goodson's running layup just before time expired vaulted Gonzaga into the Sweet Sixteen a season ago and gave Meech a lasting place in Zag lore.
To book end our tournament coverage and officially put an end to our dialogue of the 2010 tournament, we present you easily the most outstanding tournament moment in Gonzaga history. This clip you will see after the jump is an event I pray that will be surpassed in the near future but I'm not sure you can ever replace how this sequence put Gonzaga on the map for years to come.
I'll let Gus Johnson go ahead and dictate the best tournament moment in Gonzaga history...
This game and moment made me a Gonzaga fan from a very young age and I can honestly say that it was probably the reason I decided to pursue my undergraduate degree from Gonzaga University. Thank you, Quentin and Casey and of course, thank you Gus Johnson.
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Not to mention the name of this website was after the announcing of Gus.
Ah!
totally forgot to mention that.
We’ve had so many comments about what our site name means…hopefully this sheds some light on the subject. Thanks!
The Slipper Still Fits - SB Nation's home for the Gonzaga Bulldogs!
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Which brings up something that has bugged me for a while….
Isn’t it time to drop this “slipper” stuff? At a time, it worked. But now? It reinforces the “Cinderella” stereotype. Time to grow Zach. What about something like Badass Bulldogs or something. Time to dump “slipper”. It we want to be thought of as a major, lets think of ourselves as a major, not a Cinderella.
Everyone, especially ESPN
thinks of Gonzaga as a major program (simply within a mid-major conference).
that is one of the major reasons we have Elias Harris and GJ Villarino on our team.
Gotta keep it!
I love the title. It’s a constant reminder of how this craziness started, and how far the program has really come. It’s important to remember how unreal the success has been this past decade for a tiny Jesuit school from eastern Washington.
But if you had to change it….
I guess you could always copy a shirt I saw a couple years back. It had the tough Bulldog logo and across the front of it said “Cinderella My Ass”. That shirt made me laugh every time I saw it!!
by trufflshuffl on Mar 23, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Without the slipper, we wouldn't be your "badass bulldogs"
Just celebrating where the program started. When Gonzaga makes it to another Elite 8 or better, maybe we can talk.
The Slipper Still Fits - SB Nation's home for the Gonzaga Bulldogs!
by started i mean
on a national level. I think it is the best named website in the business
The Slipper Still Fits - SB Nation's home for the Gonzaga Bulldogs!
Gonzaga Women in the Sweet Sixteen
They upset #2 seed Texas A&M 72-71!
Go Zags!
I thought it was weird...
That the “slipper” line pretty much put Gus on the map, yet he still had trouble saying “Gonzaga” correctly on Sunday.
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I had some issues with Gus this tournament
From bringing up the UCLA game during FSU and then talking about Duke during the ‘Cuse game, Gus didn’t really bring it for me.
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How about the fact that he calls them the “Zags of Gonzaga” They are the “Bulldogs of Gonzaga” or for short the “Zags” But not the “Zags of Gonzaga” Sorry maybe it’s only me, but I hate it when he says that.
PS “The Slipper Still Fits” perfect name, love it
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Zach – your blog IS the best in the business. You write and analyze EXTREMELY well. I can’t wait to read it. My only point is that we all want the next level, and I cringe to think we self-identify now as Cinderella… Cornell may have taken that, and good for them Just a thought and suggestion, but all in all, if the Zags played as well as you write, we’d be watching them this weekend and beyond. Great job.
I will look forward to watching them IN PERSON at the West Regional Semi’ next year here in Orange County. They will be better next year.
3 things come to mind...
whenever I see this:
1. how is it possible that no one gave Casey Calvary a shot in the NBA? To this day I think he would’ve found a way to contribute.
2. without this play, I probably never would’ve seen Richie Frahm as a Seattle SuperSonic or gotten the chance the ask the merch guy when I could buy a Frahm jersey!
3. why didn’t I spend 4 years at Gonzaga? this would’ve been my 4th year and I can’t imagine a better way to celebrate!
Matt Bouldin (Gonzaga) – he is pure basketball at its best. ~ Paul Gotham
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