Lefty's Legacy: Archive

Davidson Avenges '08 Loss With Win Over Kansas

“The ‘Cats only trailed for a total of 14 seconds in the contest…” Davidson defeats #12 KU in Kansas City and provides salve for ‘08 heartbreaker in Detroit. Much more to come. Lefty’s is revived. http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=4134 4th Watts

Dec 20th

Steph's thoughts re Vandy →

Dec 9th

Vandy, Take 2

With cautious optimism we have watched as our Cats have shot out to a 6-1 start. Davidson’s renaissance, of sorts, will be tested tonight when Vanderbilt comes to Belk, shockingly, for a rematch of last year’s music city massacre. Base Rich and I were on hand for that embarrassing loss in Nashville, and our hopeful expectations for this team took a humble blow afterwards. We...

Dec 7th

Cats Defeat Hose 68-54 at Belk →

A solid outing for a team that appears to be much improved.

Nov 22nd

Nov 19th

Pivot

I think the loss hurts more when you know exactly where you lost the reins. JP sums up the turning point in last night’s loss to Duke: “Really, our offense led to bad defense,” Kuhlman said. “We took some bad shots, and they got a couple blocked shots and that led to some easy baskets, and that really got them going.” From Washington Post.

Nov 19th

Davidson @ Duke Tonight →

We enjoyed this pre-game report by the “Duke Basketball Report.” Let’s keep expectations in check, but for various reasons, Davidson has a shot in this one. 4th Watts

Nov 18th

Cats crush Guilford 111-64 in opener. →

See box. Brooks leads with 24 pts and 10 boards.

Nov 12th

2011-12 Opener Tonight

Here we are on the eve of another Davidson basketball season, and with the new season comes another iteration of Lefty’s Legacy. Since this blog’s inception in 2007, we’ve moved from Tumblr to Wordpress, back to Tumblr again, and cycled through several designs. With much of our time these days dedicated to the billable hour, we return this season to a simpler format, where we...

Nov 11th

“This year is going to be a journey,” Davidson coach Bob McKillop said....”

– Wildcats Strong in Exhibition, Charlotte Observer (11/6/11)

Nov 6th

'Cats Show Well in Exhibition, Drop Lenior-Rhyne... →

Nov 6th

Kilgo on 2011-12 →

The voice of the Davidson Wildcats gives his take on the season ahead (click above). Quoth Killer: The Wildcats – the coaches and players – are not happy with their record from the last two seasons. While many schools would love to swap places with Davidson, McKillop and his men are used to more – and expect more. That’s the mindset they take into the 2011-12 season. They’re not expecting...

Nov 5th

Dusting Off the Cobwebs

As the leaves fall, hopes rise. No extended reflection this time. Lots of potential, a taste for victory, and an understanding of disappointment. Let’s see what these ‘Cats can do. I’m optimistic. Base Rich

Nov 5th

Early Exit

In spite of our absence on this tlog during February, we were excited to see the team’s rejuvenation and subsequent 9 wins in the final 10 games of the regular season. Unfortunately, the shocking loss to UNCG in the first round of the Socon Tournament gives us a sickening feeling akin to that experienced after the first loss to Penn, way back in November. We’re not sure what to...

Mar 6th

Mid-season Malaise

We had hoped that the opening loss to Penn would mark the lowest point in this season for Davidson’s basketball team. Unfortunately, a horrid music city massacre at Vanderbilt followed by a listless home defeat at the hands of Appalachian State have us mired in the winter blues. Despite the recent downturn, a few developments continue to give us hope. The breakout performances of Chris...

Jan 8th

Jan 2nd

Nashville New Year

I cut my holiday vacation in Houston short and traveled to Nashville on Friday to celebrate New Year’s Eve with Base Rich and, of course, to attend Davidson’s game at Vanderbilt this afternoon at 4:00pm CST. We’ve been anticipating this one for awhile. To get ourselves into the right state of mind, we again watched the DVDs of Davidson’s wins over Gonzaga and...

Jan 2nd

Another night in MSG

For the third straight season, Davidson will make its way to New York tonight to play an early-winter game at Madison Square Garden. Two years ago, Base Rich and I watched Stephen Curry bury West Virginia with a barrage of much-needed three pointers in the final minutes. Last season, Davidson lost a heart-breaker to Cornell in overtime. Tonight, St. John’s is the opponent — another...

Dec 20th

Thoughts re CoC

Base Rich and I have been working hard today so as to be able to watch tonight’s very important early-season game against College of Charleston (CoC). Some quick thoughts to ponder as tip-off approaches: Davidson has lost three of its last four games to CoC, a couple of which were real soul-crushers (home game called by Dick Vitale in 2009; Socon Tournament loss in 2009). Davidson did,...

Dec 2nd

Five Deep

While I hesitate to make season-long inferences on the basis of single games, it doesn’t take long for me to feel comfortable making wild generalizations. After five tough road games, the Wildcats have revealed themselves to be strong competitors with a very high collective upside. Five bits for thought (likely so obvious that they should be characterized as leftovers at this point): ...

Nov 28th

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Kool-Aid

In spite of the fact that I constantly berate my again invisible friend Base Rich, he seems to have fallen into a desperate state of writer’s block, I guess. But regardless of his public disappearing act, make no mistake that we’ve been blowing up each other’s inboxes and voicemails daily with excited commentary on last weekend’s wins over Nebraska and Western Kentucky. ...

Nov 27th

“Davidson coach Bob McKillop is going to maximize this team and it’ll be a...”

– ESPN’s Andy Katz after Davidson’s win over Nebraska.

Nov 20th

11:30 a.m. Lunch

Last Saturday, while reveling in my return to Davidson for reunion weekend, I sent Base Rich the following (original spelling maintained): Nice post. And yes I stared to lose it at the end of my post. But I think that’s OK. Currently at brickhiuse. Trashed. I surely did lose it, and continued to remain lost (in a good way) throughout my weekend at Davidson. But then 7:00 p.m. on...

Nov 18th

Great Expectations

And so it begins. With tonight’s tip against Penn in the Cathedral of College Basketball, Davidson enters its 103rd season of intercollegiate play. I think it’s at least arguable that the durability of the human spirit derives from an incessant belief in the promise of that which has yet to be done—a sort of native optimism. We like the beginning because we can imagine the...

Nov 13th

Five Years' Time

404 miles. That’s how far I’ll be driving today from Washington, DC to Davidson to attend my 5th year reunion weekend, the traditional first official moment of looking back in a young alumnus’s life. Sure, I’m excited to return to campus and relive the nostalgia of those four years that have now already been eclipsed by the more than five years since graduation. But I...

Nov 12th

“Coming (back) soon …”

– 4th Watts & Base Rich

Nov 11th

NEW SEASON, NEW ADDRESS

Dear Readers: Effective immediately, Lefty’s Legacy has moved to http://leftyslegacy.wordpress.com. We believe that the new format better suits our content. This tlog will remain active as an archive, but we do not anticipate posting new content here. Thanks for your readership. 4th Watts & Base Rich

Oct 28th

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Lefty's Legacy, Season 2: Back on Nov. 3

Dear readers: Lefty’s Legacy will be back in full-time Davidson Basketball coverage mode starting November 3. This is the date that we expect the official preseason rankings to be released — and seems as good a day as any to revive our Davidson Basketball obsession. Davidson finished #9 in last season’s final ESPN/USA Today poll, and most college basketball writers (including...

Oct 13th

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Davidson v. West Virginia Set for the 2008 Jimmy V...

Yesterday, it was officially announced that Davidson will face West Virginia in the annual Jimmy V Classic on December 9th at Madison Square Garden. While there is no bigger stage in college basketball than the NCAA Tournament, a prime-time game at Madison Square Garden comes pretty darn close. Davidson will once again have an opportunity to put the college basketball world on notice, and do so...

Aug 15th

Jason Richards' NBA Debut

Last week, Jason Richards was picked up by the Miami Heat and placed on the team’s summer league roster. Stephen Curry’s future NBA potential is obvious, but Davidson Basketball followers know that Jason Richards’ NCAA point-guard prowess could also translate well in the NBA, a league that has suddenly become fond of point-guards. Last night, the Heat played its first summer...

Jul 8th

“[More than 200] programs posted subpar academic progress rates (APRs), which...”

– Steve Wieberg, “NCAA Dishes Out Penalties for Academic Shortcomings,” USA Today, May 7, 2008.

May 7th

“Who the Wildcats are is no longer a national question after that trio of NCAA...”

– Andy Glockner, NCAA Tourney Run Puts Davidson on the Map, and a Target on its Back, April 23, 2008.

May 5th

Link: It's Official -- Ben-Eze Signs with Wildcats →

Apr 30th

Apr 22nd

Apr 16th

“Curry also received encouraging news. His left wrist still has a slightly torn...”

– Kevin Cary, “Davidson Fans Savor Wildcats’ Elite Season,” Charlotte Observer, April 16, 2008.

Apr 16th

Link: Davidson Ranked #9 in Final ESPN/USA Today... →

Apr 10th

Apr 5th

Link: Curry and Teammates Bring Bobcat Crowd to... →

Apr 3rd

“Unless you’re a fan of Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin or Kansas, you fell...”

– Pat Forde, Feel-Good Story of the Year Ends With KU, Self Headed to the Final Four, March 30, 2008.

Apr 1st

Link: John Feintstein (Wash Post) on Davidson's... →

Mar 31st

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LET'S GO, DAVIDSON

Mar 30th

Link: Detroit Free Press Singles Out Sander's... →

Mar 30th

Link: Joey Beeler Scours the Stat Sheet →

Mar 30th

Link: Kyle Whelliston on Curry's Humility →

Mar 30th

Link: Pat Forde on the Weight Atop Jayhawk... →

Mar 30th